Penguins vs Rangers Prediction 2/23/25 NHL Picks Today

The New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet Sunday in NHL action from the PPG Paints Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins prediction.

Matchup History

The Pittsburgh Penguins win the last meeting between these two teams by a final score of 3-2 in New York back on February 7^th, 2025. The win was Pittsburgh’s first in the head-to-head series this season after the Rangers won 6-0 in Pittsburgh on October 9^th, 2024, and then again at home by a count of 4-2 on December 6^th, 2024.

New York Rangers Recap

The New York Rangers come into this game licking their wounds after an 8-2 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres last time out to sit at 27-25-4 on the year. After this game, the Rangers will head on the road once again to take on the New York Islanders.

Rangers Looking To Shake Off Humiliating Start To Second Half

Artemi Panarin has a team-high 57 points with 23 goals and 34 assists while Alexis Lafreniere has 32 points with 14 goals and 18 assists on the year. Adam Fox has 40 assists while Mika Zibanejad has 37 points with 11 goals and 26 assists and Will Cuylle’s added 29 points with 14 goals and 15 assists. Vincent Trocheck’s also chipped in 37 points with 17 goals and 20 assists for the Rangers this season. In goal for the Rangers, Igor Shesterkin is 18-19-2 with a 2.87 GAA and a .906 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 8-5-2 with a 3.03 GAA and a .900 save percentage this season. Louis Domingue is also 1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .926 save percentage so far this season.

Why the New York Rangers will win

• The Penguins have lost eight of their last nine day games.
• The Rangers have won each of their last five games following a road loss.
• The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in 15 of their last 16 day games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Rangers have covered the puck line in each of their last six games at PPG Paints Arena.

New York Rangers Player Prop Facts

• Chris Kreider has scored at least one goal in five of the Rangers’ last six games at PPG Paints Arena.
• Adam Fox has recorded at least one assist in each of the Rangers’ last four games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• Vincent Trocheck has recorded at least one point in each of the Rangers’ last eight games as road favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Chris Kreider has scored two goals against the Penguins this season – equal-most against any opponent.

Pittsburgh Penguins Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins come into this game looking to bounce back after they started the second half with an 8-3 loss at the hands of the Washington Capitals at home in their last game to sit at 23-26-9 on the year. After this game, Pittsburgh will head on the road for the first leg of a back-to-back with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Penguins Start Second Half On Wrong Foot

Evgeni Malkin has 35 points with 9 goals and 26 assists while Sidney Crosby has a team-high 59 points of his own with 18 goals and 41 assists. Rickard Rakell has 49 points with 25 goals and 24 assists and Erik Karlsson has 39 points with 6 goals and 33 assists. Bryan Rust also has 42 points with 20 goals and 22 assists. In goal for the Penguins, Joel Blomqvist has gone 3-8 with a 3.68 GAA and an .893 save percentage while Tristan Jarry has gone 8-8-4 with a 3.31 GAA and an .886 save percentage this season. Alex Nedeljkovic is also 12-10-5 with a 3.06 GAA and an .895 save percentage on the year.

Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win

• The Penguins have won four of their last five games as underdogs following a home loss.
• The Rangers have lost seven of their last eight day games.
• The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 road games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Rangers’ last six games.

Pittsburgh Penguins Player Prop Facts

• Sidney Crosby has scored a goal in five of his last six appearances.
• Sidney Crosby has recorded an assist in each of his last five appearances on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• Rickard Rakell has recorded at least one point in each of his last 10 appearances with the Penguins as underdogs.
• Blake Lizotte has scored two goals against the Rangers this season – most against any opponent.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Rangers’ last seven road games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Seven of the Penguins’ last eight games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Five of the last six day games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.

New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

I’m on the over in this game. This is an interesting spot as the majority of teams that play on Sunday are on a back-to-back, but rarely do we have both teams that got blown out and both used both goaltenders the game prior. I think there’s a lot of tired legs here, but usually the goaltending can have an advantage as the freshest position but with everyone on tired legs in this game, I think we’re going to see some goals in this one. Give me the over.