New York Rangers Game Notes Mon, Nov 6, 7 NHL Game #9 New York Rangers 6-7 - ( pts) Columbus Blue Jackets 9 - - (9 pts) Team Game: 6 Home Game: - - (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: 5 Road Game: 8 5 - - (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Henrik Lundqvist 5.8.9 Ondrej Pavelec.6.887 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM L J.T. Miller 5 C Kevin Hayes 5 6-7 R Jesper Fast 5 8 D Marc Staal 5 - L Chris Kreider 5 7 - D Kevin Shattenkirk 5 9 - C Boo Nieves 6 L Jimmy Vesey 5-7 D Ryan McDonagh 5 8 8 8 C Paul Carey 6 6 R Mats Zuccarello 5 7-9 8 R Michael Grabner 5 5 6 D Brendan Smith 8 7 D Steven Kampfer 5-5 C David Desharnais 5 5 7 6 55 D Nick Holden - 6 R Rick Nash 5 6-8 76 D Brady Skjei 5 89 R Pavel Buchnevich 5 5 5-9 C Mika Zibanejad 5 8 6-7 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 7 Joonas Korpisalo.67.887 7 Sergei Bobrovsky 8..97 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Seth Jones 8 8 D Scott Harrington 7 D Jack Johnson - 8 D Zach Werenski 5 9 9 9 L Artemi Panarin C Alexander Wennberg 8 9 L Matt Calvert 5 8 9 7 C Brandon Dubinsky 5 8 C Pierre-Luc Dubois - L Sonny Milano 5 8 7 D Ryan Murray 8 R Oliver Bjorkstrand 5 9 5 5 6 C Zac Dalpe 9-7 L Markus Hannikainen 6 8 C Boone Jenner 7 5 5 D Gabriel Carlsson 58 D David Savard 5-6 6 C Tyler Motte 65 D Markus Nutivaara 9 5 5 7 L Nick Foligno 5 8 8 77 R Josh Anderson 5 8 5 7 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, Hockey Operations/Alternate Governor General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff John Davidson Jarmo Kekalainen Bill Zito John Tortorella Brad Larsen (Assistant), Brad Shaw (Assistant), Kenny McCudden (Assistant), Ian Clark (Goaltender), Dan Singleton (Video) Tonight's Officials Referees Dan O'Rourke (9), Eric Furlatt (7) Linesmen Kory Nagy (97), Darren Gibbs (66) Supervisor Video Judge Denis McKiernan Ntl. Anthem Laurel Harris Today's Schedule MIN @ BOS : 7: CBJ @ NYR : 7: VGK @ TOR : 7: DET @ VAN : 7: ARI @ WSH : 7: WPG @ DAL : 7:
New York Rangers: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place J.T. Miller L 6' " 8 Mar, 99 East Palestine, OH, USA Kevin Hayes C 6' 5" 7 May 8, 99 Dorchester, MA, USA 7 Jesper Fast R 6' " 9 Dec, 99 Nassjo, SWE 8 Marc Staal D 6' " 9 Jan, 987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Chris Kreider L 6' " Apr, 99 Boxford, MA, USA Kevin Shattenkirk D 6' " Jan 9, 989 New Rochelle, NY, USA Boo Nieves C 6' " Jan, 99 Syracuse, NY, USA 6 Jimmy Vesey L 6' " 6 May 6, 99 Boston, MA, USA 7 Ryan McDonagh D 6' " 5 Jun, 989 St. Paul, MN, USA 8 Paul Carey C 6' " Sep, 988 Boston, MA, USA Henrik Lundqvist G 6' " 8 Mar, 98 Are, SWE Ondrej Pavelec G 6' " Aug, 987 Kladno, CZE 6 Mats Zuccarello R 5' 8" 79 Sep, 987 Oslo, NOR Michael Grabner R 6' " 88 Oct 5, 987 Villach, AUT Brendan Smith D 6' " Feb 8, 989 Mimico, ON, CAN 7 Steven Kampfer D 5' " 95 Sep, 988 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 5 David Desharnais C 5' 7" 8 Sep, 986 Laurier-Station, QC, CAN 55 Nick Holden D 6' " May 5, 987 St. Albert, AB, CAN 6 Rick Nash R 6' " Jun 6, 98 Brampton, ON, CAN 76 Brady Skjei D 6' " Mar 6, 99 Lakeville, MN, USA 89 Pavel Buchnevich R 6' " 9 Apr 7, 995 Cherepovets, RUS 9 Mika Zibanejad C 6' " 7 Apr 8, 99 Huddinge, SWE Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 8. Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks KEVIN SHATTENKIRK (--6 / Games) J.T. MILLER (-- / Games) Columbus Blue Jackets: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Seth Jones D 6' " Oct, 99 Arlington, TX, USA Scott Harrington D 6' " 7 Mar, 99 Kingston, ON, CAN 7 Jack Johnson D 6' " 7 Jan, 987 Indianapolis, IN, USA 8 Zach Werenski D 6' " 9 Jul 9, 997 Grosse Pointe, MI, USA 9 Artemi Panarin L 5' " 68 Oct, 99 Korkino, RUS Alexander Wennberg C 6' " 96 Sep, 99 Stockholm, SWE Matt Calvert L 5' " 86 Dec, 989 Brandon, MB, CAN 7 Brandon Dubinsky C 6' " 5 Apr 9, 986 Anchorage, AK, USA 8 Pierre-Luc Dubois C 6' " 7 Jun, 998 Ste-Agathe-Des-Monts, QC, CAN Sonny Milano L 6' " 95 May, 996 Massapequa, NY, USA 7 Ryan Murray D 6' " 5 Sep 7, 99 Regina, SK, CAN 8 Oliver Bjorkstrand R 6' " 77 Apr, 995 Herning, DNK 6 Zac Dalpe C 6' " 9 Nov, 989 Paris, ON, CAN 7 Markus Hannikainen L 6' " Mar 6, 99 Helsinki, FIN 8 Boone Jenner C 6' " 6 Jun 5, 99 Dorchester, ON, CAN 5 Gabriel Carlsson D 6' 5" 9 Jan, 997 Orebro, SWE 58 David Savard D 6' " 7 Oct, 99 St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN 6 Tyler Motte C 5' " 9 Mar, 995 St. Clair, MI, USA 65 Markus Nutivaara D 6' " 9 Jun 6, 99 Oulu, FIN 7 Joonas Korpisalo G 6' " 8 Apr 8, 99 Pori, FIN 7 Nick Foligno L 6' " Oct, 987 Buffalo, NY, USA 7 Sergei Bobrovsky G 6' " 8 Sep, 988 Novokuznetsk, RUS 77 Josh Anderson R 6' " May 7, 99 Burlington, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 99 Age:.9 Injured Reserve List ( Players) Cam Atkinson R 5' 8" 79 Jun 5, 989 Riverside, CT, USA 5 Lukas Sedlak C 6' " 5 Feb 5, 99 Ceské Budejovice, CZE Goal Streaks MARKUS HANNIKAINEN ( / Games) Assist Streaks SETH JONES ( / Games) SONNY MILANO ( / Games) BOONE JENNER ( / Games) PIERRE-LUC DUBOIS ( / Games) Point Streaks ZACH WERENSKI (-- / Games) PIERRE-LUC DUBOIS (-- / Games) SONNY MILANO (-- / Games) OLIVER BJORKSTRAND (-- / Games) MARKUS HANNIKAINEN (-- / Games) SETH JONES (-- / Games) BOONE JENNER (--5 / Games) BRANDON DUBINSKY (-- / Games)
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 5 8 6-7 5 5 6. 8:5 5.9 7 L J.T. Miller 5 5. 6:8 6.78 6 D Kevin Shattenkirk 5 9 -.9 :8. R 89 Pavel Buchnevich 5 5 5-5. :5.7 7 6 R 6 Mats Zuccarello 5 7-9 8 6.5 9:.8 9 D 7 Ryan McDonagh 5 8 8 5. :. 6 8 L Chris Kreider 5 7-9 8. 6:5 8.57 6 C 5 David Desharnais 5 5 7 6 5. :7 6. 5 R Michael Grabner 5 5 6.7 :57. 6 C Kevin Hayes 5 6-9. 6:7 5.67 9 7 R 6 Rick Nash 5 6-8 5 5.7 6:6. 5 8 R 7 Jesper Fast 5 9. :5 5. 6 D 76 Brady Skjei 5 6. 9:. 7 5 L 6 Jimmy Vesey 5-8 7. : 5. 9 D 8 Marc Staal 5-9. 7:8. 6 9 C Boo Nieves. :5.7 D Brendan Smith 8. 6:. D 55 Nick Holden - 7. 6:5. 6 5 C 8 Paul Carey 6. 9:9 56.5 5 D 7 Steven Kampfer 5-7. 5:7. 7 9 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Henrik Lundqvist 68.8 5 5.9 Ondrej Pavelec.6.887 Columbus Blue Jackets: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks D Seth Jones 8 8 6 8. :6. L 9 Artemi Panarin. :9. D 8 Zach Werenski 5 9 9 9.8 :8. 7 R 8 Oliver Bjorkstrand 5 9 5 5. :8. 6 C Alexander Wennberg 8 9. 8:8.5 L Sonny Milano 5 8 7 9. :5. 8 R 77 Josh Anderson 5 8 5 7.7 6:7 7.5 7 L Matt Calvert 5 8 9 6 8. 5:5 8.88 7 6 L 7 Nick Foligno 5 8 8 8.8 :7 7.8 8 9 R Cam Atkinson 5.8 8:7.9 5 C 8 Boone Jenner 7 5. 9:.85 9 6 D 58 David Savard 5-6 6. :. 9 D 65 Markus Nutivaara 9 5 5 5. :8. 5 D 7 Jack Johnson - 8 5.6 8:57. C 7 Brandon Dubinsky 5. 6: 5.7 8 L 7 Markus Hannikainen 6 7 8.6 9:9. C 8 Pierre-Luc Dubois - 5 6.7 :6 5. D 7 Ryan Murray 7 5.9 6:7. 5 C 5 Lukas Sedlak 8-5. 9:58 7.5 C 6 Tyler Motte 7 8.6 : 5. D 5 Gabriel Carlsson 7. :5. 6 D Scott Harrington. 7:5. C 6 Zac Dalpe 9-6. 7:57. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 7 Joonas Korpisalo 8.67 86.887 7 Sergei Bobrovsky 67. 8 5 8.97
