Tampa Bay Lightning

Ice Hockey NHL Madison Square Garden Sat 29 Nov 14:00

New York Rangers

  1. Prediction
  2. SGP Picks
  3. Correct Score
  4. Odds
  5. Team Stats
  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings
  13. Live Stream

NHL Betting Preview: Lightning vs Rangers

The Tampa Bay Lightning square off against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, with face-off scheduled for 14:00 on Saturday, November 29.

Rangers To Have No Joy

There are many reasons to support the prediction that the Lightning will get the better of the Rangers. Therefore, we’re heading to the Moneyline where you can get an attractive -114.

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Rangers 7-3 Winners in Most Recent H2H

Tampa Bay Lightning have won their previous six games. A 6-3 triumph recently occurred on the road at Little Caesars Arena when playing Detroit Red Wings. Darren Raddysh racked up 3 points, including 1 goal and 2 assists.

New York Rangers won last time out by a 6-2 scoreline. On the road against Boston Bruins at TD Garden, they made it three wins on the spin. Artemi Panarin had 4 points which includes 1 goal and 3 assists.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Rangers have claimed victories in the last two encounters against the Lightning. At Madison Square Garden, the scoreline was 4-0 and then we saw 7-3 at Benchmark International Arena. It’s been six Rangers wins in the past 10 games between these teams.

Starting Goalies

Jonas Johansson (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 4-2-0 3.2 .893 0
23/24 12-7-5 3.37 .890 2
(Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
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/ 0-0-0 0 0 0
/ 0-0-0 0 0 0
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Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 3.7 goals from 25.5 shots on goal, with a 10.9% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have given up 2.5 goals from 26.9 shots, averaging 4.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 91.3%.

Nikita Kucherov is the top points scorer with 15 points, 4 goals and 11 assists, with Jake Guentzel racking up 13 points, 8 goals and 5 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 1.69 goal against average with a .939 save percentage, including one shutout.

New York Rangers – Last 10 Games

The Rangers have 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 3.5 goals from 22.6 shots on goal, with a 36.4% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.7 goals from 31.0 shots, averaging 3.8 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.0%.

The top points scorer is Artemi Panarin with 16 points, 5 goals and 11 assists, while Adam Fox is next in line after registering 14 points, all of which were assists. Goalie Igor Shesterkin have a 2.49 GAA with a .914 SV%.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Prediction & Picks

Make the most of Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers with our betting analysis that includes an expert match prediction, expected scoreline and a hand-picked bet builder designed for value.

Game Prediction

The best pick for this NHL clash is to back Tampa Bay Lightning at -114. We think that the home team are vulnerable, so this is the best angle of attack with our wager.

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Key Lightning vs Rangers stats:

  • Lightning have won 6 consecutive games.
  • Lightning have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Lightning have won 14 of their last 20 games.
  • Rangers have lost 8 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Rangers have lost 15 of their last 20 games at home.

Lightning Moneyline Probability

The best betting apps imply that our pick has a 53.2% prospect of winning. After careful examination, our experts have this probability close to 60%. This hockey wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Totals Under 6.5
Highest Scoring Period Second Period

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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 Expecting Tight Affair

The latest Moneyline odds are -105 that New York Rangers win, while Tampa Bay Lightning have been chalked up at -114. The sportsbooks award a 53% probability that the road team will be settled as a winning bet.

The puck line is calculated to be 1.5, while total goals comes in at 6.5. The Totals offers hockey bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -102.

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning Stats
New York Rangers logo New York Rangers Stats
Moneyline
  • 8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
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Team News
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
86 Nikita Kucherov 22 20.31 11 18 29 4
59 Jake Guentzel 24 20.66 13 13 26 5
38 Brandon Hagel 23 19.3 13 12 25 12
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
10 Artemi Panarin 26 20.53 8 18 26 -3
23 Adam Fox 26 24.13 3 22 25 3
93 Mika Zibanejad 26 20.42 9 9 18 -7

Injuries & Suspensions

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Victor Hedman
Injured
Ryan McDonagh
Injured
Brayden Point
Injured
Erik Cernak
Injured
Maxwell Crozier
Injured

New York Rangers Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Jonathan Quick
Injured
Will Borgen
Injured
Matthew Rempe
Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

28 Nov NHL
Lightning 6-3 Red Wings
26 Nov NHL
Flames 1-5 Lightning
24 Nov NHL
Flyers 0-3 Lightning
22 Nov NHL
Lightning 5-3 Capitals
20 Nov NHL
Oilers 1-2 Lightning
18 Nov NHL
Devils 1-5 Lightning
16 Nov NHL
Canucks 6-2 Lightning
15 Nov NHL
Lightning 3-1 Panthers
12 Nov NHL
Rangers 7-3 Lightning
08 Nov NHL
Capitals 2-3 Lightning

