The New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Mellon Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Penguins listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game’s total is sitting at 5½.
Ryan Callahan potted the lone goal in the Rangers’ 5-1 loss to the Lightning on Friday as a -110 pick’em. That game’s six goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Evgeni Malkin and Matt Cooke tallied in the Penguins’ 3-2 loss to the Islanders on Friday, as -135 favorites. That game’s five goals went UNDER the posted over/under (5.5).
Team records:
New York: 13-11-1
Pittsburgh: 17-9-0
New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Ottawa are 7-3
After playing NY Islanders are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the NY Rangers last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of the NY Rangers last 15 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
NY Rangers are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Pittsburgh is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
Next up:
Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, Monday, November 30
