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Rangers at Golden Knights: Pregame Notes

TEAM NOTES

ROAD RANGERS

On the road this season, the Rangers are 9-1-1 with a 37-21 goal differential.

Since the 2021-22 season, the Rangers lead the NHL in road wins (103) and road points (225).

BREAD WINNER

This season, Artemi Panarin ranks first on the Rangers in points (18), is tied for first in assists (13), tied for third in goals (5) and has collected 11 points through his last six games (3G-8A). He has four multi-point games, two four point games and one three-point game. His two four-point games are tied for the league lead.

Among NHL skaters since his debut in 2015-16, he ranks fourth in assists (581) and fifth in points (888).

Panarin’s 227 points (91G-136A) rank sixth in the NHL since 2023-24. In that same time frame, he has points in 133 of 182 games, tied for the fifth most in the NHL.

FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Adam Fox leads the Blueshirts in blocked shots (32) and takeaways (14), is tied for the lead in assists (13) and ranks second in points (16). He has recorded four multi-point games and collected nine points (9A) in his last 10 games.

Among all NHL blueliners this season, he is tied for third in takeaways, tied for fifth in points, tied for seventh in assists and tied for 12th in goals. He is one of six skaters in the NHL with 30+ blocked shots, 10+ takeaways and 10+ hits.

Fox has the fourth most assists (319) and fourth most points (385), among all Rangers defensemen in franchise history. He surpassed Brad Park for the fourth most points among defensemen in franchise history against Seattle (Nov. 1).

He leads the Rangers in multi-point games (6) and ranks second among NHL blueliners. On Nov. 10 vs. NSH, Fox registered his 29th career multi-assist period and passed Brad Park (28) for the third most among Rangers defensemen. Since 2024- 25, he is tied for fourth in three-point games (5) and multi-point games (23) among NHL defensemen.

Fox is raising money towards the Tackle ALS organization to help the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital develop therapies that repair or reverse damage caused by ALS and ultimately prevent the disease entirely this season. For every goal he scores, he will be donating $1,023 to Tackle ALS and for every assist, he will be donating $523. So far this season, Fox has donated $9,868 (3G-13A) to the cause.

FORECHECK, BACKCHECK, TROCHECK

Vincent Trocheck has recorded four points (2G-2A) and two multi-point games in his last four contests since returning to the ice on Nov. 10 following an injury.

Since 2024-25, Trocheck ranks third in the NHL in faceoff percentage (58.8) and his 958 overall wins are tied for sixth among skaters who’ve taken 1,000 or more faceoffs.

MIKA MAGIC

Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers in goals (7) and power play goals (4), is tied for third on the team in points (12) and tied for fourth in assists (5). He has tallied a power play goal in each of his last two games and has points in five of his last six games (3G-3A).

Since 2024-25, Zibanejad’s 11 power play goals rank first on the Rangers and his 24 power play points rank second. His 124 career power play goals are the sixth most power-play goals by a Swedish player in NHL history.

Throughout his career as a Ranger, Zibanejad has collected 257 goals, the seventh most goals by a Ranger in franchise history. On Nov. 15 at CBJ, he notched his 600th career point as a Ranger, the eighth most in franchise history.

MILLER TIME

This season, J.T. Miller ranks first on the Rangers in face-off wins (192), second in hits (50), third in shots (48), tied for fourth in assists (5), tied for fifth in goals (4) and ranks sixth in points (9). He notched his first game-winning shootout goal of the season and sixth game deciding goal of his career on Nov. 15 at CBJ.

Among all skaters in the league with at least 300 faceoffs taken this season, his 58.0 faceoff percentage is tied for fourth in the league and his 192 faceoff wins are tied for 10th in the NHL. Since 2024-25, among all NHL players who took 1,000 or more faceoffs, Miller ranks sixth in faceoff percentage (58.2).

TOO COOL

Will Cuylle leads the Rangers in hits (72), ranks second in goals (6) and power play goals (3), ranks fifth in points (10), and has 10 points (4G-6A) through his last 11 games. The Rangers’ record every time Cuylle has scored a goal is 5-0-0.

His 72 hits this season rank fourth in the league. Since 2024-25, his 373 hits rank second in the NHL.

Last season, he surpassed Ryan Callahan (285) for the most hits among Rangers in a single season since the NHL began tracking in 2005-06.

SHESTY’S SAVES

Among all goaltenders this season with 10 or more starts, Igor Shesterkin’s 2.39 goals against average is the fourth lowest in the league.

Since the beginning of the 2021-22 season and among all goalies with at least 100 games played, Shesterkin ranks fourth in the NHL in wins (143), is tied for second in shutouts (20) and save percentage (.917) and has the fifth lowest goals against average (2.50). In that same time frame, he leads all NHL goaltenders with 73 games allowing one or fewer goals.

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