TODAY'S GAME
RANGERS VS. BRUINS
All-Time: 262-297-97-4 (150-126-55-1 at home; 112-171-42-3 on the road)
2021-22
Nov. 26 at BOS
Apr. 23 at BOS
Apr. 24 vs. BOS
2020-21
- Last season, the Bruins and Rangers played in the same division for the 20th season and for the first time since 1973-74.
- New York went 3-4-1 against Boston last season with two of three wins coming at TD Garden.
- Ryan Strome shared the team-lead last season with two goals and four assists for six points in eight games against Boston.
- The Rangers' three wins were split between three different goaltenders (Keith Kinkaid, Alexandar Georgiev, Igor Shesterkin).
Pregame Notes: Rangers vs. Bruins 11.26.21
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. BRUINS
Mika Zibanejad - 37 GP, 14G-7A=21 PTS - Zibanejad has multi-point games in two of his last three games against Boston. In those two games, Zibanejad was a combined Plus-5. In 37 games against the Bruins, he has at least one point in 17 of them. Ryan Strome - 26 GP, 5G-10A=15 PTS
Strome has three points (1G-2A) in his last three games against the Bruins. Last February, Strome had a three-point game (1G-2A) at MSG against Boston. Strome has goals in five of 26 games, assists in seven of 26 games and points in 10 of 26 career games against the Bruins.
Artemi Panarin - 15 GP, 3G-10A=13 PTS - Panarin has points in five of his last six games (6A) and seven of nine games (1G-7A) against Boston dating back to March 19, 2018. In total, Panarin has at least one point in nine of his 15 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, 3.23 GAA)
Igor Shesterkin (4 GP, 1-3-0, 8 GA, 3.36 GAA)
RANGERS AND BRUINS CONNECTIONS
THE ROARING TWENTIES
Today is the Rangers 20th game of the season and with a win, New York will have its most points (29) through 20 games since the 2016-17 season.
2016-17 - 14-5-1 - 29 PTS
2021-22 - 12-4-3 - 27 PTS
2018-19 - 10-8-2 - 22 PTS
2019-20 - 9-9-2 - 20 PTS
2017-18 - 9-9-2 - 20 PTS
2020-21 - 8-9-3 - 19 PTS
Gerard Gallant can record the second-most points (29) by a Rangers coach through his first 20 games of his coaching tenure with a win today:
Phil Esposito (Nov. 21, 1986-Feb. 17, 1987) - 15-5-0 - 30 PTS\
Mike Keenan (Oct. 5-Nov. 16, 1993) - 13-5-2 - 28 PTS
Fred Shero (Oct. 12-Nov. 26, 1978) - 12-4-4 - 28 PTS
Frank Boucher (Nov. 5-Dec. 31, 1939) - 10-3-7 - 27 PTS
Gerard Gallant (Oct. 13-Present) - 12-4-3 - 27 PTS
\ Due to illness to Tom Webster, head coaching situation changed several times during the 1986-87 season
RANK AND FILE
At Thanksgiving, the Rangers are 12-4-3 record for 27 points, the best mark for the Rangers on Thanksgiving since they were 14-6-1 (29 PTS) on Thanksgiving in 2016. The Rangers rank among the best in the NHL in multiple categories:
Wins (12) - T-5th
PTS (27) - 7th
GA/GP (2.74) - T-9th
Hits (513) - 4th
Blocked Shots (292) - T-4th
PPG's (12) - T-10th
ROAD WARRIORS
The Rangers come into today with seven road wins, tied for the third-most in the NHL. The Rangers' 32 road goals are the sixth most in the league while their 2.67 goals against average on the road is tied for the fifth best in the league.
Individually, Chris Kreider's nine road goals are tied for third in the NHL and Adam Fox's 10 road assists are tied for fourth.
PUCK STOPPING SHESTERKIN
Igor Shesterkin earned his 10th win of the season on Wednesday (10-3-2), the fifth goaltender in the NHL this season with 10 or more wins. Shesterkin is the first Rangers goaltender since Henrik Lundqvist in 2015-16 to have 10 wins through the first 19 games of the team's season. Shesterkin has earned wins in five of his last six games and has allowed one or fewer goals in seven of 15 appearances this season.
STROME COOKING
Ryan Strome is currently riding a seven-game point streak (1G-7A), his longest point streak since his 11-game streak from March 13-April 1, 2021 (2G- 14A). It marks the third time in his career that Strome has had a point streak of six or more games:
Mar. 13-Apr. 1, 2021 - 11 Games (2G-14A)
Feb. 9-22, 2020 - 8 Games (4G-7A)
Nov. 8-21, 2021 - 7 Games (1G-7A)
Strome's 10 assists this season are the fourth most on New York while his 12 points are the fifth-most on the team. Strome has at least one point in 11 of his 15 games this season.
MIKA'S MISSION TO 300 POINTS IN MANHATTAN
Mika Zibanejad sits one point away from recording 300 points with the Rangers which would make him the 42nd player to tally 300 points with the Blueshirts. Since being acquired by the Rangers from Ottawa on July 18, 2016, Zibanejad among Rangers ranks:
1st in Goals - 140
1st in Assists - 158
1st in Points - 299
1st in PPG's - 56
1st in GWG's - 24
2nd in Games Played - 342
Zibanejad has points in four of his last six games (4A) and has four goals and 12 assists for 16 points this season.
KREID OF A LIFETIME
On Wednesday night, Kreider kept pace for the most power-play goals in the NHL when he scored his ninth of the season. Kreider trails Leon Draisaitl's 10 PPG's for the most in the NHL. Kreider is the second player in franchise history (Jaromir Jagr - 2005-06 - 10 PPG's) to have nine or more power-play goals in the first 19 games of a season. With his 67th career power-play goal, Kreider passed Mike Gartner for the 10th most PPG's in team history.
Kreider leads the Rangers with 15 goals this season and is tied for the second-most in the NHL behind Leon Draisaitl (20). Kreider has scored a goal in three of his last four games and has six goals in his last six games. Kreider became the first Rangers player with 15 or more goals prior to his 20th game in a season since Marian Gaborik in 2009-10 (15G-12A in 19 GP).
KAAPO KEEPS PRODUCING
Kaapo Kakko is currently on a career-long point streak of five games (3G-3A), surpassing the one he originally set Apr. 6-11, 2021. In each of his last six games, Kakko is a plus-1 or better and in total is a plus-7 since Nov. 13, a team-high in that span.
POWER PLAY
The Rangers are 12-for-57 (21.1%) on the power play this season. The Rangers have power-play goals in their last two games. When outscoring an opponent on special teams this season, New York is 5-0-1.
PP Leaders:
Goals: Kreider (9)
Points: Panarin (9), Kreider (9)
PP TOI: Panarin (65:10)
PP Shots: Zibanejad (20)
PENALTY KILL
New York is 47-for-59 (79.7%) on the penalty kill this season. On Wednesday, the Rangers were six-for-six on the penalty kill, the second time this season they have had a perfect penalty kill with six or more times shorthanded (Nov. 2 at VAN).
PK Leaders:
SH Goals: Fox (1)
SH TOI: Goodrow (47:39)
SH Shots: Goodrow (5), Trouba (5)
