New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction NHL Picks 12/28/24

The New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet Saturday in NHL action from the Amalie Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning prediction.

New York Rangers Recap

The New York Rangers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 5-0 loss at the hands of New Jersey last time out. After this game, the Rangers will continue in the state of Florida to take on the Florida Panthers.

Rangers Looking To Right The Ship

Artemi Panarin has a team-high 37 points with 15 goals and 22 assists while Alexis Lafreniere has 21 points with 9 goals and 12 assists on the year. Adam Fox has 25 assists while Mika Zibanejad has 21 points with 6 goals and 15 assists and Will Cuylle’s added 24 points with 11 goals and 13 assists. In goal for the Rangers, Igor Shesterkin is 11-13-1 with a 2.91 GAA and a .913 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 5-4 with a 2.73 GAA and a .907 save percentage this season.

Why the New York Rangers will win

• The Rangers have won each of their last five road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Lightning have lost eight of their last 12 games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Rangers have covered the puck line in 12 of their last 13 games as road underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.

Tampa Bay Lightning Recap

The Tampa Bay Lightning come into this game looking to build on their 4-0 win over Florida last time out. After this game, the Bolts will welcome the Montreal Canadiens to town.

Lightning Looking To Build Momentum

Nikita Kucherov leads the Bolts with 50 points including a team-high 15 goals and 35 assists while Brandon Hagel has 39 points with 16 goals and 23 assists and Anthony Cirelli has 30 points of his own with 17 assists. Brayden Point has 39 points with 22 goals and 17 assists while Victor Hedman has 28 points with 24 assists. Jake Guentzel also has 35 points with 19 goals and 16 assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy has gone 15-10-1 with a 2.41 GAA and a .911 save percentage while Jonas Johansson has gone 4-1-1 with a 3.25 GAA and a .902 save percentage on the year in goal for Tampa Bay.

Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win

• The Lightning have won each of their last six games as favorites.
• The Rangers have lost five of their last six games.
• The Lightning have covered the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites.
• The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games.

Rangers vs. Lightning Prediction

I’m on the Lightning here. The Lightning are just playing the better hockey and I can’t figure out why the Rangers are struggling as mightily as they are right now. The Rangers just can’t find the back of the net, and the Lightning are not a team you want to be in poor form against. I think that the Lightning get the better of the Rangers here so give me Tampa Bay at home.