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

This Thursday night May 5th, 2022 8pm EDT the NHL is back with more exciting hockey action. The Pittsburgh Penguins are in New York, NY to face the New York Rangers in Madison Square Garden. Stay tuned we've got you covered on all the best betting angles here at Picks and Parlays your leader in free sports betting picks!

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 47-25-11, 24-12-6 on the road sitting in 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division. Offensively the Penguins are averaging 3.28  goals, and 34.7 shots. The Penguins are 20.2% on power play opportunities and 51% on faceoffs.

Defensively the Penguins allow 2.51 goals and 30.3 shot attempts with a 87.3% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Penguins is Casey DeSmith(11-6-5) with a .914 save percentage.

The New York Rangers are 52-24-7, 27-10-5 at home sitting in 1st place in the Metropolitan Division. Offensively the Rangers are averaging 3.05 goals, and 29.2 shots. The Rangers are 25.3% on power play opportunities and 48.1% on faceoffs.

Defensively the Rangers allow 2.49 goals and 30.8 shot attempts with a 82.3% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Rangers is Igor Shesterkin(36-13-4) with a .935 save percentage.