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TAMPA, Fla. — Artemi Panarin scored three goals, Igor Shesterkin made 34 saves on his 28th birthday, and the NHL-leading New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1. Vincent Trocheck had a goal and three assists, and Chris Kreider also scored for the New York. Alexis Lafrenière had two assists, and Mika Zibanejad had an assist for a career-high 10-game point streak. The Rangers are the first team to reach 50 points for the first time since winning their last Stanley Cup in 1993-94. Tampa Bay's Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 16 shots. NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov scored his 25th goal.
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