Rangers host Stars after Chytil’s 2 goal game

Dallas Stars (24-13-1, in Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (18-20-1, in the Metropolitan Division)

New York; Tuesday at 19 EST

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Dallas Stars after Filip Chytil scored twice in the Rangers’ 6-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

New York has gone 8-9-1 in home games and 18-20-1 overall. The Rangers have committed a total of 155 penalties (4.0 per game) to rank 10th in league play.

Dallas has a 24-13-1 overall record and an 8-8-0 record in road games. The Stars have a 19-3-0 record in games they score at least three goals.

The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams have faced off this season. Rangers won 3-1 in the previous match.

TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has scored 16 goals with 23 assists for the Rangers. Adam Fox has five assists over the last 10 games.

Jason Robertson has nine goals and 21 assists for the Stars. Wyatt Johnston has three goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.3 assists, 4.4 penalties and 11 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Stars: 7-2-1, averaging three goals, 5.4 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.5 penalty minutes while allowing two goals per game.

INJURIES: Rangers: None on the list.

Stars: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Write and data from Sports radar.

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