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NHL : ATS Matchup
Sunday 5/24/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
TAMPA BAY
 
NY RANGERS
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TAMPA BAY (60-31-0-8, 128 pts.) at NY RANGERS (63-27-0-8, 134 pts.)
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Sunday, 5/24/2015 8:05 PM
Eastern Conference Finals - Best of 7 - Game 5 - Series tied at 2-2
#1 GOALTENDERS: TAMPA BAY - BEN BISHOP, NY RANGERS - HENRIK LUNDQVIST
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
67TAMPA BAY+120Ov 5,-115+120Ov 5,-115
68NY RANGERS-140Un 5,-105-140Un 5,-105
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TAMPA BAY - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games60-39-0+8.260-39+8.251-433.129.42.627.9
Team Stats (Road Games)23-26-0-7.423-26-7.427-203.028.22.827.4
Last 5 Games3-2-0+0.83-2+0.84-13.631.43.027.6
Playoff Games10-7-0+0.910-7+0.98-82.828.52.528.2
TAMPA BAY Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)9931083981191018291210.6%3486719.3%522
Team Stats (Road Games)4914537465759138110.5%1762916.5%247
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5184761115711.5%18633.3%29
Team Stats (Playoffs)1748101520334849.9%661421.2%78
Stats Against (All Games) 25369928481427669.1%3175417.0%418
Stats Against (Road Games) 138355343710134410.3%1642917.7%227
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 154560013810.9%17635.3%29
Stats Against (Playoffs) 42111318024798.8%601220.0%76
TAMPA BAY - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
BEN BISHOP (All Games)79762071189891.6%550-26+14.950-26-0+1240-31
BEN BISHOP (Road Games)363392784691.3%218-15+1.318-15-0019-12
BEN BISHOP (Last 4 Games)4411910588.2%02-2-0.12-2-003-1
BEN BISHOP (Playoff Games)171745141491.8%210-7+0.910-7-008-8
EVGENI NABOKOV (All Games)111024521688.2%03-7-63-7-0-55-5
EVGENI NABOKOV (Road Games)9819016486.3%02-6-5.92-6-0-55-3
EVGENI NABOKOV (Last 4 Games)43705984.3%00-3-3.90-3-0-32-1
EVGENI NABOKOV (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (All Games)171344140491.6%17-6-0.77-6-0-16-7
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Road Games)8822120090.5%03-5-2.83-5-0-33-5
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Last 4 Games)42988990.8%01-1-0.81-1-0-11-1
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Playoff Games)10262388.5%00-000-0-000-0

NY RANGERS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games63-35-0+21.563-35+21.544-423.031.52.329.6
Team Stats (Home Games)31-19-0+3.731-19+3.723-222.932.72.429.7
Last 5 Games3-2-0+0.83-2+0.83-23.231.63.033.0
Playoff Games10-6-0+2.210-6+2.25-102.431.62.130.2
NY RANGERS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)98290978396141630879.4%2855117.9%485
Team Stats (Home Games)501444641489616338.8%1502617.3%237
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5164651015810.1%19736.8%32
Team Stats (Playoffs)163813912405057.5%531222.6%74
Stats Against (All Games) 22660797981129017.8%2794516.1%384
Stats Against (Home Games) 1182548405814877.9%1392518.0%199
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 15455101659.1%19526.3%26
Stats Against (Playoffs) 3461413104847.0%44818.2%61
NY RANGERS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (All Games)62621812167592.4%440-22+1340-22-0+1327-26
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Home Games)3535101393492.2%322-13+322-13-0+216-15
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Last 4 Games)4412911589.1%02-2-0.22-2-003-1
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Playoff Games)161648445093.0%110-6+2.210-6-0+25-10
MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (All Games)22454497.8%02-0+22-0-0+20-2
MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Home Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Last 4 Games)22454497.8%02-0+22-0-0+20-2
MACKENZIE SKAPSKI (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
CAMERON TALBOT (All Games)3634103896192.6%421-13+6.621-13-0+717-14
CAMERON TALBOT (Home Games)171547043993.4%39-6+0.69-6-0+37-7
CAMERON TALBOT (Last 4 Games)441109990.0%02-2-12-2-0-14-0
CAMERON TALBOT (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
Average power rating of opponents played: TAMPA BAY 3.08,  NY RANGERS 3.11
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TAMPA BAY - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
4/27/2015at DETROIT5-2W0, +110W5 ovO
4/29/2015DETROIT2-0W0, -190W5 ovU
5/1/2015at MONTREAL2-1W0, -105W5 unU
5/3/2015at MONTREAL6-2W0, +110W5 unO
5/6/2015MONTREAL2-1W0, -150W5 unU
5/7/2015MONTREAL2-6L0, -150L4.5 ovO
5/9/2015at MONTREAL1-2L0, +115L5 unU
5/12/2015MONTREAL4-1W0, -125W4.5 ovO
5/16/2015at NY RANGERS1-2L0, +125L5 unU
5/18/2015at NY RANGERS6-2W0, +125W4.5 ovO
5/20/2015NY RANGERS6-5W0, -140W5 unO
5/22/2015NY RANGERS1-5L0, -140L5 unO
5/24/2015at NY RANGERS 
5/26/2015NY RANGERS 

