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The New York Rangers commence a four-game homestand to end January on Tuesday night against the Ottawa Senators (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 880 AM). Seven of New York’s next eight games will be played at MSG.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • New York has a season-long point streak of eight games (5-0-3), its longest since a 10-game streak from Jan. 27-Feb. 24, 2024. The Rangers have won four of their last six games and have points in nine of their last 10 games (6-1-3).
  • Since Jan. 2, the Rangers’ 15 points are tied for the most in the NHL and their 32 goals are tied for the third most.
  • During the Rangers’ eight-game point streak, 14 players have scored a goal and 20 players have recorded a point, including seven with five or more. In that same span, New York ranks sixth in power play percentage (33.3).
  • Against the Senators, the Rangers are 7-2-1 over their last 10 contests dating back to the 2021-22 season.
  • Six of New York’s last seven games have been decided by one goal and five of its last seven contests have gone to overtime. The Rangers have earned 33 wins decided by a margin of one goal dating back to last season, the most in the NHL.
  • The Blueshirts have scored at least three goals in six of their last nine contests, including five games with 4-plus goals.
  • The Rangers rank second in the NHL in faceoff percentage (53.7) and have been 50 percent or better in 32 of 46 games this season (69.6 percent).
  • New York ranks fourth in the NHL in penalty kill percentage (83.3) and have had a perfect penalty kill in four of its last six games. The Rangers’ seven shorthanded tallies rank third in the NHL (FLA - 11, TBL - 8).
  • The Blueshirts have 26 unique point getters this season, tied for the highest amount in the NHL.
  • Jonathan Quick is one win away from being the 15th goaltender, and first American-born netminder, to reach 400 career victories. Of the 14 goaltenders in NHL history who have earned 400 or more career wins, three of played for the Rangers (Henrik Lundqvist, Terry Sawchuk, and Jacques Plante).
  • When the Blueshirts score four or more goals in a game, they are 12-2-3 and when they allow two or fewer goals, they are 19-2-0. The Rangers have allowed two or fewer goals in 19 of 22 victories this season.
  • Since the start of last season, the Rangers have posted a 57-2-0 record in 59 regular season games in which they have allowed two goals or fewer (not counting team goals awarded for shootout win).
  • On the year, New York is 13-2-2 when leading after one period and 16-1-2 when leading after the second period.

RANGERS AND SENATORS CONNECTIONS

  • Mika Zibanejad played parts of five seasons with the Senators (2011-12 – 2015-16) and was selected by Ottawa in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

KREIDING INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS

Chris Kreider, with 115 career power play goals, sits one power play goal away from tying Camille Henry for the most in franchise history. Kreider has a goal in three of his last five games dating back to Jan. 4.

He ranks second on the Rangers with 15 goals this season, with five of his 15 goals being game-winning tallies. His career total of 49 GWGs are the second most in Rangers history behind Rod Gilbert’s 52.

With five more goals, Kreider will become the second player in franchise history to have 10 or more 20-plus goal seasons (Gilbert - 12).

Over the course of his career, Kreider has scored 15 go-ahead goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation, which is the most in Rangers franchise history. The only active players with as many tallies are Steven Stamkos (18), Alex Ovechkin (16), Sidney Crosby (15) and Evgeni Malkin (15).

Kreider has 100 regular season goals on tips/deflections in his NHL career (92 tipped, 8 deflected). No NHL player has more since Kreider’s first NHL regular season game in 2012-13 (Pavelski is second - 96).

Kreider has 41 career multi-goal games, one shy of tying Camille Henry (42 GP) for the sixth most in Rangers history.

Since 2021-22, Kreider’s 11 shorthanded goals are the most in the NHL. His 11 career shorthanded goals are tied with Walt Tkaczuk and Mika Zibanejad for fifth place on the franchise’s all-time list. In that same span, his 57 power play goals rank tied for third in the NHL.

ADAM’S APPLES

Adam Fox has points in five of his last eight games (1G-7A) and nine assists in his last 12 games. He has three multi-point efforts in his last eight contests.

Fox is one point away from tying Harry Howell for fifth place on the franchise’s all-time points list among defensemen.

Fox’s 34 assists this season are seventh most among NHL defensemen and his 10 multi-point games are tied for the seventh most in the league among blueliners.

