BLACK HISTORY NIGHT
On Monday, the Rangers will celebrate Black History Night with a special national anthem, color guard and the Community Captain award, a $10,000 donation recognizing local heroes making a difference in our community, among several additional initiatives.
In celebration of Black History Night, the Rangers will be hosting participants from the TEAM Hockey Program for a special on-ice clinic on Madison Square Garden ice. In partnership with the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club and Hockey Haven, TEAM Hockey works to further the game by empowering members of the community through hockey.
TEAM Hockey offers a free program that allows students (ages 14 & younger) in under-resourced communities to have access to critical athletic, academic, civic, and social development opportunities through the sport of hockey.
Also pregame, in partnership with the Garden of Dreams Foundation and their partner Children’s Village, 42 of
their students/staff will take place in a guided pre-game tour of MSG. Following the tour, the students will have the opportunity to shadow employees from MSG’s Black Employee Resource Group.
In addition, in partnership with Chase, the Rangers will recognize Freckle’s Juice, a black owned small business and grant them a $10,000 donation along with spotlighting them in-arena.
NEXT ON FOX
Adam Fox has a point streak of five games (1G-6A) with an assist. He has points in six of his last seven games (1G-8A) and nine of his last 12 games (5G-8A).
Among NHL defensemen, Fox ranks tied for ninth in points (37) and assists (29). His 0.95 points per game mark ranks sixth in the league among blueliners.
Since the 2019-20 season, Fox ranks fifth among NHL defensemen in points (271) and second in assists (228).
FORECHECK, BACKCHECK, TROCHECK
Vincent Trocheck ranks second in the NHL (min. 700 FO) in faceoff percentage (61.8) and is the only player in the NHL to have 45 or more points, 60 or more hits, and 40 or more blocked shots.
Since Dec. 30, Trocheck’s 17 points (7G-10A) ranks among the top-15 in the NHL.
Trocheck has points in three of his past four games (1G-2A) and 13 points in his last 13 games (6G-7A).
PANARIN’S POINTS
Artemi Panarin ranks tied for sixth in the NHL in goals (30) and points (66), and tied for fifth in multi-point games (20).
His 30 goals match his output from last season and is two away from his career-high of 32. Panarin reached 30 goals in a season for the fourth time in his career and is the only active undrafted player to accomplish the feat.
Panarin has points in three of his last four games (3G-2A), six of his last eight games (4G-4A), 16 points in his last 14 games (7G-9A). He has notched a point in 40 of his 49 games this year,
KREIDING TO MAKE HISTORY
Chris Kreider has 23 goal this season, points in nine of his last 12 games (4G-6A) and 15 of his last 19 contests (7G-13A). This season, Kreider has changed the Rangers record books:
- Surpassed Adam Graves for the third most goals in Rangers history (281) - Surpassed Adam Graves for the 10th most points in team history (508)
- Recorded his 500th career point
- Surpassed Camille Henry for the fourth most road goals in franchise history (137)
- Tied Bill Cook for the third most game-winning goals in franchise history (42)
- Became the fifth Ranger to tally 100 career power play goals
- Recorded his 166th career goal at MSG (regular season and playoffs) to surpass Rod Gilbert for the most in the building’s history
- Notched his ninth 20-goal campaign in his career. Only two players in franchise history have recorded as many: Rod Gilbert (12x) and Jean Ratelle (9x).
MIKA MAKES RANGERS HISTORY
Mika Zibanejad has points in three of his past five games (4A) and seven of his past 12 games (1G-8A).
In New York’s win over Ottawa, Zibanejad (534 GP) recorded his 500th point with the Blueshirts. He became the fourth- fastest in Rangers history to notch 500 points with the club behind Mark Messier (406 GP), Brian Leetch (496 GP), and Andy Bathgate (518 GP).
