New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Thursday, 1 October 2026, New York Rangers welcome Tampa Bay Lightning for a NHL game set to start at 23:00 UTC.

The venue for the game is Madison Square Garden, New York. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings New York Rangers are 15th with 0 points from 1 match, while Tampa Bay Lightning are 11th with 0 points from 0 matches. The two sides are level on 0 points in the standings.

New York Rangers have scored 0 goals and conceded 3 goals in the league, a difference of -3. Tampa Bay Lightning have scored 0 goals and conceded 0 goals in the league, a difference of 0.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games New York Rangers have 2 wins and 3 defeats. They scored 15 goals and let in 14 goals (L-L-W-W-L).

Over their last 5 games Tampa Bay Lightning have 2 wins and 3 defeats. They scored 12 goals and let in 15 goals (L-W-L-L-W).

Head-to-head

We hold 1 meeting between the two sides. The record stands at 1 win for New York Rangers and 0 wins for Tampa Bay Lightning. The most recent meeting came on Wednesday, 15 April 2026: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-4 New York Rangers.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 6 goals, an average of 6 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches New York Rangers averaged 3 goals scored and 2.8 conceded per game, while Tampa Bay Lightning averaged 2.4 scored and 3 conceded.

New York Rangers have the sharper recent attack, averaging 3 goals per game over their last 5 matches. New York Rangers have been harder to score against, conceding 2.8 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: MSG (United States), The Spot - MTN (United States) and ESPN+ (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

Follow the match live

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