New York Rangers (18-4-1, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (9-10, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers will look to keep a three-game win streak intact when they play the Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa is 7-7-0 in home games and 9-10 overall. The Senators have scored and given up 63 goals this season for an even scoring differential.
New York has a 10-2-1 record on the road and an 18-4-1 record overall. The Rangers are 9-3-0 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.
Tuesday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Claude Giroux has scored six goals with 10 assists for the Senators. Drake Batherson has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Alexis Lafreniere has scored eight goals with seven assists for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin has seven goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 5-5-0, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.1 assists, 4.1 penalties and 14.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Rangers: 8-2-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.3 assists, four penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: Mark Kastelic: out (ankle), Ridly Greig: out (lower-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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