Rangers vs. Penguins Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Rangers vs. Penguins NHL game on January 31, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Rangers
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Rangers
0 1 4 5
Penguins
2 1 3 6
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Win %
  • Rangers
    0%
  • Penguins
    100%
Win Probability
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Rangers
0 1 4 5
Penguins
2 1 3 6
P3 19:17 Shot missed by J.T. Miller
P3 18:53 Goal scored by Alexis Lafreniere assisted by Vincent Trocheck and Matthew Robertson
P3 18:52 Shot missed by Will Cuylle
P3 18:03 Scott Morrow shot blocked by Connor Clifton
P3 17:26 Shot missed by Ben Kindel
P3 16:26 Shot missed by Yegor Chinakhov
P3 15:31 Shot missed by Erik Karlsson
P3 15:13 Goal scored by Vladislav Gavrikov assisted by Braden Schneider and Jonny Brodzinski
P3 14:42 Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by teammate
P3 14:08 Shot on goal by Ben Kindel saved by Jonathan Quick
P3 12:18 Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
P3 11:11 Shot on goal by Brennan Othmann saved by Stuart Skinner
P3 10:16 Power play - Shot on goal by Justin Brazeau saved by Jonathan Quick
P3 09:38 Power play - Shot missed by Justin Brazeau
P3 06:06 Power play - Shot missed by Mika Zibanejad
P3 05:39 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Ben Kindel saved by Jonathan Quick
P3 04:37 Power play - Shot missed by Rangers
P3 04:05 Shot missed by Urho Vaakanainen
P3 04:01 Shot on goal by Urho Vaakanainen saved by Stuart Skinner
P3 03:52 Shot on goal by Sam Carrick saved by Stuart Skinner
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:56
    Noel Acciari won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
  3. P3 19:49
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in neutral zone
  4. P3 19:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by J.T. Miller
  5. P3 18:53
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  6. P3 18:53
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Alexis Lafreniere assisted by Vincent Trocheck and Matthew Robertson
    4-6
  7. P3 18:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Will Cuylle
  8. P3 18:03
    SHOT
    Scott Morrow shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  9. P3 17:32
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in neutral zone
  10. P3 17:28
    Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Sam Carrick in neutral zone
  11. P3 17:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ben Kindel
  12. P3 16:43
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in neutral zone
  13. P3 16:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Yegor Chinakhov
  14. P3 15:41
    Mika Zibanejad credited with hit on Noel Acciari in defensive zone
  15. P3 15:31
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Erik Karlsson
  16. P3 15:13
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Vladislav Gavrikov assisted by Braden Schneider and Jonny Brodzinski
    3-5
  17. P3 14:42
    SHOT
    Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by teammate
  18. P3 14:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ben Kindel saved by Jonathan Quick
  19. P3 13:07
    Thomas Novak won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in offensive zone
  20. P3 13:07
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  21. P3 12:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
  22. P3 12:15
    Giveaway by J.T. Miller in defensive zone
  23. P3 12:10
    Rangers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  24. P3 11:27
    Jonny Brodzinski credited with hit on Ilya Solovyov in offensive zone
  25. P3 11:13
    Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Sam Carrick in defensive zone
  26. P3 11:13
    Stoppage
  27. P3 11:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brennan Othmann saved by Stuart Skinner
  28. P3 10:16
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Justin Brazeau saved by Jonathan Quick
  29. P3 09:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Justin Brazeau
  30. P3 09:12
    Power play - Ben Kindel won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone
  31. P3 08:24
    Shorthanded - Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  32. P3 07:34
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
  33. P3 06:24
    Shorthanded - Connor Dewar credited with hit on Brennan Othmann in defensive zone
  34. P3 06:06
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Mika Zibanejad
  35. P3 05:39
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Ben Kindel saved by Jonathan Quick
  36. P3 04:37
    Shorthanded - Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
  37. P3 04:37
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Rangers
  38. P3 04:37
    Penalty to Ilya Solovyov 2 minutes for Misconduct
  39. P3 04:19
    Matt Rempe credited with hit on Ilya Solovyov in offensive zone
  40. P3 04:15
    Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Sam Carrick in defensive zone
  41. P3 04:15
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  42. P3 04:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Urho Vaakanainen
  43. P3 04:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Urho Vaakanainen saved by Stuart Skinner
  44. P3 03:58
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Thomas Novak in offensive zone
