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New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Saturday, March 27, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

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Tampa Bay LightningTampa BayLightningHome

The Spot · MSG

Game preview

The New York Rangers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday, March 27, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on The Spot and MSG.

This is the third of 3 meetings this season. Rangers 2, Lightning 0 so far; the last game finished TBL 1, NYR 4.

Rest and travel

Rangers

Game 3 of a road trip: Nashville and Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 172027-03-17: no game
  2. 182027-03-18: vs TOR
  3. 192027-03-19: no game
  4. 202027-03-20: vs PIT
  5. 212027-03-21: vs WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 222027-03-22: no game
  7. 232027-03-23: at NSH
  8. 242027-03-24: no game
  9. 252027-03-25: at FLA
  10. 262027-03-26: no game
  11. 272027-03-27: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,728 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 172027-03-17: at TOR
  2. 182027-03-18: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 192027-03-19: no game
  4. 202027-03-20: at OTT
  5. 212027-03-21: no game
  6. 222027-03-22: no game
  7. 232027-03-23: vs FLA
  8. 242027-03-24: no game
  9. 252027-03-25: vs PHI
  10. 262027-03-26: no game
  11. 272027-03-27: vs NYR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYRTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYR 75% (6th most settled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYR 28% (14th least often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series