Washington Capitals (17-9-5, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (23-8-1, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Rangers -222, Capitals +181; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals visit the New York Rangers after the Rangers took down the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime.
New York is 23-8-1 overall and 5-2-0 against the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers have a +19 scoring differential, with 107 total goals scored and 88 conceded.
Washington has a 9-2-1 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 17-9-5 record overall. The Capitals have a 12-0-3 record when scoring at least three goals.
The teams match up Wednesday for the second time this season. The Capitals won the last meeting 4-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mika Zibanejad has scored 13 goals with 20 assists for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin has six goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Dylan Strome has 13 goals and seven assists for the Capitals. Aliaksei Protas has one goal and six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4-0, averaging 3.4 goals, six assists, 3.5 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Capitals: 5-2-3, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Kaapo Kakko: out (undisclosed), Filip Chytil: out (upper-body).
Capitals: Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip), Max Pacioretty: out (achilles), Sonny Milano: out (upper body), T.J. Oshie: 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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