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1 New York Rangers Game Notes Thu, Oct 5, 2017 NHL Game #7 New York Rangers Colorado Avalanche Team Game: 1 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 1 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Henrik Lundqvist Ondrej Pavelec # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 10 L J.T. Miller C Kevin Hayes D Marc Staal L Chris Kreider D Kevin Shattenkirk L Jimmy Vesey D Ryan McDonagh C Paul Carey R Mats Zuccarello R Michael Grabner D Brendan Smith D Steven Kampfer C David Desharnais D Nick Holden R Rick Nash C Filip Chytil D Brady Skjei D Tony DeAngelo R Pavel Buchnevich C Mika Zibanejad # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 1 Semyon Varlamov Jonathan Bernier # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 3 D Chris Bigras D Tyson Barrie D Erik Johnson C Matt Duchene R Sven Andrighetto D Patrik Nemeth C Alexander Kerfoot L Blake Comeau D Nikita Zadorov C Tyson Jost C Colin Wilson C Nathan MacKinnon C Carl Soderberg L J.T. Compher D Mark Barberio R Nail Yakupov L Matt Nieto L Gabriel Landeskog D Andrei Mironov R Mikko Rantanen President General Manager Assistant General Managers Head Coach Assistant Coaches Glen Sather Jeff Gorton Jim Schoenfeld, Chris Drury Alain Vigneault Scott Arniel (Associate Coach), Lindy Ruff, Darryl Williams, Benoit Allaire (Goaltending Coach) President Exec. VP / General Manager Assistant GMs Head Coach Coaching Staff Josh Kroenke Joe Sakic Craig Billington, Chris MacFarland Jared Bednar Ray Bennett, Nolan Pratt, Jussi Parkkila (goaltending), Brett Heimlich (video) Tonight's Officials Referees Trevor Hanson (14), Dean Morton (36) Linesmen Andrew Smith (51), Scott Driscoll (68) Supervisor Video Judge John Damante Ntl. Anthem Mandy Harvey Today's Schedule ANA : 7:00 BOS : 7:00 BUF : 7:00 LAK : 7:00 NYR : 7:00 CHI : 7:30 DET : 7:30 OTT : 7:30

2 New York Rangers: Roster Active (22 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 10 J.T. Miller L 6' 1" 218 Mar 14, 1993 East Palestine, OH, USA 13 Kevin Hayes C 6' 5" 217 May 8, 1992 Dorchester, MA, USA 18 Marc Staal D 6' 4" 209 Jan 13, 1987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 20 Chris Kreider L 6' 3" 224 Apr 30, 1991 Boxford, MA, USA 22 Kevin Shattenkirk D 6' 0" 200 Jan 29, 1989 New Rochelle, NY, USA 26 Jimmy Vesey L 6' 3" 206 May 26, 1993 Boston, MA, USA 27 Ryan McDonagh D 6' 1" 215 Jun 13, 1989 St. Paul, MN, USA 28 Paul Carey C 6' 1" 200 Sep 24, 1988 Boston, MA, USA 30 Henrik Lundqvist G 6' 1" 180 Mar 2, 1982 Are, SWE 31 Ondrej Pavelec G 6' 3" 212 Aug 31, 1987 Kladno, CZE 36 Mats Zuccarello R 5' 8" 179 Sep 1, 1987 Oslo, NOR 40 Michael Grabner R 6' 1" 188 Oct 5, 1987 Villach, AUT 42 Brendan Smith D 6' 2" 211 Feb 8, 1989 Mimico, ON, CAN 47 Steven Kampfer D 5' 11" 195 Sep 24, 1988 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 51 David Desharnais C 5' 7" 180 Sep 14, 1986 Laurier-Station, QC, CAN 55 Nick Holden D 6' 4" 214 May 15, 1987 St. Albert, AB, CAN 61 Rick Nash R 6' 4" 211 Jun 16, 1984 Brampton, ON, CAN 72 Filip Chytil C 6' 2" 202 Sep 5, 1999 Kromeriz, CZE 76 Brady Skjei D 6' 3" 211 Mar 26, 1994 Lakeville, MN, USA 77 Tony DeAngelo D 5' 11" 181 Oct 24, 1995 Sewell, NJ, USA 89 Pavel Buchnevich R 6' 2" 191 Apr 17, 1995 Cherepovets, RUS 93 Mika Zibanejad C 6' 2" 227 Apr 18, 1993 Huddinge, SWE 22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 203 Age: 27.6 Injured Reserve List (1 Players) 17 Jesper Fast R 6' 0" 191 Dec 2, 1991 Nassjo, SWE Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks BRENDAN SMITH (2 / 2 Games) Point Streaks BRENDAN SMITH (0-2-2 / 2 Games) NICK HOLDEN (2-1-3 / 3 Games) Colorado Avalanche: Roster Active (22 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 1 Semyon Varlamov G 6' 2" 209 Apr 27, 1988 Samara, RUS 3 Chris Bigras D 6' 1" 190 Feb 22, 1995 Orillia, ON, CAN 4 Tyson Barrie D 5' 10" 190 Jul 26, 1991 Victoria, BC, CAN 6 Erik Johnson D 6' 4" 225 Mar 21, 1988 Bloomington, MN, USA 9 Matt Duchene C 5' 11" 195 Jan 16, 1991 Haliburton, ON, CAN 10 Sven Andrighetto R 5' 10" 188 Mar 21, 1993 Zurich, CHE 12 Patrik Nemeth D 6' 3" 219 Feb 8, 1992 Stockholm, SWE 13 Alexander Kerfoot C 5' 10" 153 Aug 11, 1994 Vancouver, BC, CAN 14 Blake Comeau L 6' 1" 202 Feb 18, 1986 Meadow Lake, SK, CAN 16 Nikita Zadorov D 6' 5" 230 Apr 16, 1995 Moscow, RUS 17 Tyson Jost C 5' 11" 191 Mar 14, 1998 St. Albert, AB, CAN 22 Colin Wilson C 6' 1" 221 Oct 20, 1989 Greenwich, CT, USA 29 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' 0" 205 Sep 1, 1995 Halifax, NS, CAN 34 Carl Soderberg C 6' 3" 210 Oct 12, 1985 Malmö, SWE 37 J.T. Compher L 6' 0" 193 Apr 8, 1995 Northbrook, IL, USA 44 Mark Barberio D 6' 1" 207 Mar 23, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN 45 Jonathan Bernier G 6' 0" 184 Aug 7, 1988 Laval, QC, CAN 64 Nail Yakupov R 5' 11" 195 Oct 6, 1993 Nizhnekamsk, RUS 83 Matt Nieto L 5' 11" 190 Nov 5, 1992 Long Beach, CA, USA 92 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' 1" 215 Nov 23, 1992 Stockholm, SWE 94 Andrei Mironov D 6' 3" 194 Jul 29, 1994 Moscow, RUS 96 Mikko Rantanen R 6' 4" 211 Oct 29, 1996 Nousiainen, FIN 22 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 200 Age: 25.5 Goal Streaks MIKKO RANTANEN (2 / 2 Games) Assist Streaks NATHAN MACKINNON (2 / 2 Games) Point Streaks NATHAN MACKINNON (0-2-2 / 2 Games) MIKKO RANTANEN (2-1-3 / 2 Games) FRANCOIS BEAUCHEMIN (2-1-3 / 3 Games)

