Artemi Panarin OT aim wins it at MetLife Stadium
RANGERS RUNDOWN
The New York Rangers and Islanders play in the 2024 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium, domestic of the New York Jets and Giants (3:00 PM ET – TV: ABC, ESPN Plus – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). This is the forty first outside recreation in NHL history.
The Blueshirts are 4-0-0 in outside video games and can turn out to be the first group in NHL records with 5 wins outdoors.
Seven Rangers gamers have skated in an outside recreation earlier than (full listing below). If Matt Rempe makes his NHL debut in opposition to the Islanders, he would come to be the first participant in NHL records to make his debut in an out of doors game.
The Rangers have been concerned in a one-goal sport in three of their 4 outside contests, such as a head-to-head assembly with the Islanders at Yankee Stadium in the 2014 Stadium Series.
New York has wins in six-straight games, tied for the longest streak of the season (Oct. 21-Nov. 2), and factors in eight of its ultimate 9 video games (7-1-1). The Rangers are tied with the 2014-15 Kings for the longest triumphing streak heading into an outside sport in NHL history.
The Blueshirts’ 35 wins are the 1/3 most in the NHL and their seventy three factors rank fifth in the league.
The Islanders are the solely crew the Rangers have but to play this season and the groups have now not performed given that Dec. 22, 2022. The Rangers have earned one hundred thirty five regular-season wins towards the Islanders, their third-most towards a non-Original Six opponent at the back of the Flyers (143) and Penguins (138).
New York has the NHL’s sixth nice strength play proportion (25.6) and fifth satisfactory in penalty kill proportion (83.6).
New York has six gamers (Kreider, Zibanejad, Panarin, Trocheck, Fox, Lafreniere) with 30 or extra factors and 4 gamers (Kreider, Panarin, Trocheck, Zibanejad) with 15-plus goals, tied for the fourth most in the NHL.
In the final 22 video games (since Dec. 27), Artemi Panarin (27 pts) and Vincent Trocheck (20 pts) have recorded a mixed forty seven factors (21G-26A).
When permitting three desires or fewer in a sport this season, the Rangers have a 32-2-2 record.
The Rangers’ fifty four faceoff proportion is the fourth very best in the NHL. Since 1997-98 when the league commenced monitoring FOW%, the crew hasn’t completed a season over 53.3 percent.
New York has amassed 134 factors from defensemen this season, tied for the 1/3 most in the NHL.
The Blueshirts have 17 comeback wins this season and eight when trailing in the 1/3 period, each rank 1/3 in the NHL.
RANGERS AND ISLANDERS CONNECTIONS
Rangers assistant educate Michael Peca performed for the Islanders from 2001-02 to 2003-04.
Goaltenders Igor Shesterkin and Illya Sorokin are shut friends, developing up collectively in Russia.
TAKING IT OUTDOORS
The Rangers will play in their fifth outside recreation when they face the Islanders (4-0-0), turning into one of 5 groups in the NHL to play in 5 or greater outside video games (PIT, CHI, BOS, PHI). In these games, they have a 15-8 purpose differential.
Peter Laviolette is set to show up in his fifth outside NHL game, following the 2010 Winter Classic (w/ PHI), 2012 Winter Classic (w/ PHI), 2020 Winter Classic (w/ NSH) and 2023 Stadium Series (w/ WSH). His 5 such appearances will tie Joel Quenneville for the most through a head coach.
PANARIN’S POINTS
Artemi Panarin has factors in six of his closing 9 video games (4G-6A) and 21 factors in his closing 19 video games (8G-13A). He has notched a factor in forty three video games this year, the 2nd most in the NHL.
Panarin ranks seventh in the NHL in dreams (31) and tied for sixth in factors (71).
He has reached 30 desires in a season for the fourth time in his profession and is the solely energetic undrafted participant to accomplish the feat.
His 31 desires are tied for the 2nd most of his career.