  45. P3 03:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Carrick saved by Stuart Skinner
  46. P3 03:06
    Thomas Novak won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone
  47. P3 02:41
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  48. P3 01:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Penguins saved by Jonathan Quick
  49. P3 01:40
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
  50. P3 01:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Noel Acciari
  51. P3 01:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Blake Lizotte
  52. P3 01:20
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in neutral zone
  53. P3 01:20
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Penguins
    1-4
  54. P3 01:18
    SHOT
    Power play - Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Will Borgen
  55. P3 00:38
    Shorthanded - Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  56. P3 00:00
    Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone
  57. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  58. P2 20:00
    Penalty to Will Cuylle 2 minutes for Holding
  59. P2 19:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alexis Lafreniere saved by Stuart Skinner
  60. P2 19:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Parker Wotherspoon saved by Jonathan Quick
  61. P2 18:28
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
  62. P2 18:15
    Power play - Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in offensive zone
  63. P2 17:38
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  64. P2 17:38
    Stoppage - Icing
  65. P2 17:09
    Penalty to Anthony Mantha 2 minutes for Slashing
  66. P2 17:09
    Rangers won faceoff against Penguins in defensive zone
  67. P2 16:38
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Ben Kindel in defensive zone
  68. P2 16:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Yegor Chinakhov
  69. P2 16:12
    SHOT
    Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Matthew Robertson
  70. P2 15:55
    Stoppage - Icing
  71. P2 15:31
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  72. P2 15:05
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  73. P2 13:57
    Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Alexis Lafreniere in defensive zone
  74. P2 13:57
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  75. P2 13:12
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Thomas Novak in defensive zone
  76. P2 12:59
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Anthony Mantha assisted by Rickard Rakell and Parker Wotherspoon
    0-3
  77. P2 12:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Jonathan Quick
  78. P2 12:20
    SHOT
    Power play - Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Matthew Robertson
  79. P2 11:43
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Erik Karlsson
  80. P2 11:12
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Jonathan Quick
  81. P2 11:03
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Jonathan Quick
  82. P2 10:56
    Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  83. P2 09:46
    SHOT
    Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Will Borgen
  84. P2 09:20
    SHOT
    Erik Karlsson shot blocked by teammate
  85. P2 08:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ben Kindel
  86. P2 07:48
    SHOT
    Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Yegor Chinakhov
  87. P2 07:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brett Kulak saved by Jonathan Quick
  88. P2 07:16
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Thomas Novak in defensive zone
  89. P2 07:16
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  90. P2 06:30
    SHOT
    Matthew Robertson shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
  91. P2 06:13
    Rangers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  92. P2 05:52
    SHOT
    Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  93. P2 05:32
    SHOT
    Brett Kulak shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
  94. P2 05:27
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brett Kulak saved by Jonathan Quick
  95. P2 05:24
    Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in offensive zone
  96. P2 05:14
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Yegor Chinakhov saved by Jonathan Quick
  97. P2 03:25
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
  98. P2 03:19
    Shorthanded - Mika Zibanejad won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  99. P2 03:19
    Stoppage - Video Review
  100. P2 01:38
    Brennan Othmann credited with hit on Rutger McGroarty in offensive zone
  101. P2 00:54
    Giveaway by Alexis Lafreniere in defensive zone
  102. P2 00:11
    Giveaway by Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
  103. P2 00:00
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  104. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  105. P1 19:12
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Jonathan Quick
  106. P1 19:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
  107. P1 18:50
    Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Mika Zibanejad in offensive zone
  108. P1 18:24
    Power play - Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Vladislav Gavrikov in offensive zone
  109. P1 18:00
    Shorthanded - Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  110. P1 17:40
