Colorado Avalanche (32-14-3, first in the Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (30-16-3, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Rangers -116, Avalanche -104; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the New York Rangers after Logan O'Connor scored two goals in the Avalanche's 5-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings.
New York has a 15-7-0 record at home and a 30-16-3 record overall. The Rangers have gone 16-7-1 in games their opponents commit more penalties.
Colorado is 32-14-3 overall and 12-9-3 on the road. The Avalanche have gone 20-4-0 in games they convert at least one power play.
Monday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has 30 goals and 35 assists for the Rangers. Blake Wheeler has scored four goals with one assist over the past 10 games.
Nathan MacKinnon has 31 goals and 53 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has seven goals and 11 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-5-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.8 assists, three penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Avalanche: 7-3-0, averaging 4.5 goals, 7.9 assists, four penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Ryan Lindgren: day to day (upper body), Filip Chytil: out for season (upper-body).
Avalanche: Gabriel Landeskog: out for season (knee), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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