TEAM NOTES
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad sits one power play goal away from breaking the franchise record (116). His eight power play goals this season are tied for the ninth most among all NHL skaters. Since 2024-25, Zibanejad’s 15 power play goals rank first on the Rangers and his 36 power play points rank second. His 128 career power play goals are the fifth most by a Swedish player in NHL history.
Zibanejad has recorded a point in three-straight games (3G-5A), leads the Rangers in power play goals (8), ranks second in goals (15) and points (37), and ranks third in assists (22). He has factored on seven consecutive goals, tied for the third-longest streak in Rangers franchise history, his longest such stretch since setting the franchise record with 10 in 2018-20. Since Dec. 20, his 12 points (4G-8A) are tied for the fifth most points in the league.
On Jan. 2, he notched his fourth career five-point game and first since Mar. 25, 2021, becoming one of 11 players in the league this season with a five-point contest. On Dec. 20, he became the fifth player in Rangers history to score 50 game-tying goals.
Throughout his career as a Ranger, Zibanejad has collected 265 goals, the sixth most goals by a Ranger in franchise history. His 626 career points as a Ranger are the seventh most in franchise history.
BREAD WINNER
This season, Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers in goals (16), assists (30), points (46) and shots (133). He has tallied three-straight multi-point games (2G-5A) and has recorded at least one assist in four-straight games (6A). Through his last 19 contests, he has tallied nine multi-point games and 26 points (10G-16A).
He recorded his 900th career point on Dec. 4 and became the sixth undrafted player since 1963-64 to do so in 800 games or less. His 596 points as a Ranger are the ninth most in franchise history and he is two assists away from recording 600 in his career. On Dec. 23 at WSH, he became the second-fastest player to reach 200 goals with the Rangers, trailing Bill Cook (363 GP). At the Winter Classic on Jan. 2, he factored on his 100th game-winning goal, tying Mark Messier for the fifth most in franchise history.
He has 13 multi-point games this season and five games with three or more points. His three four-point games are tied for the third most in the league. On Jan. 5, he notched his 94th career multi-assist game, surpassing Andy Bathgate (93) for the fifth most in franchise history.
Since Nov. 7, his 39 points are tied for sixth in the league and his 25 assists are tied for seventh. Among NHL skaters since his debut in 2015-16, he ranks fourth in assists (598) and fifth in points (916).
Panarin’s 255 points (102G-153A) rank sixth in the NHL since 2023-24. In that same time frame, he has recorded points in 149 of 205 games, the fifth most in the NHL.
FORECHECK, BACKCHECK, TROCHECK
Vincent Trocheck has tallied a point in four-straight games (2G-3A) and has eight points through his last six games (4G-4A). He has collected 24 points (10G-14A) and five multi-point games since returning to the ice on Nov. 10 following an injury (28 GP).
Among all Rangers skaters in franchise history who have taken 500 or more faceoffs, his 57.8 faceoff percentage ranks second. Since 2024-25, Trocheck ranks fifth in the NHL in faceoff percentage (58.2) among skaters who have taken 1,000 or more faceoffs. In that same time frame, his 1,191 overall faceoff wins rank fifth in the league.
TOO COOL
Will Cuylle leads the Rangers in hits (152), ranks second on the team in power play goals (4), is tied for third in goals (10), ranks fourth in power play points (8) and sixth in points (23). He skated in his 200th career NHL game on Dec. 13 vs. MTL. The Rangers’ record when Cuylle scores a goal is 9-0-0.
His 152 hits this season are tied for fourth in the league. Since 2024-25, his 453 hits rank third 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.
