The center and Pittsburgh's leading scorer with 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) is out with a lower-body injury sustained in the third period of a 3-2 shootout win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. He did not travel with the Penguins.
Pittsburgh, which has won back-to-back games and is 4-1-1 since Oct. 26, also is missing defenseman Kris Letang and forward Patric Hornqvist, both out with lower-body injuries.
The Rangers are 4-1-1 in their past six games, all without center Mika Zibanejad, who will miss his seventh consecutive game with an upper-body injury.