Rangers-Penguins live from MSG coming up....

                   Just the facts, and on paper, this looks bleak for the Rangers.

                   Appears to be Lundqvist vs Fleury, who on a 7-0-1 streak, with a 1.72 GAA .

                   Sidney Crosby has 20 goals and 30 assists in 20 games against the Blueshirts. Crosby is coming off a hat trick against the Flames, a 4-1 win with Brent Johnson between the pipes. He has a point in 12 straight (25 points) and the Pens are 8-0-1 in the last nine.

                  The Pens have the league's top PK unit and are 27-for-27.

                  Arron Asham is out with the flu for Pittsburgh and Mike Comrie has missed the last two with a lower-body injury.

                  We'll find out soon about Marian Gaborik's availability. Follow me here and at twitter.com/stevezipay.   And first reminder:  Our weekly live chat fires up tomorrow at 2 p.m.  Carve out an hour, OK?

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                   Have the sense that Martin Biron could face the Isles at the Coliseum on Thursday, with Lundqvist back here against the Isles on Friday.