DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 vs. ISLANDERS 0 (11/5/22)
1ST PERIOD: No scoring
2ND PERIOD: DET Raymond (Kubalík, Larkin) 6:29-PP; DET Suter (Erne, Seider) 12:51-SH
3RD PERIOD: DET Kubalík (Copp) 10:13-EV
SHOTS: DET 26 (13-9-4) / NYI 24 (7-5-12)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 24-24) / NYI Varlamov (L, 22-24), Sorokin (ND, 1-2)
PP: DET 1-5 / NYI 0-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (11 / Oct. 10)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (9 / Oct. 15)
Jakub Vrána – personal (9 / Oct. 17)
Oskar Sundqvist – upper body (5 / Oct. 27)
Total Man Games Lost: 36
Individual Man Games Lost: Michael Rasmussen (2)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/5 (POSTGAME) – Placed forward Filip Zadina on injured reserve
11/5 (PREGAME) – Recalled forward Austin Czarnik from Grand Rapids
11/2 – Reassigned goaltender Victor Brattström to Grand Rapids from Toledo (ECHL) … Reassigned goaltender Sebastian Cossa
from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at RANGERS / 5:00 P.M. EST / Madison Square Garden / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 600th all-time meeting, 301st at New York Rangers … First of three games this season, only game at New York Rangers ALL-TIME vs. NYR: 271-218-103-7 / AWAY: 98-141-57-4 / LAST 10: 5-4-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0 DET top scorers vs. NYR: David Perron (8-6-14 in 20 GP), Jordan Oesterle (1-2-3 in 3 GP), Moritz Seider (0-3-3 in 3 GP), Dominik Kubalík (2-0-2 in 3 GP)
NYR top scorers vs. DET: Artemi Panarin (10-15-25 in 16 GP), Vincent Trocheck (9-11-20 in 29 GP), Chris Kreider (7-9-16 in 23 GP), Mika Zibanejad (6-9-15 in 28 GP), Adam Fox (0-5-5 in 6 GP), Alexis Lafrenière (2-0-2 in 3 GP), Sammy Blais (0-1-1 in 1 GP) DET/NYR CONNECTIONS: Twenty-four of the last 30 head-to-head meetings have been decided by a single goal, with 15 of those games ending in overtime or a shootout … Detroit forward Andrew Copp recorded 18 points (8-10-18) and a plus-13 rating in 16 games with the New York Rangers to wrap up the 2021-22 season … Copp also logged 14 points (6-8-14) in 20 postseason contests to help the Rangers reach the 2022 Eastern Conference Final … New York Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck is a Little Caesars Amateur Hockey product who compiled 299 points (120-179-299) in 264 games with the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit and Plymouth Whalers from 2009-13 … New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba is a Rochester, Michigan, native who skated with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2010-12 before totaling 29 points .(12-17-29) and 88 penalty minutes in 37 games at the University of Michigan in 2012-13 … New York Rangers defensemen Adam Fox (2014-16), Ryan Lindgren (2014-16) and K’Andre Miller (2016- 18) also played for the NTDP … New York Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant was originally selected by Detroit in the sixth round (107th overall) of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft and racked up 467 points (207-260-467) and 1,600 penalty minutes in 563 games with the club from 1984-93 … Gallant also had three points (2-1-3) in three appearances with the IHL’s Detroit Vipers in 1995-96 … New York Rangers assistant general manager Ryan Martin previously worked in Detroit’s front office as director of hockey administration from 2005-10 and assistant general manager from 2010-21 … Martin also served as general manager of the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins from 2012-21, guiding the team to Calder Cup championships in 2013 and 2017 … New York Rangers director of player development Jed Ortmeyer recorded 118 points (52-66-118) and 182 penalty minutes in 145 games at the University of Michigan from 1999-03 …New York Rangers player development assistant Matt Hunwick is a Warren, Michigan, native and Little Caesars Amateur Hockey alumnus who skated with the NTDP from 2001-03 … Hunwick tallied 97 points (24-73-97) and 256 penalty minutes in 163 games at the University of Michigan from 2003-07 and later served as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater from 2019-21.
UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Nov. 8: RED WINGS vs. CANADIENS / 7:00 p.m. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, Nov. 10: RED WINGS vs. RANGERS / 7:00 p.m. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Nov. 12: RED WINGS at KINGS / 10:30 p.m. EST / Crypto.com Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
Nov. 5 vs. New York Islanders – 3-0 W
The Red Wings earned a 3-0 victory over the Islanders to improve to 6-3-2 overall and 5-1-1 inside Little Caesars Arena … Detroit has won three-consecutive games on home ice, marking the team’s longest winning streak at Little Caesars Arena since recording five-straight home wins from Nov. 13-Dec. 4, 2021 … Detroit has won three-straight home games against the New York Islanders dating back to Dec. 4, 2021 … Ville Husso turned away all 24 shots he faced to earn his second shutout of the season and fifth of his NHL career … Husso owns a 5-1-1 record with a 1.86 goals-against average, a 0.941 save percentage and two shutouts in seven starts to begin the 2022-23 campaign, surrendering one goal or fewer in five of his seven contests … Husso also become the eighth goaltender to win at least five of his first seven appearances in a Red Wings uniform; only Ty Conklin (6-1-0 in 2008-09), Dominik Hasek (6-1-0 in 2001-02), Manny Legace (6-1-0 from 1999-00 to 2000-01) and Vincent Riendeau (6-0-0 from 1991-92 to 1992-93) have done so in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68) … Lucas Raymond opened the scoring on the power play with his fourth goal in his last four games … Three of Raymond’s four goals have come on the man advantage, which is the most of any Detroit skater … Additionally, Raymond tied David Perron for the team lead with his second game-winning goal of the season … Dominik Kubalík recorded a goal and an assist for his fifth multi-point game of the season … Kubalík continues to lead the Red Wings with nine assists and is tied for the team lead with 14 points (5-9-14) through 11 games … Dylan Larkin tallied an assist to extend his point streak to four-straight games (2-4-6 in 4 GP) … Larkin, who paces the Red Wings with six goals, also has 14 points (6-8-14) in 11 games to start the 2022-23 season … Pius Suter doubled Detroit’s lead with his second goal of the season … It marked Suter’s second career shorthanded goal and first since Jan. 4 vs. San Jose … Adam Erne recorded the primary assist on Suter’s shorthanded goal, giving him seven points (2-5-7) in his last nine games since Oct. 17 vs. Los Angeles … Andrew Copp picked up the lone assist on Kubalík’s goal to extend his point streak to three-straight games (1-3-4 in 3 GP) … Ben Chiarot skated in his 500th career NHL game … The Red Wings set a season high with 24 blocks and surrendered a season-low 24 shots.
EARLY RETURNS
Detroit forwards Andrew Copp, Dominik Kubalík and David Perron, and defensemen Ben Chiarot, Robert Hägg and Olli Määttä have made an immediate impact to begin the 2022-23 season. The six players, all signed as free agents by the Red Wings in July, have combined for 37 points (14-23-37) and a plus-four rating through the first 11 games of the campaign.
- Ben Chiarot recorded a goal and an assist on Oct. 15 at New Jersey.
- Andrew Copp is currently on a three-game point streak, logging four points (1-3-4) in that span. He scored the game-winning goal and collected an assist on Nov. 3 vs. Washington.
- Robert Hägg ranks among the team leaders with 26 hits (3rd) and 15 blocks (4th). He picked up an assist on Oct. 21 at Chicago and Oct. 25 vs. New Jersey.
- Dominik Kubalík paces the Red Wings with nine assists, seven power play points and a 21.7 shooting percentage. He is also tied for the team lead with 14 points (5-9-14) through 11 games.
- Olli Määttä is tied for the team lead among defensemen with six points (2-4-6) in 11 games. He began the season with a four-game point streak from Oct. 14-21, becoming the first Red Wings defenseman to record a point in each of the first four-plus games of the season since Brian Rafalski in 2008-09 (1-8-9 in 7 GP).
- David Perron has totaled seven points (5-2-7) in 11 games. He is also tied with Lucas Raymond for the team lead with two game-winning goals. The 16-year NHL veteran picked up two goals and an assist on Oct. 17 vs. Los Angeles.
BIG VILLE STYLE
Detroit acquired goaltender Ville Husso from St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Aleksanteri Kaskimäki) on July 8 and subsequently signed him to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $4.75 million.
- Owns a 5-1-1 record with a 1.86 goals-against average, a 0.941 save percentage and two shutouts in seven starts.
- Has allowed one goal or fewer in five of his seven starts.
- Became the eighth goaltender to win at least five of his first seven appearances in a Red Wings uniform; only Ty Conklin (6-1-0 in 2008-09), Dominik Hasek (6-1-0 in 2001-02), Manny Legace (6-1-0 from 1999-00 to 2000-01) and Vincent Riendeau (6-0-0 from 1991-92 to 1992-93) have done so in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68).
