The New York Rangers opened this Eastern Conference finals with a narrow 2-1 win Saturday as Dominic Moore scored the winner with just 2.35 to go of the third period. I expect another tight contest tonight and would not be surprised to see the Lightning record and upset here before the series switch to Tampa Bay for Game 3 and 4.

Here are my keys to the game:


1. The Triplets - Tyler Johnson, 24, centering Nikita Kucherov, 21, and Ondrej Palat, 24 has combined for 18 of the Lightning's 35 post-season goals and Palat scored the lone goal in Saturday's 2-1 loss.
2. Special Teams - Tampa Bay killed off both of its penalties Saturday successfully while converting on one of its four opportunities on the power play and is now 4-for-9 in its last four games.

3. X-Factor - Each of the Rangers 13 games in the playoffs so far have been decided by a single goal.

Selection: This is a play on the Tampa Bay Lightning +1.5 (5*)