Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers 5/11/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit Madison Square Garden on Wednesday to play the New York Rangers in Game 5 of their NHL Eastern Conference first-round best-of-seven series. Pittsburgh leads the series 3-1 following its 7-2 victory at home over the Rangers on Monday. Pittsburgh has won each of the last two games of the series and can clinch the series with a victory on the road Wednesday.

Jake Guentzel is the leading goal scorer for Pittsburgh with five, while Jeff Carter has scored three. Sidney Crosby is the leader in assists with seven and is the leader in points with nine. Guentzel is second to Crosby in points with six. The Penguins have scored four power play goals in their four playoff games. In goal, Louis Domingue is 3-1 with a goals-against average of 3.40 and save percentage of .906.

New York is on the brink of elimination and must win each of the final three games of the series or be eliminated. The Rangers have struggled in their own end of the ice, as New York has allowed seven goals in each of last two games and in the series is allowing an average of 5.00 goals per game, while during the regular season New York allowed an average of only 2.49 goals per game which was second-best in the NHL.

Andrew Copp is the leading goal scorer for New York with three, while four others have scored two goals each. The leader in assists is Mika Zibanejad with four and Artemi Panarin is second with three. Panarin is the points leader with five, while four others have four points apiece. New York has scored just two power play goals in four playoff games. Igor Shesterkin is 1-2 with a goals against average of 4.26 and save percentage of .905.