That was a fun Saturday, wasn’t it? The NHL returned with a bang on Saturday with a massive slate of 14 games. The highlights for you New York Islanders fans include the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins getting humiliated in blowout losses.

Should you wager on Michael Bunting to light the lamp when the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers meet up on Sunday at 3:30 PM ET? In the piece below, we dig into the numbers and trends you need to know before putting any money down.

The New York Rangers visit the New York Islanders after Jonathan Tanner Miller scored two goals in the Rangers' 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist is scheduled to start Sunday’s game against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena. His status was announced via a statement from the team approximately two hours before the opening faceoff.

Ahead of a Sunday, February 23 matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins (23-26-9) at PPG Paints Arena, which begins at 3:30 PM ET, the New York Rangers (27-25-4) are monitoring three players on the injury report.

"Yeah, Saturday, for sure." Malkin has missed 10 of 16 games, the past six with a lower-body injury and four from Jan. 7-12 with an upper-body injury. He could have returned for a 3-2 win at the New York Rangers on Feb.

The New York Rangers' 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, albeit keeping them within the Eastern Conference wild-card race, was an uninspiring one. New York spent much of the first and second periods shackled to its own zone and was outshot 39-16 in the game.

The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins have returned from the midseason break to the tune of very different results. The Flyers will try to build off a strong performance when they host the scuffling Penguins on Tuesday in the first game of a home-and-home series.

Splitting their first two games after the 4 Nations Face-Off break, the New York Rangers suffered a drastic loss in Buffalo and barely managed a victory over Pi