New York Rangers (43-19-4, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (29-27-9, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Penguins -106, Rangers -125; over/under is 7.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins play the Metropolitan Division-leading New York Rangers.
Pittsburgh has an 8-5-4 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 29-27-9 record overall. The Penguins have a 7-9-7 record in games decided by one goal.
New York has gone 43-19-4 overall with a 13-5-0 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Rangers have gone 34-7-3 in games they score at least three goals.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Rangers won 1-0 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Erik Karlsson has eight goals and 37 assists for the Penguins. Rickard Rakell has scored four goals and added one assist over the past 10 games.
Artemi Panarin has 36 goals and 51 assists for the Rangers. Vincent Trocheck has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 3-6-1, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.3 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.
Rangers: 6-3-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.7 penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Penguins: Jansen Harkins: out (upper body), Matt Nieto: out (knee).
Rangers: Jacob Trouba: out (lower-body), Blake Wheeler: out for season (lower-body), Filip Chytil: out for season (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
