NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers

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NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers

It is still very early in the NHL season, but the game between Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers is still crucial in the standings.

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This is the first of six meetings between the Atlantic Division rivals. The Rangers went 4-2 against the Pens last season.

Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference are squaring off for the first time since March 20. In that game, the Penguins' Matt Cooke was ejected for delivering an elbow to the head of Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh. Cooke was suspended for the final 10 games of the regular season and all seven postseason games for the hit. Since then, Cooke has been a model citizen, amassing just 8 penalty minutes this season.

Trailing by two in Montreal on Saturday, the Penguins received goals from Pascal Dupuis and Jordan Staal to tie it before Kris Letang scored the controversial winner in overtime.

Letang returned from a broken nose late in the third period. He scored the winner after jamming it free from the catching glove and pad of Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, who was none too pleased. But for the Pens, it was a big victory that kept them atop the Eastern Conference.

Looking for a lift during their second game in two days, the Rangers got just that from Brandon Prust.

He fought the Flyers' Zac Rinaldo four seconds into the game, then dropped the gloves with Wayne Simmonds 11 minutes later. It gave the Rangers the spark they needed in a 2-0 win on Saturday.

Crosby has 2 goals and 7 assists in four games since returning from his 10-month absence. Dupuis has 2 goals and 5 assists in his past five games.Richards has goals in consecutive games for the Rangers. Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has wins in seven of his past eight starts.

Sid the Kid will lead the Pens in this battle against the Rangers, and if he can stay hot the Pens should get the victory.