Tampa Bay Lightning (27-18-5, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (31-16-3, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Tampa Bay Lightning after the Rangers knocked off the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in overtime.
New York has a 31-16-3 record overall and a 16-7-0 record on its home ice. The Rangers have gone 16-10-0 in games they convert at least one power play.
Tampa Bay is 27-18-5 overall and 10-13-2 in road games. The Lightning are 26-3-3 when scoring three or more goals.
The teams meet Wednesday for the second time this season. The Rangers won the last matchup 5-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has scored 31 goals with 35 assists for the Rangers. Adam Fox has three goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
Victor Hedman has nine goals and 41 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has eight goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-4-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.8 assists, three penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Lightning: 8-2-0, averaging 4.4 goals, 7.1 assists, three penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Filip Chytil: out for season (upper-body).
Lightning: Austin Watson: out (lower body), Mikhail Sergachev: out (lower body), Erik Cernak: day to day (upper-body), Tanner Jeannot: out (lower 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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