Rangers vs. Penguins Prediction: Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 16, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 15, 2024

The New York Rangers (43-19-4) will visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (29-27-9) on Saturday at 3:00 PM ET, in a matchup featuring two clubs at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference. Rangers (-148) at Penguins (+121) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

The betting trends in what follows reflect odds as of March 16, 2024 at 9:14 AM ET. See below the latest odds for this game and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Rangers vs. Penguins Betting Odds

  • Moneyline: NYR: (-148) | PIT: (+121)
  • Puck line: NYR: -1.5 (166) | PIT: +1.5 (-203)
  • Total: 5.5 — Over: (-118) | Under: (-105)

Injury Report as of March 16

Rangers: Matthew Rempe: Suspension (Out), Jacob Trouba: Lower Body (Out), Filip Chytil: Upper Body (Out), Blake Wheeler: Knee (Out)

Penguins: Jansen Harkins: Hand (Out), Matt Nieto: Lower Body (Out)

Rangers vs. Penguins Predictions & Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Penguins
Total Pick Over (5.5)
Spread Pick Penguins (+1.5)

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Rangers vs. Penguins Team Stats

Rangers Avg. (Rank) Penguins Avg. (Rank)
3.27 (10th) Goals Scored 2.85 (25th)
2.67 (5th) Goals Allowed 2.88 (10th)
30.9 (16th) Shots 33.2 (4th)
29.4 (10th) Shots Allowed 30.3 (19th)

Rangers Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Artemi Panarin 66 36 52 88 236 9 +9
Vincent Trocheck 66 24 38 62 174 11 +7
Chris Kreider 66 32 29 61 206 13 +21
Mika Zibanejad 65 20 36 56 164 9 +15
Adam Fox 56 11 42 53 97 4 +15

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Penguins Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Sidney Crosby 65 32 33 65 230 8 +5
Evgeni Malkin 65 19 31 50 158 3 +1
Erik Karlsson 65 8 37 45 159 2 +6
Kris Letang 65 8 31 39 134 0 +7
Michael Bunting 64 14 23 37 127 6 -20

Betting Trends

  • The Rangers have won 66.7% of their games this season when they’ve been a moneyline favorite (34-17).
  • The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Rangers a 59.7% chance to win.
  • This season the Penguins have been an underdog 25 times, and won 10, or 40.0%, of those games.
  • The moneyline set for this outing implies a 45.2% chance of victory for the Penguins.
  • New York’s 66 matches this season have finished above this game’s total of 5.5 goals 38 times.
  • Pittsburgh’s games this season have had more than 5.5 goals 34 of 65 times.

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