The Tampa Bay Lightning (47-26-8) are slightly favored when they visit the New York Rangers (38-36-7) on Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Lightning are -112 on the moneyline to win, while the Rangers have -108 moneyline odds.

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Lightning vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-112)
• Underdog: Rangers (-108)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Rangers Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 35 of 81 games this season.
• New York has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 37 of 81 games this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.7, is 0.2 more than Thursday’s over/under.
• These two teams concede 5.8 goals per game combined, 0.7 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning are the top-scoring squad in the league with an average of 3.6 goals per game, resulting in 292 this season.
• Tampa Bay has conceded the third-fewest goals in league action this season, 212 (2.6 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is second-best in the league at +80.
• Tampa Bay’s 60 power-play goals this season are the fifth-most in the NHL (on 229 chances).
• The Lightning’s 26.2% power-play conversion rate ranks fifth-best in the NHL this season.
• Tampa Bay has scored a total of 11 shorthanded goals this season.
• The Lightning’s 81.46% penalty-kill success rate is currently seventh-best in the league.
• The Lightning win 50.1% of their faceoffs (16th in the NHL).
• Tampa Bay converts 12.6% of its shots, ranking second in the NHL.
• The Lightning have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 17.8 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Through 61 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 41 of those games.
• In 61 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -112, the Lightning have 41 wins.
• Based on the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 52.8% chance of winning this contest.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 37 goals and 83 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 35 goals and 55 assists
• Brayden Point: 42 goals and 40 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 38-20-5 record, .921 save percentage, 136 goals conceded

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Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Rangers Season Stats Insights

• The Rangers’ 251 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 12th in the NHL.
• New York’s 255 total goals conceded (3.2 per game) rank 20th in the NHL.
• Their 15th-ranked goal differential is -4.
• New York has put up 37 power-play goals this season (26th in the NHL) on 209 chances.
• The Rangers have the league’s 27th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 17.7%.
• New York has scored 17 shorthanded goals this season (most in NHL).
• The 80.08% of opponent power plays the Rangers kill is the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Rangers win 53.5% of their faceoffs. That’s the second-best figure in the NHL.
• New York’s collective 10.8% shooting percentage ranks 16th in the league.
• The Rangers have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Rangers Moneyline Insights

• The Rangers have been listed as the underdog 28 times this season, and upset their opponent seven times.
• New York has 28 games this season playing as an underdog by -108 or longer, and is 7-21 in those contests.
• The moneyline implies a 51.9% chance of victory for the Rangers.

Rangers Leaders

• Artemi Panarin: 37 goals and 51 assists
• Jonathan Tanner Miller: 22 goals and 47 assists
• Adam Fox: 10 goals and 51 assists
• Igor Shesterkin: 26-29-5 record, .903 save percentage, 167 goals conceded