NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New York Rangers 6, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 – March 28, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: F. Chytil (22), V. Tarasenko (16), P. Kane (21), A. Panarin (25), M. Zibanejad (38), V. Trocheck (20)
CBJ Goals: K. Marchenko (20), J. Gaudreau (19)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 28/30)
CBJ Goalie: M. Hutchinson (L – 30/35)
NYR Shots: 36
CBJ Shots: 30
NYR PP: 1/2
NYR PK: 3/4
RECAP/NOTES: The Blueshirts returned home with a playoff spot clinched and defeated the Blue Jackets, 6-2, on Tuesday night at MSG. It was the 14th time this season the Blueshirts have scored six-plus goals in a game, tied for the second most in the NHL. At home, the Rangers have won six of their last seven and 11 of their last 14. The Blueshirts are 14-5-0 in their last 19 home games.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers push for playoff seeding when they travel across the Hudson to face the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts have eight more games left in the regular season (three at home, five on road).
- The Blueshirts clinched a spot in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday night, the 62nd time in team history the they have made the postseason. New York’s 14 playoff appearances since the 2005-06 season are tied for the second most in the NHL.
- With a win, the Rangers will reach the 100-point mark for the 12th time in team history and second consecutive year.
- New York has points in 10 of its last 11 games (9-1-1) and wins in seven of its last eight contests.
- The Rangers have points in five-straight road games (4-0-1) and have points in 16 of their last 19 contests (11-3-5) away from MSG. In the NHL, the Blueshirts’ .694 road point percentage ranks fifth, 3.31 GF/GP ranks ninth, and 2.56 GA/GP is third in the league.
- Since December 5, New York is 33-10-5 for 71 points. In the NHL in that span, the Rangers rank second in points, points percentage (.740), tied for second in wins, third in goals per game (3.60), and tied for fourth in power play percentage (24.1).
- Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin are the third pair of teammates in Rangers history to simultaneously post consecutive 80-point campaigns following Rod Gilbert and Steve Vickers (1974-75 – 1975-76) as well as Gilbert and Jean Ratelle (1971-72 – 1972-73).
- With a 2.68 mark, the Rangers have allowed the fourth fewest goals (tied) against per game in the NHL.
- The Blueshirts have 21 comeback victories this season, tied for the third most in the NHL. New York is 15-2-5 when tied after two periods – their 15 wins are the most in the NHL.
- New York’s plus-23 goal differential in the third period ranks fourth in the NHL.
- New York has won 10 of its last 13 games against the Devils dating to March 4, 2021. The Rangers have won six of their last eight games at the Prudential Center dating back to Nov. 30, 2019.
- The Blueshirts have scored 27 goals over their last six games and four or more goals in six of their last eight contests. When scoring four or more goals, New York is 30-0-0 and one of two teams in the NHL (VGK) to have a perfect such record.
- For the fourth time (2022-23, 2015-16, 2010-11 and 2006-07) in the past 20 years, the Rangers have five different 20-plus goal scorers (Panarin, Zibanejad, Chytil, Trocheck, Kreider).
- The Rangers defensemen group has compiled 181 points, the third most in the NHL.
- Tonight is the first game of the Rangers’ second to last back-to-back of the season. In the first half of back to backs, the Blueshirts are 9-3-2.
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Mar. 28 Columbus W, 6-2
Mar. 25 Florida W, 4-3
Mar. 23 at Carolina W, 2-1
Mar. 21 Carolina L, 3-2
Mar. 19 Nashville W, 7-0
MAN GAMES LOST – 47
PLAYER INJURY/REASON DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper-Body Mar. 23-28 3
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 29 – Filip Chytil agreed to terms on four-year contract extension
March 23 – Agreed to terms with Bryce McConnell-Barker on entry-level contract
March 21 – Agreed to terms with Brett Berard on entry-level contract
ALL-TIME RECORD 130-98-27-11 (298 PTS)
2022-23 1-1-1
2021-22 3-1-0
NYR HOME 72-36-20-4 (168 PTS)
NYR AWAY 58-62-7-7 (130 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 2-2-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kreider (20) – A: Panarin (25) – Pts: Kreider/Zibanejad (37)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Sandstrom (23) – A: Leetch (45) – Pts: Leetch (64)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
November 28 at MSG L, 5-3
December 12 at MSG W, 4-3
January 7 at New Jersey OTL, 4-3
March 30 at New Jersey 7:00 PM ET
SPECIAL TEAMS
- On the penalty kill, New York has been perfect in seven of its last eight games (19-for-20) and in 11 of its last 13 games (32-for-35)
- Since the trade deadline on March 3, the Blueshirts’ 90.6 PK percentage ranks first in the NHL.
