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New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Lightning · SAT · MAR 27 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 27 · 6:00 PM CT
Benchmark International Arena
MSG · The Spot
New York Rangers
Rangers
2–1–0
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
1–1–0
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 27 · 6:00 PM CT
MSG · The Spot
New York Rangers
Away · Rangers
2–1–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Mika Zibanejad has solved Andrei Vasilevskiy before, 14 goals on 77 shots.
Benchmark International Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning
Home · Lightning
1–1–0
2 PTS
Rangers
GOALIES
Lightning
Igor Shesterkin
Igor Shesterkin
Likely · 25267-igor-shesterkin
.935 SV% · 1.51 GAA · 1W
.922 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Expected
.889 SV% · 2.59 GAA · 1W
.888 SV% L5 · Cooling
Rangers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Lightning
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Tye Kartye · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
RangersProjected lines
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Tye Kartye · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
LightningProjected lines
No projected lines yet
Peter Baugh · Oct 4 · 9:20 AM CT
Rangers
INJURY REPORT
Lightning
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
RangersInjury report
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
LightningInjury report
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
Peter Baugh · Oct 4 · 9:20 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Rangers have won 2 straight and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games. The Lightning won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Mika Zibanejad has solved Andrei Vasilevskiy before, 14 goals on 77 shots.

Adam Fox has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings. It's the second meeting of the season; the Rangers took the first 5-1 on Oct 1.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Mika Zibanejad has 14 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy (77 shots).
(New York)
14 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy
Matchup
Oliver Bjorkstrand has 9 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy (71 shots).
(New York)
9 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy
Player
Adam Fox has 5 points in his last 4 games against Tampa Bay. See the games →
(New York)
5 pts, last 4 vs TBL
Milestone
Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.
99 career goals
Series
Second meeting of the season — New York took the first 5-1 on Oct 1. See the games →
1-0 series, NYR