NHL Game Preview: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 12/28/2024

Artemi Panarin in a New York Rangers jersey
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New York Rangers (16-17-1, 33 Pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (19-11-2, 40 Pts)
Venue: Amalie Arena
Date: Tonight – Saturday, December 28
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, FanDuel Sports Network Sun, MSG2
Radio:
New York – 880 AM ESPN
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New York +1.5 ML +145
Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -175
O/U 6

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New York Rangers News & Notes:

The Rangers have lost 13 of their last 17 games and are in last place in the Metropolitan Division. New York lost to the New Jersey Devils 5-0 in their last game before the break. The Rangers are 9-8-0 on the road this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning have won seven of their last nine games after defeating the Florida Panthers 4-0 before the holiday break. Tampa Bay is 10-5-1 at home this season. The Lightning are averaging 4.3 goals in their last ten games.

New York Rangers Projected Lines

Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere

Kreider-Zibanejad-Smith

Cuylle-Chytil-Berard

Edstrom-Carrick-Vesey

Miller-Fox

Lindgren-Schneider

Jones-Borgen

Shesterkin

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov

Hagel-Cirelli-Atkinson

Goncalves-Paul-Chaffee

Girgensons-Glendening-Eyssimont

Hedman-Raddysh

McDonagh-Cernak

Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy

Johansson

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Players To Watch:

New York Rangers

Artemi Panarin has 15 goals and 21 assists for the Rangers. Reilly Smith has scored four goals over the past ten games.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Brayden Point has 22 goals and 17 assists for the Lightning. Jake Guentzel has ten goals and four assists over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

New York Rangers

D K’Andre Miller – IR- Out at least a week

Tampa Bay Lightning

D J.J. Moser – Day to day
C Conor Geekie – Day to day

Next Game

New York Rangers – December 30 at Florida
Tampa Bay Lightning – December 29 vs Montreal

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