Pregame Notes: Rangers vs. Bruins 02.15.22

TONIGHT'S GAME
RANGERS VS. BRUINS
All-Time: 263-297-97-4 (150-126-55-1 at home; 113-171-42-3 on the road)
2021-22
Nov. 26 at BOS (W, 5-2)
In the 2021 Thanksgiving Showdown, the Rangers rallied from down 1-0 and 2-1 to pull out the victory against Boston at TD Garden. Ryan Strome scored in the final seconds of the first period to tie the game at 1-1 and then on the back of a 19-shot second period, the Rangers headed into the third tied at 2-2. Thanks to three third period goals, the Rangers left Boston with a 5-2 win.
Feb. 15 vs. BOS
Apr. 23 at BOS

INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. BRUINS
Mika Zibanejad - 38 GP, 14G-7A-21 PTS - Zibanejad has multi-point games in two of his last four games against Boston. In those two games, Zibanejad was a combined Plus-5. In 38 games against the Bruins, he has at least one point in 18 of them.
Ryan Strome - 27 GP, 6G-11A-17 PTS - Strome has five points (2G-3A) in his last four games against the Bruins. In the first matchup of the season, Strome had a goal and an assist in the win in Boston. Last February, Strome had a three-point game (1G-2A) at MSG against Boston. Strome has goals in six of 27 games, assists in eight of 27 games and points in 11 of 27 career games against the Bruins.
Artemi Panarin - 16 GP, 4G-11A-15 PTS - Panarin has points in six of his last seven games (1G-7A) and eight of 10 games (2G-8A) against Boston dating back to March 19, 2018. In total, Panarin has at least one point in 10 of his 16 career matchups with Boston. On April 3, 2016, with Chicago, Panarin tallied a four-point night (1G-3A) against the Bruins.
Goalies vs. BOS
Alexandar Georgiev (7 GP, 2-3-1, 18 GA, .903 SV%, 3.23 GAA)
Igor Shesterkin (5 GP, 2-3-0, 10 GA, .910 SV%, 2.95 GAA)
RANGERS AND BRUINS CONNECTIONS
WE WERE ON A BREAK!
When the Rangers last played on February 1, they had 47 games in the bag, tied for the second most in the NHL. After the absence, they sit tied for the 14th most games played in the league. Below is where the Rangers rank among NHL teams in several categories:
Wins (30) - T-6th
Points (64) - 7th
GA/GP (2.57) - 4th
PP% (25.9) - 4th
Blocked Shots (731) - 4th
GARDEN PARTY
The Rangers have won seven out of their last eight games at home and have earned a point in 17 of their 21 home games this season (15-4-2). New York has earned a point in eight of its last nine home games (7-1-1). The Rangers have played the third fewest (tied) home games in the league and carry the sixth best home points percentage (.762) in the league.
Chris Kreider ranks tied for the most home goals in the NHL with 17. Artemi Panarin has the fourth most home assists in the league with 22. Panarin has recorded a point in 13 of his 18 home games this season.
ALL THAT POWER
In their final game before break, the Rangers tallied three goals on the power play for the first time since April 6, 2021 against Pittsburgh. The Rangers have tallied 11 power play goals in its last nine games and have power play goals in six out of seven games. The Rangers are 20-4-3 in games which they have scored a power play goal.
New York's 25.9 power play percentage is fourth in the NHL while its 36 power play goals are tied for fourth in the league.
WHAT'S IN THE FOX
Adam Fox was activated off IR over the break after missing the last three games. Fox has points in his last seven games (2G-9A) dating back to Jan. 13 and points in 10 of his last 12 games (2G-14A).
Since January 2, Fox's 1.33 points per game are the most among NHL defensemen. This season, Fox leads NHL defensemen in assists (40) and ranks tied for second in points (47).
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad extended his point streak to four-straight games (3G-4A) and has points in 12 of his last 13 games (7G-11A). It marks his second point streak of four or more games this season (8 GP). Zibanejad has 14 points in his last eight games (4G-10A).
Since December 15, Zibanejad's 28 points (13G-15A) are tied for the second most in the NHL:
Jonathan Huberdeau - 32
Mika Zibanejad - 28
Bryan Rust - 28
Johnny Gaudreau - 28
Dylan Larkin - 28
KREIDING HIGH
Chris Kreider comes back from the NHL All-Star Game with a shared league lead and career-high 33 goals and has goals in eight out of his last 10 games (12G) since January 13. His 33 goals are the eighth most by a Ranger since 1998-99.
Kreider's 17 power play goals lead the NHL and are tied for the second most in a single season by a Ranger since 1996-97 and tied for the eighth most since 1974-75.
PANARIN WITH THE POINTS
Artemi Panarin has points in eight out of his last nine games (3G-13A) with six of those seven being multi-point games. Panarin has points in 10 of his last 13 games (4G-15A) and 29 points (7G-22A) in his last 20 games.
Panarin's 52 points lead the Rangers after reaching the 50-point mark on Feb. 1. Panarin became the fourth undrafted player to begin his career with at least seven consecutive 50-point seasons, joining Wayne Gretzky (15: 1979-80 - 1993-94), Peter Stastny (12: 1980-81 - 1991-92) and Mike Ridley (9: 1985-86 - 1993-94.
SHESTERKIN BY THE NUMBERS
Igor Shesterkin has won four of his last five games and nine out of his last 10 starts. In his last 17 starts, he has allowed two or fewer goals in 12 of them.
Among NHL goaltenders with a minimum of 25 starts, Shesterkin ranks among the best in several categories:
Save % (.937) - 1st
GAA (2.10) - 2nd
Shutouts (3) - T-4th
Wins (22) - T-7th
THE GOOD(ROW) PLACE
Barclay Goodrow has goals in three of his last five games and has nine points (6G-3A) in his last 13 games.
With 20 points (10G-10A) on the year, Goodrow has tied his second most single-season point output of his career:
2019-20 (SJS/TBL) - 8G-18A - 26 PTS
2021-22 (NYR) - 10G-10A - 20 PTS
2020-21 (TBL) - 6G-14A - 20 PTS
HERE'S THE SITUATION
Situationally, this season the Rangers are:
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Mika Zibanejad
MILESTONES ACHIEVED
2/1 vs. FLA - Head Coach Gerard Gallant earned his 300th career win.
POWER PLAY
PP Leaders:
Goals: Kreider (17)
Points: Kreider (23), Panarin (23)
PP TOI: Kreider (152:44)
PP Shots: Zibanejad (47)
PENALTY KILL
PK Leaders:
SH Goals: Kreider (2)
SH Points: Zibanejad (3)
SH TOI: Goodrow (111:50)
SH Shots: Goodrow (8)