New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds: Lightning Given 55% Chance to Take Game 1
New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds: Lightning Given 55% Chance to Take Game 1
Death, taxes, and the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final. For the sixth time since 2015, the Tampa Bay Lightning find themselves in the Eastern Conference Final. They are the two-time defending champions while the New York Rangers have retooled and find themselves back in contention.
Before we get into who between the New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning will be representing the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Final, we have to look at Game 1. Let's dive into the New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning odds.
New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
| Team | Odds | Implied Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning | -122 | 54.95% |
| Rangers | +108 | 48.08% |
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New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds Breakdown
The New York Rangers have home-ice advantage in this series but find themselves as home underdogs to the Tampa Bay Lightning according to the New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning odds.
In Game 1, the Lighting are given a 54.95% chance to take Game 1 on the road. As explained earlier, Tampa has all the experience. They've been on numerous deep runs in the playoffs over the years while the Rangers are the much younger group.
One thing that the Rangers have going on their side is Igor Shesterkin. Against the Lightning this year, Shesterkin is 3-0 with a .958 save percentage and a 1.30 goals against average. The matchup between Igor Shesterkin and Andrei Vasilevskiy will be an absolute doozy as these two are clearly the best two goalies in the league.
The Rangers have found themselves down in each of the first two series that they played so even if they drop Game 1 on home ice, this one will be far from over. The New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning odds indicate that there's a good chance that Tampa Bay comes out on top in Game 1 but even if that's the case, they know there is still more work to be done.