Vegas Golden Knights (28-14-6, second in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Rangers (29-15-3, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights take on the top team in the Metropolitan Division, the New York Rangers.
New York is 15-6-0 at home and 29-15-3 overall. The Rangers have gone 24-6-2 in games they score three or more goals.
Vegas has a 28-14-6 record overall and a 10-9-4 record on the road. The Golden Knights have allowed 130 goals while scoring 152 for a +22 scoring differential.
Friday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Golden Knights won the previous meeting 5-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has 29 goals and 33 assists for the Rangers. Adam Fox has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Jonathan Marchessault has 22 goals and 15 assists for the Golden Knights. Mark Stone has three goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-5-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.1 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 6-3-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Filip Chytil: out (upper-body).
Golden Knights: Michael Amadio: out (upper-body), Tobias Bjornfot: out (undisclosed), Ben Hutton: out (upper-body), Jack Eichel: out (lower-body), Shea Theodore: out (upper body), William Carrier: out (upper body), William Karlsson: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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