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1 New York Rangers Game Notes Sun, Nov, 8 NHL Game #8 New York Rangers ( pts) Buffalo Sabres (6 pts) Team Game: Home Game: (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: 5 Road Game: (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Henrik Lundqvist Alexandar Georgiev # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 8 L Cody McLeod 8 - C Kevin Hayes 5-7 R Jesper Fast D Marc Staal - 6 L Chris Kreider 6 9 C Brett Howden D Kevin Shattenkirk - C Ryan Spooner - 6 L Jimmy Vesey R Mats Zuccarello 7-5 D Brendan Smith - D Neal Pionk D Adam McQuaid 8-7 C Filip Chytil - 76 D Brady Skjei D Tony DeAngelo R Pavel Buchnevich 5 9 C Vladislav Namestnikov -6 9 C Mika Zibanejad C Vinni Lettieri 9-5 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 5 Linus Ullmark..9 Carter Hutton # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Zach Bogosian D Marco Scandella 8 D Casey Nelson 6 9 C Jack Eichel 7 6 C Patrik Berglund 7 C Vladimir Sobotka D Jake McCabe 6 7 R Kyle Okposo 8-8 C Johan Larsson 8 C Sam Reinhart D Rasmus Dahlin 5-8 C Zemgus Girgensons 5 9 R Jason Pominville C Casey Mittelstadt 5 - L Conor Sheary L Jeff Skinner D Rasmus Ristolainen L Evan Rodrigues - 7 R Tage Thompson 9-8 L Remi Elie 8 D Nathan Beaulieu 8 9 President General Manager Assistant General Managers Head Coach Assistant Coaches Glen Sather Jeff Gorton Jim Schoenfeld, Chris Drury David Quinn Lindy Ruff, David Oliver, Greg Brown, Benoit Allaire (Goaltending) Owner/CEO President General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff Terry Pegula Kim Pegula Jason Botterill Phil Housley Davis Payne (Associate Coach), Steve Smith (Assistant Coach), Chris Hajt (Assistant Coach), Tom Ward (Assistant Coach), Andrew Allen (Goaltending Coach), Mat Myers (Video Coach) Tonight's Officials Referees Pierre Lambert (7), Brad Watson () Linesmen Derek Nansen (7), Pierre Racicot (65) Supervisor Video Judge John Damante Ntl. Anthem Daniel Rodriguez * Denotes Standby Official. Today's Schedule ANA : 6: NYR : 7: OTT : 7:

2 New York Rangers: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 8 Cody McLeod L 6' " Jun 6, 98 Binscarth, MB, CAN Kevin Hayes C 6' 5" 6 May 8, 99 Dorchester, MA, USA 7 Jesper Fast R 6' " 9 Dec, 99 Nassjo, SWE 8 Marc Staal D 6' " Jan, 987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Chris Kreider L 6' " 6 Apr, 99 Boxford, MA, USA Brett Howden C 6' " 95 Mar 9, 998 Calgary, AB, CAN Kevin Shattenkirk D 6' " 6 Jan 9, 989 New Rochelle, NY, USA Ryan Spooner C 5' " 9 Jan, 99 Ottawa, ON, CAN 6 Jimmy Vesey L 6' " 99 May 6, 99 Boston, MA, USA Henrik Lundqvist G 6' " 8 Mar, 98 Are, SWE 6 Mats Zuccarello R 5' 8" 8 Sep, 987 Oslo, NOR Alexandar Georgiev G 6' " 79 Feb, 996 Ruse, BGR Brendan Smith D 6' " 95 Feb 8, 989 Mimico, ON, CAN Neal Pionk D 6' " 86 Jul 9, 995 Hermantown, MN, USA 5 Adam McQuaid D 6' " Oct, 986 Charlottetown, PE, CAN 7 Filip Chytil C 6' " 8 Sep 5, 999 Kromeriz, CZE 76 Brady Skjei D 6' " Mar 6, 99 Lakeville, MN, USA 77 Tony DeAngelo D 5' " 8 Oct, 995 Sewell, NJ, USA 89 Pavel Buchnevich R 6' " 96 Apr 7, 995 Cherepovets, RUS 9 Vladislav Namestnikov C 6' " 8 Nov, 99 Zhukovskiy, RUS 9 Mika Zibanejad C 6' " Apr 8, 99 Huddinge, SWE 95 Vinni Lettieri C 5' " 9 Feb 6, 995 Excelsior, MN, USA Players Total Avg: 6' " 97 Age: 6.9 Injured Reserve List ( Players) Boo Nieves C 6' " Jan, 99 Syracuse, NY, USA Fredrik Claesson D 6' " 96 Nov, 99 Stockholm, SWE Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks KEVIN HAYES (-- / Games) Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Zach Bogosian D 6' " 6 Jul 5, 99 Massena, NY, USA 6 Marco Scandella D 6' " Feb, 99 Montreal, QC, CAN 8 Casey Nelson D 6' " 85 Jul 8, 99 Wisconsin Rapids, WI, USA 9 Jack Eichel C 6' " Oct 8, 996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA Patrik Berglund C 6' " 5 Jun, 988 Västerås, SWE 7 Vladimir Sobotka C 5' " 89 Jul, 987 Trebic, CZE 9 Jake McCabe D 6' " 6 Oct, 99 Eau Claire, WI, USA Kyle Okposo R 6' " 9 Apr 6, 988 St. Paul, MN, USA Johan Larsson C 5' " Jul 5, 99 Lau, SWE Sam Reinhart C 6' " 9 Nov 6, 995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN 6 Rasmus Dahlin D 6' " 9 Apr, Trollhattan, SWE 8 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' " Jan 5, 99 Riga, LVA 9 Jason Pominville R 5' " 8 Nov, 98 Repentigny, QC, CAN 5 Linus Ullmark G 6' " Jul, 99 Lugnvik, SWE 7 Casey Mittelstadt C 6' " Nov, 998 Eden Prairie, MN, USA Carter Hutton G 6' " 98 Dec 9, 985 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Conor Sheary L 5' 8" 76 Jun 8, 99 Winchester, MA, USA 5 Jeff Skinner L 5' " 87 May 6, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' " 5 Oct 7, 99 Turku, FIN 7 Evan Rodrigues L 5' " 76 Jul 8, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 7 Tage Thompson R 6' 6" 5 Oct, 997 Phoenix, AZ, USA 8 Remi Elie L 6' " 5 Apr 6, 995 Cornwall, ON, CAN 8 Nathan Beaulieu D 6' " Dec 5, 99 Strathroy, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 6. Injured Reserve List ( Players) Scott Wilson L 5' " 86 Apr, 99 Oakville, ON, CAN Sean Malone C 6' " 97 Apr, 995 Buffalo, NY, USA 8 Matt Hunwick D 5' " 9 May, 985 Warren, MI, USA Goal Streaks JEFF SKINNER ( / Games) Assist Streaks RASMUS RISTOLAINEN ( / Games) JACK EICHEL (5 / Games) MARCO SCANDELLA ( / Games) Point Streaks JASON POMINVILLE (7-6- / 7 Games) JACK EICHEL (-7-8 / Games) JEFF SKINNER (-- / Games) RASMUS RISTOLAINEN (-- / Games) MARCO SCANDELLA (-- / Games)

