The Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers meet Saturday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden. Here’s a Rangers vs Lightning Prediction. This article will include a Rangers vs Lightning Pick.
Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Red Wings and Flames, and they play the Islanders next. The Lightning have won 6 straight games.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.33 goals per game and are scoring on 17.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Jake Guentzel leads Tampa Bay with 13 goals, Nikita Kucherov has 18 assists, and Brandon Hagel has 70 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.67 goals per game and are killing 88.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 41 goals on 485 shots faced, while Jonas Johansson has given up 20 goals on 187 shots.
New York Rangers Betting Preview
The New York Rangers beat the Bruins and Hurricanes, and they play the Stars next. The Rangers have won 3 straight games.
The New York Rangers are averaging 2.69 goals per game and are scoring 22 percent of their power play opportunities. Mika Zibanejad leads New York with 9 goals, Adam Fox has 22 assists, and Artemi Panarin has 68 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.58 goals per game and are killing 80.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Igor Shesterkin has allowed 49 goals on 552 shots faced, while Jonathan Quick has given up 10 goals on 177 shots.
Why the New York Rangers will win
- The Lightning have lost each of their last six road games following a road win.
- The favorites have won each of the Lightning’s last six games at Madison Square Garden.
- The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Lightning’s last six games at Madison Square Garden.
- The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 12 games at Madison Square Garden.
- The Lightning have lost the second period in each of their last six road games against Eastern Conference opponents when leading after the first period.
Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win
- The Rangers have lost eight of their last nine games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Lightning have won each of their last seven games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Lightning have covered the puck line in each of their last eight road games.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Rangers have lost the third period in each of their last four home games following a road win.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last six home games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Lightning’s last four day games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last 11 day games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Lightning’s last six day games.
New York Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Mika Zibanejad has scored at least one goal in four of the Rangers’ last five games as favorites.
- Vincent Trocheck has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight appearances after playing the previous day.
- J.T. Miller has recorded at least one point in each of his last nine home appearances against former teams.
Tampa Bay Lightning Player Prop Facts
- Nikita Kucherov has recorded at least one point in each of the Lightning’s last eight games.
- Brandon Hagel has scored at least one goal in each of the Lightning’s last four games.
- Nikita Kucherov has recorded at least one assist in each of the Lightning’s last six games.
Rangers vs Lightning Prediction
Both teams on the end of a back-to-back, you’d think the Rangers would have the edge at home. However, the Rangers have just two home wins this season. It’s the road where we’ve made money on the Rangers. The Lightning are in one of their grooves where everything is working, and the points are stacking up. The Lightning have seven road wins and with the way they’re scoring goals as of late, I’m not excited to step in front of them. We’re getting a cheap price with the Lightning and a chance to fade the Rangers at home. I’ll take it.