Previous New York Rangers Lineups

28 Nov NHL
Rangers 6-2 Bruins
26 Nov NHL
Rangers 4-2 Hurricanes
24 Nov NHL
Blues 2-3 Rangers
22 Nov NHL
Rangers 2-3 Mammoth
20 Nov NHL
Rangers 3-6 Avalanche
18 Nov NHL
Rangers 2-3 Golden Knights
16 Nov NHL
Red Wings 2-1 Rangers
15 Nov NHL
Rangers 2-1 Blue Jackets
12 Nov NHL
Rangers 7-3 Lightning
10 Nov NHL
Predators 3-6 Rangers
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 New Jersey 24 16 7 1 33 0.688 10 14 77 69 8 9-0-1 7-7-0 2-0 6-4 3W
2 Carolina 24 15 7 2 32 0.667 11 14 85 70 15 7-3-1 8-4-1 1-1 5-5 1W
3 Washington 25 14 9 2 30 0.6 13 14 84 68 16 9-5-1 5-4-1 0-2 7-3 3W
4 Philadelphia 23 13 7 3 29 0.63 6 8 68 64 4 8-3-2 5-4-1 5-0 6-4 2W
5 NY Islanders 25 13 9 3 29 0.58 9 12 75 73 2 5-5-2 8-4-1 1-3 6-4 2L
6 NY Rangers 26 13 11 2 28 0.538 10 12 71 67 4 2-7-1 11-4-1 1-0 6-4 3W
7 Pittsburgh 22 11 6 5 27 0.614 11 11 68 60 8 6-3-2 5-3-3 0-3 3-7 1W
8 Columbus 24 11 9 4 26 0.542 6 8 70 78 -8 5-3-2 6-6-2 3-1 4-6 3L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Tampa Bay 24 15 7 2 32 0.667 12 15 80 64 16 8-5-0 7-2-2 0-0 8-2 6W
2 Montreal 23 13 7 3 29 0.63 8 13 80 80 0 6-5-1 7-2-2 0-2 4-6 3W
3 Ottawa 24 12 8 4 28 0.583 8 9 78 78 0 6-3-2 6-5-2 3-0 6-4 1L
4 Boston 26 14 12 0 28 0.538 9 13 80 84 -4 8-5-0 6-7-0 1-0 5-5 1L
5 Detroit 25 13 11 1 27 0.54 9 11 75 86 -11 8-6-1 5-5-0 2-0 4-6 3L
6 Florida 24 12 11 1 25 0.521 11 11 75 77 -2 8-5-1 4-6-0 1-1 5-5 2L
7 Toronto 24 10 11 3 23 0.479 6 10 78 87 -9 8-4-3 2-7-0 0-0 2-8 1L
8 Buffalo 24 9 11 4 22 0.458 7 8 73 84 -11 8-5-2 1-6-2 1-0 4-6 2L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 24 17 1 6 40 0.833 16 17 96 53 43 9-0-2 8-1-4 0-3 9-1 1L
2 Dallas 24 15 5 4 34 0.708 12 13 83 67 16 6-4-1 9-1-3 2-2 8-2 2W
3 Minnesota 25 14 7 4 32 0.64 8 11 75 69 6 8-3-3 6-4-1 3-0 9-1 7W
4 Utah 24 12 9 3 27 0.563 9 12 74 72 2 7-3-1 5-6-2 0-0 3-7 1L
5 Chicago 23 10 8 5 25 0.543 9 10 72 66 6 5-4-3 5-4-2 0-1 5-5 4L
6 Winnipeg 23 12 11 0 24 0.522 10 11 71 68 3 6-5-0 6-6-0 1-0 3-7 4L
7 St Louis 25 8 10 7 23 0.46 8 8 67 91 -24 4-5-4 4-5-3 0-2 3-7 1W
8 Nashville 23 7 12 4 18 0.391 5 6 58 84 -26 5-7-2 2-5-2 1-0 2-8 1W
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Anaheim 24 15 8 1 31 0.646 9 13 89 78 11 9-3-0 6-5-1 2-0 5-5 1W
2 LA Kings 24 11 6 7 29 0.604 7 10 66 69 -3 2-4-3 9-2-4 1-5 5-5 1L
3 Seattle 23 11 6 6 28 0.609 7 11 59 62 -3 6-2-3 5-4-3 0-3 5-5 2L
