Game Preview: Rangers v. Pittsburgh Penguins
The Rangers are on the rood in Pittsburgh tonight playing the Penguins in Mellon Arena. Game time is 7:30pm, and the game can be seen MSG + (NOTE THE CHANNEL CHANGE AND THE CHANGED START TIME!), or if you have the Center Ice Package, Game Channel 3 for the Pittsburgh feed in HD, and Game Channel 4 for the MSG + non-HD feed.
Stevie V stood tall for the Rangers last night, and should have been one of the night's 3 stars. But that's just my opinion.
Ok people, my day has been crazy and it’s not over yet, so I have to make this quick. Basically, the Rangers won their last game, Pittsburgh hasn’t played since before the All Star Break, and that was a loss to Carolina. The last two times these teams have faced each other, the results were 4-0 Rangers, and 3-0 Penguins. So we’ll see what tonight brings.
Henrik Lundqvist will be in net for the Rangers, and Sidney Crosby is most likely playing tonight, even though he was rumored to be sitting it out with a busted knee. Also, Dan Fristche had cleared waivers and is currently in Hartford.
Numbers breakdown:
Penguins record: 23-21-4 – 4-6-0 in their last 10 - 11-11-2 at home
Rangers record: 29-16-4 – 7-3-0 in their last 10 - 13-8-2 on the road
Average goals scored in a game:
Penguins: 2.94
Rangers: 2.49
Average goals allowed in a game:
Penguins: 2.98
Rangers: 2.55
Power Play
Penguins: 16.7%
Rangers: 15.1%
Penalty Kill:
Penguins: 79.5%
Rangers: 87.9%
About the author: Rory is a recent college graduate from central New Jersey majoring in History and PR. A Ranger fan all her life, the bane of her existence is the New Jersey Devils, and she harbors a severe hatred for Martin Brodeur. Her favorite current Rangers are Henrik Lundqvist, Sean Avery, and Steve Valiquette, and her favorite all-time Rangers are Mike Richter and Jeff Beukeboom. Related posts:
