Heres a little food for thought....
Ben Bishop is 5-0 with a 0.91GAA and 2 shut outs against the Rangers in his career.( 2 starts with Tampa, 3 with Ottawa)
Rangers coming off of two really hard fought over time losses.
Rangers with Stephan and Boyle back. Boyle and MSL were not in the line up in the last meeting when the Rangers lost in Tampa. Some revenge on that side.
Not to mention the amount of players that have been a part of each team recently. Dan Boyle, Brian Boyle, Stralman, Dominic Moore, Callahan, MSL,
Hot teams
-- Lightning won seven of their last nine games.
Cold teams
-- Rangers lost four of their last five games.
Series records
-- Lightning lost three of last four visits to Madison Square Garden.
Totals
-- Over is 9-1-1 in last eleven Tampa Bay games
TAMPA BAY vs. NY RANGERS
Tampa Bay is 5-10 SU in their last 15 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Ben Bishop is 5-0 with a 0.91GAA and 2 shut outs against the Rangers in his career.( 2 starts with Tampa, 3 with Ottawa)
Rangers coming off of two really hard fought over time losses.
Rangers with Stephan and Boyle back. Boyle and MSL were not in the line up in the last meeting when the Rangers lost in Tampa. Some revenge on that side.
Not to mention the amount of players that have been a part of each team recently. Dan Boyle, Brian Boyle, Stralman, Dominic Moore, Callahan, MSL,
Hot teams
-- Lightning won seven of their last nine games.
Cold teams
-- Rangers lost four of their last five games.
Series records
-- Lightning lost three of last four visits to Madison Square Garden.
Totals
-- Over is 9-1-1 in last eleven Tampa Bay games
TAMPA BAY vs. NY RANGERS
Tampa Bay is 5-10 SU in their last 15 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games