After a shellshocking loss to Our Mildly Aggravating Rivals three nights ago, the Blueshirts are back home for a meeting with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tonight will serve as the home debut for all three of the Blueshirts deadline day acquisitions. Andrew Copp had a strong debut, recording a pair of assists against the Devils, but Tyler Motte and Justin Braun were relative non-factors in the 7-4 road loss.
That stunning result led Gerard Gallant to shake up his forward lines. Alexis Lafreniere has been dropped from the first line down to the third alongside Filip Chytil and Barclay Goodrow.