Columbus Blue Jackets @ New York Rangers Team Records Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers Last game: Saturday AT TAMPA BAY (5- O) Saturday AT FLORIDA (5- W) Next game: Tuesday VS NASHVILLE Wednesday VS BOSTON Overall record/streak: 9 - - / OTL 6-7 - / Win / Undef Home record/streak: 5 - - / Win / Undef - - / Win / Undef Road record/streak: - - / OTL - - / Win / Undef Last 5 Games: - - - - Last Games: 6 - - 5 - - -Goal Games: - - - - -Goal Games - - -Goal Games - - Scoring first 5 - - 5 - - Opponent scoring first - - - 5 - Leading after period - - - - Trailing after period - - - - Tied after period - - - - Leading after periods 5 - - - - Trailing after periods - - - 5 - Tied after periods - - - - OT Record - This Season: - - OT Record - Franchise: - - 8-6 - 95 Shootout Record - This Season: - - Shootout Record - Franchise: 6-6 68-55 Outshooting opponent: 8 - - - - Outshot by opponent: - - - - Even shots: - - - - vs. Atlantic: - - - - vs. Metropolitan: - - - - vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 6 - - - - vs. Central: - - - - vs. Pacific: - - - - vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: - - - - Month by Month Record Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: 8-- 6-7- November: -- -- Totals: 9-- 9 6-7-
Columbus Blue Jackets @ New York Rangers Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Columbus Blue Jackets: 8 7 (. avg.) Opponents: 7 (.6 avg.) New York Rangers: 5 6 7 (. avg.) Opponents: 6 5 (. avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Columbus Blue Jackets: 5 9 58 9 5 (6.5 avg.) Opponents: 8 5 6 6 (.5 avg.) New York Rangers: 66 68 56 6 96 (. avg.) Opponents: 59 7 7 (.6 avg.) Power Play Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers G Att % G Att % Overall: 5.6 (st NHL) 57. (th NHL) Home:.6 (th NHL) 8 9.5 (th NHL) Road: 9.5 (T-9th NHL) 6 5. (T-8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-8th NHL) Penalty Killing Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers G Att % G Att % Overall: 6 6 8. (T-7th NHL) 5 8.8 (T-6th NHL) Home: 9. (6th NHL) 6 8.8 (T-6th NHL) Road: 6 75. (T-rd NHL) 9 78.9 (T-8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-rd NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-rd NHL) Penalties Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 7. (th NHL) 5 7 9. (T-th NHL) Goal Situations Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers For Against For Against 6 on 5: 6 on : 6 on : 5 on 5: 7 6 7 5 on : 5 5 on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 6: on 5: 6 9 on 6: 5 on 6: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 7 7 7 5
Columbus Blue Jackets @ New York Rangers Situations Individual Leaders Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers Points: S. JONES (),A. PANARIN (),O. BJORKSTRAND (9) M. ZIBANEJAD (),J. MILLER (),K. SHATTENKIRK () Goals: J. ANDERSON (5),S. MILANO (5),C. ATKINSON () M. ZIBANEJAD (8),M. GRABNER (5),P. BUCHNEVICH (5) Assists: A. PANARIN (),S. JONES (8),A. WENNBERG (8) J. MILLER (),K. SHATTENKIRK (9),R. MCDONAGH (8) PP Goals: O. BJORKSTRAND (),N. FOLIGNO (),B. JENNER () M. ZIBANEJAD (5),C. KREIDER (),P. BUCHNEVICH () SH Goals: GW Goals: S. MILANO (),J. JOHNSON (),J. ANDERSON () M. GRABNER (),K. SHATTENKIRK (),K. HAYES () + Goals: PIM: Z. DALPE (),B. DUBINSKY (),M. CALVERT (9) K. SHATTENKIRK (),C. KREIDER (),S. KAMPFER () Shots: A. PANARIN (),Z. WERENSKI (),M. CALVERT (6) R. NASH (5),M. ZIBANEJAD (5),C. KREIDER (9) +/-: Z. WERENSKI (+9),S. JONES (+8),B. DUBINSKY (+5) M. GRABNER (+),B. NIEVES (+),B. SMITH (+) Shootout Columbus Blue Jackets Shooter G/S % GDG Oliver Bjorkstrand / 5. Artemi Panarin / 5. Alexander Wennberg /. Sonny Milano /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Sergei Bobrovsky - /5.8 New York Rangers Shooter G/S % GDG Mats Zuccarello /. David Desharnais /. Mika Zibanejad /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Henrik Lundqvist - /. Power Play Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P Artemi Panarin Zach Werenski Oliver Bjorkstrand Seth Jones Sonny Milano Nick Foligno Boone Jenner Alexander Wennberg New York Rangers Player G A P Mika Zibanejad 5 7 Kevin Shattenkirk 5 6 Pavel Buchnevich 5 Mats Zuccarello 5 5 J.T. Miller Chris Kreider Ryan McDonagh David Desharnais Rick Nash Short Handed Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P No players to display New York Rangers Player G A P No players to display
Columbus Blue Jackets (-) @ New York Rangers (-) Season Series Columbus Rangers Blue Jackets Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Oct, 7 5, Sergei Bobrovsky / Henrik Lundqvist Artemi Panarin Blue Jackets Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Seth Jones. Zach Werenski. Artemi Panarin 6 6.7 Lukas Sedlak 5. Alexander Wennberg. Ryan Murray. Jack Johnson. Matt Calvert 6. Cam Atkinson. Brandon Dubinsky. Pierre-Luc Dubois -. Sonny Milano -. Oliver Bjorkstrand. Zac Dalpe. Markus Hannikainen. Gabriel Carlsson -. David Savard. Nick Foligno. Josh Anderson. Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Sergei Bobrovsky 6. 8.97 Power play - (%) Penalty Killing - (%) Rangers Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Kevin Hayes -. J.T. Miller. Marc Staal. Chris Kreider - 5. Kevin Shattenkirk -. Adam Cracknell. Jimmy Vesey. Ryan McDonagh. Paul Carey. Mats Zuccarello -. Michael Grabner. Brendan Smith. Steven Kampfer. David Desharnais -. Nick Holden -. Rick Nash 5. Brady Skjei. Tony DeAngelo. Pavel Buchnevich -. Mika Zibanejad -. Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Henrik Lundqvist 58.5.95 Power play - (%) Penalty Killing - (%)
