Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers Prediction, 10/13/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: WXPX-TV, MSG Network

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-162) Rangers (+139)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (4-1-0) are headed to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the New York Rangers (5-2-0). The odds on this game have the Lightning at -162 while the Rangers are sitting at +139. The total has been set at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-3 win against the Islanders their last time on the ice. Tampa Bay earned 9 mins in the box in this game. The Lightning had a solid offensive output and it showed in this victory. Furthermore, they had 4 power play tries and were able to net 1 goal. For the outing, they scored on 5 out of the 26 shots they looked to score on.

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When at even strength, the Lightning have allowed the opponent to score 9 goals while earning 14 of their own. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have 11 power play opportunities (30th in the league) and have come away with 3 goals in those attempts. Pertaining to their scoring, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 16 goals (14th in the NHL) on the year and have conceded 12. Tampa Bay has taken 151 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.6%. For the current season, they have racked up 8 points and their points % is .800. The Lightning have had 120 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .900. Tampa Bay steps onto the ice with 20 power play chances and they have notched 2 goals during those chances, earning them a percentage of 10.00%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Vasilevskiy has tallied 350 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .591. His save percentage currently is .917 in his 10 mins between the pipes. Vasilevskiy has had 17,673 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 16,200 saves. The opposition has notched 1,476 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.49. He has earned an overall mark of 373-179-39 and he started in 592 games. Vasilevskiy has taken the ice for 602 games over the course of his hockey career.

In their last outing, New York opposed the Canucks in a game where the Rangers got the win by a score of 6-2. The Rangers netted 6 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they took. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this game and converted 1 out of those tries.

The Rangers have earned 18 goals at even strength and 5 goals (7th in the NHL) while on the power play. New York has put up 163 shots (7th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 14.11%, while allowing the other team 166 shots. For the season, the New York Rangers have notched a total of 23 goals, 10 points, in addition to a points percentage of .714. They have permitted 13 goals to be scored by of a combination of 11 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 19 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 26.32%. They have a penalty kill rate of 90.00% on their opponents 20 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 92.2%.

Across the rink you are going to see Dylan Garand between the pipes. Teams are averaging 1.60 goals per contest and he has allowed 8 goals overall. Garand's quality start percentage is 100.0% and he has accumulated 5 quality starts in his pro career. He has been a starter 5 contests and has been on the ice for 13 mins. Garand holds a career mark of 4-1-1 and has participated in 6 games. He has accrued 143 saves out of the 151 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .947.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take New York (+139)

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