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REGULAR SEASON GAME #58 — 2/12/2019

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Location: PPG Paints Arena — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Time: 12:30 PM

TV: NBC, SN, TVAS

Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM

USEFUL LINKS:

Coverage: @NYP_Brooksie • @BrettCyrgalis • @HartnettHockey • @RickCarpiniello • @ColinASteph

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

Official Team Websites: rangers.nhl.com • penguins.nhl.com

GameCenter - here

Standings:

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[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]25-23-8 (58 Points)[/td]

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[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]7th – Metropolitan[/td]

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[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]19[/td]

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[td]HOME:[/td]

[td]15-9-6[/td]

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[td]AWAY:[/td]

[td]10-15-2[/td]

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[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]6-2[/td]

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[td]LAST 10:[/td]

[td]5-4-1[/td]

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[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]W1[/td]

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Team Statistics:

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[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]-23 (T-22nd)[/td]

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[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]2.79 (26th)[/td]

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[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]3.26 (24th)[/td][/tr]

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[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]21.4% (11th)[/td]

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[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]77.5% (25th)[/td]

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[td]Corsi For (CF)%[/td]

[td]46.28% (30th)[/td]

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Team Leaders:

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[td]Goals:[/td]

[td]Mika Zibanejad (25)[/td]

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[td]Assists:[/td]

[td]Mika Zibanejad (31)[/td]

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[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Mika Zibanejad (56)[/td]

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[td]+/-:[/td]

[td]Tony DeAngelo (+7)[/td]

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[td]PIM:[/td]

[td]Brendan Smith (46)[/td]

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[td]TOI/G (D):[/td]

[td]Neal Pionk (21:55)[/td]

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[td]TOI/G (F):[/td]

[td]Mika Zibanejad (20:13)[/td]

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Starting Lineup:^

Chris Kreider A / Mika Zibanejad A / Mats Zuccarello A

Jimmy Vesey / Kevin Hayes / Pavel Buchnevich

Vladislav Namestnikov / Ryan Strome / Jesper Fast A

Filip Chytil / Boo Nieves / Connor Brickley

Marc Staal A / Neal Pink

Brendan Smith / Adam McQuaid

Tony DeAngelo / Kevin Shattenkirk

^ Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Alexandar Georgiev

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[td]GS[/td]

[td]17[/td]

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[td]REC[/td]

[td]9-9-0[/td]

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[td]SV%[/td]

[td].907[/td]

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[td]GAA[/td]

[td]3.05[/td]

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[td]SO[/td]

[td]1[/td]

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Healthy Scratches:

Fredrik Claesson — game-time decision

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

F Brett Howden [DTD] — Knee sprain; “It could be a little while...”

D Brady Skjei [DTD] — Lower-body injury; Will be a game-time decision

Standings:

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[td]RECORD:[/td]

[td]30-21-7 (67 Points)[/td]

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[td]POSITION:[/td]

[td]4th – Metropolitan[/td]

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[td]ROW:[/td]

[td]29[/td]

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[td]HOME:[/td]

[td]16-11-2[/td]

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[td]AWAY:[/td]

[td]14-10-5[/td]

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[td]S/O:[/td]

[td]1-2[/td]

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[td]LAST 10:[/td]

[td]4-5-1[/td]

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[td]STREAK:[/td]

[td]L1[/td]

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Team Statistics:

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[td]DIFF:[/td]

[td]+21 (8th)[/td]

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[td]GF/GP:[/td]

[td]3.43 (5th)[/td]

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[td]GA/GP:[/td]

[td]3.05 (17th)[/td]

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[td]PP%:[/td]

[td]24.5% (5th)[/td]

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[td]PK%:[/td]

[td]81.9% (9th)[/td]

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[td]Corsi For (CF)%[/td]

[td]49.09% (19th)[/td]

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Team Leaders:

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[td]Goals:[/td]

[td]Jake Guentzel (28)[/td]

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[td]Assists:[/td]

[td]Sidney Crosby (44)[/td]

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[td]Points:[/td]

[td]Sidney Crosby (69)... niceeee[/td]

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[td]+/-:[/td]

[td]Brian Dumoulin (+26)[/td]

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[td]PIM:[/td]

[td]Evgeni Malkin (63)[/td]

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[td]TOI/G (D):[/td]

[td]Kris Letang (26:21)[/td]

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[td]TOI/G (F):[/td]

[td]Sidney Crosby (20:50)[/td]

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Starting Lineup:^

Jake Guentzel / Sidney Crosby C / Bryan Rust

Phil Kessel / Evgeni Malkin A / Nick Bjugstad

Teddy Blueger / Jared McCann / Patric Hornqvist

Zach Aston-Reese / Matt Cullen / Garrett Wilson

Brian Dumoulin / Kris Letang C

Jack Johnson / Justin Schultz

Marcus Pettersson / Chad Ruhwedel

^ Subject to change

Starting Goaltender:

Matt Murray

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[td]GS[/td]

[td]29[/td]

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[td]REC[/td]

[td]17-10-1[/td]

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[td]SV%[/td]

[td].913[/td]

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[td]GAA[/td]

[td]2.93[/td]

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[td]SO[/td]

[td]3[/td]

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Healthy Scratches:

Tanner Pearson

Dominik Simon

Juuso Riikola

Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

D Olli Maatta [iR] — Separated shoulder; Out at least a month

QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

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"I do not want him sitting. I want him in the lineup. I have to wrestle with [if] I think one more game is the right message or get him right back in."

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— David Quinn on Filip Chytil