Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/03/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Penguins +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Penguins +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Penguins +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

 

Pittsburgh Penguins:  46-25-11 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

New York Rangers:  52-24-6 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Pittsburgh Penguins:  5-4-1 last 10

New York Rangers:  6-4-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Penguins are coming into this game with 103 points, a 46-25-11 record overall, and they are 23-12-6 in their road 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 Philadelphia Flyers and the Edmonton Oilers while their win came against the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last game. They won that game at home 5-3. Marcus Pettersson, Brian Boyle, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and Evan Rodrigues each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Evgeni Malkin led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Casey DeSmith was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 36 shots with 33 saves and a .917 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 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 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their 3 losses in that span were against the Boston Bruins, the Carolina Hurricanes, and the Montreal Canadiens while their win came against the Washington Capitals in their last game. They won that game at home 3-2. Filip Chytil, Dryden Hunt, and Alexis Lafrenière each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Filip Chytil, Alexis Lafrenière, Jonny Brodzinski, and Jacob Trouba led the team in shots on net in that game with 4 each. Alexandar Georgiev was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 36 shots with 34 saves and a .944 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. 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They have not been playing well to end their regular season off but they have been a little banged up and have been resting some of their players to get them ready for this series. The Rangers have been a very good team at home all season, playing some of their best games there and they have been very good on defense at home as well. They also have one of the best goaltenders in the NHL in Shesterkin and he has been playing lights out all season. They are going up against a Penguins side that has also been stumbling into the playoffs with a few injuries but they have had a real problem with beating quality teams over the last few weeks. They have lost almost all of their games against playoff opponents in the last month and they have lost a few to the Rangers in that span. The Rangers are too good at home and too good defensively to lose this game. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Penguins Rangers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, May 3, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Rangers 3 Penguins 0.

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Pittsburgh Penguins: 7-12 (-12.3 Units) ML after 3 straight games with 33 or more shots on goal. 23-16 UNDER after one or more consecutive overs. 18-12 UNDER after a win by 2 goals or more.

New York Rangers: 116-95 (+23.4 Units) ML in all games. 66-38 (+28.1 Units) ML after playing a home game. 62-37 UNDER after playing a home game.

 

 

Pittsburgh Penguins:  J. Zucker (LW) Ques Tues - Lower Body injury. T. Jarry (G) Out indefinitely - Foot injury. N. Beaulieu (D) Early May - Lower Body injury.

New York Rangers:  A. Copp (C) Ques Tues - Lower Body injury. A. Panarin (LW) Ques Tues - Upper Body injury. T. Motte (C) Mid May - Upper Body injury. S. Blais (LW) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

 

“I really liked our energy. When you get a three-goal lead, that puts our team in a good spot.” - Mike Sullivan after their win against the Blue Jackets on Friday night.

 

 

“It's been a grind, a couple of long years. It's definitely worth the wait to be back in the playoffs. To be part of this group, to be part of the solution when everything happened. I'm just really excited to get going.” - Mika Zibanejad after their win against the Capitals on Friday night.

 

 

 

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Crosby, Sidney

RW Rust, Bryan

LD Dumoulin, Brian

RD Letang, Kris

G DeSmith, Casey

 

LW Kreider, Chris

C Zibanejad, Mika

RW Vatrano, Frank

LD Lindgren, Ryan

RD Fox, Adam

G Shesterkin, Igor

 

 

Points: S. Crosby (84)

Goals: J. Guentzel (40)

Assists: K. Letang (58)

GAA: L. Domingue (2.02)

 

Points: A. Panarin (96)

Goals: C. Kreider (52)

Assists: A. Panarin (74)

GAA: I. Shesterkin (2.07)

 

Coaches:

Pittsburgh Penguins: Mike Sullivan (7th season)

New York Rangers: Gerard Gallant (1st season)