by Amedeus Mastrangelo
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, May 13, 2022
Venue: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
Where to Watch: TNT
Opening Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Moneyline: Rangers -135, Penguins +110; Over/Under: 6 goals
Bet365: Moneyline: Rangers -135, Penguins +110; Over/Under: 6 goals
BetMGM: Moneyline: Rangers -130, Penguins +105; Over/Under: 6.5 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: 5-4-1 last 10
Pittsburgh Penguins: 6-4-0 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 lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the Penguins in game 3 and game 4 while their win came against the Penguins in their last game which was also game 5. They won that game at home 5-3. Alexis Lafrenière, Jacob Trouba, Filip Chytil, Ryan Lindgren, and Adam Fox each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Artemi Panarin led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 32 shots with 29 saves and a .906 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 Rangers in game 3 and game 4 while their loss came against the Rangers in their last game which was also game 5. They lost that game on the road 5-3. Jake Guentzel scored 2 goals in that game while Kris Letang scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jake Guentzel led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Louis Domingue was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 33 shots with 29 saves and a .879 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 Penguins are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. The Penguins have played very well in this entire series, exhibiting their playoff experience and strength as they have played the Rangers hard in every single game. The Penguins were in every game with the Rangers in New York with a chance to win each game while they have dominated their games at home and have really made it no competition for the Rangers in Pittsburgh. Igor Shesterkin had 2 bad games on the road in this series and was pulled in both games. His confidence was even flaky in their last game when they won at home but he allowed a very quick goal in that game right after his team took the lead and those are the saves you need to make as a goalie. The Rangers have all the pressure on them here as they are the better team facing elimination on the road and now have to find a way to flip this series and get the home advantage back. The Penguins have no pressure on them here as they have the playoff experience and have a chance to kick out a higher seeded team at home here in just 6 games. They have already rattled Shesterkin as well and he could easily fall apart in this game again which the Rangers really cannot afford to play from behind in this game. The best bet in this game is on the Penguins to win here.
Rangers Penguins Prediction: Our NHL Pick for Friday, May 13, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Penguins 4 Rangers 2.
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NHL Betting Trends
New York Rangers: 54-33 (+15.9 Units) ML in all games. 20-11 (+9.2 Units) ML after a win by 2 goals or more. 19-11 UNDER after a win by 2 goals or more.
Pittsburgh Penguins: 49-38 (-4.2 Units) ML in all games. 19-20 (-9.8 Units) ML after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored. 11-6 UNDER after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game.
Key Injuries
New York Rangers: K. Kinkaid (G) Ques Fri - Upper Body injury. T. Motte (C) Late 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 Fri - Head injury. B. Dumoulin (D) Ques Fri - Lower Body injury. S. Crosby (C) Ques Fri - Upper Body injury.
Notable Quotes
“Once we got that first goal, it was a big boost for our club. I felt real confident about today. You've got to take it one game at a time. We were down three games to one, today I felt real good about our team.” - Gerard Gallant after his team’s win against the Penguins in game 5 on Wednesday.
“They pushed, we had a couple of extended D-zone shifts, and we didn't get it done defensively. We got an experienced group. We just got to keep playing the game. ... We didn't win the wall battles, we didn't get pucks out, and as a result we had four, five minutes of extended defensive zone play. We simply have to do a better job there.” - Mike Sullivan after his team’s loss against the Rangers in game 5 on Wednesday.
Starting Lineups
New York Rangers
LW Kreider, Chris
C Zibanejad, Mika
RW Vatrano, Frank
LD Lindgren, Ryan
RD Fox, Adam
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.
