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30-15-12 - W2
Pittsburgh Penguins
22-29-7 - OT1
New York Rangers
New York - Madison Square Garden
February 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
PIT
1
C
Sidney Crosby
27G - 32A
(59P)
2
C
Evgeni Malkin
13G - 33A
(46P)
3
R
Anthony Mantha
20G - 23A
(43P)
4
R
Bryan Rust
19G - 21A
(40P)
5
D
Erik Karlsson
4G - 31A
(35P)
PIT Injuries
Girard, Samuel
Lower Body
Day to Day
Girard missed practice Friday while being evaluated for a lower-body injury.
Feb 28, 2026
Hallander, Filip
Leg
Day to Day
Hallander (leg) was recalled from his conditioning stint with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Feb 28, 2026
Crosby, Sidney
Lower Body
Week to Week
Crosby (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday and will be out of action for at least four weeks.
Mar 26, 2026
St. Ivany, Jack
Hand
Week to Week
St. Ivany (hand) was put on injured reserve Thursday.
Mar 26, 2026
Jones, Caleb
Suspension
Week to Week
Jones (lower body) was assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday for a conditioning loan.
Apr 2, 2026
Kettles, Peyton
Shoulder
Season
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Feb 24 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Samuel Girard and a 2028 2nd round pick from the Colorado Avalanche for Brett Kulak
Jan 20 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Ilya Solovyov from the Colorado Avalanche for Valtteri Puustinen and a 2026 7th round pick
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NYR
1
C
Mika Zibanejad
23G - 29A
(52P)
2
C
Vincent Trocheck
12G - 25A
(37P)
3
C
J.T. Miller
14G - 22A
(36P)
4
L
Alexis Lafrenière
13G - 20A
(33P)
5
D
Adam Fox
4G - 24A
(28P)
NYR Injuries
Edstrom, Adam
Lower Body
Day to Day
Edstrom (lower body) was sporting a regular jersey at Tuesday's practice session, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports.
Feb 28, 2026
Rempe, Matt
Thumb
Week to Week
Rempe will undergo a procedure on his thumb and will be placed on injured reserve, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports Friday.
Mar 16, 2026
Trades
Feb 4 2026
The Los Angeles Kings acquired Artemi Panarin from the New York Rangers for Liam Greentree, a conditional 2026 3rd round pick, and a conditional 2028 4th round pick
Jan 26 2026
The New York Islanders acquired Carson Soucy from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick
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Goaltending
PIT
19-12-5
2.79 GAA
89.0% SV
NYR
17-12-5
2.47 GAA
91.2% SV
PIT
12-7-8
2.86 GAA
89.9% SV
NYR
4-14-2
3.10 GAA
89.0% SV
PIT
1-1-2
2.56 GAA
89.7% SV
NYR
1-3-0
4.13 GAA
86.4% SV
Goaltenders
PIT
30-15-12
GAA: 2.86
SV%: 0.896
vs
NYR
22-29-7
GAA: 3.16
SV%: 0.890