Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers Prediction, 3/25/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers

Date: Friday, March 25, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (-107) Rangers (-113)

The Pittsburgh Penguins (39-16-10) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Friday where they will meet the New York Rangers (40-19-5). The moneyline on this game has the Penguins at -107 while the Rangers open at -113. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-3 loss against the Sabres their last time on the ice. Pittsburgh tallied 4 penalty minutes in this contest. The Penguins were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the loss. They also had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice and notched 2 goals. For the game, they converted 3 out of the 26 shots they put on goal.

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When it comes to scoring goals, the Pittsburgh Penguins have earned 210 goals (9th in the National Hockey League) this season and have conceded 166. For the season, they have accumulated 88 points and their points percentage sits at .677. Pittsburgh has compiled 199 power play chances and they have tallied 42 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 21.11%. When playing at even strength, the Penguins have surrendered 144 goals while having 168 on the offensive side of the ice. Pittsburgh has taken 2,262 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.3%. The Penguins have had 1,974 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .916. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have recorded 162 power play tries (31st in the NHL) and have racked up 22 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Casey DeSmith. Throughout his time in hockey, DeSmith has compiled 40 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .541. His save percentage is at .913 in his 4,705 minutes between the pipes. DeSmith has seen 2,439 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 2,228 saves. Opponents have notched 211 goals versus DeSmith in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.69. He has accumulated a mark of 38-26-10 and he was named the starter in 74 games. DeSmith has taken the ice for 87 contests during his hockey career.

In their last contest, New York played the Devils in a game where the Rangers ended up taking the loss by a final of 7-4. They had 1 power play chance in this contest and tallied 1 goal on that chance. The Rangers notched 4 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they pursued.

The Rangers have racked up 142 goals at even strength and 47 goals (5th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. New York has tried 1,838 shots (28th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 10.28%, while allowing the other team 2,060 shots. So far this season, the New York Rangers have a total of 189 goals, 85 points, as well as a points percentage of .664. They have a tally of 176 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 26.70%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 81.97% on their opponents 183 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 92.0%. They have granted a total of 165 goals to be scored by way of 132 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they were shorthanded.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Igor Shesterkin in the crease. Shesterkin has earned a career mark of 56-25-6 and has participated in 89 games. Shesterkin's percentage of quality starts sits at 71.4% and he has 60 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He is sitting with 2,548 saves out of the 2,746 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .928. Teams are averaging 2.37 goals per game and he has yielded 198 goals in total. He has started in 84 games and has been on the ice for 5,005 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take New York (-113)

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