SHUTTING THE DOOR -The Rangers have held their opponent to two goals in four of the last six games. Excluding empty-net goals allowed, the Rangers have held their opponent to two goals in six of nine games in 2018-19.
HOME SWEET HOME -New York has won two of its last three home games (2-1-0 record over the span) and three of its last five home contests (3-2-0 record over the last five home games).
GOALS GALORE -The Rangers tied a single-game season-high with five goals in tonight's game. Including team goals awarded for a shootout win, the Blueshirts have registered three or more goals in three of the last four games and in five of the last seven contests.
HOT AT THE DOT -The Rangers won 31 of 58*faceoffs in tonight's game (53.4%), including 16 of 24 faceoffs in the offensive zone (66.7%).
HITTING MACHINE -The Blueshirts were credited with 28 hits in tonight's game, and 14 of 18 skaters registered at least one hit in the contest.
FINISHING THE JOB -The Rangers entered the third period of tonight's game with a lead and won the contest. Since the start of the 2010-11 season, the Rangers have posted a 217-7-9 record in 233 regular season games in which they have held a lead entering the third period, and their .931 winning percentage when leading entering the third period over the span ranks first in the NHL. The Rangers posted a 22-0-1 record in games which they held a lead entering the third period in 2017-18 and led the NHL in winning percentage when leading entering the third period last season (.957).
PANTHER PARTY -*The Rangers have earned at least one point in 14 of 16 games against Florida since the start of the 2013-14 season (11-2-3 record). The Blueshirts have also earned at least one point in 19 of their last 24 games against the Panthers, dating back to Mar. 22, 2011 (16-5-3 record).
Three Stars on Broadway
Mika Zibanejadtied a single-game career-high with four points (two goals, two assists), registered three points on special teams, (one power play goal, one shorthanded goal, and one power play assist), tallied the game-winning goal, led all skaters with 13 faceoff wins (13-for-21; 61.9%), led the Rangers with five shots on goal and four hits, and posted a plus-two rating in 19:31 of ice time. Zibanejad posted a four-point game for the second time in his NHL career (he tallied four points in a game on Dec. 7, 2014 as a member of the Ottawa Senators). He recorded all of his three points on special teams in the second period. He became the first Ranger to tally a power play goal and a shorthanded goal in the same period since Brandon Dubinsky on Apr. 12, 2009 at Philadelphia. Zibanejad also became the first Ranger to record a power play point and a shorthanded point in the same period of a game since Ryan Callahan on Mar. 28, 2012 at Winnipeg. He tallied his third career NHL shorthanded goal and his first shorthanded goal as a Ranger. Zibanejad extended his goal/point streak to three games (four goals, three assists over the span), and he has also recorded a goal/point in four of the last five games (five goals, three assists over the last five games).
Mats Zuccarelloregistered two goals, including a power play goal, was credited with three hits, and posted a plus-one rating in 19:46 of ice time. He has recorded a point in each of the last two games (two goals, one assist). He has also tallied five points (two goals, three assists) in the last four games, and he has registered eight points (two goals, six assists) in nine games this season.
Neal Pionkrecorded two assists, both of which were on the power play and were primary assists, while skating in a game-high 25:51 of ice time. Pionkextended his assist/point streak to three games, and he has recorded six assists over the span. Pionk has tallied an assist on six of the Rangers' nine goals over the last three games. In addition, five of Pionk's six assists over the span have been power play assists, and all of his five power play assists have also been primary assists.
