RANGERS-STARS CONNECTIONS
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. STARS
FIFTEEN IN FEBRUARY
The Rangers will play 15 games in February this season. The Blueshirts' 15 games in February this season are tied for the most the team has played in the month in one season in franchise history (the Rangers also played 15 games in February in 1955-56).
HOME SWEET HOME
The Rangers have earned a win in six of their last eight home games, dating back to Dec. 22 at Anaheim (6-2-0 record), and have outscored their opponents, 34-20, in the eight contests. The Blueshirts have also earned at least one point in 12 of their last 18 home games (11-6-1 record).
GOALS GALORE
The Rangers have tallied at least three goals in nine of the last 14 games, as well as five or more goals in seven of the last 16 games. The Blueshirts rank 10th in the NHL in goals per game this season (3.26).
TWO GOOD
New York has allowed two goals or fewer in each of the last two games, in five of the last six games, in six of the last 10 contests, and in 21 different games this season. The Rangers have posted an 18-3-0 record when allowing two goals or fewer in a game in 2019-20.
YOUTH SERVED
The Blueshirts are the only NHL team that has had eight players 21 years old or younger appear in at least one game in 2019-20 and are one of three NHL teams that have had two goaltenders 24 years old or younger appear in at least one game this season.
ON POINT
Rangers defensemen have tallied 137 points (38 goals, 99 assists) in 2019-20. Blueshirts defensemen have recorded more goals and more points than defensemen from any other team this season.
SHOOTING GALLERY
The Rangers have outshot their opponents, 112-76, over the last three games (37.3 shots on goal per game and 25.3 shots on goal against per game over the span). The Blueshirts have recorded 30 or more shots on goal in each of the last four games and in 31 of 50
games this season.
STAYING DISCIPLINED
The Blueshirts have only been shorthanded five times over the last four games and have not been shorthanded more than twice in a game over the span. The Rangers were not assessed a penalty on Jan. 31 vs. Detroit; prior to the contest, the last time the Rangers played a game in which they were not assessed a penalty was on Apr. 9, 2017 vs. Pittsburgh.
KING HENRIK
Henrik Lundqvist earned his 10th win and his first shutout of the 2019-20 season, as well as the 459th win and 64th shutout of his NHL career, on Feb. 1 at Detroit. Lundqvist's 459 career wins and 883 career appearances with the Rangers are both the second-most a goaltender has earned with one franchise in NHL history. He is one of two goaltenders in NHL history who have registered 10 or more
wins in each of their first 15 seasons (along with Chris Osgood).
STATE OF THE ART-EMI
Artemi Panarin recorded his 70th point of the season on Jan. 31 vs. Detroit. According to NHL Stats and Information, he became the first player to register 70 or more points within his first 48 career games as a Ranger in franchise history. Also according to NHL Stats and Information, the only players who required fewer than 48 games to tally their 70th point of a season in franchise history are Jean
Ratelle (39 games in 1971-72), Rod Gilbert (47 games in 1971-72), and Jaromir Jagr (47 games in 2005-06). Panarin has tallied 70 or more points in each of his five NHL seasons, and he is one of three undrafted players in league history who have recorded at least 70 points in each of their first five seasons (along with Wayne Gretzky and Peter Stastny). He is the only NHL player who has recorded 70
or more points and a plus-20 rating or better in 2019-20. In addition, Panarin is one of three NHL players (and the only winger) who have registered 70 or more points and have been assessed 15 or fewer penalty minutes in 2019-20 (Draisaitl and MacKinnon). He leads the NHL in even strength points (53), even strength assists (32), 5-on-5 points (46), and 5-on-5 assists (29) this season, and he
also leads NHL forwards in plus/minus rating (plus-23) in 2019-20. Panarin's plus-26 on-ice even strength goal differential is also the third-best in the NHL this season. He has recorded a point in 23 of the Rangers' 25 wins this season, as well as a goal in 15 of the team's 25 wins. Panarin has notched an assist/point in six of his last eight games (five goals, 10 assists), and he has posted a multipoint game in five of his last six contests at MSG (six goals, 10 assists in the six games at MSG).
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad enters the contest with a three-game point streak (two goals, four assists) and has recorded a goal in each of the last two games. He has posted a multi-assist/point game in two of the last three contests. In addition, Zibanejad has posted a multi-point game in three of the last five contests (three goals, five assists) and in five of the last nine games (four goals, eight assists).
WHAT THE FOX SAYS
Adam Fox skated in his 50th career NHL game on Feb. 1 at Detroit. Over the last 40 seasons (since 1979-80), Fox is one of only three Rangers rookie defensemen who have tallied at least 28 points in their first 50 career NHL games (Brian Leetch and Sergei Zubov).
