MargusTampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
- 7:00 PM EDT
- Madison Square Garden
- NHL
Closing odds
Line history →Closing market chance to win, from the best moneylines with the margin removed
- TBL 58%
- NYR 42%
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Box score
| TBL | Team stats | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | SOG | 25 |
| 1 | G | 5 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Point | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:38 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:07 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:56 |
| Jansen Harkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10:55 |
| Jeffrey Viel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8:49 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7:39 |
| Pontus Holmberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:59 |
| Brandon Hagel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:40 |
| Jake Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:02 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:56 |
| Gage Goncalves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:09 |
| Conor Geekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:32 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:46 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:07 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 55:52 |
| Dennis Hildeby | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18:53 |
| Adam Fox | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:18 |
| Noah Laba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:14 |
| Gabe Perreault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:46 |
| J.T. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15:33 |
| Alexis Lafrenière | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 |
| Tye Kartye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14:47 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6:18 |
| Will Cuylle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14:12 |
| Joseph Veleno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14:45 |
| Braden Schneider | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18:48 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Shesterkin | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 60:00 |
| Dylan Garand | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
Recent form
Nashville PredatorsLeague table
Full table →| # | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boston Bruins | 12-4-1 |
| 2 |  Montreal Canadiens | 11-3-3 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 11-3-2 |
| 4 |  Ottawa Senators | 11-6-1 |
| 5 |  Florida Panthers | 9-6-2 |
| 6 |  Buffalo Sabres | 8-5-3 |
| 7 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 8-8-2 |
| 8 |  Detroit Red Wings | 7-8-3 |
| # | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 14-3-2 |
| 2 |  New Jersey Devils | 12-5-0 |
| 3 |  New York Rangers | 10-7-1 |
| 4 |  Washington Capitals | 9-6-0 |
| 5 |  New York Islanders | 7-6-3 |
| 6 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 7-8-0 |
| 7 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 6-9-2 |
| 8 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 4-10-4 |
About this match
New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, October 1, 2026 in the NHL.
Recent form: Tampa Bay Lightning have won 2 of their last 4, New York Rangers 2 of their last 5.
Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay Lightning in points (22 P).
Adam Fox leads New York Rangers in points (22 P).