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NEW YORK — Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev had to leave the ice on a stretcher after his left leg bent at an awkward angle seven minutes into the second period of the Lightning's game against the New York Rangers. Sergachev grabbed his left knee as he went down along the boards in the Lightning end of the ice. He became tangled with Rangers forward Alexis Lafreniere after Lafreniere attempted a reverse hit on the approaching Tampa Bay player. Sergachev's left skate seemed to stick in the ice as his knee twisted at an unnatural angle. The entire Lightning team left the bench to gather around their injured defenseman. Players from both teams also went over to Sergachev as he left the ice on a rolling stretcher. He gave a thumbs up to the Madison Square Garden crowd.
