As 2022 begins, the NHL season is nearly 40 percent complete. It’s not too early for playoff positioning and there are many key games this weekend. The featured game is the New York Rangers hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning with four other games examined for this week.
Tampa Bay Lightning versus New York Rangers
The Lightning head into New York on top in the Atlantic Division and the Rangers are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. Tampa Bay has a +31 to +28 edge on the Power Ranking Indicator and “burning hot” versus “ice cold down” on the Team Strength ...