NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Carolina Hurricanes 3, New York Rangers 2 – March 21, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: T. Motte (6), K. Kakko (13)
CAR Goals: J. Chatfield (6), S. Noesen (11), T. Teravainen (11)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (L – 37/40)
CAR Goalie: F. Andersen (W – 28/30)
NYR Shots: 30
CAR Shots: 39
NYR PP: 0/1
NYR PK: 3/3
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers struck first on Tuesday night but fell to the Hurricanes 3-2 after three third period goals by Carolina. Prior to Carolina tying the game at 1-1, New York had scored 16 unanswered goals. The Rangers became the first team to collect 16 or more unanswered goals since the Penguins scored 18 in a row across four games from Oct. 28 to Nov. 4, 2014. Tyler Motte scored his third goal in his last four games and fourth goal in 13 games with the Rangers.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers visit Carolina to finish off the regular season series against the Hurricanes (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSGSN – Radio: ESPN 1050 AM). After tonight, the Blueshirts will have 10 more games in the regular season.
- New York will play five of its next six games on the road. The Rangers have points in three-straight road games (2-0-1) and 14 of their last 17 contests (9-3-5). In the NHL, the Blueshirts’ .676 road point percentage ranks sixth, 3.32 GF/GP ranks eighth, and 2.59 GA/GP is third in the league.
- New York has points in seven of their last eight games (6-1-1) and wins in four of their last five.
- The Rangers’ forward line of Jimmy Vesey, Tyler Motte and Barclay Goodrow have scored four goals in 12 games together. In their last five games, the trio have combined to record seven points (Motte – 3, Vesey – 2, Goodrow – 2).
- Since December 5, New York is 30-10-5 for 65 points. In the NHL in that span, the Rangers rank third in points, wins, points percentage (.722), and power play percentage (24.8), while also ranking fourth in goals per game (3.58).
- The Blueshirts have scored 15 goals over their last three games and four or more goals in four of their last five contests. New York has scored six goals in a game 13 times this season and five or more goals in a game 21 times this season. Both rank third in the NHL. When scoring four or more goals, New York is 28-0-0 and one of two teams in the NHL (VGK) to have a perfect such record.
- The Blueshirts have won eight of their last 12 regular season games against the Hurricanes and have wins in nine out of their last 14 games against them.
- It is the first time since Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky in 1996-97 that two Rangers players (Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad) have had 77-plus points within the team’s first 70 games of a season.
- With Vincent Trocheck’s next goal, he would join Kreider, Zibanejad, Chytil and Panarin to hit the 20-goal mark this season. The last season to feature five different 20-goal scorers for the Ranger was 2015-16 (Derick Brassard, Mats Zuccarello, J.T. Miller, Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider).
- The Rangers defensemen group has compiled 174 points, the third most in the NHL.
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Mar. 21 Carolina L, 3-2
Mar. 19 Nashville W, 7-0
Mar. 18 Pittsburgh W, 6-0
Mar. 16 Pittsburgh W, 4-2
Mar. 14 Washington W, 5-3
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 21 – Agreed to terms with Brett Berard on entry-level contract
ALL-TIME RECORD 87-58-7-2 (183 PTS)
2022-23 2-1-0
2021-22 1-3-0
NYR HOME 52-21-4-2 (110 PTS)
NYR AWAY 36-37-3-0 (75 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 2-3-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Zibanejad/Kreider (15) – A: Zibanejad (20) – Pts: Zibanejad (35)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Graves (16) – A: Leetch (38) – Pts: Leetch (51)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
January 3 at MSG W, 5-3
February 11 at Carolina W, 6-2
March 21 at MSG L, 3-2
March 23 at Carolina 7:00 PM ET
SPECIAL TEAMS
- On the penalty kill, New York has been perfect in nine of its last 10 games.
- The Rangers have scored a power play goal in six of their last nine games (7G), nine of their last 13 games (10G) and 11 of their last 17 contests (13G).
- New York’s 23.0 power play percentage ranks ninth in the NHL.
- Since the trade deadline on March 3, the Blueshirts’ 91.3 PK percentage ranks first in the NHL while their 25.9 power play percentage ranks eighth in the NHL.
