The Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers open their seasons with a Metropolitan Division clash at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN1, TVAS).

The Penguins, with new coach Dan Muse, are looking to get back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2021-22 season. They have not won a round in the playoffs since the 2017-18 season.

The Rangers missed the playoff last season after a run of three straight appearances, including trips to the Eastern Conference Final in 2021-22 and 2023-24. They start the season with their third head coach in four seasons, Mike Sullivan.

If that name sounds familiar, it’s the same Sullivan who coached the Penguins from 2015-16 through last season, winning the Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017.

He was hired to not only get

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