3 New York Rangers: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Mika Zibanejad : R 6 Mats Zuccarello : L Chris Kreider :. 5 C Brett Howden : D Neal Pionk :58. 8 C Kevin Hayes :6 5.7 R 89 Pavel Buchnevich 5 5. :8.8 5 R 7 Jesper Fast :59 5. D 76 Brady Skjei :. 5 L 6 Jimmy Vesey :. 8 7 D 77 Tony DeAngelo :8. 6 D Brendan Smith -. 7:. 5 C 9 Vladislav Namestnikov : D Kevin Shattenkirk :. 7 C 7 Filip Chytil - 7. : C Ryan Spooner -.5 : D 8 Marc Staal :. D 5 Adam McQuaid :. 8 L 8 Cody McLeod :58. D Fredrik Claesson :5. C 95 Vinni Lettieri : 8. 7 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Henrik Lundqvist Alexandar Georgiev Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Jack Eichel : L 5 Jeff Skinner : R 9 Jason Pominville :5 6.5 R Kyle Okposo :.7 7 C Sam Reinhart :8 6.8 L Conor Sheary : D 9 Jake McCabe :5. D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen :. 8 6 C 7 Casey Mittelstadt :. 6 D 6 Rasmus Dahlin :9. 6 C 8 Zemgus Girgensons : C Patrik Berglund. : D 6 Marco Scandella. 9:8. L 7 Evan Rodrigues -. :. 8 D Zach Bogosian :. 7 C 7 Vladimir Sobotka :. 8 D 8 Casey Nelson :6. 9 C Johan Larsson 8 5. : D 8 Nathan Beaulieu :. 8 R 7 Tage Thompson 9 -. :7 5. L 8 Remi Elie. :. 7 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 5 Linus Ullmark. 8.9 Carter Hutton

4 Buffalo New York Rangers Team Records Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers Last game: Saturday VS OTTAWA (9- W) Thursday AT ANAHEIM (- W) Next game: Thursday AT MONTREAL Tuesday VS MONTREAL Overall record/streak: / Win / Undef / Win / Undef Home record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Win / Undef Road record/streak: - - / Lost - - / Win / Undef Last 5 Games: Last Games: Goal Games: Goal Games - - -Goal Games - - Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - This Season: - - OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: - - Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Atlantic: vs. Metropolitan: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: Totals:

5 Buffalo New York Rangers Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: 7 (. avg.) Opponents: 5 (.9 avg.) New York Rangers: 9 (.5 avg.) Opponents: 5 7 (. avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: (. avg.) Opponents: (.9 avg.) New York Rangers: 6 (.9 avg.) Opponents: (.5 avg.) Power Play Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers G Att % G Att % Overall: 5. (6th NHL) 8 9. (th NHL) Home: 6 5. (T-9th NHL) 9. (T-5th NHL) Road: (th NHL) 7. (st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-7th NHL) Penalty Killing Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers G Att % G Att % Overall: 77. (st NHL) 7.8 (T-th NHL) Home: 8 8. (th NHL) 7 8. (T-th NHL) Road: (th NHL) (9th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) Penalties Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 8.9 (T-th NHL) 5. (st NHL) Goal Situations Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers For Against For Against 6 on 5: 6 on : 6 on : 5 on 5: on : 9 5 on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 6: on 5: on 6: 5 on 6: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

6 Buffalo New York Rangers Situations Individual Leaders Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers Points: J. EICHEL (7),J. SKINNER (6),J. POMINVILLE () M. ZUCCARELLO (),M. ZIBANEJAD (),C. KREIDER (9) Goals: J. SKINNER (9),J. POMINVILLE (8),K. OKPOSO () C. KREIDER (6),M. ZIBANEJAD (5),M. ZUCCARELLO () Assists: J. EICHEL (),J. SKINNER (7),S. REINHART (7) M. ZUCCARELLO (7),N. PIONK (6),M. ZIBANEJAD (5) PP Goals: C. SHEARY (),K. OKPOSO (),J. SKINNER () C. KREIDER (),M. ZIBANEJAD (),M. ZUCCARELLO () SH Goals: M. ZIBANEJAD () GW Goals: J. POMINVILLE (),K. OKPOSO (),M. SCANDELLA () M. ZIBANEJAD (),B. SKJEI () + Goals: J. SKINNER() PIM: K. OKPOSO (),Z. BOGOSIAN (9),J. MCCABE () B. SMITH (),C. MCLEOD (),C. KREIDER () Shots: J. EICHEL (57),J. SKINNER (5),J. POMINVILLE (8) M. ZIBANEJAD (5),C. KREIDER (6),K. HAYES (9) +/-: J. SKINNER (+),J. POMINVILLE (+9),C. NELSON (+6) T. DEANGELO (+),P. BUCHNEVICH (+),C. KREIDER (+) Shootout Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Kevin Shattenkirk /. Mats Zuccarello / 66.7 Mika Zibanejad /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Henrik Lundqvist - /6.8 Alexandar Georgiev - /. Power Play Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Sam Reinhart 5 5 Jeff Skinner 5 Jack Eichel Casey Mittelstadt Kyle Okposo Rasmus Ristolainen Conor Sheary Jason Pominville Rasmus Dahlin Evan Rodrigues New York Rangers Player G A P Neal Pionk 5 5 Mika Zibanejad Mats Zuccarello Chris Kreider Brett Howden Pavel Buchnevich Filip Chytil Tony DeAngelo Kevin Hayes Kevin Shattenkirk Jimmy Vesey Short Handed Buffalo Sabres Player G A P No players to display New York Rangers Player G A P Adam McQuaid Mika Zibanejad

