Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Prediction, 4/7/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers

Date: Monday, April 7, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-275) Rangers (+220)

Madison Square Garden is where the New York Rangers (36-32-7) will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (44-26-5) on Monday. The line on this matchup has Tampa Bay at -275 and New York is at +220. The total has been set at 6.5.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 2-1 defeat to the Senators their last time on the ice. Tampa Bay compiled 6 minutes in the box in this outing. The Lightning had a below average offensive outing in the loss. They also had 3 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. In the outing, they scored on 1 out of the 32 shots they put on goal.

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While playing at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 162 goals while having 214 when they are on offense. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have earned 190 power play tries (24th in the NHL) and have racked up 34 goals in those attempts. Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 267 goals (2nd in the league) over the course of the season and have surrendered 196. Tampa Bay has tried 2,156 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 12.4%. For the current season, they have tallied 93 points and their points percentage sits at .620. The Lightning so far have had 2,106 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .907. Tampa Bay has tallied 211 power play chances and they have added 53 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 25.12%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. The opposition has notched 1,325 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.82. Vasilevskiy has played in 536 games during his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .917 in his 28,194 mins on the ice. He has an overall record of 329-163-33 and he has gotten the start in 526 games. In his career, Vasilevskiy has 304 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .578. Vasilevskiy has had 15,987 shots taken against him and has recorded 14,662 saves.

When they took the ice last, New York faced the Wild in a matchup where the Rangers got the win by a final of 5-4. The Rangers converted 5 goals of the 39 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 power play opportunities in this outing but weren't able to score a goal.

On the campaign, the New York Rangers have tallied 228 goals, 79 points, in addition to a points percentage of .527. They have allowed 226 goals to be scored by way of 185 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they were shorthanded. The Rangers have 194 goals at even strength and 34 goals (26th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 196 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 17.35%. New York has taken 2,140 shots (15th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.65%, while allowing the other team 2,251 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 81.70% on their oppositions 224 power play tries, and their save percentage is currently 90.0%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Igor Shesterkin in goal. He has a tally of 7,317 saves out of the 7,973 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .918. Shesterkin has accrued a career mark of 160-85-22 and has been in goal for 269 games. He got the starting nod in 264 contests and has played for a total of 12,561 mins. Shesterkin's percentage of quality starts comes out to 62.9% and he has made 166 quality starting assignments in his pro career. His opposition is averaging 3.13 goals per game and he has surrendered 656 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-275)

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