How to Watch New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 3-14-2024

The New York Rangers (43-18-4) will try to prolong a three-game win streak when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning (34-25-6) on the road on Thursday, March 14 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSUN, and MSG.

Rangers vs. Lightning Game TV Channel & Live Stream

• Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
• FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Rangers vs. Lightning for free with a trial to Fubo!

Rangers and Lightning Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Rangers Insights

• The Rangers’ 213 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 11th in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Rangers are one of the stingiest squads in NHL action, conceding 170 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank fourth.
• Their +43 goal differential is fifth-best in the league.
• The 52 power-play goals the Rangers have recorded this season (fifth-most in the NHL) have come on 207 power-play chances.
• The Rangers rank sixth in the league with a 25.12% power-play conversion rate.
• The four shorthanded goals the Rangers have scored this season rank 19th among NHL teams.
• The Rangers have the league’s fourth-best penalty-kill percentage (83.78%).
• The Rangers have the fifth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 52.9%.
• The Rangers shoot 10.6% as a team (eighth in the league).
• The Rangers have shut out opponents five times this season. They average 19.3 hits and 16.3 blocked shots per game.

Rangers Key Players

• A leading offensive player this season for New York, Artemi Panarin has put up 86 points.
• Vincent Trocheck is another of New York’s important contributors currently with 62 total points (24 goals and 38 assists) to his name.
• Chris Kreider has contributed 60 points for New York in 65 games this season, scoring on 15.7% of his shots and putting up 32 goals and 28 assists.
• In 43 games played this season, Igor Shesterkin (28-13-2) has allowed 108 goals.

Rangers Injuries

Blake Wheeler: Lower Body (Out For Season), Filip Chytil: Upper Body (Out For Season), Jacob Trouba: Lower Body (Out)

Lightning Insights

• The Lightning’s 221 goals on the season (3.4 per game) rank them seventh in the NHL.
• The Lightning give up 3.4 goals per game (219 in total), 24th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +2, they are 15th in the league.
• The Lightning have 57 power-play goals (third-most in NHL) on 195 chances.
• With a 29.23% power-play conversion rate, the Lightning lead the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Lightning have three.
• The 80.77% penalty-kill percentage of the Lightning is 10th in the NHL.
• The Lightning win 51.4% of faceoffs, 12th-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.6%, the Lightning are third in the league.
• The Lightning have shut out their opponent four times. They are averaging 19.6 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Key Players

• Nikita Kucherov has scored 38 goals (0.6 per game) and dished out 69 assists (1.1 per game), contributing to the Tampa Bay offense with 107 total points (1.6 per game). He takes 3.9 shots per game, shooting 14.8%.
• Brayden Point has totaled 67 total points (one per game) this season. He has 33 goals and 34 assists.
• Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman is among the top offensive players on the team with 64 total points (12 goals and 52 assists).
• Andrei Vasilevskiy has an .896 save percentage (49th in the league), with 975 total saves, allowing 113 goals (3.0 goals against average). He has put together a 22-16-1 record this season.

Lightning Injuries

Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out), Tanner Jeannot: Lower Body (Out), Erik Cernak: Lower Body (Questionable)