Blueshirt Breakdown: NYR 7 vs. ARI 3 - 01.22.22

WINNING TIME -The Rangers improved to 27-11-4 for 58 points, tied for the second-most wins in the NHL and the third-most points in the league. New York has won four of its last five games, eight of its last 11 games and earned a point in 10 of its last 14 games (9-4-1). The Blueshirts' 27 wins through 42 games are tied for the fifth-most in team history and most since 2016-17 (28).
GOALS GALORE - The Rangers posted a season-high seven goals in the win and have notched six or more goals in two of their last three games. In total, New York has 16 goals in its last three games. The Rangers have registered three or more goals in five-straight games.
PROTECTING THE HOUSE - New York won its fourth-straight home game and has earned a point in 14 of its 17 home games
this season (12-3-2). Since October 29, the Rangers are 12-2-1 at home for a .833-point percentage, the third-best in that span.

COMEBACK KINGS -After falling behind 3-1 in the second period, the Rangers scored six straight goals to pull out the win. It marked the 13th comeback win of the season for New York, tied for the second-most in the NHL behind St. Louis' 14.
CAPPING OFF AGAINST THE COYOTES -The Blueshirts swept the season series with Arizona and earned a point at home against them for a 12th straight game (10-0-2). New York has earned at least one point in 13 of its last 14 games against the Coyotes, dating back to Mar. 24, 2014 (11-1-2).
DEFENSEMEN SCORING -The Rangers got two goals from defensemen tonight, bringing them to 24 on the year. The 24 goals from defensemen are the fourth-most in the NHL.
BOUNCE BACK -New York improved to 10-3-2 following a regulation/overtime loss this season. SECOND-PERIOD SUCCESS - With four goals in the second period, the Rangers matched their season-high goal output in a single period this season (3rd period - Dec. 7 at CHI).
BACK-TO-BACK -The Rangers completed their eighth back-to-back of the season and improved to 5-2-1 in their second game of back-to-backs this year.
PENALTY KILL -New York went 5-for-5 on the penalty kill, the second time this season it has had a perfect penalty kill with five or more times shorthanded. The Rangers rank sixth in the NHL with an 84.4 penalty kill percentage.
POWER-PLAY -The Rangers struck for two power-play goals for a second-straight game and have five goals on the man advantage in their last four games. Tonight was their seventh game of the year with two or more power play goals.
- Chris Kreider set his career-high in goals (29) behind his fifth-career hat trick (first since March 4, 2021 at New Jersey) and third in the last two seasons. Tonight was Kreider's second-career four-point game (3G-1A) and first since March 14, 2018 vs. PIT. Kreider's 29 goals are tied with Alex Ovechkin for the most in the NHL. Kreider notched the 14th power play goal of his season, surpassing Leon Draisaitl for the most in the NHL. He has goals in five-straight games (8G), establishing his career-long goal streak. Since January 1, Kreider has nine goals, the second-most in the NHL in that span behind David Pastrnak's 11. Kreider's first goal of the night came shorthanded, the second shorthanded goal of his career and second in the last five games. Previously, Kreider went 610+ games without scoring a shorthanded goal. Overall, Kreider has points in eight of his last 10 games (10G-4A) and nine of his last 12 games (11G-4A). - Mika Zibanejad extended his point streak to eight games (4G-7A) with three assists, the second longest streak of his career and one game shy of his career-high of nine. It was Zibanejad's ninth three-assist game and first since April 17, 2021 against the Devils. Zibanejad has points in nine of his last 10 games (7G-7A) and in his last 14 games, he has 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points. Since December 15, Zibanejad's 21 points are the third-most in the NHL. - Adam Fox tabbed two assists, bringing him to 38 assists on the season, the second-most in the NHL and the most among league defensemen. Fox's 45 points (7G-38A) are the most among NHL defensemen and he is the first Ranger defenseman with 45 points through 42 games since Brian Leetch in 2000-01 (48). Fox has recorded points in five-straight games (2G-7A) and has points in seven of his last nine games (2G-10A). In his last 10 games, Fox has 12 assists. Tonight was Fox's 13th multi-point game of the year, the most among defensemen. - Jacob Trouba, playing in his 150th game with the Rangers, scored two goals and tacked on an assist for his fourth career multi-goal game and sixth career three-point game. Trouba's eight goals this season lead all Rangers defensemen. His last multi-goal game was on April 6, 2017 at Columbus (w/ WPG) and his last three-point game was on October 3, 2019 against Winnipeg. Trouba has five points in his last three games (2G-3A). - Artemi Panarin registered a point in a fourth-straight game (1G-6A), three of them being multi-point games. Panarin has points in six of his last eight games (2G-8A) and 20 points (5G-15A) in his last 15 games. Tonight was Panarin's 13th multi point game of the season and 60th since 2019-20, tied for the third-most in that span. - Igor Shesterkin won his sixth start in a row and has won 10 out of his last 11 games. Shesterkin's 19 wins are tied for the sixth-most in the NHL. Among goalies with 20 or more starts, Shesterkin has the best save percentage (.936) and second best goals against average (2.07). Ryan Strome tallied an assist on Trouba's second goal, giving him 31 points on the year (9G-22A) and points in four of his last five games (1G-4A). - K'Andre Miller recorded an assist, giving him assists/points in three-straight games. Miller has two goals and seven assists for nine points this season. - Dryden Hunt scored his fourth goal of the season, his first since December 1 against Philadelphia, establishing a new career high. - Julien Gauthier also recorded a career-high in goals with his third of the season and first since December 14 against Colorado. - Kevin Rooney recorded an assist tonight, giving him to six goals and four assists for 10 points this season.