New York Rangers: Media Notes LAST GAME Nov., Rangers 5 at Panthers (OT) - After a scoreless first period, each team registered two goals in both the second period and third period. Kevin Shattenkirk recorded his second goal of the game at :8 of overtime to help the Rangers earn the win. Five different Rangers recorded at least two points in the game, and J.T. Miller tied single-game career-highs with three assists and three points. Shots: NYR - ; FLA - PP: NYR - -/:57; FLA - -/:7 Stars:. K. Shattenkirk (NYR);. C. Sceviour (FLA);. H. Lundqvist (NYR) INJURIES (6 Man-Games Lost to Injury) None RECENT TRANSACTIONS None TONIGHT'S GAME The Rangers play their 6th game of the 7-8 season and begin a three-game homestand tonight, Nov. 6, against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a Metropolitan Division matchup at Madison Square Garden (7: p.m. ET - TV: MSG Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts have earned at least one point in seven of their last nine games (5-- record over the span). In addition, the Rangers have won their last three games and five of their last seven contests (5-- record). RANGERS VS. BLUE JACKETS All-Time: 6--- (7--- at home; 9-8-- on the road) 7-8: Tonight s game is the second of four meetings between the Rangers and Blue Jackets, and the first of two meetings between the two teams at MSG. The Rangers have posted a -- record (-- at home; -- on the road), following the Blue Jackets - win on Oct. in Columbus. Kevin Hayes registered the only goal for the Rangers in the contest, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped of shots he faced. Following tonight's contest, the Rangers and Blue Jackets will play against each other on the following dates: Nov. 7 (at Columbus), Mar. (at MSG). The Rangers have won nine of their last games against the Blue Jackets, dating back to Jan. 6, 5 (9-- record). RANGERS-BLUE JACKETS CONNECTIONS Rick Nash played with Columbus for nine seasons (- -), and he is the franchise s all-time leader in several categories, including games played (67), goals (89), assists (58), and points (57). Nick Holden made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets and played parts of two seasons with Columbus (-; -). Scott Arniel served as Blue Jackets Head Coach for parts of two seasons (- -). Brandon Dubinsky played parts of six seasons with the Rangers (6-7 -) and won the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award during his rookie season in 7-8. John Tortorella served as Rangers Head Coach for parts of six seasons (999-; 8-9 -). Blue Jackets President of Hockey Operations John Davidson played parts of eight seasons with the Rangers (975-76 98-8) and served as TV Analyst for years on MSG Network (986 6). Brady Skjei and Zach Werenski were the two defensemen who were selected to the NHL s All-Rookie Team in 6-7. INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. BLUE JACKETS Henrik Lundqvist 8 GP, -6-,.8 GAA,.99 SV% Lundqvist has posted a 7-- record in his last appearances against Columbus (dating back to Mar., ), and he has allowed two goals or fewer in six of the contests.
Kevin Shattenkirk 5 GP, --7 Over the course of his career, Shattenkirk has not gone two consecutive games against the Blue Jackets without recording a point. He has tallied a point in five of his last seven games against Columbus, registering six points (two goals, four assists) over the span. Michael Grabner 5 GP, 7-5- Grabner has tallied six points (five goals, one assist) in his last six games against the Blue Jackets. Kevin Hayes GP, --8 Hayes has recorded four points (two goals, two assists) in his last four contests against the Blue Jackets. Nick Holden GP, -6-6 Holden has tallied an assist/point in four of his last six games against Columbus and in six of career games against the Blue Jackets. GOALS GALORE The Rangers have registered at least three goals in seven of the last nine games, including four or more goals in six of those contests ( goals over the span), and different Blueshirts have tallied a goal in the nine contests. The Rangers rank third in the NHL in goals since Oct. 7 (). New York has recorded at least four goals in four of the last five games ( goals over the span) and at least five goals in two of the last three contests ( goals in the three games), as different Rangers have registered a goal in the last three contests. Through 5 games this season, 5 different Rangers have registered at least one goal. WORKING OVERTIME The Rangers have won each of the last two games in overtime. The Blueshirts have won two consecutive team games in the fiveminute overtime period for the first time since Dec. 9, at Phoenix and Dec., at Los Angeles. ON POINT Two Rangers defensemen (Kevin Shattenkirk - two goals; Nick Holden - one goal) tallied a goal on Nov. at Florida, and each player recorded a goal in the second period. Rangers defensemen tallied three goals in one game for the first time since Feb. 6, 5 at NY Islanders. In addition, two Rangers defensemen tallied a goal in the same period for the first time since the third period on Feb. 7, 6 at Dallas. FIRST IN SCORE The Rangers have recorded the first goal of the game in six of the last contests and in seven of the last contests. The Blueshirts have posted a 5-- record in games which they tallied the first goal in 7-8. CLOSE CALL Six of the Rangers last games have been decided by one goal, and four of their last nine contests have been decided in either overtime or a shootout. SHOOTING GALLERY The Blueshirts established a single-game season-high with shots on goal on Nov. at Florida. The Rangers have registered at least shots on goal in of the last games and in of 5 games in 7-8. NOVEMBER REIGN Since the start of the 5-6 season, the Rangers lead the NHL in wins in November (95; 95-5- record over the span). AV SQUAD Alain Vigneault earned his 6th career win as an NHL head coach on Nov. at Florida, tying Bryan Murray for th place on the NHL's all-time wins list among head coaches. Vigneault has earned 98 career wins as the Rangers' Head Coach, and he leads all Rangers head coaches (min. games coached) in points percentage in franchise history (.6). KING HENRIK Henrik Lundqvist earned his 8th career NHL win on Oct. vs. Vegas, passing Glenn Hall for sole possession of ninth place on the NHL's all-time wins list. He has made at least saves in four of his last eight appearances, and he has earned a win in each of his last three appearances.
