New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1, 2 Oct 2026

NHL Friday, 2 October 2026

New York Rangers 6th place · GP 3 · W 2 · PTS 4

5–1 Final

Tampa Bay Lightning 24th place · GP 2 · W 1 · PTS 2

VenueMadison Square Garden CountryUnited States Kick-off2 Oct · 00:00 BST CompetitionNHL

SportsLife forecast

Made before the match

Our pick

52% New York Rangers Home

48% Tampa Bay Lightning Away

52% 48%

Our pick New York Rangers Low confidence Correct

Rangers sit 10th with 0 points from 1 game and lost their last game 3-0.
Rangers recent results include a 6-1 win and a 4-3 win, showing mixed form.
Lightning recent results show two wins and three losses in their last five games.

Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.

NHL

New York RangersTampa Bay Lightning

25Shots on goal25

61%Face-off %39%

1/2Power play0/7

50%Power play %0%

16Penalty minutes6

22Hits31

23Blocked shots16

18Giveaways22

4Takeaways5

NHL

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
P. DorofeyevR	1	1	2	0	5	13:44
M. ZibanejadC	1	1	2	1	3	18:53
A. FoxD	0	2	2	0	0	19:04
E. TolvanenR	1	0	1	2	1	14:18
O. BjorkstrandR	0	1	1	1	1	12:25
G. PerreaultR	1	0	1	1	1	10:46
N. LabaC	0	1	1	1	0	16:14
A. LafrenièreL	0	0	0	1	3	15:15

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
B. PointC	0	1	1	-1	1	22:38
N. KucherovR	1	0	1	-1	1	24:07
I. MikheyevR	0	1	1	-1	0	10:56
J. GuentzelC	0	0	0	-1	4	24:02
J. CarlsonD	0	0	0	-2	4	23:41
P. HolmbergR	0	0	0	-1	3	14:59
B. HagelL	0	0	0	-1	3	23:40
A. CirelliC	0	0	0	0	3	19:56

NHL

Time	Team	Scorer	Assists	Score
P1 05:34	NYR	M. Zibanejad (PP)	P. Dorofeyev, A. Fox	1–0
P1 10:51	NYR	P. Dorofeyev	O. Bjorkstrand	2–0
P2 01:40	NYR	E. Tolvanen	N. Laba	3–0
P2 07:59	TBL	N. Kucherov	I. Mikheyev, B. Point	3–1
P2 16:01	NYR	G. Perreault	A. Fox, M. Zibanejad	4–1
P3 17:26	NYR	I. Shesterkin	unassisted	5–1