Buffalo Sabres (9-10-2, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (15-3-1, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Rangers -125, Sabres +105
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Buffalo Sabres with a three win streak on the line.
New York has a 6-1-0 record in home games and a 15-3-1 record overall. The Rangers are 12-2-1 in games they score at least three goals.
Buffalo has a 4-5-2 record in road games and a 9-10-2 record overall. The Sabres have committed 89 total penalties (4.2 per game) to rank ninth in NHL play.
Monday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Rangers won the last matchup 5-1. Chris Kreider scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has scored 11 goals with 17 assists for the Rangers. Kreider has seven goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Casey Mittelstadt has three goals and 14 assists for the Sabres. Alex Tuch has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 8-1-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Sabres: 4-4-2, averaging 2.6 goals, four assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Adam Fox: out (lower body), Filip Chytil: out (upper-body).
Sabres: Zemgus Girgensons: out (lower body), Jack Quinn: out (achilles), Tage Thompson: out (upper-body), Jordan Greenway: out (personal).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