SHATT STATS Kevin Shattenkirk tied a single-game career-high with two goals and registered the game-winning goal in overtime on Nov. at Florida. He enters the contest with a four-game point streak (two goals, four assists over the span), and he has recorded a point in of 5 games this season. Shattenkirk is tied for second among NHL defensemen in games with an assist (eight) and games with a point () this season. Shattenkirk has recorded four goals and nine assists for points thus far in 7-8; he is tied for second among NHL defensemen in goals, is tied for fifth among NHL defensemen in points, and is tied for ninth among NHL defensemen in assists. Seven of Shattenkirk's nine assists this season have been primary assists; he leads NHL defensemen in primary points (; four goals and seven primary assists on a goal) and he is tied for first among NHL defensemen in primary assists. He is the first Rangers defenseman who has tallied at least four goals and points through the team's first 5 games of a season since Brian Leetch in -. IT'S MILLER TIME J.T. Miller tied single-game career-highs with three assists and three points, and notched an assist on the game-winning goal in overtime on Nov. at Florida. Miller also recorded the game-winning goal in overtime on Nov. at Tampa Bay. Miller has registered six points (one goal, five assists) in the last four games, as well as points (two goals, nine assists) in the last games. He leads the Rangers in assists () and is tied for the team lead in points () in 7-8. MIKA MAGIC Mika Zibanejad posted a five-game point streak from Oct. vs. San Jose - Nov. at Tampa Bay and recorded eight points (three goals, five assists) in the five contests. He has tallied a point in of 5 games this season, including a goal in seven games, and he is tied for fifth in the NHL in games with a goal this season. Zibanejad leads the Rangers in several categories this season, including goals (eight) and power play goals (five). He has already established a career-high in power play goals, and he is tied for the NHL lead in power play goals in 7-8. RICK ROLLING The Rangers will have a pre-game ceremony prior to tonight's contest to congratulate Rick Nash on playing in his,th career NHL game. Nash has recorded an assist/point in three of the last four games (two goals, three assists). KREID-ING HIGH Chris Kreider has tallied a goal/point in two of the last three games, in three of the last five games, and in four of the last seven contests (four goals). SPECIAL TEAMS Power Play: The Rangers were -for- (:57) on Nov. at Florida. The Blueshirts rank th in the NHL in power play efficiency this season (.%; -for-57). New York has tallied a power play goal in three of the last four games and in eight of 5 games this season. Penalty Kill: The Rangers were -for- (:7) on Nov. at Florida. The Rangers have killed off 5 of their opponents last power play opportunities (85.%), including each of their opponents last power play opportunities. The Rangers have not allowed a power play goal in each of the last three games (7-for-7) and in five of the last seven games (-for- ; 9.9%). UPCOMING MILESTONES Mats Zuccarello games away from in his NHL career
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. /5/7 Colorado Avalanche L -- - 9p,9p -6-5 9-6 / 86+ /7/7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L -- 5-8,p,9p,8,6 - -6 5- / 96+ /8/7 Montréal Canadiens W -- - 76,9 76 - - 5- / 86+ //7 St. Louis Blues L -- - 9p - - - / 86+ 5 //7 @ Columbus Blue Jackets L -- - 9 - - 8-7 / 5 6 //7 New Jersey Devils L -5- - 6, 8 - -5-9 / 86+ 7 /7/7 Pittsburgh Penguins O* -5- -5 5,89p,p, 7-6 - - / 86+ 8 /9/7 New York Islanders O** -5- - 5,6, 9 - - -8 / 86+ 9 //7 Nashville Predators W -5- - 7,p,,6-5 5-5 5-5 / 7 78 //7 San Jose Sharks L -6- - 9 7-6 - - / 86+ /6/7 Arizona Coyotes W -6-5-,89,,89, - - -9 / 86+ /8/7 @ Montréal Canadiens L -7- -5 89p,6,9,76-5-6 6- / + //7 Vegas Golden Knights W -7-6- 6,6,p,89,9p, 9-5 - 8- / 79+ //7 @ Tampa Bay Lightning W* 5-7- -, - - 5-8 / 88 99+ 5 //7 @ Florida Panthers W* 6-7- 5-55,,,6p, - - - / 56 6 /6/7 Columbus Blue Jackets 7 /8/7 Boston Bruins 8 //7 Edmonton Oilers 9 /5/7 @ Chicago Blackhawks /7/7 @ Columbus Blue Jackets /9/7 Ottawa Senators //7 @ Carolina Hurricanes //7 Detroit Red Wings /6/7 Vancouver Canucks 5 /8/7 Florida Panthers 6 //7 Carolina Hurricanes 7 /5/7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 8 /8/7 @ Washington Capitals 9 /9/7 New Jersey Devils //7 Dallas Stars //7 @ Ottawa Senators /5/7 Los Angeles Kings /6/7 @ Boston Bruins /9/7 Anaheim Ducks 5 //7 @ New Jersey Devils 6 //7 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 /7/7 Washington Capitals 8 /9/7 @ Detroit Red Wings 9 //8 @ Buffalo Sabres //8 Chicago Blackhawks /6/8 @ Arizona Coyotes /7/8 @ Vegas Golden Knights //8 New York Islanders //8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5 /6/8 Philadelphia Flyers 6 /8/8 Buffalo Sabres 7 //8 @ Colorado Avalanche 8 //8 @ Los Angeles Kings 9 //8 @ Anaheim Ducks 5 /5/8 @ San Jose Sharks 5 //8 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 //8 @ Nashville Predators 5 /5/8 @ Dallas Stars 5 /7/8 Boston Bruins 55 /9/8 Calgary Flames 56 //8 @ Winnipeg Jets 57 //8 @ Minnesota Wild 58 /5/8 @ New York Islanders 59 /7/8 @ Ottawa Senators 6 /8/8 Philadelphia Flyers 6 //8 @ Montréal Canadiens 6 //8 Minnesota Wild 6 /5/8 Detroit Red Wings 6 /8/8 @ Vancouver Canucks 65 //8 @ Calgary Flames 66 //8 @ Edmonton Oilers 67 /6/8 Winnipeg Jets 68 /8/8 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 69 //8 @ Florida Panthers 7 //8 Carolina Hurricanes 7 //8 Pittsburgh Penguins 7 /7/8 @ St. Louis Blues 7 //8 Columbus Blue Jackets 7 //8 @ Philadelphia Flyers 75 //8 Buffalo Sabres 76 /6/8 Washington Capitals 77 /8/8 @ Washington Capitals 78 //8 Tampa Bay Lightning 79 //8 @ Carolina Hurricanes 8 //8 @ New Jersey Devils 8 /5/8 @ New York Islanders 8 /7/8 @ Philadelphia Flyers
