RANGERS-BRUINS CONNECTIONS
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. BRUINS
WINNING WAYS
The Rangers have recorded 26 of their 30 wins this season in regulation and 29 of their 30 wins in either regulation or the five-minute overtime period. New York's 26 regulation wins in 2019-20 are tied for the fifth-most in the NHL, are the fourth-most in the Eastern Conference, and are the second-most in the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers earned their 26th regulation win and their 29th regulation/OT win of the season in their 57th game of 2019-20; the Blueshirts earned 26 regulation/OT wins in 2018-19.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Rangers have won eight of their last 12 home games, dating back to Dec. 22 (8-4-0 record), and have outscored their opponents, 48-32, in the 12 contests. The Blueshirts have also earned at least one point in 14 of their last 22 home games (13-8-1 record).
GOALS GALORE
The Rangers have tallied at least three goals in each of the last four games, in six of the last seven games, and in 15 of the last 21 games. New York ranks seventh in the NHL in goals per game this season (3.28).
WHAT A LINE
The Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Pavel Buchnevich line has registered 35 points (19 goals, 16 assists) over the last 10 games, and each player has recorded at least six goals and 10 or more points over the span.
TWO GOOD
The Rangers have allowed two goals or fewer in three of the last four games, in five of the last nine games, in eight of the last 13 games, and in 24 different games this season. The Rangers have posted a 21-3-0 record when allowing two or fewer goals in a game in 2019-20.
NYET IN NET
Igor Shesterkin has earned a win in six of his first seven career NHL appearances, and he has made 40 or more saves and earned a win in three of those seven appearances. According to NHL Stats and Information, Shesterkin is the first goaltender in NHL history (since saves were first tracked in 1955-56) to post three 40-save wins in his first seven career NHL appearances. Shesterkin is also the first goaltender in Rangers history who has earned a win in six of his first seven career NHL appearances. He has stopped 238 of 253 shots in his seven career NHL appearances (.941 SV%), including 236 of the last 249 shots (.948 SV%). Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Shesterkin has earned a win in 102 of his 127 appearances in the NHL, AHL, and KHL. He has also earned a win in 23 of his 31 decisions between the NHL and AHL this season and has earned at least one point in 26 of those 31 decisions.
ALEXANDAR THE GREAT
Alexandar Georgiev has earned a win in each of the last two games, posting a 1.94 GAA and a .936 SV% in the two contests. He has registered 14 wins this season, which is tied for his career-high. Georgiev has made at least 30 saves in 15 of his 25 starts this season.
STATE OF THE ART-EMI
Artemi Panarin is the only NHL player who has recorded 75 or more points and a plus-30 rating or better in 2019-20, and he is one of three NHL players (and the only winger) who have registered 75 or more points and have been assessed 20 or fewer penalty minutes in 2019-20 (Draisaitl and MacKinnon). He leads the NHL in even strength points (59), even strength assists (36), 5-on-5 points (50), and 5-on-5 assists (31) this season.
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad enters the contest with a three-game point streak (two goals, two assists) and has recorded a point in five of the last six games, as well as in eight of the last 10 games. He has posted a multi-point game in three of the last six games and in eight of the last 16 contests. Zibanejad ranks 16th in the NHL in points per game (1.16) and is tied for seventh in the NHL (min. 10 games played) in goals per game (0.55; tied with McDavid) this season.
KREID-ING HIGH
Chris Kreider has recorded a point in seven of his last nine games (seven goals, four assists), in 12 of his last 16 games (11 goals, six assists), and in 21 of his last 28 games (17 goals, 12 assists), and he has not gone two consecutive games without a point over his last 28 games. He has notched a goal in four of the last six games and in 10 of his last 15 games. Kreider is one of two NHL players who have registered at least 23 goals and 100 or more hits in 2019-20 (Ovechkin).
