7:07 pm
March 29

Rangers @ Penguins

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Rangers (42-19-5)

@ Pittsburgh Penguins (40-17-10)

 

Starting Goalies:

Igor Shesterkin (NYR): Unconfirmed

Tristan Jarry (PIT): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

New York Rangers: (+135)

Pittsburgh Penguins: (-161)

 

• As rematches go, the one Tuesday night when the New York Rangers visit the Pittsburgh Penguins will carry about as much drama as the regular season can offer. Not only do the Penguins sit one point ahead of the Rangers in a battle for second place in the Metropolitan Division, the teams also are coming off a game Friday in New York in which Pittsburgh essentially was a no-show.

• Their response was an 11-2 romp Sunday over the overmatched Detroit Red Wings.

• The Penguins’ rout Sunday was complete one. They were 3 of 6 on the power play, had a shorthanded goal, got at least one point from all 12 forwards (16 players total), and made good on their chances with 11 goals on 35 shots.

• Pittsburgh center Evgeni Malkin could make a difference in the rematch. He was a late scratch for Friday’s game because of a non-COVID illness, then returned Sunday in a big way with a hat trick plus an assist.

• The Rangers’ follow-up game Sunday wasn’t nearly as emphatic. They blew an early two-goal lead, after the newly acquired Frank Vatrano scored goals 18 seconds apart in the first period, and needed an overtime goal from K’Andre Miller for a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

• Rangers forward Ryan Strome left Sunday’s game because of a lower-body injury, but Gallant said he “didn’t see anything serious.” Strome is listed as day-to-day.

5/10
Confidence
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Pittsburgh Penguins
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