New York Rangers (29-16-3, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (18-24-2, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Rangers -127, Senators +107; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Metropolitan Division-leading New York Rangers play the Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa is 18-24-2 overall and 12-11-2 at home. The Senators rank fifth in the league serving 12 penalty minutes per game.
New York is 29-16-3 overall and 14-9-3 in road games. The Rangers have a 24-6-2 record in games they score three or more goals.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Senators won 6-2 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tim Stutzle has 10 goals and 35 assists for the Senators. Vladimir Tarasenko has scored five goals with three assists over the last 10 games.
Artemi Panarin has 29 goals and 33 assists for the Rangers. Adam Fox has four goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 4-4-2, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Rangers: 3-6-1, averaging 2.5 goals, four assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.2 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: Travis Hamonic: day to day (upper body), Anton Forsberg: out (groin), Dominik Kubalik: day to day (hip).
Rangers: Ryan Lindgren: day to day (upper body), 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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