7 Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers (-) Season Series Buffalo Rangers Sabres Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Oct 6, 8 6,8 Carter Hutton / Henrik Lundqvist Conor Sheary Sabres Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Conor Sheary Jack Eichel 5. Sam Reinhart. Casey Mittelstadt. Rasmus Ristolainen. Marco Scandella. Casey Nelson -. Patrik Berglund. Jake McCabe. Kyle Okposo -. Rasmus Dahlin. Zemgus Girgensons. Jason Pominville. Jeff Skinner. Evan Rodrigues. Tage Thompson. Remi Elie. Nathan Beaulieu - 5. Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Carter Hutton Power play - (5%) Penalty Killing - (%) Rangers Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Brett Howden. Ryan Spooner 5. Adam McQuaid. Cody McLeod 5. Kevin Hayes. Jesper Fast -. Marc Staal. Chris Kreider -. Kevin Shattenkirk -. Jimmy Vesey. Mats Zuccarello -. Brendan Smith. Neal Pionk. Filip Chytil -. Brady Skjei. Pavel Buchnevich. Mika Zibanejad - 8. Vinni Lettieri. Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Henrik Lundqvist Power play - (%) Penalty Killing - (5%)

8 New York Rangers: Media Notes LAST GAME Nov., Rangers at Ducks (SO) - After neither team tallied a goal in the first period, Kevin Hayes opened the scoring with a power play goal at : of the second period. The Ducks tied the game, but Brett Howden recorded a goal to help the Rangers regain a onegoal lead at :9 of the second period. Anaheim tied the game in the final minute of regulation, and after neither team scored in overtime, Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad recorded goals in the shootout to help the Rangers earn the win. Alexandar Georgiev made 8 saves in regulation/overtime and stopped both shooters he faced in the shootout. Shots: NYR - ; ANA - PP: NYR - -/:57; ANA - -/5: Stars:. A. Georgiev (NYR);. R. Getzlaf (ANA);. R. Rakell (ANA) INJURIES ( Man-Games Lost to Injury) Boo Nieves (concussion protocol) - has missed games Fredrik Claesson (upper-body) - has missed six games Adam McQuaid (lower-body) - has missed three games RECENT TRANSACTIONS None TONIGHT'S GAME The Rangers play their th game of the 8-9 season tonight, Nov., against the Buffalo Sabres at Madison Square Garden (7: p.m. ET - TV: MSG+, Radio: ESPN 5 AM). The Blueshirts have won each of their last two games. The Rangers have also earned at least one point in five of the last eight games (-- record) and in six of the last games (5-- record). Beginning with tonight's game, six of the Blueshirts' next nine contests are at MSG. In addition, of the Rangers' next games, including tonight's game, are against Eastern Conference opponents. RANGERS VS. SABRES All-Time: (--5- at home; -7-- on the road) 8-9: Tonight s game is the second of three meetings between the Rangers and Sabres, and the only meeting between the two teams at MSG. The Rangers have posted a -- record (-- at home; -- on the road), following the Sabres - win on Oct. 6 at Buffalo. Brett Howden tallied his first career NHL goal/point in the contest. The Blueshirts registered shots on goal in the contest. Following tonight s game, the Rangers and Sabres will face each other on the following date: Feb. 5 (at Buffalo). The Rangers have won of their last 7 games against Buffalo, dating back to Apr. 9, (-- record). New York has also won four of its last five games against Buffalo, dating back to Feb., 7 (-- record). The Rangers have won seven of their last nine home games against Buffalo, dating back to Mar., (7-- record). Five of the last eight meetings between the Blueshirts and Sabres, including three of the last five meetings, have been decided by one goal, and two of the last five contests between the two teams have been decided in overtime. RANGERS-SABRES CONNECTIONS Lindy Ruff served as the Sabres Head Coach for parts of 5 seasons ( ), and he is the franchise s all-time leader among head coaches in several categories, including games coached (,65) and wins (57). Ruff also played parts of seasons with Buffalo ( ). Jim Schoenfeld played parts of seasons with the Sabres ( ; 98-85) and he is a member of the Sabres Hall of Fame, as well as the Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Chris Drury played three seasons with the Sabres (- 6-7) and was Buffalo s captain in parts of all three seasons. Greg Brown was selected by Buffalo in the second round (6th overall) of the 986 NHL Entry Draft, and he played parts of two seasons with the Sabres (99-9; 99-9).

9 Jimmy Vesey and Jack Eichel won the Hobey Baker Award as the top collegiate player in back-to-back seasons (Eichel -5 with Boston University; Vesey 5-6 with Harvard University). Jack Eichel s Head Coach during his one season at Boston University was David Quinn (-5). Kevin Shattenkirk and Patrik Berglund were teammates with the Blues for parts of seven seasons (- 6-7). In addition, Shattenkirk, Berglund, and Vladimir Sobotka were all teammates with St. Louis for parts of five seasons (- -; 6-7). Shattenkirk, Berglund, Sobotka, and Carter Hutton were all teammates for part of one season (6-7). INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. SABRES Henrik Lundqvist 6 GP, --,.5 GAA,.99 SV%, SO In his last appearances against the Sabres (dating back to Oct., ), Lundqvist has posted an 8-- record, along with a. GAA, a.9 SV%, and SO, and he has allowed one goal or fewer in five of the contests. Mats Zuccarello 9 GP, 5-9- Zuccarello has tallied a point in of 9 career games against the Sabres. Mika Zibanejad GP, -- Zibanejad has registered a point in of his last games against Buffalo (two goals, nine assists). Zibanejad s assists against the Sabres are the most he has tallied against one opponent in his NHL career. Ryan Spooner 5 GP, 5-8- Spooner has tallied a point in each of his last six games against Buffalo (three goals, four assists over the span) and has recorded points (five goals, seven assists) in his last contests against the Sabres. Spooner s points against Buffalo are the most he has registered against one opponent in his NHL career. Jesper Fast GP, -6-8 Fast has tallied a point in six of the last games against Buffalo (one goal, six assists) and in seven of career games against the Sabres. Chris Kreider GP, --8 Kreider has notched a point in four of his last six games against Buffalo (two goals, three assists), including a goal/point in two of his last three contests against the Sabres (two goals, one assist). Kevin Shattenkirk GP, -6-7 Shattenkirk has registered seven points (one goal, six assists) in his last eight games against the Sabres. Kevin Hayes GP, -5-6 Hayes has notched three assists/points in his last three games against Buffalo and four points (one goal, three assists) in his last six contests against the Sabres. GOALS GALORE Including team goals awarded for a shootout win, the Rangers have registered three or more goals in each of the last three games, in six of the last eight games, and in eight of the last contests. CLOSE CALL Seven of the Rangers last games, and eight of the team s games this season, have been decided by one goal. Five of the Rangers games this season, including four of their last eight games and each of their last two games, have been decided in either overtime or a shootout. NOVEMBER REIGN The Rangers lead the NHL in wins in November since the 5-6 season (; -5- record in 66 games in November over the span). KING HENRIK Henrik Lundqvist has been selected as one of the game's Three Stars in five of his appearances this season. He has posted a SV% of.9 or better in eight of appearances in 8-9, including a.95 SV% or better in five of those appearances. HOW DO YOU DO Brett Howden recorded two points (one goal, one assist) on Nov. at Anaheim. He has tallied a point in seven of career NHL games (three goals, five assists). Howden is tied for second among NHL rookies in points thus far this season (eight), and he also leads NHL rookies in faceoff wins (85) and faceoff win percentage (min. 5 faceoffs taken; 5.5%) in 8-9.

