Andrei Vasilevskiy, Lightning stop Rangers in Game 4 of East final; series tied 2-2

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The Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday evened the Eastern Conference final against the New York Rangers with a 4-1 victory in Game 4 of the series.

The Lightning got a huge performance from goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. The net-minder shutout the Rangers for more than two whole periods and stopped a flurry of shots from the Rangers in the final four minutes of the third period to hold on for the win.

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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a save as he blocks a shot against the New York Rangers during the third period in Game 4 of the NHL Hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

He finished with 33 saves on 34 Rangers shots. 

Tampa Bay got off to a one-gal lead thanks to Pat Maroon’s score 2:38 into the first period. It was Maroon’s third goal of the series. Nikita Kucherov would add to the lead with a second-period score at 13:07. It was his seventh goal of the series.

It was Kucherov’s third straight game with a goal.

Steven Stamkos got the third goal in the third period. He made the lead nearly insurmountable with his score, putting Tampa Bay up 3-0.

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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) celebrates with defenseman Zach Bogosian (24) after the team defeated the New York Rangers during Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

New York got on the board on the power play thanks to Artemi Panarin. But