It wasn’t perfect, but the New York Rangers’ continued to click as they beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3 on the road.

Artemi Panarin led the way with four assists. Vincent Trocheck, playing in his second game since returning from an upper body injury, scored his first two goals of the season. Will Cuylle bookended the Rangers’ onslaught with the club’s first and seventh goals of the evening.

The Rangers have now won six of their last eight games and have improved to 8-1-1 on the road this season. They’ve accrued 17 points in their first 10 road games, a franchise-best mark, surpassing the 1931-32 team (16 points).

A wild first period

The Rangers and Lightning combined for seven goals in the first period, the most since the Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers combined for 10 in the

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