New York Rangers (24-8-1, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Florida Panthers (20-12-2, second in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers host the New York Rangers after Sam Reinhart scored two goals in the Panthers' 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Florida is 20-12-2 overall and 10-5-0 at home. The Panthers have an 8-3-0 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.
New York has a 12-4-1 record in road games and a 24-8-1 record overall. The Rangers have gone 10-1-0 in games decided by a single goal.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Reinhart has 21 goals and 21 assists for the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov Jr. has four goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
Chris Kreider has 17 goals and 14 assists for the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad has seven goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 6-4-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.9 penalties and 12.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Rangers: 6-4-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: Jonah Gadjovich: day to day (illness).
Rangers: Kaapo Kakko: out (undisclosed), Filip Chytil: out (upper-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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