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Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers 12/29/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

New York Rangers (19-12-5) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (21-11-1)
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Tampa Bay Lightning -156 / New York Rangers +126; Over/Under: +6
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The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning meet Thursday in NHL action at the Amalie Arena. The New York Rangers have won 7 of their last 9 games. The Tampa Bay Lightning have won 6 of their last 8 games.

The New York Rangers are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 22.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Chris Kreider leads New York with 16 goals, Artmei Panarin has 32 assists, and Mika Zibanejad has 138 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 80.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Igor Shesterkin has allowed 67 goals on 790 shots faced, and Jaroslav Halak has given up 27 goals on 246 shots.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 27.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Brayden Point leads Tampa Bay with 17 goals, Nikita Kucherov has 36 assists and Steven Stamkos has 109 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 80.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 58 goals on 696 shots faced, and Brian Elliott has allowed 30 goals on 283 shots.

The Rangers are 5-1 in their last 6 road games and 8-2 in their last 10 overall. The Lightning are 13-5 in their last 18 games playing on 0 days rest and 44-17 in their last 61 home games. The under is 7-3-1 in Rangers last 11 road games. The under is 3-1-1 in Lightning last 5 overall. The Rangers are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings in Tampa Bay and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings. The home team is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings. The favorite is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are playing well, and they’re going to get the benefit of the doubt on their home ice. However, the New York Rangers are enjoying their best stretch of the season and there’s value to getting them with the rest advantage. The Rangers are also doing some of their best recent work on the road. It’s hard to turn down the plus money here with the road side.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: New York Rangers +126

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