New York Islanders (30-27-9, fifth in the Metropolitan) vs. New York Rangers (44-19-5, second in the Metropolitan)
New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -168, Islanders +142; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the New York Islanders after the Rangers defeated the Red Wings 5-4 in overtime.
The Rangers are 11-6-0 against opponents in the Metropolitan. The Rangers have scored 207 goals and are ninth in the Eastern Conference averaging 3.0 goals per game. Chris Kreider leads the team with 46.
The Islanders are 17-15-4 in Eastern Conference play. The Islanders are last in the NHL shooting 29.2 shots per game.
In their last matchup on March 17, the Islanders won 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers with 62 assists and has 80 points this season. Kreider has eight goals and four assists over the last 10 games for the Rangers.
Brock Nelson has 49 total points while scoring 32 goals and totaling 17 assists for the Islanders. Anders Lee has four goals over the last 10 games for the Islanders.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 8-2-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.6 assists, three penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with an .899 save percentage.
Islanders: 6-3-1, averaging 3.1 goals, five assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game with a .930 save percentage.
INJURIES: Rangers: Ryan Strome: day to day (lower body).
Islanders: Ilya Sorokin: day to day (upper body), Scott Mayfield: out (lower-body), Andy Greene: day to day (undisclosed), Cal Clutterbuck: out for season (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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