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. After trailing 1-0 entering the third period, Jalen Chatfield, Stefan Noesen and Teuvo Teravainen all scored in the final frame to give Carolina its second straight comeback win and its 10th third-period comeback win in 2022-23. Frederik Andersen stopped 29 of 31 shots faced in net to register his third consecutive win.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 69 games (10/12-3/21)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 68 games (10/14-3/21)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 24 games (1/21-3/21)
Antti Raanta, lower-body, missed seven games (3/9-3/21)
Andrei Svechnikov, knee, missed five games (3/12-3/21)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 273
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 15 Placed Andrei Svechnikov on injured reserve
March 13 Recalled Jack Drury from Chicago (AHL)
March 10 Acquired Jack Dugan from New Jersey in exchange for Zack Hayes and reassigned Dugan to Chicago (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
March 23 NY Rangers 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 25 Toronto 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 26 Boston 5 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 28 Tampa Bay 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 30 at Detroit 7:30 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
March 23 Thursday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
March 24 Friday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
March 25 Saturday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
March 26 Sunday No morning skate
March 27 Monday No practice
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
HURRICANES vs. RANGERS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing New York in the fourth and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.
— Carolina and New York are meeting for the 156th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 60-79-7-9 overall record, including a 37-32-3-4 home record.
— The Rangers lead the regular-season series 2-1-0 in 2022-23 (Hurricanes: 1-2-0).
— Carolina suffered a 5-3 loss at Madison Square Garden on 1/3. Paul Stastny tallied two assists, while Brent Burns, Jalen Chatfield and Martin Necas each scored for the Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov made 26 saves in net.
— The Hurricanes fell to the Rangers, 6-2, at PNC Arena on 2/11. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Teuvo Teravainen scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen made 13 saves in net.
— Carolina earned a 3-2 win over New York at Madison Square Garden on 3/21. Jalen Chatfield, Stefan Noesen and Teuvo Teravainen all scored in the third period, while Frederik Andersen stopped 29 of 31 shots faced in net.
— Carolina and New York also met in the playoffs in 2022, as the Rangers eliminated the Hurricanes in seven games during the Eastern Conference Second Round.
— Sebastian Aho has tallied 16 points (9g, 7a) in 23 career regular-season games against New York.
— Brent Burns has recorded 19 points (5g, 14a) in 26 career regular-season games against the Rangers.
— Paul Stastny has earned 17 points (4g, 13a) in 22 career regular-season games against New York.
— Jesper Fast was selected by New York in the sixth round (157th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft and posted 147 points (55g, 92a) in 422 NHL games with the team from 2013-20, winning the Rangers Players’ Player Award in five consecutive seasons (2015-20) and serving as an alternate captain for three straight seasons (2017-20).
— Antti Raanta made 55 appearances with New York from 2015-17, earning a 27-14-4 record, 2.25 GAA, .921 SV% and five shutouts.
— Brady Skjei was selected by New York in the first round (28th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft and played 307 NHL games with the Rangers from 2015-20, recording 112 points (25g, 87a) and earning selection to the NHL’s All-Rookie Team in 2016-17. Skjei was acquired by Carolina from New York in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft (Hendrix Lapierre) on 2/24/20.
— Derek Stepan was selected by the Rangers in the second round (51st overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft and registered 360 points (128g, 232a) in 515 NHL games with New York from 2010-17, serving as an alternate captain in each of his final three seasons with the team (2014-17). He also ranked tied for second on the team with 15 points (5g, 10a) in 24 games during the 2014 postseason as the Rangers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final.
— Brett Pesce is a native of Tarrytown, N.Y., about 30 miles north of New York City.
— Adam Fox was a Hurricanes prospect in 2018-19 but never skated with the organization. Acquired from CGY along with Dougie Hamilton and Michael Ferland in exchange for Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm on 6/23/18, Fox was traded to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft (Mads Sogaard) and a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft (Noel Gunler) on 4/30/19.
— Vincent Trocheck was acquired by Carolina from FLA in exchange for Erik Haula, Eetu Luostarinen, Chase Priskie and Lucas Wallmark on 2/24/20 and skated in 135 games with the Hurricanes from 2020-22, tallying 96 points (39g, 57a).
— Jack Drury is the nephew of Rangers President, General Manager and Alternate Governor Chris Drury. Jack was also born in New York City on 2/3/00 while his father, Ted, was playing for the Islanders.
