MATCH: Penguins vs. Rangers
TIME: 7 p.m. EST
PLACE: PPG Paints Arena
TV: ROOT Sports
RADIO: 105.9 FM, the X
WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
The Penguins recalled forward Jake Guentzel from WBS of the AHL. Guentzel looks to make his NHL debut. Guentzel has 17 points (7G-10A) in the AHL, tied for 3rd most in the league … Pittsburgh placed forward Chris Kunitz on injured reserve … The Pens return home following a 3-game road trip where the club went 1-1-1 … The Rangers meet the Pens on the second half of back-to-back contests, having lost in a shootout Sunday, 3-2, against Florida … In last night's game, NY lose Mika Zibanejad for 6-to-8 weeks with a broken fibula … Though not confirmed, Antti Raanta is expected to start. He's 4-0, 2.05 GAA and .938% save percentage.
MORNING SKATE REPORT:
\Absent from the skate were Patric Hornqvist (concussion) and Kunitz (lower-body). Kunitz is week-to-week with the injury.
\The Pens used the following workflow…
Hagelin-Crosby-Sheary
Wilson-Bonino-Rust
Guentzel-Malkin-Kessel
Kuhnhackl-Cullen-Fehr
Maatta-Daley
Cole-Schultz
Dumoulin-Letang
Pouliot-Oleksy
*PP1: Letang, Malkin, Crosby, Kessel, Sheary
PP2: Daley, Schultz, Bonino, Guentzel, Wilson
Marc-Andre Fleury will start in goal
