Rangers bring winning streak into home matchup against the Predators
Nashville Predators (34-25-8, fifth in the Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (40-19-10, third in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Rangers -193, Predators +162; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers will try to keep a three-game win streak going when they host the Nashville Predators.
New York has a 40-19-10 record overall and a 20-11-4 record in home games. The Rangers have gone 9-6-8 in one-goal games.
Nashville is 34-25-8 overall and 17-13-4 on the road. The Predators have a 16-5-3 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.
The matchup Sunday is the second time these teams meet this season. The Predators won 2-1 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mika Zibanejad has 36 goals and 39 assists for the Rangers. Adam Fox has eight assists over the last 10 games.
Matt Duchene has scored 19 goals with 32 assists for the Predators. Thomas Novak has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-2-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Predators: 5-3-2, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.6 assists, 3.3 penalties and 8.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Ryan Lindgren: out (upper body).
Predators: Mark Borowiecki: out (upper body), Juuso Parssinen: day to day (upper body), Filip Forsberg: out (upper-body), Alexandre Carrier: out (upper body), Ryan McDonagh: day to day (upper-body), Ryan Johansen: out (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
