TEAM NOTES
LAFF LIGHTS UP
Alexis Lafrenière has recorded at least one point in six-straight games (7G-4A), tied for the longest such streak of his career and tied for the fifth-longest active streak in the NHL. Among all NHL skaters this season, he is tied for third in goals (7). He currently leads the Rangers in goals and points (11).
On Oct. 13, he notched his second multi-goal game of the season and his third multi-point game, tied for the most on the Rangers this season. He notched his second career four-point game on Oct. 6 and notched his 58th career multi-point game on Oct. 13. Since the 2022-23 season, his 51 multi-point games rank fifth among all Rangers skaters.
Lafrenière was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week ending Oct. 11.
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Adam Fox has notched nine points (9A) through his first nine games of the season. He is the first Rangers blueliner to have tallied nine or more assists through the first nine games of a season since Brian Leetch in 2000-01. Among all NHL defensemen, he is tied for second in assists and is tied for third in points. He leads the Rangers in assists and ranks second in points.
On Oct. 13, he notched his 77th career multi-assist game as a Ranger, surpassing Ron Greschner for the second-most multi-assist games by a defenseman in franchise history. He also surpassed Greschner for the ninth-most multi-assist games among all skaters in franchise history.
Among all NHL defensemen since 2019-20, his 77 multi-assist games rank third. In that same span, his 109 multi-point games also rank third among all NHL blueliners.
DYL-AN!
Dylan Garand has earned a win in three of his four starts this season and has earned points in six of his seven career NHL starts (5-1-1). On Oct. 13, he matched Igor Shesterkin (5-0-1) and Cam Talbot (5-0-1) for the fewest starts (6) by a goaltender to five career wins with the Rangers.
On Oct. 11, he became the eighth rookie netminder in team history to record wins in each of his first two starts of the season and the third in 40 years to do so (last was Igor Shesterkin - 2GS in 2019-20). He is the first rookie goaltender in Rangers history to have earned at least one point in each of his first four NHL games since Henrik Lundqvist in 2005-06.
Garand posted his first career shutout on Oct. 2, becoming the eighth Rangers rookie goaltender in team history to register his first career shutout in four games or less. That same night, he made 22 saves, the most by a Rangers rookie goaltender in a shutout since Igor Shesterkin (27 saves, Apr. 13, 2021).
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad has recorded eight points (2G-6A) through his first nine games of the season. He ranks second on New York with six assists and third in points. He currently sits three points away from tying Walt Tkaczuk for the sixth-most points among all Rangers in franchise history (678).
On Oct. 13, he notched his 16th career shorthanded goal and 14th with New York, tying Don Maloney for the fourth-most shorthanded goals in franchise history. Among all Swedish players, he is tied for the sixth-most shorthanded goals in NHL history.
Among all skaters to have taken at least 100 faceoffs this season, Zibanejad ranks fourth in the NHL with a 59.1 faceoff win percentage.
On Oct. 11, he notched his 287th career power play point and his 250th as a Ranger, becoming the third Rangers skater in franchise history to do so (Brian Leetch - 514, Rod Gilbert - 323). Notching his 174th career multi-point game and his 78th career multi-assist game on Oct. 11 as well, he surpassed Artemi Panarin for the sixth-most multi-point games in franchise history and surpassed Walt Tkaczuk for the seventh-most multi-assist games.
MILLER TIME
J.T. Miller has recorded a point in five of his last six games (1G-5A). He ranks third on the Rangers with five assists and is tied for fourth with six points.
Among all NHL skaters to have taken at least 100 faceoffs this season, Miller ranks eighth with a 57.8 faceoff win percentage. Since the 2024-25 season, his 59.6 faceoff win percentage ranks third among all skaters with at least 1,000 faceoffs taken.
