Tampa Bay visits New York in Eastern Conference action

By Canadian Press on April 6, 2025.

Tampa Bay Lightning (44-26-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (36-33-7, in the Metropolitan Division)

New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in Eastern Conference play.

New York has gone 18-17-3 at home and 36-33-7 overall. The Rangers have given up 230 goals while scoring 228 for a -2 scoring differential.

Tampa Bay is 44-26-6 overall and 17-18-4 in road games. The Lightning rank second in the league with 269 total goals (averaging 3.5 per game).

The teams match up Monday for the second time this season. The Lightning won the last matchup 6-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has scored 34 goals with 47 assists for the Rangers. Jonathan Tanner Miller has three goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

Brayden Point has 39 goals and 37 assists for the Lightning. Jake Guentzel has six goals and five assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-5-1, averaging three goals, 5.2 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

Lightning: 6-3-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.6 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Rangers: None listed.

Lightning: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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