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New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2023-03-12 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 2 New York Rangers (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 59.5%
NYR: 40.5%
Expected Goals
PIT: 3.19
NYR: 2.93
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
NYR
J. Halak
StatPITNYR
Season SV%0.892—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.12—
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
PITTristan Jarry2927293.1%2.6700.67
NYRJ. Halak3532391.4%3.2710.27
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 42% • PIT at home vs NYR: 6-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-28NYR 3 - 2 PITNYRPIT
2026-01-31PIT 6 - 5 NYRPITPIT
2025-10-11PIT 1 - 6 NYRNYRNYR
2025-10-07NYR 0 - 3 PITPITPIT
2025-02-23PIT 3 - 5 NYRNYRPIT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PIT2001.69
1NYR900.60
2PIT1500.94
2NYR1700.97
3PIT910.57
3NYR1501.11
4PIT100.07
4NYR000.00
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 59.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 2 New York Rangers
Expected: 3.2 - 2.9