BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins visit the Rangers tonight in the 1st of 3 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 2 Bruins visits to Madison Square Garden this season.
- They are a league-best 9-1-0 this season and are 3-1-0 on road so far … They are 4-1-0 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Bruins play game 3 of a 4-game road trip tonight in New York (2-0-0), concluding at Toronto on 11/5 … They will then return home to host St. Louis on 11/7 and Calgary at 11/10.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins have won their last 6 games with a 2-1 shootout win vs. Anaheim on 10/20, 4-3/OT victory vs. Minnesota on 10/22, 3-1 win vs. Dallas on 10/25, 5-1 victory vs Detroit on 10/27, a 4-0 win in Columbus on 10/28 and 6-5/OT in Pittsburgh on 11/1 … That followed a season-opening 3-0-0 start and their lone loss a 7-5 setback in Ottawa on 10/18.
- The Bruins’ start of 18 points on a 9-1-0 record is the best record through 10 games in club history, besting a 16-point start 5 times previously (last 7-1-2 in 2019-20) … Their 45 goals scored in that span, their best 10-game total since 1992-93 with 51 scored through that stretch.
- Boston 5 vs Detroit 1 … Brad Marchand returned to the lineup for his 1st game of the season with 2-1=3 totals with multiple-point efforts also from David Pastrnak (GAA) and 2A each from Hampus Lindholm and Derek Forbort … Craig Smith and Charlie Coyle scored single goals each … Jeremy Swayman notched his 2nd win of his season … SOG: Bos 32, Det 29 … PP: 3/6 … PK: 0/5
- Boston 4 at Columbus 0 … Linus Ullmark recorded his 5th career shutout with 30 svs and David Pastrnak had 1-1=2 totals … Matt Grzelcyk (GW), Charlie Coyle (SH) and Jake DeBrusk had single goals with single assists by Pavel Zacha and Patrice Bergeron … SOG: Bos 35, Cmb 30 … PP: 0/2 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 6 at Pittsburgh 5/OT … The Bruins came back from a 3-goal deficit and 13 skaters got points in their 6th straight win … Hampus Lindholm led a career-best 1-3=4 night including goals by Charlie Coyle, Jakub Lauko (1st NHL), Brad Marchand (PP), Pavel Zacha and Taylor Hall … Linus Ullmark (49 Mins, 5 GA, 34 SA, OTW) and Jeremy Swayman (14 Mins, 4 GA/SA) … SOG: Bos 40, Pit 38 … PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/4
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 8)
- David Krejci – upper body
- Craig Smith – upper body
- Jeremy Swayman – lower body
- Derek Forbort – upper body (IR)
- Charlie McAvoy – off-season left shoulder arthroscopic stabilization procedure, IR
BOSTON vs NY RANGERS, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Rangers are meeting for the 664th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 302-252-97-12 record and 2,079-1,923 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 127-146-55-5 lifetime in New York with the Rangers having a 1,012-929 scoring edge in those 333 contests.
NUMBERS
3: Straight deciding goals Taylor Hall from 10/20-25/2022 – deciding shootout goal vs. Anaheim on 10/20, OT goal vs. Minnesota on 10/22 and GWG vs. Dallas on 10/25.
4: Player on the current roster new to the Bruins organization this season – A.J. Greer (free agent), Keith Kinkaid (free agent), Anton Stralman (free agent), Pavel Zacha (trade).
4: Points by David Pastrnak (1-3=4 totals) on 10/12/2022 in Washington in the 2022-23 season opener … That is the most points in a Boston opener since Brad Marchand (2-3=5) and Pastrnak (2-2=4) in 10/13/2016.
6: Straight home wins to open this season … That ties the 2nd-longest in club history with the 1976-77 and 1985-86 seasons (8-1983-84).
6: Straight overall wins into tonight’s game … That is their longest win streak since 4/13-22, 2021 and they are looking to extend to their best since an 8-game stretch from 11/19-12/12/3/2019.
