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RANGERS RUNDOWN

The New York Rangers close out the 2025 calendar year with a New Year’s Eve matinee in Washington before the Winter Classic (12:30 PM - TV: MSG - Radio: ESPN 880 AM).

The Rangers have earned points in six of their last nine road games (5-3-1), and overall in 12 of their last 18 games (9-6-3).

The Blueshirts lead the league in road wins (14) and rank third in road points (30). Their 10 regulation wins on the road are tied for the third most among all NHL teams.

The Rangers’ 55.2 faceoff win percentage on the road and their overall 53.9 faceoff percentage both rank third in the NHL.

New York has allowed 2.30 goals against per game on the road, the fewest in the league, and overall has allowed 2.68 goals against per game, tied for the seventh fewest in the league.

The Rangers have allowed 31 goals in the second period, tied for the third fewest allowed in the NHL.

On the road this season, the Blueshirts’ plus-17 goal differential is the fourth best in the NHL. They have scored 70 goals on the road this season, tied for the fourth most in the league.

Rangers goaltenders have had a combined .905 save percentage, tied for the fifth highest in the league, and a 2.64 goals against average, the seventh lowest in the league.

At 5-on-5, the Rangers have allowed 68 goals, tied for the fifth fewest in the NHL.

New York has been leading in games for a 503:19 mark as the visiting team, the third highest in the NHL.

New York has 15 wins when scoring the first goal of the game, tied for the seventh most wins in the league when doing so. Their record when scoring first is 15-2-0.

The Rangers’ seven combined overtime and shootout wins are tied for the fifth most in the league.

The Blueshirts lead the league in hits (1,056) and rank fifth in blocked shots (616). They have registered 30+ hits in 14 games this season, the most among all teams in the league.

RANGERS AND CAPITALS CONNECTIONS

Rangers forward Taylor Raddysh spent the 2024–25 season with the Capitals, notching 27 points (7G–20A) in 80 games.

Rangers forward Conor Sheary spent three seasons (2020–21 to 2022–23) with the Capitals, recording 102 points (48G–54A) in 206 games.

Rangers assistant coach Joe Sacco suited up for the Capitals for three seasons from 1999–00 to 2001–02.

Capitals forward Sonny Milano was born in Massapequa, NY.

Capitals defenseman Dylan McIlrath spent parts of four seasons with the Rangers (2013–14 to 2016–17), skating in 38 games and recording four points (2G–2A).

TEAM NOTES

ROAD RANGERS

On the road this season, the Rangers are 14-7-2 with a 70-53 goal differential. They earned 19 points through their first 11 road games this season, the most in franchise history.

Since the 2021-22 season, the Rangers lead the NHL in road points (236) and are tied for the lead in road wins (108).

BREAD WINNER

This season, Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers in goals (14), assists (25), points (39) and shots (122), and has tallied six multi-point games and 19 points (8G-11A) in his last 16 games.

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 589 points as a Ranger are the ninth most in franchise history. On Dec. 23 at WSH, he became the second-fastest player to reach 200 goals with the Rangers, trailing Bill Cook (363 GP) and factored on his 99th game-winning goal, tying Chris Kreider for the sixth most in franchise history.

He has 10 multi-point games this season, his three four-point games are tied for the second most in the league and he has one three-point game. On Dec. 20 vs. PHI, he recorded his 30th multi-goal game as a Ranger, reaching the mark in 466 games, the ninth fastest in Rangers history.

Since Nov. 7, his 32 points are tied for ninth in the league and his 20 assists are tied for the 11th most. Among NHL skaters since his debut in 2015-16, he ranks fourth in assists (593) and fifth in points (909).

Panarin’s 248 points (100G-148A) rank sixth in the NHL since 2023-24. In that same time frame, he has recorded points in 146 of 202 games, the fifth most in the NHL.

MIKA MAGIC

Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers in power play goals (7), ranks second in goals (12) and points (29), and ranks third in assists (17). He has 17 points (5G-12A) through his last 19 games. On Dec. 20 vs. PHI, he became the fifth player in Rangers history to score 50 game-tying goals.

His seven power play goals are tied for the 11th most among all NHL skaters this season. Since 2024-25, Zibanejad’s 14 power play goals rank first on the Rangers and his 31 power play points rank second. His 127 career power play goals are the fifth most by a Swedish player in NHL history. He sits one power play goal away from tying the franchise record (116).

Throughout his career as a Ranger, Zibanejad has collected 262 goals, tied for the sixth most goals by a Ranger in franchise history. His 618 career points as a Ranger are the seventh most in franchise history.

FORECHECK, BACKCHECK, TROCHECK

Vincent Trocheck has recorded a point in 12 of his last 19 games (5G-10A), and has collected 20 points (8G-12A) and four multi-point games since returning to the ice on Nov. 10 following an injury (25 GP).

Since 2024-25, Trocheck ranks fifth in the NHL in faceoff percentage (58.5) among skaters who have taken 1,000 or more faceoffs. In that same time frame, his 1,161 overall faceoff wins rank fifth in the league.

SHESTY’S SAVES

Igor Shesterkin has helped earn the team points in 11 of his last 15 games (9-4-2) and has allowed two or fewer goals in 16 games this season, tied for the second most in the league. In the 2025 calendar year, his 32 wins are tied for the fifth most in the league.

Among all goaltenders this season with 10 or more starts on the road, his 2.25 goals against average is tied for second.

Since the beginning of the 2021-22 season and among all goalies with at least 100 games played, Shesterkin is tied for second in save percentage (.916), ranks third in shutouts (20), ranks fourth in the NHL in wins (152) and has the fifth lowest goals against average (2.51). In that same time frame, he leads all NHL goaltenders with 75 games allowing one or fewer goals.

TOO COOL

Will Cuylle leads the Rangers in hits (138), ranks second on the team in power play goals (4), is tied for third in goals (10) and power play points (8), and ranks fourth in points (23). He skated in his 200th career NHL game on Dec. 13 vs. MTL. He has five points (1G-4A) through his last six games. The Rangers’ record when Cuylle has scored a goal is 9-0-0.

His 138 hits this season rank fifth in the league. Since 2024-25, his 439 hits rank second 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.