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"Feb 28, 7:00 PM | Madison Square GardenTampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Odds9-9-1TEAM RECORD8-8-2New York will try to be nasty hosts on Thursday when the Tampa Bay Lightning pay a visit to Madison Square Garden.Supporters of the Lightning have seen them go 9-9-1 so far this season, while the Rangers are at 8-8-2.  In totals betting, the Rangers are 7-10-1, while the Lightning are 13-4-2.View Tampa Bay vs NY Rangers Odds and Stats.Power Rankings: The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the Rangers at No. 17 and the Lightning at No. 4 heading into this contest.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:The game also pits New York&amp;#039;s No. 23-ranked offense, averaging 2.4 goals per game, against a Lightning defense that ranks No. 25 at 3.2 goals allowed. The Rangers power play is averaging 11.1% while the Lightning defense kills off 83.1% of their penalties.Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 2-1 result against the Sabres on February 26. Bettors who backed the Sabres at +130 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Last time out for New York, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Jets at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Jets at +135 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.  Tampa Bay Lightning Trends:When playing on Thursday are 3-7Before playing St. Louis are 3-7After playing Buffalo are 6-4After a loss are 4-6New York Rangers Trends:When playing on Thursday are 4-6Before playing Florida are 5-5After playing Winnipeg are 7-3After a loss are 5-5A few Lightning at Rangers trends to consider:The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay&amp;#039;s last 5 games on the roadThe total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay&amp;#039;s last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay&amp;#039;s last 8 games when playing on the road against NY RangersThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay&amp;#039;s last 6 games when playing NY RangersThe total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Rangers last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa BayNY Rangers are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa BayNY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Tampa BayThe total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing Tampa BayNext up:Tampa Bay at Boston, Saturday, March 2NY Rangers home to Buffalo, Sunday, March 3"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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