New York Rangers (16-4-1, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Nashville Predators (11-11, sixth in the Central Division)
Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers travel to face the Nashville Predators.
Nashville is 11-11 overall and 8-5-0 at home. The Predators have allowed 72 goals while scoring 71 for a -1 scoring differential.
New York is 16-4-1 overall and 9-2-1 on the road. The Rangers have gone 8-4-0 in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Predators won the last meeting 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Filip Forsberg has scored 12 goals with 15 assists for the Predators. Gustav Nyquist has two goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
Chris Kreider has 13 goals and seven assists for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin has six goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 6-4-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.4 assists, 4.6 penalties and 12.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Rangers: 8-2-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.9 assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Predators: Tommy Novak: out (upper body), Cody Glass: out (upper-body).
Rangers: Kaapo Kakko: out (undisclosed), Filip Chytil: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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