New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction: The statistics speak in favor of the New York team

Prediction for the NHL New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins match which will take place on April 2nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Rangers are having a great regular season and are the top contenders for the President's Trophy. They have 104 points in 74 games, putting them in first place in the NHL standings, one point ahead of the closest team. In addition, Peter Laviolette's wards are in great shape. In their last 12 meetings, they have ten wins and two losses, losing only to Tampa Bay and Winnipeg, 6:3 and 4:2. Since the last setback, the team has won five of the previous six games, including an 8:5 victory over Arizona the night before.

Pittsburgh is a surprising team with a disappointing regular season, but they have a chance to make the playoffs. The Penguins have not left the ice without a point in their last four meetings. In that stretch, they lost to Colorado and Columbus out of regulation - 4:5 and 3:4, while beating Carolina 4:1 and the same Columbus 3:2. Not long ago, the Penguins' chances of making the Cup Final Eight were next to nil. Still, they are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings, seven points out of the coveted eighth seed with two games in hand.

Pittsburgh at the end of the regular season, although they got a minimal chance to fight for a playoff spot, it will be problematic to expect success against the Rangers. Now, the Rangers have gained impressive momentum. They have won 10 of the last 12 games, allowing them to break into the NHL standings' leaders; therefore, there is now a chance to win the President's Trophy. In addition, the statistics speak in favor of the New York team, as they have beaten the Pennsylvanians in the last four consecutive games. 

The confrontation between the Rangers and Pittsburgh in recent years has been rich in goal events. In 13 previous meetings, the opponents have scored for 91 pucks (7.00 average per game), a very high rate by NHL standards, especially over such a long distance. Efficiency shouldn't be an issue in the upcoming battle, as the New York team has turned nearly every game into a scoring carnival, with 76 shots on goal in the last nine games (8.44 per game average).