| Tampa Bay Lightning (6-4-0) at New York Rangers (5-5-0), 7:30 p.m. |
| 2012-13 Head-to-head record |
New York 1-0 (1-0 at TB; 0-0 at NY) |
| 2011-12 Head-to-head record |
Tied 2-2 (1-1 at TB; 1-1 at NY) |
| 2010-11 Head-to-head record |
Tampa Bay 4-0 (2-0 at TB; 2-0 at NY) |
| 2009-10 Head-to-head record |
New York 3-1 (1-1 at TB; 2-0 at NY) |
| Home Record: |
Tampa Bay 5-1-0; New York 4-2-0 |
| Away Record: |
Tampa Bay 1-3-0; New York 1-3-0 |
| Record vs. Atlantic Division: |
Tampa Bay 1-4-0 |
| Record vs. Southeast Division: |
New York 1-0-0 |
| Record vs. Eastern Conference: |
Tampa Bay 6-4-0; New York 5-5-0 |
| 2012-2013 Meetings |
| 02/02 - New York, 3-2 (at TB) |
| 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 - The Rangers have won two of three and three of the last five meetings. |
| Note - Tampa Bay has won six of the last nine meetings. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last 12 meetings. |
| Note - The Rangers have won 10 of 17 and 13 of the last 22 meetings. |
| Note - The Rangers have won 14 of 25 and 16 of the last 29 meetings. |
| 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. |
| Note - The Rangers have won two of their last three at Tampa Bay. |
| Note - The NYR have lost three of five and four of their last seven at TB. |
| Note - The Rangers have lost five of nine and eight of their last 13 in TB. |
| Note - The Rangers have lost nine of 15 and 11 of their last 18 in Tampa Bay. |
| Tampa Bay last five games |
New York last five games |
| 02/01 - W vs. Winnipeg, 8-3 |
01/29 - W vs. Philadelphia, 2-1 |
| 02/02 - L vs. NY Rangers, 2-3 |
01/31 - L vs. Pittsburgh, 0-3 |
| 02/05 - L at Philadelphia, 1-2 |
02/02 - W at Tampa Bay, 3-2 |
| 02/07 - L at New Jersey, 2-4 |
02/05 - L at New Jersey, 1-3 |
| 02/09 - Postponed at Boston |
02/07 - W vs. NY Islanders, 4-1 |