Montreal Canadiens (12-4-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (12-8-1, in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Montreal Canadiens after Glenn Gawdin scored two goals in the Rangers' 5-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks.
New York is 12-8-1 overall and 8-2-0 in home games. The Rangers have gone 7-0-0 in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
Montreal has a 12-4-4 record overall and a 7-1-1 record on the road. The Canadiens serve 10.9 penalty minutes per game to rank ninth in NHL play.
Monday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alexis Lafreniere has 10 goals and 12 assists for the Rangers. Tye Kartye has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
Cole Caufield has 12 goals and seven assists for the Canadiens. Alexander Newhook has scored four goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Canadiens: 7-1-2, averaging 3.4 goals, six assists, 4.3 penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Sean Durzi: out (undisclosed), Joseph Veleno: out (lower-body), Igor Shesterkin: out for season (lower body), Aidan Thompson: out (undisclosed), Alberts Smits: out (upper body), Adam Sykora: out (lower-body).
Canadiens: Ivan Demidov: out (lower-body), Lucas Condotta: out (undisclosed), Chris Kreider: out (leg), Bryce Pickford: out (undisclosed), Mike Matheson: day to day (lower body), Samuel Montembeault: 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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