Rangers vs. Lightning Prediction & Picks - April 15

The Tampa Bay Lightning (50-25-6) host the New York Rangers (33-39-9), who have fallen in three in a row, on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Before this matchup, here's who we project to bring home the win in Wednesday's hockey contest.

The Rangers have a 5-5-0 record over their past 10 contests. They have scored 35 goals while conceding 20 in that time. On the power play, 31 opportunities have resulted in nine goals (29.0% success rate).

Rangers vs. Lightning Predictions for Wednesday

Our computer projections model for this contest calls for a final score of Lightning 4, Rangers 2.

• Moneyline Pick: Lightning (-167)
• Total Pick: Under 6 (computer predicts 5.6 goals on average)
• Spread Pick: Lightning (-1.5)

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Lightning Splits and Trends

• The Lightning have gone 10-6-16 in overtime games as part of an overall record of 50-25-6.
• Tampa Bay has 26 points (11-10-4) in the 25 games it has played that were decided by one goal.
• Looking at the nine times this season the Lightning finished a game with only one goal, they have a 2-6-1 record, good for five points.
• Tampa Bay has taken 13 points from the 18 games this season when it scored two goals (5-10-3 record).
• The Lightning are 43-7-2 in the 52 games when they have scored more than two goals (to register 88 points).
• In the 27 games when Tampa Bay has scored a single power-play goal, it went 16-8-3 to record 35 points.
• In games when it has outshot its opponent, Tampa Bay is 27-12-5 (59 points).
• The Lightning's opponents have had more shots in 35 games. The Lightning finished 21-13-1 in those matchups (43 points).

Rangers Splits and Trends

• The Rangers have a record of 33-39-9 this season and are 9-9-18 in overtime games.
• In the 28 games New York has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 24 points.
• This season the Rangers registered only one goal in 12 games and have gone 1-10-1 (three points).
• New York has 12 points (3-8-6) when scoring two goals this season.
• The Rangers have earned 60 points in their 42 games with three or more goals scored.
• New York has scored a lone power-play goal in 29 games this season and has registered 37 points from those matchups.
• When outshooting its opponent this season, New York is 12-12-4 (28 points).
• The Rangers have been outshot by opponents 50 times this season, and earned 43 points in those games.

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Rangers vs. Lightning Game Time and TV Channel

• When: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida

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