7: Straight wins by Linus Ullmark … It ties his career-best win streak and is also the 2nd-longest win streak by a Boston goaltender from the start of a season (Tim Thomas, 8-0-0 in 2010-11)
10: Players on the Bruins current roster who played college hockey – Connor Clifton, Charlie Coyle, Derek Forbort, Trent Frederic, AJ Greer, Matt Grzelcyk, Keith Kinkaid, Charlie McAvoy, Craig Smith and Jeremy Swayman.
10: Former first round draft picks on the current roster – Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Derek Forbert, Trent Frederic, Taylor Hall, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha and Jakub Zboril
18: Points by Boston (9-1-0) through their 1st 10 games … That is the best start in their history, besting a 16-point start 5 times previously (last 7-1-2 in 2019-20).
19: Consecutive wins by Boston over Arizona after their 6-3 win on 10/15/2022 … That are the most wins by one opponent in club history.
45: Goals scored in Boston’s 1st 10 games of this season, which is their best 10-game total since 1992-93 with 51 scored.
86: Anton Stralman has changed his number to 86.
380-25-20: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a 2-goal lead in a game … That extends to 249-2-6 over that span when they have led by 3 goals
543: Consecutive Bruins games (regular season & playoffs) currently sold out at TD Garden … Their last non-sellout game was on 12/2/2009 when a Wednesday game vs. TB drew 16,553
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 25 players on their roster, including 2 on injured reserve … 11 were drafted by the team, 5 were acquired in trade and 9 were signed as free agents.
- The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 1-0-0 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 2-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 1-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 2 of a 13-game November schedule tonight (7 hm/6 rd, 1-0-0) … They will play 14 games in December (8 hm/6 rd), 14 in January (5 hm/9 rd), 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Oct. 16: Dan Renouf recalled from Providence/AHL.
Oct. 18: Dan Renouf returned to Providence/AHL.
Oct. 25: Jakub Lauko assigned to Providence/AHL.
Oct. 27: Mike Reilly assigned to Providence/AHL.
Oct. 27: Michael DiPietro and rights to Jonathan Myrenberg acquired from Vancouver Canucks for Jack Studnicka.
Oct. 28: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL.
Oct. 31: Mike Reilly recalled from Providence/AHL.
Nov. 2: Keith Kinkaid recalled from Providence/AHL.
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New York Rangers 1, Philadelphia Flyers 0 – Overtime – November 1, 2022 – (Madison Square Garden)
NYR Goals: C. Kreider (4)
PHI Goals: N/A
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 19/19)
PHI Goalie: C. Hart (OTL – 35/36)
NYR Shots: 36
PHI Shots: 19
NYR PP: 0/3
NYR PK: 3/3
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers opened this homestand with a 1-0 victory in overtime on the stick of Chris Kreider, the first time since March 6, 2017 against Tampa Bay that the Rangers won a 1-0 game in which their lone goal came in overtime and only the 10th time in team history. New York outshot the Flyers 36-19 in the game, including 14-4 in the second period and 6-0 in the extra session. In the win, Julien Gauthier skated in his 100th career NHL game.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers continue their four-game homestand against Eastern Conference opponents when the Boston Bruins come to Madison Square Garden (7:30 PM ET – TV: ESPN Plus, Hulu – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
- Tonight, New York will wear their 2022 Reverse Retro jerseys for the first time this season.
- The Blueshirts have won four of their last six games against the Bruins and have played more regular season games (663) and have earned more regular season wins (264) against the Bruins than against any other opponent in their 96-season history.
- The Blueshirts have wins in three-straight games and have earned at least one point in four of their last five games (3-1-1). A win tonight would mark the Rangers’ first four-game win streak of the year and first since April 13-21, 2022. Last year, the club had five separate win streaks of four or more games.
