TONIGHT'S GAME
RANGERS VS. MAPLE LEAFS
- All-Time: 235-281-95-7 (134-116-56-4 at home; 101-165-39-3 on the road)
- New York enters tonight's game on a three-game win streak against Toronto and have scored 12 goals in those three games.
- The Rangers are winners of their last three games at Scotiabank Arena and have earned two points in seven of their last nine games in Toronto.
- The Rangers have won five of their last six games against Toronto dating back to Feb. 10, 2019. In that span, New York has 3.50 goals per game average against the Maple Leafs.
- Toronto is one of three teams (Chicago, Boston) that the Rangers have won 100 or more road games against.
Pregame Notes: Rangers vs. Maple Leafs 11.18.21
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. MAPLE LEAFS
Chris Kreider - 20 GP, 5G-13A=18 PTS - Over his career, Kreider has points in 14 of 20 games against the Maple Leafs and has points in seven of his last eight games against Toronto (2G-8A). Kreider has recorded four multi-point games against Toronto.
Mika Zibanejad - 29 GP, 10G-8A=18 PTS - Zibanejad has points in four straight games against the Maple Leafs (3G-3A), five out of six games, and has multi-point games in his last two outings against them.
Artemi Panarin - 14 GP, 5G-12A=17 PTS - Panarin scored the overtime winner in the last meeting with the Maple Leafs on October 18. Panarin has at least one point in 11 of his 14 career matchups against the Maples Leafs, including two three-point games and two games with two points. Panarin has points in six of his past seven games against Toronto (2G-6A).
RANGERS AND MAPLE LEAFS CONNECTIONS
STREAK HITS FOUR
The Rangers enter tonight's contest on a four-game winning streak and have points in eight of their last nine games (6-1-2). New York has earned a point in 13 of 16 games and eight of 10 road games this season. New York's 10 wins are the fifth most (tied) in the NHL, its 23 points are tied for the fourth most and its .719 points percentage are the fifth best mark in the NHL.
CHRIS-TMAS IS COMING
Another game, another goal for Chris Kreider who found the back of the net on Tuesday for the fourth time in the last four games. Kreider has 12 goals this season and at least one goal in 10 of 16 games this season, including two multi-goal games (10.29 vs. CBJ, 11.13 vs. CBJ).
PANARIN SET FOR 450th CAREER GAME
Tonight, Artemi Panarin is set to play in his 450th career NHL game. Panarin has split those 449 games between Chicago (162), Columbus (160) and New York (127). Panarin has 169 goals, 320 assists, and 489 points in 449 games. Since 1967, Panarin is the 35th player in the NHL to notch 320 or more assists in 450 or fewer games. Panarin and Connor McDavid are the only two players who made their debut in 2015-16 or later to record 489 or more points in 450 games or less.
CHYTIL RETURNS AHEAD OF 200TH
Filip Chytil was activated off injured reserve prior to Tuesday's game against Montreal. Chytil missed three games. Recorded two shots in 13:09 minutes in his return. Tonight, Chytil is set to skate in his 200th NHL game. He would become the 96th Czech Republic native to skate in 200 NHL games. Since making his debut in 2017-18, Chytil's 36 goals are the seventh most on New York while his 74 points are the 11th most for a Blueshirt in that span.
HITS AND BLOCKS
The Rangers rank sixth in the NHL in hits with 425 (Montreal leads with 479) and rank third in blocked shots with 259 (Vegas leads with 280). Patrik Nemeth leads the Rangers with 40 blocked shots and ranks third in the NHL in blocked shots: Mario Ferraro - 46 Brayden McNabb - 41 Patrik Nemeth - 40
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Mika Zibanejad • 3 points from 300 with New York
MILESTONES ACHIEVED
11/16 vs. MTL - Ryan Strome recorded 150th point as a Ranger
POWER PLAY
The Rangers are 10-for-50 (20.0%) on the power play this season. PP Leaders: Goals: Kreider (7) Points: Panarin (8) PP TOI: Panarin (59:02) PP Shots: Zibanejad (19)
PENALTY KILL
New York is 39-for-49 (79.6%) on the penalty kill this season.