If the Lightning acquired Jones, they would get an offensive defenseman with good upside. In addition, he would provide them with another option for their bottom pairing and could fit in nicely on their second power play. He also has an easily affordable $812,500 cap hit, which adds to his appeal.

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TBL 2, NYR 1 18:11 Ryan McDonagh (1) - Anthony Cirelli - SH Defenseman Ryan McDonagh carried the puck the length of the ice and sifted a shot under the blocker of New York goalie Igor Shesterkin from near the right faceoff dot to regain the Lightning lead.

Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the reeling New York Rangers 6-2.

The New York Rangers return from holiday break with a trip to Florida, beginning with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG 2 - Radio: ESPN 1050 AM). RANGERS RUNDOWN - The Bl

NHL All-Star Brian Bradley and longtime play-by-play television broadcaster Rick Peckham will be inducted as part of Lightning Alumni Weekend

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the New York Rangers in Eastern Conference play. Tampa Bay has a 10-5-1 record in home games and a 19-11-2 record overall. The Lightning rank second in the league with 126 total goals (averaging 3.9 per game).

The Lightning (20-11-2, 42 points) still made quick work of the Rangers because of their play on special teams, where they scored twice on the power play and also had two shorthanded goals, chasing New York goaltender Igor Shesterkin from the game with 11:52 to play in the second period after he allowed five goals on 13 shots.

There was hope for the New York Rangers coming out of the holiday break, but it was short-lived as they suffered a brutal 6-2 loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Despite generating a multitude of high-quality scoring chances, on top of a goal ...

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With the New York Rangers willing to make some trades, the Tampa Bay Lightning should consider four players to target in a trade.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the reeling New York Rangers 6-2 on Saturday night. Anthony Cirelli and ...