The Tampa Bay Lightning will be the home favorites on the NHL moneyline for Tuesday night as they play host to the New York Rangers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final with a chance to close out the best-of-seven playoff series.
Tampa Bay grabbed a 3-2 lead in the series on Sunday with a 2-0 road victory at Madison Square Garden as an NHL betting underdog in an UNDER result on the totals. The OVER, though, has gone 7-3 in the past 10 games between the two teams.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
NHL Hockey odds makers at Sportsbook had the Tampa Bay Lightning as 135 moneyline underdogs in this betting matchup. Those over under betting saw the line open at 5 at Sportsbook.
Odds Shark score prediction models pick a 2.9-2.6 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
This season the Tampa Bay Lightning are 61-31-8 overall while the New York Rangers are 63-28-8. As for the totals, Tampa Bay is 51-46-3 on the OU, and New York is 44-45-10. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Tampa Bay vs New York injuries news.
According to new NHL Power Rankings here at Odds Shark, it's the No. 2-ranked Tampa Bay Lightning and the No. 16-rated New York Rangers in this matchup.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up the Tampa Bay Lightning No. 2-ranked offense (3.12 goals per game) against a New York Rangers defense that ranks No. 1 at 2.3 goals per game allowed. The Lightning Sportsbook has clicked at a 19.37% rate while the Rangers have a 83.69% rate on the penalty kill.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 2-0 Sportsbook on the road against the Rangers. Bettors on Tampa Bay at +136 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Next Betting Matchups
New York home to Tampa Bay, Friday, May 29th