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Pittsburgh
Penguins
46 - 19 - 11
New York
Rangers
46 - 26 - 5
March 31, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT
 | Madison Square Garden

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Pittsburgh
Penguins
46 - 19 - 11
New York
Rangers
46 - 26 - 5
March 31, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT
 | Madison Square Garden

  • The Pittsburgh Penguins have already clinched a berth in the NHL playoffs and need the last weeks of the regular season to heal up. In the Pens' last game against the Chicago Blackhawks, they had eight players out with injury, including Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. The Penguins look to end a four-game slump when they travel to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Friday.

    SHARK BITES
    • The total has gone OVER in the past 4 games between the Penguins and Rangers.
    • The Penguins are 5-0 SU and against the puckline in their last 5 games at MSG.
    • The Rangers are 0-7 SU in their last 7 games at home.

    The Penguins have taken two of three meetings with the Rangers this season while scoring at least six goals in both wins. With the rash of injuries, it is obvious that Sidney Crosby needs to do his best to carry the Pens. Sid the Kid notched three goals and two assists in Pittsburgh’s two wins against the Rangers this season but was held scoreless while posting a -4 rating in the loss.

    The Rangers are facing their own issues but it comes in the form of goaltending. Since returning from a hip injury, Henrik Lundqvist has allowed 10 goals while posting a miserable .852 save percentage. King Henrik started once against the Penguins this season but was pulled just after the midway mark after allowing four goals on 17 shots.

    Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

    On the Sportsbook NHL betting line for this matchup, New York sat as -125 favorites over at Sportsbook. The total was set at 5.5 at Sportsbook but may move closer to puck drop.

    Odds Shark computer prediction formulas pick a 3-2.5 win for the Rangers on Friday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.

    Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers Matchup

    Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

    Supporters of the Pittsburgh Penguins have seen them go 46-19-11 so far this season, while the Rangers are at 46-26-5. In totals betting, the New York Rangers are 38-33-6, while the Penguins are 44-27-5. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and New York vs Pittsburgh injuries news.

    The NHL Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the New York Rangers rated this week at No. 20 and the Pittsburgh Penguins sitting at No. 21.

    Statistical Matchup

    Offensively, the game matches up the New York Rangers No. 4-ranked offense (3.18 goals per game) against a Pittsburgh Penguins defense that ranks No. 18 at 2.84 goals per game allowed. The Rangers Sportsbook has clicked at a 19.73% rate while the Penguins have a 80.74% rate on the penalty kill.

    Recent Outings Betting Recap

    In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 5-1 loser at home against the Blackhawks. Bettors on Chicago at +110 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.

    The Rangers were a 5-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Sharks. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Jose at -138 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.

    Betting Trends
    • Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
    • Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
    • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
    • Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
    • NY Rangers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
    • NY Rangers is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
    • NY Rangers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
    • NY Rangers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh

    Next Betting Matchups

    Pittsburgh home to Carolina, Sunday, April 2nd
    New York home to Philadelphia, Sunday, April 2nd

Back to Matchup

Odds

Friday, March 31 Fri Mar 31

Opening
Current
Pittsburgh
vsFinal
NY Rangers
Puckline
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
+1.5
-275
+113
o5.5
-125
-1.5
+230
-125
u5.5
+113
Puckline
Moneyline
O/U
Current
+1.5
-305
-107
o5.5
-125
-1.5
+255
-103
u5.5
+113
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

3.20
 Goals
3.30
34.37
 Shots
31.20
21.72
 PP/PK Percentage
23.44
3.20
 Goals
3.30
0.84
 1st Period
0.91
1.15
 2nd Period
1.09
1.10
 3rd Period
1.19
34.37
 Shots
31.20
10.82
 1st Period
9.78
12.16
 2nd Period
11.13
10.95
 3rd Period
9.67
3.54
 Power Play Chances
3.07
0.77
 Power Play Goals
0.72
21.72
 PP/PK Percentage
23.44