- Each of the last three games, all of which they’ve won, have seen the Rangers tied in the third period. When tied after two periods this year, the team is 4-0-2, tied for the most wins in the NHL in those circumstances.
- In the month of November since 2005-06, the Rangers have the most wins in the NHL (128). In addition, the Blueshirts have posted a 55-21-6 record in November since 2015-16 for the second most wins in the NHL in that span. The 14 games the Blueshirts are set to play this month are the second-most in a month this season (March – 16).
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Nov. 6/5:00 PM Detroit/MSG MSG Network ESPN 1050 AM
Nov. 8/7:00 PM Islanders/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 10/7:00 PM Detroit/Little Caesars Arena MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 12/7:00 PM Nashville/Bridgestone Arena MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Nov. 13/7:00 PM Arizona/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Nov. 1 Philadelphia OTW, 1-0
Oct. 30 @Arizona W, 3-2
Oct. 29 @Dallas W, 6-3
Oct. 26 @NY Islanders L, 3-0
Oct. 25 Colorado SOL, 3-2
INJURIES (15 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Filip Chytil Upper Body Oct. 25-Nov. 1 5
Vitali Kravtsov Upper Body Oct. 30-Nov.1 2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
October 27 – Signed Ben Harpur to one-year contract
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 264-298-97-4 (629 PTS)
2021-22 2-1-0
NYR HOME 151-126-55-1 (358 PTS)
NYR AWAY 113-172-42-3 (271 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-2-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Zibanejad (15) – A: Panarin (11) – Pts: Zibanejad (22)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Bathgate (64) – A: Bathgate (116) – Pts: Bathgate (180)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
November 3 at MSG 7:30 PM ET
January 19 at MSG 7:00 PM ET
March 4 at TD Garden 1:00 PM ET
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
LAST FIVE GAMES
• Anton Stralman skated in three seasons with New York (2011-12 – 2013-14).
• Ryan Lindgren was selected by the Bruins in the second round (49th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
• Gord Murphy played parts of three seasons with the Bruins (1991-92 – 1992-93, 2001-02).
• Jake DeBrusk is the son of Louie DeBrusk, who was selected by the Rangers in the third round (49th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Louie DeBrusk was traded by the Rangers to Edmonton as part of the transaction in which the Blueshirts acquired Mark Messier.
• Charlie McAvoy is a native of Long Beach, New York. He was a Rangers fan as a kid and idolized Brian Leetch.
TEAM NOTES
REVERSE! REVERSE!
Tonight for the first time, the Rangers will be wearing their Reverse Retro 2022 jerseys. The Liberty jersey debuted as New York’s first “alternate” jersey in 1996-97 season. This year’s 2022 Reverse Retro takes the beloved “Lady Liberty” and remixes it with the Rangers current colorway. In total, the Blueshirts will wear these jerseys eight times this season, all at home:
REVERSE RETRO SCHEDULE
DATE/TIME OPPONENT
Thursday, Nov. 3/7:30 PM Boston
Tuesday, Nov. 8/7:00 PM NY Islanders
Saturday, Nov. 26/1:00 PM Edmonton
Saturday, Dec. 3/7:30 PM Chicago
Thursday, Dec. 15/7:00 PM Toronto
Tuesday, Dec. 27/7:00 PM Washington
Sunday, Jan. 15/5:00 PM Montreal
Friday, Jan. 27/7:00 PM Vegas
When wearing the 2020-21 version of the Reverse Retros, the Rangers had a 3-3-0 record, including their 9-0 victory against the Flyers on March 17, 2021.
RANK AND FILE
THE RANK OF THE RANGERS
CATEGORY NO. (NHL RANK)
Wins When Tied After 2 4 (T-1st)
Games Decided in OT/SO 3 (T-2nd)
Hits 323 (3rd)
Home Points 8 (T-3rd)
Wins When Scoring First 5 (T-3rd)
Wins 6 (T-6th)
Goals Against/Game 2.73 (7th)
Faceoff % 52.5 (10th)
SHOOTING GALLERY
New York has averaged 36.5 shots per game, the fourth most in the NHL and have recorded 35 or more shots in eight of 11 games and 40-plus shots four times. Last season, the Rangers posted their eighth 35-or-more shot game on Feb. 17. All of last year, the Blueshirts collected 40 or more shots in four contests. The Rangers are tied for the league-lead with eight occurrences of 35 or more shots in a game. In the NHL, the Rangers rank first in total shots with 401.. In the second period, the Rangers have registered a combined 163 shots, the most in the NHL. Individually, Mika Zibanejad ranks third in the NHL with 53 shots. Timo Meier leads the league with 62.
MOST SHOTS IN THE NHL
TEAM SHOTS
NYR 401
LAK 396
FLA 395
PIT 394
NJD 391
MIKA ON A MISSION
Mika Zibanejad notched an assist on Chris Kreider’s game-winner on Tuesday night, giving him six goals and seven assists for 13 points this season. Zibanejad’s 13 points have been spread across six games this season, all six in which the Rangers have earned their victories. Zibanejad has points in three-straight games (2G-3A). Zibanejad has five of his six goals on the power play and is tied for the second most PPGs in the NHL. Zibanejad’s 12 points in the month of October were the second most he has recorded in the month over his career (13 in 2018-19).
I-GOR
Igor Shesterkin has earned a point in each of his eight starts (6-0-2) this season. His point-streak of eight games is the second longest to start a season by a Rangers goaltender and longest since Gilles Villemure in 1971-72. Shesterkin’s six wins are the second most in the NHL (Ullmark – 7).
On Tuesday night against the Flyers, he posted his first shutout of the season and ninth of his career. Since he entered the NHL in 2020-21, only three netminders have more shutouts: Jacob Markstrom (12), Ilya Sorokin (11) and Marc-Andre Fleury (10).
NYR GOALIES TO RECORD A POINT IN
FIRST 8+ STARTS OF A SEASON
SEASON GOALIE STREAK LENGTH
1971-72 Gilles Villemure 9 (7-0-2)
2022-23 Igor Shesterkin 8 (6-0-2)
PANARIN’S POINTS
Artemi Panarin celebrated his 31st birthday on Sunday with his third game of the season with three or more points. Panarin’s 16 points (5G-11A) rank tied for fourth in the NHL while his 11 assists are tied for the third-most in the league. Through 10 games, Panarin’s had points in eight of them and his point total was the most through 10 games by a Ranger since Jaromir Jagr (18 in 2006-07). Panarin’s 56 three-point contests since 2016-17 ranks third in the NHL and his 103 multi-point games since 2018-19 are tied for the fourth most in the NHL in that span.
KREIDING HIGH
Chris Kreider netted the lone goal in Tuesday’s win over Philly for his fourth goal of the season and second career overtime tally (Feb. 2, 2017 at BUF). Kreider’s goal was his 35th career game-winning goal, tying Steve Vickers for the eighth most game-winning goals in franchise history. Kreider has points in three-straight contests (2G-2A).
MOST GWG’S IN NYR HISTORY
RANK PLAYER GWG’S
1st Rod Gilbert 52
2nd Jean Ratelle 46
3rd Bill Cook 42
4th Mark Messier 41
5th Vic Hadfield 40
6th Brian Leetch 37
7th Adam Graves 36
T-8th Chris Kreider 35
T-8th Steve Vickers 35
FOX ON FIRE
Adam Fox has seven points (1G-6A) in his last eight games. His nine points (2G-7A) this season rank tied for fourth among league defensemen while his seven assists on the season are tied for the fifth-most among NHL defensemen. Fox has skated over 21:30 minutes of ice time in each of his 11 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 recorded a season-high 27:35 of ice time against the Flyers on Tuesday. Fox has averaged 24:32 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 172 (26G-146A).
