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New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview<\/h2>\n

WagerTalk NHL handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins betting preview for Friday, March 25. The Rangers sit in third place in the Metropolitan Division with 85 points and the Penguins sit in second with 88 points.<\/p>\n

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Friday, March 25<\/th>\nNHL Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Moneyline:<\/td>\nNew York Rangers (+100) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (-120)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Puckline:<\/td>\nRangers +1.5 (-250) \/ Penguins -1.5 (+200)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total:<\/td>\n6 Goals (Over +105 \/ Under -125)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Game Time:<\/td>\n7:05pm ET \/ 4:05pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arena:<\/td>\nMadison Square Garden in New York, NY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TV:<\/td>\nNHL Network<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Analysis<\/h2>\n

The New York Rangers will look to bounceback at home on Friday night after an ugly lopsided 7-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Rangers appeared in command of the game from the outset leading 2-0 after the 1st period but fell apart after that, allowing 5 goals in a little over 11 minutes to close out the 2nd period.<\/p>\n

That follows on from a fairly lackluster month overall for the Rangers as they\u2019ve gone 4-4 over their last eight contests in all and welcome in a Pittsburgh Penguins team on Friday who have a fantastic record in this venue, winning 11 of their last 16 H2H\u2019s here.<\/p>\n

The Penguins and Rangers have clashed once already this season with the Penguins coming out 1-0 victors over in Pittsburgh back on February 26th.<\/p>\n

Metropolitan Rivalry Heats Up for Pittsburgh<\/h3>\n

With just three points separating both sides in the Metropolitan Division right now, the race for this year\u2019s playoff seeding continues to heat up.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh will be eager to keep that three point advantage intact as well as they face a punishing schedule over the next few weeks, including this same Rangers team twice more, the Washington Capitals, the Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche twice as well.<\/p>\n

Rangers Look to Bounce back off Worst Loss of the Season<\/h3>\n

While the New York Rangers have allowed 7 goals already this season, it wasn\u2019t to a team as low down the pecking order as the New Jersey Devils are or in the meltdown fashion in which it happened either on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Five goals in just 11 minutes pretty much sealed the Rangers fate in that one as the league\u2019s #1 goalie Igor Shesterkin had an absolute nightmare, allowing all 5 goals in that game and posting a .792 SV% also.<\/p>\n

New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction<\/h2>\n

Both Jarry and Shesterkin are expected in nets tonight for either team and you\u2019d have to imagine a bounceback in performance is imminent from the Russian tonight.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Tristan Jarry has been excellent this season also posting a +21.20 GSAA average, 6th best in the league, and is coming off back to back games in which he posted a .958 SV% on average also.<\/p>\n

Both the Penguins and the Rangers rank top five in scoring defense this season averaging 2.55 and 2.58 goals per game respectively against opponents and the Rangers rank 28th in the league this year on overall scoring chances generated.<\/p>\n

Taking Pittsburgh on the moneyline and the Under 6 goals both look like value in this one and that\u2019s the way we\u2019re going to look on Friday.<\/p>\n

\"Caesars<\/a><\/p>\n

Interested in placing a bet on Friday night’s New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins showdown? Caesars Sports is offering up to a $1,500 match bet<\/a> for first-time deposits in New Jersey, West Virginia, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Virginia, Tennessee, Arizona, New York and Louisiana.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hockey Betting 101 | What is the Puckline?<\/h3>\n

The puckline is hockey\u2019s version of the point spread. When betting on the puckline, the favorite is -1.5 goals on the spread, with the underdog at +1.5 goals. Betting on the favorite requires your team to win its game by two or more goals. Conversely, betting on the underdog at +1.5 means that your team can either win the game or lose by one goal, and your ticket will still cash.<\/p>\n

Since the majority of hockey betting is built around the moneyline, casual bettors might be turned off by laying larger prices with the top teams in the league. Instead of laying -200 or -250 on a strong favorite, a more attractive option might be laying -1.5 goals at a more reasonable price point. Conversely, it can be hard to pull the trigger on a +200 underdog that\u2019s expected to lose their game over 60% of the time. Well, it gets a little easier to put your money on them if you\u2019re getting a +1.5 goal head start.<\/p>\n