NHL Wednesday, 14 October 2026
New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 – NHL, 14 Oct 2026
New York Rangers 5th place · GP 9 · W 6 · PTS 12
4–1
Final
Tampa Bay Lightning 7th place · GP 8 · W 6 · PTS 12
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
52%
48%
Our pick New York Rangers Low confidence Correct
- Rangers sit 2nd with 10 points from 7 games, Lightning 9th with 8 from 5
- Rangers form WWWLW, Lightning form LWWWW, both winning lately
- Rangers won the most recent meeting 5-1 on 2026-10-02
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLNew York RangersTampa Bay Lightning
23Shots on goal26
61%Face-off %39%
0/4Power play0/4
0%Power play %0%
13Penalty minutes13
37Hits22
14Blocked shots12
15Giveaways17
3Takeaways2
Skaters
NHLNew York Rangers
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. LafrenièreL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19:23 |
| T. KartyeL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16:21 |
| A. FoxD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22:22 |
| M. PetterssonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21:44 |
| W. CuylleL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16:59 |
| M. ZibanejadC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23:01 |
| J. MillerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20:19 |
| S. DurziD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:10 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. HolmbergR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13:42 |
| Z. GirgensonsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:02 |
| V. HedmanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 13:16 |
| B. PointC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 20:12 |
| J. CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:56 |
| N. KucherovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 23:15 |
| C. D'AstousD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:01 |
| B. HagelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 20:57 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 01:02 | NYR | A. Lafrenière | T. Kartye, A. Fox | 1–0 |
| P1 12:47 | NYR | A. Lafrenière | T. Kartye, J. Miller | 2–0 |
| P1 17:26 | TBL | Z. Girgensons | P. Holmberg, V. Hedman | 2–1 |
| P2 18:26 | NYR | W. Cuylle | S. Durzi, M. Pettersson | 3–1 |
| P3 17:16 | NYR | M. Zibanejad (SH) | A. Fox, M. Pettersson | 4–1 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Garand | New York Rangers | 25/26 | 0.962 | 59:45 |
| A. Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | 19/22 | 0.864 | 57:26 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Lafrenière | NYR | L | 2G 0A |
| 2 | T. Kartye | NYR | L | 0G 2A |
| 3 | D. Garand | NYR | G | SV% 0.962 |
Form and recent results
New York RangersWLWWL
Tampa Bay LightningWWLWW
- W17 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Vancouver CanucksNHL
- W16 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–3 Seattle KrakenNHL
- W11 OctNew York Islanders 3–5 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W9 OctTampa Bay Lightning 3–2 Minnesota WildNHL
- W6 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–1 Philadelphia FlyersNHL
- W4 OctTampa Bay Lightning 3–1 Washington CapitalsNHL
Last meetings
- 2 Oct 2026New York Rangers 5–1 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- 15 Nov 2019Tampa Bay Lightning 9–3 New York RangersNHL
- 29 Oct 2019New York Rangers 4–1 Tampa Bay LightningNHL