TAMPA — With back-to-back games here in Florida, Antti Raanta will be in the net tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Veteran forward Tanner Glass and defenseman Steven Kampfer, who were called up Sunday, also will draw into the lineup, replacing Matt Puempel and Adam Clendening.
Raanta (12-5, 2.36, .920) last played in the Rangers’ 4-3 overtime win over the Devils in Newark on Feb. 25, making 35 saves. He allowed one goal on 32 shots against Tampa on Oct. 30 in New York.
Andrei Vasilevskiy (14-13-5, 2.69, .913) has won his last three starts and will be in the crease for the Lightning (30-26-8, 68 points), who are three points behind the Islanders for the second wild-card spot in the East.