Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers 6/3/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Game two of the Eastern Conference finals will take place Friday night in Madison Square Garden between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers. Tampa Bay comes in the game two down 1-0 after a 6-2 loss in game one. Andrei Vasilevskiy was obliterated in the net for Tampa Bay posting a .824 save percentage after allowing six goals on 34 shots in the full 60 minutes of action.

As a team this season Tampa Bay has been an offensive minded unit averaging 3.48 goals per game on 30.9 shots to the team. Steven Stamkos leads the Tampa Bay offense with 106 points on the year to go along with a team high 42 goals on 241 shots. Victor Hedman Is the top set up man for Tampa Bay with 65 assists on the season.

The New York Rangers carry a three game win streak into Friday night riding high following their blowout win in one. Despite early struggles Igor Shesterkin shine in the net for New York posting a .949 save percentage after allowing only two goals in 60 minutes on the ice. 

Filip Chytil led the way for the New York offense with two goals on two shots in just under 14 minutes on the ice. Artemi Panarin, Frank Vatrano, and Mika Zibanejad chipped in for the New York offense as well with one goal and one assist each.