St. Louis Blues (7-6-1, in the Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (7-7-1, in the Metropolitan Division)

New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers look to break a four-game slide when they play the St. Louis Blues.

New York has a 6-1-0 record at home and a 7-7-1 record overall. The Rangers have a -1 scoring differential, with 45 total goals scored and 46 given up.

St. Louis has a 3-4-0 record in road games and a 7-6-1 record overall. The Blues have a +two scoring differential, with 44 total goals scored and 42 allowed.

The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alexis Lafreniere has nine goals and seven assists for the Rangers. Tye Kartye has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

Jimmy Snuggerud has eight goals and three assists for the Blues. Mason McTavish has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-6-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

Blues: 6-4-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.3 assists, 2.5 penalties and 5.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Rangers: Sean Durzi: day to day (undisclosed), Joseph Veleno: out (lower-body), Igor Shesterkin: out for season (lower body), Joonas Korpisalo: out (lower-body), Aidan Thompson: out (undisclosed), Adam Sykora: out (lower-body).

Blues: Adam Jecho: out (personal), Torey Krug: out for season (ankle), Ross Johnston: out (lower body), Colton Parayko: day to day (upper-body), Tyler Tucker: out (knee), Dillon Dube: out (neck), Logan Mailloux: out (hand).

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