NEW YORK—Filip Chytil has found his scoring touch and it’s helping the New York Rangers get on quite a roll.
Chytil scored twice in the second period and the Rangers routed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
After scoring eight goals in 67 games during the regular season, the 22-year-old center has seven in 15 playoff games—including five goals in the last three.
“I was working hard for the whole season,” Chytil said. “There were tough moments, so many chances but I couldn’t put it in the net. … When you’re not putting pucks to the net you’re not helping the team that much and maybe start to be a little frustrated. But now it’s finally going in, I am so happy I can help the team like this in winning the games.”…