Rangers visit the Capitals, try to end road losing streak

New York Rangers (17-19-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (25-10-3, in the Metropolitan Division)

Washington; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers visit the Washington Capitals looking to stop a three-game road slide.

Washington has gone 25-10-3 overall with a 9-4-0 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Capitals have scored 138 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank second in league play.

New York has a 17-19-1 record overall and a 3-6-0 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Rangers are 13-5-1 when scoring at least three goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Capitals won the last matchup 5-3. Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aliaksei Protas has 16 goals and 16 assists for the Capitals. Ovechkin has 10 goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Will Cuylle has 11 goals and 13 assists for the Rangers. Brett Berard has two goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 5-4-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

Rangers: 3-7-0, averaging 1.7 goals, 2.6 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Capitals: 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.