The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the New York Rangers for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals on Thursday, June 9, with the puck dropping at 8:00 PM ET. The series is tied 2-2. The Lightning are the favorite, with -129 odds on the moneyline, in this matchup against the Rangers, who have +108 moneyline odds.
Lightning vs. Rangers Predictions
Lightning vs. Rangers Betting Odds
| Favorite | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning | -129 | 5.5 |
Lightning vs. Rangers Betting Trends
- The Lightning have won 65.4% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (53-28).
- Tampa Bay is 46-20 (victorious in 69.7% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -129 or shorter.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Lightning have an implied probability of 56.3% to win.
- The Lightning’s 285 total goals (3.5 per game) make them the seventh-best scoring team in the NHL.
- Defensively, the Lightning have been one of the stingiest squads in league action, giving up 228 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank sixth.
- The Rangers have been listed as the underdog 47 times this season, and upset their opponent 23 times.
- New York has 32 games this season playing as the underdog by +108 or longer, and is 12-20 in those contests.
- The Rangers have 250 goals this season (3.0 per game), 15th in the league.
- The Rangers’ total of 204 goals conceded (only 2.5 per game) is second in the league.
Lightning vs. Rangers Over/Under Trends
- A total of 55 Tampa Bay games this season have gone over Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
- This season, 50 of New York’s games have featured more than 5.5 goals.
- These two teams combine for 6.5 goals per game, 1.03 more than the total for this contest.
- These two teams allow a combined 5.3 goals per game, 0.2 less than this one’s over/under.
Lightning Team Leaders
- Steven Stamkos: 42 goals and 64 assists
- Victor Hedman: 20 goals and 66 assists
- Nikita Kucherov: 25 goals and 44 assists
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: 39-18-5 record, .916 save percentage, 156 goals conceded
Rangers Team Leaders
- Artemi Panarin: 22 goals and 74 assists
- Mika Zibanejad: 30 goals and 52 assists
- Chris Kreider: 52 goals and 25 assists
- Igor Shesterkin: 36-13-4 record, .935 save percentage, 106 goals given up
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