- Also the fifth goaltender in franchise history to record two shutouts within his first seven starts with the club, following Kevin Hodson (2
in 5 GS), Wilf Cude (2 in 5 GS), Dolly Dolson (2 in 7 GS) and Hap Holmes (2 in 4 GS). - Stopped all 29 shots he faced in his Red Wings debut, becoming the second goalie in franchise history to post a shutout in his team debut, joining Dave Gatherum who did so on Oct. 11, 1953 vs. Toronto.
MAKING A POINT
- The 2022-23 season is the first in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68) that the Red Wings were the last team to suffer a regulation loss, with the last such occurrence coming in 1962-63 when Detroit started 8-0-2 (the 2 designating ties) before its first defeat on Nov. 8, 1962 against Montreal.
- Detroit opened the season with a five-game point streak (3-0-2) for the eighth time in franchise history and just the fourth time in the
NHL’s expansion era (see full list below):
SEASON RECORD GP POSTSEASON RESULT
2022-23 3-0-2 5 TBD
2011-12 5-0-0 5 Lost in Western Conference Quarterfinals (NSH)
1997-98 5-0-1 6 Won Stanley Cup (WSH)
1972-73 6-0-0 6 Did not qualify
1962-63 8-0-2 10 Lost in Stanley Cup Final (TOR)
1959-60 5-0-1 6 Lost in NHL Semifinals (TOR)
1956-57 5-0-2 7 Lost in NHL Semifinals (BOS)
1948-49 4-0-1 5 Lost in Stanley Cup Final (TOR)
CZECH MATE
- Dominik Kubalík logged four-straight multi-point games from Oct. 17-25 (3-6-9 in 4 GP). The last Detroit skater with five-consecutive multi-point outings was Johan Franzén from March 15-24, 2009 (4-7-11 in 5 GP)
- Recorded eight points (3-5-8) through his first five games with Detroit. The last skater to record more points through their first five career contests with the franchise was Paul Coffey (2-8-10 in 5 GP) in 1992-93.
- Over the past 10 years, only three players recorded more points through their first five contests with any NHL club: John Tavares (6-4-10 with Toronto in 2018-19), Matt Duchene (2-7-9 with Nashville in 2019-20) and Zach Parise (5-4-9 with Minnesota in 2012-13).
LOVE TO ‘C’ IT
- Dylan Larkin enters his third season as Detroit’s captain and eighth NHL campaign. He was named the 37th captain in franchise history on Jan. 13, 2021, becoming the first Michigander and native metro Detroiter to wear the ‘C’ for the Red Wings, assuming a captaincy that had been vacant for two seasons following the end of Henrik Zetterberg’s career in 2017-18 due to injury.
- With an empty-net goal and an assist on Nov. 3 vs. Washington, he boosted his career totals to 371 points (153-218-371 in 514 GP), passing Johan Franzén (187-183-370 in 602 GP) for 22nd on the franchise’s all-time points list (see list below):
- Vyacheslav Kozlov – 415 career points with Detroit
- Igor Larionov – 392
- Dylan Larkin – 372
- Johan Franzén – 370
- Marcel Dionne – 366
- Shawn Burr – 362
CAPTAIN CLUTCH
- Dylan Larkin opened the scoring with a power play goal on Oct. 23 vs. Anaheim, marking his 150th career goal in his 509th game with the Red Wings. Among players to debut with the franchise, only four skaters have reached the 150-goal mark in fewer games over the past 25 years: Henrik Zetterberg (350 GP on March 25, 2008), Vyacheslav Kozlov (440 GP on Feb. 21, 1999), Johan Franzen (472 GP on April 7, 2012) and Pavel Datsyuk (477 GP on Dec. 20, 2008).
- Tallied his 153rd career NHL goal on Nov. 3 vs. Washington, passing Ray Sheppard for sole possession of 23rd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):
- Mickey Redmond – 177 career goals with Detroit
- Red Kelly – 162
- Kris Draper – 158
- Dylan Larkin – 153
- Ray Sheppard – 152
- Bruce MacGregor – 151
FIL THE THRILL
- Filip Hronek picked up an assist in his 250th career NHL game on Oct. 23 vs. Anaheim.
- Tied a career high with an assist in four-straight games from Oct. 15-23 (0-4-4 in 4 GP), matching his assist streaks from March 31-April 6, 2019 (1-4-5 in 4 GP) and March 9-16, 2021 (0-7-7 in 4 GP).
- Also recorded his 100th career NHL assist on Dylan Larkin’s power play goal on Oct. 21 at Chicago.
