Rangers vs. Wild: Pregame Notes 

The New York Rangers are back on the east coast to face Minnesota on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSGN - Radio: WBBR 1030 AM). After this, the Rangers will have seven games left in the regular season.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

• Prior to the game, the Rangers will annouce the winner of the 2024-25 Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, presented by Northwell.
• Against the Wild, the Rangers have earned points in five-straight games (4-0-1) dating back to October 2022. - New York has points in three of its last four contests (2-1-1).
• The Rangers rank third in the NHL in faceoff percentage (53.7) and have been 50 percent or better in 53 of 74 games this season (71.6 percent), including 23 of their last 30 games.
• On Monday, New York agreed to terms with forward Gabe Perreault on a three-year, entry-level contract. Among all NCAA skaters over the last two seasons, Perreault ranked tied for second in assists and third in points.
• The Blueshirts lead the NHL in shorthanded goals with 15. The 15 shorthanded goals are tied for the third most in franchise history for a single season.
• Ten different Rangers have scored 10 or more goals with the team, tied for the second most in the NHL.
• The Rangers have posted eight shutouts this season as a team, tied for the 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 seven players in the NHL with 5+ goals, 10+ points and 65+ hits.
• The Rangers have had 15 players score five or more goals this season, tied for the third most in the NHL. Thirty different players have recorded at least one point for the Blueshirts.
• New York defensemen have accumulated 130 assists this season, tied for the seventh most in the NHL.
• The Blueshirts rank fifth in the NHL in total hits (1880).
• When the Blueshirts score four or more goals in a game, they are 23-3-4 and when they allow two or fewer goals, they are 29-4-0. The Rangers have allowed two or fewer goals in 29 of 35 victories this season.
• Since the start of last season, the Rangers have posted a 67-4-0 record in 71 regular season games in which they have allowed two goals or fewer (not counting team goals awarded for shootout win).

RANGERS AND WILD CONNECTIONS

• Rangers defenseman Carson Soucy was drafted by the Wild in 2013 and played his first three seasons with the team.
• The Rangers have three players that hail from Minnesota: Will Borgen (Moorehead), Jonny Brodzinski (Ham Lake), and K'Andre Miller (St. Paul). In addition, associate head coach Phil Housley was born and raised in St. Paul.
• Wild forward Mats Zuccarello played parts of nine seasons with the Rangers (2010-11 – 2018-19), recording 352 points (113G-239A) in 509 games with the team

POINT PER-GAME PANARIN

Artemi Panarin has points in 13 of his last 15 games (10G-10A) and 27 points in his last 25 games (12G-15A). Since March 1, Panarin's 20 points rank tied for the fourth most in the NHL.

In the month of March, Panarin's 10 goals rank tied for third in the NHL.

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 10th in the NHL since 2015-16.

Panarin has also notched his fifth 70-point season with the Rangers, tying Mika Zibanejad and Mark Messier for the fifth most in franchise history. He has reached the 40-assist mark for the 10th consecutive campaign, the most among active players and tied for the sixth most consecutive by an undrafted player in NHL history.

Among Rangers skaters, Panarin ranks first in goals (33), points (79), power play goals (8), power play points (23) and shots (213).

Panarin has at least one point in 52 of his 72 games (72.2%) this year. Since 2023-24, he has points in 119 of 154 games, the third most in the NHL.

Since the beginning of last season, his 199 points (82G-117A) rank fifth in the NHL.

Going back further, among NHL skaters since his debut in 2015-16, Panarin has the fourth most assists (562) and fifth most points in the NHL (860).

MILLER TIME

J.T. Miller has recorded a point in four-straight games (3G-4A) and 25 points (10G-15A) in 24 games with the Blueshirts, including nine multi-point games, a league high since since his first game with the Rangers.

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

Since his first game with New York, he ranks tied for first in assists, second on the team in goals and second in points. His 68 hits rank tied for second 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 600 or more hits. In that same time frame, he is one of 15 skaters to have three or more 50-plus assist seasons, and his 344 points are tied for 12th most in the NHL.

TROCHECK IN THE CIRCLE

Among skaters who've taken 1,000 or more faceoffs, Vincent Trocheck leads the NHL in faceoff percentage (59.5) and overall his 831 faceoff wins rank third in the league.

Since 1997-98, Trocheck's 831 faceoff wins are tied for fifth most among Rangers skaters for a single season.

He has points in six of his last nine games and nine points in his last 14 games (4G-9A). Going back further, he has 19 points in his last 22 games (6G-13A).

On the Blueshirts, Trocheck ranks second in goals (21), tied for fourth in points (51) and fifth in assists (30). His 183 shots are the second most on the team. It is Trocheck’s seventh 20-goal season of his career.

Trocheck ranks seventh among NHL forwards in average ice time (21:17).

ADAM’S APPLES

Adam Fox has recorded points in 12 of his last 15 games (6G-10A) and has 22 points (8G-13A) in his last 21 games. His 47 assists rank fifth among NHL defensemen and his 16 multi-point games rank tied for fifth 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).

Fox has recorded the fifth 40-assist season of his career, tying James Patrick for the second most in team history among defensemen. Fox became the fifth skater – and first defenseman – to record five straight 40-assist seasons with the Rangers and became the fourth U.S-born defenseman in NHL history to post a run of that length.

TOO COOL

Will Cuylle has points in five of his last nine games (1G-4A) and 12 points (5G-7A) in his last 20 games. Cuylle ranks tied for fifth on the Rangers in goals (18).

Cuylle's 275 hits are the second most in the NHL. Since the NHL began tracking hits during the 2007-08 season, his hit total ranks third among Rangers in a single season (Ryan Callahan's 285 in 2009-10 leads).

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 tied for third on the Rangers with 19 goals this season, with six of his 19 goals being game-winning tallies.

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).

Also since 2021-22, his 58 power play goals rank fifth in the NHL.

CAREER HIGHS

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

Goals:
Will Cuylle (18), Jonny Brodzinski (10), Will Borgen (5), Adam Edstrom (5), Matt Rempe (2) and Urho Vaakanainen (2).

Assists:
Will Cuylle (21), Sam Carrick (12), Zac Jones (10), Adam Edstrom (4) and Matt Rempe (3).

Points:
Will Cuylle (39), Zac Jones (11), Adam Edstrom (9) and Matt Rempe (5).

BLUESHIRT BULLETS

• K’Andre Miller’s 44 takeaways are tied at ninth most among NHL defensemen. He is one of three players (Weegar and Coyle) in the NHL with 90 or more hits and 40 or more takeaways.
• Among NHL skaters with an average of 11:13 of ice time or fewer, Jonny Brodzinski's 10 goals rank tied for fourth in the NHL.
• Braden Schneider is one of six NHL players with 130+ hits and 130+ blocked shots and the only one who averages 18 minutes or less of ice time per game.
• The Rangers have posted a 67-11-4 record in the 82 regular season games where Alexis Lafrenière has scored a goal in his NHL career. Lafreniere has seven points (2G-5A) in his last eight games.