RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers host the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network, NHL Network - Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). New York will play four of its next five games at home.
- New York has won nine of its last 10 games against the Devils dating to March 4, 2021. At home, the Rangers have won four-straight contests against New Jersey.
- Tonight is Hockey Fights Cancer Night at MSG.
- The Rangers rank sixth in the NHL in shots per game (34.0) and tied for the fifth fewest shots allowed per game (28.5). - New York ranks fourth in the NHL with 651 hits.
- The Rangers have tallied a total of 26 second period goals, tied for the ninth most in the NHL and have compiled 284 shots in the middle frame, the third most in the league. New York's plus-9 goal differential in the second period is tied for the fourth highest in the league.
- When scoring first this season, the Rangers are 8-2-1.
- The Rangers have been tied after two periods 11 times this season and carry a 6-1-4 record in those games. Their six such wins are the most in the NHL.
Pregame Notes: Rangers vs. Devils - 11.28.22
RANGERS AND DEVILS CONNECTIONS
HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT
Tonight, the Rangers will host Hockey Fights Cancer Night at MSG.
Hockey Fights Cancer (HFC) is an NHL initiative that unites the hockey community in support of cancer patients and their families. The Rangers partner with the Garden of Dreams Foundation (GDF) and Northwell to inspire hope and courage for those who are living with, going through, and moving past cancer, along with recognition for their caregivers/support system. The NHL has designated the month of November as Hockey Fights Cancer Month.
Rangers players will wear custom HFC jerseys during warm-ups, have special tape on their sticks and will use custom warm up pucks. The custom jerseys and sticks will be signed and auctioned off and practice worn patches and replica patches will be available for sale at
https://auctions.nhl.com/NewYorkRangers
. The auction runs until December 5. Net proceeds will benefit the Northwell Health Cancer Institute and GDF. HFC game used warm up pucks will be available for sale in the MSG Team Store on November 28th only with all proceeds benefiting the Northwell Health Cancer Institute.
In addition, HFC pins and ribbons will be worn by the Rangers coaching staff and MSG Network personalities.
Fans will have the opportunity to pick up a "I Fight For" placard throughout the Madison Square Garden concourses in which they can write on the card someone who has been impacted by cancer.
FOX ON FIRE
Adam Fox has points in 10 of his last 11 games (4G-11A) and has 12 points in his last eight games (3G-9A). Fox has recorded at least one point in 16 of 22 games this year.
On the season, Fox has six goals and 18 assists for 24 points. Fox joins Brian Leetch (4x) and Brad Park as the only Rangers defensemen to have 24 or more points through the first 22 games of a season. Leetch was the last to do so in 2000-01.
PANARIN PUTTING UP POINTS
Artemi Panarin has assists in his last two games, 12 points in his last 14 games (1G-11A) and 24 points (5G-19A) in 22 games this season. He ranks tied for ninth in the NHL in assists.
Last Wednesday night in Anaheim, Artemi Panarin recorded his 400th career NHL assist. Panarin reached the feat in his 529th career game, requiring the fourth-fewest games among all active players to reach the mark behind only Connor McDavid (426 GP), Sidney Crosby (448 GP) and Evgeni Malkin (527 GP).
Panarin is the only active undrafted player to hit the 400-assist milestone and among undrafted players to debut since the first draft in 1963, Panarin is the fifth-fastest to hit the milestone, behind Wayne Gretzky (290 GP), Peter Stastny (411 GP), Bobby Orr (437 GP) and Adam Oates (471 GP). Since he made his NHL debut in 2015-16, Panarin's 400 assists are the third most in the league (McDavid - 477, Kane - 409).
MIKA'S MISSION
Mika Zibanejad has points in five of his last six games (1G-4A) and has points now in 12 of his last 14 contests (6G-9A). Zibanejad leads the Rangers with 10 goals and ranks tied for second in the NHL with seven power play goals.
Zibanejad is one assist away from 300 in his career.
When Zibanejad records a point this season, the Rangers are 10-3-2 and 5-0-0 when he notches multiple points.
KREIDING TO MAKE HISTORY
Chris Kreider joins Zibanejad with 10 goals on the season and has points in 11 of his last 14 games (8G-6A), including goals in five of his last nine contests. With 239 career goals, Kreider is one away from tying Brian Leetch (240) for the ninth most goals in Rangers history.
Kreider has 36 career game-winning goals, tying him with Adam Graves for the seventh most in franchise history.
Kreider has 87 career go-ahead goals, the sixth most in Rangers history behind only Rod Gilbert (131), Jean Ratelle (96), Camille Henry (90), Vic Hadfield (90) and Adam Graves (89).
BLUESHIRT BULLETS
- Vincent Trocheck is one of only three NHL players who have registered 14+ points and 65+ hits this season (along with Alex Ovechkin and Jean-Gabriel Pageau). In 20 of 22 games this season, Trocheck has had either 1+ points, 3+ hits, or a 50.0%+ faceoff win percentage; he has hit two of the three categories in 10 of the 22 games, and he hit all three categories in the same game on Nov. 8 vs. NYI
- Julien Gauthier has drawn 3.90 penalties per 60 minutes, the fourth highest in the NHL. Gauthier has two goals in his last four games.
- Jacob Trouba's 79 hits are tied for the sixth most in the NHL.
- Adam Fox has accumulated the third most total time on ice in the NHL with 547:52.
SPECIAL TEAMS
- The Blueshirts have been perfect on the penalty kill in three of their last five games and five of their last eight games.
- The Rangers' 81.8 PK percentage ranks eighth in the NHL.
