Lias Anderssontallied a shorthanded goal, tied for the game-high with three shots on goal, and posted a plus-one rating. He registered the first special teams (power play or shorthanded) goal/point of his NHL career. Prior to Andersson (who is 20 years and 172 days old), the last Ranger to record a shorthanded goal at his age or younger was Niklas Sundstrom on Oct. 14, 1995 at Toronto. Andersson has recorded both of his goals this season in games against the Senators at MSG.
Vladislav Namestnikovrecorded a shorthanded assist and posted a plus-one rating. He leads the Rangers in shorthanded assists (three) and shorthanded points (four) this season, and he has established career-highs in both categories. Namestnikov has registered 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in the last 24 games, dating back to Feb. 15 at Buffalo. He is also tied for fifth on the Rangers in primary assists this season (13).
Brendan Smithnotched a shorthanded assist, was credited with two hits, and posted a plus-one rating. He tallied his first career NHL shorthanded assist/point in tonight's contest. Smith has recorded an assist/point in each of his last two games (two assists).
Mika Zibanejadtied for the game-high with three shots on goal and logged 20:58 of ice time. Prior to the start of tonight's contest, Zibanejad was named the winner of the 2018-19 Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, presented by Northwell Health. The Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award is presented annually to the Ranger who, as chosen by the fans, "goes above and beyond the call of duty." The award, which has been given annually since the 1987-88 season, bears the name of devoted Blueshirt fan and New York City Police Detective Steven McDonald, who was shot and injured in the line of duty on July 12, 1986 and passed away on January 10, 2017. Zibanejad is the only Ranger who has skated in all 80 games this season. He logged at least 20:00 of ice time in a game for the 47th time this season; his 47 games with at least 20:00 of ice time are tied for the 11th-most by a Rangers forward in one season since the NHL began to track ice time in 1997-98 (tied with Wayne Gretzky in 1998-99).
