The meeting was held in New York and ended with a score of 3:1 in favor of the guests. 

Ryan Lindgren scored the only goal for the hosts.

The Lightning responded with goals from Mikhail Sergachev, Ondrej Palat and Brandon Hagel.

Sergachev also scored an assist.

In addition, his teammate Nikita Kucherov gave an assist.

Tampa goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevsky saved 24 shots, and Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin made 24 saves.

Thus, "Tampa" for the first time in this series took the lead - 3:2.

The next match between the teams will take place on June 12 in Tampa.

Earlier, the head coach of “Tampa” John Cooper told what he learned from Kucherov.