Overview

• Saturday marks Sullivan’s first game back at PPG Paints Arena as the Rangers’ head coach after a decade leading the Penguins.
• The Penguins opened 2-0, including a 3-0 shutout of the Rangers and a 4-3 win over the Islanders, while New York sits 1-1 after blanking Buffalo 4-0.
• With Trocheck sidelined by an upper-body injury, Zibanejad will center Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere, and J. T. Miller will center Will Cuylle and Conor Sheary.
• Sullivan said he is grateful for his Pittsburgh tenure but is focused on building with the Rangers’ current group.
• The Penguins are expected to honor Sullivan with a video tribute, and coach Dan Muse acknowledged his predecessor’s long run and two Stanley Cups in Pittsburgh.