- On the road, their 82.0% PK ranks eighth in the NHL.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 1 New York Islanders 5
(46-20-8 – 100 PTS) (38-28-9 – 85 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. K. Palmieri 2. I. Sorokin 3. P. Engvall
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
NY Islanders 1 1 3 – – 5
DEVILS 0 1 0 – – 1
Goals:
NYI: P. Engvall, K. Palmieri, K. Palmieri, B. Horvat (ENG), Z. Parise (ENG/SHG)
NJD: E. Haula (SHG)
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 74
Nate Bastian Upper-body 3/13/23 8
Curtis Lazar Undisclosed 3/19/23 5
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 207
TRANSACTIONS
3/26/23 Akira Schmid Reassigned to Utica
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils officially clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, March 25 for the first time since 2017-18, but also earned 100 points in a season for the first time since 2011-12 (48-28-6=102 PTS). It marked the 14th time in franchise history that the Devils earned 100, or more, points in a single season for the standings. The most points that the Devils earned in a single season was 111 PTS, after posting a 48-19-12 record in 2000-01. The last time that the Devils earned 46, or more, wins in a single season was also in 2011-12 when the team earned 48 wins, as noted above. The team earned more than 45 wins in a season 12 times for franchise history. The Devils enter Thursday’s contest five wins shy of tying the franchise record (51) for the most wins in a single season, which was earned in 2008-09. Jersey’s team is 20-13-4 on home ice this season and won 20 games at the Rock for the first time since 2018-19 (20-14-7).
MARCH MADNESS
The Devils’ schedule for March entails 16 games, which marks the most contests that the team plays in a single month this season. The second most games played in a single month this season was 14 in November, after the team posted a 13-1-0 record. New Jersey’s schedule entails five more games vs Divisional opponents, while the next MET contest is on Tue., April 4th, vs PIT at the Rock.
OVERTIME/SHOOTOUT
The Devils own 10 overtime wins this season, which marks the most overtime wins in a single season for franchise history. The team earned nine overtime wins in a single season on three occasions in franchise history:
2022-32: 10-4
2015-16: 9-2
2013-14: 9-5
2008-09: 9-2
The team’s 10 OT victories ranks first in the NHL. Winnipeg and Seattle rank second with nine wins in OT. The Devils are 2-4 in games decided in a shootout this season. The team’s last shootout victory was earned on Mar. 9, at Washington in a 3-2 win. The team’s last shootout was on Thursday, March 16, in a 4-3 loss to Tampa at the Rock.
VS CONFERENCE/DIVISION
The Devils are 21-4-5 vs the Western Conference this season. The franchise record for most wins vs the Western Conference was 18, which was logged in 2000-01. The Devils enter Monday’s contest with a 25-16-3 record vs the Eastern Conference and 14-6-2 vs the Metropolitan Division. The team’s 14 divisional wins are the second most for all MET div. teams, while Carolina’s 18 wins vs the MET rank first for all NHL teams.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 14-7-1
First game: 5-5-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 5-4-1
Second game: 9-2-0 | home: 4-2-0 | road: 5-0-0
STATS EXPANDED
The Devils are 25-9-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 21-11-6 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 21 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per March 29, while Boston (19-11-2) ranked second. The Devils are 29-1-2 when leading after the second period this season, while Boston ranks first in the NHL for this matter with a 41-1-2 record. The Devils are 15-5-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 30-15-6 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 15 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.
VS BROADWAY
The Devils and Broadway Blueshirts conclude their 2022-23 campaign. Jersey is 2-0-1 vs the Rangers this season. The last time that the Devils won a season series vs New York was 2017-18 (3-1-0).
ALL-TIME vs NY RANGERS
Record: 108-118-27-12
Home: 69-53-7-5
Road: 39-65-20-7
Points Leader: Patrik Elias…23g-50a=73, 84 GP
Goaltender Wins: Martin Brodeur…49-32-15-5
DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs the Rangers was eight, three times, last earned on Dec. 12, 2008, in an 8-5 win at the Rock. The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Rangers is 11, which was logged on Oct. 25, 1984, after an 11-2 defeat at the Meadowlands. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs the Rangers was 54, after a 6-1 win at the Meadowlands on Oct. 30, 1996. The most shots that the Devils/Rockies/Scouts allowed in a single game vs the Rangers was 59, after a 8-2 loss on Mar. 30, 1975. The last time the Devils shut out the Rangers was on Oct. 19, 2013 in a 4-0 win (C. Schneider, 22 saves). The last time New York shut out the Devils was Apr. 15, 2021, at the Garden in a 4-0 loss.
