New York hosts Florida after Chytil’s 2-goal performance

Florida Panthers (4-3-1, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (5-0-1, in the Metropolitan Division)

New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Florida Panthers after Filip Chytil’s two-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens in the Rangers’ 7-2 win.

New York is 1-0-1 at home and 5-0-1 overall. The Rangers are second in the league with 31 total goals (averaging 5.2 per game).

Florida is 4-3-1 overall and 2-2-0 in road games. The Panthers have a 0-3-1 record in games their opponents commit fewer penalties.

The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has six goals and seven assists for the Rangers. Victor Mancini has over the last 10 games.

Sam Bennett has five goals and three assists for the Panthers. Uvis Balinskis has over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-0-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 1.2 goals per game.

Panthers: 4-3-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.8 assists, three penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

INJURIES: Rangers: None listed.

Panthers: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.