Madison Square Garden: New York Rangers fan banned for life after ‘abhorrent assault’ of Tampa Bay Lightning supporter
Madison Square Garden says it has banned a New York Rangers fan for life after he was seen punching a Tampa Bay Lightning fan in the face following Thursday’s Game 5.
According to video posted on social media, the Rangers fan turned and punched the Lightning fan, sending the person to the ground, as they were walking through the concourse after Tampa Bay’s 3-1 win. The assailant appeared to leave the area while other people attended to the fan who got attacked.
A Madison Square Garden statement Friday called the incident an “abhorrent assault,” saying the Rangers fan also attacked a second person who tried to intervene.
“We are cooperating fully with law enforcement as this is now a criminal matter. The assailant will also be banned from The Garden and all other MSG venues for life,” MSG said in its statement. “All guests — no matter what team they support — should feel safe and respected in The Garden. This has and always will be our policy.”
Police confirmed to multiple outlets that a 29-year-old Staten Island man had been arrested on two counts of assault, disorderly conduct and harassment. There had been an interaction between the Rangers and Lightning fans before the punch was thrown, police said.
Madison Square Garden said the two victims “received appropriate medical care.” According to police, the Lightning fan was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition and the intervening fan declined treatment.
The Lightning hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. If the Rangers win Saturday, Game 7 would be held at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
New York Rangers, in 3-2 series hole again, say ‘there’s belief’
NEW YORK — The Tampa Bay Lightning ended the New York Rangers’ eight-game home playoff winning streak with a 3-1 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday night, pushing them to the brink of elimination.
It’s familiar territory for the Rangers.
“We’ve been down 3-2 in every series so far,” forward Andrew Copp said. “We’re going to have to have a level of desperation. There’s belief in the room. We played a pretty solid hockey game.”
Defenseman Jacob Trouba underscored that belief.
“It definitely stings,” he said. “But we have to go there, win a game, come back here and play a Game 7. That’s the goal now. We’re going to go to Tampa and win a game.”
The Rangers and Lightning were tied 1-1 late in the third period when a shot from Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev was deflected into the net by winger Ondrej Palat with 1:50 left in regulation. It was Palat’s second game-winning goal in the past three games; he also scored with 42 seconds remaining in Game 3 back in Tampa.
The Rangers were limited to one goal for the second straight game, as Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves.
“It’s defend until the end,” said Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos. “We just stayed patient. We knew it was going to be a challenge with the way they were playing, with the atmosphere. It certainly wasn’t pretty at times. But we kept it at 1s, and you never know. That’s twice now where we went into the last couple shifts and continued with the game plan. When you stick with it long enough, you get rewarded.”
The two goals scored in the second period came from unlikely sources.
Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren, who had one goal in 15 postseason games, floated a long shot from the side boards through Vasilevskiy at 10:29 of the second period for the 1-0 lead.
The Lightning tied the score at 1-1 as Sergachev scored through a double screen in front of Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin (24 saves) at 17:34.
The Rangers had their chances for a second goal but couldn’t convert. One golden opportunity saw center Ryan Strome, who returned to play Game 5 after missing Game 4 with a lower-body injury, unable to knock the puck into an open net on a pass from Copp.
“There’s chances everywhere. I put it a little behind him anyway,” said Copp.
Coach Gerard Gallant said the opportunities were there for his team in Game 5.
“There were a few where we should have had an open net [goal], but it just jumped over our stick,” he said. “I thought we played a great game. We played a sound hockey game. It’s tough losing like that at the end, but I thought we played a sound hockey game.”
The Rangers’ goal was just their second even-strength goal since the first period of Game 2 in the series. Their power play, which ranks first in the playoffs and clicks at a 30% conversion rate at home, was limited to one opportunity in Game 5 — a Lightning bench minor for too many men on the ice in the second period that was the result of Shesterkin shooting the puck toward the Bolts during a change. The Rangers did not score on their lone power play.
Gallant thought the Rangers deserved more power-play opportunities than that, as he felt the Lightning weren’t whistled for some obvious infractions.
“I did. I really did. But in saying that, I think they [called] an excellent game. They let the teams play,” Gallant said of the officials. “But I thought we could have had a couple more.”
Copp acknowledged the disparity, but put the lack of calls in perspective.
“The one penalty they were forced to call, because there were six guys playing in the play. Maybe there were a couple of others that were borderline, that were maybe deserved. But it wasn’t like they had seven power plays and we had one,” Copp said. “You can’t rely on that.”
The Rangers return to Tampa for Game 6 on Saturday night. There are few things in which they can take solace after three straight losses to a Lightning team that seems to be getting better as the series goes longer. But they’ve faced elimination five previous times in this playoff run — and they’ve won all five games.
Said Lindgren: “We play our best hockey when our backs are against the wall.”
Ryan Strome, Filip Chytil back for Game 5, but New York Rangers fall to Tampa Bay Lightning
The New York Rangers were back at full strength Thursday night, with forwards Ryan Strome and Filip Chytil in the starting lineup for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Lightning won 3-1 to take a 3-2 series lead.
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Strome was cross-checked by Ondrej Palat in the second period of Sunday’s loss in Tampa and left the game. He tried to skate before Game 4 but was unable to play.
Chytil took a hit from Victor Hedman in the second period of Tuesday’s loss and didn’t return.
After winning the first two games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers lost both games in Tampa. Strome normally centers the second line alongside Artemi Panarin, and Chytil anchors “The Kid Line” with Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere, a group that has taken a big step in these playoffs.
Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl excelled despite ankle sprain
Edmonton Oilers star forward Leon Draisaitl played most of the NHL postseason with a high ankle sprain, according to general manager Ken Holland.
Draisaitl had declined to officially confirm the news himself before Holland finally did during his end-of-season media availability on Wednesday. Holland said Draisaitl was injured in a collision with L.A. Kings forward Mikey Anderson in Game 6 of Edmonton’s first-round playoff series.
Draisaitl battled through the pain until Edmonton was eliminated by Colorado in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday.
During that 10-game stretch following his injury, Draisaitl paced the entire NHL playoff field in offensive production with two goals and 24 points. He also recorded three or more points in seven postseason tilts, becoming just the second player in NHL history to do so, and set an NHL record for most consecutive multi-assist games with six straight.
When asked what injury he was dealing with, Draisaitl had said he “won’t make it about me” when so many players fought through ailments.
“I’m sure everyone saw the video, the clip of what happened,” Draisaitl said Tuesday. “I’m sure you can figure out what type of injury it was by watching the clip.”
Other Oilers who dealt with injuries in the postseason were Darnell Nurse (torn hip flexor), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (shoulder) and Jesse Puljujarvi (shoulder), while Kailer Yamamoto was in concussion protocol after taking a hit earlier in the Colorado series. Holland said he doesn’t believe anyone will require offseason surgery.
Chris Driedger of Seattle Kraken has ACL surgery, out at least seven months
SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will be without goalie Chris Driedger for most of next season after he underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee, the team said Tuesday.
Driedger was injured while playing for Canada against Finland in the title game of the world championships. He had surgery on Monday.
Driedger had a rocky first season with the Kraken due to injuries and inconsistency. He played in 27 games and had a 2.96 goals-against average and an .899 save percentage, both the worst marks of his career. Driedger signed a three-year, $10.5 million deal with the Kraken last offseason.
With Driedger expected to miss at least seven months, the Kraken have only two healthy goalies on their roster: Philipp Grubauer and Joey Daccord.
