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New York Rangers look to take the season series against Tampa Bay

By Anthony Tornatore Jr|
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: Kaapo Kakko #24 of the New York Rangers celebrates his first period goal during their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: Kaapo Kakko #24 of the New York Rangers celebrates his first period goal during their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 29: Pat Maroon #14 of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Micheal Haley #38 of the New York Rangers fight during the first period at Madison Square Garden on October 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 29: Pat Maroon #14 of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Micheal Haley #38 of the New York Rangers fight during the first period at Madison Square Garden on October 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The history between the Lightning and the Rangers

This will be the 103rd meeting between the two teams. The Lightning hold the advantage with an overall record of 48-43-5. They also hold the advantage against the Rangers in the Amalie Arena with a record of 19-16-2.

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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 29: The New York Rangers celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Madison Square Garden on October 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

Most notable, these two teams faced off against each other in the 2014-15 Eastern Conference Finals. The series went seven games and saw the Lightning defeat the Rangers 2-0 at the Garden in the final match. That lost would mark the first time ever that the Rangers lost a playoff Game Seven on their own home ice.

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