The New York Rangers (10-10-3) wrap up a two-game set at the Pittsburgh Penguins (14-9-1) Tuesday for a 6 p.m. ET puck drop at PPG Paints Arena. Below, we analyze the Rangers-Penguins odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Rangers at Penguins: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:35 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Rangers +130 (bet $100 to win $130) | Penguins -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Rangers +1.5 (-200) | Penguins -1.5 (+170)
- Over/Under: 6 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Rangers at Penguins: Projected starting goalies
Alexandar Georgiev (4-3-2, 3.03 GAA, .897 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Tristan Jarry (9-7-1, 3.12 GAA, .897 SV%)
Georgiev was pulled last time out after just 17:14 Sunday in Pittsburgh, allowing three goals on six shots. G Keith Kinkaid finished up, as G Igor Shesterkin is on the shelf due to a groin strain. Georgiev had been humming along prior to Sunday’s debacle, allowing three or fewer goals in each of his past four starts, going 3-0-1 in those four outings.
Jarry had a brutal start to the season, but he has started to slowly piece things together. He might not be back at his All-Star form from 2020, but he might be if he played the Rangers more often. He is 2-0-0 with a 2.40 GAA and .917 SV% in his two appearances against the Blueshirts this season.
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Rangers at Penguins: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Penguins 4, Rangers 3
Money line (ML)
The PENGUINS (-155) roughed up the Rangers by a 5-1 count Sunday, improving to 4-1 across the past five head-to-head meetings this season, including 3-0 at home. Jarry won both ends of a back-to-back in the Steel City Jan. 22 and 24, winning in a 4-3 shootout in the opener and by a 3-2 count in the second showing.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Rangers +1.5 (-200) have lost four of the five previous meetings with the Penguins -1.5 (+170), but three of those setbacks were by just one goal. Still, New York is a little too expensive, as you need to risk two times your potential return if you want to play them on the puck line. PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 6 (-105) is 3-0-1 in the past four games for the Penguins, with the push in Sunday’s contest. The Over is also 5-1-1 in Pittsburgh’s past seven games overall. For New York, the Over is 2-0-1 in the past three and 4-2-1 in the previous seven. The Over is also 2-0-1 in Georgiev’s past three starts.
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