NHL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers with Line Combinations 4/7/2025

NHL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers with Line Combinations 4/7/2025

Tampa Bay Lightning (44-26-6, 94 Pts) at New York Rangers (36-33-7, 79 Pts)

Venue: Madison Square Garden
Date: Monday, April 7
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSN SUN/MSG
Radio:
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone
New York – 880 AM ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -155
New York +1.5 ML +130
O/U 5.5

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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning have dropped two straight games, most recently losing 3-2 in a shootout to the Buffalo Sabres. They are 6-3-1 in their last ten games, averaging 3.7 goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game. They are four points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs for first place in the Atlantic Division and are two points ahead of the Florida Panthers for third place.

New York Rangers News & Notes:

The Rangers had their two-game winning streak snapped on Saturday in a 4-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils. They dropped to 4-5-1 in their last ten games, averaging three goals per game while allowing an average of 2.9 goals per game. They are six points back of the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Paul Atkinson
Bjorkstrand-Gourde-Goncalves
Girgensons-Glendening-Raddysh

Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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New York Rangers Projected Lines

Panarin-Trocheck-Othmann
Perreault-Miller-Lafreniere
Cuylle-Zibanejad-Brodzinski
Kreider-Carrick-Berard

Miller-Borgen
Soucy-Fox
Vaakanainen-Schneider

Shesterkin
Quick

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Players To Watch:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov this season has 112 points on 33 goals and 79 assists. He’s faced the Rangers 28 times in his career, recording 34 points on nine goals and 25 assists. In the previous meeting this season, he scored a goal and added two assists.

New York Rangers

Vincent Trocheck this season has 52 points on 22 goals and 30 assists. He’s faced the Lightning 40 times in his career, recording 24 points on nine goals and 15 assists. He scored a goal and added an assist in the matchup earlier this season.

Injury Report:

Tampa Bay Lightning

None

New York Rangers

C Adam Edstrom – IR
RW Arthur Kaliyev – Out
C Matt Rempe – Out

Next Game

Tampa Bay – April 9 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
New York
– April 9 vs. Philadelphia Flyers

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