3 Colorado New York Rangers Team Records Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers Last game: - - Next game: **NONE** **NONE** Overall record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Home record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Road record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Last 5 Games: Last 10 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after 1 period Trailing after 1 period Tied after 1 period Leading after 2 periods Trailing after 2 periods Tied after 2 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 Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points Totals:

4 Colorado New York Rangers Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Colorado Avalanche: Opponents: New York Rangers: Opponents: Shots by Period OT T Avg Colorado Avalanche: Opponents: New York Rangers: Opponents: Power Play Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalty Killing Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalties Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank Goal Situations Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers For Against For Against 6 on 5: on 4: on 3: on 5: on 4: on 3: on 4: on 3: on 3: on 4: on 5: on 6: on 5: on 6: on 6: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

5 Individual Leaders Points: Goals: Assists: PP Goals: SH Goals: GW Goals: 3+ Goals: PIM: Shots: +/-: Colorado New York Rangers Situations Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers Shootout Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Colorado Avalanche Player G A P No players to display New York Rangers Player G A P No players to display Short Handed Colorado Avalanche Player G A P No players to display New York Rangers Player G A P No players to display

6 New York Rangers: Media Notes LAST GAME (PRESEASON) Sept. 26, Rangers 3 at Flyers 4 (OT) - The Rangers tallied the first two goals of the game first period, but the Flyers recorded three straight goals to take a 3-2 lead. Michael Grabner tied the game with 2:21 remaining in regulation. Philadelphia won the contest at 3:22 of overtime. Shots: NYR - 28; PHI - 38 PP: NYR - 1-3/5:54; PHI - 0-5/10:00 3 Stars: 1. T. Konecny (PHI); 2. D. Desharnais (NYR); 3. S. Morin (PHI) INJURIES Jesper Fast (offseason hip surgery) RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 2 - Agreed to terms with Brandon Crawley on an entry-level contract TONIGHT'S GAME The Rangers play their first game of the season tonight, Oct. 5, against the Colorado Avalanche at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m. ET - TV: MSG Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts are opening their regular season schedule at home for the second consecutive season. Starting with tonight's game, the Rangers will play 10 of their first 13 games this season at MSG. RANGERS VS. AVALANCHE All-Time*: ( at home; on the road) *Note: All-Time record includes games against the Quebec Nordiques from : Tonight's game is the first of two meetings between the Rangers and Avalanche this season, and the only meeting between the two teams at MSG. Following tonight's contest, the Rangers and Avalanche will play against each other on the following date: Jan. 20 (at Colorado). The Rangers posted a record (1-0-0 at home; on the road). The Rangers outscored the Avalanche, 10-4, in the two contests. Henrik Lundqvist became the NHL s all-time leader in wins by a European-born goaltender when he earned his 390th career NHL win on Dec. 31, 2016 at Colorado, and he registered his 400th career NHL win on Feb. 11, 2017 against the Avalanche at MSG. Lundqvist also posted a 2.00 GAA and a.934 SV% (57 saves on 61 shots) in the season series. Chris Kreider led all skaters with three goals in the season series, and he tallied his second career NHL hat trick on Dec. 31, 2016 at Colorado. J.T. Miller registered three points (two goals, one assist) and posted a plus-three rating in the two games. The Rangers have earned at least one point in seven of their last eight games against Colorado, dating back to Feb. 4, 2014 (5-1-2 record over the span). RANGERS-AVALANCHE CONNECTIONS Kevin Shattenkirk was selected by Colorado in the first round (14th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and he played part of his rookie season in the NHL with the Avalanche ( ). Kevin Shattenkirk and Erik Johnson were traded for each other as part of a deal between Colorado and St. Louis on Feb. 19, Nick Holden played three seasons with Colorado ( ) and was acquired by the Rangers in a trade with the Avalanche on June 25, Paul Carey was selected by Colorado in the fifth round (135th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and he played 22 games with the Avalanche over parts of two seasons ( and ). Jimmy Vesey and Alex Kerfoot were teammates at Harvard University for three seasons ( ). Vesey and Kerfoot were linemates during their tenure, and both players served as the team s captain (Vesey ; Kerfoot ).

