New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins – Stanley Cup Preview, Tips and Odds

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New York Rangers

05-03-2022 07:00 PM EST

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Match Preview

The teams of New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins come against one another at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday, 07:00 PM EDT. Both teams will meet for the opening game of their Stanley Cup playoff series of the Eastern Conference. Throuought the regular season, the Rangers finished 2nd with 110 points and the Penguins ended 3rd on 103 in the standings of the Metropolitan Division.

New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 05-11-2022

Team	P1	P2	P3	Final
New York Rangers	0	3	2	5
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	0	3

By being part of the same division, both sides are facing each other numerous times throughout the campaign. Their most recent encounter was held on April 7th, 2022 and finished in a comprehensive 3-0 New York victory. Frank Vatrano had a leading role for the Rangers and finished the game with 1 point for 16:06 of play time. He made 1 shots on the enemy goal and converted it. The Rangers’ goalie Igor Shesterkin played on a very high level and ended the game with a flawless 1.000 save percentage. His counterpart Tristan Jarry was challenged with 23 attempts towards his goal and 2 of those made it through to the back of his net. In the most recent five games New York Rangers are dominating as far as head-to-head balance is concerned, triumphing in 3 meetings, while losing the other 2.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

New York Rangers Form

*Last 10 New York Rangers Games - 5:5:0

05-11-2022	05-09-2022	05-07-2022	05-05-2022	04-29-2022	04-27-2022	04-26-2022	04-23-2022	04-21-2022	04-19-2022
5:3vs Pittsburgh Penguins	7:2@ Pittsburgh Penguins	7:4@ Pittsburgh Penguins	5:2vs Pittsburgh Penguins	3:2vs Washington Capitals	3:4vs Montreal Canadiens	3:4vs Carolina Hurricanes	3:1@ Boston Bruins	3:6@ New York Islanders	3:0vs Winnipeg Jets

It was one of the better days for New York Rangers on 04/29, as they triumphed 3-2 over Washington Capitals on home ice. Filip Chytil proved his worth for the Rangers by ending the match with 1 point. He scored 1 of his 4 attempts on goal. The team’s netminder Alexandar Georgiev’s exploits also need to be mentioned as he deflected 34 of the 36 shots sent towards his net which was one of the main reasons behind the Rangers’ victory. The Rangers’ balance across the most recent 10 showings stands at 6-4-0 and they are on a streak of W1. They owned a 27-10-4 record when playing at home during the regular season. Game 2 of the series with the Penguins will remain in New York, as it is scheduled for 05/05.

New York Rangers Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Igor Shesterkin

  Games Played:53

  Saves Percentage:0.935

  Shutouts:20
• Top Skater

  Artemi Panarin

  Games Played:75

  Goals:22

  Assists:74

New York Rangers Missing Players

NONE

Pittsburgh Penguins Form

*Last 10 Pittsburgh Penguins Games - 5:5:0

05-11-2022	05-09-2022	05-07-2022	05-05-2022	04-29-2022	04-26-2022	04-24-2022	04-23-2022	04-21-2022	04-16-2022
5:3@ New York Rangers	7:2vs New York Rangers	7:4vs New York Rangers	5:2@ New York Rangers	5:3vs Columbus Blue Jackets	1:5vs Edmonton Oilers	4:1@ Philadelphia Flyers	2:7@ Detroit Red Wings	4:0vs Boston Bruins	2:1@ Boston Bruins

The Penguins welcomed the Columbus Blue Jackets for their last clash of the regular NHL season on 04/29. It ended in a 5-3 triumph for them. The Penguins were led by Marcus Pettersson who finished with 3 points on the night. He was on the ice for 16:25 and sent 3 shots towards the opposition goal with 1 of them nestling in the net and he also delivered 2 assists. Another reason for the team’s victory was the brilliant performance of Casey DeSmith who managed to stop 33 of the 36 shots that were sent towards him. The Penguins triumphed in 5 of the previous 10 outings, while allowing 4 defeats during the 60 minutes, and losing 1 time in OT or shootouts. Pittsburgh are on a W1 run at the moment. They ended the regular campaign with a 23-12-6 record when performing on the road.

Pittsburgh Penguins Standout Performers

• Top Goalie

  Tristan Jarry

  Games Played:58

  Saves Percentage:0.919

  Shutouts:18
• Top Skater

  Sidney Crosby

  Games Played:69

  Goals:31

  Assists:53

Pittsburgh Penguins Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
New York Rangers	1	2	0	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	3	0	4

New York RangersPittsburgh Penguins

• Score

  3

  4

• PP Opportunities

  1

  4

• PP Goals

  1

  1

• Faceoffs Won

  0

  0

• Giveaways

  0

  0

• Hits

  0

  0

• Penalty Minutes

  0

  0

• Shots

  0

  0

• Takeaways

  0

  0

Play-by-Play

New York RangersvsPittsburgh Penguins

• 1`08:58
  -

  Teddy Blueger2 minutes for Slashing Filip Chytil
• 1`09:19
  Adam FoxChris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad

  1-0
• 1`11:27
  Patrik Nemeth2 minutes for Interference Evan Rodrigues

  -
• 1`18:41
  Ryan Lindgren2 minutes for Roughing Rickard Rakell

  -
• 2`03:08
  Andrew CoppJacob Trouba, Ryan Strome

  2-0
• 2`04:32
  2-1

  Jake GuentzelSidney Crosby, Bryan Rust
• 2`11:47
  2-2

  Jake GuentzelBryan Rust, Sidney Crosby
• 2`16:32
  Patrik Nemeth2 minutes for Holding Bryan Rust

  -
• 2`17:07
  Chris KreiderMika Zibanejad

  3-2
• 2`17:49
  Jacob Trouba2 minutes for Boarding Jake Guentzel

  -
• 2`18:30
  3-3

  Bryan RustEvgeni Malkin, Kris Letang

Players Stats

New York Rangers

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
Chris Kreider	LW	1	1	0	0	6	4	2	8	0	33.30	30:53	00:21	01:14
Adam Fox	D	1	0	-1	0	7	4	6	5	3	0.00	44:28	00:21	03:40
Andrew Copp	C	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	9	1	45.50	34:19	00:00	03:57
Mika Zibanejad	C	0	2	0	0	3	3	0	2	3	55.30	32:32	00:21	02:01
Jacob Trouba	D	0	1	1	2	7	1	2	8	2	0.00	42:32	00:00	03:28
Ryan Strome	C	0	1	0	0	8	0	2	2	0	66.70	30:20	00:21	00:35
Frank Vatrano	C	0	0	-1	0	6	1	2	3	0	0.00	27:30	00:00	00:00
Alexis Lafreniere	LW	0	0	-1	0	1	5	1	5	2	0.00	21:48	00:00	00:00
Patrik Nemeth	D	0	0	-1	4	1	4	2	2	1	0.00	29:52	00:00	01:44
Kaapo Kakko	RW	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0.00	22:47	00:00	00:00
K'Andre Miller	D	0	0	1	0	4	1	3	9	3	0.00	44:28	00:00	04:01
Barclay Goodrow	RW	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	2	28.60	20:42	00:00	04:27
Ryan Lindgren	D	0	0	-1	2	3	3	5	4	0	0.00	28:44	00:00	01:09
Kevin Rooney	C	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	1	55.60	18:43	00:00	01:37
Filip Chytil	C	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	1	0	10.00	21:52	00:00	00:00
Artemi Panarin	LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	7	3	0.00	31:53	00:21	00:00
Ryan Reaves	RW	0	0	0	0	2	8	0	3	3	0.00	16:10	00:00	00:00
Braden Schneider	D	0	0	-1	0	3	2	2	2	0	0.00	22:19	00:00	00:34

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
Igor Shesterkin	GK	83	79	0.952	0	105:58

Pittsburgh Penguins

SKATER	POS	G	A	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	GVLS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI	PP TOI	SH TOI
Jake Guentzel	LW	2	0	1	0	8	0	1	0	4	0.00	36:23	05:45	00:00
Bryan Rust	RW	1	2	1	0	9	3	2	5	2	0.00	35:07	05:26	00:00
Evgeni Malkin	C	1	1	0	0	6	2	0	6	1	38.10	35:42	06:14	00:00
Sidney Crosby	C	0	2	0	0	7	1	2	4	3	56.30	34:49	05:38	00:00
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	0	1	1	0	8	4	0	2	1	0.00	30:26	01:03	00:00
John Marino	D	0	1	1	0	5	0	2	1	1	0.00	29:07	00:21	00:21
Kris Letang	D	0	1	0	0	5	2	3	6	2	0.00	46:41	05:40	00:00
Brian Boyle	C	0	0	-1	0	3	2	3	0	0	0.00	15:59	00:03	00:00
Brian Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0.00	36:35	00:00	00:21
Rickard Rakell	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	04:28	00:25	00:00
Mike Matheson	D	0	0	1	0	4	4	3	4	2	0.00	38:22	01:46	00:00
Chad Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0.00	28:12	00:00	00:00
Teddy Blueger	C	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	1	0	73.30	21:03	00:05	00:00
Brock McGinn	LW	0	0	1	0	4	2	0	1	1	0.00	26:24	00:07	00:21
Marcus Pettersson	D	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0.00	26:25	00:00	00:00
Danton Heinen	LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	1	0.00	30:03	01:20	00:00
Evan Rodrigues	C	0	0	-1	0	7	3	1	4	2	50.00	26:55	01:03	00:00
Jeff Carter	C	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	4	0	42.90	26:59	01:29	00:21

GOALIE	POS	SHA	SV	SV%	PIM	TOI
Casey DeSmith	GK	51	48	0.941	0	89:07
Louis Domingue	GK	17	17	1.000	0	16:40