New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins 12/20/2022 Picks

New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins 12/20/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins will collide at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Tuesday evening.

The Rangers just came off a monstrous 7-1 victory on the road over the league’s 32nd-ranked Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

New York is 18-10-5 on 41 points and placed third in the Metropolitan Division with an 11-4-1 record away from home.

The Rangers played their best hockey just recently after winning seven successive outings including an impressive six-point win against the Blackhawks.

LW Artemi Panarin scored one goal with 2 assists while Adam Fox pitched 3 assists in leading the offense for New York.

Goalie Igor Shesterkin of the Rangers has been tremendous on the goal and become an early candidate for the Vezina Trophy this year.

Shesterkin recorded a stunning record of 16-4-4 with a .919 save percentage and low goals against an average of 2.39.

Left-wingman Artemi Panarin hit the first 40 points mark for the NY Rangers this season following his scorebook record of one goal and 2 assists versus Chicago last time out.

The NY Rangers are 7-0 straight up in their last seven and 7-3 SU in their last 10 matches played versus Pittsburgh.

The Rangers are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 road contests and New York is 2-7 SU in its last 9 outings when playing on the road against the Penguins.

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New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Predictions 12/20/2022

The Pittsburgh Penguins are returning home to bounce back from their last road defeat by hosting the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

Though the Penguins lost their recent road match, Pittsburgh is a workhorse just recently winning seven of their last eight while losing to the Carolina Hurricanes at 2-3 last game out.

Pittsburgh is 18-9-4 and just a point behind NY Rangers in third place with a 9-3-2 home record on the season. The Penguins ended up acquiring the top wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference.

Rickard Rakell scored a power-play goal while Brock McGinn added one goal on an assist from Kasperi Kapanen in the loss.

The Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby played well at 35 as he gained the 9th place in the NHL for points earned with 40 from 17 goals scored and 23 assists.

Pittsburgh’s goalkeeper Tristan Jarry also made a noise in the Vezina Trophy conversation after he gained a 14-3-3 record for the year while posting a save percentage mark of .921 in protecting the net.

The totals went UNDER in 5 of the Penguins’ last 6 contests and Pittsburgh is 7-1 straight up in its last 8 games played.

The totals went OVER in 7 of the Penguins’ last 7 outings played versus the NY Rangers and Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 home matches.

New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins. The NHL Pick for this contest is Pittsburgh -150. Both teams recorded seven consecutive wins as of late but the Penguins snapped a seven-game winning streak with their road loss.

However, Pittsburgh will be playing at home with a 9-3-2 record while New York will be on the road in this match.

This will be a test in which the team has a better goaltender but Tristan Jarry will be at home with a 14-3-3 record and a save percentage of .921. Prediction: The Pittsburgh Penguins will win 2-1.

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