New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Projected lineups, NHL starting goalies for today, 16th March, 2024

The New York Rangers, currently holding third place in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 43-19-4, are set to face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins, positioned at 13th place with 29-27-9. The game is scheduled for Saturday at 3:00 PM ET at PPG Paints Arena.

On March 14, the Rangers suffered a 6-3 road setback to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Penguins won their most recent game 6-3 at home against the San Jose Sharks on March 14.

New York Rangers Projected Lineups

New York Rangers

Forwards

• Chris Kreider- Mika Zibanejad- Jack Roslovic
• Artemi Panarin- Vincent Trocheck- Alexis Lafrenière
• Will Cuylle- Alex Wennberg- Kaapo Kakko
• Jimmy Vesey- Barclay Goodrow- Jonny Brodzinski

Defenseman

• Ryan Lindgren- Adam Fox
• K'Andre Miller- Braden Schneider
• Zac Jones- Erik Gustafsson

Goalies

• Igor Shesterkin
• Jonathan Quick

New York Rangers Starting Goalies

New York Rangers- Igor Shesterkin Pittsburgh Penguins

Igor Shesterkin will most likely start for the Rangers. Below are his stats this season:

• Games Played (GP): 44
• Games Started (GS): 44
• Wins: 28
• Losses (L): 14
• Overtime Losses (OTL): 2
• Goals Against (GA): 113
• Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.60
• Shots Against (SA): 1287
• Saves (SV): 1174
• Save Percentage (SV%): .912
• Shutouts (SO): 3
• Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 59 minutes and 16 seconds

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lineups

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forwards

• Michael Bunting- Sidney Crosby- Bryan Rust
• Drew O'Connor- Evgeni Malkin- Rickard Rakell
• Reilly Smith- Lars Eller- Valtteri Puustinen
• Emil Bemstrom- Noel Acciari- Jeff Carter

Defenseman

• Marcus Pettersson- Kris Letang
• Ryan Graves- Erik Karlsson
• John Ludvig- Pierre-Olivier Joseph

Goalies

• Tristan Jarry
• Alex Nedeljkovic

Pittsburgh Penguins Starting Goalies

Pittsburgh Penguins: Tristan Jarry

Tristan Jarry will most likely start for the Penguins. Below are his stats this season:

• Games Played (GP): 46
• Games Started (GS): 45
• Wins: 19
• Losses (L): 21
• Overtime Losses (OTL): 5
• Goals Against (GA): 115
• Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.70
• Shots Against (SA): 1269
• Saves (SV): 1154
• Save Percentage (SV%): .909
• Shutouts (SO): 6
• Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 55 minutes and 35 seconds