Dallas Stars (24-11-6, first in the Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (23-12-7, third in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars visit the New York Rangers after the Rangers beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in a shootout.
New York has a 10-7-4 record in home games and a 23-12-7 record overall. The Rangers have a +22 scoring differential, with 136 total goals scored and 114 given up.
Dallas is 24-11-6 overall and 13-7-3 on the road. The Stars have a 21-3-4 record in games they score three or more goals.
Thursday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Rangers won the previous matchup 6-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chris Kreider has scored 19 goals with 12 assists for the Rangers. Filip Chytil has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
Roope Hintz has 19 goals and 25 assists for the Stars. Joe Pavelski has one goal and eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-2-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.8 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Stars: 7-3-0, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.2 assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Julien Gauthier: day to day (upper body).
Stars: Roope Hintz: day to day (upper-body), Nick Caamano: out (back), Denis Gurianov: out (personal).
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
