Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers odds, tips and betting trends
The Tampa Bay Lightning (17-14-5) and Nikita Kucherov (24 goals and 34 assists) host the New York Rangers (24-9-1) and Artemi Panarin (20 goals and 26 assists) at Amalie Arena on Saturday, December 30 at 7:00 PM ET, airing on ESPN+, MSG 2, and BSSUN.
Tampa Bay fell in a 3-2 defeat at home its last time out on December 27 against the Florida Panthers.
New York played on the road its last time out on December 29, and fell 4-3 against the Florida Panthers.
As hockey matchups continue, prepare for the contest with what you need to know before Saturday’s game.
- Favorite: Lightning (-111)
- Underdog: Rangers (-110)
- Over/under: 6
- Tampa Bay has gone 10-8 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
- Through 18 games with moneyline odds lower than -111 this season, the Lightning have been victorious 10 times.
- The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 52.6% chance of winning this contest.
- Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 6 goals 24 of 36 times.
- In their last 10 games, the Lightning have gone 6-4-0 to earn 80.0% of the possible points.
- They have scored 32 goals over that span.
- Over on the defensive end, the Lightning have given up 28 goals (2.8 per game) over those 10 matchups.
- This season the Rangers have four wins in the seven games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- New York has seven games this season playing as an underdog by -110 or longer, and is 4-3 in those contests.
- The moneyline implies a 52.4% chance to win for the Rangers.
- In 58.8% of New York’s previous games this season (20/34), the teams combined to score over Saturday’s over/under of 6 goals.
- In their last 10 matchups, the Rangers have gone 6-4-0 to earn 80.0% of the possible points.
- They have totaled 34 goals during that span.
- Defensively, the Rangers have allowed 27 goals (2.7 per game) in those 10 outings.
- Game Day: Saturday, December 30, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
