Two of the top early-season NHL picks to win the Stanley Cup meet on Thursday as the Tampa Bay Lightning (34-25-6) host the New York Rangers (43-18-4). While the Rangers have all but secured a playoff spot with their first-place position in the NHL standings for the Metropolitan Division, Tampa Bay is in fourth in the Atlantic Division and just two points up on the Detroit Red Wings for a wildcard position in the Eastern Conference. New York beat Tampa Bay 3-1 in the last NHL scores involving these two teams.
Rangers vs Lightning Picks
- Pick 1: Lightning – 110
- Pick 2: Under 6 (-105)
Igor Shesterkin (2.54 GAA, .914 save percentage), among the NHL picks today to win the Vezina Trophy, is expected to start in goal for the Rangers and Andrei Vasilevskiy (2.96 GAA, .896 save percentage) is the projected starting goaltender for the Lightning. Let’s take a look at the Rangers vs Lightning odds in what is the marquee match of the 12 games on the NHL schedule today, alongside our scores and odds analysis from both teams.
New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
This game opened as a pick-em with both teams having identical -110 moneyline odds. Tampa Bay has -1.5 (+215) puck line odds and the New York Rangers’ picks for the puck line was +1.5 (-265) at BetUS. The over/under for the Rangers vs Lightning odds is 6, with NHL odds of -115 and -105 for the over and under, respectively.
New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Information
New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Location of the game: Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
Date & Time: Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. ET
How to Watch: ESPN+ and Sportsnet (Canada)
New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview
Rangers one of the Hottest Teams in the League
New York has been among the most consistent NHL teams all season and enters the Rangers vs Lightning odds on a three-game winning streak with victories over the Carolina Hurricanes, New Jersey Devils, and St. Louis Blues. They’ve outscored those teams by a combined 8-1 and have allowed just 16 goals in their last 10 games, resulting in an absurd average of 1.6 per game. Overall, the New York Rangers are fourth in NHL stats for goals allowed (2.62) and T10th in goals scored (3.28).
New York is 20-10-4 on the road this season, including 7-1-2 in their last 10 games. They’re 34-30 against the spread (ATS), including 18-15 on the road. Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers in NHL player stats with 87 points (35 goals, 52 assists) and Vincent Trochek is second with 61 points (24 goals, 37 assists).
Jacob Trouba and Filip Chytil are on the NHL injury report and Matt Rempe is serving the second of a four-game suspension.
Lighting Struggling to Stay in Playoff Race
The Lightning have not lived up to expectations this season in the always competitive Atlantic Division. Vasilevskiy has struggled and Tampa Bay is 25th in goals allowed (3.37). Nonetheless, they maintain a potent offense, ranking seventh in goals (3.4), and led by Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. Kucherlov leads the Tampa Bay Lightning stats with 107 points (38 goals, 69 assists).
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games, but are decent at home, sporting a 20-9-4 record. They’re 17-16 ATS at home with an over-under record of 20-13 on home ice.
Tanner Jeannot and Mikhail Sergachev are on the NHL injury report for the Lightning.
New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Picks
The Lightning are in desperate need of a win to stay in the playoff race and excel on home ice. Expect them to pull out a momentum-building win against a red-hot Rangers team. The Lightning have won just once in their last eight games against New York and are due.
- Pick 1: Lightning – 110
- Pick 2: Under 6 (-105)
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