TAMPA — It was as if the Rangers’ game to start the season was inverted Wednesday night.

The Rangers couldn’t buy a single goal on several occasions through the first month of the season, but in Wednesday night’s 7-3 victory over the Lightning, it felt like every puck that rolled off their sticks found the back of the net.

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A season-high seven of 21 shots to be exact, and it was enough to get star Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy pulled before the end of the third period.

Defense was sacrificed at times. It was sloppier than either team probably would’ve liked.

For the Blueshirts,

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