10 MIKA MAGIC Mika Zibanejad has tallied a point in four of the last seven games (four goals, four assists) and in five of the last nine games (five goals, four assists over the last nine games). He ranks th in the NHL in faceoffs taken (69), ranks th in faceoffs won (6), is tied for th in shots on goal (5), and is tied for second in the NHL in power play shots on goal () this season. Zibanejad is also tied for the team lead in points this season (). REAL DEAL NEAL Neal Pionk has registered six assists/points over the last seven games. Five of Pionk s six assists over the span have been power play assists, and all of his five power play assists have also been primary assists. Pionk is tied for fourth among NHL defensemen in primary assists (five), is tied for fifth among NHL defensemen in power play assists (five), and is tied for seventh among NHL defensemen in power play points (five) this season. He has led the Rangers in ice time in each of the last seven games. KREID-ING HIGH Chris Kreider tallied two goals on Oct. at San Jose. He has registered six points (four goals, two assists) in the last eight games and nine points (six goals, three assists) in the last contests, and he leads the Rangers in goals this season (six). Kreider has tallied a point in four of the Rangers' five wins this season. He has registered four of his team-leading six goals this season in the third period. WELCOME MATS Mats Zuccarello has registered seven points (three goals, four assists) in the last eight games. He leads the Rangers in assists (seven) and is tied for the team lead in points () this season. Zuccarello has registered career assists as a Ranger and is tied with Phil Esposito for 5th place on the franchise's all-time assists list. Among players who were born and trained outside of North America, the only player who has recorded more assists than Zuccarello as a Ranger is Anders Hedberg (5). SPECIAL TEAMS Power Play: The Rangers were -for- (:57) on Nov. at Anaheim. The Blueshirts have recorded at least one power play goal in five of the last eight games (7-for-;.%) and in six of the last games (8-for-8;.%). Penalty Kill: The Rangers were -for- (5:) on Nov. at Anaheim. UPCOMING MILESTONES Henrik Lundqvist - wins away from tying Jacques Plante for seventh place on the NHL's all-time wins list (7); 5 appearances away from tying Sean Burke for th place on the NHL's all-time appearances list (8); 7 saves away from tying Grant Fuhr for th place on the NHL's all-time saves list (,65) Chris Kreider - 6 games away from in his NHL career/with the Rangers Vladislav Namestnikov - 6 games away from in his NHL career Mika Zibanejad - 6 points away from with the Rangers

11 New York Rangers: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. //8 Nashville Predators L , / 77 Buffalo Sabres L / 68 Carolina Hurricanes L ,,6,89p, / 56 //8 San Jose Sharks W* -- -,, / 7 5 //8 Edmonton Oilers L / /6/8 Colorado Avalanche W** -- - p, / 75 7 Washington Capitals O* ,6p,p / //8 Calgary Flames L p / 7 9 //8 Florida Panthers W s,6p,9p,6, / 9 76 Chicago Blackhawks L / 8+ Los Angeles Kings L ,77, / 8+ San Jose Sharks W** ,, / 756+ Anaheim Ducks W** p, / 6 6 //8 Buffalo Sabres 5 /6/8 Montréal Canadiens 6 Detroit Red Wings 7 Columbus Blue Jackets 8 //8 Vancouver Canucks 9 New York Islanders /7/8 Florida Panthers /9/8 Dallas Stars //8 New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers //8 Washington Capitals 5 /6/8 Ottawa Senators 6 Ottawa Senators 7 Montréal Canadiens 8 //8 Winnipeg Jets 9 Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning //8 Arizona Coyotes /6/8 Vegas Golden Knights /8/8 Anaheim Ducks Toronto Maple Leafs 5 //8 Philadelphia Flyers 6 /7/8 Columbus Blue Jackets 7 Nashville Predators 8 St. Louis Blues 9 //9 Pittsburgh Penguins Colorado Avalanche Arizona Coyotes Vegas Golden Knights //9 New York Islanders New York Islanders 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 6 /5/9 Carolina Hurricanes 7 /7/9 Chicago Blackhawks 8 Boston Bruins 9 /9/9 Philadelphia Flyers 5 New Jersey Devils 5 //9 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 //9 Los Angeles Kings 5 /6/9 Boston Bruins 5 /8/9 Carolina Hurricanes 55 //9 Toronto Maple Leafs 56 Winnipeg Jets 57 Buffalo Sabres 58 Pittsburgh Penguins 59 Carolina Hurricanes 6 //9 Minnesota Wild 6 //9 New Jersey Devils 6 Washington Capitals 6 /7/9 Tampa Bay Lightning 6 //9 Montréal Canadiens 65 //9 Washington Capitals 66 Dallas Stars 67 Detroit Red Wings 68 /9/9 New Jersey Devils 69 Edmonton Oilers 7 Vancouver Canucks 7 Calgary Flames 7 Minnesota Wild 7 /9/9 Detroit Red Wings 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 75 /5/9 Pittsburgh Penguins 76 Boston Bruins 77 /9/9 St. Louis Blues 78 Philadelphia Flyers 79 New Jersey Devils 8 //9 Ottawa Senators 8 /5/9 Columbus Blue Jackets 8 Pittsburgh Penguins

