The Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers will meet on the ice at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game’s total is sitting at 5½.
It was another classic night for Sidney Crosby as he lead the Penguins to a 4-1 win over the Devils at Mellon Arena Saturday.
Pittsburgh won as a -122 home favorite while the final score played under the total of 5.5 goals.
The Rangers lost to Florida 4-0 as a -230 favorite on Sunday. The four goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5).
Henrik Lundqvist made 20 saves for the Rangers before being pulled.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 14-6-3
New York: 17-8-2
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 5-5
After playing New Jersey are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Florida are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games
NY Rangers are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of the NY Rangers last 14 games at home
NY Rangers are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of the NY Rangers last 21 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Carolina, Thursday, December 4
NY Rangers at Montreal, Thursday, December 4