Head To Head

PIT
Stat Type NYR
8-2-0
 Record
2-7-1
7-1
 O/U
7-1
4.40
 Score
2.30
33.40
 Shots
28.90
12.00
 Power Play Goals
4.00
36.00
 Number of Power Plays
32.00
33.33%
 Power Play Percentage
12.5%
87.5%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
66.67%
PIT
Stat Type NYR
2-1-0
 Record
1-2-0
3-0
 O/U
3-0
5.00
 Score
2.67
38.67
 Shots
27.00
3.00
 Power Play Goals
1.00
10.00
 Number of Power Plays
7.00
30%
 Power Play Percentage
14.29%
85.71%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
70%
Dec 20/16 (1 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type NYR
Home
Away
7
 Score
2
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
47
 Shots
28
3
 Power Play Goals
0
5
 Number of Power Plays
3
60%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
40%
Nov 23/16 (2 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type NYR
Away
Home
6
 Score
1
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
38
 Shots
17
0
 Power Play Goals
1
3
 Number of Power Plays
3
0%
 Power Play Percentage
33.3%
66.7%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
Nov 21/16 (3 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type NYR
Home
Away
2
 Score
5
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
31
 Shots
36
0
 Power Play Goals
0
2
 Number of Power Plays
1
0%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
Apr 23/16 (4 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type NYR
Home
Away
6
 Score
3
5 o
 O/U
5 u
28
 Shots
41
1
 Power Play Goals
1
2
 Number of Power Plays
3
50%
 Power Play Percentage
33.3%
66.7%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
50%
Apr 21/16 (5 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type NYR
Away
Home
5
 Score
0
5 o
 O/U
5 u
32
 Shots
31
3
 Power Play Goals
0
6
 Number of Power Plays
4
50%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
50%
Apr 19/16 (6 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type NYR
Away
Home
3
 Score
1
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
31
 Shots
17
1
 Power Play Goals
0
3
 Number of Power Plays
4
33.3%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
66.7%
Apr 16/16 (7 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type NYR
Home
Away
2
 Score
4
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
31
 Shots
28
2
 Power Play Goals
0
5
 Number of Power Plays
3
40%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
60%
Apr 13/16 (8 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type NYR
Home
Away
5
 Score
2
5 o
 O/U
5 u
31
 Shots
37
1
 Power Play Goals
1
5
 Number of Power Plays
5
20%
 Power Play Percentage
20%
80%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
80%
Mar 27/16 (9 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type NYR
Away
Home
3
 Score
2
5 o
 O/U
5 u
32
 Shots
27
0
 Power Play Goals
0
2
 Number of Power Plays
2
0%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
Mar 13/16 (10 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type NYR
Away
Home
5
 Score
3
5 o
 O/U
5 u
33
 Shots
27
1
 Power Play Goals
1
3
 Number of Power Plays
4
33.3%
 Power Play Percentage
25%
75%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
66.7%

Team Records

PIT
Record NYR
46-19-11
 All
46-26-5
29-6-4
 Home
19-16-3
17-13-7
 Away
27-10-2
41-22-9
 As Fav
28-24-4
5-8-2
 As Dog
18-7-1
34-42
 ATS
38-39
18-21
 ATS Home
11-27
16-21
 ATS Away
27-12
44-27-5
 O/U
38-33-6
26-9-4
 O/U Home
18-16-4
18-18-1
 O/U Away
20-17-2
PIT
Record NYR
4-3-3
 All
3-4-3
2-2-1
 Home
0-2-1
2-1-2
 Away
3-2-2
4-5-2
 As Fav
1-4-2
0-1-1
 As Dog
2-3-1
5-5
 ATS
4-6
2-3
 ATS Home
0-3
3-2
 ATS Away
4-3
4-5-1
 O/U
4-5-1
3-1-1
 O/U Home
1-2
1-4
 O/U Away
3-3-1
PIT
Record NYR
16-7-2
 All
13-12-1
10-2-1
 Home
6-6
6-5-1
 Away
7-6-1
15-5-1
 As Fav
8-9-1
1-2-1
 As Dog
5-3
11-14
 ATS
8-18
6-7
 ATS Home
3-9
5-7
 ATS Away
5-9
18-6-1
 O/U
15-7-4
10-2-1
 O/U Home
5-4-3
8-4
 O/U Away
10-3-1
PIT
Record NYR
31-12-5
 All
25-20-4
21-3-1
 Home
9-12-3
10-9-4
 Away
16-8-1
29-8-4
 As Fav
14-16-4
2-4-1
 As Dog
11-4
22-26
 ATS
19-30
13-12
 ATS Home
5-19
9-14
 ATS Away
14-11
31-15-2
 O/U
24-20-5
19-4-2
 O/U Home
9-11-4
12-11
 O/U Away
15-9-1
PIT
Record NYR
15-7-6
 All
21-6-1
8-3-3
 Home
10-4
7-4-3
 Away
11-2-1
12-5-5
 As Fav
14-4
3-2-1
 As Dog
7-2-1
12-16
 ATS
19-9
5-9
 ATS Home
6-8
7-7
 ATS Away
13-1
13-12-3
 O/U
14-13-1
7-5-2
 O/U Home
9-5
6-7-1
 O/U Away
5-8-1

