Blueshirt Breakdown: NYR 2 vs. BUF 3 - 04.10.23

HOME STRETCH- New York extended its point streak to six games (3-0-3) and has points in 16 of its last 18 games (12-2-4).
STEVEN MCDONALD AWARD- In a pregame ceremony tonight, Ryan Lindgren was named the winner of The Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, presented annually to the Ranger who, as chosen by the fans, "goes above and beyond the call of duty.

• Artemi Panarin scored twice for his 24th multi-point game of the season and 99th since 2019-20 - the fifth most in the NHL over that span. Panarin reached the 90-point mark for the third time in his career/with the Rangers. Panarin joins Mark Messier and Jean Ratelle as the only Rangers skaters to record three or more 90-point seasons with the team.
  - Mika Zibanejad recorded his 90th point of the season, becoming the third Rangers center since 1982-83 to record 90 points in a season (Gretzky, Messier). Since 2007-08, only Panarin and Zibanejad have recorded 90 or more points in a season for the Rangers. Zibanejad has seven assists in his last four games and points in five-straight games (1G-7A).
  - Vladimir Tarasenko notched his 32nd assist of the season. He has six points in his last five games (2G-4A), points in 10 of his last 14 games (4G-8A) and 17 points in his last 20 games (6G-11A).
  - Patrick Kane collected the 786th assist of his NHL career to pass Mats Sundin for sole possession of 36th place on the League's all-time list. Kane now has points in five of his last seven games (2G-3A).