12 New York Rangers: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. MCLEOD # 8 HAYES # FAST # 7 STAAL # 8 KREIDER # HOWDEN # SHATTENKIRK # Oct Vs NSH -,/ 7:6 -,/ :8 -,/ 8:6 -,/ 8: -,/- :6 -,7/- : Oct BUF -,/ 5: -,/ :8 -,/- 7:9 -,/ : -,/- 7: -,/ : -,/- : Oct CAR DND -,/ 8:5 -,/ 5: -,/- 7:5 -,/- 7:6 -,/- 5:5 -,/- 7:9 Oct Vs SJS DND -,/- 5:5 -,/ 5:5 -,/ 6:7 -,/ :5 -,/ 7: DND Oct Vs EDM DND -,/ 9: -,/ 9: -,/ 7: -,/ 6: -,/ : -,/ 7:9 Oct 6 Vs COL -,/ 5: -,/ :7 -,/ 6:57 -,/- 8: -,5/ :6 -,/- 7: -,/ :9 Oct WSH DND -,/ 7:7 -,/ 6:8 -,/ 8: -,6/ 7:7 -,/ : -,/ 8:9 Oct Vs CGY -,/- 8: -,/ 8:5 -,/- 6:8 -,/- 7:7 -,/- 6:5 -,/- 5:7 -,/- 7:56 Oct Vs FLA -,/- 5:5 -,/ 9: -,/ 7: -,/ 9:5 -,/ 7:7 -,/ 5:6 -,/ 6: Oct CHI -,/- 6:56 -,/- 8: -,/- 5: -,/ 9:8 -,/- 5: -,/ 6:5 -,/ 9:8 Oct LAK -,/ 7: -,/- 9: -,/- : -,/- 8:59 -,/ 7:9 -,/ : -,/- 9: SJS -,/- 9: -,/ : -,6/- 6:8 -,/- :5 -,/ 6: -,/- 5:56 -,/ :5 ANA -,/ 7: -,/ :5 -,/ 5: -,/ : -,/- : -,5/ 8: -,/ : Date Opp. SPOONER # VESEY # 6 CLAESSON # ZUCCARELLO # 6 SMITH # PIONK # MCQUAID # 5 Oct Vs NSH -,/ :59 -,/ 6: -,/ 9:56 -,/- 8:8 -,/- 9:8 -,/ 9: Oct BUF -,5/ :9 -,/ 7:6 -,/- 9: -,/ 6: -,/ :6 -,/ 6: Oct CAR -,/ :9 -,5/- 7: -,/- 7:6 -,/ 6:5 -,/- 6: -,/- 8: Oct Vs SJS -,/- : -,/- : -,5/ 8:56 -,/ 7:57 -,/ 8:9 DND -,/- 8: Oct Vs EDM -,/ 9:6 -,/ 5:6 -,/ 6: -,/ 9:6 -,/ 9:9 DND -,/- 7:57 Oct 6 Vs COL -,/ :56 -,6/- 6: -,/ :5 -,/ :5 -,/- 9: -,/ :8 DND Oct WSH -,/- :5 -,/ :9 -,/ 7: -,/- :7 -,/- :7 -,/ :5 DND Oct Vs CGY DND -,/- 5:5 INJ -,/- 7: -,/- 6:7 -,6/- 5:6 -,/- 5: Oct Vs FLA -,/- 8:7 -,/ :56 INJ -,/ 9:6 -,/ 9: -,/ 5:5 -,/ 7: Oct CHI -,/- 9: -,/ :8 INJ -,/- 9:5 -,/- 9:5 -,/- 8: -,/- 6:8 Oct LAK -,/ :7 -,/ 8:5 INJ -,/ :5 -,/- 8:9 -,/ :6 INJ SJS -,/ 6:8 -,/ 7: INJ -,/ : -,/ 7:5 -,/- : INJ ANA -,/ 5: -,/ : INJ -,/- 9: -,/ 5:56 -,/ :7 INJ Date Opp. CHYTIL # 7 SKJEI # 76 DEANGELO # 77 BUCHNEVICH # 89 NAMESTNIKOV # 9 ZIBANEJAD # 9 LETTIERI # 95 Oct Vs NSH -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 7: -,/- 9:5 -,/ 8: -,/- :5 Oct BUF -,/- 7:8 -,/ :8 -,/ 5:9 DND -,8/- : -,/ 7:5 Oct CAR -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 7: -,/- 5:6 -,/ 9: -,/- : DND Oct Vs SJS -,/- :6 -(W),/ : -,/ : -,/ 6:5 -,/- :8 -,/ 6:58 -,/ :58 Oct Vs EDM -,/ :9 -,/- 6:6 DND -,/ : -,/ :8 -,/ : -,/ 8:6 Oct 6 Vs COL -,/ :8 -,/ 6: DND DND -,/- :9 -,5/ : -,/ 6: Oct WSH -,/ : -,/ : DND -,/- : -,/ : -,6/ :7 -,/- :6 Oct Vs CGY -,/ 5: -,/- :5 DND -,/ : -,/- : -,/- 9: -,/- 9: Oct Vs FLA -,/ 6:58 -,/ :6 DND -,/ 7:5 -,/- 9:5 -(W),5/ 9: DND Oct CHI -,/ : -,/- : DND -,/ 6: -,/- : -,/- : DND Oct LAK -,/ :9 -,/ 7: -,/ 6:8 -,/ : -,/ :5 -,/ :7 DND SJS -,/- 8:5 -,/- : -,/ 6:6 DND -,/ 6: -,/ : -,/- :56 ANA -,/ :5 -,/- : -,/- 7: DND -,/ :9 -,5/- :9 -,/ 8: Date Opp. LUNDQVIST # GEORGIEV # Oct Vs NSH / L 58:5 DNP Oct BUF /8 L 57: DNP Oct CAR DNP 7/9 L 58:5 Oct Vs SJS / W 6:7 DNP Oct Vs EDM /7 L 58:5 DNP Oct 6 Vs COL / W 6:59 DNP Oct WSH /8 O 6:8 DNP Oct Vs CGY /6 L 6: MIN Oct Vs FLA DNP /8 W 6: Oct CHI /6 L 58:6 DNP Oct LAK / L 59: DNP SJS / W 65: DNP ANA DNP / W 65:

