NHL Matchup Intelligence

TBL vs
NYR

Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers

October 13, 2026 Β· 7:15 PM ET Β· Madison Square Garden
TBL 4-1-0  Β·  NYR 5-2-0

Matchup Analysis Automated Analysis

Matchup: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers (Madison Square Garden), regular season. New York Rangers record: 5-2-0. Tampa Bay Lightning record: 4-1-0. NYR last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 6-4-0, 2.9 goals for and 2 against per game. TBL last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 6-4-0, 2.5 goals for and 2.2 against per game.

Market: NYR implied 42% to win across 2 books; total 5.5 goals. SportsFBI model: leans TBL at 61% (market 42% home); expected goals NYR 2.4, TBL 3.1; 29% chance either team wins by 3+. Model factors: Rest advantage -4.49 points toward TBL (Rest days difference -1 (home minus away, capped at 3)); Recent goal differential +2.02 points toward NYR (Last-10 goal differential per game difference +0.60). Injury report: Adam Sykora (NYR) Injured Reserve; Igor Shesterkin (NYR) Injured Reserve; Joonas Korpisalo (NYR) Injured Reserve; Emil Lilleberg (TBL) Day-To-Day; Yanni Gourde (TBL) Injured Reserve.

SportsFBI's model leans TBL at 61%, a provisional estimate rather than a certainty.

  • Projected score: NYR 2.4 Β· TBL 3.1
  • 3+ goal margin: 29%

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SportsFBI Model

Projects Tampa Bay Lightning to win β€” 61% confidence
Market agrees (-2.5pp) Expected goals: NYR 2.4 Β· TBL 3.1 3+ goal margin chance: 29%

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Key factors driving this matchup

TBLA Rest advantage +4.5 Moderate

Rest days difference -1 (home minus away, capped at 3)

NYRH Recent goal differential +2.0 Weak

Last-10 goal differential per game difference +0.60

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