Winnipeg Jets (43-19-5, first in the Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (45-19-4, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets visit the New York Rangers after Tyler Toffoli's two-goal game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Jets' 6-1 win.
New York is 45-19-4 overall and 24-8-0 in home games. The Rangers are 24-7-1 in games their opponents commit more penalties.
Winnipeg is 43-19-5 overall and 20-10-3 on the road. The Jets are 12-6-0 when scoring a power-play goal.
Tuesday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Rangers won 3-2 in overtime in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has 38 goals and 55 assists for the Rangers. Vincent Trocheck has scored four goals with five assists over the past 10 games.
Toffoli has 30 goals and 19 assists for the Jets. Joshua Morrissey has one goal and nine assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-3-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.2 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Jets: 6-4-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.8 assists, 2.6 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Ryan Lindgren: day to day (lower body), Jacob Trouba: out (lower-body), Blake Wheeler: out for season (lower-body), Filip Chytil: out for season (upper-body).
Jets: Gabriel Vilardi: out (spleen).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
