Rangers vs. Lightning Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Rangers vs. Lightning NHL game on April 15, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Rangers
1 3 0 4
Lightning
0 1 1 2
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P3 19:43 Shot missed by Brandon Hagel
P3 19:07 Shot missed by Tye Kartye
P3 18:21 Power play - Shot missed by Brandon Hagel
P3 17:53 Power play - Nick Paul shot blocked by teammate
P3 16:19 Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Will Borgen
P3 12:45 Declan Carlile shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
P3 12:02 Nick Paul shot blocked by Matthew Robertson
P3 11:42 Shot missed by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
P3 10:17 Shot missed by Braden Schneider
P3 09:47 Shot on goal by Adam Fox saved by Brandon Halverson
P3 08:49 Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Oliver Bjorkstrand
P3 08:16 J.T. Miller shot blocked by Steven Santini
P3 07:29 Shot on goal by Charle-Edouard D'Astous saved by Dylan Garand
P3 06:09 Shot on goal by Brandon Hagel saved by Dylan Garand
P3 05:37 Shot missed by Mika Zibanejad
P3 05:34 Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Brandon Halverson
P3 05:26 Adam Fox shot blocked by teammate
P3 04:47 Shot on goal by Jaroslav Chmelar saved by Brandon Halverson
P3 04:21 Shot missed by Scott Sabourin
P3 03:54 Shot on goal by Scott Sabourin saved by Dylan Garand
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:46
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
  3. P3 19:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brandon Hagel
  4. P3 19:11
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
  5. P3 19:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tye Kartye
  6. P3 19:04
    Stoppage - Icing
  7. P3 18:36
    Power play - Nick Paul won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
  8. P3 18:36
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  9. P3 18:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Brandon Hagel
  10. P3 17:53
    SHOT
    Power play - Nick Paul shot blocked by teammate
  11. P3 16:47
    Shorthanded - Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
  12. P3 16:47
    Penalty to Tye Kartye 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Darren Raddysh)
  13. P3 16:43
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Nick Paul in offensive zone
  14. P3 16:43
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  15. P3 16:19
    SHOT
    Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Will Borgen
  16. P3 13:41
    Mitchell Chaffee won faceoff against Noah Laba in neutral zone
  17. P3 12:55
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons in neutral zone
  18. P3 12:55
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  19. P3 12:45
    SHOT
    Declan Carlile shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  20. P3 12:17
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against J.T. Miller in neutral zone
  21. P3 12:02
    SHOT
    Nick Paul shot blocked by Matthew Robertson
  22. P3 11:42
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  23. P3 11:40
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in offensive zone
  24. P3 11:40
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  25. P3 11:17
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
  26. P3 11:17
    Stoppage - Icing
  27. P3 10:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Braden Schneider
  28. P3 09:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Adam Fox saved by Brandon Halverson
  29. P3 08:49
    SHOT
    Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  30. P3 08:16
    SHOT
    J.T. Miller shot blocked by Steven Santini
  31. P3 07:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Charle-Edouard D'Astous saved by Dylan Garand
  32. P3 06:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandon Hagel saved by Dylan Garand
  33. P3 05:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mika Zibanejad
  34. P3 05:36
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in defensive zone
  35. P3 05:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Brandon Halverson
  36. P3 05:26
    SHOT
    Adam Fox shot blocked by teammate
  37. P3 04:50
    Rangers won faceoff against Lightning in neutral zone
  38. P3 04:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jaroslav Chmelar saved by Brandon Halverson
  39. P3 04:31
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  40. P3 04:23
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in defensive zone
  41. P3 04:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Scott Sabourin
  42. P3 03:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Scott Sabourin saved by Dylan Garand
  43. P3 02:46
    SHOT
    Power play - Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Matthew Robertson
  44. P3 02:42
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  45. P3 02:19
    Shorthanded - J.T. Miller won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
  46. P3 02:17
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Dylan Garand
  47. P3 01:29
    Power play - Nick Paul won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
  48. P3 00:51
    Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in neutral zone
  49. P3 00:49
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Corey Perry
    4-2
  50. P3 00:00
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Nick Paul in neutral zone
  51. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  52. P2 18:20
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in neutral zone
  53. P2 18:20
    Stoppage - Offside
  54. P2 17:42
    Rangers won faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons in offensive zone
  55. P2 17:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Brandon Halverson
  56. P2 17:18
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  57. P2 15:52
    Giveaway by Noah Laba in offensive zone
  58. P2 15:29
    SHOT
    Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  59. P2 14:28
    Giveaway by Steven Santini in defensive zone
  60. P2 14:09
    Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in neutral zone
  61. P2 13:54
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in offensive zone
  62. P2 13:54
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  63. P2 13:42
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  64. P2 13:33
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  65. P2 12:46
    Noah Laba won faceoff against Nick Paul in neutral zone
  66. P2 12:43
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Mika Zibanejad assisted by Alexis Lafreniere and J.T. Miller
    4-1
  67. P2 12:23
    Penalty to Emil Lilleberg 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Jaroslav Chmelar)
  68. P2 12:23
