NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New York Rangers 6, St. Louis Blues 4 – December 5, 2022 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: B. Schneider (3), A. Fox (7), V. Trocheck (9), K. Miller (1), A. Lafreniere (4), C. Kreider (13)
STL Goals: P. Buchnevich (9), V. Tarasenko (7), J. Kyrou (10), R. O’Reilly (8)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 25/29)
STL Goalie: J. Binnington (L – 18/24)
NYR Shots: 24
STL Shots: 29
NYR PP: 1/1
NYR PK: 3/4
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers capped off their three-game homestand with a 6-4 win over the Blues on Monday night. New York went from leading 2-1 after one to trailing 4-3 after two periods to scoring three goals in the third period to secure the victory. For the fifth time this season, the Blueshirts scored six or more goals, the third most occurrences in the NHL.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers open up a two-game road trip on the West Coast with a matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena (10:00 PM ET – TV: TNT, MSGN – Radio: ESPN 1050 AM).
- The Blueshirts have gained a point in three of their last four games (2-1-1).
- On the road, New York is 7-4-1 and has earned a point in seven of its last nine games (6-2-1) away from MSG. – On the road, the Blueshirts rank third in shots per game (35.7) and third in the fewest shots allowed per game (28.3).
- New York’s 87.9 road penalty kill percentage is the second best in the NHL (Minnesota – 88.9).
- Overall, the Rangers rank eighth in shots per game (33.4) and fifth in fewest shots per game (29.4). New York has registered 35 or more shots in 14 games, tied for the third most occurrences in the NHL.
- When tied after two periods, the Rangers’ six wins are tied for the most in the NHL. The team’s 10 wins when scoring first are tied for the eighth most in the league.
- New York ranks third in the NHL in hits with 784.
- The Rangers defensemen group has collected 61 points, tied for the fifth most in the NHL. New York’s 48 assists by defensemen are tied for the fifth most in the league. The Rangers have 13 goals by defensemen this year, tied for the eighth most in the league.
- New York has four players with 20+ points, tied for the fifth most in the league and are one of two teams (DAL) to have three players with 28-plus points.
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Dec. 9/9:00 PM Colorado/Ball Arena MSG 2 ESPN 1050 AM
Dec. 12/7:00 PM New Jersey/MSG MSG Network/NHLN ESPN 98.7 FM
Dec. 15/7:00 PM Toronto/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Dec. 17/7:00 PM Philadelphia/Wells Fargo Center MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Dec. 18/7:30 PM Chicago/United Center ESPN ESPN 98.7 FM
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Dec. 5 St. Louis W, 6-4
Dec. 3 Chicago L, 5-2
Dec. 2 Ottawa OTL, 3-2
Nov. 30 at Ottawa W, 3-1
Nov. 28 New Jersey L, 5-3
INJURIES (25 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Filip Chytil Lower Body Dec. 3-5 2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 5 – Jonny Brodzinski recalled from Hartford
December 4 – Jonny Brodzinski re-assigned to Hartford.
December 3 – Recalled Ben Harpur and Jonny Brodzinski from Hartford. Re-assigned Zac Jones to Hartford.
November 23 – Acquired fifth round pick in 2025 NHL Draft in exchange for Ryan Reaves
ALL-TIME RECORD 2-4-2 (6 PTS)
2022-23 0-0-0
2021-22 1-1-0
NYR HOME 1-1-2 (4 PTS)
NYR AWAY 1-3-0 (2 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 1-3-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Zibanejad (6) – A: Trocheck (7) – Pts: Zibanejad (11)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR
TEAM NOTES
BLUESHIRT BULLETS
- Vincent Trocheck is one of only two NHL players who have registered 15+ points and 70+ hits this season (along with Alex Ovechkin). In 24 of 27 games this season, Trocheck has had either 1+ points, 3+ hits, or a 50.0%+ faceoff win percentage; he has hit two of the three categories in 13 of the 27 games, and he hit all three categories in the same game twice (Dec. 5 vs. STL, Nov. 8 vs. NYI).
- Jacob Trouba has 90 hits and 64 blocked shots. He is the only player in the NHL with both 90+ hits and 60+ blocked shots. Trouba ranks fifth in the NHL in hits and fourth in blocked shots.
- Braden Schneider’s three goals since November 22 are tied for the most among NHL defensemen.
- Sammy Blais ranks third in the NHL (min. 20 games played) in hits per 60 (20.96).
FOX ON FIRE
Adam Fox has points in five of his last six games (1G-4A), seven of his last nine games (2G-6A), and 14 of his last 16 games (5G-14A). Fox has recorded at least one point in 20 of 27 games this year. Fox and Cale Makar are the only NHL players averaging 18:00+ of even strength ice time, 4:00+ of power play ice time, and 2:00+ of shorthanded ice time this season. Fox has skated over 20:00 minutes in every game this season, over 25 minutes in 14 contests and his season-high was 30:04 against the Devils on Nov. 28. Fox’s power play goal on Monday night gave him 78 career power play points, surpassing Jim Nielson for the 11th most among defensemen in Rangers history. On the season, Fox has seven goals and 21 assists for 28 points. This is the second straight season that Fox has had 28 or more points through 27 games. He ranks among the best defensemen in multiple categories.