4 Vegas 24 10 6 8 28 0.583 9 10 72 73 -1 5-4-4 5-2-4 0-2 3-7 4L
5 San Jose 25 12 10 3 27 0.54 6 11 71 80 -9 8-4-3 4-6-0 1-1 6-4 1W
6 Edmonton 25 10 10 5 25 0.5 5 10 77 95 -18 5-2-2 5-8-3 0-2 4-6 1L
7 Vancouver 25 10 13 2 22 0.44 6 8 78 93 -15 3-7-1 7-6-1 2-0 3-7 1L
8 Calgary 26 9 14 3 21 0.404 7 7 65 81 -16 4-4-2 5-10-1 2-2 5-5 1W
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 New Jersey 24 16 7 1 33 0.688 10 14 77 69 8 9-0-1 7-7-0 2-0 6-4 3W
2 Tampa Bay 24 15 7 2 32 0.667 12 15 80 64 16 8-5-0 7-2-2 0-0 8-2 6W
3 Carolina 24 15 7 2 32 0.667 11 14 85 70 15 7-3-1 8-4-1 1-1 5-5 1W
4 Washington 25 14 9 2 30 0.6 13 14 84 68 16 9-5-1 5-4-1 0-2 7-3 3W
5 Montreal 23 13 7 3 29 0.63 8 13 80 80 0 6-5-1 7-2-2 0-2 4-6 3W
6 Philadelphia 23 13 7 3 29 0.63 6 8 68 64 4 8-3-2 5-4-1 5-0 6-4 2W
7 NY Islanders 25 13 9 3 29 0.58 9 12 75 73 2 5-5-2 8-4-1 1-3 6-4 2L
8 Ottawa 24 12 8 4 28 0.583 8 9 78 78 0 6-3-2 6-5-2 3-0 6-4 1L
9 NY Rangers 26 13 11 2 28 0.538 10 12 71 67 4 2-7-1 11-4-1 1-0 6-4 3W
10 Boston 26 14 12 0 28 0.538 9 13 80 84 -4 8-5-0 6-7-0 1-0 5-5 1L
11 Pittsburgh 22 11 6 5 27 0.614 11 11 68 60 8 6-3-2 5-3-3 0-3 3-7 1W
12 Detroit 25 13 11 1 27 0.54 9 11 75 86 -11 8-6-1 5-5-0 2-0 4-6 3L
13 Columbus 24 11 9 4 26 0.542 6 8 70 78 -8 5-3-2 6-6-2 3-1 4-6 3L
14 Florida 24 12 11 1 25 0.521 11 11 75 77 -2 8-5-1 4-6-0 1-1 5-5 2L
15 Toronto 24 10 11 3 23 0.479 6 10 78 87 -9 8-4-3 2-7-0 0-0 2-8 1L
16 Buffalo 24 9 11 4 22 0.458 7 8 73 84 -11 8-5-2 1-6-2 1-0 4-6 2L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 24 17 1 6 40 0.833 16 17 96 53 43 9-0-2 8-1-4 0-3 9-1 1L
2 Dallas 24 15 5 4 34 0.708 12 13 83 67 16 6-4-1 9-1-3 2-2 8-2 2W
3 Minnesota 25 14 7 4 32 0.64 8 11 75 69 6 8-3-3 6-4-1 3-0 9-1 7W
4 Anaheim 24 15 8 1 31 0.646 9 13 89 78 11 9-3-0 6-5-1 2-0 5-5 1W
5 LA Kings 24 11 6 7 29 0.604 7 10 66 69 -3 2-4-3 9-2-4 1-5 5-5 1L
6 Seattle 23 11 6 6 28 0.609 7 11 59 62 -3 6-2-3 5-4-3 0-3 5-5 2L
7 Vegas 24 10 6 8 28 0.583 9 10 72 73 -1 5-4-4 5-2-4 0-2 3-7 4L
8 Utah 24 12 9 3 27 0.563 9 12 74 72 2 7-3-1 5-6-2 0-0 3-7 1L
9 San Jose 25 12 10 3 27 0.54 6 11 71 80 -9 8-4-3 4-6-0 1-1 6-4 1W
10 Chicago 23 10 8 5 25 0.543 9 10 72 66 6 5-4-3 5-4-2 0-1 5-5 4L
11 Edmonton 25 10 10 5 25 0.5 5 10 77 95 -18 5-2-2 5-8-3 0-2 4-6 1L
12 Winnipeg 23 12 11 0 24 0.522 10 11 71 68 3 6-5-0 6-6-0 1-0 3-7 4L
13 St Louis 25 8 10 7 23 0.46 8 8 67 91 -24 4-5-4 4-5-3 0-2 3-7 1W