    Penalty to Jaroslav Chmelar 2 minutes for Misconduct
  69. P2 12:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  70. P2 12:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Corey Perry saved by Dylan Garand
  71. P2 11:40
    Rangers won faceoff against Lightning in neutral zone
  72. P2 11:40
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  73. P2 11:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Dylan Garand
  74. P2 10:45
    SHOT
    Power play - Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  75. P2 09:12
    SHOT
    Will Borgen shot blocked by teammate
  76. P2 08:55
    Noah Laba won faceoff against Jakob Pelletier in offensive zone
  77. P2 08:50
    SHOT
    Power play - Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  78. P2 07:53
    Penalty to Will Cuylle 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Declan Carlile)
  79. P2 07:53
    Will Cuylle won faceoff against Emil Lilleberg in offensive zone
  80. P2 06:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Max Crozier saved by Dylan Garand
  81. P2 06:26
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Lightning in defensive zone
  82. P2 06:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Max Crozier saved by Dylan Garand
  83. P2 05:23
    SHOT
    Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Will Borgen
  84. P2 05:11
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  85. P2 04:49
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Noah Laba in neutral zone
  86. P2 04:47
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Gabe Perreault
    3-0
  87. P2 03:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mika Zibanejad saved by Brandon Halverson
  88. P2 03:32
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Brandon Halverson
  89. P2 02:33
    Shorthanded - Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
  90. P2 02:17
    Mitchell Chaffee won faceoff against Noah Laba in offensive zone
  91. P2 02:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Steven Santini saved by Dylan Garand
  92. P2 02:04
    Noah Laba won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in offensive zone
  93. P2 02:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Braden Schneider saved by Brandon Halverson
  94. P2 01:29
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons in neutral zone
  95. P2 00:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
  96. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  97. P1 19:35
    SHOT
    Scott Sabourin shot blocked by teammate
  98. P1 19:13
    SHOT
    Erik Cernak shot blocked by Jaroslav Chmelar
  99. P1 16:43
    Yanni Gourde won faceoff against J.T. Miller in defensive zone
  100. P1 16:43
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  101. P1 16:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gabe Perreault saved by Brandon Halverson
  102. P1 16:19
    Nick Paul won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in defensive zone
  103. P1 16:08
    SHOT
    Adam Fox shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
  104. P1 14:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Dylan Garand
  105. P1 13:11
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Nick Paul in neutral zone
  106. P1 13:11
    Stoppage - Offside
  107. P1 12:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Vincent Trocheck
  108. P1 11:30
    Giveaway by Jakob Pelletier in offensive zone
  109. P1 11:10
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  110. P1 10:05
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  111. P1 09:25
    SHOT
    Noah Laba shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
  112. P1 09:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Taylor Raddysh saved by Brandon Halverson
  113. P1 08:18
    Will Cuylle credited with hit on Darren Raddysh in offensive zone
  114. P1 08:13
    Rangers won faceoff against Lightning in neutral zone
  115. P1 07:11
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Adam Fox
  116. P1 07:08
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in offensive zone
  117. P1 06:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alexis Lafreniere saved by Brandon Halverson
  118. P1 05:58
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons in defensive zone
  119. P1 05:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Max Crozier saved by Dylan Garand
  120. P1 05:32
    Noah Laba won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in defensive zone
  121. P1 05:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Will Cuylle
  122. P1 05:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Erik Cernak saved by Dylan Garand
  123. P1 04:50
    SHOT
    Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Matthew Robertson
  124. P1 04:16
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Nick Paul in defensive zone
  125. P1 04:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Dylan Garand
  126. P1 04:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tye Kartye
  127. P1 03:13
    SHOT
    Adam Fox shot blocked by Mitchell Chaffee
  128. P1 03:09
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Mitchell Chaffee in offensive zone
  129. P1 02:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Corey Perry
  130. P1 02:03
    Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in neutral zone
  131. P1 02:03
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  132. P1 00:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandon Hagel saved by Dylan Garand
  133. P1 00:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
  134. P1 00:20
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  135. P1 00:06
    Darren Raddysh credited with hit on Gabe Perreault in neutral zone
  136. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Rangers
STATS
Lightning
21Shots on Goal31
53% Faceoff Win % 47%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins10
23Hits18
16 Shots Blocked 11
12Giveaways20
RangersNYR
LightningTB
21Shots on Goal31
53% Faceoff Win % 47%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins10
23Hits18
16 Shots Blocked 11
12Giveaways20

Rangers vs. Lightning: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Rangers vs. Lightning
  • Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Benchmark International Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Lightning favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): Not Available
  • Moneyline Odds: Rangers 44¢, Lightning 56¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Rangers: 40%
  • Lightning: 60%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Rangers a win probability of 40%, while the Lightning have a win probability of 60%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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