7 INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. AVALANCHE Henrik Lundqvist 11 GP, 5-3-3, 2.25 GAA,.924 SV% Lundqvist has earned a win in each of his last three appearances against the Avalanche (1.67 GAA and.945 SV%). In addition, he has earned at least one point in each of his last six appearances against Colorado (4-0-2 record, 1.79 GAA,.941 SV%). Rick Nash 38 GP, Nash has tallied a point in each of his last four games against the Avalanche (two goals, three assists) and has registered 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in his last 19 contests against Colorado. Kevin Shattenkirk 25 GP, Shattenkirk has recorded an assist/point in each of his last four games against Colorado (seven assists). He registered five assists/points and posted a plus-six rating in two contests against the Avalanche in Mats Zuccarello 9 GP, Zuccarello has tallied a point in seven of nine career games against Colorado. Kevin Hayes 6 GP, Hayes has recorded a point in five of six career games against the Avalanche. Ryan McDonagh 7 GP, McDonagh has an assist/point in four of his last five games against Colorado, registering six points (one goal, five assists) over the span. START ME UP The Rangers are opening their regular season schedule at home for the 26th time in franchise history. The Blueshirts have posted a record in their 90 home openers in franchise history, including an record in home openers which were also their regular season opener. The Rangers have posted a all-time record in regular season openers. In addition, New York has won each of its last three regular season openers and has posted an record in 12 season-opening games since NUMBERS GAME For the first time in franchise history, the Rangers' season-opening roster does not include a player who has a single-digit jersey number. HOW THE WEST WAS WON The Rangers posted a record in games against Western Conference opponents last season. The Blueshirts led all Eastern Conference teams in wins against Western Conference opponents in UNITED NATIONS New York's season-opening roster features at least one player from seven different countries: the United States of America (Carey, DeAngelo, Hayes, Kampfer, Kreider, McDonagh, Miller, Shattenkirk, Skjei, and Vesey), Canada (Desharnais, Holden, Nash, Smith, and Staal), Sweden (Fast, Lundqvist, and Zibanejad), Czech Republic (Chytil and Pavelec), Austria (Grabner), Norway (Zuccarello), and Russia (Buchnevich). 10 IN 10 The Rangers will play 13 games in October this season, and 10 of the 13 contests during the month are at MSG. Over the last two seasons ( and ), New York posted a record in 13 games at MSG in October. In addition, the Blueshirts earned at least one point in 15 of 20 contests in October over the last two seasons ( record). WHAT A LINE During the season, the Rangers outscored their opponents, 20-11, during 5-on-5 play when the Michael Grabner-Kevin Hayes- J.T. Miller line was on the ice (64.5% goals for percentage). The three players recorded 40 points (23 goals, 17 assists) over a 12-game span from Oct. 30, 2016 vs. Tampa Bay to Nov. 21, 2016 at Pittsburgh, and each player notched 12 or more points during the stretch. AV SQUAD Alain Vigneault leads all NHL head coaches in wins since the start of the season (505). Vigneault is entering his fifth season as the Rangers' Head Coach, and he is the first head coach to begin five consecutive seasons behind the Rangers bench since Phil Watson from He guided the Rangers to a playoff appearance in each of his first four seasons as the team's head coach, and he is one of three head coaches in franchise history who have helped the Rangers make the playoffs in at least four consecutive seasons (along with Lester Patrick and Emile Francis).

8 KING HENRIK Henrik Lundqvist is expected to make his 12th consecutive start in a season-opening game with the Rangers (dating back to ). By starting the regular season opener in , Lundqvist would become the first goaltender in franchise history to start 12 seasonopening games, as well as 12 consecutive regular season openers (Ed Giacomin started in 11 consecutive regular season openers from ). Entering the season, Lundqvist ranks 10th on the NHL's all-time wins list (405). CHYTIL-MANIA Filip Chytil, who was selected by the Rangers in the first round (21st overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, made the Rangers' opening night roster. If he plays in the Rangers' regular season opener, Chytil, who will be 18 years and 30 days old on Oct. 5, would become... the fourth-youngest player to appear in a game with the Rangers in franchise history; the only players who were younger were Harry Lumley (17 years, 42 days on Dec. 23, 1943), Len Wharton (17 years, 81 days on Mar. 4, 1945), and Don Raleigh (17 years, 125 days on Oct. 30, 1943). *note is per the Elias Sports Bureau the first 18-year-old to appear in a game with the Rangers since Dan Blackburn on Apr. 13, 2002 at Philadelphia. the first 18-year-old skater (forward or defenseman) to play in a game with the Rangers since Manny Malhotra on Apr. 18, 1999 vs. Pittsburgh (the contest was Wayne Gretzky's final NHL game). Chytil was named the winner of the 2017 Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award, which is given annually to the top Rangers rookie in Training Camp as selected by the media. SHATT STATS Kevin Shattenkirk is expected to make his Rangers debut in tonight's contest. The New Rochelle, New York, native established careerhighs in assists (43), points (56), power play goals (eight), and power play points (27) last season, and he was one of four NHL defensemen who recorded at least 10 goals and 40 assists in (Burns, Hedman, and Karlsson). WELCOME MATS Mats Zuccarello was named an alternate captain on Oct. 4. Zuccarello established career-highs in several categories last season, including assists (44), even strength assists (35), and even strength points (45). HOW THE RANGERS WERE BUILT Draft (8): Buchnevich, Chytil, Fast, Kreider, Lundqvist, Miller, Skjei, Staal Free Agency (8): Carey, Desharnais, Grabner, Hayes*, Pavelec, Shattenkirk, Vesey*, Zuccarello* Trade (7): DeAngelo, Holden, Kampfer, McDonagh*, Nash, Smith, Zibanejad *Although they were not drafted by the Rangers, Hayes, McDonagh, Vesey, and Zuccarello have not played in the NHL with a team other than the Rangers SPECIAL TEAMS Power Play: The Rangers tied for 10th in the NHL in power play efficiency in (20.2%; 47-for-233). Penalty Kill: New York tied for sixth in the NHL in SHG in (nine). UPCOMING MILESTONES Kevin Shattenkirk - 2 points away from 300 in his NHL career

