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The Totals Line Could Be Too Low

We’re expecting the Lightning and the Rangers to frequently find the net and that leads us to an Over 6.5 prediction. Let’s grab the -104 that this outcome happens.

Lightning 5-1 Winners in Last H2H Battle

Tampa Bay Lightning made it back-to-back wins after a 5-1 home success over Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena. Nikita Kucherov was on target along with four of his teammates. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy was red hot in this one, making 23 saves (.958).

New York Rangers have suffered back-to-back home defeats. In their last game, they beat Florida Panthers 5-3 on the road at Amerant Bank Arena. Vincent Trocheck was among the goalscorers where five different players found the net.

The scoreline was 5-1 in favor of the Lightning when they last played the Rangers, with the encounter taking place at Madison Square Garden. The Lightning have beaten the Rangers in the past three meetings. They’ve also claimed 6 wins in the past 10 head-to-head meetings.

Starting Goalies

Jonas Johansson (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 7-5-2 3.12 .896 1
23/24 12-7-5 3.37 .890 2
Igor Shesterkin (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 24-26-4 2.8 .908 5
23/24 36-17-2 2.58 .912 4
Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 1 loss and 3 overtime losses, averaging 4.3 goals from 26.0 shots on goal, with a 22.9% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have given up 2.2 goals from 29.4 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.8%.

Nikita Kucherov is the top points scorer with 20 points, 6 goals and 14 assists, with Brayden Point racking up 13 points, 7 goals and 6 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 1.84 goal against average with a .933 save percentage, including one shutout.

New York Rangers – Last 10 Games

The Rangers have 4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.9 goals from 30.7 shots on goal, with a 11.8% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 4.2 goals from 28.5 shots, averaging 3.0 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 66.7%.

The top points scorer is Artemi Panarin with 14 points, 6 goals and 8 assists, while J.T. Miller is next in line after having 14 points, 5 goals and 9 assists. Goalie Igor Shesterkin have a 3.61 GAA with a .874 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

We’re keen to follow the latest form and understand any patterns that emerge. The same applies to injuries that could affect key players. Combined with the most important player and goalie stats, there is plenty of information to make a verdict.

Key Lightning vs Rangers stats:

  • The 6.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Lightning games.
  • The 6.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Rangers games.
  • The 6.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Rangers games.
  • The 6.5 line has been covered in the last 4 Rangers games this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Prediction

There is -104 available for Over 6.5 goals in this NHL encounter. It stands to reason that this pick will go over the line, with the lamp being lit on a regular basis.

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Over 6.5 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 51% chance of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 55-60%. This is why we can recommend this hockey wager.

Our Pick

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Mika Zibanejad Over 2.5 Shots +130 BetMGM logo

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers) has covered the 2.5 shots on goal total in 3 straight games at home. The stats suggest that he can oblige with our Overs wager and we’re more than happy to take the +130 available.

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Bet Builder Tips

Totals Over 6.5
To Score Brayden Point
Shots on Goal Mika Zibanejad Over 2.5

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Think Rangers Likeliest to Win

Sportsbooks’ favorites New York Rangers are regarded as likeliest victors for this game and the -104 about them triumphing means a 51% chance based on their current Moneyline betting odds. Tampa Bay Lightning are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at -115.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 6.5. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest NHL data to good effect. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -122.

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Brayden Point Favorite to Find the Net First

Brayden Point is the First Goalscorer favorite at +850. Alternatively, there’s the chance to simply back him to light the lamp at anytime at +135.

