Chris Kreider, left, and Artemi Panarin of the Rangers in the first period at Tampa Bay on Nov. 14, 2019. Credit: AP/Chris O'Meara
TAMPA, Fla. – Chris Kreider didn’t mince his words on Thursday night after the Rangers were blown out of Amalie Arena in a 9-3 loss to the Lightning. Tampa Bay scored four goals before the seven-minute mark of the first period and four more in the second.
"They get up early and they pop a few and we just came apart at the seams,” Kreider said. “That’s got to change in a hurry.