9 New York Rangers: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Alain Vigneault - In his 5th season with the Rangers after being named head coach on 6/21/13 - Is the first NYR head coach to start 5 consecutive seasons with the team since Phil Watson ( ) - Leads all NHL head coaches in wins since (505) - Leads all NYR head coaches (min. 100 GC) in points percentage in franchise history (.628) - Ranks 3rd on NYR's all-time wins list (192) and ranks 4th on NYR's all-time games coached list (328) - Ranks 14th on the NHL's all-time wins list (614) and ranks 17th on the NHL's all-time games coached list (1,134) - Ranks 2nd among NHL head coaches in playoff series coached (22) and playoff games coached (129) since Has led his team to a division title in 6 of 9 seasons since Is 1 of 2 head coaches who have won the Presidents' Trophy 3 times and is 1 of 4 head coaches who have won the Presidents' Trophy with 2 teams - Is 1 of 11 head coaches in NHL history who have guided 2 teams to the Stanley Cup Final (VAN in ; NYR in ) #30: Henrik Lundqvist (G) 6' 1", 180 lbs. / Mar 2, 1982 (35 years and 7 months) LUHND-kvihst Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the seventh round, 205th overall, of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft 13th NHL / 13th NYR Season Last Win: APR 2, 2017 vs PHILADELPHIA (2) Last SO: JAN 22, DETROIT (23) Career Shootouts: 265/359 (.738), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves Is the NYR all-time leader in appearances (742), wins (405), SO (61), and SV% (.920) - Is the only goalie in NHL history who has earned at least 30 wins in 11 of his first 12 seasons; is 1 of 3 goalies in NHL history who have earned 30 or more wins in at least 11 seasons (Brodeur and Roy) - Is the only goalie in NHL history who has earned at least 20 wins in each of his first 12 seasons - Ranks 10th on the NHL's all-time wins list (405); is the all-time leader in wins by a European-born goalie in NHL history - Leads NHL goalies (min. 450 appearances) in appearances (742), wins (405), and shutouts (61), is tied for 1st in SV% (.920), and ranks 2nd in GAA (2.32) since he entered the NHL in Tied for 12th in the NHL in wins (31) - Ranked 4th in the NHL in GAA (2.25) and SV% (.927) in the playoffs - Made a single-game career-high, 54 saves in Game 2 at MTL; the 54 saves were the 2nd-most a NYR goalie has made in a playoff game in franchise history #31: Ondrej Pavelec (G) 6' 3", 212 lbs. / Aug 31, 1987 (30 years and 1 month) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in the second round, 41st overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July 1, th NHL / 1st NYR Season Last Win: FEB 2, DALLAS (2) Last SO: MAR 22, 2016 vs VANCOUVER (14) Career Shootouts: 103/161 (.640), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves Is the ATL/WPG franchise all-time leader in wins (152), shutouts (17), and appearances (379) by a goalie - Has registered a.900 SV% or better in 8 of his 10 NHL seasons, including all 7 seasons in which he made at least 15 appearances - Has represented the Czech Republic in several international tournaments, including the Olympics in 2010 and 2014; won a gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Championship - Stopped 30 of 33 shots he faced and earned a win while making his NHL season debut on 1/18 vs. ARI - Made 34 saves and earned his 150th career NHL win on 1/21 vs. STL; became the first goalie in ATL/WPG history to register at least 150 career wins with the franchise - Made a season-high, 39 saves and earned a win on 2/2 at DAL - Established an AHL career-high in SV% (.917) - Made at least 30 saves in 10 of 18 AHL appearances - Made an AHL season-high, 43 saves and earned a win in his final AHL appearance of the season on 1/15 vs. Chicago

10 #10: J.T. Miller (L) 6' 1", 218 lbs. / Mar 14, 1993 (24 years and 6 months) MIHL-luhr, JAY-TEE Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 15th overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft 6th NHL / 6th NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 28, SAN JOSE (5) Last Assist: MAR 31, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (4) Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Has eclipsed or matched his goals, assists, and points, and plus/minus rating totals from the previous season throughout each of his first 5 NHL seasons ( ) - Has skated in 197 consecutive regular season games since 2/7/15; is the only NYR who played in every game in each of the last 2 seasons ( and ) - Established career-highs in assists (34), points (56), GWG (6), SHG (3), and SHP (4), and tied his career-high in goals (22) - Tied for 5th in the NHL in SHG and tied for 6th in SHP - Led NYR in SHG, tied for the team lead in GWG and EVP (45), ranked 2nd in points, EVA (28), and SHP, ranked 4th in goals, primary assists (21), plus/minus rating (+17), and takeaways (49), and tied for 4th in assists - Was the only NYR who played all 82 regular season games - Led NYR forwards in blocked shots (56) and ranked 2nd among NYR forwards in hits (101) - Tallied a point in 33 of NYR s 48 wins; NYR posted a record when he recorded a point #13: Kevin Hayes (C) 6' 5", 217 lbs. / May 8, 1992 (25 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by Chicago in the first round, 24th overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on August 20, th NHL / 4th NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 12, DETROIT (12) Last Assist: MAR 28, SAN JOSE (4) Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp In , became the first NYR to tally 6 SHA in a season since (Messier) of his 130 career NHL points have been primary points; 57 of his 82 career assists have been primary assists - Established career-highs in assists (32), points (49), SHA (6), SHP (7), SOG (143), and GWG (4); tied his career-high in goals (17) - Led the NHL in SHA and tied for the NHL lead in SHP; became the first NYR to lead the NHL outright in SHA since Messier in Led NYR in SHA and SHP, ranked 2nd in takeaways (54), tied for 3rd in GWG, and ranked 5th in points - NYR posted a record in games which he tallied a point and a record in games which he tallied a goal - Led NYR in points on the road (30; 11 G, 19 A) - Established playoff career-highs in faceoff wins (102) and faceoff win percentage (51.8%; 102-for-197) - Tied for the team lead in faceoff wins, ranked second in faceoff win percentage, and tied for sixth in assists (3) in the playoffs

