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The New York Rangers will matchup against the Tampa Bay Lighting on Thursday at Madison Square Garden in their final contest of the season (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG - Radio: ESPN 1050 AM).

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • Against the Lightning, the Blueshirts have collected points in eight of their last 11 games (7-3-1), dating back to December 2021.
  • Sam Carrick was named winner of the Players' Player Award, as voted on by his teammates and Artemi Panarin was named the Rangers' Most Valuable Player, as voted on members of the media.
  • Thursday night's game will be Sam Rosen's last game of his 40-year career.
  • The Rangers currently hold their highest faceoff win percentage (53.6) in a season since the league began tracking during the 1997-98 season.
  • The Rangers rank third in the NHL in faceoff percentage (53.6) and have been 50 percent or better in 58 of 81 games this season (71.6%), including 28 of their last 36 games.
  • Trocheck (59.4) and J.T. Miller (58.2) currently rank first and tied for third in faceoff percentage among all NHL skaters who have taken 1,000 or more faceoffs.
  • The Rangers lead the NHL in shorthanded goals with 17. The 17 shorthanded goals are second most in franchise history for a single season.
  • The Blueshirts rank third in the NHL in goals scored (150) since Jan. 2, and the 22 games in which the Rangers have scored four or more goals ranks tied for second in the NHL.
  • Eleven different Rangers have scored 10 or more goals with the team, tied for the third most in the NHL, and five Rangers have 20 goals this season
  • The Rangers have posted eight shutouts this season as a team, tied for the fourth most in the NHL, and their most since 2021-22 (9).
  • Since Feb. 1, Will Cuylle, J.T. Miller and Vincent Trocheck are three of nine players in the NHL with 5+ goals, 15+ points and 70+ hits.
  • The Rangers have had 16 players score five or more goals this season, tied for the sixth most in the NHL. Thirty two different players have recorded at least one point for the Blueshirts.
  • New York defensemen have accumulated 148 assists this season, ranked tied for sixth most in the NHL.
  • The Blueshirts rank fifth in the NHL in total hits (2,021).
  • When the Blueshirts score four or more goals in a game, they are 26-4-4 and when they allow two or fewer goals, they are 30-4-0. The Rangers have allowed two or fewer goals in 30 of 37 victories this season.
  • Since the start of last season, the Rangers have posted a 68-4-0 record in 72 regular season games in which they have allowed two goals or fewer (not counting team goals awarded for shootout win).

RANGERS AND LIGHTNING CONNECTIONS

  • Rangers defenseman Calvin de Haan played one season with the Lightning (2023-24).
  • Rangers forward J.T. Miller played two seasons in Tampa Bay (2017-18, 2018-19).
  • Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh played the first eight seasons (2010-11 – 2017-18) of his career with the Rangers, serving as captain from 2014-15 – 2017-18. With the Blueshirts, McDonagh tallied 238 points (51G-187A) in 516 games.
  • Lightning Assistant Coach Jeff Halpern played part of one season with the Rangers (2012-13).

POINT PER-GAME PANARIN

Artemi Panarin has points in 18 of his last 22 games (14G-17A) and 37 points in his last 32 games (16G-21A). Since March 1, Panarin's 14 goals rank tied for fourth most and his 30 points rank fourth most in the NHL.

Panarin has secured his fifth 80-point season with New York, tying Mark Messier for the most in team history, and his fifth 50-assist season, surpassing Messier and Rod Gilbert for the second most in franchise history behind only Brian Leetch (6).

He is the only active undrafted player with 300 goals in his career.

Panarin has recorded his fifth career 30-goal season and second consecutive. He is the first Ranger since Jaromir Jagr (2005-07) with 30-plus goals and 40-plus assists in back-to-back seasons. His five 30-goal seasons rank tied for 11th in the NHL since 2015-16.

He collected his seventh three-point game (2G-1A) of the season against the Islanders and his 61st since the 2019-20 season, the fifth most in the NHL.

Among Rangers skaters, Panarin ranks first in goals (37), assists (52), points (89), power play goals (8), power play points (25) and shots (235). Panarin has at least one point in 57 of his 79 games (72.2%) this year. Since 2023-24, he has points in 124 of 161 games, the third most in the NHL.

Since the beginning of last season, his 209 points (86G-123A) rank sixth in the NHL.

Going back further, among NHL skaters since his debut in 2015-16, Panarin has the fourth most assists (568) and fifth most points in the NHL (870).

MILLER TIME

J.T. Miller has recorded points in 10 of his last 11 contests (6G-10A) and 34 points (13G-21A) in 31 games with the Blueshirts, including 12 multi-point games.

Since Feb. 1 (his NYR debut), Miller’s 12 multi-point games are tied for the second most in the NHL.

Since his first game with New York, he ranks second in goals (13) and points (34), and tied for first in assists (21). His 76 hits rank third on the team since his acquisition.

Since the 2021-22 season, Miller is the only player in the NHL to have recorded 300 or more points, as well as 700 or more hits. In that same time frame, he is one of 17 skaters to have three or more 50-plus assist seasons, and his 353 points are ranked 12th most in the NHL.

