| New York Rangers (3-4-0) at Tampa Bay Lightning (6-1-0), 7 p.m. |
| 2012-13 Head-to-head record |
First meeting |
| 2011-12 Head-to-head record |
Tied 2-2 (1-1 at NY; 1-1 at TB) |
| 2010-11 Head-to-head record |
Tampa Bay 4-0 (2-0 at NY; 2-0 at TB) |
| 2009-10 Head-to-head record |
New York 3-1 (2-0 at NY; 1-1 at TB) |
| Home Record: |
New York 3-2-0; Tampa Bay 5-0-0 |
| Away Record: |
New York 0-2-0; Tampa Bay 1-1-0 |
| Record vs. Southeast Division: |
New York 0-0-0 |
| Record vs. Atlantic Division: |
Tampa Bay 1-1-0 |
| Record vs. Eastern Conference: |
New York 3-4-0; Tampa Bay 6-1-0 |
| 2011-2012 Meetings |
| 12/03 - New York, 4-2 (at TB) |
| 12/08 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 so (at NY) |
| 02/09 - New York, 4-3 ot (at NY) |
| 03/02 - Tampa Bay, 4-3 ot (at TB) |
| 2010-2011 Meetings |
| 11/24 - Tampa Bay, 5-3 (at TB) |
| 12/23 - Tampa Bay, 4-3 so (at NY) |
| 01/01 - Tampa Bay, 2-1 ot (at TB) |
| 02/27 - Tampa Bay, 2-1 (at NY) |
| 2009-2010 Meetings |
| 11/27 - Tampa Bay, 5-1 (at TB) |
| 01/19 - New York, 8-2 (at NY) |
| 02/14 - New York, 5-2 (at NY) |
| 04/02 - New York, 5-0 (at TB) |
| 2008-2009 Meetings |
| 10/04 - New York, 2-1 (at Prague) |
| 10/05 - New York, 2-1 (at Prague) |
| 11/06 - New York, 5-2 (at NY) |
| 11/26 - New York, 3-2 so (at TB) |
| 2007-2008 Meetings |
| 10/29 - New York, 3-1 (at NY) |
| 11/21 - New York, 2-1 (at TB) |
| 01/08 - Tampa Bay, 5-3 (at NY) |
| 03/15 - Tampa Bay, 3-0 (at TB) |
| 2006-2007 Meetings |
| 11/19 - New York, 4-1 (at NY) |
| 12/23 - Tampa Bay, 4-3 (at TB) |
| 02/03 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (at TB) |
| 02/09 - New York, 5-0 (at NY) |
| 2005-2006 Meetings |
| 11/10 - New York, 5-2 (at TB) |
| 12/22 - New York, 4-2 (at NY) |
| 01/03 - Tampa Bay, 1-0 ot (at NY) |
| 03/25 - Tampa Bay, 4-3 so (at TB) |
| 2003-2004 Meetings |
| 11/25 - New York, 2-0 (at TB) |
| 12/07 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (at NY) |
| 01/11 - Tampa Bay, 2-1 ot (at NY) |
| 03/12 - Tampa Bay, 5-2 (at TB) |
| 2002-2003 Meetings |
| 10/21 - Tampa Bay, 4-2 (at NY) |
| 10/30 - Tampa Bay, 3-0 (at TB) |
| 12/01 - New York, 4-3 (at NY) |
| 12/29 - Tampa Bay, 5-3 (at TB) |
| 2001-2002 Meetings |
| 10/20 - Tampa Bay, 5-2 (at TB) |
| 12/02 - New York, 1-0 (at NY) |
| 01/28 - Tampa Bay, 1-0 (at NY) |
| 04/01 - New York, 6-4 (at TB) |
| Game Notes |
| Note - Tampa Bay has won two of three and six of the last eight meetings. |
| Note - Tampa Bay has won seven of the last 12 meetings. |
| Note - The Rangers have won nine of the last 16 meetings. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last 18 meetings. |
| Note - The Rangers have won 12 of 21 and 13 of the last 24 meetings. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last 26 meetings. |
| Note - The NYR have lost three of four and four of their last six at Tampa Bay. |
| Note - The Rangers have lost five of eight and eight of their last 12 in TB. |
| Note - The Rangers have lost nine of 14 and 11 of their last 17 in Tampa Bay. |
| Note - The Rangers snapped a three-game series home losing streak on 02/09/12. |
| Note - Tampa Bay has lost four of its last seven at Madison Square Garden. |
| Note - Tampa Bay has lost seven of 11 and eight of its last 13 at MSG. |
| Note - Tampa Bay has lost nine of its last 16 at Madison Square Garden. |
| New York last five games |
Tampa Bay last five games |
| 01/23 - W vs. Boston, 4-3 (OT) |
01/22 - W at Carolina, 4-1 |
| 01/24 - L at Philadelphia, 1-2 |
01/25 - W vs. Ottawa, 6-4 |
| 01/26 - W vs. Toronto, 5-2 |
01/27 - W vs. Philadelphia, 5-1 |
| 01/29 - W vs. Philadelphia, 2-1 |
01/29 - W vs. Florida, 5-2 |
| 01/31 - L vs. Pittsburgh, 0-3 |
02/01 - W vs. Winnipeg, 8-3 |