Trends

  • Pittsburgh are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
  • Pittsburgh are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against NY Rangers.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road.
  • Pittsburgh are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers.
  • The total has gone OVER in 13 of Pittsburgh's last 20 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
  • Pittsburgh are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games played in March.
  • NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers' last 5 games against Pittsburgh.
  • NY Rangers are 0-7 SU in their last 7 games at home.
  • NY Rangers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers' last 6 games when playing as the underdog.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Rangers' last 10 games played on a Friday when at home.

Injuries

Name Position Inj Desc
Name Position Inj Desc

Last 10 Games

Date Opp Score SU Line SHOTS SA PP PK GOALIE
Mar 29, 2017 CHI 1-5 L -121 32 36 0/2 4/4 Corey Crawford
Mar 26, 2017 PHI 2-6 L -192 27 33 1/2 1/1 Steve Mason
Mar 24, 2017 NYI 3-4 L -186 40 46 0/1 1/1 Jaroslav Halak
Mar 23, 2017 OTT 1-2 L -140 35 30 1/3 1/2 Mike Condon
Mar 21, 2017 BUF 3-1 W -185 34 30 1/4 1/1 Robin Lehner
Mar 19, 2017 FLA 4-0 W -182 28 21 0/4 4/4 James Reimer
Mar 17, 2017 NJ 6-4 W -268 43 36 1/4 3/4 Keith Kinkaid
Mar 15, 2017 PHI 0-4 L -127 23 28 0/2 3/4 Steve Mason
Mar 13, 2017 CAL 3-4 L +106 35 30 1/4 2/3 Brian Elliott
Mar 11, 2017 VAN 3-0 W -163 48 27 0/3 1/1 Ryan Miller
View Game Logs
Date Opp Score SU Line SHOTS SA PP PK GOALIE
Mar 28, 2017 SJ 4-5 L +125 28 35 2/3 1/2 Martin Jones
Mar 26, 2017 ANA 3-6 L +115 28 34 0/2 2/3 Jonathan Bernier
Mar 25, 2017 LA 3-0 W +132 20 30 1/2 3/3 Jonathan Quick
Mar 22, 2017 NYI 2-3 L -147 36 28 1/4 2/4 Thomas Greiss
Mar 21, 2017 NJ 2-3 L -149 40 28 1/2 2/3 Cory Schneider
Mar 18, 2017 MIN 3-2 W +171 30 27 0/3 2/3 Devan Dubnyk
Mar 17, 2017 FLA 3-4 L -171 32 37 1/3 1/2 James Reimer
Mar 13, 2017 TB 2-3 L -133 28 16 0/1 1/2 Peter Budaj
Mar 12, 2017 DET 4-1 W -132 31 24 1/2 3/4 Petr Mrazek
Mar 9, 2017 CAR 3-4 L -103 43 30 3/6 2/4 Cam Ward
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