Since making his NHL debut in 2019-20, Fox has been one of the best blueliners in the NHL.

In addition, Fox is the first defenseman in franchise history to start his career with six consecutive 30-point seasons.

PANARIN’S POINTS

Artemi Panarin has a team-leading 19 goals and 48 points, has points in eight of his last 12 games (4G-7A) and 15 of his last 22 games (7G-15A).

With his next goal, Panarin would become the sixth Rangers player in since 1990-91 to tally four consecutive 20-goal seasons joining, Mika Zibanejad (7 from 2017-18 – 2023-24), Chris Kreider (6 from 2018-19 – 2023-24), Adam Graves (5 from 1995-96 – 1999-00), Petr Nedved (5 from1998-99 – 2002-03) and Mike Gartner (4 from 1990-91 – 1993-94).

He has at least one point in 31 of 44 games this year and dating back to last season, he has points in 98 of 126 games. The only NHL players who have tallied a point in more games over the span are Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon (106) and Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov (104).

Panarin has 145 multi-point games since joining the Rangers in 2019-20. Only Connor McDavid (210), Leon Draisaitl (182), Nathan MacKinnon (174) and David Pastrnak (151) have more many during that span. His 145 multi-point games are the eighth most in franchise history.

Panarin is the franchise’s all-time leader in points per game (1.29) and assists per game (0.87).

Among NHL skaters since his debut in 2015-16, Panarin has the fourth most assists (545) and fifth most points in the NHL (829).

TROCHECK IN THE CIRCLE

Vincent Trocheck ranks second in the NHL in faceoff percentage (60.4) and third in faceoff wins (545).

On the Blueshirts, Trocheck ranks third in goals (14), fourth in assists (15) and third in points (29). His 120 shots are the second most on the team.

Trocheck ranks fifth among NHL forwards in average ice time (21:37). He is the only NHL forward averaging at least 16:00 of even strength ice time, 3:00 of PP ice time, and 2:00 of SH ice time per game this season.

SHESTY’S SAVES

Igor Shesterkin is 4-0-1 in his last five starts, allowing two or fewer goals in three of the five games. He has 15 wins this season and has allowed two or fewer goals in all but two of his victories. In his last 14 starts, dating back to Dec. 6, Shesterkin has allowed two or fewer goals in eight of them.

Shesterkin has made 40 more saves on four occasions this season. When he makes 40 or more saves in a game over his career, the Rangers are 14-2-1.

Since the beginning of last season, the 25 games in which Shesterkin has allowed one or fewer goals rank third among NHL goaltenders.

Dating back to the 2021-22 season, Shesterkin has ranked among the best in the NHL.

MIKA’S MISSION

Mika Zibanejad has points in seven of his last 10 games (3G-4A) and is one goal away from tying Brian Leetch (240) for the 10th most in franchise history. The list is topped by Rod Gilbert (406).

When he scores a goal this year, the Rangers are 7-1-1.

Zibanejad’s 104 power play goals with the Blueshirts rank fifth in franchise history and since 2016-17, the tallies are the sixth most in the league.

He has recently notched career milestones:

  • Tallied his 400th career assist on Jan. 5, becoming the third active Swedish player to reach the mark (Others: E. Karlsson and V. Hedman)
  • Recorded his 700th career point on Jan. 2, becoming the 15th Swedish player in NHL history with 700 career points and just the third active (Erik Karlsson and Victor Hedman).

TOO COOL

Will Cuylle has established a career-high of 25 points (12G-13A) and on the Blueshirts he ranks first in plus/minus (+6). His team-leading 168 hits rank sixth in the NHL.

Cuylle required the fewest games (23 GP) to 20 points in a season by a Rangers player under the age of 23 since Alex Kovalev (20 GP in 1995-96).

BLUESHIRT BULLETS

  • The Blueshirts are 16-3-0 this season when Reilly Smith notches a point and 8-1-0 when he scores a goal.
  • Vincent Trocheck and Will Cuylle are two of five NHL players with 12+ goals and 135+ hits.
  • The Rangers have posted a 64-11-4 record in the 79 regular season games which Alexis Lafrenière has scored a goal in his NHL career.