13 New York Rangers: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: David Quinn - In his st season with NYR after being named the 5th Head Coach in franchise history on 5//8 - Earned his st win as NYR Head Coach on //8 vs. SJS - Is the nd Head Coach in NYR history who has previously coached in the NCAA (along with Herb Brooks); is the st Head Coach in NYR history who has joined the team directly from the NCAA - Prior to joining NYR, served as Head Coach at Boston University for the previous 5 seasons (- 7-8); led Boston University to a record over the span - Won the Hockey East Tournament Championship twice (-5 and 7-8), the Hockey East Regular Season Championship twice (- 5 and 6-7), and The Beanpot in -5, while also making consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances (-5 7-8) during his tenure at Boston University - Named both Hockey East Coach of the Year and New England Coach of the Year during the -5 season; helped Boston University advance to the National Championship Game in -5 #: Henrik Lundqvist (G) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Mar, 98 (6 years and 8 months) LUHND-kvihst Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the seventh round, 5th overall, of the NHL Entry Draft th NHL / th NYR Season Last Win: OCT, SAN JOSE Last SO: NOV 9, 7 vs OTTAWA (55) Career Shootouts: 8/87 (.7), 6-5 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs SJS Last Game: Dressed but did not play on / at ANA - Is the NYR all-time leader in appearances (85), wins (), SO (6), and SV% (.99) - Is the only goalie in NHL history who has earned at least wins in consecutive seasons - Is the only goalie in NHL history who has earned at least wins in of his first seasons; is of goalies in NHL history who have earned or more wins in at least seasons (Brodeur, Roy) - Ranks 8th on the NHL's all-time wins list () and ranks th on the NHL's all-time appearances list (85); is the all-time leader in wins and appearances by a goalie born outside of North America in NHL history - Won the Vezina Trophy in - - Is a -time NHL All-Star (9,,, 8) 8-9: - Ranks 6th in the NHL in saves (9) and is tied for 7th in appearances () - Has posted a.9 SV% or better in 8 of appearances and a.95 SV% or better in 5 appearances - Has been selected as of the game's Stars in 5 of appearances #: Alexandar Georgiev (G) 6' ", 79 lbs. / Feb, 996 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July 9, 7 nd NHL / nd NYR Season Last Win: NOV, ANAHEIM Last SO: - Career Shootouts: / (.), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs FLA Last Game: Made 8 saves in regulation/ot and stopped both shooters in the shootout to earn a win on / at ANA; selected as the game's st Star - Has earned a win in each of his last appearances (.9 GAA and.9 SV% over the games) - Is the st Bulgarian-born player in NHL history and the st goaltender of Russian nationality to appear in a game with NYR (he was born in Bulgaria and moved to Russia as a child) - Stopped 8 of shots he faced while making his NHL debut on //8 at MTL; established a NYR record for saves by a goalie in his NHL debut - Became the st goalie in NYR history to make at least saves in each of his first 5 career NHL starts - Is the st player who has worn jersey No. 9 in a regular season game in NYR history (switched to jersey No. following the acquisition of Namestnikov on /6/8) 8-9: - Stopped 6 of 8 shots he faced, including 9 of shots he faced at even strength, and earned a win on / vs. FLA

14 #8: Cody McLeod (L) 6' ", lbs. / Jun 6, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by Colorado as a free agent on July 6, 6 Acquired: Claimed off waivers by the Rangers from Nashville on January 5, 8 th NHL / nd NYR Season Last Goal: DEC 5, DALLAS (7) Last Assist: MAR, EDMONTON (9) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 8 times 8 times /8 vs LAK / vs SJS / vs CGY / vs SJS times Last Game: Logged 7: of ice time on / at ANA - Leads the NHL in PIM (,577) and ranks nd in the NHL in major penalties (59) since the start of his first NHL season in Ranks nd among active NHL players in career PIM, trailing only Zdeno Chara (,85) - Entering 8-9, has recorded at least PIM in of his NHL seasons - Entering 8-9, has registered at least hits in 7 of his NHL seasons; established a career-high with 68 hits in -5 - Helped NSH advance to the Stanley Cup Final in Served as an alternate captain with COL for 5 seasons (- 5-6) 8-9: - Is tied for rd in the NHL in major penalties () - Leads NYR in major penalties, ranks nd in PIM (), and is tied for nd in hits () - Ranks nd on NYR - and leads NYR forwards - in hits per game (.9) - Led all skaters with 6 hits on / at SJS - Tied for the game-high with 5 hits, recorded SOG, and registered blocked shots on / vs. CGY #: Kevin Hayes (C) 6' 5", 6 lbs. / May 8, 99 (6 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Chicago in the first round, th overall, of the NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on August, 5th NHL / 5th NYR Season Last Goal: NOV, ANAHEIM Last Assist: OCT, SAN JOSE () Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :7 + times times 5 times times /6 vs COL times / vs NSH times Last Game: Tallied a goal, won 8 of faceoffs (8.%), and recorded SOG in :5 of ice time on / at ANA - Has recorded a point in each of the last games ( G, A) and in of the last 5 games ( G, A) - Has logged at least : of ice time in each of the last games; has logged at least 9: of ice time in each of the last games and in of the last 5 games - NYR have posted a record in games which he has notched a point in his career, including a record in games which he has tallied a goal - of his 79 career NHL points have been primary points; 68 of his assists have been primary assists 8-9: - Leads NYR in minor penalties drawn (5), is tied for the team lead in takeaways (), ranks nd in FOW (9), ranks rd in SOG (9), and is tied for rd in goals () - Ranks rd among NYR forwards in average ice time (8:7) - Tallied an assist, registered SOG, and drew penalties in : of ice time on / at SJS

15 #7: Jesper Fast (R) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Dec, 99 (6 years and months) Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the sixth round, 57th overall, of the NHL Entry Draft 6th NHL / 6th NYR Season Last Goal: OCT, 8 vs NASHVILLE () Last Assist: OCT, 8 vs FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs NSH /7 vs CAR /7 vs CAR times / vs EDM / vs SJS /6 vs COL 5 times Last Game: Posted a + rating while skating in his th career NHL game on / at ANA - Received the Players' Player Award in 5-6, 6-7, and the award is given annually to the NYR who, as selected by his teammates, "best exemplifies what it means to be a team player"; is of 6 NYR in franchise history who have won the award in at least consecutive seasons (Hebenton, Ratelle, Davidson, Leetch, Callahan) - NYR won straight games in which he played from /8/ - //5; became the first NYR to be on the winning side in straight games in season in the NHL s modern era 8-9: - Is tied for the team lead in EVA (), is tied for nd in hits (), is tied for th in EVP (5), ranks 5th in SOG (6), is tied for 5th in assists (), and is tied for 6th in points (5) - Tied a single-game career-high with 6 SOG on / at SJS - Tied a single-game career-high with assists and recorded his th career NHL point on /7 at CAR #8: Marc Staal (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 987 ( years and 9 months) STAHL Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, th overall, of the 5 NHL Entry Draft th NHL / th NYR Season Last Goal: OCT 7, TORONTO (8) Last Assist: NOV, ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -5-6 :5 + times times times / vs EDM / vs SJS /6 vs COL times times Last Game: Tallied an assist, recorded hit, registered blocked shot, and posted a + rating in : of ice time on / at ANA - Has logged at least : of ice time in each of the last games; has logged at least 9: of ice time in of the last 5 games - Ranks nd on the NYR all-time playoff games played list (among skaters) with - Ranks th on the NYR all-time games played list (77); ranks 6th among defensemen in franchise history in games played, trailing only Howell, Leetch, Greschner, Neilson, and Girardi - Named an alternate captain with NYR at the start of the - season - Entering 8-9, has posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in 8 of NHL seasons 8-9: - Is in his th season with NYR; is tied for the 5th-most seasons a defenseman has played with NYR in franchise history: Howell (7), Leetch (7), Greschner (6), Heller (5), Neilson (), Seiling () - Ranks 6th on NYR in blocked shots ()

