Rangers vs. Penguins betting preview

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Friday will feature an NHL outing between the home favorite New York Rangers (26-23-4, -218 on the moneyline to win) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (22-24-9, +180 moneyline odds) at 7:00 PM ET on NHL Network.

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Moneyline

Rangers to win vs Penguins -218

Bet $20, Payout $29.17

Rangers vs. Penguins Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Rangers (-218)
  • Underdog: Penguins (+180)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Rangers vs. Penguins Quick Facts

  • New York’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 28 of 53 times.
  • In 63.6% of Pittsburgh’s previous games this season (35/55), the teams combined to score over Friday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • Friday’s total is 0.4 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.8 goals per game.
  • The 6.5 goals per game these two teams are giving up this season are 1.0 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Rangers Season Stat Insights

  • The Rangers offense’s 158 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 15th in the league.
  • New York is ranked 16th in league action in goals against this season, having conceded 162 (3.1 per game).
  • Their goal differential (-4) ranks them 15th in the NHL.
  • New York’s 29 power-play goals this season (21st in the NHL) have come on 139 chances.
  • The Rangers’ 20.86% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 18th in the league.
  • New York’s offense has scored nine shorthanded goals this season (second among all squads).
  • The Rangers kill 82.5% of opponent power plays, currently the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
  • The Rangers win the second-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 53.6%.
  • New York has a 10.1% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 20th in the league.
  • The Rangers’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 24 hits and 15.3 blocked shots per game.

Rangers Moneyline

  • New York has gone 21-14 as the favorite this season.
  • The Rangers have won six of the nine games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -218.
  • There is a 68.6% chance that New York wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Rangers Leaders

  • Artemi Panarin: 23 goals and 33 assists
  • Adam Fox: three goals and 39 assists
  • Jonathan Tanner Miller: 11 goals and 28 assists
  • Igor Shesterkin: 18-18-2 record, .906 save percentage, 104 goals given up

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Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Penguins Season Stats Insights

  • The Penguins have scored 158 goals this season (2.9 per game) to rank 15th in the NHL.
  • Pittsburgh’s 191 total goals conceded (3.5 per game) rank 31st in the NHL.
  • Their -33 goal differential ranks 29th in the league.
  • Pittsburgh has put up 39 power-play goals this season (on 156 chances). That’s the seventh-most in the NHL.
  • The Penguins’ power-play conversion rate (25%) is sixth-best in the league.
  • Pittsburgh has scored three shorthanded goals this season (18th in league).
  • The 79.19% of opponent power plays the Penguins kill is the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Penguins win 52.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the sixth-best rate in the NHL.
  • Pittsburgh’s collective 10.1% shooting percentage ranks 20th in the league.
  • The Penguins have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Penguins Moneyline Insights

  • The Penguins have been listed as the underdog 40 times this season, and upset their opponent 14 times.
  • Pittsburgh has gone 1-5 when bookmakers have made them underdogs of +180 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Penguins, implied from the moneyline, is 35.7%.

Penguins Leaders

  • Sidney Crosby: 17 goals and 41 assists
  • Rickard Rakell: 24 goals and 21 assists
  • Bryan Rust: 20 goals and 20 assists
  • Alex Nedeljkovic: 11-9-5 record, .899 save percentage, 76 goals given up
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