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RANGERS (13-10-2) at SENATORS (10-12-3)
7:30 p.m. ET; TSN5, RDS, MSG, NHL.TV

Anderson has a 5.40 goals-against average and .864 save percentage during the skid. He allowed three goals on 33 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
Ottawa ended a four-game slide with a 4-3 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
The Rangers will be without forwards Mats Zuccarello (groin) and Vladislav Namestnikov (concussion) for at least the next two games. Zuccarello has missed the past two games and eight of his past 10. Namestnikov is in protocol after a hit by Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot late in the third period Monday.

Players to watch

Rangers forward Chris Kreider has 10 points (six goals, four assists) in his past nine games.
Senators forward Matt Duchene has 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) in his past 11 games.

They said it

"The game [Monday] is still fresh. You know what to expect from them. They got a win [Tuesday] and we beat them last time, so they're hungry to get that revenge. We're just going to make sure we match their intensity." -- Rangers center Mika Zibanejad
"I was kind of born into it. My dad played like that, so I learned it from him. My brother and I were pretty competitive, too, so we both kind of learned it from each other. That's just the way we play. We're not afraid to get in guys' faces and play hard. We pride ourselves on playing the hardest every shift, every game." -- Senators forward Brady Tkachuk

Rangers projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Ryan Strome
Jimmy Vesey -- Kevin Hayes -- Filip Chytil
Lias Andersson -- Brett Howden -- Jesper Fast
Timothy Gettinger -- Steven Fogarty
Marc Staal -- Neal Pionk
Fredrik Claesson -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Brady Skjei -- Tony DeAngelo
Brendan Smith
Henrik Lundqvist
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched:None
Injured:Adam McQuaid (lower body), Pavel Buchnevich (broken thumb), Cody McLeod (fractured left hand), Mats Zuccarello (groin), Vladislav Namestnikov (concussion)

Senators projected lineup
Status report

The Rangers could go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. … Strome was moved to the top line and Vesey to the second line at practice Monday. … Borowiecki will miss his third straight game.

Stat pack

Hayes has 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in his past 11 games. … Ceci needs one point for 100 in the NHL. ... The Senators have allowed at least four goals in four of their past five games.