Rangers vs. Lightning betting preview

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Saturday’s NHL schedule features an expected competitive contest between the New York Rangers (13-11-2) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (15-7-2) at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The Rangers are -115 on the moneyline to win against the Lightning (-105) in the game, which starts at 2 p.m. ET on NHL Network.

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Rangers to win vs Lightning -115

Bet $20, Payout $37.39

Rangers vs. Lightning Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Rangers (-115)
  • Underdog: Lightning (-105)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Rangers vs. Lightning Quick Facts

  • New York has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in eight of 26 games this season.
  • In 41.7% of Tampa Bay’s previous games this season (10/24), the teams combined to score over Saturday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
  • Saturday’s over/under is 0.5 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.0 for these two teams.
  • These two teams give up 5.2 goals per game combined, 1.2 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Rangers Season Stat Insights

  • The Rangers are ranked 23rd in the NHL with 70 goals this season, an average of 2.7 per contest.
  • New York has conceded the eighth-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 67 (2.6 per game).
  • The team is ranked 11th in goal differential at +3.
  • New York has put up 13 power-play goals on 59 chances this season, to rank 19th in the league.
  • The Rangers’ 22.03% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 13th in the league.
  • New York’s offense has netted two shorthanded goals this season (11th among all squads).
  • The Rangers rank 18th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 80.26%.
  • The Rangers’ players win 53.6% of their faceoffs to rank fourth in the NHL.
  • New York converts 10.3% of its shots, ranking 23rd in the NHL.
  • The Rangers have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 25.8 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.

Rangers Moneyline

  • In 14 games as the moneyline favorite this season, New York has won eight of those games.
  • The Rangers have been victorious in eight of the 14 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -115.
  • Based on the moneyline odds, New York has a 53.5% chance of winning this contest.

Rangers Leaders

  • Artemi Panarin: eight goals and 18 assists
  • Adam Fox: three goals and 22 assists
  • Mika Zibanejad: nine goals and nine assists
  • Igor Shesterkin: 10-8-2 record, .911 save percentage, 49 goals given up

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Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stats Insights

  • The Lightning have scored the sixth-most goals (80 goals, 3.3 per game) in the NHL.
  • Tampa Bay is one of the toughest defensive squads in the NHL this season, conceding 64 goals (2.7 per game) to rank fourth.
  • They have a +16 goal differential, which is fourth-best in the league.
  • Tampa Bay has recorded 12 power-play goals this season (20th in the NHL) on 75 chances.
  • The Lightning’s power-play conversion rate (16%) ranks 23rd in the league.
  • Tampa Bay has recorded two shorthanded goals.
  • The 88.46% penalty-kill percentage the Lightning have put totgether is the league’s best rate.
  • The Lightning have the 30th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (45.8%).
  • Tampa Bay’s collective 12.8% shooting percentage ranks third in the league.
  • The Lightning have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Lightning Moneyline Insights

  • The Lightning have claimed an upset victory in four of the seven games they have played while the underdog this season.
  • Tampa Bay has gone 4-3 when bookmakers have made them underdogs of -105 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline implies a 51.2% chance of victory for the Lightning.

Lightning Leaders

  • Nikita Kucherov: 11 goals and 18 assists
  • Jake Guentzel: 13 goals and 13 assists
  • Brandon Hagel: 13 goals and 12 assists
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy: 11-5-2 record, .917 save percentage, 41 goals allowed
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