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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Saturday, March 20, 2027 · Madison Square Garden

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Game preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, March 20, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on ABC.

This is the third of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Penguins

Game 3 of a road trip: Columbus and New Jersey, now NY Rangers.

  1. 102027-03-10: no game
  2. 112027-03-11: vs BOS
  3. 122027-03-12: no game
  4. 132027-03-13: vs WSH
  5. 142027-03-14: vs DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 152027-03-15: no game
  7. 162027-03-16: at CBJ
  8. 172027-03-17: no game
  9. 182027-03-18: at NJD
  10. 192027-03-19: no game
  11. 202027-03-20: at NYR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~10 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~640 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Rangers

Another game at home.

  1. 102027-03-10: no game
  2. 112027-03-11: at COL
  3. 122027-03-12: no game
  4. 132027-03-13: at VGK
  5. 142027-03-14: no game
  6. 152027-03-15: no game
  7. 162027-03-16: vs OTT
  8. 172027-03-17: no game
  9. 182027-03-18: vs TOR
  10. 192027-03-19: no game
  11. 202027-03-20: vs PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11
New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PITNYR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

PIT 70% (15th most settled)NYR 75% (6th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

PIT 33% (8th most often)NYR 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series