The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning take the ice at Madison Square Garden in the NHL opener on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:30 PM ET. The game airs on ESPN, ESPN+, and TVAS.
As the action begins for the beginning of the NHL season, here is what you need to prepare for Tuesday’s action.
New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-118)
- Underdog: Lightning (-102)
- Over/under: 5.5
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Rangers Stats and Trends
- The Rangers were a moneyline favorite 57 times last season, and went 41-16 in those games.
- New York had a 38-15 record (winning 71.7% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -118 or shorter.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rangers have an implied win probability of 54.1%.
- In 46 of 102 games last season, New York and its opponent combined to finish above 5.5 goals.
- The Rangers’ 250 total goals (3.0 per game) made them the 15th-ranked scoring team in the league last season.
- The Rangers allowed 204 total goals (just 2.5 per game), ranking second in league play for the fewest goals against.
- The 55 power-play goals the Rangers put up last season were ninth-best in the NHL (on 218 power-play chances).
Lightning Stats and Trends
- Last season the Lightning had 10 wins in the 23 games in which they were an underdog.
- Tampa Bay went 8-8 last season when oddsmakers made them underdogs of -102 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Lightning have a 50.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- Tampa Bay combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 56 of 105 games last season.
- The Lightning were seventh in the league in scoring last season (285 goals, 3.5 per game).
- The Lightning’s total of 228 goals conceded (2.8 per game) was sixth in the NHL.
- The Lightning had 63 power-play goals (fourth-most in NHL) on 260 chances.
Rangers vs. Lightning Game Info and Start Time
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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