The Tampa Bay Lightning (19-11-2) are home favorites (-162 moneyline odds to win) against the New York Rangers (16-17-1, +136 moneyline odds). The contest on Saturday begins at 7:00 PM ET from Amalie Arena on ESPN+.
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Lightning to win vs Rangers -162
Lightning vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Lightning (-162)
- Underdog: Rangers (+136)
- Over/under: 6
Lightning vs. Rangers Quick Facts
- Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6 goals in 19 of 32 games this season.
- So far this season, 50.0% of New York’s games (17/34) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.
- Saturday’s over/under is 0.8 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.8 goals per game.
- These two teams give up 5.8 goals per game combined, 0.2 fewer than this game’s over/under.
Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Lightning Season Stat Insights
- The Lightning net the third-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.9 per game for a total of 126 this season.
- On defense, Tampa Bay has been one of the best squads in NHL competition, allowing 89 total goals to rank third.
- With a +37 goal differential, they’re ranked second-best in the NHL.
- Tampa Bay’s 26 power-play goals this season (on 96 chances) are the seventh-most in the NHL.
- The Lightning have the league’s third-best power-play conversion rate at 27.08%.
- Tampa Bay has scored a total of five shorthanded goals this season.
- The Lightning have the league’s 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 80.22%.
- The Lightning win 51.2% of their faceoffs (14th in the NHL).
- Tampa Bay’s 14% shooting percentage leads the league.
- The Lightning’s players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 16.4 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Moneyline
- Tampa Bay has gone 14-6 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
- In 10 games with shorter than -162 moneyline odds this season, the Lightning have been victorious in five.
- Looking at the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 61.8% chance of winning this contest.
Lightning Leaders
- Nikita Kucherov: 15 goals and 34 assists
- Brandon Hagel: 16 goals and 23 assists
- Brayden Point: 22 goals and 17 assists
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: 15-10-1 record, .910 save percentage, 61 goals allowed
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Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Rangers Season Stats Insights
- The Rangers’ 96 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 26th in the league.
- New York’s 102 total goals given up (three per game) rank 14th in the league.
- Their -6 goal differential ranks 17th in the league.
- New York has put up 17 power-play goals this season (on 91 chances). That ranks 23rd in the NHL.
- The Rangers have the league’s 21st-ranked power-play conversion rate of 18.68%.
- New York has scored four shorthanded goals this season (fourth among all NHL teams).
- The 85.32% penalty-kill percentage the Rangers have amassed is the league’s fourth-best rate.
- The Rangers have the league’s second-best faceoff win rate (54.3%).
- New York’s collective 9.6% shooting percentage ranks 27th in the league.
- The Rangers have not had a shutout victory yet this season.
Rangers Moneyline Insights
- The Rangers have been made the underdog nine times this season, and upset their opponent twice.
- New York has three games this season playing as the underdog by +136 or longer, and is 1-2 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 42.4% chance for the Rangers to win.
Rangers Leaders
- Artemi Panarin: 15 goals and 21 assists
- Adam Fox: one goal and 25 assists
- Will Cuylle: 11 goals and 13 assists
- Igor Shesterkin: 11-13-1 record, .912 save percentage, 69 goals conceded
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