Lightning power outage leads to 5-1 loss to Rangers in season opener

Late in the third period, the New York Rangers faithful cheerfully serenaded their long-time goaltender with \"Igor\'s Better\" chants as Igor Shesterkin thwarted chance after chance by the Tampa Bay Lightning on his way to making 24 saves.

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The Lightning\'s effort was there, but their execution was lacking.

Missed passes, blown coverages, turnovers, and bouncing pucks all went against them as they trailed just over five minutes into the game, and never found their footing.

One of the big question marks entering the season was their power play, and it betrayed them as they went 0-for-7 with the extra skater.

Despite being on the wrong side of a 2-0 score, the first period wasn\'t a complete train wreck for the Lightning.

Yes, they conceded a power play goal, but that was the result of a broken stick for the Bolts and a lucky bounce off of a post.

Mika Zibanejad just happened to be in the right spot to corral the loose puck and swipe it past Vasilevskiy.

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He rewarded their efforts and sent them into a bigger frenzy when he scored the first goal by a goaltender in Rangers\' history as the Lightning dropped their season opener, 5-1.