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Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers Preview & Picks – Lighting To Leave ‘Big Apple’ With NHL Win

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07 Apr 2025
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Leigh Copson 07 Apr 2025
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  • Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers picks for Monday, April 7
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    Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers Preview & Picks
  • Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Tampa Bay Lightning Form
  • New York Rangers Form

Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers Preview & Picks

Tampa Bay are tipped to get back to winning ways in New York.

The Lighting have been the more consistent team despite recent defeats, and they have won the last couple of meetings with the Rangers.

  • Tampa Bay Lighting are 4-2 in their last 6 games
  • New York Rangers are 3-6 in their previous 9 games
  • Tampa Bay Lightning are 2-0 in the last 2 meetings
  • The Under has cashed in 7 of the previous 10 meetings

Head To Head

  • New York Rangers lead the all-time series 61-51-14
  • Tampa Bay Lightning won 6-2 when the two teams last met on December 28

Tampa Bay Lightning Form

Tampa Bay head into the final game of this road trip looking to rebound after back-to-back defeats.

The Lightning enjoyed a decent run during the second half of March, as they won six times in eight games.

They ended the month on a three-game win streak, having beaten Pittsburgh 6-1, Utah 8-0 and the New York Islanders 5-3 at home, and extended that to four games in their April opener.

Tampa Bay beat the Islanders 4-1 on the road, but saw their run end during the next two games on the trip.

The Lighting suffered a 2-1 defeat in Ottawa, before heading to Buffalo for a 3-2 shootout loss at the hands of the Sabres.

New York Rangers Form

New York’s hopes of making the playoffs have suffered a setback over the past couple of weeks, with six defeats coming in their last nine games.

The Rangers’ underwhelming run began at home as they suffered three straight defeats, losing 3-1 to Edmonton, 2-1 to Calgary and 4-3 to Toronto.

They briefly stopped that skid with a 5-3 win over Vancouver, only to then lose 3-1 in Los Angeles and 5-4 in overtime at Anaheim.

New York rallied to beat San Jose 6-1 on the road and Minnesota 5-4 in overtime at home, but they failed to make it three-in-a-row.

The Rangers enter this matchup having been shut out in a 4-0 defeat to New Jersey over the weekend.

Verdict

Both teams lost last time out, but Tampa Bay give us more reasons for optimism.

The Lightning have been the more consistent team and have already downed the Rangers once this season.

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