RANGERS VS. ISLANDERS
RANGERS-ISLANDERS CONNECTIONS
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. ISLANDERS
RANGERS CONNECTIONS (IN ADDITION TO CURRENTLY PLAYING WITH THE BLUESHIRTS)
GOALS GALORE
Through seven games this season, 11 different Rangers have registered at least one goal. The Blueshirts are tied for seventh in the NHL in players who have recorded at least one goal in 2017-18.
EVEN IT UP
The Rangers are one of eight NHL teams that have at least 10 players who have registered an even strength goal in 2017-18.
FOUR SCORE
The Rangers tallied four goals on Oct. 17 vs. Pittsburgh. The Blueshirts have recorded four or more goals in 19 of 46 games at MSG since the start of last season (41.3% of games).
HOME COOKING
New York continues its season-long, six-game homestand tomorrow. The homestand is the Rangers' longest since their franchise-record, nine-game homestand from Dec. 7, 2013 - Dec. 23, 2013. The Rangers play 10 of their first 13 games, as well as 13 of their first 18 games, this season at MSG.
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 an 11-5-2 record at MSG in October.
SHOOTING GALLERY
The Blueshirts have registered at least 30 shots on goal in each of the last four games and in six of seven games in 2017-18. The Rangers rank 11th in the NHL in shots on goal per game in 2017-18 (33.3).
HOT AT THE DOT
The Rangers have won 52.2% of faceoffs taken through six games this season (222-for-425), including 57.0% of faceoffs taken in the defensive zone. New York ranks 11th in the NHL in faceoff win percentage thus far this season.
STAYING DISCIPLINED
The Blueshirts rank 11th in the NHL in fewest penalty minutes per game thus far this season (9:08). The Rangers recorded the third-fewest penalty minutes in the NHL (593) and were tied for fifth in the league in fewest times shorthanded (223) in 2016-17.
AV SQUAD
Alain Vigneault has earned 615 career wins as an NHL head coach, and he is two wins away from tying Jacques Lemaire for 13th place on the league's all-time wins list among head coaches. Vigneault leads all Rangers head coaches (min. 100 games coached) in points percentage in franchise history (.619).
KING HENRIK
Henrik Lundqvist has allowed two goals or fewer in three of his last four appearances, posting a 2.27 GAA, a .931 SV% (122 saves on 131 shots), and 1 SO in the four contests. He enters the game with 406 career NHL wins, and he is one win away from tying Glenn Hall for ninth place on the NHL's all-time wins list. Lundqvist earned his 62nd career NHL shutout on Oct. 8 vs. Montreal, passing Turk Broda for sole possession of 16th place on the NHL's all-time shutouts list.
IT'S MILLER TIME
J.T. Miller tied a single-game career-high with three points (one goal, two assists) on Oct. 17 vs. Pittsburgh. He has registered an assist/point in four of the last six games (two goals, five assists over the span), and he leads the Rangers in points this season (seven). Miller also ranks third in the NHL (min. 60 faceoffs taken) in faceoff win percentage this season (64.5%; 40-for-62), and he has posted a 77.8% faceoff win percentage on defensive zone faceoffs (14-for-18).
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad recorded a goal/point in each of the Rangers' first four games in 2017-18, tallying five goals in the four contests. Zibanejad's four-game goal streak was a career-high, and he became the second player in Rangers history to record a goal in each of the team's first four games of a season (Rick Nash - 2014-15). He is tied for the NHL lead in power play goals (four), ranks fourth in shots on goal (31), is tied for fourth in power play points (five), and is tied for fifth in goals (five) this season. Zibanejad is also tied for second in the NHL in games with a goal this season (four).
RICK ROLLING
Rick Nash tallied his first goal of the 2017-18 season on Oct. 14 vs. New Jersey. Nash, who enters the contest with 996 career NHL games played, is tied for fourth in the NHL in takeaways (eight) and is tied for fifth in the NHL in shots on goal (29) this season.
SHATT STATS
Kevin Shattenkirk has tallied a point in five of seven games this season (two goals, four assists). He is tied for third among NHL defensemen in power play points this season (four), and he leads Rangers defensemen in goals, assists, and points in 2017-18.
WELCOME MATS
Mats Zuccarello tallied five points (one goal, four assists) through the first two games this season and became the first Ranger to register five points in the first two games of a season since Bernie Nicholls in 1990-91. He is tied for the team lead in assists this season (five), and he is also tied for fifth in the NHL in power play assists in 2017-18 (four).
SPECIAL TEAMS
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UPCOMING MILESTONES
INJURIES (5 Man-Games Lost to Injury)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
THIS DAY IN RANGERS HISTORY
- Oct. 18, 1926 - The Rangers purchased the contracts of brothers Bill Cook and Bun Cook from Saskatoon of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
- Oct. 18, 1952 - Harry Howell made his NHL debut and registered his first career NHL goal/point as the Rangers faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto.
- Oct. 19, 1960 - Jack McCartan, the gold medal-winning goaltender for the 1960 U.S. Men's Olympic Hockey Team, earned his first career NHL shutout by stopping all 19 shots he faced as the Rangers defeated Chicago, 2-0, at MSG.
- Oct. 19, 1989 - Mike Richter made his first career NHL regular season start and earned his first career NHL win, stopping 24 of 27 shots he faced as the Rangers defeated the Hartford Whalers, 7-3, at MSG. Richter also prevented Hartford's Kevin Dineen from scoring on a penalty shot attempt in the contest.
- Oct. 19, 2014 - Martin St. Louis and Rick Nash tallied goals four seconds apart, tying the Rangers record for the fastest two goals. The Blueshirts defeated the San Jose Sharks, 4-0, at MSG.
