Game Preview: 04.07.22 at NYR

GM 72 | APRIL 7 | 7:00 PM ET | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
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PIT: 41 - 20 - 10 (92 pts)
NYR: 45 - 20 - 6 (96 pts)

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GAME PREVIEW

The Penguins hit the road as they conclude their season series against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Pittsburgh has points in 14 of its last 18 games versus New York (11-4-3), and is 15-6-3 in its last 24 games versus the Rangers. Here at Madison Square Garden, Pittsburgh has points in 11 of its last 15 visits (9-4-2) dating back to Mar. 13, 2016. Pittsburgh is 12-6-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season.

QUICK HITS

Rickard Rakell has nine points (3G-6A) in 14 career games against the New York Rangers.
Bryan Rust, established a new career-high with his 57th point (23G-34A) of the season on Tuesday, surpassing his total of 56 set in 55 games in the 2019-20 season. Since the beginning of the 2019-20 campaign, Rust has 155 points (72G-83A) in 160 games.
Jake Guentzel tallied his 154th career goal on Tuesday night, surpassing Joe Mullen (153) for the second-most goals among an American-born Penguin in franchise history (Kevin Stevens, 260).
On Tuesday, forward Jeff Carter became the 20th active player, and the seventh member of the 2003 draft class, to accumulate 800-plus NHL points along with Eric Staal, Ryan Getzlaf, Patrice Bergeron, Joe Pavelski, Corey Perry and Zach Parise.

PUSH FOR THE PLAYOFFS

Under the guidance of head coach Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh is playing some of the best and most consistent hockey in the league. On the morning of Nov. 17, the Penguins ranked 24th in the NHL with a 5-6-4 record and 14 points. Since Nov. 18, the Penguins have rattled off a 36-14-6 record for 78 points and a .696 points percentage, all of which are second in the Eastern Conference and third-best in the NHL behind the Colorado Avalanche (43-9-5, 91 points, .798 points percentage) and Florida Panthers (38-13-3, 79 points, .731 points percentage).
With just 11 games left in the regular season, Pittsburgh looks poised to clinch a playoff berth for a 16th consecutive year. The Penguins' current stretch of 15-straight playoff appearances is the longest active postseason streak among teams in the major North American professional sports leagues, and is the eighth-longest run of any NHL club since the 1967 NHL Expansion.

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