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TAMPA (SNN-TV) – Nikita Kucherov scored on a breakaway and Andrei Vasilevskiy had 33 saves last night, helping the two-time defending NHL champions shut down the Rangers 4-1 and even the best-of-seven series at 2-2.
With Vasilevskiy back on his game following a slow start to the series, that turned out to be more than enough offensive support to hold off a Rangers team that’s suddenly found it difficult to score.
The Bolts rebounded from losing the first two games of the series on the road to bolster its chances of becoming the first team in nearly 40 years to win three consecutive Stanley Cup championships.
Game 5 is tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden, where the Rangers won Games 1 and 2 and are 8-1 this postseason.