NEW YORK NETMINDERS
Igor Shesterkin has 21 win on the season and has earned factors in 4 of his ultimate 5 starts. Shesterkin has allowed two or fewer dreams in sixteen of his 21 wins. Shesterkin’s 21 wins rank sixth in the NHL.
Jonathan Quick has received four-straight starts, permitting two or fewer dreams in three of them. Quick is the oldest goaltender in franchise records with a three-or-more recreation triumphing streak and the 2nd energetic netminder with a run of that size at age 38 or older, becoming a member of Marc-Andre Fleury (7 GP & three GP in 2022-23).
Quick holds a 13-4-2 file this season. Among goaltenders with 18 or extra starts, he ranks 1/3 in goals-against common (2.36) and tied for sixth in keep proportion (.917). His thirteen wins tie Dave Kerr, Lorn Chabot and Igor Shesterkin for the most wins via 20 profession video games with the Rangers.
He is one win away from tying Dominik Hasek for fifteenth most in NHL records (389) and three wins from tying Ryan Miller for the most wins amongst American-born goaltenders (391).
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With his fortieth factor of the season, he joined Phil Housley (1982-83 to 1992-93), Mark Howe (1979-80 to 1987-88) and Gary Suter (1985-86 to 1992-93) as the fourth U.S.-born defenseman to file at least forty factors in every of his first 5 seasons. He
Fox recorded his thirtieth aid of the season on Feb. nine at Chicago and grew to be the sixth player, 2nd defenseman, in Rangers records to document 30 assists in every of his first 5 seasons with the franchise, becoming a member of Mark Messier (6), Phil Goyette (6), Artemi Panarin (5), Reijo Ruotsalainen (5) and Phil Esposito (5).
Since the 2019-20 season, Fox ranks fifth amongst NHL defensemen in factors (278) and 2nd in assists (234).
FORECHECK, BACKCHECK, TROCHECK
Vincent Trocheck ranks first in the NHL (min. seven hundred FO) in faceoff share (61.9) and is the solely participant in the NHL to have forty five or greater points, 60 or extra hits, and forty or extra blocked shots.
Trocheck has 15 factors in his closing 18 video games (7G-8A).
KREIDING TO MAKE HISTORY
Chris Kreider has 27 desires this season, has factors in eight of his remaining 12 contests (7G-7A) and 10 of his closing 15 video games (7G-9A). This season, Kreider has modified the Rangers document books:
Surpassed Adam Graves for the 1/3 most dreams in Rangers records (281)
Surpassed Adam Graves for the tenth most factors in group records (508)
Recorded his five hundredth profession point
Surpassed Camille Henry for the fourth most avenue desires in franchise records (137) – Tied Bill Cook for the 1/3 most game-winning dreams in franchise records (42)
Became the fifth Ranger to tally a hundred profession energy play goals
Recorded his 166th profession purpose at MSG (regular season and playoffs) to surpass Rod Gilbert for the most in the building’s history
Notched his ninth 20-goal marketing campaign in his career. Only two gamers in franchise records have recorded as many: Rod Gilbert (12x) and Jean Ratelle (9x).
SLAP SHOTS
Will Cuylle ranks first amongst beginners and sixth in the NHL in hits with 173. He has a plus/minus ranking of even or higher in forty four of fifty four video games this season (44 video games with a plus/minus ranking of even or higher are most on the Rangers and most amongst all NHL rookies). He additionally has factors in 4 of his final six video games (2G-3A).
Jacob Trouba’s 151 blocked photographs are the 1/3 most in the NHL. Trouba is the solely participant in the NHL to have 125+ blocked pictures and 125+ hits.
Alexis Lafreniere has desires in three of his ultimate six games.
Jonny Brodzinski has factors in three of his closing 4 video games (2G-1A) and has 5 factors in his closing six video games (3G-2A). His 4 desires in shape a career-high initially set in 2017-18 with Los Angeles.
The Rangers have a everyday season document of 43-11-6 when Kreider and Zibanejad rating a purpose in the identical game.