Schedule and 2021-22 Results:
Regular Season Records: New York Rangers 52-24-6=110pts, Pittsburgh 46-25-11=103pts
Game 1 on Tuesday, 03 May: Pittsburgh wins at New York Rangers, 4-goals-3(3OT)
Game 2 on Thursday, 05 May: Pittsburgh loses at New York Rangers, 5-goals-2
Game 3 on Saturday, 07 May: New York Rangers lose at Pittsburgh, 7-goals-4
Game 4 on Monday, 09 May: New York Rangers lose at Pittsburgh, 7-goals-2
Game 5 on Wednesday, 11 May: Pittsburgh loses at New York Rangers, 5-goals-3
Game 6 on Friday, 13 May: New York Rangers win at Pittsburgh, 5-goals-3
Game 7 on Sunday, 15 May: Pittsburgh loses at New York Rangers, 4-goals-3(OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The New York Rangers hosted and bested the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-goals-3(OT) to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1488 victory. With the series 1488 win, the New York Rangers improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 34-41 overall and 14-7 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1488 loss, the Pittsburgh Penguins see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 38-26 (with an active four-series losing streak) overall and 17-10 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious New York Rangers in series 1488 was LWLLWWW: Series 1488 thus becomes the tenth NHL Preliminary-round series, the 12th NHL series (all rounds), and the 25th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. Series 1488 Game 7 is the first Penguins Game 7 loss on the road; Pittsburgh had had a sterling 6-0 Game 7 road record. The New York Rangers trailed the visiting Penguins by a goal as late as 14:14 into the third period, but won series 1488 Game 7 in overtime: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games (1939-2021, inclusive), home teams trailing by a goal as late as 14:14 into the third period had a game record of 86-552 (.135); so it is that the New York Rangers achieved a Grade-B (.100 - .199) comeback in series 1488 Game 7.

After Game 6: The New York Rangers visited and bested the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-goals-3 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1488 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the New York Rangers have a Game 7 record of 9-6, while the Pittsburgh Penguins have a Game 7 record of 10-7. The New York Rangers have a best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 7 record of 7-1 on home ice, with their sole Game 7 loss in Manhattan in their last home-ice Game 7 (in series 1266, to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2015 NHL Semifinals). The Pittsburgh Penguins have a best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 7 record of 6-0 on road ice. The Rangers in Pittsburgh trailed by two goals as late as 5:04 into the second period of series 1488 Game 6, but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games (1939-2021, inclusive), road teams trailing by two goals as late as 5:04 into the second period had a game record of 52-399 (.115); so it is that the New York Rangers achieved a Grade-B (.100-.199) comeback in series 1488 Game 6.

After Game 5: The New York Rangers hosted and bested the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-goals-3 to reduce the Pittsburgh Penguins best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1488 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 16-8 (with an active six-series winning streak) and a Game 6 record of 13-10. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Rangers have a series record of 5-19 and a Game 6 record of 9-15. At low ebb, the New York Rangers trailed series 1488 Game 5 by two goals at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins as late as 15:10 into the second period, but rallied for the game victory: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games (1939-2021, inclusive), home teams down two goals as late as 15:10 into the second period had a game record of only 41-362 (.102); so it is that the New York Rangers achieve a Grade-B (.100 - .199) comeback in series 1488 Game 5.

After Game 4: The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted and topped the New York Rangers 7-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1488 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 15-3 (with an active six-series winning streak) and a Game 5 record of 9-9. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the New York Rangers have a series record of 2-18 and a Game 5 record of 6-14. The two best-of-7 NHL playoff series victories achieved by the New York Rangers in the wake of a 3-games-1 deficit occurred in series 1230 (in the 2014 NHL Quarterfinals over the Pittsburgh Penguins), and in series 1263 (in the 2015 NHL Quarterfinals over the Washington Capitals). The 14 goals by the Penguins in Pittsburgh in series 1488 Games 3-4 are the most total goals by a home team in best-of-7 NHL playoff series Games 3-4 since series 557, in which the Kings in Los Angeles totaled 14 goals in Games 3-4 of their 1990 NHL Preliminary round series against the Calgary Flames.

After Game 3: The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted and defeated the New York Rangers 7-goals-4 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1488 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 18-8 and a Game 4 record of 12-14. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Rangers have a series record of 10-23 and a Game 4 record of 19-14. The Pittsburgh Penguins lost the only previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series which they led WLW @ VVH (series 781, to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games in the 1999 NHL Quarterfinals).

After Game 2: The New York Rangers hosted and defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-goals-2 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1488 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the New York Rangers have a series record of 20-17 and a Game 3 record of 16-21 (with an active four-Game 3 losing streak), while the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 19-12 and a Game 3 record of 16-15. The Pittsburgh Penguins have a 1-2 series record when opening a best-of-7 NHL playoff series WL @ VV; the New York Rangers have a 3-2 series record when opening a best-of-7 NHL playoff series LW @ HH.

After Game 1: The Pittsburgh Penguins visited and bested the New York Rangers 4-goals-3(3OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1488 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 23-8 and a Game 2 record of 19-12. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Rangers have a series record of 10-29 and a Game 2 record of 15-24. The Pittsburgh Penguins trailed the Rangers in New York by two goals as late as 4:31 into the second period of series 1488 Game 1: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games, road teams trailing by two goals as late as 4:31 into the second period had a game record of 52-387 (.118); so it is that the Penguins achieved a Grade-B (.100 - .199) comeback in series 1488 Game 1.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2021-22 NHL regular season, the New York Rangers finished seven points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins. From 1939 through the 2021 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by seven regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 20-16 (.556) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1488 is the 75th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the New York Rangers, and the 64th for the Pittsburgh Penguins. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the New York Rangers have an all-rounds series record of 33-41, a Preliminary-round series record of 13-7, and a Game 1 record of 35-39, while the Pittsburgh Penguins have an all-rounds series record of 38-25, a Preliminary-round series record of 17-9, and a Game 1 record of 31-32. Series 1488 is the eighth best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh owns a 5-2 series record in their previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series meetings against the Rangers.