Penguins at Rangers 5/3/22 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
May. 03, 2022
TV: ESPN
Latest Odds : NYR -125 ; Total 5.5
In the first round of the eastern conference NHL playoffs the Pittsburgh Penguins will travel on the road to the state of New York to face off against the Rangers on Tuesday for a scheduled puck drop time of 7 PM Eastern. This game will be available on ESPN. Pittsburgh comes into this game with a regular season record of 46–25-11, and have won three out of their last five games coming against Boston, on the road against Detroit, and most recently against Columbus by the score of 5–3. The two defeats for Pittsburgh came against Edmonton and Philadelphia on the road.
New York comes into this match up with a regular season record of 52–24–6, and have lost three out of the last five games coming against Montreal, Carolina, and on the road against Boston. The two victories for New York came against the Islanders on the road by the score of 6–3, and most recently against the Washington Capitals by the score of 3–2.
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Chris Kreider is the team leader for New York in goals with 52, 26 of those coming on the power play on 256 shots on goal this season. Artemi Panarin is the team leader for New York in points with 96, to go along with 22 goals, and the team lead for New York in assists with 74, 32 of those came on the power play and is a +21 on the season.
Jake Guentzel is the team leader for Pittsburgh in points with 84, and is also the team leader in goals with 40, seven of those came on the power play on 264 shots on goal this season. Kris Letang is the team leader for the Pittsburgh Penguins in assists with 58, 20 of those assists came on the power play and is a +20 on the season.
Recent Betting Trends:
The Penguins are 2-4 in their last 6 games against the Rangers.
The Rangers are 12-6 in their last 18 games/
The Rangers are 4-1 in their last 5 home games against the Penguins.
The total has gone under in 4 out of the last 6 Penguins games.
Free Betting Pick: New York Rangers -125
Both teams are playing rather mediocre coming into this first round playoff series, however with Igor Shesterkin in net for New York having 36 wins on the season and a goals against average of 2.07, that's a go along with Tristan Jarry for Pittsburgh having injury concern we see New York coming away with a game one victory. Final Score Prediction: NY Rangers win by the score 3-1.