RANGERS VS. CANADIENS
RANGERS-CANADIENS CONNECTIONS
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. CANADIENS
RANGERS CONNECTIONS (IN ADDITION TO CURRENTLY PLAYING WITH THE BLUESHIRTS)
BACK-TO-BACK
The Rangers conclude the first of their 11 back-to-back sets during the 2017-18 season in tomorrow's contest. New York's 11 back-to-back sets this season are tied for the fewest among Eastern Conference teams. The Blueshirts posted an 11-5-0 record in the second game of a back-to-back set last season. In their last 98 back-to-back sets (since the start of the 2010-11 season), the Rangers have posted a 64-28-6 record in the second game of the set.
BOUNCE BACK
Since Dec. 22, 2015, the Rangers have posted a 40-12-4 record in the game following a loss (either regulation loss or overtime/shootout loss). New York posted a 23-7-4 record in games following a loss during the 2016-17 season.
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 a 10-3-1 record at MSG in October.
WHAT A LINE
The Rangers' line of Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Pavel Buchnevich has registered six points (three goals, three assists) through the first two games of the 2017-18 season. In addition, at least one of the three players has tallied a point on five of the Rangers' seven goals through the first two games this season.
SHOOTING GALLERY
New York has recorded at least 35 shots on goal in each of the first two games of the 2017-18 season (74 shots on goal; 37.0 shots on goal per game).
THREE'S COMPANY
Over the last three seasons (2014-15 - 2016-17), a Ranger has recorded a goal in each of the 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 has tallied a goal in each of the first two contests of the 2017-18 season. 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.
UNITED NATIONS
New York's season-opening roster features at least one player from seven different countries: the United States of America (Carey, DeAngelo, Hayes, Kampfer, Kreider, McDonagh, Miller, Shattenkirk, Skjei, and Vesey), Canada (Desharnais, Holden, Nash, Smith, and Staal), Sweden (Fast, Lundqvist, and Zibanejad), Czech Republic (Chytil and Pavelec), Austria (Grabner), Norway (Zuccarello), and Russia (Buchnevich).
AV SQUAD
Alain Vigneault leads all NHL head coaches in wins since the start of the 2006-07 season (505).
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 tonight at Toronto. Zuccarello, who was named an alternate captain on Oct. 4, has tallied five points (one goal, four assists) through the first two games of the 2017-18 season. He is the first Ranger who has registered five points in the first two games of a season since Bernie Nicholls in 1990-91, and he is also the first Ranger who has recorded four assists in the first two games of a season since Brian Leetch in 1990-91.
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad has recorded three goals/points, all of which were power play goals, through the first two games of the 2017-18 season. He tied single-game career-highs in power play goals (two), shots on goal (eight), and faceoff wins (18) in the Rangers' regular season opener on Oct. 5 vs. Colorado. As of the conclusion of the Rangers' game tonight at Toronto, Zibanejad leads the NHL in power play goals (three) and is tied for second in the NHL in goals (three) thus far in 2017-18. He has recorded 40 points (17 goals, 23 assists) in 58 games as a member of the Rangers (0.69 points per game with the Blueshirts).
SHATT STATS
Kevin Shattenkirk registered two points (one goal, one assist), including his 300th career NHL point, tonight at Toronto. He has registered three points (one goal, two assists), all on the power play, through two games 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, and he was one of four NHL defensemen who recorded at least 10 goals and 40 assists in 2016-17 (Burns, Hedman, and Karlsson).
IT'S MILLER TIME
J.T. Miller tallied two points (one goal, one assist) tonight at Toronto. Entering tomorrow's contest, Miller has skated in each of the Rangers' last 199 regular season games, dating back to Feb. 7, 2015. He was the only Ranger who skated in all 82 regular season games last season. He established career-highs in assists (34) and points (56), and tied his career-high in goals (22) in 2016-17.
CHYTIL-MANIA
Filip Chytil made his NHL/Rangers debut on Oct. 5 vs. Colorado. By playing in the Rangers' regular season opener, Chytil, who was 18 years and 30 days old on Oct. 5, became ...
SPECIAL TEAMS
Power Play:
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UPCOMING MILESTONES
INJURIES (2 Man-Games Lost to Injury)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
THIS DAY IN RANGERS HISTORY
- Oct. 8, 1976 - Rod Gilbert tied a single-game franchise record with five assists as the Rangers defeated the Colorado Rockies, 5-3.
- Oct. 8, 2005 - Henrik Lundqvist made his NHL debut.
