Rangers face the Sharks in a non-conference matchup

San Jose Sharks (5-9-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Rangers (9-4-1, in the Metropolitan Division)

New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers and the San Jose Sharks meet in an out-of-conference matchup.

New York has gone 4-3-1 at home and 9-4-1 overall. The Rangers have a +16 scoring differential, with 52 total goals scored and 36 conceded.

San Jose has a 2-5-2 record in road games and a 5-9-3 record overall. The Sharks have committed 74 total penalties (4.4 per game) to rank fifth in the league.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Adam Fox has 12 assists for the Rangers. Victor Mancini has over the last 10 games.

Mikael Granlund has seven goals and 11 assists for the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini has over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-4-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

Sharks: 5-4-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Rangers: None listed.

Sharks: None listed.

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

By The Associated Press