11 #17: Jesper Fast (R) (*Injured) 6' 0", 191 lbs. / Dec 2, 1991 (25 years and 10 months) Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the sixth round, 157th overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 28, SAN JOSE (2) Last Assist: FEB 25, NEW JERSEY (11) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Received the Players' Player Award in back-to-back seasons ( 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" - NYR won 13 straight games in which he played from 12/8/14-1/10/15; became the 1st NYR to be on the winning side in 13 straight games in 1 season in the NHL s modern era - Posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in 53 of 68 games he played - Ranked 3rd among NYR forwards in hits (99) and ranked 4th among NYR forwards in blocked shots (44) - Established playoff career-highs in plus/minus rating (+4), SHG (1), SHA (1), and SHP (2), and tied playoff career-highs in goals (3), assists (3), and points (6) - Led the NHL in SHP, and tied for the NHL lead in SHG and SHA in the playoffs - Led NYR in SHP, tied for the team lead in SHG and SHA, tied for 3rd in plus/minus rating, tied for 4th in goals and points, and ranked 5th in hits (33) #18: Marc Staal (D) 6' 4", 209 lbs. / Jan 13, 1987 (30 years and 8 months) STAHL Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 12th overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft 11th NHL / 11th NYR Season Last Goal: DEC 6, NY ISLANDERS (45) Last Assist: MAR 26, ANAHEIM (5) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Ranks 2nd on the NYR all-time playoff games played list (among skaters) with Named an alternate captain with NYR at the start of the season - Ranks 14th on the NYR all-time games played list (689); ranks 6th among defensemen in franchise history in games played, trailing only Howell, Leetch, Greschner, Neilson, and Girardi - Is tied for 4th among NHL defensemen in SHP (9) and is tied for 7th in SHA (7) since Ranks 2nd on NYR in games played (689) and ranks 3rd on NYR in blocked shots (871) since he joined the team in Is 1 of 10 defensemen who have skated in at least 600 career regular season games with NYR - Ranked 3rd on NYR in average shorthanded ice time (1:57), and ranked 4th on NYR in average ice time (19:10), average even strength ice time (17:10), and blocked shots (97) - Ranked 3rd on NYR in blocked shots in the playoffs (23) - Skated in his 100th career NHL playoff game - and 100th playoff game with NYR - in Game 2 at OTT

12 #20: Chris Kreider (L) 6' 3", 224 lbs. / Apr 30, 1991 (26 years and 5 months) KRIGH-duhr Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 19th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft 7th NHL / 7th NYR Season Last Goal: APR 2, 2017 vs PHILADELPHIA (2) Last Assist: APR 8, OTTAWA Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Is the only NYR who tallied at least 20 goals in each of the last 3 seasons ( ) - Is 1 of 2 NHL players who have recorded at least 50 goals, 100 points, a +40 rating, and 200 PIM since (Marchand) - Leads NYR in PPG (24), ranks 2nd in goals (87), ranks 3rd in G/GP (0.29), and ranks 4th in points (179) since the start of his first full NHL season in Ranks 7th on the NYR all-time playoff goals list (23) - Is tied for 2nd in career playoff GWG with NYR (6); is tied with Leetch, Boucher, and Bill Cook, and only trails Messier (7) - Established career-highs in goals (28), points (53), SOG (186), PPA (7), PPP (13), and average ice time (17:00), and tied his career-high in assists (25) - Was 1 of 5 NHL players who recorded at least 28 goals and 130 hits (Ovechkin, Simmonds, Pavelski, and Lee) - Led NYR in goals, tied for the team lead in PPG (6), tied for 3rd in GWG (4), and ranked 4th in points and SOG - Led NYR in games with a goal (24) #22: Kevin Shattenkirk (D) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Jan 29, 1989 (28 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Colorado in the first round, 14th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July 1, th NHL / 1st NYR Season Last Goal: APR 8, BOSTON (1) Last Assist: APR 2, COLUMBUS (4) Career Shootouts: 8/24 (33%), 7 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Ranks 2nd among NHL defensemen in PPP (131), and ranks 3rd among NHL defensemen in PPG (32) and PPA (99) since the start of the season; is the only defenseman who ranks 3rd or higher in all three categories - Is 1 of 2 NHL defensemen who have tallied at least 25 PPP in each of the last 4 seasons ( ) - Is 1 of 4 NHL defensemen who have recorded at least 30 assists and 40 points in 6 different seasons since he entered the NHL in Ranks 6th among active NHL defensemen in career P/GP (0.61) - Established career-highs in assists (43), points (56), PPG (8), and PPP (27) - Was 1 of 4 NHL defensemen who registered at least 10 goals and 40 assists (Burns, Hedman, Karlsson) - Tied for 2nd among NHL defensemen in PPG and PPP, ranked 4th in points, tied for 5th in assists and PPA (19), tied for 6th in primary assists (21), and tied for 9th in goals (13)

