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

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, May 5, 2022

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  TNT

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Penguins +120, Rangers -145; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Penguins +120, Rangers -145; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Penguins +130, Rangers -150; Over/Under:  6 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:  6-3-1 last 10

New York Rangers:  5-4-1 last 10

 

 

 

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 are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Edmonton Oilers while their 2 wins since then have come against the Columbus Blue jackets in their last game of the regular season and the Rangers in game 1 of this series in their last game. They won that game on the road in triple OT 4-3. Jake Guentzel scored 2 goals in that game while Bryan Rust and Evgeni Malkin each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Bryan Rust led the team in shots on net in that game with 9. Casey DeSmith was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 51 shots with 48 saves and a .941 sv percentage. He left that game with an injury and was replaced by Louis Domingue who allowed 0 goals on 17 shots with 17 saves and a 1.000 save 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 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 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Washington Capitals while their 4 losses in that span were against the Boston Bruins, the Carolina Hurricanes, the Montreal Canadiens, and the Penguins in their last game which was also game 1 of this series. They lost that game at home in triple OT 4-3. Chris Kreider, Andrew Copp and Adam Fox each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Ryan Strome led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 83 shots with 79 saves and a .952 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 dropped game 1 of this series with a loss in triple OT and they had a very good effort in that game but it was not good enough to get the win and as the game went on, the Penguins started to dominate more. The Rangers have still been great at home all season though and they will be eager to bounce back here and tie up the series going into Pittsburgh. Shesterkin still played a great game for them and made 79 saves in a game where they were pelted with shots over the 5.5 periods of hockey. Both teams will likely still be a little gassed from that long game and this should be a more defensive game as the Rangers will go back to their strengths after letting that one slip away. The Penguins also lost their goalie in the 2nd OT and that could play a big role in the rest of the series depending how serious the injury is. This is a good spot for the Rangers to bounce back in and tie up the series. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game at home.

 

Penguins Rangers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, May 5, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Rangers 2 Penguins 1.

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Pittsburgh Penguins: 27-14 (+13.8 Units) ML in a road game where where the total is 5.5. 40-22 (+11.4 Units) ML after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games. 16-9 UNDER off 2 consecutive wins against division rivals.

New York Rangers: 6-16 (-11.4 Units) ML after scoring 3 goals or more in 4 straight games. 28-15 UNDER off a home loss. 10-2 UNDER after playing 4 consecutive home games.

 

 

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. C. DeSmith (G) Ques Thurs - Lower Body injury. R. Rakell (RW) Ques Thurs - Head injury.

New York Rangers:  R. Lindgren (D) Prob Thurs - Lower Body injury. K. Kinkaid (G) Ques Thurs - Upper Body injury. T. Motte (C) Mid May - Upper Body injury. S. Blais (LW) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

 

“I thought our guys competed hard, they weathered the storm early in the game. From the second period on, we played extremely well.” - Mike Sullivan after his team’s win against the Rangers in game 1 of this series.

 

 

“He’s our best player and showed it again tonight. I thought we played a good game — a lot of guys battled really hard. ... A lot of gutsy efforts by a lot of guys, unfortunately just came out on the wrong side of a 4-3 triple overtime great hockey game.” - Ryan Strome on Igor Shesterkin after their loss against the Penguins in game 1.

 

 

 

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Crosby, Sidney

RW Rust, Bryan

LD Dumoulin, Brian

RD Letang, Kris

G Domingue, Louis

 

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)