FOX AMONG NHL D-MEN
RANKS THIS SEASON
CATEGORY D-MEN RANK
Goals T-4th (7)
Assists T-3rd (21)
Points 3rd (28)
Game-Winning Goals T-1st (3)
Total TOI 3rd (682:07)
Takeaways T-5th (21)
PANARIN PUTTING UP POINTS
Artemi Panarin sits one point away from 600 in his career. With a point in his 535th game, Panarin can require the fifth fewest games among active skaters to reach the milestone following Connor McDavid (421 GP), Sidney Crosby (430 GP), Alex Ovechkin (464 GP), and Evgeni Malkin (490 GP). Since he broke into the NHL in 2015-16, his 599 points are the fourth most in the league. Panarin has points three-straight games, including back-to-back multi-point games. Panarin has points in six of his last seven games (1G-7A), 18 points in his last 19 games (2G-16A) and 30 points (6G-24A) in 27 games this season. Panarin’s 103 career multi-assist games are second to only Connor McDavid (137) since 2015-16.
MOST POINTS SINCE 2015-16
PLAYER POINTS
Connor McDavid 745
Leon Draisaitl 649
Patrick Kane 643
Artemi Panarin 599
MIKA’S MISSION
Mika Zibanejad has a team lead tying 13 goals this season and eight on the power play. Zibanejad’s eight PPGs are tied for the fourth most in the NHL. He has points in nine of his last 11 games (3G-7A) and in 16 of his last 19 contests (8G-12A). Zibanejad is one of three players in the NHL to have 13+ goals, 8+ PPGs, and 100+ shots on goal, along with Connor McDavid and Kirill Kaprizov. Zibanejad ranks second in the NHL with 45 power play shots (Ovechkin – 46).
KREIDING TO MAKE HISTORY
Chris Kreider also has 13 goals on the year and now has 242 goals. He scored his 241st goal of his career on Saturday against Chicago, surpassing Brian Leetch and taking sole possession of the ninth most goals in Rangers history. Kreider became the all-time leading goal scorer among American-born Rangers. Kreider has points in 16 of his last 19 games (11G- 8A) and eight points (6G-2A) in his last eight games.
MOST GOALS IN RANGERS HISTORY
RANK PLAYER GOALS
6th Camille Henry 256
7th Mark Messier 250
8th Steve Vickers 246
9th Chris Kreider 242
Kreider has 36 career game-winning goals, tied him with Adam Graves for the seventh most in franchise history. In addition, Kreider has 87 career go-ahead goals, the sixth most in Rangers history behind only Rod Gilbert (131), Jean Ratelle (96), Camille Henry (90), Vic Hadfield (90) and Adam Graves (89).
SPECIAL TEAMS
- The Rangers have scored on the power play in back-to-back games and three of their last five contests.
- New York’s 112 drawn penalties are tied for eighth most in the NHL.
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 19-7-1, 39 points (7-5-0 at Home, 12-2-1 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Dec. 7 vs. New York Rangers TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 9 vs. Philadelphia Flyers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 11 vs. Boston Bruins AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 13 at Winnipeg Jets AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Dec. 15 at Chicago Blackhawks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
December 5 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Boston Bruins 3 SO
The Vegas Golden Knights (19-7-1) closed their four-game road trip by picking up a 4-3 shootout win against the Boston Bruins (20-3-1) on Monday night at TD Garden. Vegas used goals from Paul Cotter and Jonathan Marchessault to take a 2-0 lead just 5:04 into the contest. Cotter opened the middle period with his second goal of the game just 51 seconds after the drop of the puck. Boston battled back as Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak gave the Bruins life heading into the third. Taylor Hall scored a power-play goal to tie the game at 3-3 and the teams went beyond regulation to find a winner. After a scoreless overtime, the teams went empty through four rounds of the shootout. Logan Thompson shut down Charlie Coyle in the fifth round to set up Reilly Smith’s winning goal to give Vegas the 4-3 triumph.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
- Cotter posts the first multi-goal game of his career
- Marchessault scores to have goals in back-to-back games
- Shea Theodore recorded two points (2A) to extend his point streak to three games
- Thompson stopped 40 of 43 shots and was perfect in the shootout
- Vegas improves to 12-2-1 on the road, the best road record in the NHL
Cotter the Kid
Paul Cotter had his first multi-goal game of his NHL career. With his two-goal performance, Cotter became the third rookie in Golden Knights history to record multiple goals in a game. The rookie was the only Vegas player to score two goals in a game during the four-game road trip and is the only player to do so in the last five games. In the first game of the trip, the Golden Knights entered into a shootout against Columbus and it was Cotter’s tally that secured the win for Vegas. Cotter now has six points (4-2—6) in 17 games this season.
Hey Shea!
