{"id":636381,"date":"2017-03-13T22:05:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T02:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=636381"},"modified":"2017-03-13T22:05:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T02:05:12","slug":"game-recap-brayden-points-birthday-bonanza-powers-bolts-to-3-2-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/game-recap-brayden-points-birthday-bonanza-powers-bolts-to-3-2-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Recap: Brayden Point’s Birthday Bonanza Powers Bolts To 3-2 Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lightning looked to continue their winning ways in the Big Apple Monday night against the Rangers. With just 15 games left in the regular season time was running short for the Bolts to fight their way into a playoff position. Peter Budaj<\/a> and Brayden Point<\/a> came up huge in Tampa’s 3-2 win.<\/p>\n

Things got off to a tepid start for Tampa, who played in their first game in a back-to-back pair on the road. Chris Kreider<\/a> got a break away on the first shift but Peter Budaj came up with a big save. The Rangers struck off of the face off as Steven Kampfer<\/a> scored at 5:53. The Lightning would earn the first power play of the game when Brendan Smith<\/a> was sent to the box on a tripping call. Nikita Kucherov<\/a> would carry the puck behind the net and pass it up to Brayden Point. Point would put the puck past Antti Raanta<\/a> at 7:43 to tie the game.<\/p>\n

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"It's my birthday but here's a gift for you." \u2013 Brayden Point. #TBLvsNYR<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qOPodzsHWR<\/a><\/p>\n

— x – Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) March 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n