The New York Rangers announced today that the team has agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Phillip Di Giuseppe.
Di Giuseppe, 27, split this past season between the Rangers and the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). He recorded four points (one goal, three assists) in 20 NHL games with the Rangers in 2019-20, and the Blueshirts posted a 12-7-1 record in the 20 games which he played during the season. Di Giuseppe averaged 9.70 shots on goal per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this past season; he led the Rangers - and ranked 23rd in the NHL (min. 10 games played) - in shots on goal per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 in 2019-20. He made his Rangers debut on February 3, 2020 vs. Dallas, and he tallied his first goal as a Ranger on February 27, 2020 at Montreal. Di Giuseppe also skated in three games with the Rangers in the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers.