NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New York Rangers 6, Dallas Stars 3 – October 29, 2022 – (American Airlines Center)
NYR Goals: C. Kreider (3), V. Trocheck (3, 4), M. Zibanejad (5), Z. Jones (1), J. Gauthier (1)
DAL Goals: M. Marchment (4), R. Hintz (3), J. Robertson (4)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 30/33)
DAL Goalie: J. Oettinger (ND – 8/10), S. Wedgewood (L – 12/16)
NYR Shots: 27
DAL Shots: 23
NYR PP: 2/5
NYR PK: 4/4
Game Summary | Event Summary
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers snapped a four-game winless streak with a 6-3 win over Dallas on Saturday afternoon, fueled by three goals in the third period. For the first time this season, the Rangers earned a victory after trailing at any point of the game (1-0 in the 1st). In the win, five Rangers had multi-point games. Defenseman Zac Jones scored the game-winning goal with his first career NHL goal. Jones is the 17th defenseman in Rangers history to have his first NHL goal stand as a game winner and first since Ryan McDonagh (April 9, 2011)
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers cap off their two-game road swing and close out the month of October when they face the Coyotes in Arizona (8:00 PM ET
- TV: MSG Sportsnet – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
- Tonight, the Blueshirts will play their first game at Mullett Arena, the 89th unique venue the Rangers have contested at least one game in (regular season and playoffs).
- New York completes its third back-to-back of 16 sets this season with tonight’s matchup. The Rangers look for their first back-to-back sweep since Mar. 29-30, 2022 (at PIT, at DET).
- New York has earned at least one point in 13 of its last 14 games against the Coyotes, dating back to Mar. 24, 2014 (11-1-2). ; the Blueshirts posted a nine-game winning streak against the Coyotes from Mar. 24, 2014 to Jan. 6, 2018 and a 10-game point streak from Mar. 24, 2014 to Dec. 14, 2018 (9-0-1).
- Against the Coyotes, Chris Kreider has registered a goal/point in eight of his last 11 games (10 goals, five assists). In his last matchup against Arizona on January 22, 2022, Kreider posted a four-point game (3G-1A).
- The Rangers have potted six or more goals three times this season, tied for the second most six-plus goal occurrences in the NHL. Pittsburgh leads with four.
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Oct. 29 @Dallas W, 6-3
Oct. 26 @NY Islanders L, 3-0
Oct. 25 Colorado SOL, 3-2
Oct. 23 Columbus L, 5-1
Oct. 20 San Jose OTL, 3-2
INJURIES (11 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Filip Chytil Upper Body Oct. 25-29 3
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
October 26 – Recalled Julien Gauthier from Hartford.
October 20 – Dryden Hunt claimed off of waivers by Colorado
October 11 – Signed Talyn Boyko to a entry-level contract
October 10 – Assigned Julien Gauthier to Hartford. Matt Bartkowski released from PTO. Jarred Tinordi claimed off waivers by Chicago.
October 9 – Signed Jimmy Vesey to a one-year contract
ALL-TIME RECORD 49-26-6-2 (106 PTS)
2021-22 2-0-0
NYR HOME 28-10-2-2 (60 PTS)
NYR AWAY 21-16-4-0 (46 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 2-1-2
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kreider (10) – A: Zibanejad, Panarin (9) – Pts: Kreider (15)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Pavelich (11) – A: Leetch (26) – Pts: Leetch (29)
TEAM NOTES
NEW DIGS
Tonight, the Rangers will play at Mullett Arena for the first time, marking the 89th unique venue the Rangers have contested at least one game in (regular season and playoffs). Since 2011-12, the Rangers have played in a new arena six times and are 4-1-1 in their first game in those arenas:
SPECIAL TEAMS
On Saturday in Dallas, the Rangers scored twice on the power play for their second multi-power play goal game of the season (3 vs. ANA, Oct. 17). New York has scored eight power play goals in their first nine games (PPGs in 5-of-9 contests). Its eight PPGs rank tied for sixth in the NHL. The Blueshirts have done their part on the penalty kill lately, going 100 percent on the kill in each of their last two games and four of their last six contests.
SHOOTING GALLERY
New York has registered 40 or more shots in two of its last three games and four times in its first nine games of the season. All of last year, the Blueshirts collected 40 or more shots in four contests. In the NHL, the Rangers rank fourth in total shots with 326..Individually, Mika Zibanejad ranks third in the NHL with 47 shots. Timo Meier leads the league with 53.
CIRCLE GAME
The Blueshirts have been over 50 percent in the faceoff circle in six of their nine games this season and over 60 percent on two occasions (10/11 vs. TBL, 10/23 vs. CBJ). New York’s 53.4 faceoff percentage is the seventh-best in the NHL after finishing 24th in that category last season.
Vincent Trocheck leads the Rangers (min. 100 faceoffs) with a 57.2 percent faceoff percentage. Last season, Trocheck ranked 13th in the league with a 54.6 faceoff percentage.
ROAD LESS TRAVELED
So far, the Rangers are 2-2-0 on the road this year. On the road against Central Division opponents in the last two seasons, the Blueshirts are 7-4-0.
Away from Madison Square Garden in 2021-22, the Rangers were 25-14-2 for 52 points, ranking tied for first in road wins and tied for seventh in road points. Their 25 wins were tied for the third most in team history. On the road, the Rangers’ 27.8 power play percentage ranked second in the league and second in franchise history for a single season (1978-79 – 28.9).
I-GOR
Igor Shesterkin has earned a point in each of his six starts (4-0-2) this season. With his latest win, he became the first Rangers goaltender to start the season with points in each of his first six or more appearances of a season since Eddie Mio (5-0-2 in 1981-82).
Shesterkin’s start against Colorado on October 25 was the 100th of his career. Shesterkin’s 63 wins are the most by a goalie through their first 100 regular-season starts with the Rangers and he is one of 16 goaltenders in NHL history with 63 or more wins through the first 100 regular-season starts of his NHL career.
MIKA OCTOBER
Mika Zibanejad has five goals and six assists for 11 points in nine games this season. His 11 points this month are tied for the second most in the month of October in his career (13 in 2018-19).
Zibanejad has notched his 11 points spread across only four games, which also happen to be the four games the Rangers have won this season.
In the month of October over his career, Zibanejad has recorded 73 points (30G-43A) in 94 games:
AN ART PROJECT
Artemi Panarin is tied for the fourth most points in the NHL with 13 and ranks tied for fifth in the league with nine assists. Panarin’s 13 points through the first nine games of a season are the most by a Ranger since Jaromir Jagr (14) and Michael Nylander (13) did it in 2006-07.
FOX’S FURY
Adam Fox has one goal and five assists for six points in his last six games. His eight points on the year are tied for the fourth most among NHL defensemen. Fox has skated over 20 minutes of ice time in each of his nine games and has led the Blueshirts in ice time in all but two games this season (Oct. 11 vs. TBL, Oct. 25 vs. COL). Fox has averaged 24:13 of TOI this season after averaging 23:54 last year.
Since 2019-20, only four defensemen in the NHL have more points than Adam Fox’s 171 (26G-145A):
TRO-CHECK THE BOX SCORE
Vincent Trocheck has four goals and five assists for nine points this season, including a three-point contest against Dallas on October 29. His nine points are third most on the Rangers this season and his two power play goals are the second most on the club. In the faceoff dot, Trocheck has been over 60 percent in the circle in five of nine games.
SPECIAL TEAMS
In 2021-22, the Rangers were one of three teams in the NHL (St. Louis, Toronto) to finish in the league’s top 10 in power play and penalty kill.
POWER PLAY
• New York had a 25.2 power play percentage (55-for-218), the fourth highest in the NHL and their third highest in team history behind the 1979-80 and 1977-78 team.
• On the road, the Rangers’ 27.8 power play percentage ranked second in the league and second in franchise history for a single season (1978-79 – 28.9).
• The Blueshirts went 53-straight games without allowing a shorthanded goal, the sixth longest (tied) span in team history (tied). The Rangers were one of three teams to not allow a single shorthanded goal at home last season.
PENALTY KILL
• The Blueshirts had a 82.3 penalty kill percentage (186-for-226), the seventh highest in the NHL. New York’s 84.8 penalty kill percentage at home ranked sixth in the NHL
ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• The Coyotes aim to establish a 3-game point streak after beating CBJ on 10/25 and losing to WPG in overtime on Friday
• Friday was the Coyotes’ first ever game at Mullett Arena. The team plays the next 3 game at home before embarking on a 14-game road stretch
• Prior to Friday, Arizona had played its first 6 games on the road
LAST GAME
Jets 3, Coyotes 2 (OT) – October 28, 2022 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Fischer (2, 3)
WPG Goals: Perfetti (3), Scheifele (6), Wheeler (2)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (O) – 32 svs on 35 shots
WPG Goalie: Rittich (W) – 19 svs on 21 shots
PP: 0-2 PK: 5-5
Notes: Christian Fischer (2-0-2) recorded two goals in the opening period, marking his second career multi-goal game (other: 10/23/18 when he scored a hat trick at CBJ)…Jack McBain, Troy Stecher and Patrik Nemeth each picked up their first assists of the season…McBain has points in back-to-back games for the first time in his NHL career…Stecher and Nemeth picked up their first points of 2022-23… Karel Vejmelka stopped 32-of-35 shots (.914) in his 4th career start against WPG…The netminder now has a .959 SV% and 1.73 GAA lifetime versus the Jets… The Coyotes PK went 5-for-5 for the second consecutive game, improving their season total to 82.8% as well as 3.3% in the last 4 GP (4th in NHL since 10/20)… Friday marked the fourth time the Coyotes played in their primary home venue for the first time (others: America West Arena (Phoenix, AZ) | 10/10/96 | 4-1 W vs SJ and Glendale
Arena (Glendale, AZ) | 12/27/03 | 3-1 L vs NSH)…At 2 hours and 27 minutes, Friday was the quickest game of the Coyotes season despite it going to overtime
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Conor Timmins…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (5 / 10/17)
Nick Schmaltz…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (6 / 10/13)
Jakob Chychrun…IR…Upper-Body (7 / -)
Total man games lost: 27 games
Andrew Ladd (6), Ben McCartney (3)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-10/18 – Assigned F Ben McCartney to Tucson (AHL)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME
(AZ)
OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Tue, Nov 1 7pm vs FLA Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona
Extra
620 AM
Thur, Nov 3 7pm vs DAL Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Sat, Nov 5 4pm at WSH Capital One
Arena
Bally Sports Arizona
Extra
TBD
YOTES & BLUE SHIRTS
-Tonight is the first of two ARI-NYR games this season, and the only one at Mullett Arena. The teams will also square off on 11/13 at MSG
-The Coyotes are 3-2-0 in their last 5 matchups with NYR but have dropped the last two -Clayton Keller has a 5-game point streak versus NYR, totaling 3-4-7 in that span. The run that dates back to 12/14/18 is his longest active point streak against an NHL opponent
-Shayne Gostisbehere paces current Coyotes in assists (12), and points (15), which includes the assist he recorded in the last ARI-NYR matchup (1/22/22) -Coyotes franchise vs Rangers:
• All-Time: 28-43-6-6
• Home: 16-19-4-2
• Road: 12-24-2-4
• L10: 3-6-1
• STRK: L2
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE RANGERS
Shayne Gostisbehere…3-12-15…25 career GP
Clayton Keller…4-4-8…7 career GP
Lawson Crouse…1-2-3…7 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Keller/Bjugstad, 4)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 12)…Points (Gostisbehere, 15)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 3)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 12)…Points (Gostisbehere, 15)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
-Shayne Gostisbehere returns for his second season in AZ after posting 51 points last year (14-37-51) to lead Coyotes d-men
-The blueliner has picked up right where he left off by notching 4-4-8 in his first 7 GP. In his last 10 GP dating back to last season, Gostisbehere has posted 15 pts (7-8-15) to lead all NHL defensemen in that span (next closest: Victor Hedman with 12 pts)
-Gostisbehere enters tonight among NHL defensemen in goals (4, 3rd), points 8 (T-4th), power-play points (5, T-2nd) and shots (24, 13th) in 2022-23
-Since the start of 2021-22, Gostisbehere ranks among NHL d-men leaders in goals (18, T-6th), points (59, 12th) and power-play points (24, T-9th)
KELLER INSTINCT
-Despite being held off the scoresheet on Friday, Clayton Keller has registered at least a point in five of seven games this season, entering tonight with 2 goals and 5 assists on the year
-In his last 82 games (since 4/26/21), Keller has compiled 73 pts (31-42-73)
-Keller took off in mid-Nov of 2021 by compiling 57 points (25-32-57) in 51 GP from 11/18 until his last game on 3/30 when he suffered a season-ending leg injury…Since 11/18/21, Keller has registered 27-37-64 in 58 GP…His 1.10 points per game in that span ranks 8th among RW (Min. 50 GP)
-Now 24 yrs old, Keller enters tonight two goals shy of 100 in his career. Among players to debut with the Coyotes/Jets franchise, six have reached the mark before their 25th birthday: Dale Hawerchuk (20 years, 263 days), Teemu Selanne (23 years, 193 days), Keith Tkachuk (23 years, 213 days), Brian Mullen (23 years, 358 days), Andrew McBain (24 years, 34 days) and Pat Elynuik (24 years, 62 days).
-Below is a complete list of the fewest games played with the franchise (NHL debut or otherwise) to reach 100 goals with the club
POWER PLAY PROWESS
-Thru 7 games, the Coyotes power play has operated at 27.6% (8-for-29), which enters tonight 5th in the NHL
-ARI has played two games where it did not score a PPG…Only 8 teams in the NHL have had two or fewer games this season where they did not post a PPG
-Arizona reached 8 PPG in the sixth game of 2022-23. Last season it took the Coyotes until Dec. 10 (26 GP) to reach 8 PPG as a team
- Gostisbehere paces ARI with 5 power play points. Two of those points are goals, which already matches his PPG total from last season.
-Gostisbehere’s 5 PPP are T-2nd in the League among defensemen (Cale Makar, 6; Calen Addison, 5)
Last Team Challenge: (W) March 27, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; ARI requested a Coach’s Challenge for a missed stoppage of play. The Situation Room determined that the puck hit the protective netting behind ARI’s net prior to WPG’s Adam Lowry’s goal and, therefore, was out of play
Last Situation Room-Initiated Challenge: (Overturned) Oct. 17, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; The situation room called to review if Morgan Rielly batted the puck with his hand inside the attacking zone before Mitch Marner subsequently gained possession and control. It was deemed that Marner was the first player to gain possession and control of the puck after Rielly batted it with his hand and, therefore, no goal
2022-23 OVERTIME RESULTS: (0-1-0)
Last overtime win: 4/27/22 at DAL (W, 4-3, GWG – T. Boyd)
Last overtime loss: 10/28/22 vs WPG (L, 3-2, GWG – B. Wheeler)
Last overtime that led to shootout: 2/1/22 at COL
2022-23 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (0-0)
Last shootout win: 2/1/22 at COL (W, 3-2, SDG – A. Galchenyuk)
Last shootout loss: 1/14/22 at COL (L, 4-3, SDG – N. Kadri)
