New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning odds, tips and betting trends
Two teams in the top half of the Eastern Conference standings square off when the New York Rangers (45-21-11, fifth in conference) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (45-26-6, sixth) at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET.
New York claimed a 5-2 road victory against the Washington Capitals its last time out on April 2.
In its last game on April 1, Tampa Bay earned a 5-0 home victory against the New York Islanders.
Ahead of this showdown, here’s what you need to get ready for Wednesday’s action.
New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-124)
- Underdog: Lightning (+104)
- Over/under: 5.5
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- In 53 games as the moneyline favorite this season, New York has won 33 of those games.
- The Rangers have a record of 31-17 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -124.
- New York has a 55.4% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.
- New York and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 40 of 77 matches (51.9%) so far this season.
- In the last 10 games, the Rangers have gone 7-2-1 (80.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 3.9 goals-per-game average (39 total) during that stretch.
- Defensively, the Rangers have allowed 18 goals (1.8 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- This season the Lightning have six wins in the 16 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Tampa Bay has nine games this season playing as an underdog by +104 or longer, and is 3-6 in those contests.
- The win probability for the Lightning, implied from the moneyline, is 49.0%.
- Tampa Bay’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 49 of 77 chances this season.
- In their past 10 matchups, the Lightning have gone 6-4-0 to earn 80.0% of the possible points.
- They are scoring at a 3.3 goals-per-game average (33 total) over that time.
- On the defensive end, the Lightning have given up 2.3 goals per game (23 total) over those 10 matchups.
