Rangers host the Stars after Chytil’s 2-goal game

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

New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Dallas Stars after Filip Chytil scored two goals 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 155 total penalties (4.0 per game) to rank 10th in league play.

Dallas has a 24-13-1 record overall 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 square off this season. The Rangers won 3-1 in the previous matchup.

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 giving up two goals per game.

INJURIES: Rangers: None listed.

Stars: None listed.

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