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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Rangers · TUE · APR 6 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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TUE · APR 6 · 6:00 PM CT
Madison Square Garden
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
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New York Rangers
Rangers
2–1–0
Upcoming
TUE · APR 6 · 6:00 PM CT
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Bryan Rust has solved Igor Shesterkin before, 6 goals on 76 shots. But New York has found Arturs Silovs beatable: .870 on 115 shots.
Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers
Home · Rangers
2–1–0
4 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Rangers
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Igor Shesterkin
Igor Shesterkin
Likely · 25267-igor-shesterkin
.935 SV% · 1.51 GAA · 1W
.922 SV% L5 · Locked in
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Rangers
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
L4
Tye Kartye · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
RangersProjected lines
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Tye Kartye · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-02) · Oct 3 · 9:09 AM CT
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Rangers
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
RangersInjury report
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-02) · Oct 3 · 9:09 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Rangers have won 2 straight and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Bryan Rust has solved Igor Shesterkin before, 6 goals on 76 shots. But New York has found Arturs Silovs beatable: .870 on 115 shots.

Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Bryan Rust has 6 goals on Igor Shesterkin (76 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
6 goals on Igor Shesterkin
Matchup
Sidney Crosby has 5 goals on Igor Shesterkin (62 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
5 goals on Igor Shesterkin
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has struggled against New York — a .870 save % on 115 shots.
.870 SV% vs NYR
Milestone
Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.
99 career goals
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals