![]() ![]() They outperformed expectations, beating Vasilevskiy much more than anticipated. And on the other end of the ice, they found more success with their own attempts.īetween their shot generation, and pre-shot movement, the Rangers generated 4.44 expected goals at five-on-five through the first two games of this series. While New York has been the better team at connecting passes to the slot throughout the series, the Lightning did their best to limit as much puck movement in the offensive zone which is something the Rangers thrive off of. What also hurt the Rangers in their three losses was a dip in their pass completion rate. The team had a clear advantage in odd-man rushes 12-5 on home ice. That helped contribute to New York’s edge in goals, 2-1, off the rush from the slot. Of their 48 five-on-five entries, 70.8 per cent had a successful play to follow, and over 29 percent of entries led to a scoring chance. The Lightning may have had more controlled entries in Games 1 and 2, but the Rangers generated more off their plays in transition. One of the biggest differences in this series, from the games the Rangers took to the Lightning’s wins, is play in transition. And even when play returned to Madison Square Garden in Game 5, the Lightning still managed to get those players out a lot against the Rangers’ top line. ![]() What helped in Games 3 and 4 was the Lightning having home ice advantage, which allowed them to put Anthony Cirelli, their best shutdown centre, against Mika Zibanejad as much as possible that line plus Erik Cernak and Ryan McDonagh really helped stifle one of New York’s biggest threats. But over the next three, their opponent caught up. The Rangers have been outshot by opponents in 35 games, going 20-6-9 to register 49 points.It helped that the Rangers were better at intercepting plays in the two tilts they won, and prevented the Bolts from gaining possession more.In games when it has outshot its opponent, New York is 25-14-2 (52 points).In the 31 games when New York has scored a lone power-play goal, it registered 48 points after finishing 23-6-2.The Rangers have scored more than two goals in 45 games (39-5-1, 79 points).New York has scored two goals in 19 games this season (4-6-9 record, 17 points).In the 11 games this season the Rangers registered just one goal, they went 2-8-1 (five points).In the 28 games New York has played that were decided by one goal, it has an 11-8-9 record (good for 31 points).The Rangers are 45-21-11 overall and 10-11-21 in overtime matchups.Computer Predicted Spread: Rangers (-1.4)Ĭheck out the latest odds for this game and place your bets with DraftKings.Our projections model for this game predicts a final score of Rangers 4, Lightning 2. Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will come out on top in Wednesday's hockey action. On the power play, 28 opportunities have resulted in five goals (17.9% conversion rate). They have scored 39 goals while conceding 18 in that time. The Rangers have recorded a 7-2-1 record over their past 10 contests. The New York Rangers (45-21-11) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (45-26-6), who have won three straight, on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30 PM ET on TNT and TVAS. ![]()
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