{"id":7374,"date":"2022-06-01T10:05:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T14:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=7374"},"modified":"2022-06-01T10:05:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T14:05:13","slug":"new-york-rangers-vs-tampa-bay-lightning-game-1-prediction-and-betting-odds-june-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/nhl\/new-york-rangers-vs-tampa-bay-lightning-game-1-prediction-and-betting-odds-june-1\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Game 1 Prediction and Betting Odds June 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Game 1 Preview<\/h2>\n

WagerTalk NHL handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his thoughts on Wednesday’s New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Eastern Conference Finals Game 1. The Lightning are riding a 6-game playoff winning streak including a 4-0 sweep of the Florida Panthers last round.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, June 1<\/th>\nNHL Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Moneyline:<\/td>\nNew York Rangers +106 vs Tampa Bay Lightning -126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Puckline:<\/td>\nRangers +1.5 (-250) \/ Lightning -1.5 (+220)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total:<\/td>\n5.5 Goals (Over -105 \/ Under -115)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Game Time:<\/td>\n8:00pm ET \/ 5:00pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arena:<\/td>\nMadison Square Garden in New York, NY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TV:<\/td>\nESPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Analysis<\/h2>\n

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup semi-finals tips off on Wednesday as current champions the Tampa Bay Lightning face the New York Rangers over in MSG later tonight.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay will go in as favorites for both this game and the series as a whole after dispatching President\u2019s Trophy winners the Florida Panthers in a 4-0 sweep in the last round while the New York Rangers have been pushed to the brink in both of their recent series victories, securing Game 7 wins against Pittsburgh and Carolina respectively to make it to this point.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay and New York met three times during the regular season with the Rangers owning a 3-0 sweep against the Lightning in that series.<\/p>\n

History On The Line For Tampa<\/h3>\n

The Tampa Bay Lightning are attempting to become the first team since the early 1980\u2019s to win three Stanley Cups in a row, which hasn\u2019t been done since the New York Islanders managed to do it between 1980-83 (4 titles).<\/p>\n

A huge help with that ahead of this semi-final series is the fact that Tampa Bay come into tonight\u2019s game coming off nine days of rest and have been incredibly proficient as a well-rested outfit over the last two seasons, going 42-20 over their last 62 games when coming off at least three days of rest from the game prior.<\/p>\n

Rangers Continue to Battle<\/h3>\n

While the New York\u00a0Rangers certainly don\u2019t have the pedigree of Tampa Bay over recent seasons, their will to\u00a0win over these playoffs\u00a0so far has been\u00a0absolutely immense.<\/p>\n

Five different times\u00a0over this postseason the New York Rangers have faced elimination and five\u00a0different times they\u2019ve\u00a0managed to find a way\u00a0to overcome\u00a0it and move on.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll no doubt face their stiffest test\u00a0of the season so far\u00a0in this Tampa Bay series but\u00a0in #1 goalie Igor\u00a0Shesterkin and #1 player\u00a0in both power play goals and game winning goals this season in Chris Kreider,\u00a0the Rangers\u00a0certainly\u00a0have the ability to create problems for the Lightning in this one.<\/p>\n

New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction<\/h2>\n

We\u2019re looking towards the Under in this one for Wednesday. Both Shesterkin and Vasilevskiy are expected in nets tonight for both teams and both goalies have been absolutely immense over recent series victories.<\/p>\n

Vasilevskiy averaged a .979 SV% in his series victory over the Florida Panthers last time out and Shesterkin averaging a .951 SV% over his last five games against the Carolina Hurricanes, along with ranking as the #1 goalie outright in the league this season on total GSAA average.<\/p>\n

On top of that, Tampa Bay are finding ways to shut opponents down over this post-season so far, holding opponents in the playoffs to just 2.45 gapg this year (#2) and own the playoffs 2nd lowest opponent shots to goal percentage also at just 7.30% on average.<\/p>\n

We expect this game to be cagey throughout and we\u2019re backing the Under 5.5 goals on Wednesday night in the Game 1 matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers over in MSG.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Under 5.5 Goals Scored<\/strong><\/p>\n

NHL Betting Guide<\/h3>\n

Thanks to the ever-expanding sports betting industry, there are now a variety of ways to attack the betting market outside of the traditional point spreads, moneylines and totals. Few sports have seen an increase of betting popularity like hockey, and we now have several different ways to wager on the NHL and international leagues. Check out our NHL Betting Guide<\/a> with helpful terms and tips for novice bettors.<\/p>\n

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Puck Time | NHL Predictions for June 1<\/h3>\n

Join Carmine Bianco, Andrew McInnis and The Prez for Wednesday’s edition of Puck Time as our panel of professional hockey handicappers break down tonight’s NHL playoff game between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers and look ahead to the New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning game tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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