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. MILLER # HAYES # FAST # 7 STAAL # 8 KREIDER # SHATTENKIRK # Oct 5 Vs COL -,/ 6:5 -,/ 8:7 -,/ 5: -,/- 9: -,/- :8 Oct 7 @ TOR -,/ 6:9 -,/ :55 -,/ 8:5 -,/ 7:5 -,/ 5:5 Oct 8 Vs MTL -,/ 6:7 -,/ 5: -,/ 9:8 -,/ 7:8 -,/ : Oct Vs STL -,/- :56 -,/ 6: -,/ 8: -,/- : -,/- :6 Oct @ CBJ -,/ 8: -,/- :5 -,/ 6: -,5/- 5:6 -,/- : Oct Vs NJD -,/ 9:57 -,/- 5:9 -,/ 5: -,/ 9: -,/ 7:9 -,/ 8: Oct 7 Vs PIT -,/ 5:8 -,/- 8: -,/- 6: -,/- 9:7 -,/ :5 -,/ 9: Oct 9 Vs NYI -,/ 8:8 -,/ 9:9 -,/ 5:5 -,/ : -,5/ 7:6 -,/ : Oct Vs NSH -,/- 6: -(W),/ 6:55 -,/ : -,/ 8: -,/ :57 -,/ :6 Oct Vs SJS -,/- 8:55 -,/- 9: -,/- 6:5 -,/- :5 -,/- 5:57 -,/- 9:8 Oct 6 Vs ARI -,/ 5:7 -,/ 7: -,/ 5:7 -,/- 6: -,/ :5 -,/- 6: -,/ : Oct 8 @ MTL -,/ 8: -,/- : -,/- : -,/- 7:8 -,/ : -,/ :6 -,/ 9: Oct Vs VGK -,/- : -,/ 6:5 -,/ :8 -,/- 7: -,7/ 6:59 -,/ 5:7 -,/ 9: Nov @ TBL -(W),/ :6 -,/ 7: -,/ : -,/ 8:8 -,/ 5:8 -,/ :6 -,/ :9 Nov @ FLA -,/ 6: -,/- 6: -,/ : -,/ 6:5 -,/ :7 -(W),/ :6 INJ NIEVES # Date Opp. VESEY # 6 MCDONAGH # 7 CAREY # 8 ZUCCARELLO # 6 GRABNER # SMITH # KAMPFER # 7 Oct 5 Vs COL -,/ :9 -,/- :5 -,/ 7: -,/- 7: -,/ 5:57 -,/ 6:8 Oct 7 @ TOR -,/- 7:8 -,/ 6: -,/ : -,/ 7:6 -,/- :6 -,/- :9 Oct 8 Vs MTL -,/ 7:6 -,/ :5 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 5: DND -,/ 7:8 Oct Vs STL -,/ 5:5 -,/- :7 -,/ 6:5 -,/- :8 -,/- 5: DND -,/ 7: Oct @ CBJ -,/ 6:7 -,/ : -,/ 8:7 -,/- : -,/ : -,/ 8: DND Oct Vs NJD -,/ 8: -,/ :6 DND -,/- :7 -,/ : -,/ 6:59 DND Oct 7 Vs PIT -,/- :5 -,/- 6:55 DND -,/- : -,/ : -,/ 5:9 DND Oct 9 Vs NYI -,/ 8: -,/ :9 DND -,/ 9:7 -,/- : -,/ 8:5 DND Oct Vs NSH -,/ 6: -,/- : DND -,/- 9:56 -,/ :6 -,/ 6:5 DND Oct Vs SJS -,/- 8: -,/ 5: DND -,/- 8: -,/ 9:57 -,/ 5: DND Oct 6 Vs ARI -,/ :5 -,/ : DND -,/ : -(W),8/ 5:6 -,/ 9:6 DND Oct 8 @ MTL -,/- 7: -,/- 5: DND -,/ 9: -,/ :5 -,/ 6: DND Oct Vs VGK -,5/- : -,/ : DND -,/ :9 -,/ : -,/- :6 -,/- :6 Nov @ TBL -,/ :5 -,/ : DND -,/ 8: -,/ :6 DND -,/ :8 Nov @ FLA -,/ 6: -,/ : -,/- 8:5 -,/ 7:55 -,/ : DND -,/- : Date Opp. DESHARNAIS # 5 HOLDEN # 55 NASH # 6 SKJEI # 76 BUCHNEVICH # 89 ZIBANEJAD # 9 LUNDQVIST # Oct 5 Vs COL -,/ : -,/- 5: -,/ 7: -,/- 8: -,8/- :5 /5 L 58:9 Oct 7 @ TOR -,/ : -,/- 5: -,/- :9 -,/- :58 -,/- 5:7 5/7 : Oct 8 Vs MTL -,/ :59 -,/ 7: -,5/ 7: -(W),/ 6: -,/ 7:7 -,/ 7: / W 59:7 Oct Vs STL -,/ 8:7 -,/ :6 -,/- 5:6 -,/- 7: -,/- 9: -,5/- : / L 58: Oct @ CBJ -,/- 7:9 -,/- 5:8 -,5/ 6:9 -,/ :7 -,/- 6:8 -,/- 7:6 / L 58:7 Oct Vs NJD -,/ :5 -,/ 9: -,/ : -,/ :59 -,/ :5 -,/ : DNP Oct 7 Vs PIT -,/ : DND -,/- 8: -,/ 7: -,/ 9:7 -,8/- 8:5 5/ O 6:56 Oct 9 Vs NYI -,/ 5:59 DND -,5/- 6:9 -,/ :5 -,/- 9:59 -,/- 9:8 /8 O 6:5 Oct Vs NSH -,/- : -,/ 6:6 -,/- 7: -,/ :8 -,/ :5 -,/- 9:5 /5 W 6: Oct Vs SJS -,/- 5:9 -,/- :9 -,/ 7:7 -,/- :9 -,5/ 5:7 -,6/ 6:5 / L 6: Oct 6 Vs ARI -,/ :9 -,/ :8 -,/ 6:6 -,/ :6 -,/ :7 -,/ 7: DNP Oct 8 @ MTL -,/ 7: -,/ 5:8 -,/ 8:7 -,/ : -,/ :9 -,/ 9: DNP Oct Vs VGK -,/- :8 DND -,/ 7: -,/ :57 -,/ 6:57 -(W),/ 9:5 / W 59:7 Nov @ TBL -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 6:6 -,/ : -,/- 6:9 -,/ :5 /8 W 6:9 Nov @ FLA -,/ : -,/ 9:55 -,5/ 6:5 -,/- : -,/- :9 -,/- 7:5 / W 6:8 Date Opp. PAVELEC # Oct 5 Vs COL DNP Oct 7 @ TOR / L 8: Oct 8 Vs MTL DNP Oct Vs STL DNP Oct @ CBJ DNP Oct Vs NJD /9 L 57:7 Oct 7 Vs PIT DNP Oct 9 Vs NYI DNP Oct Vs NSH DNP Oct Vs SJS DNP Oct 6 Vs ARI /9 W 59:56 Oct 8 @ MTL 5/ L 58: Oct Vs VGK DNP Nov @ TBL DNP Nov @ FLA DNP
New York Rangers: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Alain Vigneault - In his 5th season with NYR after being named head coach on 6// - Is the first NYR head coach to start 5 consecutive seasons with the team since Phil Watson (955-56 - 959-6) - Leads all NHL head coaches in wins since 6-7 (5) - Leads all NYR head coaches (min. GC) in points percentage in franchise history (.6) - Ranks rd on NYR's all-time wins list (98) and ranks th on NYR's all-time games coached list () - Is tied for th on the NHL's all-time wins list (6) and ranks 7th on the NHL's all-time games coached list (,9) - Ranks nd among NHL head coaches in playoff series coached () and playoff games coached (9) since 6-7 - Has led his team to a division title in 6 of 9 seasons since 8-9 - Is of head coaches who have won the Presidents' Trophy times and is of head coaches who have won the Presidents' Trophy with teams - Is of head coaches in NHL history who have guided teams to the Stanley Cup Final (VAN in -; NYR in -) #: Henrik Lundqvist (G) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Mar, 98 (5 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: NOV, 7 @ FLORIDA Last SO: OCT 8, 7 vs MONTREAL (9) Career Shootouts: 65/6 (.7), 56- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 5--.8.9 Career 75-5-78 6..99 Career vs. Opp 8-6-.8.99 Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs CBJ Last Game: Made saves and earned a win on / at FLA - Has earned a win in each of his last appearances - Has made at least saves in of his last 8 appearances - Is the NYR all-time leader in appearances (75), wins (), SO (6), and SV% (.99) - 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 and Roy) - Is the only goalie in NHL history who has earned at least wins in each of his first seasons - Ranks 9th on the NHL's all-time wins list (); is the all-time leader in wins by a European-born goalie in NHL history - Leads NHL goalies (min. 5 appearances) in appearances (75), wins (), and SO (6), is tied for st in SV% (.99), and ranks nd in GAA (.) since he entered the NHL in 5-6 7-8: - Is tied for th in the NHL in SO () - Is tied for st among NHL goalies in assists () #: Ondrej Pavelec (G) 6' ", lbs. / Aug, 987 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in the second round, st overall, of the 5 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July, 7 th NHL / st NYR Season Last Win: OCT 6, 7 vs ARIZONA () Last SO: MAR, 6 vs VANCOUVER (8) Career Shootouts: /6 (.6), -5 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season --.6.887 Career 8 5-6-7 7.88.97 Career vs. Opp 6-5-.87.898 Season Highs: Shots Saves 8 /8 vs MTL Last Game: Dressed but did not play on / at FLA - Made his,th career NHL save on /6 vs. ARI; became the rd Czech-born goalie to make at least, saves in NHL history (along with Dominik Hasek and Tomas Vokoun) - Is the ATL/WPG franchise all-time leader in wins (5), shutouts (7), and appearances (79) by a goalie - Entering 7-8, posted a.9 SV% or better in 8 of NHL seasons, including all 7 seasons in which he made at least 5 appearances - Has represented the Czech Republic in several international tournaments, including the Olympics in and ; won a gold medal at the IIHF World Championship 7-8: - Made a single-game season-high 8 saves on /8 at MTL - Made 7 saves to earn his first win as a NYR on /6 vs. ARI - Made 6 saves while making his first start as a NYR on / vs. NJD - Made saves in relief in his NYR debut on /7 at TOR
