TONIGHT'S GAME
RANGERS VS. SABRES
All-Time: 84-79-25-6 (48-31-15-3 at home; 36-48-10-3 on the road)
2021-22
Nov. 21 vs. BUF
In the first matchup of the season, Ryan Lindgren scored the game-winning goal with less than one second to go in the third period, giving the Rangers their fifth straight home win...Lindgren's goal marked the fourth time in franchise history the Rangers have scored a go-ahead goal in the final second of a third period...The Rangers and Sabres went back and forth all night, at one time scoring a combined for four goals in a span of 1:22, marking the fastest four goals in a game since Mar. 21, 2017 (SJS at MIN: 1:03)...New York hosted Hockey Fights Cancer Night at MSG on Sunday...Ryan Reaves played in his 700th NHL game and recorded his first point (A) as a Ranger.
Dec. 10 at BUF
Mar. 27 vs. BUF
Pregame Notes: Rangers vs. Sabres 12.10.21
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. SABRES
Artemi Panarin - 20 GP, 8G-18A=26 PTS -Panarin has points in 15 of 20 matchups against Buffalo, including points in six of his last seven games against Buffalo (3G-10A).
Mika Zibanejad - 33 GP, 8G-17A=25 PTS - Zibanejad has four goals in his last three games against Buffalo and at least one point in six of his last seven games against them. Last season, Zibanejad had two game-winning goals (Apr. 1, 25) against the Sabres, including the overtime winner on April 1 in Buffalo.
Chris Kreider - 27 GP, 11G-6A=17 PTS - Kreider has points in four of his last six games against Buffalo (3G-2A) and seven of his last 10 games against them (6G-2A).
Adam Fox - 11GP, 1G-14A=15 PTS - Fox enters the contest with a seven-game assist/point streak against the Sabres (1G-13A); he has posted a multi- assist/point game in five of the seven contests.
Goalies vs. BUF
Alexandar Georgiev (5 GP, 2-2-0, 13 GA, .912 SV%, 2.84 GAA)
Keith Kinkaid (6 GP. 4-1-1, 16 GA, .908 SV%, 2.66 GAA)
RANGERS AND SABRES CONNECTIONS
FURY ROAD
The Rangers enter tonight's game with wins in three-straight road games and four of their last five games on the road. In each of their last three road games, New York has scored four or more goals (6, 5, 4) and have been perfect on the penalty kill (13/13).
The Blueshirts have the third most road wins (9) in the NHL behind Calgary (11) and Carolina (11) and third-best road point percentage (.714) behind Carolina (.767) and Tampa Bay (.769).
Through 25 games, the Rangers have never had more road points than the 20 they had through 25 games this season.
On the road, the Rangers have allowed 2.57 goals per game, the sixth-best mark in the NHL.
SPARE A QUARTER
The Rangers played their 25th game of the season on Wednesday, finishing with a 17-5-3 record for 37 points through the first 25 games. New York's 17 wins are tied for the most through 25 games in franchise history while their 37 points are tied for the second most through 25 games in team history.
Most wins through 25 games
2021-22 - 17
2015-16 - 17
1993-94 - 17
1971-72 - 17
Most points through 25 games
1971-72 - 38
2021-22 - 37
1939-40 - 37
1931-32 - 37
HART-EMI
Artemi Panarin had recorded eight points (3G-5A) in his last three games and has points in five of his last six games (5G-7A), four of them being multi- point games.
Panarin has nine goals and 22 assists, tied for the third-most in the NHL along with Adam Fox. His team-high 31 points are the seventh most in the NHL. In addition, Panarin's 12 power-play points are tied for the fifth-most in the league.
Panarin has recorded a point in 13 of the Rangers' 17 wins.
SREADING IT AROUND
The Rangers are tied for the most players with 13 or more assists (4) in the NHL, tied for the second most players with 20 or more points (4), and one of 10 teams with seven or more players with five-plus goals.
KREIDING YOUR HEART OUT
Chris Kreider leads the Rangers with 17 goals (tied for third most in NHL) and is second in the NHL with 10 power-play goals. Kreider is one of three players in team history to scored 10 or more power-play goals in the first 25 games of a season, joining Jaromir Jagr (2005-06 - 11) and Marcel Dionne (1987-88 - 12).
NORRIS IN THE FOX HOLE
Adam Fox has recorded an assist in seven of his last eight games and his 27 points and 22 assists are tied with Victor Hedman for the most among NHL defensemen. Fox is one of three defensemen in franchise history (Leetch, Park) to record 27 or more points in the first 25 games of a season and one of four (Leetch, Park, Patrick) to notch 22 assists in the first 25 games of a season. Additionally, Fox has tallied a point in 15 of the Rangers' 17 wins (15-1- 3 in games he has a point).
Fox played in his 150th career NHL game on Wednesday night against Colorado. In his first 150 games, Fox has 18 goals and 98 assists for 116 points. He is one of eight defensemen in NHL history to record 98 assists in his first 150 games or fewer:
Sergei Zubov - 115
Stefan Persson - 109
Mark Howe - 106
Al MacInnis - 104
Larry Murphy - 100
Quinn Hughes - 99
Brian Leetch - 98
Adam Fox - 98
TROU BLUE
Jacob Trouba is currently riding a three-game point streak (2G-3A) and has back-to-back multi-point games. Trouba has five goals in his past eight games and has recorded points in six of his last eight games (5G-3A). Since Nov. 21, Trouba's five goals are tied for the second most among NHL among defensemen. His six goals this season are tied for the fifth-most among NHL defensemen.
With 74 hits and 54 blocked shots this year, Trouba is the only player in the NHL with 74+ hits and 54+ blocked shots.
Among Rangers, Trouba ranks:
HITTERS AND BLOCKERS
The Rangers currently rank fifth in the league in hits (666) and fifth in the NHL in blocked shots with 385. New York is the only team in the league to rank in the top-five in both categories.
Ryan Reaves leads the Blueshirts with 95 hits this season, the third most in the NHL and leads the league with 26.25 hits-per-60 (min. three games).
New York have two players in the league's top-10 for blocked shots with Adam Fox tied for fourth (57) and Jacob Trouba tied for sixth (54).
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Mika Zibanejad
Chris Kreider
POWER PLAY
PP Leaders:
Goals: Kreider (10)
Points: Panarin (12)
PP TOI: Fox (85:50)
PP Shots: Zibanejad (24)
PENALTY KILL
PK Leaders:
SH Goals: Fox (1)
SH TOI: Goodrow (67:05)
SH Shots: Rooney (6)