NY RANGERS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
4/30/2015WASHINGTON1-2L0, -160L5 unU
5/2/2015WASHINGTON3-2W0, -180W5 unP
5/4/2015at WASHINGTON0-1L0, +105L5 unU
5/6/2015at WASHINGTON1-2L0, -110L4.5 ovU
5/8/2015WASHINGTON2-1W0, -170W4.5 ovU
5/10/2015at WASHINGTON4-3W0, -105W4.5 ovO
5/13/2015WASHINGTON2-1W0, -170W4.5 ovU
5/16/2015TAMPA BAY2-1W0, -145W5 unU
5/18/2015TAMPA BAY2-6L0, -145L4.5 ovO
5/20/2015at TAMPA BAY5-6L0, +120L5 unO
5/22/2015at TAMPA BAY5-1W0, +120W5 unO
5/24/2015TAMPA BAY 
5/26/2015at TAMPA BAY 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
TAMPA BAY: LAST SEASON: 46-27-9, 101 points. Swept in first round of playoffs by Montreal.
COACH: Jon Cooper, second full season with Lighting, 51-35-12.
ADDED: F Brian Boyle, F Brenden Morrow, D Anton Stralman, D Jason Garrison, G Evgeni Nabokov, F Jonathan Drouin.
LOST: G Anders Lindback, F Ryan Malone, F Teddy Purcell, F Nate Thompson, D Sami Salo.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Ondrej Palat. One of the NHL's top rookies last season. With Steven Stamkos missing a significant portion of the year and Martin St. Louis departing in a late-season trade, Palat finished with team-leading 50 points, including 23 goals. Third among league rookies in goals and second in points, he led all rookies with 44 points after Jan. 1.
OUTLOOK: With Bishop healthy again after missing the playoffs with a dislocated elbow, many expect the Lightning to prosper in the relatively weak Eastern Conference and make a deep run in the playoffs. Stamkos has scored more goals (210) than any player in the league since the start of the 2009-10 season and Bishop is coming off a season in which he set franchise season records for wins (37), save percentage (.924) and goals-against average (2.23).
NY RANGERS: LAST SEASON: 45-31-6, 96 points. Finished 2nd in Metropolitan Division, 5th in Eastern Conference. Lost to Los Angeles Kings in Stanley Cup finals.
COACH: Alain Vigneault, 2nd season with Rangers (45-31-6); 13th overall in NHL (467-319-102).
ADDED: D Dan Boyle, D Mike Kostka, D Matt Hunwick, C Chris Mueller, LW Tanner Glass, G Cedrick Desjardins, C Matthew Lombardi, RW Lee Stempniak, LW Ryan Malone.
LOST: C Brad Richards, RW Derek Dorsett, C Brian Boyle, D Anton Stralman, LW Benoit Pouliot, D Justin Falk, RW Arron Asham, LW Daniel Carcillo, D Raphael Diaz, C Darroll Powe.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Rick Nash. The top forward will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing postseason in which the 2002 No. 1 draft notched only three goals and 10 points in 25 games and heard boos from the crowd. The 30-year-old left wing has come to training camp looking thinner and fitter as he heads into his third season with the Rangers. Nash has four seasons left for big money on his current contract, so there is plenty of time for him to win over the Madison Square Garden faithful.
OUTLOOK: The Rangers will go as far as goalie Henrik Lundqvist, ''The King,'' will take them. The team has undergone major changes since the run to the finals, but with the strong core of returning veterans such as Nash, Martin St. Louis, and defensemen Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh, fortified by newcomers Dan Boyle, Lee Stempniak and Ryan Malone, New York could again be a tough out in the playoffs. A new captain is expected to be announced at the start of the season to replace the trio of alternate captains that took leadership roles after former captain Ryan Callahan was traded to Tampa Bay late last season for St. Louis.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (TAMPA BAY-NY RANGERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(With AP Photos.)