#: J.T. Miller (L) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Mar, 99 ( years and 7 months) MIHL-luhr, JAY-TEE Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 5th overall, of the NHL Entry Draft 6th NHL / 6th NYR Season Last Goal: NOV, 7 @ TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: NOV, 7 @ FLORIDA Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season 5 -- Career 9 6-8-6 Career vs. Opp 5-6-6-5 9:57 + times / vs FLA times times / vs NJD / vs TBL /9 vs NYI /7 vs PIT Last Game: Tied single-game career-highs with assists and points, and won 6 of 9 faceoffs (66.7%) on / at FLA - Has tallied points ( G, 9 A) in the last games, including 6 points ( G, 5 A) in the last games - Has skated in consecutive regular season games since /7/5; is the only NYR who played in every game in each of the last seasons - Has eclipsed or matched his goals, assists, points, and plus/minus rating totals from the previous season throughout each of his first 5 NHL seasons (- 6-7) 7-8: - Ranks rd in the NHL (min. faceoffs taken) in FOW% (6.8%; 76-for-) - Is tied for rd in the NHL in OT goals () - Has posted a 76.% FOW% on defensive zone faceoffs (9-for-8) - Leads NYR in assists (), EVA (8), EVP (), and FOW%, is tied for the team lead in points (), GWG (), and OT goals, is tied for rd in plus/minus rating (+) and PPA (), ranks th in FOW (76), ranks 5th in PPP (), and is tied for 6th in goals () #: Kevin Hayes (C) 6' 5", 7 lbs. / May 8, 99 (5 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, th NHL / th NYR Season Last Goal: OCT, 7 vs NASHVILLE (6) Last Assist: OCT, 7 vs VEGAS () Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season 5 --6 - Career 9 5-85-6 7 7 Career vs. Opp --8 9:9 + times times / vs NSH times /9 vs NYI times /8 vs MTL / vs NSH Last Game: Led NYR with faceoff wins (-for-9; 5.6%) and recorded SOG on / at FLA - Has tallied 5 points ( G, A) in the last games, including points ( G, A) in the last 8 games - Has posted a FOW% of 5.% or better in each of the last games - In 6-7, became the first NYR to tally 6 SHA in a season since 996-97 (Messier) - 9 of his 6 career NHL points have been primary points; 58 of his 85 career assists have been primary assists 7-8: - Is tied for the team lead in GWG (), ranks nd in FOW (), is tied for nd in EVG () and takeaways (), ranks th in average shorthanded ice time (:5), is tied for th in EVP (6), and is tied for 6th in goals () - Leads NYR forwards in average shorthanded ice time - Led all skaters with faceoff wins (-for-9; 68.%) and tied for the game-high with takeaways on /6 vs. ARI - Recorded points ( G, A), including the GWG, and posted a + rating on / vs. NSH
#7: Jesper Fast (R) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Dec, 99 (5 years and months) Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the sixth round, 57th overall, of the NHL Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th NYR Season Last Goal: OCT, 7 vs NASHVILLE (6) Last Assist: NOV, 7 @ FLORIDA Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season --5 Career 6-7-7 9 8 Career vs. Opp -- - 6:5 7 + / vs NSH / vs FLA / vs FLA / vs NSH / vs SJS / vs VGK / vs NJD / vs NSH Last Game: Tied single-game career-highs with assists and points on / at FLA - Has recorded assists/points in the last games and 5 points ( G, A) in the last 8 games - Received the Players' Player Award in back-to-back seasons (5-6 and 6-7); 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 straight games in which he played from /8/ - //5; became the st NYR to be on the winning side in straight games in season in the NHL s modern era 7-8: - Is tied for rd on NYR in EVA () and hits per game (.), is tied for th in hits (), and ranks 6th in average shorthanded ice time (:8) - Ranks rd among NYR forwards in average shorthanded ice time - Registered the first goal of the game and established a single-game career-high with a + rating on / vs. NSH - Led all skaters with 7 hits while making his season debut on / vs. NJD #8: Marc Staal (D) 6' ", 9 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, 7 @ TORONTO () Last Assist: OCT 9, 7 vs NY ISLANDERS (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 5 -- - Career 7 8--59 7 66 Career vs. Opp --6 - : + /7 vs TOR times /7 vs TOR 5 times /9 vs NYI / vs SJS /5 vs COL times Last Game: Was credited with blocked shots in 6:5 of ice time on / at FLA - Ranks nd 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 th on the NYR all-time games played list (7); ranks 6th among defensemen in franchise history in games played, trailing only Howell, Leetch, Greschner, Neilson, and Girardi - Ranks nd on NYR in games played (7) and ranks rd on NYR in blocked shots (89) since he joined the team in 7-8 7-8: - Leads NYR in average shorthanded ice time (:) and ranks th in blocked shots (9) - Is tied for st among NYR defensemen in takeaways (6), and is tied for rd in goals () and assists () - Has been on the ice for only power play goals against in 8:5 of shorthanded ice time; is the only NHL player who has logged at least 8:5 of shorthanded ice time who has been on the ice for or fewer power play goals against
