Edmonton Oilers (14-15-1, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Rangers (22-7-1, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Rangers -149, Oilers +124; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers come into a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers as winners of three games in a row.
New York has a 22-7-1 record overall and a 10-3-0 record on its home ice. The Rangers are 9-- in games decided by one goal.
Edmonton has a 14-15-1 record overall and a 5-9-0 record on the road. The Oilers have an even scoring differential this season, scoring and allowing 103 goals.
The teams square off Friday for the second time this season. The Rangers won the previous matchup 3-0. Mika Zibanejad scored two goals in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Zibanejad has scored 11 goals with 17 assists for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin has six goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Connor McDavid has scored 12 goals with 31 assists for the Oilers. Zach Hyman has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 6.3 assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Oilers: 7-3-0, averaging 3.7 goals, six assists, three penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Kaapo Kakko: out (undisclosed), Filip Chytil: out (upper-body).
Oilers: Dylan Holloway: out (knee), Ryan Fanti: out (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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