The New York Rangers managed to force a deciding Game 7 of this Eastern Conference finals series with a 7-3 win at Tampa Bay Tuesday. Picking a winner in this ain't easy, but I'm taking the Lightning as a dog in a game that very well might go past regulation.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. The Lightning's Surging Offense - The Triplets (Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov) have combined for 27 of Tampa Bay's 47 post-season goals, and Tyler Johnson tallied two in Tuesday's defeat catapulting him to the lead for both points (20) and goals (20) in the post-season. The youngsters are wreaking havoc in the Rangers zone with their speed an tenacity whenever taking the ice, and odds are one of them will come up with something spectacular to win tonight's game. If they were to fail Tampa can always rely on its captain and notorious game-winner Steven Stamkos who has four goals and three assists in his last five games.

2. Previous Meetings - Tampa Bay has won five of the last six meetings in New York, including two of three in this series. It is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings overall.

3. X-Factor - The Lightning are 8-0 this post-season when scoring the first goal and we can expect them to be extra careful not to fall behind here at MSG.

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