A few news and notes on game day:
—Big opportunity tonight for Evan Rodrigues, who will kick up to the Penguins second line against the Rangers due to Jared McCann being ruled out. The good news, however, is coach Mike Sullivan classified McCann as having a “day to day” injury.
It’s a big chance for Rodrigues to moonlight on a scoring line and see what he can do to help the recent red-hot streaks by Evgeni Malkin and Kasperi Kapanen.
Rodrigues on playing alongside Malkin: "G is such an elite player and likes to have the puck on his stick, so it's just getting open and knowing he'll find me if I put myself in good spots.