13 #26: Jimmy Vesey (L) 6' 3", 206 lbs. / May 26, 1993 (24 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by Nashville in the third round, 66th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on August 19, nd NHL / 2nd NYR Season Last Goal: APR 9, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH Last Assist: MAR 26, ANAHEIM (5) Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp In , became the first NYR to record 6 GWG in his rookie season since (Ridley) - In , became the first NYR rookie to tally 6 goals in the team's first 10 games of a season since (Turcotte) - Selected as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in collegiate hockey in and ; won the award in Received the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award as the top NYR rookie in Training Camp in Led the NCAA in goals over his final two seasons of collegiate hockey ( and ) with 56 - Ranked 2nd among NHL rookies in GWG (6), tied for 5th in PPG (5), ranked 7th in takeaways (44), and tied for 12th in goals (16) - Tied for the team lead in GWG and GDG (1), and tied for 3rd in PPG - Recorded his first career NHL goal/point, which was also his first career NHL GWG, on 10/17 vs. SJS - Tied for the team lead in takeaways (10) and tied for 3rd on NYR in assists (4) in the playoffs #27: Ryan McDonagh (D) 6' 1", 215 lbs. / Jun 13, 1989 (28 years and 3 months) muhk-duhn-uh Drafted: Selected by Montreal in the first round, 12th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Montreal, along with Chris Higgins, Pavel Valentenko, and Doug Janik, in exchange for Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt, and Mike Busto on June 30, th NHL / 8th NYR Season Last Goal: APR 9, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Is a 2-time NHL All-Star (2016, 2017); became the first NYR to play in the NHL All-Star Game in at least 2 consecutive years since Lundqvist ( ) - Is 1 of 3 defensemen in NYR history who have been named the team s MVP in at least 2 seasons since the award was first presented in (Leetch and Beck); received the award in and Is the only NYR in franchise history who has posted a +11 rating or better in each of his first 7 NHL seasons - Leads the NHL in plus/minus rating since the start of the season (+69) - Established career-highs in assists (36) and primary assists (22) - Was 1 of 6 NHL defensemen who recorded at least 40 points and a +20 rating - Ranked 5th among NHL defensemen in primary assists - Led NYR in average ice time (24:21), tied for the team lead in PPA (14), ranked 2nd in plus/minus rating (+20) and PPP (15), and ranked 3rd in assists - Led NYR defensemen in assists, points (42), and plus/minus rating

14 #28: Paul Carey (C) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Sep 24, 1988 (29 years) Drafted: Selected by Colorado in the fifth round, 135th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July 1, th NHL / 1st NYR Season Last Goal: FEB 6, NEW JERSEY (7) Last Assist: FEB 16, 2015 vs ARIZONA (15) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Recorded 86 points (37 G, 49 A), including 9 GWG, and posted a +16 rating in 99 AHL contests over the last 2 seasons ( and ) - Helped Boston College win the National Championship twice ( and ), the Hockey East Championship three times ( , , ), and the Hockey East Regular Season Championship in during his collegiate career; was also named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in Was teammates with current NYR Kevin Hayes and Chris Kreider at Boston College - Skated in 6 NHL regular season games and 1 playoff game with WSH - Established AHL career-highs in goals (24), assists (31), points (55), plus/minus rating (+14), PPG (8), and GWG (6) - Led Hershey in P/GP (1.00) and GWG, tied for the team lead in goals, ranked 3rd in PPG and SOG (122), ranked 4th in assists and points, and ranked 5th in plus/minus rating - Named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the week ending on 3/19 #36: Mats Zuccarello (R) 5' 8", 179 lbs. / Sep 1, 1987 (30 years and 1 month) zoo-ka-rehl-oh, MATS Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on May 26, 2010 Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on March 28, th NHL / 8th NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 22, 2017 vs NY ISLANDERS (6) Last Assist: APR 2, 2017 vs PHILADELPHIA (1) Career Shootouts: 19/38 (50%), 8 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Is the all-time leader in games played (383), goals (86), assists (176), and points (262) by a Norwegian-born player in NHL history - Received the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award in , , and Named an alternate captain with NYR on 10/4/17 - Since , 173 of his 228 points have either been a goal or a primary assist - Established career-highs in assists (44), EVA (35), EVP (45), takeaways (70), and SOG (189) - Ranked 7th in the NHL in takeaways and tied for 7th in EVA - Tied for 5th in the NHL in shootout goals (4) - Led NYR in assists, points, EVA, takeaways, and shootout goals, tied for the team lead in EVP, ranked 2nd in primary assists (23), ranked 3rd in PPP (14), SOG, and PPA (9), and ranked 5th in plus/minus rating (+15) - Became the first NYR to register 44 assists in one season since Gaborik in and the fifth NYR to tally at least 35 EVA in a season since Tied for the team lead in goals in the playoffs (4)

15 #40: Michael Grabner (R) 6' 1", 188 lbs. / Oct 5, 1987 (30 years) Drafted: Selected by Vancouver in the first round, 14th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July 1, th NHL / 2nd NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 13, 2017 vs TAMPA BAY (12) Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Ranks 2nd among Austrian-born players in NHL history in games played (473), goals (131), assists (82), and points (213) - Is 1 of 4 NYR who have tallied at least 25 EVG in a season since (Jagr, Gaborik, Nash) - Is tied for 4th in the NHL in SHG since (13) - Tied for 9th in the NHL in EVG (26) - Tied for 12th in the NHL (min. 20 games played) in G/60 (1.51) - Was 1 of 3 NHL players who registered at least 27 goals and a +22 rating (McDavid and Oshie) - Led NYR in EVG and plus/minus rating (+22), and ranked 2nd in goals (27) - Led NYR forwards in SH ice time (128:24); was on the ice for 8 PPGA - was on the ice for the fewest amount of PPGA among NHL forwards who logged at least 128 minutes of ice time while shorthanded - Established playoff career-highs in games played (12), goals (4), points (6), and plus/minus rating (+4) - Tied for the team lead in goals in the playoffs #42: Brendan Smith (D) 6' 2", 211 lbs. / Feb 8, 1989 (28 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by Detroit in the first round, 27th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Detroit in exchange for a second round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and a third round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft on Feb. 28, th NHL / 2nd NYR Season Last Goal: APR 2, 2017 vs PHILADELPHIA (2) Last Assist: MAR 25, LOS ANGELES (6) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Has helped his team advance to the playoffs in each of his 5 full NHL seasons ( ) - Played 3 seasons of college hockey at the University of Wisconsin ( ); was teammates with current NYR defenseman Ryan McDonagh - Selected as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in the NCAA in ; was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year - Established a career-high in average ice time (19:14); averaged 20:09 of ice time in 18 games with NYR, and logged at least 20:00 of ice time in 11 of the 18 contests - Ranked 2nd on NYR in average even strength ice time (18:20) - Established playoff career-highs in assists (4), plus/minus rating (+8), and average ice time (19:41) - Tied for 10th in the NHL and tied for 5th among NHL defensemen in plus/minus rating in the playoffs - Led NYR in plus/minus rating, tied for 3rd in assists, and ranked 5th in average ice time and blocked shots (14) in the playoffs

