The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the New York Rangers for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals at Madison Square Garden on Friday, June 3, beginning at 8:00 PM ET. The Rangers are ahead in the series 1-0. The Lightning are favored (-123) against the Rangers (+103).
Lightning vs. Rangers Predictions
Lightning vs. Rangers Betting Odds
| Favorite | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning | -123 | 5.5 |
Lightning vs. Rangers Betting Trends
- The Lightning have gone 51-26 this season when favored on the moneyline.
- Tampa Bay is 48-21 when it has played with moneyline odds of -123 or shorter (69.6% win percentage).
- The Lightning have a 55.2% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this contest.
- The Lightning score the seventh-most goals in the league (285 total, 3.5 per game).
- The Lightning have conceded 228 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking sixth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
- The Rangers have been an underdog in 43 games this season, with 21 upset wins (48.8%).
- New York is 12-18 when it is underdogs of +103 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Rangers’ 250 goals on the season (3.0 per game) rank them 15th in the NHL.
- The Rangers concede just 2.5 goals per game (204 in total), the second-fewest in the NHL.
Lightning vs. Rangers Over/Under Trends
- A total of 55 Tampa Bay games this season have gone over Friday’s total of 5.5 goals.
- There have been 50 New York games with more than 5.5 goals this season.
- The over/under for this game (5.5) is 1.0 less than the combined scoring averages for the Lightning (3.48) and Rangers (3.05).
- These two teams concede 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 allowed
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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