Rangers take win streak into matchup with the Stars
Dallas Stars (34-14-8, first in the Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (36-16-3, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Rangers -142, Stars +120; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Dallas Stars as winners of seven games in a row.
New York is 36-16-3 overall and 19-7-0 in home games. The Rangers have conceded 154 goals while scoring 184 for a +30 scoring differential.
Dallas has a 17-6-5 record on the road and a 34-14-8 record overall. The Stars have a 14-4-2 record in games their opponents commit more penalties.
The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams square off this season. The Stars won 6-3 in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chris Kreider has 28 goals and 24 assists for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin has five goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
Tyler Seguin has scored 20 goals with 25 assists for the Stars. Matt Duchene has seven goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 8-1-1, averaging four goals, 7.1 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Stars: 7-1-2, averaging 4.2 goals, seven assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Ryan Lindgren: day to day (upper body), Blake Wheeler: out for season (lower-body), Filip Chytil: out for season (upper-body).
Stars: Miro Heiskanen: day to day (personal), Evgenii Dadonov: out (lower body), Jani Hakanpaa: day to day (upper body), Nils Lundkvist: out (concussion), Matt Duchene: day to day (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
