MATCH: Penguins at Rangers
TIME: 7 p.m. EST
PLACE: Madison Square Garden
TV: ROOT SPORTS
RADIO: 105.9 FM, The X
WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
The Pens are hoping to end just their second 4-game winless stretch (0-2-2) under head coach Mike Sullivan … The Pens are 4-1-2 in their last 7 road games and including the playoffs, they have won 5 straight visits to Madison Square Garden. The Rangers are 0-5-2 in their last 7 games at home. This is their first game back following a 3-game road trip through California … The Pens beat the Rangers 7-2 in their last meeting, which was at PPG Paints Arena. Sidney Crosby scored twice in that game … The Rangers may have allowed a bunch of goals in that game, but lately they've been scoring a ton of their own. They have tallied 3 or more goals in each of their last 3 games and in 8 of the last 11 … Pittsburgh injuries:
Trevor Daley
(knee),
Jake Guentzel
(concussion),
Carl Hagelin
(lower-body),
Ron Hainsey
(upper-body),
Kris Letang
(upper-body),
Olli Maatta
(hand),
Evgeni Malkin
(upper-body),
Chad Ruhwedel
(upper-body),
Tom Sestito
(upper-body). New York injuries: None.
MORNING SKATE REPORT:
\The Pens held an optional morning skate. Attending were Ruhwedel, Cullen, Dumoulin, Rust, Wilson, Gaunce, Kuhnhackl, Rowney, Sheary, Guentzel, Hainsey, Fleury and Murray.
\Murray was the 1st goalie off the ice and will likely start.
*Guentzel and Hainsey are "highly probable" to play tonight, according to Sullivan.