#: Chris Kreider (L) 6' ", lbs. / Apr, 99 (6 years and 6 months) KRIGH-duhr Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 9th overall, of the 9 NHL Entry Draft 7th NHL / 7th NYR Season Last Goal: NOV, 7 @ TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: OCT 8, 7 vs MONTREAL () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 5 --7 - Career 8 9-96-89 5 Career vs. Opp 8-5-8 5 7 : 7 6 + times /7 vs TOR /7 vs TOR /6 vs ARI / vs STL / vs VGK /8 vs MTL 5 times Last Game: Recorded SOG on / at FLA - Has registered a goal/point in of the last games, in of the last 5 games, and in of the last 7 games - Has notched 7 points ( G, A) in the last games - Is the only NYR who tallied at least goals in each of the last seasons (-5 6-7) - Is of NHL players who have recorded at least 5 goals, points, a + rating, and PIM since -5 (Lucic and Marchand) - Leads the NHL in goals on tipped shots since the start of the 5-6 season (7); led the NHL in goals on tipped shots in 6-7 (9) 7-8: - Leads NYR in hits (6), is tied for nd in PPG (), ranks rd in SOG (9), is tied for th in goals (), and ranks 6th in PPP () - Ranks nd on NYR - and leads NYR forwards - in minor penalties drawn (6) - Has been on the ice for 9 of NYR's PPG - NYR have posted a -- record when he has tallied a goal and a 5-- record when he has recorded a point #: Kevin Shattenkirk (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jan 9, 989 (8 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 8th NHL / st NYR Season Last Goal: NOV, 7 @ FLORIDA Last Assist: NOV, 7 @ TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: 8/ (%), 7 GDG Season 5-9- - Career 55 7-9- 6 Career vs. Opp 5 --7 7 6 6 5:7 + / vs FLA /8 vs MTL times times / vs VGK times times / vs VGK Last Game: Tied a single-game career-high with goals and recorded the GWG in OT on / at FLA - Enters the game with a -game point streak ( G, A) - Ranks nd among NHL defensemen in PPP (7), and ranks rd among NHL defensemen in PPG () and PPA () since -; is the only defenseman who ranks rd or higher in all categories 7-8: - Leads NHL defensemen in primary points (; goals and 7 primary assists) - Is tied for 9th in the NHL - and is tied for st among NHL defensemen - in primary assists (7) - Is tied for nd among NHL defensemen in games with an assist (8) and games with a point () - Is tied for nd among NHL defensemen in goals (), is tied for 5th in points () and PPP (6), is tied for 7th in PPA (5), and is tied for 9th in assists (9) - Leads NYR in primary assists, is tied for the team lead in PPA, ranks nd in average ice time (:8), assists, and PPP, ranks rd in points, and is tied for th in goals
#: Boo Nieves (C) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 99 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the second round, 59th overall, of the NHL Entry Draft nd NHL / nd NYR Season Last Goal: - Last Assist: OCT 6, 7 vs ARIZONA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career 5 -- Career vs. Opp -- : + times /6 vs ARI /6 vs ARI / vs VGK /6 vs ARI /6 vs ARI / vs TBL /6 vs ARI Last Game: Did not dress on / at FLA due to illness (flu) - Tallied assists/points, including his st career NHL assist/point, registered primary assists, notched an assist on the GWG, and posted a + rating while skating in his nd career NHL game on /6 vs. ARI - Became the first NYR to post a -point game in of his first NHL games since Stepan (/9/) and the first NYR to post a -assist game in of his first NHL games since Moore (//) - Helped the University of Michigan win the Big Championship in 5-6 - Tallied a point in each of his first career games in the AHL - Represented NYR at the 6 Traverse City Tournament; served as the team s captain 7-8: - Leads NYR in A/GP (.75), ranks nd in plus/minus rating (+), and ranks th in P/GP (.75) - Tied for game-highs with hits and takeaways on / at TBL - Recorded points ( G, A) in 7 games with Hartford prior to being recalled by NYR on / #6: Jimmy Vesey (L) 6' ", 6 lbs. / May 6, 99 ( 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 nd NHL / nd NYR Season Last Goal: OCT, 7 vs VEGAS () Last Assist: OCT, 7 vs NASHVILLE (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 5 -- - Career 95 8-- -5 Career vs. Opp 6 -- 8: 5 5 + times / vs NSH / vs NSH times / vs SJS / vs VGK /9 vs NYI times Last Game: Recorded SOG and tied for the team-high with hits on / at FLA - Has notched points ( G, A) in the last 7 games - In 6-7, became the first NYR to record 6 GWG in his rookie season since 985-86 (Ridley) - In 6-7, became the first NYR rookie to tally 6 goals in the team's first games of a season since 989-9 (Turcotte) - Selected as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in collegiate hockey in -5 and 5-6; won the award in 5-6 - Received the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award as the top NYR rookie in Training Camp in 6 7-8: - Ranks 6th on NYR in hits () - Is tied for 6th on NYR - and is tied for st among NYR forwards - in blocked shots (9) - Tallied a goal and recorded 5 SOG on / vs. VGK - Registered SOG while skating in a single-game career-high 8: of ice time on / vs. SJS - Recorded points ( G, A), including an assist on the GWG, and posted a + rating on / vs. NSH
#7: Ryan McDonagh (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Jun, 989 (8 years and months) muhk-duhn-uh Drafted: Selected by Montreal in the first round, th overall, of the 7 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, 9 8th NHL / 8th NYR Season Last Goal: APR 9, 7 vs PITTSBURGH (5) Last Assist: NOV, 7 @ FLORIDA Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 5-8-8 Career 8 9-7- 5 Career vs. Opp 9 --5 6:55 + 5 times / vs FLA / vs FLA /5 vs COL /7 vs PIT /5 vs COL /9 vs NYI /6 vs ARI Last Game: Tallied assists (both primary assists) in : of ice time on / at FLA - Has recorded 5 assists/points in the last 5 games and 7 assists/points in the last 9 games - Is a -time NHL All-Star (6 and 7) - Is of defensemen in NYR history who have been named the team s MVP in at least seasons since the award was first presented in 9- (Leetch and Beck) - Is the only NYR in franchise history who has posted a + rating or better in each of his first 7 NHL seasons - Is tied for the NHL lead - and leads NHL defensemen - in plus/minus rating since -5 (+7) 7-8: - Is tied for 6th among NHL defensemen in primary assists (5) - Leads NYR in average ice time (:), average even strength ice time (7:8), and blocked shots (8), ranks nd in EVA (6), ranks rd in assists (8), and is tied for th in EVP (6) - Leads NYR defensemen in EVA, and ranks nd in assists and points (8) - Has led NYR in ice time in 8 of 5 games #8: Paul Carey (C) 6' ", lbs. / Sep, 988 (9 years and month) Drafted: Selected by Colorado in the fifth round, 5th overall, of the 7 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July, 7 5th NHL / st NYR Season Last Goal: FEB 6, 6 @ NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: FEB 6, 5 vs ARIZONA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 6 -- Career 8 -- Career vs. Opp -- : + 6 times 6 times 6 times times /7 vs TOR /7 vs TOR /7 vs TOR /7 vs TOR Last Game: Won of 6 faceoffs (5.