Philadelphia Flyers (36-27-9, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (47-20-4, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Philadelphia Flyers after Artemi Panarin scored two goals in the Rangers' 4-3 shootout win over the Florida Panthers.
New York has a 15-5-0 record in Metropolitan Division play and a 47-20-4 record overall. The Rangers have a 20-11-0 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.
Philadelphia is 36-27-9 overall with an 8-9-3 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers are sixth in NHL play serving 10.7 penalty minutes per game.
Tuesday's game is the third time these teams meet this season. The Rangers won 2-1 in the last matchup. Panarin led the Rangers with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Panarin has 43 goals and 55 assists for the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad has scored four goals and added three assists over the past 10 games.
Joel Farabee has scored 21 goals with 28 assists for the Flyers. Owen Tippett has three goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3-0, averaging 3.5 goals, six assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Flyers: 4-4-2, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.9 assists, 4.1 penalties and 11.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Ryan Lindgren: out (lower body), Jacob Trouba: out (lower-body), Blake Wheeler: out for season (lower-body), Filip Chytil: out for season (upper-body).
Flyers: Nick Seeler: out (lower body), Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper body), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Jamie Drysdale: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
