Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Prediction, Odds and NHL Picks for Today

The Lightning will be playing at Madison Square Garden for the second time on the young season on Tuesday night. Their first trip did not go well, as the Bolts fell to the Rangers 5-1 in their season opener back on October 1. But a lot has changed since then. Tampa Bay has reeled off four straight wins since that contest, and is well-positioned to get revenge in this matchup. The Lightning have been able to find consistent goal-scoring despite the power play not clicking just yet. Over their four-game win streak, the Lightning have scored just two of their 14 goals on the power play. They excel at generating 5-on-5 chances, and it's only a matter of time before the man advantage gets going.

The Rangers are off to a 5-2-0 start, but suffered a massive loss over the weekend when it was announced that star goaltender Igor Shesterkin is going to miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury. It's a brutal blow for Shesterkin and the Rangers, who are also without backup goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to injury. Dylan Garand performed well on Sunday against Vancouver, as he stopped 19 of the 21 shots he faced to lead the Rangers to a 6-2 win. But things get a whole lot tougher going up against Tampa Bay's well-rounded forward group. With revenge on their minds, take confidence backing the Lightning on the road.

Lightning vs Rangers prediction: Lightning ML (-170) available at time of publishing. Playable to -180.