16 #: Chris Kreider (L) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Apr, 99 (7 years and 6 months) KRIGH-duhr Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 9th overall, of the 9 NHL Entry Draft 8th NHL / 8th NYR Season Last Goal: OCT, SAN JOSE () Last Assist: OCT, 8 vs FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 6--9 Career Career vs. Opp --8 : 6 + times times times 6 times / vs ANA /7 vs WSH /6 vs COL / vs SJS Last Game: Registered SOG in : of ice time on / at ANA - Has recorded 6 points ( G, A) in the last 8 games and 9 points (6 G, A) in the last games; has recorded a point in 6 of the last games - Is of NHL players who have recorded at least 75 goals, 5 points, a + rating, and PIM since -5 (Malkin, Marchand, Wheeler) - Is the only NYR who has tallied at least goals in of the last seasons - Leads the NHL in goals on tipped shots since 5-6 () 8-9: - Is tied for th in the NHL in goals on tipped shots () - Leads NYR in goals (6) and EVG (), is tied for the team lead in EVP (6) and PPG (), ranks nd in SOG (6), ranks rd in points (9), is tied for rd in plus/minus rating (+), ranks th in PPP (), and ranks 6th in hits () - Has registered of his 6 goals in the rd period - Tallied goals and tied a single-game career-high with a + rating on / at SJS; selected as the game's st Star #: Brett Howden (C) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Mar 9, 998 ( years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, 7th overall, of the 6 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Tampa Bay with Vladislav Namestnikov, Libor Hajek, a firstround pick in the 8 NHL Entry Draft, and a conditional first-round pick in the 9 NHL Entry Draft, in exchange for Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller on February 6, 8 st NHL / st NYR Season Last Goal: NOV, ANAHEIM Last Assist: NOV, ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- 8: 5 + times 5 times / vs ANA times / vs ANA / vs ANA / vs CGY times Last Game: Tallied points ( G, A), tied for the game-high with 5 SOG, and led NYR with FOW (-for-7; 58.8%) on / at ANA; posted his st career NHL multi-point game - Has notched an assist/point in of the last games ( G, A) - Has recorded a point in 7 of career NHL games ( G, 5 A) - Helped Canada win a gold medal at the 8 IIHF World Junior Championship 8-9: - Leads all NHL rookies (min. 5 faceoffs taken) in FOW% (5.5%; 85-for-56) - Leads NHL rookies in FOW (85), is tied for nd in points (8) and EVG (), is tied for rd in goals (), and is tied for 5th in assists (5) - Has recorded a point in 6 of 7 road games ( G, 5 A); leads NHL rookies in assists and is tied for st in points (7) on the road - Leads NYR in FOW% (min. faceoffs taken), is tied for the team lead in EVP (6), ranks nd in EVG, ranks rd in FOW, is tied for rd in goals and assists, and ranks th in points - Has won at least 5.% of faceoffs taken in of games

17 #: Kevin Shattenkirk (D) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Jan 9, 989 (9 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by Colorado in the first round, th overall, of the 7 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July, 7 9th NHL / nd NYR Season Last Goal: NOV 6, 7 vs COLUMBUS () Last Assist: OCT, SAN JOSE () Career Shootouts: / (7%), 9 GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp : 7 + times /6 vs COL /6 vs COL times /6 vs BUF / vs NSH /8 vs LAK / vs SJS Last Game: Recorded SOG in : of ice time on / at ANA - Is of 6 NHL defensemen who have recorded at least assists and points in 6 or more seasons since he entered the NHL in - (Karlsson, Yandle, Keith, Pietrangelo, Byfuglien) - Is of NHL defensemen who have tallied at least 5 PPP in of the last 5 seasons (along with Karlsson) - Is of NHL defensemen who notched or more assists and or more points in at least 6 of his first 7 NHL seasons - Ranks 7th among NHL defensemen (min. games played) in P/6 since -5 (.8) 8-9: - Leads the NHL in GDG () and is tied for the NHL lead in shootout goals () - Ranks rd on NYR in blocked shots () and ranks 6th in SOG (5) - Leads NYR defensemen in SOG and is tied for rd among NYR defensemen in assists () - Tallied an assist, posted a + rating, and recorded the GDG in the shootout on / at SJS - Tallied assists and registered the GDG in the shootout on /6 vs. COL #: Ryan Spooner (C) 5' ", 9 lbs. / Jan, 99 (6 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by Boston in the second round, 5th overall, of the NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Boston, along with Ryan Lindgren, Matt Beleskey, a firstround pick in the 8 NHL Entry Draft, and a seventh-round pick in the 9 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Rick Nash on February 5, 8 7th NHL / nd NYR Season Last Goal: OCT 8, LOS ANGELES () Last Assist: OCT 6, BUFFALO () Career Shootouts: /6 (5%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp :8 5 + /8 vs LAK /6 vs BUF times times / vs SJS /6 vs BUF / vs FLA times Last Game: Logged 5: of ice time on / at ANA - Has notched 8 points (5 G, A) in games he has played since he was acquired by NYR - Recorded 7 points ( G, 6 A) in his first games with NYR; became the first player in franchise history to tally 6 assists in his first games with NYR and became the first player in franchise history to post a multi-point game in each of his first games with NYR 8-9: - Has won of 7 faceoffs he has taken (5.%) - Recorded SOG and posted a + rating in 6:8 of ice time on / at SJS - Tallied a goal and registered SOG on /8 at LAK - Recorded SOG and won of 6 faceoffs (66.7%) on /6 vs. COL - Tallied an assist and recorded 5 SOG on /6 at BUF 7-8: - Was of NHL players who recorded or more points and recorded or fewer PIM - Tied for the team lead in assists () and points (6) from the time he was acquired by NYR on /5 until the end of the season

