Penguins-Rangers preview

Some news, numbers and nuggets in advance of the Penguins’ game against the New York Rangers tonight at 7:08 at Madison Square Garden:

*** Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta will not play tonight because of an unspecified injury sustained during their 3-2 victory against Ottawa Saturday. He did not accompany the team to New York. Penguins defenseman Robert Bortuzzo will rejoin the lineup after completing his two-game suspension for a late hit on New Jersey winger Jaromir Jagr.

*** New York is on a 6-0-1 roll inside the Metropolitan Division.

*** Coach Mike Johnston said that winger Patric Hornqvist, who will miss his second game in a row, continues to undergo tests and that he expects to have an update on Hornqvist Tuesday.

*** Penguins are 9-2-1 on the road, including a 5-0 loss at Madison Square Garden Nov. 11.

*** Rangers winger Tann Glass, a former Penguins, will return to the lineup tonight after missing four games because of mumps.

*** Penguins defenseman Kris Letang participated in the game-day skate, but will not play because of a groin injury. Johnston said he expects him to be more involved in practice Tuesday, but to be held out of contact drills.

*** New York is 4-1-3 in its past eight regular-season games against the Penguins, and 3-0-1 in the past four at the Garden.

*** Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has won 15 of his first 20 starts, the second time in his career he has done so.

*** Four of the past seven games between the Penguins and Rangers have gone to a shootout, with the Penguins winning three of those.

*** Penguins have scored a league-high 34 first-period goals.

*** Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist has played 53 regular-season games against the Penguins, most of any opponent. He is 26-19-8, with a 2.40 goals-against average and .916 save percentage.

*** New York is 8-3-3 in its past 11 games at home.

*** Penguins have scored first in 19 of their 26 games, going 14-3-2 when that happens.

*** Rangers will be trying to avoid losing three consecutive games in regulation for the second time this season.

*** After a slow start, Penguins’ total of man-games lost to injury has spiked to 55.

*** The Rangers scored on two of eight power plays in their first two games against the Penguins, who are 0-for-5 with the extra man.

*** Penguins are 8-2-1 in games decided by one goal.

*** Rangers LW Rick Nash has a point in 20 of 25 games this season.

*** Penguins winger Blake Comeau’s next assist will be his 100th in the NHL.

*** Penguins have been outscored, 19-18, during third period this season.

*** The Rangers have lost 48 man-games to injury, but list no injured players now.

*** Rangers center Derick Brassard has three goals and three assists in his past six games against the Penguins.

*** Penguins defenseman Christian Ehrhoff’s past three goals have been game-winners, including the two he has scored this season.

*** Rangers are 1-4 in shootouts, including 3-2 loss at Consol Energy Center Nov. 15.

*** Penguins defenseman Rob Scuderi does not have a goal in his past 126 games.

*** New York has a power-play goal in seven of its past nine games.

*** The Penguins have 116 all-time victories against the Rangers, their most against any opponent.

*** Rangers defenseman Kevin Klein already has scored a career-high five goals.

*** The Penguins have won six of the eight career games defenseman Brian Dumoulin has played in the NHL.