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The young buck meets the grizzled. That's the feel of the Rangers-Penguins first-round series.The Rangers surprised a lot of people this season. It's one of the youngest teams in the league, but they found a way to finish second in the Metropolitan thanks to a sensational season from Igor  Kirby Puckett Jersey Shesterkin and some prospects taking the next step in development.As a result, New York is in the playoffs after mi sing the postseason three out of their last four years and even when they technically made the postseason, it was in 2020 during the expanded 24-team playoffs that New York grabbed the final  Miguel Sano Jersey spot.The Penguins are looking to make one last go-around with the group of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, as the last two are pending free agents. They were able to overcome the absence of Crosby  Addison Reed Jersey and Malkin at the beginning of the season and put together a solid campaign.For Pittsburgh, it will have to start the series , who is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. It already has been announced that he will mi s at least the first two games of the series.MORE:The series begins with Game 1 on Tuesday, May 3.Here's everything you need to know about the Eduardo Escobar Jersey  matchup between the Penguins and Rangers.Key storyline: How much will the absence of Tristan Jarry affect the Penguins?If you had told a Penguins fans right after the 2021 postseason that Jarry would not be their Game 1 starter next year, they would start doing flips and somersaults in celebration.But that's not the case. While Jarry was a postseason liability last season, he greatly improved since then, putting together a really  Glen Perkins Jersey solid 2021-22 campaign. He went34-18-6 with a 2.42 GAA and .919 SV%.However, now he's and the Penguins are turning to Casey DeSmith instead. The backup had decent numbers this season for Pittsburgh (11-6-5, 2.79 GAA, .924 SV%), but he has zero postseason experience. And now he's tasked with having to out-duel the best goalie in the league this season.Rangers vs. Penguins schedule, TV channels(All times Eastern)Date SiteTime (ET)TVTue., May 3at New York7 p.m.ESPN, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA SportsThu., May 5at Kennys Vargas Jersey  New York7 p.m.TNT, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA SportsSat., May 7at Pittsburgh7 p.m.TNT, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA SportsMon., May 9at Pittsburgh7 p.m.ESPN, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports*Wed., May 11at New YorkTBDTBD*Fri., May 13at PittsburghTBDTBD*Sun., May 15at New YorkTBDTBD*If nece saryRangers vs. Penguins oddsRangers: -116Penguins:-104Odds provided by MORE:Rangers vs. Penguins predictionIf Jarry was playing, I think the Penguins have a Harmon Killebrew Jersey  better chance. But I don't have nearly enough faith in DeSmith to lead the team to succe s Nelson Cruz Jersey  in this series.The Rangers feel like the hungrier team heading into this series, with Pittsburgh slipping to end the season. And plus, can we really doubt Shesterkin and his ability to carry this Rangers team?New York grabs their first playoff series win since 2017.Prediction: Rangers in five.