The New York Rangers (29-32-13, 71 points) were eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday night after the Montreal Canadiens lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime. The Blueshirts are 2-5-3 in their last 10 games played, and are coming off a 2-1 overtime victory vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs in which Alexandar Georgiev made 44 saves.
Their opponent this evening, the Pittsburgh Penguins (41-24-11, 93 points) are looking to pick up two points in the standings to bring them even with the New York Islanders, and one point back of the division leading Washington Capitals.