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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -145-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Rangers were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Lightning. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -178 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 61-28-8 SU
New York:
Team record: 62-30-8 SU
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to New York Saturday, June 11