Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers: Betting Trends, Oct 1, 2026 (NHL)
The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the New York Rangers on October 1, 2026. This season the Tampa Bay Lightning have covered the spread in 37 of 80 games (46.2%), and the New York Rangers have covered the spread in 42 of 80 games (52.5%) (2025-26). Every figure on this page is a count of settled games or a line a book posted. DataStreak does not produce picks. Updated September 24, 2026.
Against the spread, 2025-26 season
Covers of settled games. A cover is a settled game where the final margin beat the closing spread; pushes are left out of the rate.
| Team | Overall | Home | Road | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 37 of 80 (46.2%) | 16 of 40 (40%) | 21 of 40 (52.5%) | 2 of 10 (20%) |
| New York Rangers | 42 of 80 (52.5%) | 18 of 41 (43.9%) | 24 of 39 (61.5%) | 7 of 10 (70%) |
Previous meetings
Finished regular-season games between the two, this season and last, newest first.
| Date | Away | Home |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | NYR 4 | TBL 2 |
| 2025-11-29 | TBL 4 | NYR 1 |
| 2025-11-12 | NYR 7 | TBL 3 |
Tampa Bay Lightning: last 5 games
| Date | Opp | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | vs NYR | L 2-4 |
| 2026-04-13 | vs DET | W 4-3 |
| 2026-04-11 | @ BOS | W 2-1 |
| 2026-04-09 | @ MTL | L 1-2 |
| 2026-04-07 | @ OTT | L 2-6 |
New York Rangers: last 5 games
| Date | Opp | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | @ TBL | W 4-2 |
| 2026-04-13 | @ FLA | L 2-3 |
| 2026-04-11 | @ DAL | L 0-2 |
| 2026-04-08 | vs BUF | L 3-5 |
| 2026-04-05 | vs WSH | W 8-1 |
Questions about Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Who has the better record against the spread, the Tampa Bay Lightning or the New York Rangers?
The Tampa Bay Lightning have covered in 37 of 80 games (46.2%) and the New York Rangers in 42 of 80 (52.5%) in the 2025-26 season, so the New York Rangers have the higher rate. A cover is a settled game where the final margin beat the closing spread; a rate is a count of past games, not a prediction of this one.
How have the last meetings between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers gone?
Of the last 3 regular-season meetings this season and last, the New York Rangers won 2 and the Tampa Bay Lightning won 1. The most recent was NYR 4, TBL 2 on April 15, 2026.
Are these TBL at NYR numbers picks?
No. Every figure is a count of settled games or a line a book posted, shown with the games it comes from so the arithmetic is checkable. DataStreak does not produce picks. Updated September 24, 2026.
How these numbers are measured
A cover is a settled game where the final margin beat the closing spread; a push is a margin that landed on it. Previous meetings are finished regular-season games between the two teams. The prop rates count the games in which a player's stat reached the line over that player's last 20 games. A posted line is one book's number on one day. Nothing here is a projection.
Every NHL prop graded on this date: NHL player props, October 1, 2026. Both teams' full pages: Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. The live board with every team and tonight's lines is the NHL ATS Radar. Every NHL player at a glance: NHL player prop hit rates, or read how the boards are built.