Rangers Back-to-Back Wraps up Tonight in Pittsburgh

Rangers (22-16-5, 49 pts) at Penguins (23-19-3, 49 pts)

7:30 pm; PPG Paints Arena

NBCSN; ESPN 98.7 FM

Sunday is the third of four meetings between the Rangers and Penguins, and the second in the Steel City. New York won the previous meeting in Pennsylvania, 4-3, on Dec. 5.
Pittsburgh comes into today's game on a three-game winning streak and with six victories in their last 10 contests, including a 4-1 win Saturday afternoon against Detroit.
The Penguins' offensive trio of Sidney Crosby, Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin combined for four goals and five assists in yesterday's win, while Crosby and Malkin have 17 points in the team's last three games.
Kessel leads the team with 50 points, followed by Malkin's 46 and Crosby's 45. All three players have at least 16 goals on the year.
Goaltender Matt Murray is expected to get the start after serving as the team's backup on Saturday. He's 15-12-1 with a 2.93 GAA and a .903 SV% on the year.

Players to Watch

Lundqvist was named to his fourth All-Star game last week in what has been a strong season for No. 30. Sunday he'll face a Penguins team that he's played against more than any team in his NHL career. He's 29-22-11 with a 2.51 GAA and a .913 SV% with four shutouts against Pittsburgh, and he's helped the Rangers earned at least a point in 13 of his last 17 games against the Penguins.
Pittsburgh's Malkin posted two goals and two assists for four points in the team's win over Detroit, which came off the heels of a three-point performance on Jan. 7 before the team went on recess for the bye. No. 71 is one goal shy of hitting the 20-goal mark for the 10th time in his NHL career.

Say What?

""I think we are all going to watch our shifts and figure out exactly where we could have been better on all those odd-man rushes. The beautiful thing about a back-to-back is it's a huge game for us tomorrow and we can put forth a good effort and turn the page on this one." - Rick Nash following Saturday's loss

Inside the Numbers

The Rangers have earned at least one point in 16 of their last 21 games against the Penguins, dating back to Apr. 3, 2013 (10-5-6 record over the span).