RANGERS VS. BLUES
RANGERS-BLUES CONNECTIONS
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. BLUES
RANGERS CONNECTIONS (IN ADDITION TO CURRENTLY PLAYING WITH THE BLUESHIRTS)
SHUTTING THE DOOR
The Rangers earned their first shutout of the 2017-18 season on Oct. 8 vs. Montreal (2-0 win). New York posted a shutout in one of its first three games of a season for the first time since Oct. 16, 2003 vs. Atlanta (0-0 tie), and the Blueshirts registered a shutout win in one of their first three contests of a season for the first time since Oct. 14, 1995 at Toronto (2-0 win). The Rangers are one of five NHL teams that have posted a shutout thus far in 2017-18.
HOW THE WEST WAS WON
The Rangers posted a 21-6-1 record in games against Western Conference opponents last season. The Blueshirts led all Eastern Conference teams in wins against Western Conference opponents in 2016-17.
10-IN-10
The Rangers are playing 10 home games in October this season. Since the start of the 2015-16 season, New York has posted an 11-3-1 record at MSG in October.
WHAT A LINE
The Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Pavel Buchnevich line registered three points (one goal, two assists) on Oct. 8 vs. Montreal, as Buchnevich and Kreider both recorded an assist on Zibanejad's goal in the third period of the contest. The three players have tallied nine points (four goals, five assists) thus far this season, and at least one of the three players has notched a point on six of the team's nine goals in 2017-18.
THREE'S COMPANY
Over the last four seasons (including this season), a Ranger has tallied a goal in each of the team's first three games of the season (Rick Nash - first four games of 2014-15; Oscar Lindberg - first three games of 2015-16; Chris Kreider - first three games of 2016-17; Mika Zibanejad - first three games of 2017-18). Nash is the only player in franchise history who has recorded at least one goal in each of the Rangers' first four games of a season.
ON POINT
Three Rangers defensemen have recorded a goal over the team's last two games (Kevin Shattenkirk, Marc Staal, and Brady Skjei). New York is one of two NHL teams that has three defensemen who have tallied a goal this season (St. Louis - four).
AV SQUAD
Alain Vigneault leads all NHL head coaches in wins since the start of the 2006-07 season (506). Vigneault has earned 615 career wins as an NHL head coach, and he is two wins away from tying Jacques Lemaire for 13th place on the league's all-time wins list among head coaches.
KING HENRIK
Henrik Lundqvist earned his 62nd career NHL shutout on Oct. 8 vs. Montreal, passing Turk Broda for sole possession of 16th place on the NHL's all-time shutouts list. Lundqvist enters the game with 406 career NHL wins, and he is one win away from tying Glenn Hall for ninth place on the NHL's all-time wins list. Lundqvist is the only goaltender in Rangers history who has earned at least one shutout in 13 different seasons with the team (2005-06 - 2017-18; Ed Giacomin and Gump Worsley are tied for second with nine different seasons).
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad has recorded a goal/point in each of the Rangers' first three games in 2017-18, tallying four goals in the three contests. Zibanejad's current three-game goal streak is tied for his career-high in the NHL. He leads the NHL in power play goals (three) and is tied for second in the NHL in goals (four) thus far this season. In addition, Zibanejad is tied for the NHL lead in power play points (three) and ranks third in the NHL in shots on goal (15) in 2017-18, and his 55.7% faceoff win percentage (34-for-61) is the best in the NHL among players who have taken at least 50 faceoffs this season.
WELCOME MATS
Mats Zuccarello established a single-game career-high with four points (one goal, three assists) and tied a single-game career-high with three assists on Oct. 7 at Toronto. Zuccarello, who was named an alternate captain on Oct. 4, tallied five points (one goal, four assists) through the first two games this season and became the first Ranger to register five points in the first two games of a season since Bernie Nicholls in 1990-91. He is tied for the NHL lead in power play assists (three) and power play points (three) this season, and he leads the Rangers in assists and points in 2017-18.
SHATT STATS
Kevin Shattenkirk registered two points (one goal, one assist), including his 300th career NHL point, on Oct. 7 at Toronto. He has tallied three points (one goal, two assists) this season, all on the power play, and he is tied for the NHL lead in power play points in 2017-18. Since the start of the 2011-12 season, Shattenkirk ranks second among NHL defensemen in power play points (134), and ranks third among NHL defensemen in power play goals (33) and power play assists (101); he is the only NHL defenseman who ranks third or higher in all three categories over the span. He established career-highs in assists (43), points (56), power play goals (eight), and power play points (27) last season.
IT'S MILLER TIME
J.T. Miller has skated in each of the Rangers' last 200 regular season games, dating back to Feb. 7, 2015. He has registered 50 goals and 65 assists for 115 points, along with a plus-36 rating over the last 200 contests. Miller was the only Ranger who skated in all 82 regular season games last season. He has won 63.6% of faceoffs he has taken thus far in 2017-18 (21-for-33), and he has notched an assist/point in each of the last two games (one goal, two assists).
SPECIAL TEAMS
Power Play:
Penalty Kill:
UPCOMING MILESTONES
INJURIES (3 Man-Games Lost to Injury)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
THIS DAY IN RANGERS HISTORY
- Oct. 9, 1952 - Gump Worsley made his NHL/Rangers debut against the Detroit Red Wings.
- Oct. 9, 1986 - Ron Greschner was named the Rangers captain.
- Oct. 9, 1991 - Kris King and James Patrick tallied goals four seconds apart, establishing a franchise record for the two quickest goals, as the Rangers defeated the New York Islanders, 5-3, at MSG.
- Oct. 10, 1975 - John Davidson stopped 25 of 26 shots he faced to earn his first win as a Ranger while making his debut with the team as the Blueshirts defeated the Atlanta Flames, 2-1. Rod Gilbert (one goal, one assist), Jean Ratelle (one goal, one assist), and Steve Vickers (two assists) all recorded two points in the contest.
- Oct. 10, 1996 - Wayne Gretzky registered his first goal as a Ranger in the Blueshirts' game against the Dallas Stars at MSG.
