Pittsburgh at New York

The Penguins had the hot hand early, went through a tough stretch that saw them drop five of seven, and have heated up again. The Panthers have dropped just one of their last five. When they get hot, it begins at the defensive end and behind the net as they have allowed just 40 goals in their 18 wins, or just over two per game. The Rangers aren’t thriving at the offensive end right now. Outside of a seven-goal burst vs. the Blue Jackets, the Rangers have been tamed to 16 goals in their last eight. The Penguins are really stepping-up as road chalk where they have delivered the cash in nine of their last 10. The Rangers are struggling vs. teams that scored big in their last game at just 2-8 vs. an opponent off of scoring 5+. The Penguins own the Rangers lately taking the last five in this series, and the Rangers are ripe for No. 6 here. The Pens get the money.