16 #47: Steven Kampfer (D) 5' 11", 195 lbs. / Sep 24, 1988 (29 years) Drafted: Selected by Anaheim in the fourth round, 93rd overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Florida, along with a conditional draft pick, in exchange for Dylan McIlrath on Nov. 8, th NHL / 2nd NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 13, 2017 vs TAMPA BAY (4) Last Assist: MAR 7, FLORIDA (7) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Has posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in 108 of 144 career NHL contests (75.0%) - Won the CCHA Championship twice during his collegiate career with the University of Michigan ( and ) - Registered 23 hits in 10 regular season games with NYR; was credited with 2 or more hits in 8 of the 10 games - Recorded his first goal as a NYR and registered 2 hits on 3/13 vs. TBL - Tallied his first assist/point as a NYR, recorded 2 hits, was credited with 2 blocked shots, and posted a +1 rating in 13:30 of ice time on 3/7 at FLA - Registered 3 blocked shots in 15:44 of ice time while making his NYR debut on 2/28 vs. WSH - Was tied for 3rd among Hartford defensemen in goals (4), assists (15), and points (19) prior to being recalled by NYR on 3/5 - Established a single-game AHL career-high with 3 assists and tied a single-game AHL career-high with 3 points on 3/1 vs. Springfield #51: David Desharnais (C) 5' 7", 180 lbs. / Sep 14, 1986 (31 years) Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by Montreal as a free agent on Nov. 5, 2008 Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July 5, th NHL / 1st NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 14, 2017 vs DALLAS (13) Last Assist: MAR 16, 2017 vs BOSTON (12) Career Shootouts: 17/41 (41%), 7 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Has averaged at least 0.50 P/GP in 5 of his 7 full seasons (min. 40 games played) in the NHL - Has posted a 50.5% faceoff win percentage in his NHL career (3,098-for-6,134); has won at least 600 faceoffs in 3 different seasons in his career - Named the ECHL MVP and Rookie of the Year in while helping Cincinnati win the Kelly Cup - Posted a 51.2% faceoff win percentage (170-for-332), including a 51.1% faceoff win percentage on faceoffs taken in the defensive zone (45-for-88) - Notched an assist and posted a +1 rating while making his debut with EDM on 3/4 vs. DET - Recorded 4 points (1 G, 3 A) and posted a +3 rating in 13 playoff games with EDM - Was the only EDM forward (min. 2 games played) who was not assessed a penalty during the playoffs - Tied a single-game playoff career-high with 2 points (1 G, 1 A), tallied his first career playoff OT goal, won 7 of 10 faceoffs (70.0%), and posted a +2 rating in Game 5 vs. SJS

17 #55: Nick Holden (D) 6' 4", 214 lbs. / May 15, 1987 (30 years and 4 months) Drafted: Undrafted; signed by Columbus as an undrafted free agent on March 28, 2008 Acquired: Acquired from Colorado in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft on June 25, th NHL / 2nd NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 31, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (2) Last Assist: MAR 31, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (2) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Is 1 of 11 NHL players who have registered at least 650 hits and 350 blocked shots since Over the last 2 seasons ( and ), has notched 20 points (5 G, 15 A) in 43 games against NYR's 7 Metropolitan Division opponents - Established career-highs in goals (11), assists (23), points (34), and plus/minus rating (+13) - Was 1 of 2 NHL defensemen who recorded at least 10 goals and 150 hits (along with Byfuglien) - Was 1 of 8 NHL defensemen who recorded at least 11 goals, 34 points, and a +13 rating - Tied for 15th among NHL defensemen in EVP (29) - Led NYR in hits (164), ranked 2nd in average ice time (20:36), and ranked 5th in blocked shots (88) - Led NYR defensemen in goals, EVG (8), and PPG (3), ranked 2nd in EVP and plus/minus rating, and ranked 3rd in assists, points, SOG (84), and EVA (21) - Established playoff career-highs in games played (11) and assists (2), and tied his playoff career-high in points (4) #61: Rick Nash (R) 6' 4", 211 lbs. / Jun 16, 1984 (33 years and 3 months) NASH Drafted: Selected by Columbus in the first round, first overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Columbus along with Steven Delisle and a third-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon, and a first-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft on July 23, th NHL / 6th NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 31, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (2) Last Assist: MAR 7, FLORIDA (12) Career Shootouts: 31/85 (36%), 13 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Is 1 of 2 NHL players who have tallied 20 or more goals in 12 seasons since (Ovechkin) - Enters the season 11 games away from skating in his 1,000th career NHL game - Is tied for 12th in the NHL (min. 100 GP) in G/GP (0.40) and ranks 5th in the NHL (min. 100 GP) in G/60 (1.39) since he joined NYR prior to the season - Leads NYR in goals (127), GWG (27), and SOG (1,116) since he joined NYR - Is 1 of 6 players in NYR history who have led the team or tied for the team lead in goals in at least 3 straight seasons ( ) - Led NYR in SOG/GP (2.9), tied for the team lead in PPG (6), ranked 2nd in SOG (195), and ranked 3rd in goals (23) - Ranked 2nd on NYR in games with a goal (23) - Tied for the NHL lead in SHA (1) and tied for second in SHP (1) in the playoffs - Led NYR in SOG (44), tied for the team lead in GWG (1), takeaways (10), and SHA, tied for 2nd in SHP, and tied for 4th in goals (3) in the playoffs

