Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Prediction, 10/11/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers

Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+105) Rangers (-125)

The New York Rangers will compete against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Lightning at +105 and the Rangers are at -125. The over/under is 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 2-1 defeat to the Avalanche in their previous game. Tampa Bay accumulated 2 mins in the box in this matchup. The Lightning had a below average offensive performance in the defeat. Furthermore, they had 1 power play chance but weren't able to net one. In the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 1 out of the 23 shots they put on net.

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With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning tallied 285 goals (7th in professional hockey) over the course of the prior season surrendered 228. For the year, they earned 110 points and their points % was .671. Tampa Bay accounted for 259 power play chances and notched 62 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 23.94%. While playing at even strength, the Lightning allowed 179 goals while notching 223. Tampa Bay took 2,535 shots and had a shot percentage of 11.2%. The Lightning had 2,441 shots tried against them and held a save percentage of .907. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents had 252 power play opportunities (8th in the league) and racked up 49 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has been in goal for 365 contests throughout his hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 229-101-24 and was named the starter in 355 games. The opposition has scored 892 goals against Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.50. Vasilevskiy has seen 11,039 shots against him and has garnered 10,147 total saves. He has a save percentage of .919 in his 21,390 minutes in the crease. In his career, Vasilevskiy has compiled 203 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .572.

In their last contest, New York faced off against the Lightning in a game where the Rangers went home in defeat by a mark of 2-1. The Rangers netted 1 goal of the 21 shots on goal they took. They had 2 power play opportunities in this outing and recorded 1 goal out of those attempts.

Last season, the New York Rangers earned 250 goals, 110 points, and a points percentage of .671. They permitted 204 goals to be scored by way of 164 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they were shorthanded. The Rangers had 195 goals at even strength and 55 goals (9th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They had a tally of 218 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 25.23%. New York took 2,392 shots (28th in professional hockey) and had a shot percentage of 10.45%, while allowing their opponent 2,528 shots. They had a penalty kill percentage of 82.30% on the other team's 226 chances on the power play, and their save percentage was at 91.9%.

Across the ice you are going to see Igor Shesterkin in the crease. Shesterkin has a lifetime mark of 62-29-7 and has played in 100 games. Shesterkin's quality start rate is 70.5% and he has accumulated 67 quality starts in his career. He has accrued 2,815 saves out of the 3,033 shots tried, giving him a rate of .928. His opposition is averaging 2.31 goals per contest and he has allowed 218 goals overall. He has been a starter 95 games and has played 5,662 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+105)

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