Pregame: Notes: Rangers at Bruins 01.19.19

NEW YORK RANGERS at BOSTON BRUINS
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, 7:00 p.m. ET
TD Garden - Boston, MA
TV: MSG Network, Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM
Rangers:20-20-7 (47 pts)
Bruins: 27-16-5 (59 pts)
THE MATCHUP
The Rangers play their 48th game of the 2018-19 season Saturday, Jan. 19, against the Boston Bruins in an Original Six matchup at TD Garden (7:00 p.m. ET - TV: MSG Network, Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). Saturday's contest is the Rangers' final game before the NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 26 in San Jose. The Blueshirts have won each of the last two games and three of the last four games.

RANGERS VS. BRUINS
RANGERS-BRUINS CONNECTIONS
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. BRUINS
CONNECTING THE DOTS
Several Rangers players have connections with fellow members of the Blueshirts and/or members of the team's coaching staff in addition to being teammates with the Rangers:
WHAT A LINE
The Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Mats Zuccarello line has registered 13 points (five goals, eight assists) over the last two games, and each player has tallied four or more points over the two contests.
YOUTH SERVED
Only nine NHL rookies 20 years old or younger have tallied 15 or more points this season, and the Rangers are the only NHL team that has two of those players (Chytil and Howden). In addition, the Rangers are one of three NHL teams that have two rookies (of any age) who have tallied 15 or more points this season (Chytil and Howden).
FOUR SCORE
The Blueshirts have recorded four or more goals in each of the last three games (15 goals over the span), and eight different Rangers have recorded at least one goal in those three games.
THREE'S COMPANY
The Rangers have recorded at least three goals in each of the last three games and in four of the last five games. Including team goals awarded for a shootout win, the Blueshirts have registered three or more goals in 13 of the last 20 games, in 24 of the last 37 games, and in 29 of 47 games this season. The Rangers have posted a 16-8-5 record when tallying three or more goals in a game this season.
ONE AND WON
Seven of the Blueshirts' last 13 games and 23 of the team's 47 games this season have been decided by one goal. The Rangers have posted a 12-4-7 record in one-goal games in 2018-19 and are tied for seventh in the NHL in wins in one-goal games this season.
TOP TEN
Thus far this season, 16 different Rangers have registered 10 or more points. The Blueshirts are one of eight NHL teams that have 16 or more players who have recorded at least 10 points this season.
IN REAL TIME
New York ranks third in the NHL in blocked shots (745) and ranks fifth in the NHL in hits (1,234) this season. The Rangers are the only NHL team that ranks fifth or higher in the NHL in both hits and blocked shots this season.
TWO GOOD
Three Rangers (Pavel Buchnevich, Tony DeAngelo, and Mika Zibanejad) registered two goals on Jan. 15 vs. Carolina. The Blueshirts had three players each register two goals in the same game for the first time since Dec. 22, 1996 vs. Florida (Mark Messier, Alexei Kovalev, and Niklas Sundstrom).
CAREER NIGHT
Several Rangers either established or tied single-game career-highs on Jan. 15 vs. Carolina:
TRUE BLUE
Henrik Lundqvist and Marc Staal continue to approach several Rangers legends in career appearances with the Blueshirts.
Note: Lundqvist is the Rangers' all-time leader in appearances by a goaltender; Staal is three games away from tying Neilson for ninth on the franchise's all-time games played list (among skaters), as well as three games away from tying Neilson for the fourth-most games played by a defenseman in franchise history
KING HENRIK
Henrik Lundqvist earned his 445th career NHL win on Jan. 17 vs. Chicago, tying Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk for sixth place on the NHL's all-time wins list. Lundqvist was selected to participate in the 2019 NHL All-Star Game, and he has been selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game for the fifth time in his career (2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019). He has made at least 30 saves in 19 of 34 appearances this season, and he has also posted a .900 SV% or better in 23 of his 34 appearances.
WELCOME MATS
Mats Zuccarello enters the contest with a three-game point streak (four goals, three assists), and he has posted a multi-point game in two of the last three contests. Zuccarello has also registered a point in five of the last six games (four goals, four assists), and he has tallied 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 17 games since returning to the Rangers' lineup on Dec. 14 vs. Arizona following an injury.
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad enters the contest with a four-game point streak (three goals, four assists), and he has recorded 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in the last 23 games. He leads the Rangers in assists (27) and points (42) this season.
CHYTIL-MANIA
According to NHL Stats & Information, Filip Chytil is one of five players in franchise history who have tallied nine or more goals as a teenager (along with Mike Allison, Alexei Kovalev, Michael Del Zotto, and Don Murdoch), and his nine goals are tied with Del Zotto and Murdoch for the third-most by a teenager in franchise history. Also according to NHL Stats & Information, Chytil, who has tallied 20 points in his NHL career, is one of four players in franchise history who have tallied 20 or more points as a teenager (along with Allison, Del Zotto, and Kovalev).
SPECIAL TEAMS
Power Play:
Penalty Kill:
UPCOMING MILESTONES
INJURIES (126 Man-Games Lost to Injury)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
THIS DAY IN RANGERS HISTORY
REMEMBERING 1993-94
Alexei Kovalev registered two goals in four games against the Bruins during the 1993-94 season. One of Kovalev's two goals against Boston was scored during an extended, seven-minute shift he had on February 23, 1994 at MSG.
RANGERS VS. BRUINS - 1993-94
The Rangers posted a 1-2-1 record in four games against the Bruins during the 1993-94 season. Mark Messier (two goals, three assists) and Brian Leetch (five assists) tied for the team lead with five points in the season series, and Messier, Adam Graves, and Alexei Kovalev tied for the team lead with two goals in four games. One of Kovalev's two goals against Boston was scored during an extended, seven-minute shift he had on February 23, 1994 at MSG. Glenn Healy stopped all 28 shots he faced to earn a win and a shutout as the Rangers defeated the Bruins, 3-0, on February 3, 1994 at Boston; Healy played the game with a brand new helmet, which needed to be covered in blue tape in order to match the team's blue jersey on the road.