Shea Theodore has recorded nine points over the course of Vegas’ last nine games (1-8—9) and ranks eighth amongst defensemen in the league in points so far this season (21). Theodore has had five multi-point games, second to Pietrangelo (six) for the most multipoint games by a Golden Knights defenseman this season.
Rookie of the Month
Logan Thompson had another 40 save night in a shootout victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday. Thompson posted a .930 save percentage in regulation and overtime and then maintained a perfect slate in the shootout. On Dec. 1, Thompson stopped a career best of 43 shots in a 4-3 losing decision in Pittsburgh. Thompson has been strong in net for the Golden Knights and was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for the month of November after going 8-2-0 with a 2.88 goals-against average, and a .909 save percentage in 10 starts. Monday’s shootout win was the second of Thompson’s career and second on the season after Vegas’ shootout win in Columbus a week prior. Thompson has stopped 86.2% of shootout attempts faced in his career (25-of-29); only Boston’s Linus Ullmark has a better shootout save percentage among active NHL goaltenders who have faced at least 20 attempts in their career. Thompson is second in the league in wins (13) behind Ullmark (14).
Aye-Aye Captain!
Captain Mark Stone has tallied an assist in three consecutive games. Stone is tied for 2nd on the team with points (21) and matched his career-best goal streak with tallies in four straight games Nov. 17-23 (5G-1A). Stone’s nine goals on the year are four off of Eichel’s team lead.
Jack of all Trades
Jack Eichel has points in 15 of the last 19 games for Vegas (10G-12A), including seven multiple-point efforts. His 29 points are tied for 11th in the league and his +17 rating is among the top of all NHL forwards (second overall).
The Iron Man
Phil Kessel (1G, 1A) recorded his first mult-point game as a Golden Knight and his first +2 game, while skating in his 1,008th consecutive NHL contest in Detroit on December 3. Kessel’s multi-point performance was the 238th of his career. The Iron Man reached 1,000 consecutive games on November 17, in a win against the Arizona Coyotes.
Martinez Block Party
Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez leads the NHL with 112 blocked shots in 27 games and is the first player in the league to reach the century mark this season. Martinez has led the team in blocked shots in 19 of 27 games.
Easy Steph-y
Chandler Stephenson has 21 points in Vegas’ 27 games, as well as three game-winning goals. Stephenson’s 63.6 faceoff win percentage ranks second in the NHL among all qualified skaters. Stephenson has recorded a point in five straight games twice this season including seven assists during his most recent point streak.
First Things First
Cotter’s goal in the first period against Boston marked the 18th time Vegas has scored first in a game, for the third consecutive game. The Golden Knights have scored 10 times in the first five minutes of the first period through 27 games, including Cotter’s goal 1:36 into the first period. The Golden Knights are outscoring opponents 33-14 in the opening frame and lead the NHL in first-period goals. Vegas is 15-3-0 when it scores first and 10-3-0 when leading after the first period.
O from the D
Vegas defensemen have accounted for an NHL-leading 57 assists and 66 points total, which trail only San Jose. Both Alex Pietrangelo and Shea Theodore (T-8th, 21 points) are among the top 10 defensemen in scoring league-wide.
The Shorty King
Reilly Smith netted his third shorthanded goal of the season against St. Louis on November 12. Smith leads the league with his three shorties and Vegas is tied for first as the team with four short handed goals. His 11 shorthanded goals since joining Vegas in 2017-18 are the most in franchise history.
Spreading the Wealth
Six Golden Knights have recorded 20 or more points this season, the most of any team in the league. Jack Eichel leads the club with 29 points, followed by, Mark Stone, Chandler Stephenson, Shea Theodore and Alex Pietrangleo all with 21 points each.
Golden Knights Point Leaders
- Jack Eichel – 29 (13G, 16A)
- Mark Stone – 21 (9G, 12A)
Chandler Stephenson – 21 (6G, 15A)
Shea Theodore – 21 (4G, 17A)
Alex Pietrangelo – 21 (3G, 18A) - Jonathan Marchessault – 20 (10G, 10A)
- Reilly Smith – 18 (12G, 6A)
William Karlsson – 18 (6G, 12A) - Nicolas Roy – 13 (5G, 8A)
Hot Streaks
Jack Eichel – 2 games (2-1—3)
Jonathan Marchessault – 2 games (2-0—2)
Mark Stone – 3 games (0-3—3)
Shea Theodore – 3 games (1-3—4)
Against the Rangers
Vegas’ contest with New York on Wednesday is the first of two meetings this season. The Golden Knights own a 6-2-0 record against the Rangers, and swept their series in 2021-22. Vegas’ only loss at home to the Rangers came during the 2019-20 season on Dec. 8. In their last meeting on Jan. 6, 2022, the Golden Knights dominated with a 5-1 win, with goals scored by Jonathan Marchessault (2), Mark Stone, and Brett Howden. Jack Eichel owns 16 points (6-10—16) in 17 meetings against the Rangers in his career.
2022-23 Season NYR Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Dec. 7 – at Vegas
Jan. 28 – at New York
2021-22 Season NYR Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Dec. 17 – at New York (Vegas 3, New York 2 SO)
Jan. 6 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, New York 1)
