by Amedeus Mastrangelo
Friday, May 06, 2022
Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, May 7, 2022
Venue: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
Where to Watch: TNT
Opening Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Moneyline: Rangers -120, Penguins +100; Over/Under: 6 goals
Bet365: Moneyline: Rangers -120, Penguins +100; Over/Under: 6 goals
BetMGM: Moneyline: Rangers -120, Penguins +100; Over/Under: 6 goals
Season Record
New York Rangers: 52-24-6 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh Penguins: 46-25-11 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)
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New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Preview and Analysis
Recent Form
New York Rangers: 6-3-1 last 10
Pittsburgh Penguins: 5-4-1 last 10
New York Rangers Analysis
The Rangers are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 110 points, a 52-24-6 record overall, and they are 27-10-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Penguins in game 1 of this series while their 2 wins in that span came against the Washington Capitals in their last game of the season and the Penguins in their last game which was game 2 of this series. They won that game at home 5-2. Artemi Panarin, Andrew Copp, Frank Vatrano, Chris Kreider, and Ryan Strome each scored 1 goal for them in that one. K'Andre Miller, Ryan Strome, and Mika Zibanejad led the team in shots on net in that game with 5 each. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 41 shots with 39 saves and a .951 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 254 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 207 goals against them allowing 2.5 goals per game.
Pittsburgh Penguins Analysis
The Penguins are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 103 points, a 46-25-11 record overall, and they were 23-12-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins in that span were against the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last game of the season and the Rangers in game 1 of this series while their loss came against the Rangers in their last game which was also game 2 of this series. They lost that game on the road 5-2. Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby led the team in shots on net in that game with 6 each. Louis Domingue was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 40 shots with 35 saves and a .875 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 272 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 229 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.
Rangers vs Penguins Prediction
The Rangers are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They dropped game 1 of this series at home after a grueling game that went to 3 OTs just to get a winner but the Rangers were the better team in that game in regulation time. They bounced back in their last game to tie up the series 1-1 but now they need to steal a game back from the Penguins on the road here in order to win the series. The Penguins were missing their starting backup goalie in Casey DeSmith, who is out for the season now, in their last game and that played a massive role as Domingue allowed 5 goals in that game and started to collapse in the 3rd period. Now the Penguins are down to Domingue as the starter and a 4th string goalie as their backup and with a very good defensive team like the Rangers with great goaltending as well, the Penguins are going to be in for a lot here. The goalie situation for the Penguins will end up being their downfall in this series and with the Rangers carrying over some momentum into this game, they should get the win here. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.
Rangers Penguins Prediction: Our NHL Pick for Saturday, May 7, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Rangers 4 Penguins 2.
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NHL Betting Trends
New York Rangers: 117-96 (+22.9 Units) ML in all games. 33-30 (+10.2 Units) ML in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 17-9 UNDER off a home win.
Pittsburgh Penguins: 47-37 (-5.2 Units) ML in all games. 16-11 (-4.3 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 11-6 UNDER after 2 or more consecutive overs.
Key Injuries
New York Rangers: R. Lindgren (D) Prob Sat - Lower Body injury. K. Kinkaid (G) Ques Sat - Upper Body injury. T. Motte (C) Mid May - Upper Body injury. S. Blais (LW) out for season - Knee injury. B. Goodrow (RW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.
Pittsburgh Penguins: J. Zucker (LW) Ques Sat - Lower Body injury. T. Jarry (G) Out indefinitely - Foot injury. N. Beaulieu (D) Early May - Lower Body injury. C. DeSmith (G) out for season - Abdominal. R. Rakell (RW) Ques Sat - Head injury.
Notable Quotes
“It's an 82-game regular season and we've done it all regular season long. We've got a talented hockey club and when we want to play real good hockey, sound hockey we're a good team.” - Gerard Gallant on his team’s win against the Penguins in game 2 on Thursday.
“It's a hard-fought game, we can take a lot of positives. When we were in our end zone I thought we defended hard. We had some looks in the offensive zone. One area we need to improve and get better is special teams, on both sides.” - Mike Sullivan after his team’s loss against the Rangers in game 2 on Thursday.
Starting Lineups
New York Rangers
LW Kreider, Chris
C Zibanejad, Mika
RW Vatrano, Frank
LD Miller, K'Andre
RD Trouba, Jacob
G Shesterkin, Igor
Pittsburgh Penguins
LW Guentzel, Jake
C Crosby, Sidney
RW Rust, Bryan
LD Matheson, Michael
RD Letang, Kris
G Domingue, Louis
Statistical Leaders
New York Rangers
Points: A. Panarin (96)
Goals: C. Kreider (52)
Assists: A. Panarin (74)
GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.07)
Pittsburgh Penguins
Points: S. Crosby (84)
Goals: J. Guentzel (40)
Assists: K. Letang (58)
GAA: L. Domingue (2.02)
Coaches:
New York Rangers: Gerard Gallant (1st season)
Pittsburgh Penguins: Mike Sullivan (7th season)
Amedeus Mastrangelo
About the Author:
Amedeus Mastrangelo has been heavily wagering on all sports for years and plays just about everything, including sides, totals, favorites, underdogs, against the spread, alternative spreads, first half, second half, player props, and futures. The bottom line is, if Mastrangelo can see an edge in any way shape or form, then he's going to take advantage.