14 Vancouver 25 10 13 2 22 0.44 6 8 78 93 -15 3-7-1 7-6-1 2-0 3-7 1L
15 Calgary 26 9 14 3 21 0.404 7 7 65 81 -16 4-4-2 5-10-1 2-2 5-5 1W
16 Nashville 23 7 12 4 18 0.391 5 6 58 84 -26 5-7-2 2-5-2 1-0 2-8 1W
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 24 17 1 6 40 0.833 16 17 96 53 43 9-0-2 8-1-4 0-3 9-1 1L
2 Dallas 24 15 5 4 34 0.708 12 13 83 67 16 6-4-1 9-1-3 2-2 8-2 2W
3 New Jersey 24 16 7 1 33 0.688 10 14 77 69 8 9-0-1 7-7-0 2-0 6-4 3W
4 Tampa Bay 24 15 7 2 32 0.667 12 15 80 64 16 8-5-0 7-2-2 0-0 8-2 6W
5 Carolina 24 15 7 2 32 0.667 11 14 85 70 15 7-3-1 8-4-1 1-1 5-5 1W
6 Minnesota 25 14 7 4 32 0.64 8 11 75 69 6 8-3-3 6-4-1 3-0 9-1 7W
7 Anaheim 24 15 8 1 31 0.646 9 13 89 78 11 9-3-0 6-5-1 2-0 5-5 1W
8 Washington 25 14 9 2 30 0.6 13 14 84 68 16 9-5-1 5-4-1 0-2 7-3 3W
9 Montreal 23 13 7 3 29 0.63 8 13 80 80 0 6-5-1 7-2-2 0-2 4-6 3W
10 Philadelphia 23 13 7 3 29 0.63 6 8 68 64 4 8-3-2 5-4-1 5-0 6-4 2W
11 LA Kings 24 11 6 7 29 0.604 7 10 66 69 -3 2-4-3 9-2-4 1-5 5-5 1L
12 NY Islanders 25 13 9 3 29 0.58 9 12 75 73 2 5-5-2 8-4-1 1-3 6-4 2L
13 Seattle 23 11 6 6 28 0.609 7 11 59 62 -3 6-2-3 5-4-3 0-3 5-5 2L
14 Vegas 24 10 6 8 28 0.583 9 10 72 73 -1 5-4-4 5-2-4 0-2 3-7 4L
15 Ottawa 24 12 8 4 28 0.583 8 9 78 78 0 6-3-2 6-5-2 3-0 6-4 1L
16 NY Rangers 26 13 11 2 28 0.538 10 12 71 67 4 2-7-1 11-4-1 1-0 6-4 3W
17 Boston 26 14 12 0 28 0.538 9 13 80 84 -4 8-5-0 6-7-0 1-0 5-5 1L
18 Pittsburgh 22 11 6 5 27 0.614 11 11 68 60 8 6-3-2 5-3-3 0-3 3-7 1W
19 Utah 24 12 9 3 27 0.563 9 12 74 72 2 7-3-1 5-6-2 0-0 3-7 1L
20 Detroit 25 13 11 1 27 0.54 9 11 75 86 -11 8-6-1 5-5-0 2-0 4-6 3L
21 San Jose 25 12 10 3 27 0.54 6 11 71 80 -9 8-4-3 4-6-0 1-1 6-4 1W
22 Columbus 24 11 9 4 26 0.542 6 8 70 78 -8 5-3-2 6-6-2 3-1 4-6 3L
23 Chicago 23 10 8 5 25 0.543 9 10 72 66 6 5-4-3 5-4-2 0-1 5-5 4L
24 Florida 24 12 11 1 25 0.521 11 11 75 77 -2 8-5-1 4-6-0 1-1 5-5 2L
25 Edmonton 25 10 10 5 25 0.5 5 10 77 95 -18 5-2-2 5-8-3 0-2 4-6 1L
26 Winnipeg 23 12 11 0 24 0.522 10 11 71 68 3 6-5-0 6-6-0 1-0 3-7 4L
27 Toronto 24 10 11 3 23 0.479 6 10 78 87 -9 8-4-3 2-7-0 0-0 2-8 1L
28 St Louis 25 8 10 7 23 0.46 8 8 67 91 -24 4-5-4 4-5-3 0-2 3-7 1W
29 Buffalo 24 9 11 4 22 0.458 7 8 73 84 -11 8-5-2 1-6-2 1-0 4-6 2L
30 Vancouver 25 10 13 2 22 0.44 6 8 78 93 -15 3-7-1 7-6-1 2-0 3-7 1L
31 Calgary 26 9 14 3 21 0.404 7 7 65 81 -16 4-4-2 5-10-1 2-2 5-5 1W
32 Nashville 23 7 12 4 18 0.391 5 6 58 84 -26 5-7-2 2-5-2 1-0 2-8 1W