Washington Capitals (20-14-6, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (26-13-2, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Rangers -229, Capitals +187; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Washington Capitals after Adam Fox scored two goals in the Rangers' 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals.
New York is 6-4-0 against the Metropolitan Division and 26-13-2 overall. The Rangers have conceded 118 goals while scoring 135 for a +17 scoring differential.
Washington has an 11-6-1 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 20-14-6 record overall. The Capitals have allowed 119 goals while scoring 95 for a -24 scoring differential.
The matchup Sunday is the fourth time these teams play this season. The Capitals won 3-2 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has 26 goals and 31 assists for the Rangers. Vincent Trocheck has scored five goals and added eight assists over the past 10 games.
Anthony Mantha has scored 12 goals with seven assists for the Capitals. Nic Dowd has three goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-5-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Capitals: 3-5-2, averaging 2.2 goals, 4.1 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Tyler Pitlick: out (lower body), Kaapo Kakko: day to day (lower body), Mika Zibanejad: day to day (illness), Filip Chytil: out (upper-body).
Capitals: Alex Ovechkin: day to day (undisclosed), Rasmus Sandin: out (upper-body), Tom Wilson: day to day (nose), Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip), Sonny Milano: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
