Boston Bruins (30-20-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (21-25-6, in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers look to stop a three-game slide when they play the Boston Bruins.
New York has gone 5-13-4 in home games and 21-25-6 overall. The Rangers have a -25 scoring differential, with 137 total goals scored and 162 given up.
Boston is 30-20-2 overall and 11-12-1 in road games. The Bruins have scored 172 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank sixth in league play.
The teams meet Monday for the third time this season. The Bruins won 10-2 in the last matchup. Marat Khusnutdinov led the Bruins with four goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mika Zibanejad has 21 goals and 27 assists for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin has five goals and 10 assists over the past 10 games.
Morgan Geekie has 28 goals and 19 assists for the Bruins. Khusnutdinov has scored six goals and added three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 2-7-1, averaging three goals, 5.3 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 4.2 goals per game.
Bruins: 8-2-0, averaging 4.1 goals, 7.5 assists, 3.7 penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: None listed.
Bruins: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.