Top NHL Picks and Predictions Today (Best Bets for Rangers vs. Lightning Game 3)

The New York Rangers continued their home winning streak, winning the first two games of the Eastern Conference Final at Madison Square Garden.

Now, they'll be looking to steal a game away from the Lightning on the road as the series heads to Tampa Bay for Game 3 on Sunday afternoon.

As always, let's dive into my best bet for the game, with odds courtesy of WynnBET, as well as two prop bets with consensus odds that I think are worth betting on for today's game.

Best Bets for Rangers vs. Lightning Game 3

• Lightning -175
• Igor Shesterkin OVER 31.5 Saves (-115)
• Nikita Kucherov Anytime Goal +125

Lightning -175

At this point I'm willing to go down with the ship on the Tampa Bay Lightning. They're out-playing the Rangers, despite being down 2-0 in the series. Their expected goals per game this series is 3.74, and compared to the Rangers at 3.02. They're also creating more high-danger scoring chances, and outranking them in CORSI percentage.

I refuse to believe they'll go down 3-0 in the series against an inferior opponent. It's Lightning or nothing for me in this game.

Igor Shesterkin OVER 31.5 Saves (-115)

Taking the OVER on Shesterkin's saves total has been an auto-bet these playoffs. Before his 29-save performance in Game 2, he had three-straight games with 37 saves. The Rangers have also allowed an average of 36.39 shots on goal per game throughout the playoffs.

Nikita Kucherov Anytime Goal +125

Nikita Kucherov found the back of the net in Game 2, and I'm willing to bet he does it again in Game 3. The Lightning, down 2-0 in the series, will need their top goalscorer to show up in a big way this afternoon, and when called upon, Kucherov brings his "A" game. If he can lead the Lightning to a win, Tampa Bay will be right back in this series.

You can track Iain's bets on Betstamp here.