New York Rangers (43-19-5, second in the Metropolitan) vs. Detroit Red Wings (26-32-8, fifth in the Atlantic)
Detroit; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Red Wings +158, Rangers -186; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: Detroit looks to break its three-game slide with a victory over New York.
The Red Wings are 17-15-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Detroit averages 9.2 penalty minutes per game, the seventh-most in the Eastern Conference. Givani Smith leads the team serving 108 total minutes.
The Rangers are 11-6-0 against opponents from the Metropolitan. New York is ninth in the Eastern Conference recording 8.2 points per game, averaging 3.0 goals and 5.2 assists.
In their last meeting on Feb. 17, Detroit won 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Moritz Seider leads the Red Wings with 37 assists and has 42 points this season. Jakub Vrana has six goals over the last 10 games for Detroit.
Artemi Panarin has 77 total points while scoring 17 goals and totaling 60 assists for the Rangers. Chris Kreider has seven goals and four assists over the last 10 games for New York.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 2-6-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.9 penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 4.7 goals per game with an .869 save percentage.
Rangers: 7-3-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while allowing three goals per game with an .895 save percentage.
INJURIES: Red Wings: Thomas Greiss: out (upper body), Marc Staal: day to day (undisclosed), Givani Smith: day to day (undisclosed).
Rangers: Ryan Strome: day to day (lower body).
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