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NHL Prop Bets: Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers (April 15, 2026)

The New York Rangers (33-39-9) face the Tampa Bay Lightning (50-25-6) at Benchmark International Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Wednesday's matchup.

  • The Rangers have a 42-39 Puck Line record this season, while the Lightning hold a record of 38-43.
  • The Rangers have a 35-43-3 O/U record this season (meaning 35 games have gone over the total points line, 43 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Lightning have a 40-35-6 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Rangers are averaging 2.85 goals per game this season (23rd in the league). Comparatively, the Lightning are averaging +0.7 more at 3.51 goals (4th).
  • Defensively, the Rangers are giving up 3.05 goals per game this season (T15th in the league), while the Lightning are giving up an average of 2.78 goals (3rd).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, NY Rangers is averaging 25.2 shots per game this season (30th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Tampa Bay is allowing its opposition 26.8 shots per game (8th).
  • Flipping that script, the Rangers are allowing 28.8 shots per game (21st in the NHL), while the Lightning are averaging 28.1 shots (16th).

Power Play

  • NY Rangers holds a power play percentage of 24.5%, ranking 6th in the league this season, while Tampa Bay sits 16th with 21.0% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Rangers have a penalty kill rate of 79.7% (ranked 16th), compared to the Lightning at 82.7% (3rd).

P1 Result

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    NY Rangers 22-32-27 8-19-14 14-13-13 2-3-5
    Tampa Bay 30-28-23 13-14-13 17-14-10 0-3-7

To Go To Overtime

  • The Rangers have played in 18 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Lightning have appeared in 16.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Rangers have played in 4 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Lightning have appeared in 6.

Last Time They Met

Tampa Bay recorded a 1-4 victory over NY Rangers at Madison Square Garden when these teams last met on November 29. Darren Raddysh led the way to that result, recording 3 assists.