%) on / at FLA - Recorded 86 points (7 G, 9 A) and posted a +6 rating in 99 AHL contests over the last seasons (5-6 and 6-7) - Helped Boston College win the National Championship twice (9- and -), the Hockey East Championship three times (9-, -, -), 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 7-8: - Has won 9 of 6 faceoffs taken (56.%) - Won 5 of 9 faceoffs (55.6%) and was credited with hit on / at CBJ - Made his NYR debut on /5 vs. COL 6-7: - Established AHL career-highs in goals (), assists (), points (55), plus/minus rating (+), PPG (8), and GWG (6)
#6: Mats Zuccarello (R) 5' 8", 79 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, 8th NHL / 8th NYR Season Last Goal: OCT, 7 vs VEGAS () Last Assist: OCT, 7 vs VEGAS () Career Shootouts: /9 (5%), 8 GDG Season 5-7- -9 8 Career 98 89-8-7 9 6 Career vs. Opp 8 --8-9 :7 + times /7 vs TOR /7 vs TOR /8 vs MTL / vs NJD times /8 vs MTL times Last Game: Recorded SOG in 7:55 of ice time on / at FLA - Has notched a point in of the last 9 games ( G, A) - Enters the contest with 98 career NHL games played - Is the all-time leader in games played (98), goals (89), assists (8), and points (7) by a Norwegian-born player in NHL history - Received the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award in -, 5-6, and 6-7 7-8: - Is tied for th in the NHL in PPA (5) - Is tied for the team lead in PPA, is tied for nd in EVG () and takeaways (), ranks th in assists (7), is tied for rd in PPP (5), is tied for th in points (), and is tied for 6th in goals () - Ranks rd on NYR - and leads NYR forwards - in average ice time (9:) - Has been on the ice for 9 of NYR's PPG - Became the first NYR to tally 5 points in the first games of a season since Nicholls in 99-9 and the first NYR to tally assists in the first games of a season since Leetch in 99-9 #: Michael Grabner (R) 6' ", 88 lbs. / Oct 5, 987 ( years and month) Drafted: Selected by Vancouver in the first round, th overall, of the 6 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July, 6 9th NHL / nd NYR Season Last Goal: NOV, 7 @ FLORIDA Last Assist: OCT 8, 7 vs MONTREAL () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 5 5--6 Career 88 6-8-9 7 8 Career vs. Opp 5 7-5- 5:57 8 + /6 vs ARI /8 vs MTL /6 vs ARI / vs VGK /5 vs COL /6 vs ARI / vs STL /6 vs ARI Last Game: Recorded a goal and registered SOG on / at FLA - Has tallied 5 goals/points in the last 9 games, including goals/points in the last 5 games - Ranks nd among Austrian-born players in NHL history in games played (88), goals (6), assists (8), and points (9) - Is of NYR who have tallied at least 5 EVG in a season since 996-97 (Jagr, Gaborik, Nash) - Is tied for th in the NHL in SHG since - () 7-8: - Leads NYR in EVG (5) and plus/minus rating (+), is tied for the team lead in GWG (), is tied for nd in goals (5), is tied for th in EVP (6) and hits (), and ranks 5th in SOG () and takeaways () - Ranks th on NYR - and ranks nd among NYR forwards - in shorthanded ice time (:) - Tallied goals, including the GWG, tied a single-game career-high with a + rating, led all skaters with 8 SOG, and tied for the game-high with takeaways on /6 vs. ARI
#: Brendan Smith (D) 6' ", lbs. / Feb 8, 989 (8 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 Feb. 8, 7 7th NHL / nd NYR Season Last Goal: APR, 7 vs PHILADELPHIA () Last Assist: OCT, 7 vs NASHVILLE () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- 8 Career 6-57-7 8 Career vs. Opp 5 -- 9:6 + times times times / vs NSH /6 vs ARI / vs CBJ /7 vs PIT /6 vs ARI Last Game: Did not dress on / at FLA - Has posted a + rating over his last 6 games - Has helped his team advance to the playoffs in each of his 5 full NHL seasons (- 6-7) - Played seasons of college hockey at the University of Wisconsin (7-8 - 9-); was teammates with McDonagh 7-8: - Is tied for th in the NHL - and leads NHL defensemen - in minor penalties drawn (7) - Is tied for rd on NYR in plus/minus rating (+) and ranks 5th in blocked shots () - Leads NYR in minor penalties drawn and ranks rd on NYR in average shorthanded ice time (:) - Leads NYR defensemen in plus/minus rating, and is tied for rd in assists () and EVA () - Tied a single-game career-high with a + rating and recorded SOG in 9:6 of ice time on /6 vs. ARI - Tallied an assist and posted a + rating in 8:5 of ice time on /9 vs. NYI; was selected as the game's Third Star #7: Steven Kampfer (D) 5' ", 95 lbs. / Sep, 988 (9 years and month) Drafted: Selected by Anaheim in the fourth round, 9rd overall, of the 7 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Florida, along with a conditional draft pick, in exchange for Dylan McIlrath on Nov. 8, 6 6th NHL / nd NYR Season Last Goal: MAR, 7 vs TAMPA BAY (9) Last Assist: MAR 7, 7 @ FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 5 -- - Career 9-5-5 5 7 Career vs. Opp -- - 7: + 5 times 5 times 5 times / vs TBL / vs STL times times times Last Game: Tied for the game-high with blocked shots, recorded SOG, and was credited with hits in : of ice time on / at FLA - On //7, became the first NYR to receive fighting majors in a game since Stu Bickel (/5/ vs. PHI) - Has posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in of 9 career NHL games (7.5%) - Won the CCHA Championship twice during his collegiate career with the University of Michigan (7-8 and 9-) 7-8: - Ranks nd on NYR in blocked shots per game (.8); is tied for 6th on NYR in blocked shots (9) - Ranks rd among NYR defensemen in hits per game (.) - Recorded SOG, registered hits, and was assessed fighting majors in :8 of ice time on / at TBL - Led NYR with blocked shots, recorded SOG, and registered hits in 7: of ice time on / vs. STL - Was credited with blocked shots and recorded SOG in 7:8 of ice time while making his season debut on /8 vs. MTL