Rangers visit the Canadiens after shootout victory

New York Rangers (22-20-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (22-19-4, in the Atlantic Division)

Montreal, Quebec; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -116, Canadiens -104; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers visit the Montreal Canadiens after the Rangers took down the Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0 in a shootout.

Montreal has gone 11-8-3 in home games and 22-19-4 overall. The Canadiens are third in NHL play with 191 total penalties (averaging 4.2 per game).

New York has a 12-11-1 record in road games and a 22-20-3 record overall. The Rangers have a 16-6-2 record in games they score at least three goals.

The teams match up Sunday for the third time this season. The Rangers won 4-3 in the last meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Patrik Laine has scored 11 goals with three assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

Artemi Panarin has 19 goals and 27 assists for the Rangers. Vincent Trocheck has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 7-2-1, averaging 3.1 goals, five assists, four penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

Rangers: 6-2-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.7 assists, 2.9 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

INJURIES: Canadiens: None listed.

Rangers: None listed.

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