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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Rangers · TUE · OCT 13 · 6:15 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · OCT 13 · 6:15 PM CT
Madison Square Garden
The Spot · MSG
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
1–1–0
@
New York Rangers
Rangers
2–1–0
Upcoming
TUE · OCT 13 · 6:15 PM CT
The Spot · MSG
Tampa Bay Lightning
Away · Lightning
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
It's the second meeting of the season; New York took the first 5-1 on Oct 1.
Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers
Home · Rangers
2–1–0
4 PTS
Lightning
GOALIES
Rangers
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
VS
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
Lightning
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Rangers
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
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
Peter Baugh · Oct 4 · 9:20 AM CT
Lightning
INJURY REPORT
Rangers
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
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
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
Peter Baugh · Oct 4 · 9:20 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Lightning won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Rangers have won 2 straight and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

It's the second meeting of the season; New York took the first 5-1 on Oct 1.

The numbers behind it
Series
Second meeting of the season — New York took the first 5-1 on Oct 1. See the games →
0-1 series, TBL