New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Game 5 Prediction and Betting Odds June 9

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WagerTalk NHL handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his thoughts on Thursday’s New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Eastern Conference Finals Game 5. Who will be the playmaker for tonight’s decisive matchup at Madison Square Garden?

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Thursday, June 9	NHL Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars
Moneyline:	New York Rangers +110 vs Tampa Bay Lightning -130
Puckline:	Rangers +1.5 (-230) / Lightning -1.5 (+200)
Total:	5.5 Goals (Over +120 / Under -140)
Game Time:	8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT
Arena:	Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
TV:	ESPN

New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Analysis

The Tampa Bay Lightning have roared back into this series after securing back to back impressive victories in Florida which has seen them enter Thursday’s Game 5 as road favorites in New York.

New York for their part have lost just one game at home across the entire postseason so far, so will be no easy outs against the Lightning in MSG here on Thursday.

The Rangers are 4-0 in New York against the Lightning going back to the end of last season.

Lightning Hoping To Use Tuesday’s Game 4 As A Springboard

Despite all the positive soundbytes coming out of the Lightning’s camp and in media after Tuesday’s impressive victory over New York, Jon Cooper and co. will no doubt be concerned by the fact that was Tampa’s first real performance in this series.

The Rangers ran out comfortable winners in Games 1 & 2 and looked in command of Game 3 also before Tampa Bay rallied back midway through the 2nd period to secure the win, so the Lightning will no doubt be eager to build off that series best performance heading into tonight’s game.

Rangers Relish Home Underdog Role

Not only do the Rangers own an impressive H2H record against the Lightning this season, but they’ve also thrived in this home underdog role over this postseason so far.

The Rangers have won five of their last six matchups outright when they’ve been installed as pre-game home underdogs and with the playoffs best opponent conversion percentage this season also at just 7.59%, the Rangers will be confident they can continue that run here.

New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction

We like the New York Rangers as short home underdogs to bounceback with a win tonight in Madison Square Garden.

The Rangers simply weren’t clinical enough in Tuesday’s Game 4, outshooting the Lightning overall, but not being able to finish outside of their already season high power play record.

Over the playoffs as a whole however, the Rangers have a far better shot conversion rate than the Lightning this season, owning a 10.34% to 9.51% advantage over Tampa Bay this postseason.

We like the New York Rangers to get back on track with an outright win at home here on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Prediction: New York Rangers Moneyline +110

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Puck Time | NHL Predictions for June 9

Join Carmine Bianco, Andrew McInnis and Bryan Leonard for Thursday’s edition of Puck Time as our panel of professional hockey handicappers break down tonight’s NHL playoff game between the New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Meet the Author

‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.

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