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RANGERS RUNDOWN

The New York Rangers are back at The Garden for a back-to-back weekend with the Avalanche up first for a Saturday matinee (12:30 PM - TV: MSG - Radio: ESPN 880 AM).

The Blueshirts will play six of their next eight games at home.

The Rangers have won five of their last six games and two of their last three at MSG.

New York has allowed 2.59 goals against per game overall, tied for the fourth fewest in the league this season.

The Rangers rank fourth in the NHL with a 53.7 faceoff win percentage.

At 5-on-5, the Rangers have allowed 44 goals, tied for the fourth fewest in the NHL.

New York has allowed 17 goals in the second period, which is tied for the fewest in the NHL. Their plus-five goal differential in the second period is ranked seventh in the league.

Rangers goalies have had a combined .909 save percentage, tied for the third highest in the league, and a 2.57 goals against average, the fifth lowest in the league.

The Rangers’ 16 goals scored by defensemen are the fifth most in the league.

New York has 13 wins when scoring the first goal of the game and is tied for the second most wins in the league when scoring first. Their record when doing so is 13-2-0.

The Blueshirts lead the league in hits (748), rank eighth in takeaways (135) and ninth in blocked shots (433).

RANGERS AND AVALANCHE CONNECTIONS

Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury played four seasons with Colorado (1998-99 – 2001-02), winning a Stanley Cup with the team in 2001.

Rangers assistant coach David Quinn was an assistant coach for the Avalanche during the 2012-13 season.

Rangers assistant coach Joe Sacco was head coach of Colorado for four seasons (2009-10 – 2012-13).

Avalanche forward Jack Drury is a native to New York City and his uncle is Rangers’ President and General Manager Chris Drury.

TEAM NOTES

BREAD WINNER

This season, Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers in points (30), ranks second in goals (9) and assists (21), and has tallied four multi-point games and nine points (3G-6A) through his last five games. On Dec. 4 at OTT, he recorded his 900th career point and became the sixth undrafted player since 1963-64 to do so in 800 games or less.

This season, he has eight multi-point games, his three four-point games are tied for the most in the league and he has one three-point game.

Since Nov. 7, his 16 assists are the most in the league and his 23 points are ranked third. Among NHL skaters since his debut in 2015-16, he ranks fourth in assists (589) and fifth in points (900).

Panarin’s 239 points (95G-144A) rank sixth in the NHL since 2023-24. In that same time frame, he has points in 139 of 191 games, tied for the fifth most in the NHL.

MIKA MAGIC

Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers in goals (10) and power play goals (6), and ranks third on the team in assists (11) and points (21). He has recorded a point in five-straight games (3G-3A) and has nine points (3G-6A) through his last eight games. On Nov. 28 at BOS, he recorded his 37th career game-winning goal, tied for the seventh most in franchise history.

His six power play goals are tied for the ninth most this season among NHL skaters. Since 2024-25, Zibanejad’s 13 power play goals rank first on the Rangers and his 28 power play points rank second. His 126 career power play goals are tied for the fifth most power play goals by a Swedish player in NHL history. He sits two power play goals away from tying the franchise record (116).

Throughout his career as a Ranger, Zibanejad has collected 260 goals, the seventh most goals by a Ranger in franchise history. On Dec. 4 at OTT, he notched his 610th career point as a Ranger, tied for the seventh most in franchise history.

FORECHECK, BACKCHECK, TROCHECK

Vincent Trocheck has recorded a point in six of his last seven games (2G-5A), and has collected 12 points (5G-7A) and three multi-point games since returning to the ice on Nov. 10 following an injury (13 GP).

Since 2024-25, Trocheck is tied for fourth in the NHL in faceoff percentage (58.4) among skaters who have taken 1,000 or more faceoffs. In that same time frame, his 1,051 overall faceoff wins rank sixth in the league.

MILLER TIME

This season, J.T. Miller ranks first on the Rangers in faceoff wins (234), third in hits (60), fourth in goals (7) and points (14), and fifth in assists (10). He has collected seven points in his last seven games (4G-4A).

Among all skaters in the league who have taken at least 350 faceoffs this season, his 58.6 faceoff percentage ranks fifth in the league. Since 2024-25, among all NHL players who took 1,000 or more faceoffs, Miller is tied for fourth in faceoff percentage (58.4).

TOO COOL

Will Cuylle leads the Rangers in hits (101), ranks second on the team in power play goals (3), third in goals (8), fifth in points (16) and is tied for fifth in assists (8). He has tallied a point in four of his last six games (2G-2A) and has 15 points (7G-8A) through his last 20 games. The Rangers’ record when Cuylle has scored a goal is 7-0-0.

His 101 hits this season rank fourth in the league. Since 2024-25, his 402 hits rank second in the NHL.

Last season, he surpassed Ryan Callahan (285) for the most hits among Rangers in a single season since the NHL began tracking in 2005-06.

SHESTY’S SAVES

Igor Shesterkin has earned a win in five of his last six games and has allowed two or fewer goals in 14 games this season, the second most in the league. Among all goaltenders this season with 15 or more starts, his 2.43 goals against average is the fifth lowest in the league.

Since the beginning of the 2021-22 season and among all goalies with at least 100 games played, Shesterkin ranks fourth in the NHL in wins (148), ranks third in shutouts (20), is tied for third in save percentage (.916) and has the fifth lowest goals against average (2.50). In that same time frame, he leads all NHL goaltenders with 73 games allowing one or fewer goals.