Today at 3 p.m. ET, the New York Rangers (30-15-4, 64 points) and Nashville Predators (33-12-6, 72 points) face-off for the first of two meetings this season live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
New York has won three games entering this afternoon while Nashville has won two of its last three contests, but comes in off of a loss.
The Rangers own the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference while the Predators are in first place in the Central Division.
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New York will play four of its next five games on the road while Nashville closes out a three-match home stand that it is 1-1 on thus far.
The Rangers are coming off of a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins, but they will be without goaltender Henrik Lundqvist for 3-4 weeks due to a neck injury.
Cam Talbot will get the nod in net for New York and he is 5-4-1 with a 2.14 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage.
Nashville is set to counter with Pekka Rinne and he is first in the NHL with a 2.02 goals-against average and ranks tied for first with 29 wins while his .929 save percentage is second in the league.
Rinne will look to stop a Rangers lineup that is led by Rick Nash, who is tied for the NHL lead with 32 goals and paces the team with 48 points. Martin St. Louis (14 goals, 23 assists) and Derick Brassard (13 tallies, 24 helpers) are tied for second on New York with 37 points.
Calder Trophy candidate Filip Forsberg paces the Predators with 46 points off of 17 goals and 29 assists. Mike Ribeiro is second on Nashville with 43 points off of 10 markers and 33 helpers while Colin Wilson has lit the lamp 17 times and added 19 assists for 36 points.
The Rangers and Predators clash for the first time this season when the puck drops live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
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