Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers: Game preview, predictions and odds

The 2025-26 NHL season is finally here as the season kicks off with a triple header. The second game of the triple header is the Pittsburgh Penguins going on the road to play the New York Rangers at 8 p.m. ET.

Penguins vs. Rangers: Head-to-head & key stats

Pittsburgh went 1-3 last season against the Rangers
The Penguins allowed 3.5 goals per game last year
New York averaged 3.1 goals per game
Pittsburgh averaged 2.95 goals per game
The Rangers went 19-19-3 at home
The Penguins went 13-21-7 on the road
New York allowed 3.1 goals per game

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers: Preview

Pittsburgh is expected to be one of the bottom teams in the NHL again this season, as the Penguins are likely to start a rebuild very soon. In the offseason, the Penguins added defenseman Matt Dumba and goalie Arturs Silovs as their major offseason moves.

The Penguins are expected to start Tristan Jarry, who went 16-12-6 with a 3.12 GAA and a .892 SV% as he struggled last season. Jarry is 8-10 with a 3.22 GAA and a .893 SV% in his career against the Rangers.

New York had a disappointing year last season, failing to make the playoffs. The Rangers hired Mike Sullivan as their head coach after he parted ways with the Penguins. The Rangers will start Igor Shesterkin, who went 27-29-5 with a 2.86 GAA and a .905 SV% last season. He's 10-6-1 with a 2.07 GAA and a .926 SV% in his career against Pittsburgh.

The Rangers' offseason was active as New York traded away star defenseman K'Andre Miller and then signed Vladislav Gavrikov. New York also added veteran forward Conor Sheary.

Penguins vs Rangers: Odds & Prediction

Pittsburgh is a +185 underdog while New York is a -225 favorite, and the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Penguins are expected to be near the bottom of the standings, but still have Sidney Crosby, who remains one of the top players. However, Jarry has some major question marks in net, while Pittsburgh will have a hard time scoring against Shesterkin.

Expect New York to start strong, especially with this being Sullivan's first time coaching against his former team.

Prediction: Rangers 4, Penguins 2.

Penguins vs. Rangers: Betting Tips

Tip 1: New York ML (-225)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-130)

Tip 3: Sidney Crosby 3+ shots (-130)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers: Game preview, predictions and odds | October 7, 2025

Penguins vs. Rangers: Head-to-head & key stats

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers: Preview

Penguins vs Rangers: Odds & Prediction

Penguins vs. Rangers: Betting Tips