Summary
The Tampa Bay Lightning's four-game winning streak came to an end Tuesday night with a 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. On today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick breaks down the loss, the similarities to Opening Night, and what the Bolts can learn as they return home for the next phase of the schedule. The Rangers jumped out to an early lead behind two goals in the opening 13 minutes from Alex Lafrenire, forcing Tampa Bay to play from behind once again. Zemgus Girgensons scored his first goal of the season late in the first period to cut the deficit in half, but the Lightning couldn't find the equalizer as New York pulled away for the victory. Hear postgame reaction from Head Coach Jon Cooper, Zemgus Girgensons, and John Carlson as they discuss another difficult night at MSG and the challenges of chasing the game against one of the NHL's top teams. The episode also covers the latest roster news as the Lightning recalled goaltender Mads Sgaard from the Syracuse Crunch after backup netminder Dennis Hildeby was sidelined with a physical issue. In Today's Episode: Full recap of the Lightning's 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers Alex Lafrenire's early goals put Tampa Bay on its heels Zemgus Girgensons scores his first goal of the season Postgame reaction from Jon Cooper, John Carlson, and Girgensons Mads Sgaard recalled from Syracuse as goalie depth adjusts Preview of Thursday night's matchup against the Seattle Kraken Season 8 of the Block Party Podcast launches with special guest Jeff Vinik, discussing his recovery from a snowmobile accident, building a championship organization, and his relationship with Nikita Kucherov This Day in Lightning History: The Bolts overcome three separate three-goal deficits to beat the Detroit Red Wings in overtime on October 14, 2021, while Andrei Vasilevskiy earned his 13th straight win over Detroit to begin his career Happy Birthday to former Lightning players Jean-Claude Bergeron and Matt Smaby The Lightning now return home looking to bounce back against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night and begin a new winning streak. Subscribe to Daily Strike for daily Tampa Bay Lightning news, game recaps, player interviews, prospect updates, and everything happening around the Bolts. #TampaBayLightning #GoBolts #NHL #LightningHockey #JonCooper #JohnCarlson #ZemgusGirgensons #AlexLafreniere #JeffVinik #SeattleKraken #DailyStrike #BoltsNation #HockeyPodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.