Penguins at Rangers 5/11/22 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
May. 11, 2022
TV: NA
Latest Odds : NYR -135 ; Total 6
The Pittsburgh Penguins will now travel on the road to New York to face off against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden with a series lead up three games to one in the Eastern conference first round of the NHL playoffs. This game is available on ESPN Wednesday, and will have a scheduled puck drop of 7 PM Eastern. In the last game between these two teams, Pittsburgh came away with a dominating victory by the score of 7–2, Igor Shesterkin was again chased from the net as he allowed six goals on only 30 shots.
The few bright spots for the Rangers in this matchup is that they have scored four goals in two out of the four games however are being outscored. At Madison Square Garden, the Rangers were able to beat Pittsburgh by the score of 5–2 in game two to tie the series.
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Jake Guentzel is the team leader for Pittsburgh in points with 84, and there's also the team leader for Pittsburgh in goals with 40, seven of those goals came on the power play on 264 shots on goal this season. Kris Letang is the team leader for Pittsburgh in assists with 58, 20 of those assists came on the power play and is a +20 on the season.
Artemi Panarin is the team leader for New York in points with 96, to go along with 22 goals and the team leader in assists with 74, 32 of those assists came on the power play mostly to Chris Kreider as Artemi Panarin is a +21 on the season. Chris Kreider is the team leader for New York and goals with 52, 26th of those coming on the power play with 258 shots on goal this season.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone over in 5 out of the last 5 Penguins games.
The Penguins are 4-1 in their last 5 games.
The total has gone over in 6 out of the last 7 Rangers games.
The Rangers are 2-6 in their last 8 games.
Free Betting Pick: New York Rangers -135
In full desperation mode, New York should look to their backup goaltender in this situation down three games to one at home in Madison Square Garden. Georgiev has not played badly in net when given the opportunity. We see the New York Rangers coming away with a victory at home making this a tight series. Final Score Prediction: New York wins 5-3.