Player Goals

Brayden Point (Lightning)
First
+135
Anytime
+850
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Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)
First
+135
Anytime
+850
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Artemi Panarin (Rangers)
First
+155
Anytime
+950
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Jake Guentzel (Lightning)
First
+170
Anytime
+1050
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Player Shots

Brayden Point (Lightning)
Over 2.5
+135
Under 2.5
-175
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Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)
Over 2.5
-167
Under 2.5
+128
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Artemi Panarin (Rangers)
Over 2.5
-167
Under 2.5
+128
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Jake Guentzel (Lightning)
Over 2.5
+115
Under 2.5
-149
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

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Moneyline

  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

Puck Line

Total Goals

Total Goals

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team News

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
86 Nikita Kucherov 77 21.29 37 84 121 24
38 Brandon Hagel 81 20.82 35 55 90 34
21 Brayden Point 76 19.57 42 40 82 19

New York Rangers Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
10 Artemi Panarin 79 19.72 37 52 89 -9
10 J.T. Miller 71 18.27 22 47 69 -7
23 Adam Fox 73 23.27 10 51 61 8

Injuries & Suspensions

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Oliver Bjorkstrand
Injured
Luke Glendening
Injured
Mitchell Chaffee
Injured

New York Rangers Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Braden Schneider
Injured
Arthur Kaliyev
Injured
Adam Edstroem
Injured
Carson Soucy
Injured

Starting Lineups

New York Rangers logo New York Rangers

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning

31
Igor Shesterkin
29
Matthew Robertson
23
Adam Fox
10
Artemi Panarin
16
Vincent Trocheck
94
Gabriel Perreault
86
Nikita Kucherov
21
Brayden Point
37
Yanni Gourde
90
Janis Jerome Moser
77
Victor Hedman
31
Jonas Johansson

New York Rangers logo New York Rangers

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning

31
Igor Shesterkin
79
K'Andre Miller
17
Will Borgen
78
Brennan Othmann
8
J.T. Miller
93
Mika Zibanejad
59
Jake Guentzel
71
Anthony Cirelli
38
Brandon Hagel
81
Erik Cernak
27
Ryan McDonagh
31
Jonas Johansson

New York Rangers logo New York Rangers

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning

31
Igor Shesterkin
39
Sam Carrick
6
Zac Jones
50
Will Cuylle
18
Urho Vaakanainen
13
Alexis Lafreniere
93
Gage Goncalves
20
Nick Paul
14
Conor Geekie
48
Nicklaus Perbix
78
Emil Lilleberg
31
Jonas Johansson

New York Rangers logo New York Rangers

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning

31
Igor Shesterkin
20
Chris Kreider
22
Jonny Brodzinski
73
Matthew Rempe
13
Cam Atkinson
28
Zemgus Girgensons
43
Darren Raddysh
31
Jonas Johansson

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

15 Apr NHL
Panthers 1-5 Lightning
13 Apr NHL
Sabres 4-7 Lightning
11 Apr NHL
Red Wings 4-3 Lightning
09 Apr NHL
Maple Leafs 4-3 Lightning
07 Apr NHL
Lightning 5-1 Rangers
05 Apr NHL
Lightning 2-3 Sabres
03 Apr NHL
Lightning 1-2 Senators
01 Apr NHL
Lightning 4-1 Islanders
29 Mar NHL
Islanders 3-5 Lightning
27 Mar NHL
Utah HC 0-8 Lightning

Previous New York Rangers Lineups

14 Apr NHL
Rangers 5-3 Panthers
12 Apr NHL
Rangers 3-7 Hurricanes
10 Apr NHL
Rangers 9-2 Islanders
09 Apr NHL
Flyers 8-5 Rangers
07 Apr NHL
Lightning 5-1 Rangers
05 Apr NHL
Rangers 0-4 Devils
02 Apr NHL
Wild 4-5 Rangers
29 Mar NHL
Rangers 6-1 Sharks
28 Mar NHL
Rangers 4-5 Ducks
25 Mar NHL
Rangers 1-3 Kings

NHL Standings

Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 St Louis 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Utah 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 LA Kings 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vegas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 St Louis 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Utah 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 LA Kings 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vegas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
2 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
3 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
4 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
5 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
6 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
7 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
8 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
9 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
10 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
11 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
12 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
13 LA Kings 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
14 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
15 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
16 Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
17 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
18 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
19 NY Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
20 Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
21 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
22 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
23 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
24 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
25 St Louis 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
26 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
27 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
28 Utah 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
29 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
30 Vegas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
31 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
32 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -