Slap Shots: Rangers top Lightning 4-3 in tight game
The New York Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4 to 3 in a matchup of two slumping clubs. Tampa Bay had won seven straight against New York before this result.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1997
Page
10
The New York Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4 to 3 in a matchup of two slumping clubs. Tampa Bay had won seven straight against New York before this result.
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Wayne Gretzky scored at 9:17 of the third to cap a three goal rally and give the New York Rangers a 4-3 win over Tampa Bay. The victory came at a cost as left wing Adam Graves suffered a sprained right knee and was to undergo an MRI. Graves eyes a roughly three week absence, while Gretzky notched his fourth goal of the season and 866th of his career.
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