Penguins vs Rangers Game 2 Betting Odds
When: May 05, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. EST
Venue: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
Penguins vs Rangers Game 2 Betting Preview
An intriguing Eastern Conference playoff series continues Thursday night when the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the New York Rangers. The Penguins pulled off the three-overtime game one win as they look to take a commanding lead in the series. This game will air live on TNT.
Jake Guentzel had a nice regular season as he led Pittsburgh with 84 points and 40 goals, seven of which came on the power play. Kris Letang was the top setup man with 58 assists. The Penguins scored 3.28 goals per game and allowed 2.71.
The Rangers were led by Artemi Panarin and his 96 points and 74 assists. Chris Kreider had a career year and led the team with 52 goals, with 26 of them coming on the power play. New York scored 3.05 goals per game and allowed just 2.49.
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Penguins vs Rangers Game 2 Betting Trends
Penguins
- Pittsburgh are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
- Pittsburgh are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers.
- Pittsburgh are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games against an opponent in the Metropolitan Division division.
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Rangers
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers’ last 6 games.
- NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers’ last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
- NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
- NY Rangers are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games played in May.
- The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Rangers’ last 16 games played on a Thursday.
Penguins vs Rangers Game 2 Pick & Prediction
Game one was a wild affair that saw Pittsburgh win 4-3 in three overtimes. Evgeni Malkin scored 5:58 into the third overtime period to give the Penguins the advantage in the series. The Rangers jumped out to a 2-0 lead, early in the second period, but the game was tied at three going into the second intermission. Jake Guentzel scored two goals for Pittsburgh and Bryan Rust added one assist and one goal. Adam Fox, Andrew Copp, and Chris Kreider all scored for the Rangers.
Casey DeSmith stopped 48 of the 51 shots he faced but got hurt and was replaced by Louis Domingue who stopped all 17 shots he faced. Igor Shesterkin had a monster night, in the loss, as he stopped 79 of the 83 shots he faced. The Penguins went 1-4 on the power play and New York scored on their only man advantage.
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