Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 6, 2024

Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to make it five straight wins as they face off with the New York Rangers in a pivotal matchup that will pit the fourth and sixth-placed teams in the Metropolitan Division against each other.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers: Head-to-head & key stats

Tonight's game will be the second meeting of the season for these two teams after they faced off in the season opener on Oct. 9. In that game, the Rangers were able to pick up a dominant 6-0 shutout win to get their season off on the right foot.

• New York ranks 13th in goals per game with 3.17.
• Pittsburgh ranks 21st in goals scored per game with 2.81.
• New York ranks ninth for goals allowed per game with 2.92.
• Pittsburgh ranks 31st, allowing 3.78 goals per game.
• Pittsburgh is just 4-6-2 on the road this season.
• The Rangers are 6-5-1 at home this season.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers: Preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been on an absolute tear as of late. After getting off to a slow start this season, the team has started to climb the Metropolitan Division's standings, winning four straight.

Amid its current win streak, the team has beaten the Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames and most recently, the Florida Panthers. They currently sit in sixth place in the Metropolitan Division with 26 points, one point ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets, and one point behind both the Rangers and Flyers.

On the flip side, after a hot start to the season, New York has struggled to maintain its consistency, and has gone just 4-6-0 in their past 10 while falling to fourth place.

The Rangers now sit tied with the Flyers with 27 points, several games outside of third, where the Hurricanes sit with 35 points.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers: Odds & Prediction

Heading into tonight's game, the Rangers are sitting as slight favorites on most major sportsbooks. On DraftKings, the team is a -185 favorite, while the Penguins are +154 underdogs. Similarly, on FanDuel, the Rangers are -192 favorites, while the Penguins are +158 underdogs.

Using the FanDuel numbers as an example, it would take a $192 bet on New York as the favorites to win $100, whereas a $100 bet on Pittsburgh could win $158.

Prediction: Rangers 3, Penguins 2