- Among defensemen, Hronek needed the fifth-fewest games from the start of his NHL career to reach 100 assists with the Red Wings
(see list below):
Reed Larson – 185 games to reach the 100-assist mark with Detroit
Nicklas Lidström – 194
Yves Racine – 222
Niklas Kronwall – 248
Filip Hronek – 249
Willie Huber – 258
ELMER’S GLUE
- Elmer Söderblom scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in his NHL debut on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal.
- Became the fourth Red Wings player in the past 10 years to score in their NHL debut, joining Dennis Cholowski (Oct. 4, 2018), Dylan Larkin (Oct. 9, 2015) and Brian Lashoff (Jan. 21, 2013).
- Also the fifth player in franchise history to score in their first career NHL game and have it stand as the game-winning goal, joining Steve Martinson (Oct. 9, 1987), Mark Osborne (Oct. 6, 1981), Connie Brown (Jan. 26, 1939) and Carl Liscombe (Nov. 25, 1937).
A MOUNTAIN OF A MAN
- Standing at 6-foot-8, Elmer Söderblom is the tallest player in Red Wings history. The previous mark of 6-foot-6 was held by forward Michael Rasmussen (2018-19; 2020-present), defensemen Yip Foster (1933-35) and Uwe Krupp (1998-99; 2001-02), and goaltender Magnus Hellberg (2021-22).
- Weighing in at 246 pounds, Söderblom is also the heaviest player in franchise history, surpassing Krupp (240 pounds), along with forward Stu Grimson (239 pounds, 1994-97) and defenseman Derian Hatcher (235 pounds, 2003-04).
- Originally selected by the Red Wings in the sixth round (159th overall) of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Söderblom joins a list of notable
European late-round picks to suit up for the team:
Jonathan Ericsson, 291st overall, 2002
Tomas Holmström, 257th overall, 1994
Vladimir Konstantinov, 221st overall, 1989
Henrik Zetterberg, 210th overall, 1999
Pavel Datsyuk, 171th overall, 1998
Elmer Söderblom, 159th overall, 2019
ALFIE GETS THE CALL
- Daniel Alfredsson was elected to Hockey Hall of Fame Honored Membership in the Player Category on June 27.
- Played the final season of his 18-year NHL career in Detroit, tying for the team lead in scoring with 49 points (18-31-49) in 68 games during the 2013-14 campaign.
- Won a gold medal with Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, alongside five Detroit skaters: Tomas Holmström, Niklas Kronwall, Nicklas Lidström, Mikael Samuelsson and Henrik Zetterberg.
- Will be formally inducted on Nov. 14 with Herb Carnegie (Builder), Roberto Luongo, Riikka Sallinen, Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin.
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Boston Bruins 5, New York Rangers 2 – November 3, 2022 – (Madison Square Garden)
NYR Goals: J. Vesey (1), A. Fox (3)
BOS Goals: D. Pastrnak (8), C. Coyle (5), T. Frederic (2), J. Debrusk (4), H. Lindholm (4)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (L – 32/26)
BOS Goalie: L. Ullmark (W – 18/20)
NYR Shots: 20
BOS Shots: 37
NYR PP: 0/2
NYR PK: 3/3
Game Summary | Event Summary
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers saw their three-game win streak snapped at the hands of Boston on Thursday night at MSG. New York drew even at 1-1 and 2-2 but Boston scored the next three in the third period. In the loss, Jimmy Vesey scored his first goal of the season and his first with the Rangers since March 29, 2019. On that night, the Blueshirts wore their 2022 Reverse Retro jerseys for the first of eight times this season.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers host the Detroit Red Wings for the first of two meetings in a four-day span between the two teams (5:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 1050 AM). This will be the 600th regular season contest between the two teams, the fourth team the Rangers will have played 600 or more times (BOS – 663, MTL – 635, TOR – 620).
- The Blueshirts have wins in three of their last four games and have earned at least one point in four of their last six games (3-2-1).
- The Rangers have earned at least one point in six-straight games against Detroit (5-0-1) and 13 of their last 14 games against the Red Wings, dating back to Jan. 22, 2017 (9-1-4 record). At MSG, the Blueshirts have earned a point in four-straight games against Detroit (3-0-1) and six of their last seven home against the Red Wings (4-0-2).
- Artemi Panarin has a point in six of his last seven games (4G-8A) and nine of his last 11 games (6G-12A) against Detroit. Panarin has recorded at least one point in 14 of 16 career games (10G-15A) against the Red Wings, including five two-point games and three three-point games.
- Each of the last four games have seen the Rangers tied going into the third period. In those games, the Rangers are 3-1-0. When tied after two periods this year, the team is 4-1-2.
- 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 55-22-6 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. 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
Nov. 17/10:00 PM Seattle/Climate Pledge Arena MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Nov. 3 Boston L, 5-2
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
INJURIES (17 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Filip Chytil Upper Body Oct. 25-Nov. 3 6
Vitali Kravtsov Upper Body Oct. 30-Nov. 3 3
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 225-263-103-8 (561 PTS)
2021-22 2-0-1
NYR HOME 144-96-58-2 (348 PTS)
NYR AWAY 81-167-45-6 (213 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 4-0-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Panarin (10) – A: Panarin (15) – Pts: Panarin (25)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Gilbert (52) – A: Bathgate (80) – Pts: Bathgate (131)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
November 6 at MSG 5:00 PM ET
November 10 at Little Caesars Arena 7:00 PM ET
February 23 at Little Caesars Arena 7:00 PM ET
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
LAST FIVE GAMES GP).
• Jacob Trouba is a native of Rochester, Michigan, and he played hockey in Michigan with Compuware organization, the U.S. National Team Development Program (2010-11 and 2011-12), and the University of Michigan (2012-13). Trouba was a Red Wings fan growing up; he lists Nicklas Lidstrom as his hockey idol.
• Rangers assistant general manager Ryan Martin had a 16-year stint (2005-21) with the Red Wings, including 11 seasons (2010-21) as the team’s assistant general manager and eight seasons as the general manager of the Grand Rapids Griffins (2013-21).
TEAM NOTES
KREIDER CLOSING IN ON 200 ASSISTS
Chris Kreider sits one assist away from 200 assists in his career which would make him the 24th Ranger to notch their first 200 assists with the club. The last to accomplish the feat was Mats Zuccarello in 2017-18. In all, Kreider would become the 34th skater to record 200 assists in a Rangers uniform.
Kreider would be the 16th player from the 2009 NHL Entry Draft to notch 200 career assists. From that class, John Tavares leads with 511 helpers.
Kreider has points in four-straight contests (2G-3A) and his latest goal was his 35th career game-winning goal, tying Steve Vickers for the eighth most game-winning goals in franchise history.
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
THE KILLERS
New York has been perfect on the penalty kill in four of their last five games (13-for-14) and ranks seventh in the NHL on the PK with a 82.9 percent mark. The Rangers have been shorthanded an average of 2.92 times per game, the fifth fewest in the NHL and their average of 4:43 minutes shorthanded per game is fifth least in the league. Jacob Trouba leads the Blueshirts with a cumulative 28:53 minutes of SH TOI.
MIKA ON A MISSION
Mika Zibanejad has points in four-straight games (2G-4A) and has notched six goals and eight assists for 14 points in 12 games. When Zibanejad records a point this season, the Rangers are 6-1-0. Five of Zibanejad’s six goals have come on the power play, his five PPGs rank tied for the second most in the NHL. Zibanejad has posted 56 shots on goal this season, the team-lead and tied for the fifth most in the league.
PANARIN’S POINTS
Artemi Panarin 16 points (5G-11A) rank tied for 11th in the NHL while his 11 assists are tied for the eighth-most in the league. Panarin’s 53 three-point contests since 2016-17 ranks third in the NHL and his 103 multi-point games since 2018-19 are the fifth most in the NHL in that span.
FOX ON FIRE
Adam Fox has eight points (2G-6A) in his last nine games and overall 10 points (3G-7A) on the season. His 10 points rank tied for sixth among league defensemen. Fox has skated over 21:30 minutes of ice time in each of his 12 games and has led the Blueshirts in ice time in all but two games this season (Oct. 11 vs. TBL, Oct. 25 vs. COL, Nov. 3 vs. BOS). Fox recorded a season-high 27:35 of ice time against the Flyers last Tuesday. Fox has averaged 24:35 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 173 (27G-146A).
MOST POINTS AMONG DEFENSEMEN SINCE 2019-20
PLAYER POINTS
Roman Josi 201
John Carlson 196
Victor Hedman 194
Cale Makar 193
Adam Fox 173
SHOOTING GALLERY
New York has averaged 35.1 shots per game, the sixth most in the NHL and have recorded 35 or more shots in eight of 12 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 rank tied for second in the NHL with eight occurrences of 35 or more shots in a game. In the league, the Rangers rank seventh in total shots with 421.. In the second period, the Rangers have registered a combined 174 shots, the third-most in the NHL.
I-GOR
Igor Shesterkin has earned a point in all but one of his nine starts (6-1-2) this season. His point-streak of eight games to begin the season was the second longest to start a season by a Rangers goaltender and longest since Gilles Villemure in 1971-72. Last Tuesday against the Flyers, he posted his first shutout of the season and ninth of his career.
