New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/11/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, June 11, 2022

Venue:  Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Rangers +155, Lightning -180; Over/Under:  5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Rangers +155, Lightning -180; Over/Under:  5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Rangers +150, Lightning -185; Over/Under:  5 goals

 

New York Rangers:  52-24-6 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

Tampa Bay Lightning:  51-23-8 (3rd place, Atlantic Division)

 

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New York Rangers:  6-4-0 last 10

Tampa Bay Lightning:  8-2-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 110 points, a 52-24-6 record overall, and they are 25-14-2 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Lightning in game 2 of this series while their 3 losses since then have come against the Lightning in game 3, game 4, and in their last game which was also game 5 of this series. They lost that game at home 3-1. Ryan Lindgren scored the only goal for them in that game and the goal was unassisted. Ryan Lindgren, Artemi Panarin, and Jacob Trouba led the team in shots on net in that game with 3 each. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 26 shots with 24 saves and a .923 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 254 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 207 goals against them allowing 2.5 goals per game. 

 

 

 

The Lightning are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 110 points, a 51-23-8 record overall, and they were 27-8-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Rangers in game 2 of this series while their 3 wins since then have come against the Rangers in game 3, game 4, and in their last game which was also game 5 of this series. They won that game on the road 3-1. Mikhail Sergachev, Brandon Hagel, and Ondřej Palát each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Ondřej Palát led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Andrei Vasilevskiy was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 25 shots with 24 saves and a .960 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 287 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 233 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.  

 

 

The Lightning are coming into this game as a big favorite with the current betting odds. They have won the last 3 games of this series, coming back from down 2-0 to now leading the series 3-2 going back home for this next game. The Rangers have been playing very well up to this point but all the long 7 game series have started to catch up to them and recently they have looked slower on the ice and are getting more injured as the series goes on. The Lightning got off to a slow start in this series but they have turned something on in the last few games starting to score more while the Rangers continue to struggle in that department. Even Vasilevskiy has turned it on and is playing much better recently than early in this series. The Lightning are almost back in the finals for the 3rd straight season and it looks like there is no stopping them the way they have been playing recently. The best bet here is on the Lightning to win this game.

 

Rangers Lightning Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, June 11, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Lightning 4 Rangers 1.

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New York Rangers: 126-104 (+24 Units) ML in all games. 25-21 (+7.4 Units) ML in a road game where the total is 5.5. 31-15 UNDER in a road game where the total is 5.5.

Tampa Bay Lightning: 105-66 (-9.4 Units) ML off a win or tie in their previous game. 12-6 UNDER in a home game where the total is 5.5. 19-7 UNDER when leading in a playoff series.

 

 

New York Rangers:  K. Kinkaid (G) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. S. Blais (LW) out for season - Knee. 

Tampa Bay Lightning:  B. Point (C) Ques Sun - Lower Body. B. Seabrook (D) out for season - Shoulder.

 

 

 

“It seems like we play our best hockey when our backs are against the wall. We’ve just got to go to Tampa and win a game. Take it one game at a time and just draw from those past experiences and go play our best hockey.” - Ryan Lindgren after their loss against the Lightning in game 5 on Thursday.

 

 

“We haven’t won the series, it’s just 3-2. The Rangers — any team — has proven they can wipe that out. We’re the first ones with our eyes wide open. knowing that can happen. We’ll see how this goes.” - Jon Cooper after his team’s win against the Rangers in game 5 on Thursday.

 

 

 

LW Kreider, Chris

C Zibanejad, Mika

RW Vatrano, Frank

LD Lindgren, Ryan

RD Fox, Adam

G Shesterkin, Igor

 

LW Palat, Ondrej

C Stamkos, Steven

RW Kucherov, Nikita

LD Hedman, Victor

RD Rutta, Jan

G Vasilevskiy, Andrei

 

 

Points: A. Panarin (96)

Goals: C. Kreider (52)

Assists: A. Panarin (74)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.07)

 

Points: S. Stamkos (106)

Goals: S. Stamkos (42)

Assists: V. Hedman (65)

GAA: B. Elliott (2.43)

 

Coaches:

New York Rangers: Gerard Gallant (1st season)

Tampa Bay Lightning: Jon Cooper (10th season)