How to watch Rangers vs Lightning, plus matchup notes
How to watch Rangers vs Lightning as the Blueshirts hit the road for two big games before the NHL Trade Deadline on Monday.
Igor Shesterkin is confirmed to start.
NYR: 38-18-5 (81 POINTS)
TBL: 39-15-6 (84 POINTS)
SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2022 – 8:00 PM ET, AMALIE ARENA
TV: ABC
RADIO: ESPN 98.7
Rangers last game: 2-1 loss to the New York Islanders
How to watch, listen, stream: Rangers vs Isles
Both regional and out-of-market fans can watch today’s game on ABC. Please check your local channel listings.
Fans can also stream the game using ESPN+ and other streaming services like FuboTV, Sling, DirecTV, and others.
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SiriusXM subscribers can listen to the game on Channel 219.
New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning
All-Time: 51-41-5-8 (28-19-2-5 at home; 23-22-33 on the road)
New York is 2-0-0 against the Lightning this season, winning a home-and-home set against the champs over a three-day period around New Year’s Day. They look to sweep the season series tonight.
Rangers stats vs Lightning:
Ryan Strome – 21 GP, 5G-7A—12P – Strome has points in five of his past eight games (3G-3A) against Tampa Bay. Strome has two career multi-point games against the Lightning and at least one point in 10 of 21 career games against the team.
Mika Zibanejad – 26 GP, 5G-7A—12P – Zibanejad has six points (4G-2A) in his past four games against the Lightning and has a point in five of his past eight games (4G-4A) against Tampa Bay. In the matchup between the teams on Jan. 2 at MSG, Zibanejad recorded a hat trick.
Chris Kreider – 22 GP, 5G-6A – 11P – Kreider has points in three of his last four games (1G-4A) against Tampa Bay and has a point in eight of his last 13 games against them (4G-6A). In his last matchup against the Lightning, he recorded three assists.
Igor Shesterkin – 2 GP, 2-0-0, with an .955 SV%, and a 1.44 GAA.
Per New York Rangers Game Notes
Rangers key notes:
Power up: The Rangers have a 25-6-4 in games where they register a power play goal.
Road Trip: The Blueshirts start a three-game road trip with games in Tampa, Carolina and New Jersey. After this, they only have six more games on the road.
Rangers 60: The Rangers are one of just three NHL teams to have three or more players (Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad) with 60+ points.
Comeback Kids: The Blueshirts are 2nd in comeback wins at 20.
Rangers Milestones within reach
Mika Zibanejad is 1 overtime goal away from tying Cecil Dillon, Butch Keeling and Brian Leetch (7 each) for the most overtime goals by a player in Rangers history. He’s 5 points from 500 points in his career.
Jacob Trouba is 2 points from 250 in his career.
Ryan Strome is 4 points from 350 in his career.
Rangers Special Teams
- NYR PP is running at 26.95% (NHL Rank 2)
- NYR PK is working at 82.18% (NHL Rank 9)
*Some Stats and Info courtesy New York Rangers. Other team stats available on Forever Blueshirts.
NHL Rumors
There are a ton of trade rumors swirling with the deadline just two days away. Catch up on all of it here.
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