18 #: Boo Nieves (C) (*Injured) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 99 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the second round, 59th overall, of the NHL Entry Draft rd NHL / rd NYR Season Last Goal: DEC 5, PITTSBURGH (5) Last Assist: JAN, 8 vs CHICAGO () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp Last Game: Did not dress on / at ANA due to injury - Registered assists/points, including his st career NHL assist/point, while skating in his nd career NHL game on /6/7 vs. ARI; became the st NYR to post a -point game in of his first career NHL contests since Stepan (/9/) and the first NYR to post a -assist game in of his first career NHL games since Moore (//) 7-8: - Ranked th on NYR and ranked nd among NYR forwards in plus/minus rating (+6); posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in of the 8 NHL games he played - Was not on the ice for a goal against through his first NHL games of the season (/6 /5; :58 of ice time over the span); was the only NHL player (min. games played) who had not been on the ice for a goal against during the season as of /8 at WSH - Tallied his st career NHL goal on /5 at PIT - Established AHL career-highs in goals (8), assists (), points (), and PPG (6) #6: Jimmy Vesey (L) 6' ", 99 lbs. / May 6, 99 (5 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Nashville in the third round, 66th overall, of the NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on August 9, 6 rd NHL / rd NYR Season Last Goal: OCT 7, WASHINGTON (6) Last Assist: NOV, ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: /5 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 6 + /7 vs CAR / vs ANA /7 vs CAR /5 vs CHI / vs ANA /6 vs COL 8 times times Last Game: Tallied an assist and posted a + rating while skating in a single-game career-high : of ice time on / at ANA - Since 6-7, is of NHL players who have tallied 5 or more goals while averaging fewer than 5: of ice time - NYR have posted a --6 record in games which he has tallied a point in his career, including a -6- record in games which he has recorded a goal - Since 6-7, his average shots on goal length (.5 feet from the net) is tied for the rd-closest to the net in the NHL (min. 5 SOG) - Is tied for the team lead in GWG since he joined NYR prior to the start of 6-7 () - Won the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in collegiate hockey in : - His average shots on goal length (5.6 feet from the net) is the closest to the net in the NHL (min. SOG) - Is tied for the team lead in takeaways (), is tied for rd in goals (), EVG (), and PPG (), and ranks th in SOG (7)

19 #: Fredrik Claesson (D) (*Injured) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Nov, 99 (5 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in the fifth round, 6th overall, of the NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July, 8 th NHL / st NYR Season Last Goal: NOV, COLORADO (5) Last Assist: MAR, FLORIDA (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- 5 Career Career vs. Opp : times times times /6 vs COL / vs SJS / vs SJS times / vs SJS Last Game: Did not dress on / at ANA due to injury - Established career-highs in goals (), assists (8), points (), and plus/minus rating (+5) with OTT in 6-7; ranked rd among OTT defensemen in P/GP (.) and ranked 9th among NHL rookie defensemen in P/GP - Helped Sweden earn a gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship and a silver medal at the IIHF U8 World Championship - Has been teammates with current NYR Mika Zibanejad in the Djurgardens organization in Sweden (9- -), with the OTT organization (- -; 5-6), and in international competition with Sweden ( IIHF World Junior Championship) prior to becoming teammates with NYR 8-9: - Leads NYR in hits per game (.) and is tied for rd in plus/minus rating (+) - Led all skaters with hits in 7: of ice time on /7 at WSH - Led NYR with 5 SOG and recorded hits while making his NYR debut on / vs. SJS #6: Mats Zuccarello (R) 5' 8", 8 lbs. / Sep, 987 ( years and months) zoo-ka-rehl-oh, MATS Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on May 6, Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on March 8, 9th NHL / 9th NYR Season Last Goal: OCT, SAN JOSE () Last Assist: OCT, SAN JOSE () Career Shootouts: 5/8 (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 + / vs FLA /6 vs COL times times /6 vs COL / vs NSH / vs FLA times Last Game: Tallied the GDG in the shootout on / at ANA - Has recorded 7 points ( G, A) in the last 8 games - Is of 8 players in NYR history who have led the team in points in at least different seasons, and is of 9 players in NYR history who have led the team in points in at least straight seasons - Is the all-time leader in games played (76), goals (5), assists (), and points (5) by a Norwegian-born player in NHL history - Received the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award in -, 5-6, and Is 6 assists away from passing Anders Hedberg (5) for the most assists by a NYR who was born and trained outside of North America in franchise history 8-9: - Leads NYR in assists (7), is tied for the team lead in points (), EVA (), and EVP (6), ranks nd in PPA (), is tied for nd in minor penalties drawn () and PPP (), is tied for rd in goals (), and is tied for th in takeaways (8) and blocked shots (5)

20 #: Brendan Smith (D) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Feb 8, 989 (9 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Detroit in the first round, 7th overall, of the 7 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Detroit in exchange for a second-round pick in the 8 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 7 NHL Entry Draft on February 8, 7 8th NHL / rd NYR Season Last Goal: OCT, 8 vs SAN JOSE (9) Last Assist: OCT 5, CHICAGO () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp :7 + / vs SJS times times / vs FLA /7 vs WSH times / vs ANA / vs SJS Last Game: Led all skaters with hits on / at ANA - Has helped his team advance to the playoffs in 5 of his 6 full NHL seasons - Played seasons of collegiate hockey at the University of Wisconsin ( ); selected as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in the NCAA, was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, and helped Wisconsin advance to the National Championship Game in 9-8-9: - Is tied for th in the NHL - and leads NYR - in PIM () - Ranks 6th on NYR - and ranks nd among NYR defensemen - in takeaways (5) - Is tied for st among NYR defensemen in goals () and is tied for th among NYR defensemen in points () - Posted a + rating in 7:5 of ice time on / at SJS - Tallied an assist and recorded hits in 9:5 of ice time on /5 at CHI - Recorded SOG, was credited with hit, and registered takeaway in :7 of ice time on /7 at WSH - Tallied a goal and posted a + rating on / vs. SJS #: Neal Pionk (D) 6' ", 86 lbs. / Jul 9, 995 ( years and months) Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on May, 7 nd NHL / nd NYR Season Last Goal: MAR, 8 vs BUFFALO (8) Last Assist: OCT, 8 vs FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- 8: 6 + times /7 vs WSH /7 vs WSH times /5 vs CHI / vs CGY times times Last Game: Recorded hits and posted a + rating while skating in a team-high :7 of ice time on / at ANA - Has tallied 6 assists/points in the last 7 games; 5 assists over the span have been on the PP and all 5 of those assists have also been primary assists - Has led NYR in ice time in each of the last 7 games - Is of NYR in franchise history who recorded the primary assist on 5 consecutive PPG scored by the team (Gilbert, Vadnais, Gomez) 8-9: - Is tied for th among NHL defensemen in primary assists (5), is tied for 5th in PPA (5), and is tied for 7th in PPP (5) - Is of NHL players who have recorded at least hits and 5 blocked shots - Leads NYR in primary assists, PPA, PPP, average ice time (:58), and blocked shots (8), ranks nd in assists (6), is tied for nd in minor penalties drawn (), ranks rd in takeaways (9), and ranks 5th in points (6) - Leads NYR defensemen in assists, points, PPA, PPP, minor penalties drawn, and takeaways