POINT PER-GAME PANARIN
Artemi Panarin has points in 10 of his last 11 games (8G-8A) and 25 points in his last 23 games (11G-14A). Since March 1, Panarin's 16 points rank tied for the third most 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 (31), points (75), power play goals (8), power play points (22) and shots (205).
Panarin has at least one point in 50 of his 69 games (72.5%) this year. Since 2023-24, he has points in 117 of 153 games, the fourth most in the NHL.
Since the beginning of last season, his 195 points (80G-115A) rank fifth in the NHL.
Going back further, among NHL skaters since his debut in 2015-16, Panarin has the fourth most assists (560) and fifth most points in the NHL (855).
ADAM’S APPLES
Adam Fox has recorded points in nine of his last 11 games (3G-8A) and has 15 points (4G-11A) in his last 16 games. His 46 assists rank fifth among NHL defensemen and his 14 multi-point games rank tied for seventh 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 four of his last six games (1G-3A) and eight points (3G-5A) in his last 13 games. Cuylle ranks fourth on the Rangers in goals (18).
Cuylle's 264 hits are tied for the second most in the NHL. Since the NHL began tracking hits during the 2007-08 season, his hit total ranks fifth among Rangers in a single season (Ryan Callahan's 285 in 2009-10 leads).
MILLER TIME
J.T. Miller has points in 11 of his last 16 games (6G-10A) and 20 points (8G-12A) in 21 games with the Blueshirts, including seven multi-point games.
Since his first game with New York, he ranks second on the team in goals, tied for second in points and tied for third in assists. His 63 hits rank third 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 11 skaters to have three or more 50-plus assist seasons, and his 339 points are the 13th most in the NHL.
SHESTY'S SAVES
Igor Shesterkin has backstopped the Rangers to points in eight of his last 13 games. This season, Shesterkin has allowed one or fewer goals in 12 of 24 wins and two or fewer goals in 20 of 24 wins.
Shesterkin has allowed two or fewer goals in four of his last seven starts.
Since 2021-22, Shesterkin ranks fourth in wins (133), tied for second in save percentage (.918) and fourth in GAA (2.49). Shesterkin has 159 career wins, the sixth most in Rangers history.
TROCHECK IN THE CIRCLE
Among skaters who've taken 1,000 or more faceoffs, Vincent Trocheck ranks second in the NHL in faceoff percentage (58.9) and overall his 791 faceoff wins rank third in the league.
Since 1997-98, Trocheck's 791 faceoff wins are the seventh most among Rangers skaters for a single season.
He has points in five of his last six games and 10 points in his last nine games (3G-7A). Going back further, he has 17 points in his last 19 games (5G-12A) and 19 points in his last 23 games (6G-13A).
On the Blueshirts, Trocheck ranks second in goals (20), fourth in points (49) and assists (29). His 174 shots are the second most on the team. It is Trocheck’s seventh 20-goal season of his career.
Trocheck ranks eighth among NHL forwards in average ice time (21:15).
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 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 tied for fourth in the NHL.
