NHL Face-Off: Rangers Seek to Maintain Supremacy Against Penguins in Division Rivalry Match

Friday, March 15th, 2024

The Pittsburgh Penguins, currently positioned seventh in the Metropolitan Division, are slated to compete against the top-ranked New York Rangers this coming Saturday at 3 p.m. EDT.

With a division record of 8-5-4 and an overall performance of 29-27-9, the Penguins have found one-goal games challenging, having a record of 7-9-7 in such scenarios.

On the other side, the New York Rangers hold an impressive 43-19-4 record overall and have dominated within their division with a 13-5-0 record. They have shown offensive prowess, boasting a 34-7-3 record when they notch at least three goals.

This match marks the season's second encounter between the two teams, with the Rangers having clinched a 1-0 victory in their previous matchup.

Pittsburgh looks towards Erik Karlsson, who has amassed 45 points, and Rickard Rakell, adding nine points over the last 10 games, to make significant contributions.

For the Rangers, Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck have been standout performers, securing 87 and 10 points, respectively.

In terms of recent performances, Pittsburgh has been scoring an average of 2.1 goals and making 3.3 assists, while conceding 3.8 goals per game in their last 10 matches. Contrarily, the Rangers have managed to score an average of 2.9 goals and 4.5 assists, whilst conceding only 1.9 goals per game.

Both teams are navigating through injury challenges, with Pittsburgh being without Jansen Harkins and Matt Nieto, and New York missing the services of Jacob Trouba, Blake Wheeler, and Filip Chytil.

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