Detroit Red Wings (22-22-6, fifth in the Atlantic) vs. New York Rangers (31-13-4, third in the Metropolitan)
New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New York is looking to build upon its three-game win streak with a victory over Detroit.
The Rangers are 19-5-0 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York leads the Eastern Conference with 5.1 assists per game, led by Artemi Panarin averaging 0.9.
The Red Wings are 14-10-2 in conference games. Detroit is 10th in the Eastern Conference averaging 4.9 assists per game, led by Dylan Larkin with 0.6.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Adam Fox leads the Rangers with 40 assists and has 47 points this season. Chris Kreider has 10 goals over the last 10 games for New York.
Tyler Bertuzzi leads the Red Wings with a plus-12 in 42 games this season. Larkin has seven goals and eight assists over the last 10 games for Detroit.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with a .915 save percentage.
Red Wings: 4-5-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.8 assists, 4.3 penalties and 10.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game with an .879 save percentage.
INJURIES: Rangers: None listed.
Red Wings: Filip Hronek: out (covid-19), Vladislav Namestnikov: day to day (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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