New York Islanders (27-25-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (30-26-4, in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -125, Islanders +105; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders visit the New York Rangers after Brock Nelson scored two goals in the Islanders' 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators.
New York is 30-26-4 overall and 9-9-0 against the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers have given up 183 goals while scoring 182 for a -1 scoring differential.
New York is 27-25-7 overall with an 8-6-2 record in Metropolitan Division games. The Islanders are 9-2-1 when scoring a power-play goal.
The teams play Monday for the third time this season. The Rangers won the last meeting 5-1. Jonny Brodzinski scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has 24 goals and 36 assists for the Rangers. Jonathan Tanner Miller has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Anders Lee has 24 goals and 19 assists for the Islanders. Kyle Palmieri has scored seven goals and added one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.9 assists, 2.7 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Islanders: 5-5-0, averaging three goals, five assists, 2.7 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: None listed.
Islanders: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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