New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning 12/29/2022 Picks

New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning 12/29/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The New York Rangers will visit Amalie Arena in Tampa to face off with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

New York just split their short two-game home contests following a 0-4 shutout loss at home to the Washington Capitals last game out.

The Rangers enter this duel on the ice after winning 19 wins after losing two of the last three including a 0-4 loss versus the Capitals.

Goaltender Igor Shesterkin struggled at the goal after relinquishing three goals on 29 shots with a .897 save percentage in the loss.

The NY Rangers have been above average on the offense with 3.19 goals and 32.4 shots per outing while their defense controlled the scoring of their rivals with just an average of 2.75 goals per match.

Artemi Panarin put sparks on the offense of the Rangers with 41 points on the season with a team-leading 32 assists. Chris Kreider scored a total of 16 goals on 112 shots made in leading New York.

The NY Rangers are 8-2 straight up in their last 10 matches and 1-4 SU in their last 5 contests played versus Tampa Bay.

The NY Rangers are 5-1 straight up in their last 6 road games and 2-6 SU in their last 8 outings when playing on the road against the Lightning.

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New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Predictions 12/29/2022

The Tampa Bay Lightning will continue a homestand and look for their second straight win by hosting The New York Rangers on Thursday evening.

Tampa Bay won seven of their last ten including a 4-1 home win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night that snapped a two-game losing streak.

The Lightning held the Canadiens scoreless in the first two periods and allowed Montreal to score just one goal on the way to their three-point victory last time out.

Center Brayden Point led the offense for Tampa Bay with two goals scored while Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy defended 25 shots tried against him for a save percentage of .962 in the victory.

The Tampa Bay Lightning recorded an average of 3.59 goals on 31.4 shots per match as one of the better offensive teams in the league.

Nikita Kucherov led the offense for Tampa Bay with a team-high 49 points on the season and was also the top setter for the Lightning with 36 assists. Center Brayden Point led Tampa Bay with seventeen goals scored on 97 shots for the season.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of the Lightning’s last 5 contests and Tampa Bay is 6-2 straight up in its last 8 matches played.

The totals went UNDER in 6 of the Lightning’s last 6 games played versus the NY Rangers and Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 home outings.

New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning. The NHL Pick for this contest is Tampa Bay -152. These teams are playing good hockey on the season but the Lightning played better over the Rangers.

Tampa Bay will snatch their second straight win against the underdog New York team. The Lightning will feature their potent offense to dominate this match-up at home on Thursday night.

Prediction: Tampa Bay Lightning will win 3-1.

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