NHL Prop Bets: New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins (October 7, 2025)
The Pittsburgh Penguins (0-0-0) face the New York Rangers (0-0-0) at Madison Square Garden. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup. The Rangers are favored to win at -196. They're currently +124 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Penguins are -148 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Penguins had a 42-40 Puck Line record last season, while the Rangers held a record of 33-49.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -130 and UNDER at +110.
- The Penguins had a 43-35-4 O/U record last season (meaning 43 games went over the total points line, 35 went under and four resulted in a push). The Rangers had a 40-40-2 O/U record last season.
Goals For Insights
- The Penguins scored 2.95 goals per game last season (T18th in the league). Comparatively, the Rangers averaged 3.11 (12th).
- Defensively, the Penguins allowed a whopping 3.50 goals per game last season (T29th in the league), while the Rangers gave up an average of 3.11 goals (19th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Pittsburgh averaged 28.3 shots per game last season (15th in the NHL). Meanwhile, NY Rangers allowed its opposition 29.9 shots per game (27th).
- Flipping that script, the Penguins allowed 30.1 shots per game (29th in the NHL), while the Rangers averaged 28.6 shots (11th).
Power Play
- Pittsburgh held a power play percentage of 25.8% last season, ranking 6th in the league, while NY Rangers sits a lowly 28th with 17.6% of its power play opportunities converted into goals.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Penguins had a penalty kill rate of 77.8% (ranked 18th), compared to the Rangers at 80.3% (11th).
P1 Result
- Here are their first period records in 2024/25.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 27-31-24 | 19-14-8 | 8-17-16 | |
| NY Rangers | 29-27-26 | 14-14-13 | 15-13-13 |
To Go To Overtime
- The Penguins played in 22 games that went to overtime last season, while the Rangers appeared in 11.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Penguins played in 7 games that went to a shootout last season, while the Rangers appeared in 1.
Last Time They Met
NY Rangers recorded a 3-5 victory over Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena when these teams last met on February 23, 2025. The Rangers have now won four straight at PPG Paints Arena against the Penguins.
