An Eastern Conference blockbuster is set for Thursday night when the New York Rangers (43 points) visit the Tampa Bay Lightning (43 points). New York has struggled this season, they are currently fifth in the Metropolitan, but are just two points back of third place and a playoff spot. Tampa Bay is third in the Atlantic with some room to spare. Below is my NHL betting pick for Rangers vs Lightning.
Rangers vs Lightning Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Lightning Moneyline (-145) |
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This game will be played at Amalie Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 29, 2022.
Why Bet the Lightning:
✅ Tampa Bay is 6-2 in their last eight games played.
✅ The Lightning are 5-0 in their last five home games.
✅ New York is 2-6 in their last eight games at Tampa Bay.
NHL
New York Rangers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Team Records
NYR | Team Records | TB |
---|---|---|
55-23-4 | Overall | 45-29-8 |
4-3 | Shootout | 3-1 |
8-1 | Overtime | 5-7 |
30-11-0 | Home | 25-11-5 |
25-12-4 | Road | 20-18-3 |
34-14-2 | EAS | 26-19-5 |
21-9-2 | WES | 19-10-3 |
16-6-2 | ATL | 12-9-5 |
18-8-0 | MET | 14-10-0 |
11-4-1 | CEN | 8-7-1 |
10-5-1 | PAC | 11-3-2 |
23-4-4 | ≤1 | 11-3-8 |
24-14-0 | ≥3 | 21-13-0 |
7-2-0 | Oct | 4-2-3 |
9-2-1 | Nov | 6-7-2 |
9-5-0 | Dec | 8-6-0 |
5-7-2 | Jan | 9-3-0 |
10-1-0 | Feb | 5-6-1 |
10-3-1 | Mar | 9-1-1 |
5-3-0 | Apr | 4-4-1 |
Team Stats
NYR | Team Stats | TB |
---|---|---|
278 | Goals For | 288 |
226 | Goals Agst | 267 |
3 | PP For GM | 3.02 |
.79 | PP Goals GM | .87 |
26.42 | PP% | 28.63 |
2.83 | PP Agst GM | 2.85 |
.44 | PP Agst Goals GM | .48 |
84.48 | PK% | 83.33 |
9.4 | PIM GM | 11.0 |
10.4 | oPIM GM | 11.0 |
Goalies
I. Shesterkin | A. Vasilevskiy | |
---|---|---|
55 | GP | 52 |
55 | GS | 52 |
36-17-2 | W-L-T/O | 30-20-2 |
141 | Goals Allowed | 148 |
2.58 | GAA | 2.90 |
1606 | Shots Against | 1477 |
.912 | SV% | .900 |
4 | SO | 2 |
32 | Quality Starts | 27 |
.582 | QS% | .519 |
10 | Bad Starts | 9 |
91 | Goals All.% | 104 |
14.24 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -5.23 |
Recent Starts
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/3/22 PIT | Domingue ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 83 | 79 | .952 |
4/26/22 CAR | Kochetkov ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 36 | 32 | .889 |
4/23/22 BOS | Ullmark ML N/A | L1-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 35 | 32 | .914 |
4/19/22 WPG | Comrie ML N/A | W3-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 31 | 31 | 1.000 |
4/16/22 DET | Greiss ML N/A | W4-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1.000 |
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/4/22 TOR | Campbell ML N/A | W5-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 34 | 31 | .912 |
5/2/22 TOR | Campbell ML N/A | L0-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 32 | 27 | .844 |
4/29/22 NYI | Sorokin ML N/A | W6-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 37 | 33 | .892 |
4/26/22 CBJ | Merzlikins ML N/A | W4-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 21 | 20 | .952 |
4/24/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | W8-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 39 | 35 | .897 |
Betting Trends
NYR | Betting Trends | TB |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
2.33 | Avg Score | 3 |
3.33 | Avg Opp Score | 4 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
3-0-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-0-0 |
5 | Avg Score | 4.67 |
2.33 | Avg Opp Score | 1.33 |
NYR | Betting Trends | TB |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
4 | Avg Score | 3.6 |
2.8 | Avg Opp Score | 2.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-0-0 |
4.4 | Avg Score | 4.6 |
1.8 | Avg Opp Score | 1.4 |
NYR | Betting Trends | TB |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
8-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
8-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
4 | Avg Score | 3.9 |
2.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
AWAY | HOME | |
7-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
3.6 | Avg Score | 4.1 |
2 | Avg Opp Score | 2.2 |
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New York Rangers
Last time out, New York hosted the Washington Capitals and were blown out 4-0. The Capitals scored once in the first, twice in the second, and once in third to earn the comfortable win. New York forgot to come back from the Christmas break and will hope to put this game behind them quickly.
Igor Shesterkin did not have a good game as he saved just 26 of the 29 shots he faced. The Rangers outshot Washington, but an 0-5 night on the power play came back to haunt them.
Artemi Panarin is having a fantastic season for the Rangers as he leads the way with 32 assists and 41 points. Chris Kreider has a team high 16 goals. New York is scoring 3.19 goals per game and allow 2.75.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay hosted the Montreal Canadiens and easily won 4-1. The Lightning scored in the first two minutes of this game and never looked back. It was a 2-0 advantage at the first intermission and was extended to 3-0 after two periods. Both teams exchanged goals in the final period and the Lightning earned their three-goal win.
Brayden Point, two goals, Alex Killorn, and Brandon Hagel all got a goal on the night. Four Lightning players recorded an assist in the win.
Nikita Kucherov is having one of the better seasons in the NHL as he leads Tampa Bay with 37 assists and 50 points. Brayden Point has a team high 19 goals. The Lightning are scoring 3.61 goals per game and allow 2.94.
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