It really is amazing how consistent the New York Rangers have been so far this season. They once again put close to 40 shots on a goal, created lots of scoring chances, were somewhat quiet on the power play, played sound defensively and still came away with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Rangers dominated the first period but, despite outshooting the Lightning 15-3, they were actually down 1-0 thanks to a goal by former Ranger Adam Hall. It was a goal that Henrik Lundqvist probably should have stopped as the puck managed to squeak through his legs.

However, the team was able to finally break through on Lightning netminder Olaf Kolzig when Markus Naslund fed a beautiful pass to Wade Redden who put one by Kolzig from the slot. Nine minutes later, Gomez was there to stuff a Redden rebound to give the team a 2-1 lead that they would not relinquish.

This was again a game that the Blueshirts should have put away before the third period as they were outshooting the Lightning 33-9; it's another great example of how the team is struggling to finish. The team got an excellent effort from their penalty killing unit again as they killed five Lightning power plays.

Speaking of the power play, the Rangers went 1-4 with the man advantage and looked great moving the puck around and putting bodies in front of the net. I'm confident that their power play will get it together this season and finish in the top ten in the league.

Despite not being tested all too much in this game, Lundqvist got the job done stopping 18 Lightning shots. Hopefully, it won't be a rude awakening next weekend when he gets to face the likes of Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Daniel Briere, and Mike Richards in their back-to-back games against the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers.

It will be a nice flight back for the Rangers as they get set to open up Madison Square Garden on Friday night. I'm hoping that they show a little more finish and put more pucks in the net because they certainly have the tools to.

No matter, the Rangers come home from Europe with four points and will get ready for the grind that is the National Hockey League regular season.