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Penguins vs Rangers Predictions & Best Bets

Game time: March 18, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Madison Square Garden — New York, NY

Article updated Mar 17, 2:14 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Pittsburgh Penguins are traveling to play the New York Rangers at the Madison Square Garden stadium on Saturday, 3/18/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. New York is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Pittsburgh Penguins are traveling to play the New York Rangers at the Madison Square Garden stadium on Saturday, 3/18/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. New York is the betting favorite opening at -150 and the current line is New York -145.

Penguins vs Rangers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Penguins to win tonight's game by 1 points and the total to go over 6.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Pittsburgh 4 to New York 3

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

54% of SportsJaw predicts New York Rangers to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that New York will win straight-up is 59%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict New York Rangers to win and the total score to be 6.5.

OddsShark predicts Pittsburgh will win and the total will go under.

70% picked New York Rangers on Covers.com

Pittsburgh Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 13, Pittsburgh is ranked #14 in offense (scoring an average of 3.30 per game), #16 in defense (allowing an average of 3.22 points to be scored against them per game) and are 34-24-10 this season.

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New York Key Betting Stats

New York Rangers has a power ranking of 5 and are #13 for offense (scoring an average of 3.31 per game), #10 for defense (giving up an average of 2.82 points per game) and 39-29 overall. Pittsburgh went 1-1-1 in their last 3 matchups against New York.

Betting Summary

TCU has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Gonzaga Bulldogs to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go over 156 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw Penguins vs Rangers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Penguins vs Rangers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins+130 → +127Moved
  • Moneyline · New York Rangers-150 → -145Moved
  • Spread · Pittsburgh Penguins+1.5 (-190) → +1.5 (-200)Moved
  • Spread · New York Rangers-1.5 (+165) → -1.5 (+170)Moved
  • Total · Over6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Pittsburgh Penguins
34-34 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
New York Rangers
39-29 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-17T18:14:33.482Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-03-16Pittsburgh Penguins 2 · New York Rangers 4
  • 2023-03-12New York Rangers 2 · Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Final result

Matchup pick recap

New York Rangers defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 6-0

New York Rangers defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 6-0 on March 18, 2023, a 6-goal decision in the series. New York Rangers' strongest period was the 2nd period, when it outscored its opponent 4-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Pittsburgh Penguins +1.5 (-200) spread, New York Rangers covered, while the 6 combined goals finished under the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JeffjacksonMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins +130Loss
  • RcollinsMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins +130Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Win
  • MookiebetsMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins +135Loss
  • Fisher49Moneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins +135Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · New York Rangers -145Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · New York Rangers -145Win
  • CoversMoneyline · New York Rangers -145Win