New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning odds, picks and prediction

The Tampa Bay Lightning (28-20-5) wrap up their 4-game road trip against the Boston Bruins (32-11-9) Tuesday. Puck drop at TD Garden is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Lightning vs. Bruins odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions. Both teams enter having lost 2 of their last 3…

As good as the Rangers have been, they're in a bit of a pickle on the second night of a back-to-back after falling to the Panthers last night. We break down their chances tonight in our NHL betting picks below. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The New York Rangers continue their road trip with a matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie…

The New York Rangers (19-12-6) visit the Florida Panthers (16-17-4) Sunday in an Eastern Conference battle. Face-off from FLA Live Arena is set for 5 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Rangers vs. Panthers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions. The Rangers look to end a 2-game losing streak after…

Goalies steal the show when New York and Tampa Bay face off, and our NHL picks aren't expecting anything different tonight. With the Rangers traveling to face the Lightning, expect a tense start in Tampa. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning are facing off against each other for the first time since opening…

The Columbus Blue Jackets continue a Florida road trip, traveling to Tampa Bay for a likely long night against the Tampa Bay Lighting. Tampa Bay has won three games in a row, each game hitting the over and covering the spread. We'll prepare you for Columbus' long night in Tampa by reviewing the trends, stats, scores, and odds and finding the best…

We've got the best goalie matchup of the entire NHL postseason as the Tampa Bay Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy squares off against Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers. While we like the Rags to squeeze a win, the Under is the most appealing bet. We might not see 14 total goals in Madison Square Garden tonight but the Eastern Conference Finals…

Florida and Tampa will both be down to backup goalies tonight, so the post-break NHL Overs trend could very well keep rolling here. Find out who we're backing in this likely goal-fest with our Lightning vs Panthers picks. The cross-state rivalry between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers will hit its third act this season as the two…

The Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers open their regular seasons Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Lightning at Rangers, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions. This is a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference Finals,…

The departure of veteran forward Ondrej Palat, now with the New Jersey Devils, and defenseman Ryan McDonagh (off to the Nashville Predators) leaves some holes to fill for the defending Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning. However, the rest of the nucleus is intact, making the Lightning again the team to beat in the East. If there is a…

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The New York Rangers fly high to face the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Finals playoff series. New York leads the series 2-0. Puck drop from Amalie Arena is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we look at the Rangers vs. Lightning Game 3 odds and lines, and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets. The…

The Tampa Bay Lightning enter Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final in a new scenario during their championship run. Tampa Bay lost back-to-back postseason games for the first time since 2019 in Games 1 and 2 at Madison Square Garden. The New York Rangers held serve on home ice and can play with less pressure in Game 3, but they can't afford to…

The Tampa Bay Lightning will attempt to even up the series as they take on the New York Rangers in Game 2 at Madison Square Garden. It's time to continue our NHL odds coverage with a Lightning-Rangers Game 2 prediction and pick. The Rangers destroyed the Lightning 6-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. It was a close game for the first…

Did the New York Rangers solve Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1? It sure seemed like it in a resounding 6-2 win. But then again, it is just one game. The Lightning still hasn't lost back-to-back playoff games since being swept out of the playoffs in 2018. And Tampa Bay is still favored on the moneyline in Friday's game and…

Game one of the Eastern Conference Final kicks off tonight in New York City as the Rangers will host the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Rangers are coming off of yet another game seven win over the Hurricanes while the Lightning have been resting up after sweeping the Panthers in four games. Who's going to start the series off strong with a win tonight?…

WagerTalk NHL handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his thoughts on Wednesday's New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Eastern Conference Finals Game 1. The Lightning are riding a 6-game playoff winning streak including a 4-0 sweep of the Florida Panthers last round. Stay on top of the latest NHL updates direct from Las Vegas! Game 1 of the Stanley Cup…

New York's rebuild has come full circle. After a soul crushing home defeat in Game 7 of the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals, the Rangers' previous window of championship contention was slammed shut. Although the team qualified for the playoffs the following two seasons and even won a playoff round in 2017, the slow deterioration of a team that had…

One team wasn't supposed to make the playoffs, much less get this far. The other team was supposed to have had too big of a Stanley Cup hangover to get this far again. But here the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning are, in the NHL Eastern Conference finals. The Rangers became the first team in league history to win multiple series when down…

Against the odds - and the run of play - the New York Rangers are into the Eastern Conference Final. It's taken two Game 7's, five elimination-game wins and quite a bit of luck to get here, but that doesn't matter anymore. All that matters now is whether the Rangers can continue their run by upsetting the two-time defending Stanley Cup…

The NHL's final four is set. Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers open the Western Conference final Tuesday night against Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche, and the Tampa Bay Lightning continue their quest for a three-peat against Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference final, which begins Wednesday at Madison…

The Carolina Hurricanes (9-1-0) travel to meet the Tampa Bay Lightning (6-3-2) Tuesday at Amalie Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Hurricanes vs. Lightning odds and lines, and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets. The Hurricanes are looking to rebound after suffering their first loss of the regular season…

Andrei Vasilevsky knocked on the table loudly. It was roughly one year ago during the NHL Player Media Tour in Las Vegas when the big Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender did it, hoping the table was made of wood. He was speaking to a group of us, waxing poetic about the importance of health and how he felt it was a skill that an athlete needs to…

When it comes to goaltending, are the Tampa Bay Lightning up to something? When the 2022-23 season concluded, Andrei Vasilevskiy said he needed some time off, which made plenty of sense. Vasilevskiy's 483 games played (regular season and playoffs) leads all NHL netminders since the start of the 2016-17 season. Don't get me wrong: I admire the…