TEAM NOTES
LAFF LIGHTS UP
Alexis Lafrenière has tallied at least one point in eight of his last nine games (8G-6A). He is tied for fifth in the NHL with eight goals this season. He leads the Rangers in goals and is tied for the team lead in points (14). He has notched four multi-point games this season, tied for the most on the Blueshirts and tied for the 15th-most in the NHL.
Since the 2023-24 season, Lafrenière ranks third among all Rangers skaters with 77 goals scored. In that same time span, his 43 multi-point games rank fifth among all Rangers skaters.
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Adam Fox has notched 14 points (14A) through his first 12 games of the season. His 14 assists rank second in the league and his 14 points rank second among all NHL defenseman. He leads the Rangers in assists and is tied for the team lead in points.
On Oct. 22, he recorded an assist on all four of the Rangers goals, surpassing James Patrick for the 10th-most assists in franchise history (364). Notching his fourth-career four-point game, he surpassed Carol Vadnais for the fourth-most in franchise history among all Rangers defensemen. He became the third Rangers defenseman in franchise history with three or more four-assist games and became the seventh American born defenseman in NHL history with to have done so.
Among all NHL defensemen since 2019-20, his 78 multi-assist games and 110 multi-point games rank third, and his three four-assist games are tied for third.
Fox ranks second all-time in multi-assist games (78) among New York defensemen and is tied for seventh among all Rangers skaters in franchise history. On Oct. 22, he surpassed Camille Henry and Adam Graves for the 14th-most multi-point games (110) in franchise history.
DYL-AN!
Dylan Garand has earned a point in five of his seven starts this season (4-2-1) and in eight of his 10 career NHL starts (6-2-2). Among all goaltenders with at least seven starts this season, he is tied for sixth in save percentage (.915) and ranks seventh in goals against average (2.30). His four wins this season are tied for 10th in the league.
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).
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad has recorded 11 points (3G-8A) through his first 12 games of the season. He ranks second on New York with eight assists and third in points. His four multi-point games this season are tied for the team lead and are tied for 15th in the NHL. On Oct. 22, he tied Walt Tkaczuk for the sixth-most points among all Rangers in franchise history (678).
Among all NHL skaters to have taken at least 190 faceoffs this season, Zibanejad ranks sixth with a 53.6 faceoff win percentage.
MILLER TIME
J.T. Miller has recorded at least one point in six of his last nine games (2G-5A). He is tied for fourth on the Rangers in assists (5) and is tied for fifth in points (7).
His 113 faceoff wins this season are tied for seventh in the league. Among all NHL skaters to have taken at least 200 faceoffs this season, Miller ranks third with a 56.2 faceoff win percentage. Since the 2024-25 season, his 59.4 faceoff win percentage is tied for third among all skaters with at least 1,000 faceoffs taken.
