New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 6/5/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Sunday, June 5, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (+132) Lightning (-159)

Amalie Arena is where the Tampa Bay Lightning will go up against the New York Rangers on Sunday in Game 3 of their series. New York leads 2-0. The moneyline on this matchup has the Rangers at +132 and the Lightning are sitting at -159. The over/under is 6.

The Rangers will head into Game 3 feeling good after earning a 3-2 victory over the Lightning in Game 2. The Rangers offense didn't overly impress in the win. For the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 out of the 28 shots they launched. Moreover, they had 4 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. New York accounted for 8 minutes in the box for this contest.

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New York Rangers opponents have 226 power play opportunities (19th in pro hockey) and have scored 40 goals in those chances. The Rangers have had 2,528 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .919. New York has taken 2,392 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.5%. While at even strength, the Rangers let the opposition score 164 goals while notching 195 themselves. New York comes into the game with 218 power play opportunities and they have added 55 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 25.23%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 110 points and their points percentage comes in at .671. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the New York Rangers have racked up 250 goals (16th in hockey) on the year and have given up 204.

The man in goal for this game is Igor Shesterkin. Over the course of his career, Shesterkin has tallied 67 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .705. His save percentage currently is .928 for his 5,662 mins on the ice. Shesterkin has had 3,033 shots taken against him and has amassed 2,815 total saves. Opponents have notched 218 goals against Shesterkin in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.31. He has earned a mark of 62-29-7 and he was named the starter in 95 games. Shesterkin has been in net for 100 matchups over the course of his pro hockey career.

In Game 2 Tampa had 1 chance on the power play in this game and tallied 1 goal on that try. The Lightning recorded 2 goals of the 31 shots on goal they pursued.

The Lightning have earned 223 goals at even strength and 62 goals (6th in the NHL) while on the power play. Tampa Bay has put up 2,535 shots (17th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.24%, while allowing the opposition 2,441 shots. This season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 285 goals, 110 points, and a points percentage of .671. They have a tally of 259 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 23.94%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.56% on the other teams 252 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.7%. They have permitted 228 goals to be scored by way of 179 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they had less men on the ice.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Andrei Vasilevskiy in the crease. Teams are averaging 2.50 goals per contest and he has given up 892 goals overall. Vasilevskiy's quality start rate comes out to 57.2% and he has qualified for 203 quality starts in his NHL career. He has made the start in 355 games and has played for a total of 21,390 minutes. Vasilevskiy has earned a career mark of 229-101-24 and has played in 365 contests. He is sitting with 10,147 saves out of the 11,039 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .919.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take New York (+132)

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