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New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Game 5 Preview<\/h2>\n

WagerTalk NHL handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his thoughts on Game 5 of the New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins series in Manhattan. New York’s Igor Shesterkin was the league’s best goalie during the regular season, but the playoffs have been a very different story. Can he find his form in tonight’s elimination game?<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, May 11<\/th>\nNHL Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Moneyline:<\/td>\nNew York Rangers -135 vs Pittsburgh Penguins +115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Puckline:<\/td>\nRangers -1.5 (+190) \/ Penguins +1.5 (-220)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total:<\/td>\n6 Goals (Over -120 \/ Under EV)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Game Time:<\/td>\n7:00pm ET \/ 4:00pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arena:<\/td>\nMadison Square Garden in New York City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TV:<\/td>\nESPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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

The Pittsburgh Penguins look to cap off an Eastern Conference series victory on Wednesday after back-to-back seven-goal thrillers against New York to take a 3-1 lead in the series. However, they face a New York Rangers team tonight who have been tough to beat at home this season, and no more so than tonight as they look to rally against elimination.<\/p>\n

Despite a 3-1 series lead in these playoffs against the Rangers, the Penguins lost three of the four regular season games to the Rangers this season, including both games that took place in New York.<\/p>\n

Penguins Getting Hot<\/h3>\n

The Pittsburgh Penguins are really hitting form right now offensively as they\u2019ve averaged the highest number of shots in the playoffs so far along with the second-highest goals per game rating as well at 5.00 gpg in this series.<\/p>\n

The worrying aspect for the New York Rangers ahead of this one is that the Penguins are still failing to match those shots with the goals they\u2019re actually scoring, posting a sub 10% shots-to-goal percentage during this series thus far, well south of the likes of Toronto and Carolina who are hitting 13%.<\/p>\n

If the Penguins can mirror that type of return moving forward then this team suddenly becomes incredibly dangerous down the stretch in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Shesterkin Ice-Cold at the Wrong Time<\/h3>\n

After an absolutely electric regular season campaign which saw Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin put himself firmly in the spotlight for this season\u2019s Vezina Trophy, the wheels have well and truly come off the young Russian\u2019s season heading into this year\u2019s playoffs.<\/p>\n

With the league\u2019s No. 1 rated GSAA average and SV% over the regular season, Shesterkin has since went on to average a miserable .767 SV% along with a GA\/G of 10.52 over his last two starts and will need to find that regular season form here tonight if the Rangers are going to stave off elimination for at least one more game.<\/p>\n

New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Game 5 Prediction<\/h2>\n

We\u2019re taking the over 6 goals<\/strong> tonight between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers.<\/p>\n

While this is an elimination game tonight, we simply can\u2019t discount either the form Pittsburgh are in right now offensively or the struggles Shesterkin has been in in nets for this Rangers team either.<\/p>\n

On top of that, while New York has come up short so far in games over this series, the Rangers averaged the fourth-highest high-danger conversion percentage in the league during the regular season and have shown themselves to be very dangerous in offense when they can click up top.<\/p>\n

With the over going 22-7-3 in the last 32 meetings between the two sides, we expect another high scoring encounter later tonight between the Penguins and Rangers and we\u2019re taking the over 6 goals (-120)<\/strong> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

NHL Betting Guide<\/h3>\n

Thanks to the ever-expanding sports betting industry, there are now a variety of ways to attack the betting market outside of the traditional point spreads, moneylines and totals. Few sports have seen an increase of betting popularity like hockey, and we now have several different ways to wager on the NHL and international leagues. Check out our NHL Betting Guide<\/a> with helpful terms and tips for novice bettors.<\/p>\n

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Puck Time | NHL Predictions for May 11<\/h3>\n

Join Andrew McInnis, Carmine Bianco and The Prez for Wednesday’s edition of Puck Time as our panel of professional hockey handicappers break down tonight’s NHL playoff betting card. The Panthers captured the President’s Trophy with the league’s highest point total this season, but Florida is having a tough time with the Captials in the opening round. Join the Puck Time crew every week day at 11am ET \/ 8am PT as we discuss the NHL betting slate from a variety of handicapping angles.<\/p>\n

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