Penguins and Rangers meet in 2024 season opener

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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 8:27AM

New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -140, Penguins +118; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins start the season at home against the New York Rangers.

Pittsburgh went 13-8-5 in Metropolitan Division play and had a 38-32-12 record overall last season. The Penguins averaged 3.2 power-play chances per game last season, and converted on 15.3% (40 total power-play goals).

New York went 26-10-0 in Metropolitan Division games and had a 55-23-4 record overall last season. The Rangers had a +52 goal differential last season, scoring 278 goals while giving up 226.

INJURIES: Penguins: None listed.

Rangers: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.