The Lightning are far from the first team to have trouble with the youngsters, who are best known for making up a unit that has an average age of 21. But the Rangers’ mindset is still the same.

The Rangers picked up their franchise-best 25th victory through 35 games with an assertive 5-1 road win over the Lightning on Saturday night.

The New York Rangers are about to face elimination in the Stanley Cup playoffs, after dropping Game 5 to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

The Rangers outshot the Lightning in a fast-paced and penalty-free first period. New York had the only shot on goal of first 5 1/2 minutes, a slap shot by Braden Schneider 1:42 into the game.

The Lightning scored three goals within a 1-minute, 45-second span late in the first period to take a 3-0 lead that proved too much for the Rangers to overcome.

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The Rangers’ penalty kill had been superb since the end of the first round, allowing three goals on 22 opportunities in the previous nine games. On Sunday, it was not superb.

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The Lightning then took the next two games from the Rangers, including a win Tuesday night. Game 5 will be played at Madison Square Garden and Game 6 is set to be played at Amalie Arena.

RANGERS AND LIGHTNING CONNECTIONS. Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh played the first eight seasons (2010-11 – 2017-18) of his career with the Rangers, serving as captain from 2014-15 – 2017-18.