WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT NIGHT
The New York Rangers will host Women’s Empowerment Night, presented by Northwell, when they take on the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.
Through non-profit partnerships, storytelling, in-game recognition, and engagement, Women’s Empowerment Night will continue to encourage and advocate for women to be well-represented in every area throughout the community, especially sports.
Prior to Tuesday’s game, the Rangers will host Garden of Dreams partners, SCAN-Harbor and WHEDco, for a pre-game panel in the Theatre Lobby, where women employees of MSG will talk openly about their career and what it means to be a woman in the corporate sports and entertainment industry. In addition to the panel, prior to the game, the Junior Rangers Girls Hockey League and Girls Learn to Play will take the ice for a pre-game skate.
In partnership with Chase, the Rangers will recognize Harlem Pilates, a women owned small business, by spotlighting them in-arena. In partnership with Northwell, the Rangers will spotlight Dr. Evelina Grayver, a female cardiologist, with an in-game jersey presentation. The Rangers will also present the Community Captain Award and a $10,000 donation to KIPP NYC, whose mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students for their future paths.
POINT PER-GAME PANARIN
Artemi Panarin has a point streak of nine games (6G-7A), the longest of the season. Panarin has 22 points in his last 20 games (9G-13A) and 33 points (13G-20A) in his last 29 games. He also has a home point streak of five games for the 14th time with New York – the fifth most in franchise history.
Since March 1, Panarin's 13 points rank tied for the most in the NHL.
Panarin has notched his fifth 70-point season with the Rangers, tying Mika Zibanejad and Mark Messier for the fifth most in franchise history. He has also reached the 40-assist mark for the 10th consecutive campaign, the most among active players and tied for the sixth most consecutive by an undrafted player in NHL history.
Among Rangers skaters, Panarin ranks first in goals (29), points (72), power play goals (8), power play points (22) and shots (202).
Panarin has at least one point in 48 of his 66 games (72.7%) this year. Since 2023-24, he has points in 115 of 150 games, tied for the third most in the NHL.
Since the beginning of last season, his 192 points (78G-114A) rank tied for fifth in the NHL.
Going back further, among NHL skaters since his debut in 2015-16, Panarin has the fourth most assists (559) and fifth most points in the NHL (852).
MILLER TIME
J.T. Miller has points in 10 of his last 13 games (5G-9A) and 18 points (7G-11A) in 18 games with the Blueshirts, including six multi-point games.
Since his first game with New York, he ranks second on the team in goals, tied for second in assists and third in points. His 50 hits rank third on the team since his acquisition.
Since the 2021-22 season, Miller is the only player in the NHL to have recorded 300 or more points as well as 600 or more hits. In that same time frame, he is one of 11 skaters to have three or more 50-plus assist seasons, and his 337 points are the 13th most in the NHL.
MIKA MARCH
Mika Zibanejad has points in four of his last six games (2G-3A), 10 of his last 14 games (5G-9A), and 22 points in his last 23 games (7G-15A).
Since, February 1, Zibanejad ranks tied for seventh in the NHL in points (20) and eighth in assists (14).
Since the 2019-20 season, in the month of March, Zibanejad ranks tied for third in goals (40) and tied for sixth in points (84).
When he scores a goal this year, the Rangers are 9-4-2 and 9-2-0 when has multiple points.
Zibanejad's 245 goals are the 10th most in franchise history and one shy of tying Steve Vickers for the ninth most. Zibanejad’s 106 power play goals with the Blueshirts rank tied for fourth in franchise history and since 2016-17, the tallies are the sixth most in the league.
ADAM’S APPLES
Adam Fox returned to the lineup on Saturday after missing eight games with an upper body injury.
Fox has recorded in seven of his last eight games (2G-6A) and has 12 points (3G-9A) in his last 13 games.
With one more assists, Fox would reach the 300 assist mark. If Fox records the assist in career game no. 418, he would be the seventh fastest defensemen in NHL history to reach the milestone behind Bobby Orr (346 GP), Brian Leetch (368 GP), Quinn Hughes (376 GP), Paul Coffey (377 GP), Cale Makar (378 GP) and Gary Suter (400 GP).
Fox has recorded the fifth 40-assist season of his career, tying James Patrick for the second most in team history among defensemen. Fox became the fifth skater – and first defenseman – to record five straight 40-assist seasons with the Rangers and became the fourth U.S-born defenseman in NHL history to post a run of that length.
SHESTY'S SAVES
On Saturday, Igor Shesterkin became the ninth goaltender to record 20 shutouts with the Rangers, reaching the mark in his 262nd NHL game – the sixth-fastest among active goaltenders
Shesterkin has backstopped the Rangers to points in four of his last six games and seven of his last 10. This season, Shesterkin has allowed one or fewer goals in 12 of 23 wins and two or fewer goals in 20 of 23 wins.
Since 2021-22, Shesterkin ranks tied for third in wins (132), third in save percentage (.918) and fourth in GAA (2.47).
Shesterkin has 158 career wins, the sixth most in Rangers history.
TROCHECK IN THE CIRCLE
Among skaters who've taken 1,000 or more faceoffs, Vincent Trocheck ranks second in the NHL in faceoff percentage (59.2) and overall his 762 faceoff wins rank third in the league.
He has points in his last three games and seven points in his last six games (3G-4A). Going back further, he has 14 points in his last 16 games (5G-9A) and 16 points in his last 20 games (6G-10A).
Since J.T. Miller's first game with New York this season, he and Trocheck are two of five players in the NHL with 10+ points and 40+ hits.
On the Blueshirts, Trocheck ranks second in goals (20), fourth in points (46) and assists (26). His 171 shots are the second most on the team. It is Trocheck’s seventh 20-goal season of his career.
Trocheck ranks eighth among NHL forwards in average ice time (21:16).
KREIDING INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS
Chris Kreider sits one power play goal away from setting the franchise record and surpassing Camille Henry's 116.
He ranks third on the Rangers with 18 goals this season, with six of his 18 goals being game-winning tallies. His career total of 50 GWGs are the second most in Rangers history behind Rod Gilbert’s 52 and he is the eighth active American skater to score 50 career game-winning goals
Since 2021-22, Kreider’s 13 shorthanded goals are the most in the NHL. His 13 career shorthanded goals are fourth place on the franchise’s all-time list. The total is the third-most shorthanded goals among active American players behind Cam Atkinson (19) and Blake Coleman (17).
Also since 2021-22, his 58 power play goals rank tied for fourth in the NHL.