This season, among all skaters who've taken 1,000 or more faceoffs, Miller ranks tied for third in faceoff percentage (58.2).

Since the start of his career, he reached his second highest faceoff percentage this season.

TROCHECK IN THE CIRCLE

Among skaters who've taken 1,000 or more faceoffs, Vincent Trocheck leads the NHL in faceoff percentage (59.4) and overall his 907 faceoff wins rank third in the league.

Since 1997-98, Trocheck's 907 faceoff wins are ranked third most among Rangers skaters for a single season. He became the first Ranger to take at least 13 faceoffs in a game and win every single one of them since the NHL began tracking.

He has points in 11 of his last 16 games and 20 points in his last 21 games (8G-12A). Going back further, he has 26 points in his last 29 games (10G-16A).

With the game-winning shorthanded goal against the Panthers, Trocheck became the eighth Rangers player in history with five SHG's in a single season and first since Brandon Prust (2010-11).

On the Blueshirts, Trocheck ranks second in goals (25), fifth in assists (33) and fifth in points (58). His 200 shots are the second most on the team. It is Trocheck’s seventh 20-goal season of his career.

Trocheck ranks eighth among NHL forwards in average ice time (21:10).

ADAM’S APPLES

Adam Fox is the ninth different defenseman in NHL history to record four consecutive 50-assist seasons, joining Paul Coffey (13), Al MacInnis (8), Ray Bourque (6 & 5), Bobby Orr (6), Borje Salming (5), Denis Potvin (5), Phil Housley (4) and Quinn Hughes (4).

Recording his fourth 10-goal season in a row, Fox becomes one of eight defensemen in Rangers history to record four or more seasons with 10 or more goals.

He has recorded points in 13 of his last 20 games (6G-14A) and has 26 points (7G-19A) in his last 26 games. His 51 assists rank second among the Blueshirts and rank tied for sixth among NHL defensemen.

His four three-point games rank tied for third and his 17 multi-point games rank tied for eighth among NHL blueliners.

On March 20, Fox notched his 300th career assist, tying Ray Bourque (419 GP) for the seventh fewest games to 300 career assists by a defenseman in NHL history. The only blueliners to reach the mark faster are Bobby Orr (346 GP), Brian Leetch (368 GP), Quinn Hughes (376 GP), Paul Coffey (377 GP), Cale Makar (378 GP) and Gary Suter (400 GP).

He is the fourth defenseman in Rangers history to reach the milestone, joining Brian Leetch (741), Ron Greschner (431) and James Patrick (363).

TOO COOL

Will Cuylle has points in nine of his last 16 games (3G-7A) and 17 points (7G-10A) in his last 27 games. Cuylle ranks fifth on the Rangers in goals (20).

Cuylle's 299 hits are ranked tied for fourth most in the NHL. Against Philadelphia, he surpassed Ryan Callahan (285) for the most hits among Rangers in a single season since the NHL began tracking hits during the 2005-06 season.

KREIDING INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS

Chris Kreider sits one power play goal away from setting the franchise record and surpassing Camille Henry's 116.

He ranks fourth on the Rangers with 21 goals this season, with six of his 21 goals being game-winning tallies. Scoring his

20th goal of the season against Minnesota, he became the second Ranger in team history (12 - Rod Gilbert) to have 10+ seasons with 20 or more goals.

His career total of 50 GWGs are the second most in Rangers history behind Rod Gilbert’s 52 and he is the eighth active American skater to score 50 career game-winning goals.

Since 2021-22, Kreider’s 13 shorthanded goals are the most in the NHL. His 13 career shorthanded goals are fourth place on the franchise’s all-time list. The total is the third-most shorthanded goals among active American players behind Cam Atkinson (19) and Blake Coleman (17). In that same time frame, his 58 power play goals rank fifth in the NHL.

CAREER HIGHS

So far this season, seven Rangers have recorded career highs in goals, seven have set career highs in assists and six have notched career highs in points.

Goals:

Will Cuylle (20), Jonny Brodzinski (12), Braden Schneider (6), Will Borgen (5), Adam Edstrom (5), Matt Rempe (3) and Urho Vaakanainen (2).

Assists:

Will Cuylle (24), Braden Schneider (15), Sam Carrick (14), Urho Vaakanainen (14), Zac Jones (10), Matt Rempe (5) and Adam Edstrom (4).

Points:

Will Cuylle (44), Braden Schneider (21), Urho Vaakanainen (16), Zac Jones (11), Adam Edstrom (9) and Matt Rempe (8).

BLUESHIRT BULLETS

  • K’Andre Miller’s 46 takeaways are ranked tenth most among NHL defensemen. He is one of two players (Weegar) in the NHL with 100 or more hits and 45 or more takeaways.
  • Among NHL skaters with an average of 11:39 of ice time or fewer, Jonny Brodzinski's 12 goals are most in the NHL.
  • The Rangers have posted a 68-11-4 record in the 83 regular season games where Alexis Lafrenière has scored a goal in his NHL career. Lafreniere nine points (3G-6A) in his last 13 games.