NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers have an NHL-best 11 road wins, yet their play at home has been a mess by comparison.

Coming into Saturday's game against Tampa following impressive road wins over Carolina and Boston -- and a three-game winning streak overall -- the Rangers reverted to home form as the surging Lightning defeated New York 4-1 . The loss dropped New York's record at Madison Square Garden to 2-8-1.

The Rangers have scored just three goals total in those eight regulation defeats.

"We didn't have our best," Rangers coach Mike Sullivan said after the Lightning extended their winning streak to seven. "I'm stating the obvious."

The Rangers haven't had their best in the vast majority of their home contests so far. That's a perplexing change for a team that was dominant at MS

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