The OVER has now paid off for totals bettors in six of the last eight games between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers as those two teams hit the ice together in Game 4 of the NHL's Eastern Conference final on Friday night.
Tampa Bay grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series on Wednesday night with a 6-5 overtime victory on a Nikita Kucherov goal in an easy OVER result for bettors. The Lightning are 6-1 in their last seven against the Rangers.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had the Tampa Bay Lightning as -110 moneyline in this particular NHL betting matchup earlier. The over under total, meanwhile, was set early at 5 before betting started to move the line at Sportsbook.
Odds Shark score prediction models pick a 3.2-2.8 result in favor of the Lightning today. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.
New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 60-30-8 so far on the season. The New York Rangers, meanwhile, are 62-27-8. OVER/UNDER betting fans have seen Tampa Bay go 50-45-3 and the Rangers go 43-44-10 on the totals. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Tampa Bay vs New York injuries news.
It's an NHL hockey betting matchup between the No. 2-rated Tampa Bay Lightning and the No. 16-ranked New York Rangers, according to the latest NHL power poll here at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up the Tampa Bay Lightning No. 2-ranked offense (3.15 goals per game) against a New York Rangers defense that ranks No. 2 at 2.32 goals per game allowed. The Lightning Sportsbook has clicked at a 19.48% rate while the Rangers have a 83.64% rate on the penalty kill.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
New York was a 6-5 loser in its last match on the road against the Lightning. They lost as +119 underdogs, while the total score of 11 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.
Next Betting Matchups
New York home to Tampa Bay, Sunday, May 24th