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(39-16-10) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers (40-19-5)
Date: Friday March 25th
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York City
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Penguins -120 | Rangers +105 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Penguins -1.5 +210 | Rangers +1.5 -230
NHL Betting Total: 6.0
For my one play on the pond tonight we head to the Big Apple to see two beasts in the east who are very likely to meet in the first round of the playoffs. The Penguins and Rangers are pretty secure at 2 and 3 in the Metropolitan.
The east did have an interesting leapfrog last night though, unrelated to this game but noteworthy nonetheless. The Tampa Bay Lighting (my pick yesterday, apologies) lost to the Bruins in a tight one.
Due to that 2 points, and the Lightning’s recent schnide, they now sit in a wild card position and the Bruins are in 3rd in the Atlantic and would face the Leafs in the first round which is hilarious.
Back to point.
The Penguins are favored in this one despite having dropped one to the Sabres in their last game and being on the road. So with that in mind let’s dive in and find out why.
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins are 6-2-2 in their last ten and a loss to the Sabres is unacceptable for this club but nothing to write home about.
The Penguins and Rangers are both some of my favorite teams to bet as you all know and so this one is tough for me. DeSmith was in net for their recent loss and he has been shaky as a backup for the Pens this year.
Jarry does indeed get the start in this one obviously in a game which should have a playoff feel.
New York Rangers
The Rags are starting to hit a little schnide themselves. They are 6-4 in their last ten and have some puzzling losses over that stretch.
That being said however, this is also no cause for concern for them. I will say that I found their deadline deals to be a bit confusing as the buzz was that they were looking to add scoring depth which was a need, and instead they opted to put together a shut down line with their acquisitions.
Ryan Reaves in my opinion needs to come out of this lineup down the stretch, he takes some very untimely and unecessary penalties due to his style of play that I have watched cost this team momentum and leads a few times recently.
Again, and I cannot stress this enough, they continue to deploy the best goalie in the league and therefore always have a chance to win against anyone in the league when he is playing.
It just so happens, that he gets the start in this one as well.
NHL Betting Trends:
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games.
- Pittsburgh are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
- Pittsburgh are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against NY Rangers.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games on the road.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh’s last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers.
- Pittsburgh are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games this season.
- Pittsburgh are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Metropolitan Division division.
- NY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 12 of NY Rangers’ last 18 games against Pittsburgh.
- NY Rangers are 12-4 SU in their last 16 games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Rangers’ last 9 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
- The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Rangers’ last 10 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
- NY Rangers are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games played in March.
Free Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers NHL Prediction:
I believe this will be a close one decided by who has more time of possession in the offensive end. After a disappointing loss to the Sabres, I expect the Penguins to come out and gut this one out.
Overview 4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Penguins -120
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