Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers

By Sam Batz

The Eastern Conference’s 4th seed New York Rangers host the 6th seed Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, April 5th (7:30 PM EST, TNT). The series is tied 1-1 but the Rangers are -1.5 goal favorites. Opening NHL odds had New York favored with the Moneyline priced at -130, and Tampa Bay was the underdog at +105. Now, current odds price the Rangers Moneyline at -115 and the Lightning at -105. The Over/Under is 6 goals priced at -110. 

Tampa Bay Lightning Breakdown (-105)

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in the playoffs for the 6th straight season. Through 77 games, the Lightning are 45-26-6 with 96 points. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 6th in the Eastern Conference. Tampa Bay averages 3.43 goals (7th) and 2.97 goals against (13th) per game, lighting the lamp 264 (T-6th) times, and giving up 229 (13th), for a goal differential of +35. The Lightning are not great on the road, winning 47.4% of the time, but went 6-4 (12 pts) in their last 10 games, winning their last three and scoring 5 goals in back-to-back matchups. 

New York Rangers Breakdown (-115)

The Rangers of New York are in the playoffs for the second consecutive season and the 7th time in the last 10 years. Through 77 games, the Rangers are 45-21-11 with 101 points. They are 3rd in the Metro Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference. New York went 7-2-1 (15 pts) in their last 10 games and are coming off a 5-2 victory over the Capitals, which snapped a 2 games losing streak. The Rangers average 3.34 goals (12th) and 2.66 goals against (4th) per game, scoring 257 (T-10th) time, and giving up 205 (5th), for a goal differential of +52. 

Lightning vs. Rangers Odds

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Tampa Bay Lighting

• Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning with 106 points (29 goals, 77 assists) and averaged 1.10 points per game in his last 10 (3 goals, 8 assists)
• Brayden Point leads Tampa Bay in goals (48) and scored 4 time in his last 5 games
• Andrei Vasilevskiy leads all Tampa Bay Goaltenders with 58 games played, he is 33-20-4 (T-5th) and averages 2.57 GA/G (14th)

New York Rangers

• Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers with 87 points (25 goals, 62 assists) and averaged 1.30 points per game in his last 10 (5 goals, 8 assists)
• Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers in goals (39) and averaged 0.5 goals per game in his last 10
• Igor Shesterkin is New York’s top Goaltender, he is 35-13-7 (2nd) and averages 2.52 GA/G (11th)

Lightning vs. Rangers Prediction

Take the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the game (Moneyline: -105). New York will give them some trouble, but the Lightning will survive and extend their winning streak to 4 straight. The Rangers and Lightning will be in the playoffs no matter what happens in the final few weeks of the season, but that doesn’t mean they have nothing left to play for. Both New York and Tampa Bay are 3rd in their respective divisions, but given the right circumstances, could move into 2nd and clinch home field advantage. The energy will be dialed up as both teams prepare for a battle, but in the end, I expect Tampa Bay to narrowly pull off the victory. 

Prediction: Tampa Bay Moneyline (-105)

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