The New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins face off on Tuesday in an NHL showdown at the PPG Paints Arena. This is the first meeting played between the two teams this season. Both of these teams have to be happy how the season has started on the season.
The Rangers sit with an 18-10-5 record overall and they have gone 11-4-1 away from home. On Sunday against the Chicago Blackhawks, the Rangers offense scored seven goals and that led to the win. Artemi Panarin scored one goal and added two assists. No one scored more than goal in that game. The Rangers are averaging 3.27 goals while their defense is giving up 2.69 goals per game. The defense is ranked 6th best in the league. Artemi Panarin has scored eight goals and added 32 assists so far this season.
On the other side of this matchup is the Penguins who sit with an 18-9-4 record and they have gone 9-3-2 at home. On Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Penguins were defeated 3-2. Rickard Rakell scored one goal and had five shots on goal. The Penguins are averaging 3.45 goals while their defense is giving up 2.87 goals per game. The offense is ranked 6th best in the league, and they need the offense to be strong in this game. Sidney Crosby has scored 17 goals and added 23 assists so far this season.
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