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NHL : ATS Matchup
Friday 5/29/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
TAMPA BAY
 
NY RANGERS
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TAMPA BAY (61-32-0-8, 130 pts.) at NY RANGERS (64-28-0-8, 136 pts.)
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Friday, 5/29/2015 8:05 PM
Eastern Conference Finals - Best of 7 - Game 7 - Series tied at 3-3
#1 GOALTENDERS: TAMPA BAY - BEN BISHOP, NY RANGERS - HENRIK LUNDQVIST
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
75TAMPA BAY+125Ov 5,-115+140Ov 5,-105
76NY RANGERS-145Un 5,-105-160Un 5,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TAMPA BAY - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games61-40-0+8.261-40+8.252-443.129.42.628.0
Team Stats (Road Games)24-26-0-6.124-26-6.127-212.928.12.827.4
Last 5 Games3-2-0+0.93-2+0.94-13.633.23.829.8
Playoff Games11-8-0+0.911-8+0.99-92.828.72.628.4
TAMPA BAY Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)101315841001211018297310.6%3546919.5%531
Team Stats (Road Games)5014737485759140310.5%1793016.8%251
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5184761016610.8%18633.3%31
Team Stats (Playoffs)1953111722335459.7%721622.2%87
Stats Against (All Games) 26071928981528269.2%3245517.0%430
Stats Against (Road Games) 138355343710137010.1%1682917.3%227
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 196490114912.8%20735.0%36
Stats Against (Playoffs) 49131323035399.1%671319.4%88
TAMPA BAY - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
BEN BISHOP (All Games)81782123194591.6%551-27+14.951-27-0+1241-32
BEN BISHOP (Road Games)373495387291.5%219-15+2.619-15-0+119-13
BEN BISHOP (Last 4 Games)441048985.6%02-2-0.42-2-003-1
BEN BISHOP (Playoff Games)191950346191.7%211-8+0.911-8-009-9
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)181344841091.5%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)41696289.9%00-1-1.80-1-0-20-1
ANDREI VASILEVSKIY (Playoff Games)20332987.9%00-000-0-000-0

NY RANGERS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games64-36-0+21.264-36+21.245-433.031.52.329.6
Team Stats (Home Games)31-20-0+2.231-20+2.223-232.832.52.429.6
Last 5 Games2-3-0-1.62-3-1.64-13.829.83.633.2
Playoff Games11-7-0+1.811-7+1.86-112.531.42.230.3
NY RANGERS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)1002979983101141731479.4%2925217.8%497
Team Stats (Home Games)511444641489616598.7%1542616.9%237
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)5196490114912.8%20735.0%36
Team Stats (Playoffs)184515917415658.0%601321.7%86
Stats Against (All Games) 23161818181129627.8%2854716.5%393
Stats Against (Home Games) 1202550405815098.0%1422618.3%203
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 184761016610.8%18633.3%31
Stats Against (Playoffs) 3971615105457.2%501020.0%70
NY RANGERS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (All Games)64641873173192.4%441-23+12.641-23-0+1328-27
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Home Games)3636103595492.2%322-14+1.522-14-0016-16
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Last 4 Games)4414012891.4%02-2-0.22-2-0-13-1
HENRIK LUNDQVIST (Playoff Games)181854550692.8%111-7+1.811-7-0+16-11
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 3.1,  NY RANGERS 3.12
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TAMPA BAY - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
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 RANGERS2-0W0, +130W5 evU
5/26/2015NY RANGERS3-7L0, -130L5 unO
5/29/2015at NY RANGERS 

NY RANGERS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
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 BAY0-2L0, -150L5 evU
5/26/2015at TAMPA BAY7-3W0, +110W5 unO
5/29/2015TAMPA 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) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer

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

NEW YORK (AP) - Six games into the Eastern Conference finals, the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning have taught hockey fans to expect the unexpected.

Two of the league's best offensive teams, they've played tight defensive games, had blowouts and even a shootout. They have looked good at times, bad at others. They have shown skill and made ugly mistakes.

It's been an outstanding series that is coming down to a winner-take-all contest Friday night at Madison Square Garden, where the Presidents' Trophy winning Rangers have won seven consecutive Game 7s dating to 1992.

The prize this time is a trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

Don't bother making a prediction. Every game has been different. Teams that seemingly have the momentum get beaten, even on home ice.

"The one thing is it's the seventh game and I don't think there's any secrets between the two teams anymore," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said Wednesday. "It's just going to be one of those games where it's strap `em up and play and let's see who comes out on top."

The Rangers forced the deciding game Tuesday night as Derick Brassard had a hat trick and two assists to back a 36-save performance by Henrik Lundqvist in a 7-3 win in Tampa. The effort came just two nights after Ben Bishop and the Lightning shut down New York in a 2-0 win at the Garden.

"Everything that's happened before this point, it doesn't really matter," Rangers center Derek Stepan said. "We're looking at it as one game against a team that's played really good hockey through the series; both teams have. And I think both teams feel like at times they haven't played as well. So it's been a back-and-forth series, but now it just comes down to one game. ... It's in our own building."

The good news for both teams is that they are going to get an extra day to rest. Both need it.

The Lightning have been battling illness in the locker room, and both teams have been banged up as the series has progressed and hitting has become more intense.

This will be the second Game 7 for both teams. Tampa Bay needed seven to beat Detroit in the opening round and the Rangers rallied from a 3-1 deficit against Washington in the conference semifinals. Both teams won the deciding game at home, with New York needing an overtime goal by Stepan.

"They're a team that when their backs are against the wall, they've played well," Lightning forward Alex Killorn said Wednesday. "But we've also shown, in the short history our team has been together, we've been able to bounce back."

The Lightning certainly showed that in Game 5. They were beaten 5-1 at home in Game 4 and came to New York and had a dominant defensive performance.

"Both teams have had their moments," said Brassard, who leads the Rangers with nine goals in the postseason. "You know, it's been back and forth, and we're facing a really good team. I think it's some really good hockey to watch. You know, we're not far from our goal, and we just have to begin one more game and play hard, but we're just going to try to focus on our play."

Rick Nash, who has quietly put up 14 points in the postseason with five goals and nine assists, is hoping the back-and-forth trend the teams have shown will end Friday, allowing the Rangers to get to the final for the second straight year. They lost the Cup to the Kings in five games last year, three of the losses in overtime.

He also knows there is nothing like a Game 7.

"It's a lot of fun," he said. "You obviously want to win the series in four, but when it comes down to a Game 7, I feel like these are things that you dream about, and you pretend you're playing hockey on the ice by yourself or road hockey when you were a kid. It's just one of those experiences that's tough to put into words."

No doubt it's stressful.

"Reality is, the game is coming no matter what, and you might as well turn that stress into energy and controlled emotions," Nash said. "So it's a tough balance, for sure."

Cooper said the feeling is the same in his locker room.

"When you get to this time of year, it doesn't matter if you're playing Detroit, Montreal, Rangers or whoever it is, these are unreal hockey teams, well deserving of being in the playoffs," he said. "Any team can take anybody out on any night. But for us, knowing under the highest pressure situation, when your season can potentially end or you can go on and play for the Stanley Cup, our guys have responded."

NOTES: Lightning C Tyler Johnson had assists on Nikita Kucherov's two goals and has an NHL-high 20 points in the playoffs. ... Brassard, Nash and linemate J.T. Miller each had at least four points in Game 6, making them the first Rangers to have at least four points in a playoff game in which New York faced elimination since Mark Messier (three goals, one assist) in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals against New Jersey in 1994, the last time the Rangers won the Cup. That was Messier's "guarantee" game.

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AP Sports Writer Fred Goodall contributed to this story.


Last Updated: 3/19/2024 4:39:59 AM EST.


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