18 #72: Filip Chytil (C) 6' 2", 202 lbs. / Sep 5, 1999 (18 years and 1 month) Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 21st overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft 1st NHL / 1st NYR Season Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Won the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award as the top NYR rookie in Training Camp in 2017; is 1 of 4 players who won the award in the same year they were drafted by NYR (Dan Blackburn ; Filip Novak ; Manny Malhotra ) - Helped the Czech Republic earn a gold medal at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, tallying 4 points (3 G, 1 A) in 5 contests - Represented the Czech Republic at the 2017 U18 Five Nations Tournament, registering 3 points (1G, 2A) in 4 games, and at the 2015 World U17 Hockey Challenge - Was 1 of 21 players younger than 18 years old who played in the Czech Extraliga; ranked 2nd among players younger than 18 years old in the league in games played (38), goals (4), and points (8) - Skated in 2 relegation games with Zlin, recording 2 points (1 G, 1 A) - Registered 5 points (2 G, 3 A) in 5 games at the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship #76: Brady Skjei (D) 6' 3", 211 lbs. / Mar 26, 1994 (23 years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 28th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft 3rd NHL / 3rd NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 26, ANAHEIM (5) Last Assist: APR 2, 2017 vs PHILADELPHIA (2) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Named to the NHL s All-Rookie Team in ; became the 3rd defenseman in NYR history to be named to the NHL s All-Rookie Team (Leetch and Del Zotto) - Is 1 of 4 defensemen in NYR history who tallied at least 30 assists in their rookie season (Leetch, Ruotsalainen, and Greschner) - Became the first NHL defenseman to tally at least 27 EVA in his rookie season since Larry Murphy in Tallied 4 goals in the 2017 Playoffs, tying the NYR record for goals by a rookie defenseman in a playoff year (Ruotsalainen 1982) - Tied for 4th among NHL defensemen in EVA (27) and tied for 8th in EVP (32) - Led NHL rookies in EVA and ranked 5th in assists (34) - Led NHL rookie defensemen in EVA and EVP - Established playoff career-highs in games played (12), goals (4), points (5), and plus/minus rating (+6) - Ranked 2nd among NHL rookies in plus/minus rating, tied for 2nd in goals, and tied for 5th in points in the playoffs

19 #77: Tony DeAngelo (D) 5' 11", 181 lbs. / Oct 24, 1995 (21 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, 19th overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Arizona, along with a first round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft (Lias Andersson), in exchange for Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta 2nd NHL / 1st NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 27, ST. LOUIS (5) Last Assist: APR 6, 2017 vs VANCOUVER Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Has ranked 4th or higher among defensemen in his league in assists in 4 of the last 5 seasons; has led defensemen in his league in assists in 3 of those seasons - Named the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Defenseman of the Year and received the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the Ontario Hockey League s (OHL) Most Outstanding Defenseman in ; led all defensemen in the 3 Canadian Major Junior Leagues (OHL, QMJHL, and WHL) in assists (64) and points (89), and tied for 1st among all defensemen in goals (25) - Ranked 2nd among NHL rookie defensemen in G/GP (0.13) and PPG (2), tied for 3rd in PPP (8), ranked 5th in PPA (6), and tied for 5th (min. 10 GP) in P/GP (0.36) - Tied for 3rd on ARI in PPP and ranked 5th in PPA - Led ARI defensemen in G/60 (0.45) and P/60 (1.26), and ranked 3rd in A/60 (0.81) - Tallied his first career NHL goal/point in his NHL debut on 11/8 at COL - Notched his first career NHL assist on 11/12 vs. BOS - Recorded a point in 12 of 25 AHL contests #89: Pavel Buchnevich (R) 6' 2", 191 lbs. / Apr 17, 1995 (22 years and 5 months) buhtch-ny'ay-vihch, PAH-vehl Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the third round, 75th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft 2nd NHL / 2nd NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 7, FLORIDA (11) Last Assist: MAR 21, NEW JERSEY (6) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp In , became the first NYR to tally at least 13 points in his first 13 NHL games since Don Maloney in In , became the first NYR rookie to post a 4-game goal streak since Derek Stepan in Has recorded a point in 16 of 41 career NHL games (8 G, 12 A) - Ranked 8th among NHL rookies (min. 20 GP) in P/60 (2.21) and tied for 9th in A/60 (1.32) - Tied for 14th among NHL rookies (min. 20 GP) in P/GP (0.49) - Tied for 6th on NYR in G/60 (0.88), and ranked 7th on NYR in A/60 and P/60 - Tallied his first career NHL assist/point in his NHL debut on 10/13 vs. NYI - Tallied a point in 8 consecutive games in which he played from 11/5 at BOS to 1/19 at TOR (missed 26 games due to injury from 11/13 1/4) - Posted a 4-game goal/point streak from 11/5-11/12 (4 G, 2 A) - Tallied his first career NHL goal on 11/5 at BOS - Posted his first multi-assist/point game in the NHL on 11/8 vs. VAN, tallying 3 points (1 G, 2 A)