New York Rangers (7-4-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (7-4, in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers will look to end a four-game road slide when they play the Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa has a 7-4 record overall and a 4-2-0 record in home games. The Senators have gone 5-2-0 in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.
New York is 7-4-1 overall and 1-4-1 on the road. The Rangers are ninth in NHL play with 37 total goals (averaging 3.1 per game).
Saturday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
INJURIES: Senators: Linus Ullmark: out (lower body), William Eklund: out (ankle), Thomas Chabot: out (undisclosed), Kurtis MacDermid: out (upper-body).
Rangers: Joseph Veleno: out (lower-body), Igor Shesterkin: out for season (lower body), Joonas Korpisalo: out (lower-body), Aidan Thompson: out (undisclosed), Adam Sykora: out (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.