*Lightning-Rangers Preview* ===========================

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer

Tampa Bay At Ny Rangers, Game Five, 8:00 p.m. EDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Take the spotlight off goaltender Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals and put it on Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

If it sounds fickle, that's the way it's been for the goaltenders in this series between two of the NHL's top-scoring teams.

Game 1 was tight checking. Two was a Lightning blowout. Three was a shootout and the last one Lundqvist stole for the Rangers with a 38-save performance in a 5-1 win that evened the series at 2-all.

Lundqvist was special in Game 4 after giving up 12 goals in losing the previous two games.

Now the focus is on Bishop heading in Game 5 on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. The big goaltender, who has a 10-2 career mark against the Rangers, has given up 10 goals in the past two games.

"I just don't think you get here to this point in the season and even into the playoffs without having a goaltender, a guy that bails you out when you need to be bailed out," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said Saturday. "Ben Bishop has bailed us out some games. Have we bailed him out?

"Sure we have sometimes. But for the most part, Bishop has been rock solid for us. Especially for a kid that's not played in an NHL playoff game before, there is a brighter light on him, and all he's done is passed every test that gets sent his way. "

Like Rangers coach Alain Vigneault, Cooper had no intention of switching goaltenders, calling the suggestion "preposterous."

Bishop didn't play poorly in Game 4. The five goals came on a breakaway by Rick Nash, a rebound by Chris Kreider, a Keith Yandle shot that went off a Lightning defender, and two power-play goals, including Nash's second on a rebound.

While not happy about giving up 10 goals in two games, Bishop reacted much like Lundqvist after his struggles. He planned to learn.

"You never want to give up 10 goals in two games, but we did," he said. "We'll go back and look at it, and adjust."

Despite the Rangers' margin of victory, the Lightning had the better of play at times, particularly in the second period. The game could easily have been another shootout had Tampa Bay buried its chances.

"Every game is a new game," Rangers forward Martin St. Louis said. "The stuff that might work in Game 3 might not work in Game 4, and it comes down to making good reads sometimes and look sharper at other times in games. Depending on how you're reading the rush or reading the play, do you pull back or do you jump in a lot?

"You really have to be aware of everything that's going on the ice and making the best move you can."

Not only did Lundqvist rebound in Game 4, the Rangers also got big games from Nash and St. Louis. A 42-goal scorer in the regular season, Nash got his first two goals of the series on Friday and St. Louis scored his first of the playoffs this season after failing to convert several outstanding chances.

"It's a struggle when you're not scoring," Nash said Saturday. "I think it tests you mentally, it tests you emotionally. But at the end of the day it's not about you, it's about the team and anything you can do to help the team win. If the team's winning, you're obviously happy and smiling."

The Rangers' also have produced on the power play, getting two extra-man goals in each of the past three games. They are 6-for-13 during that span.

"I think we've just got to play better," Lightning defenseman Braydon Coburn said. "There are a lot of aspects of the game that go into playing defense. Obviously, our penalty kill, we've got to make sure we shut them down and defensively we've got to pick things up."

NOTES: Six of the Rangers' last 12 playoff series have been tied 2-all, dating to the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against Ottawa in 2012. New York is 4-1 in those series. ...New York has allowed two goals or fewer goals in 12 of 16 playoff games this year. ...Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has scored in three straight games and five of his last six.

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AP Sports Writer Fred Goodall in Tampa, Florida, contributed to this report.


Last Updated: 3/19/2024 8:08:31 AM EST.


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