New York Rangers (12-13-4, sixth in the East Division) vs. Washington Capitals (20-6-4, first in the East Division)
Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Washington hosts New York aiming to extend its four-game home winning streak.
The Capitals have gone 20-6-4 against division opponents. Washington is 10th in the NHL averaging 5.6 assists per game, led by Nicklas Backstrom with 0.7.
The Rangers are 12-13-4 against the rest of their division. New York averages 9.5 penalty minutes per game, the seventh-most in the league. Brendan Lemieux leads the team serving 48 total minutes.
The teams meet for the second game in a row.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Ovechkin leads the Capitals with 14 goals, adding 11 assists and
K'Andre Miller leads the Rangers with a plus-10 in 26 games this season. Pavel Buchnevich has five goals over the last 10 games for New York.
LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 9-1-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.4 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game with a .920 save percentage.
Rangers: 5-4-1, averaging 3.6 goals, six assists, 2.9 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game with a .902 save percentage.
INJURIES: Capitals: Michal Kempny: out (lower body), Lars Eller: day to day (lower body).
Rangers: Justin Richards: out (health protocols), Phillip Di Giuseppe: day to day (health and safety protocols), Igor Shesterkin: day to day (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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