New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/09/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Monday, May 9, 2022

Venue:  PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Rangers -115, Penguins -105; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Rangers -120, Penguins +100; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Rangers -120, Penguins +100; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

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:  5-4-1 last 10

Pittsburgh Penguins:  6-4-0 last 10

 

 

 

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 lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Penguins in game 2 while their 2 losses in that span came against the Penguins in game 1 and in their last game which was game 3. They lost that game on the road 7-4. Andrew Copp, Kaapo Kakko, Artemi Panarin, and Frank Vatrano each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Ryan Strome and Artemi Panarin 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 4 goals on 15 shots with 11 saves and a .733 sv percentage. He was pulled in that game and replaced by Alexandar Georgiev who allowed 1 goal on 20 shots with 19 saves and a .950 save 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. 

 

 

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 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Rangers in game 2 while their 3 wins in that span came against the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last game of the season and the Rangers in game 1 and their last game which was game 3 of this series.. They won that game at home 7-4. Evan Rodrigues and Jeff Carter both scored 2 goals in that game while Brock McGinn, Jake Guentzel, and Danton Heinen each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Evan Rodrigues led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Louis Domingue was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 36 shots with 32 saves and a .889 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. 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They dropped game 3 of this series with a 7-4 loss but really that game was much closer and was 4-4 up until there was 5 mins left in the game when the Penguins scored the winning goal and then added on 2 empty netters after. The Rangers were awful in that first period going down 4-1 but they showed great resilience as they were able to score 3 goals in the 2nd period and tie the game 4-4 going into the 3rd. They did not die in that game and they have been a very good team this season when playing against an opponent that they lost to on the road last time. They know they need to steal a game back here and as long as they avoid the way they played in that 1st period of their last game, they will have no problems getting the win here and tying up the series 2-2. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game and bounce back.

 

Rangers Penguins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, May 9, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Rangers 4 Penguins 3.

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New York Rangers: 53-32 (+16.1 Units) ML in all games. 9-1 (+9.4 Units) ML revenging a road loss versus opponent. 27-19 UNDER revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more.

Pittsburgh Penguins: 4-7 (-7 Units) ML after scoring 6 goals or more in their previous game. 12-11 (-4.2 Units) ML off a home win. 16-8 UNDER off a win by 3 goals or more over a division rival.

 

 

New York Rangers:  R. Lindgren (D) Ques Mon - Lower Body injury. K. Kinkaid (G) Ques Mon - 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:  T. Jarry (G) Out indefinitely - Foot injury. C. DeSmith (G) out for season - Abdominal. R. Rakell (RW) Ques Mon - Head injury. B. Dumoulin (D) Ques Mon - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

“Igor has been outstanding. Really, you look at it right now, and he’s played 10 periods the last four and a half days, five days, whatever it is. I thought it was a good time to jumpstart it. Fortunately for us, we battled back in the second and tied it up. Unfortunately, in the third, they get a goal.” - Gerard Gallant after his team’s loss against the Penguins in game 3 on Saturday.

 

 

“A lot of teams don’t recover from (losing a three-goal advantage). I think it speaks volumes to the leadership and the character of our group that we were able to move by it.” - Mike Sullivan after his team’s win against the Rangers in game 3 on Saturday.

 

 

 

LW Kreider, Chris

C Zibanejad, Mika

RW Vatrano, Frank

LD Miller, K'Andre

RD Trouba, Jacob

G Shesterkin, Igor

 

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Crosby, Sidney

RW Rust, Bryan

LD Matheson, Michael

RD Letang, Kris

G Domingue, Louis

 

 

Points: A. Panarin (96)

Goals: C. Kreider (52)

Assists: A. Panarin (74)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.07)

 

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)