New York Rangers (52-24-6, within the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (51-23-8, within the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -171, Rangers +145; over/underneath is 5.5
STANLEY CUP SEMIFINALS: Rangers lead series 2-0
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers go to the Tampa Bay Lightning within the third spherical of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead within the series. The groups meet Friday for the sixth time this season. The Rangers gained 3-2 within the final assembly.
Tampa Bay is 24-8-6 at house and 51-23-8 total. The Lightning have a +57 scoring differential, with 285 whole objectives scored and 228 conceded.
New York is 52-24-6 total and 24-13-2 in street video games. The Rangers are 42-5-2 in video games they rating three or extra objectives.
TOP PERFORMERS: Steven Stamkos has 42 objectives and 64 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has 4 objectives and 10 assists over the previous 10 video games.
Artemi Panarin has scored 22 objectives with 74 assists for the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad has seven objectives and 7 assists over the past 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 7-3-0, averaging 3.3 objectives, 5.1 assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes whereas giving up 2.3 objectives per recreation.
Rangers: 7-2-1, averaging 3.3 objectives, 5.6 assists, 4 penalties and eight.5 penalty minutes whereas giving up 1.9 objectives per recreation.
INJURIES: Lightning: Brayden Point: out (leg).
Rangers: Barclay Goodrow: out (decrease physique), Sammy Blais: out for season (decrease physique).
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The Associated Press created this story utilizing expertise supplied by Data Skrive and knowledge from Sportradar.
