PANARIN’S POINTS
Artemi Panarin has a team-leading 15 goals and 36 points, has points in six of his last seven games (3G-7A) and multi- point games in two of his last five contests.
He has at least one point in 22 of 29 games this year and dating back to last season, he has points in 89 of 111 games The only NHL players who have tallied a point in more games over the span are Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon (93) and Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov (90).
With his latest multi-point game (143rd), has moved past Ron Greschner and into a tie with Mika Zibanejad for the eighth most in franchise history.
Among NHL skaters since his debut in 2015-16, Panarin has the fourth most assists (536) and fifth most points in the NHL (816).
Panarin has tallied 497 points (164G-333A) in 379 career games with the Rangers. He is the franchise’s all-time leader in points per game (1.31) and assists per game (0.88). He would be the 14th player to register 500 points in a Rangers uniform.
TOO COOL
Will Cuylle has established a career-high of 22 points (10G-12A). He has points in six of his last 10 games (3G-4A).
On New York, Cuylle ranks tied for second in points and goals, tied for first in plus/minus (10), and fourth in assists (12). His team-leading 118 hits rank tied for third in the NHL.
Cuylle required the fewest games (23 GP) to 20 points in a season by a Rangers player under the age of 23 since Alex Kovalev (20 GP in 1995-96).
KREIDING INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS
Chris Kreider ranks tied for second on the Rangers with 10 goals on the year. Four of his 10 goals have been game- winning goals. His career total of 48 GWGs are the second most in Rangers history behind Rod Gilbert’s 52.
Kreider has 41 career multi-goal games, one shy of tying Camille Henry (42 GP) for the sixth most in Rangers history.
Since 2021-22, Kreider’s 11 shorthanded goals are the most in the NHL. His 11 career shorthanded goals are tied with Walt Tkaczuk and Mika Zibanejad for fifth place on the franchise’s all-time list.
Kreider has 114 career power play goals, the second most in franchise history. Since 2021-22, his 56 power play goals rank third in the NHL.
BROADWAY BACKSTOPS
On December 7, the Rangers agreed to an eight-year extension with goaltender Igor Shesterkin. He has 10 wins this season and has allowed two or fewer goals in all but one of his victories.
Since the 2021-22 season, Shesterkin has ranked among the best in the NHL.
When Shesterkin makes 40 or more saves in a game over his career, the Rangers are 13-2-1. Since the beginning of last season, the 22 games in which Shesterkin has allowed one or fewer goals rank first among NHL goaltenders.
Quick is 5-2-0 this season with a 2.39 GAA, .919 save percentage and two shutouts. In his tenure with New York, Quick has compiled a 23-8-2 record.
Quick’s 62 shutouts are the 18th most in NHL history. He sits two wins away from 400 in his career which would make him the 15th goaltender in NHL history to reach the mark and first American-born player.
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Adam Fox has six assists in his last seven games and 24 assists on the season, the fourth most among NHL defensemen.
Fox has 58 multi-assist games since his debut season in 2019-20, the fourth most among defenseman over that span behind only Quinn Hughes (70), Roman Josi (61) and Cale Makar (60).
Since 2019-20, he ranks second among defensemen in the NHL in assists (279) and fifth in points (333).
Fox is one of only three defensemen in Rangers history to register 25 or more points in each of their first six NHL seasons (along with Brad Park and Ron Greschner).
MIKA’S MISSION
On Wednesday night in Buffalo, Mika Zibanejad opened the scoring for the Blueshirts with his 300th career NHL goal, becoming the eighth player with Swedish nationality in NHL history to reach the 300-goal milestone. Zibanejad also scored his 49th game-opening goal with the Rangers to pass Andy Bathgate (48) for the sixth most in franchise history.
Zibanejad has points in five of his last seven games (2G-4A) and has 14 points (4G-10A) in his last 19 games.
He is one assist from 400 and one point from 700. He would be the fourth active Swedish player to record 400 assists in their career.
With 312 assists in a Rangers sweater, Zibanejad has surpassed Steve Vickers for the 11th most in franchise history. Zibanejad has 143 multi-point games with the Rangers, the eighth most in franchise history.
Since Zibanejad joined the Rangers in 2016-17, he ranks tied for fifth in the NHL in power play goals with 103 which is also the sixth most in Rangers history.
TROCHECK IN THE CIRCLE
Vincent Trocheck ranks first in the NHL among players with 400 or more faceoffs with a 61.8 FOW% and ranks fifth in the NHL in faceoffs won (332) this season.
Trocheck has won 99 of 144 faceoffs he has taken over the last seven games (68.8%); he leads the NHL in faceoffs win over the span (since Nov. 30).
