Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/09/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Thursday, June 9, 2022

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Lightning -135, Rangers +115; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Lightning -130, Rangers +105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Lightning -130, Rangers +110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

 

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

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

 

Do not miss out on our expert handicapper analysis! Will Rogers is on a RUN of 26-13-1 L40 NHL PLAYOFFS! Make sure you check out his picks and many more from the expert handicappers featured in the Shop Picks section.

 

Tampa Bay Lightning:  8-2-0 last 10

New York Rangers:  6-4-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Lightning are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 110 points, a 51-23-8 record overall, and they were 24-15-2 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Rangers in game 2 while their 2 wins since then have come against the Rangers in game 3 and in their last game which was also game 4 of this series. They won that game at home 4-1. Patrick Maroon, Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, and Ondřej Palát each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov led the team in shots on net in that game with 4 each. Andrei Vasilevskiy was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 35 shots with 34 saves and a .971 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 Rangers are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 110 points, a 52-24-6 record overall, and they are 27-10-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Lightning in game 2 while their 2 losses since then have come against the Lightning in game 3 and in their last game which was also game 4 of this series. They lost that game on the road 4-1. Artemi Panarin scored the only goal for them in that one while Chris Kreider and Frank Vatrano both assisted. Jacob Trouba led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 30 shots with 27 saves and a .900 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 Rangers are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. They have not been playing their best in their last 2 games and they have allowed the Lightning to tie the series up 2-2 after almost taking a 3-0 series lead in game 3, but the Rangers have been much better at home this season and in these playoffs only losing 1 game there and they will bounce back in this game at home. Shesterkin has also been a better goalie when playing at home and this is a game where the rangers will need to dominate from the start. They did a good job in their last game getting shots on net as they outshot the Lightning but they did not get a lot of meaningful scoring chances but that will likely change here at home. The Rangers were all over the Lightning in their 2 games at home and this game should be no different. This has turned into a home series now and it is hard to see the Lightning winning in MSG with the way the Rangers have been playing there recently. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Lightning Rangers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, June 9, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Rangers 4 Lightning 2.

Don't miss our champion handicappers free picks and expert hockey picks today.  And if you enjoyed this Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers prediction, be sure to drop by every day for our weekly NHL predictions and previews.

 

 

Tampa Bay Lightning: 20-17 (-13.8 Units) ML off a home blowout win by 3 goals or more. 62-41 (-13.4 Units) ML after a 2 game unbeaten streak. 26-18 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders.

New York Rangers: 126-103 (+25 Units) ML in all games. 42-29 (+16.2 Units) ML after allowing 4 goals or more. 75-45 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders.

 

 

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

New York Rangers:  F. Chytil (C) Ques Thurs - Upper Body. R. Strome (C) Ques Thurs - Lower Body. K. Kinkaid (G) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. S. Blais (LW) out for season - Knee.

 

 

 

“We’ve progressively gotten better, and I think we took some more positive steps tonight. We had a bit of a layoff, and I think now we’re starting to find our game. Now, we just have to keep this going in New York.” - Jon Cooper after his team’s win against the Rangers in game 4 on Tuesday.

 

 

“They did a great job in the neutral zone. They collapsed pretty good in the ‘D’ zone. They blocked a lot of shots. They did the right things to win a hockey game." - Gerard Gallant after his team’s loss against the Lightning in game 4 on Tuesday.

 

 

 

LW Palat, Ondrej

C Stamkos, Steven

RW Kucherov, Nikita

LD Hedman, Victor

RD Rutta, Jan

G Vasilevskiy, Andrei

 

LW Kreider, Chris

C Zibanejad, Mika

RW Vatrano, Frank

LD Lindgren, Ryan

RD Fox, Adam

G Shesterkin, Igor

 

 

Points: S. Stamkos (106)

Goals: S. Stamkos (42)

Assists: V. Hedman (65)

GAA: B. Elliott (2.43)

 

Points: A. Panarin (96)

Goals: C. Kreider (52)

Assists: A. Panarin (74)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.07)

 

Coaches:

Tampa Bay Lightning: Jon Cooper (10th season)

New York Rangers: Gerard Gallant (1st season)