TEAM NOTES
HISPANIC HERITAGE NIGHT
The New York Rangers are set to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Night tomorrow at Madison Square Garden against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Prior to the game, the Rangers, Garden of Dreams Foundation and MSG LatinX Employee Resource Group have invited youth from Children’s Aid for a pregame tour in the arena and a discussion with MSG’s LatinX employees to learn about their career journeys and current roles at MSG.
As part of the Rangers’ Community Captain program, the Rangers will be honoring Marielys Divanne on behalf of The Dominican Women’s Development Center (DWDC) with an in-arena check presentation of $10,000. For 38 years, the DWDC has worked to improve quality of life by supporting economic mobility, health, education, family stability and community engagement while promoting gender equality and justice.
LAFF LIGHTS UP
Alexis Lafrenière has scored at least one goal in three-straight games (5G), the second-longest active streak in the league, and has notched at least one point in four-straight games (5G-3A). Among all NHL skaters this season, he is tied for sixth in goals (5). He currently leads the Rangers in goals and points.
He notched his third career hat trick on Oct. 6 and is one of five players this season to have recorded one thus far.
On Oct. 6, he notched his second career four-point game and on Oct. 11, he notched his 57th career multi-point game. Since the 2022-23 season, his 50 multi-point games rank fifth among all Rangers skaters.
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Adam Fox has notched six points (6A) through his first seven games of the season. Among all NHL defensemen, he is tied for second in assists and is tied for fifth in points. He is tied for the Rangers’ lead in assists and is tied for third on the team in points.
On Oct. 1, he notched his 76th career multi-assist game as a Ranger, surpassing James Patrick and tying Ron Greschner for the second-most multi-assist games by a defenseman in franchise history. He also tied Greschner and Mika Zibanejad for the eighth-most multi-assist games among all skaters in franchise history.
Among all NHL defensemen since 2019-20, his 76 multi-assist games rank third. In that same span, his 108 multi-point games also rank third among all NHL blueliners.
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad has recorded seven points (1G-6A) through his first seven games of the season. His six assists are tied for the seventh-most in the NHL, is tied for the team lead in assists and ranks second on the team in points (7). He currently sits four points away from tying Walt Tkaczuk for the sixth-most points among all Rangers in franchise history (678).
Among all skaters to have taken at least 100 faceoffs this season, Zibanejad ranks second in the NHL with a 57.9 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.
Zibanejad scored the Rangers’ first power play goal of the season on Oct. 1 and the 137th of his career. Since the 2017-18 season, he ranks fourth among all NHL skaters with 121 power play goals. In that same span, his 239 power play points rank ninth in the league.
MILLER TIME
J.T. Miller has recorded a point in four-straight games (1G-4A) and recorded his first multi-point game of the season on Oct. 11.
Since the 2021-22 season, he is the only NHL player with 400+ points and 700+ hits. In that same time frame, his 271 assists rank 12th in the NHL.
Miller’s 59.4 faceoff win percentage since the 2024-25 season is tied for third among all skaters with at least 1,000 faceoffs taken.
