BY: DAVID KOLB
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NEW YORK RANGERS (46-26-5) vs. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (46-19-11)
Coverage begins at 6:30 PM on MSG2
The Rangers return home to play their division rivals.
1 WHERE THEY STAND
- Tonight the Rangers return home from their west coast trip to host the Pittsburgh Penguins for the fourth meeting this season
- New York is 3-4-3 in the last 10 games
- The Blueshirts are 19-16-3 on home ice in 2016-17
- The Rangers currently own the first Wild Card slot in the Eastern Conference with 97 points
2 WHO'S HOT
- Rangers’ right wing, Mats Zuccarello notched an assist in Tuesday’s 5-4 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks
- The Rangers’ leading scorer has two assists in three games vs. the Penguins this season and is averaging 16:58 of ice-time in those contests
- Zuccarello will skate tonight with 15 goals and 41 assists for 56 points, including 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 14 games in March
3 SAY WHAT?
“We gave ourselves an opportunity to compete for the best trophy in sports. We know that our game isn’t where it has to be for us to be successful in the playoffs — but we have some games here to fine tune things.”
–– Rangers’ captain, Ryan McDonagh after clinching a playoff birth
4 DID YOU KNOW?
Rangers’ President, Glen Sather played parts of the 1969-70 and 1970-71 seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
5 MUST-SEE VIDEO
Watch Rangers’ defenseman, Brendan Smith talk about how the Blueshirts need to start playing playoff hockey beginning tonight.
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