Penguins vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 31

The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers -- the former coming off a win, the latter a defeat -- will meet on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The oddsmakers have made the Penguins solid favorites at -205 on the moneyline, and the Rangers are at +170.

Pittsburgh won 6-2 at home its last time out on Jan. 29 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Anthony Mantha had three points (one goal and two assists) for the Penguins.

New York lost 2-1 at home against the New York Islanders in its last game on Jan. 29. Three Rangers skaters recorded one point each in that matchup, including Mika Zibanejad (one goal) and Jonathan Tanner Miller (one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which team will emerge victorious in Saturday's hockey action.

Penguins vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Penguins 4 - Rangers 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.01 goals)
  

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Penguins vs. Rangers Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Penguins-Rangers matchup.

• Favorite: Penguins (-205)
• Underdog: Rangers (+170)

Penguins Betting Insights

• The Penguins have been victorious in 12 of their 23 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (52.2%).
• Pittsburgh has never played a game this season shorter than -205 moneyline odds.
• The Penguins' implied moneyline win probability is 67.2% in this contest.
• Pittsburgh's 52 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 26 times.

Rangers Betting Insights

• This season the Rangers have been an underdog 31 times, and won 11, or 35.5%, of those games.
• New York has played as an underdog of +170 or more once this season and lost that game.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Rangers have a 37.0% chance to win.
• New York has played 20 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Penguins Key Stats

• Pittsburgh ranks 13th in the NHL with 174 goals scored (3.4 per game).
• Defensively, the Penguins are one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, conceding 147 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank fifth.
• It has the league's fifth-best goal differential at +27.
• The 37 power-play goals the Penguins have scored this season (eighth-most in the NHL) have come on 136 power-play chances.
• Pittsburgh ranks third in the league with a 27.21% power-play conversion rate.
• The Penguins have scored two shorthanded goals this season.
• Pittsburgh kills 83.78% of opponent power plays, the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Pittsburgh wins 50.7% of its faceoffs to rank 12th in the NHL.
• The Penguins shoot 11.6% as a team (10th in the league).

Rangers Key Stats

• New York has 144 goals this season (2.6 per game), 27th in the league.
• The Rangers give up 3.1 goals per game (172 in total), 20th in the league.
• Its -28 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.
• The Rangers have 31 power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 136 chances.
• New York's power-play percentage (22.79) ranks the team ninth in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Rangers have three.
• The 79.5% penalty-kill percentage of New York is 16th in the NHL.
• New York wins 54.6% of faceoffs, third-best in the NHL.
• The 10.2% shooting percentage of the Rangers is 24th in the league.