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.