The Tampa Bay Lightning (34-25-6) host the New York Rangers (43-18-4, winners of three straight) at Amalie Arena. The contest on Thursday, March 14 starts at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSUN, and MSG.
Lightning vs. Rangers 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 Lightning vs. Rangers for free with a trial to Fubo!
Lightning and Rangers Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning’s 221 total goals (3.4 per game) rank seventh in the league.
- The Lightning have allowed 219 total goals (3.4 per game), ranking 24th in NHL play in goals against.
- Their goal differential (+2) ranks 15th in the league.
- The 57 power-play goals the Lightning have scored this season (third-most in the NHL) have come on 195 power-play chances.
- The Lightning pace the league with a 29.23% power-play conversion rate.
- The three shorthanded goals the Lightning have scored this season rank 26th among NHL squads.
- The Lightning kill 80.77% of opponent power plays, the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Lightning win 51.4% of their faceoffs (12th in the NHL)
- The Lightning shoot 11.6% as a team (third in the league).
- The Lightning have shut out opponents four times this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.6 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- Nikita Kucherov has been critical to Tampa Bay’s offense this season, putting up 107 points in 64 games.
- Brayden Point has 67 points (33 goals, 34 assists) to add to the team’s scoring efforts.
- Victor Hedman has created 64 points for Tampa Bay in 63 games this season, netting a goal on 8.9% of his shots and putting up 12 goals and 52 assists.
- In the 39 games Andrei Vasilevskiy has played this season, his save percentage is .896, 49th in the league.
Lightning Injuries
Tanner Jeannot: Lower Body (Out), Erik Cernak: Lower Body (Questionable), Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out)
Rangers Insights
- With 213 goals (3.3 per game), the Rangers have the league’s 11th-ranked offense.
- The Rangers allow 2.6 goals per game (170 in total), the fourth-fewest in the league.
- Their +43 goal differential is fifth-best in the league.
- The Rangers have 52 power-play goals (on 207 chances), fifth in the NHL.
- The Rangers have the NHL’s sixth-best power-play percentage (25.12).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Rangers have four.
- The 83.78% penalty-kill percentage of the Rangers is fourth in the league.
- The Rangers are fifth in faceoff win rate in the NHL (52.9%).
- The 10.6% shooting percentage of the Rangers is eighth in the league.
- This season, the Rangers have shut out their opponents five times.
Rangers Key Players
- Artemi Panarin’s 35 goals and 51 assists in 65 games for New York add up to 86 total points on the season.
- Vincent Trocheck is one of the impact players on offense for New York with 62 total points (1.0 per game), with 24 goals and 38 assists in 65 games.
- Chris Kreider has netted 32 goals on the season, chipping in 28 assists.
- Igor Shesterkin has a 28-13-2 record this season, with a .915 save percentage (14th in the league). He has 1151 saves, and has conceded 108 goals (2.5 goals against average).
Rangers Injuries
Blake Wheeler: Lower Body (Out For Season), Filip Chytil: Upper Body (Out For Season), Jacob Trouba: Lower Body (Out)