MOSCOW, Jan 2 New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning «in the match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, which took place in New York, ended 4-0 in favor of the hosts. Mika Zibanejad scored a hat-trick (8th, 13th and 37th minutes), another goal was scored by Ryan Strohm (15). The Rangers goal was defended by the Russian goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin, he saved all 38 shots and was recognized as the second star of the match. Forward of the New York club Artemy Panarin missed the meeting due to falling into the league's COVID protocol. Tampa's Russian goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevsky saved 17 of 21 shots. Defender Mikhail Sergachev spent 16 minutes 20 seconds on the ice, did not score with any effective actions and finished the match with a «-1» rating. Forward Nikita Kucherov is recovering from surgery.
