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(41-20-10) Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers (45-20-6)
Date: Thursday, April 7th
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Madison Square Garden
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Penguins -120 | Rangers +100 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Penguins -1.5 +230 | Rangers +1.5 -290
NHL Betting Total: 6.5
The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers face off on Thursday in an NHL game at Madison Square Garden. When these two teams faced off on March 29th it was the Rangers that won 3-2.
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins come into this game with a 41-20-10 record overall and away from home they have gone 22-9-5. The Penguins have had a nice season but coming into this game they have struggled a bit losing two games in a row.
In the last game against the Avalanche the offense scored four goals but they gave up six goals and led to the loss. The Penguins are averaging 3.30 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.64 goals per game and that led to the defeat.
The top player this season has again been Sidney Crosby who has scored 26 goals and added another 46 assists.
New York Rangers
On the other side of this matchup is the New York Rangers who sit with a 45-20-6 record overall and at home they have gone 22-7-4. The Rangers have lost two of their last three games but the one win came in their last game against the New Jersey Devils. The defense only gave up one goal while the offense scored three.
The Rangers are averaging 3.0 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.57 goals per game. The offense has been inconsistent but the defense is ranked 3rd in the league and will need to be leaned on heavily in this game.
Artemi Panarin has been the top player for the Rangers so far this season scoring 19 goals and adding 65 assists. Chris Kreider is also having quite the season scoring 47 goals and adding 20 assists.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Rangers are 1-6 in their last 7 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 Thursday games.
- Penguins are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 4-0 in Rangers last 4 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Under is 5-1-1 in Penguins last 7 vs. Metropolitan.
- Under is 4-1 in Rangers last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
Free Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers NHL Prediction:
This Rangers team has been strong with their defense and this Penguins team has struggled to beat winning teams the last few weeks. I expect the Penguins offense is going to have some major issues scoring and that is going to be the difference as New York gets the job done. Back New York on the money line.
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