    Rangers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  111. P1 17:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ben Kindel saved by Jonathan Quick
  112. P1 16:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alexis Lafreniere saved by Stuart Skinner
  113. P1 15:58
    Giveaway by Connor Clifton in offensive zone
  114. P1 15:24
    SHOT
    Gabe Perreault shot blocked by teammate
  115. P1 15:12
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  116. P1 14:31
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Vincent Trocheck
  117. P1 14:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alexis Lafreniere
  118. P1 13:17
    J.T. Miller credited with hit on Connor Clifton in offensive zone
  119. P1 13:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Stuart Skinner
  120. P1 13:05
    Giveaway by Stuart Skinner in defensive zone
  121. P1 12:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jonny Brodzinski saved by Stuart Skinner
  122. P1 12:24
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  123. P1 12:16
    Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
  124. P1 12:06
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  125. P1 12:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Jonathan Quick
  126. P1 10:57
    Rangers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  127. P1 10:56
    SHOT
    Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Vladislav Gavrikov
  128. P1 09:54
    Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
  129. P1 09:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Braden Schneider saved by Stuart Skinner
  130. P1 08:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Gabe Perreault
  131. P1 08:39
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  132. P1 07:44
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Will Cuylle saved by Stuart Skinner
  133. P1 07:12
    Power play - Vladislav Gavrikov credited with hit on Ben Kindel in defensive zone
  134. P1 06:53
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Noel Acciari
  135. P1 06:10
    Shorthanded - Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in defensive zone
  136. P1 06:10
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  137. P1 06:10
    Penalty to Rutger McGroarty 2 minutes for Misconduct
  138. P1 06:05
    Ben Kindel won faceoff against Vincent Trocheck in neutral zone
  139. P1 05:38
    Connor Clifton credited with hit on Matt Rempe in defensive zone
  140. P1 05:30
    Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Sam Carrick in defensive zone
  141. P1 05:30
    Stoppage - Icing
  142. P1 05:22
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Noel Acciari in neutral zone
  143. P1 04:58
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Thomas Novak in defensive zone
  144. P1 04:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yegor Chinakhov saved by Jonathan Quick
  145. P1 04:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alexis Lafreniere
  146. P1 04:04
    SHOT
    Will Cuylle shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
  147. P1 03:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Will Cuylle saved by Stuart Skinner
  148. P1 03:55
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
  149. P1 03:55
    Stoppage
  150. P1 03:13
    Giveaway by Justin Brazeau in offensive zone
  151. P1 03:02
    Giveaway by Vladislav Gavrikov in defensive zone
  152. P1 02:37
    Sam Carrick won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
  153. P1 02:37
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Anthony Mantha assisted by Rutger McGroarty
    0-1
  154. P1 01:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Taylor Raddysh
  155. P1 01:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Scott Morrow saved by Stuart Skinner
  156. P1 01:07
    Vincent Trocheck won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in offensive zone
  157. P1 01:07
    Stoppage - Icing
  158. P1 00:53
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  159. P1 00:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gabe Perreault saved by Stuart Skinner
  160. P1 00:34
    Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
  161. P1 00:00
    J.T. Miller won faceoff against Sidney Crosby
Stats
Rangers
STATS
Penguins
20Shots on Goal34
61% Faceoff Win % 39%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/1
12Penalty Infraction Mins8
26Hits16
10 Shots Blocked 12
12Giveaways12
RangersNYR
PenguinsPIT
20Shots on Goal34
61% Faceoff Win % 39%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/1
12Penalty Infraction Mins8
26Hits16
10 Shots Blocked 12
12Giveaways12

Rangers vs. Penguins: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Rangers vs. Penguins
  • Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
  • Time: 3:30 PM ET
  • Venue: PPG Paints Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Penguins favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Rangers +178, Penguins -205

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Rangers: 39%
  • Penguins: 61%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Rangers a win probability of 39%, while the Penguins have a win probability of 61%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Penguins are more likely to beat the Rangers in the NHL game at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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