Blueshirt Breakdown: NYR 5 vs. WSH 3 - 03.14.23

PLAYING AT THE GARDEN - The Rangers earned a victory to begin a season-long, five game homestand, giving them wins in seven of their last nine home games and points in four-straight games overall (3-0-1).
IT'S A POWER PLAY GOAL - New York tabbed one power play goal in the win. The Rangers have scored a power play goal in four of their last five (5G) games, seven of their last nine games (8G) and nine of their last 13 contests (11G).

• Adam Fox collected his 50th assist of the season, becoming the seventh defenseman in NHL history and first in franchise history to record multiple 50-assist seasons in the first four years of a career. Fox is the second defenseman in Rangers history with consecutive 50-assist seasons, joining Brian Leetch (1990-91-1991-92 & 1995-96-1996-97).
  - Mika Zibanejad notched his ninth multi-goal game of the season, tied for the third most in the NHL. Zibanejad's 41 goals in the month of March are the fourth most in the NHL since 2017-18.
  - Patrick Kane scored his first goal at MSG as a member of the Rangers enroute to a multi- point game (1G-1A). Kane reached the 50-point plateau for the 16th season, surpassing Mike Modano for most 50-point seasons by a U.S. born player. Kane notched his 400th career power play point with a power play goal, becoming the fifth active player to reach the feat. In his last four games, Kane has five points (3G-2A).
  - Igor Shesterkin earned his 30th win of the season and becomes the second NHL goaltender to reach the mark this season. Shesterkin becomes the first Rangers goaltender to record consecutive 30-win seasons since Henrik Lundqvist (4 from 2013-14 to 2016-17). Overall, Shesterkin becomes the fourth goaltender with multiple career 30-win seasons for the Blueshirts. In the win, Shesterkin posted his second career assist (Mar. 10, 2022 at STL).
  - Artemi Panarin tallied an assist, giving him points in six of his last eight games (2G-7A).
  - Vincent Trocheck collected his 17th multi-point game of the season with two assists. He has points in five of his last eight games (2G-6A). His 33 assists this season are the second most in his career (44 - 2017-18 with FLA).
  -Vladimir Tarasenko recorded his 25th assist of the season. He has six points in his last seven games (2G-4A) and points in eight of his first 16 games (4G-6A) with the Rangers.
  - Jacob Trouba scored his seventh goal of the season and has points in five of his last six games (3G-3A).