Vancouver Canucks (25-11-3, first in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Rangers (26-10-2, first in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit the New York Rangers after J.T. Miller scored two goals in the Canucks' 6-4 win against the New Jersey Devils.
New York is 26-10-2 overall and 13-5-0 in home games. The Rangers are 10-2-0 in one-goal games.
Vancouver is 25-11-3 overall and 11-7-2 on the road. The Canucks have gone 14-5-1 in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.
Monday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Rangers won the previous meeting 4-3 in overtime.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mika Zibanejad has 14 goals and 24 assists for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin has nine goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Miller has scored 18 goals with 35 assists for the Canucks. Dakota Joshua has six goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.3 assists, three penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Canucks: 6-2-2, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.3 assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: Tyler Pitlick: out (lower body), Kaapo Kakko: out (undisclosed), Filip Chytil: out (upper-body).
Canucks: Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Phillip Di Giuseppe: out (undisclosed), Nikita Zadorov: day to day (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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