PRESEASON MATCH UP: NEW YORK RANGERS (1-0) VS NEW JERSEY DEVILS (2-1)
Madison Square Garden, 7:00 PM MSG, MSG+
Coming off a preseason opener win vs the Islanders, the Rangers will face the NJ Devils at Madison Square Garden tonight, 7:00 PM for the first of 2 preseason games the next coming on Saturday, October 1.
Highly touted prospect Jimmy Vesey will make his preseason debut for the Rangers on a line with childhood friend Kevin Hayes and veteran NHL'er Rick Nash. The line could be tagged as the "something to prove" line. Vesey looks to show he was worth the hype and continue his superb play from the Traverse City Tournament. Hayes will look to prove last season was a "sophomore jinx" and he can be an every day player and contribute. While Nash, coming off his worst season in a Blueshirt looks to turn his game around and show he still belongs as a NY Ranger.
Goaltenders Antti Raanta and Mackenzie Skapski will split time in net tonight for the Rangers.
New York Rangers Lineup vs New Jersey:
Forward Lines:
Vesey-Hayes-Nash
Gerbe-Pirri-Buchnevich
Grabner-Hrivik-Fast
Tambellini-Lapierre-Jensen
Defense Pairings:
Holden-Klein
Graves-Summers
Gilmour-McIlrath
Goaltenders:
Raanta
Skapski
NYR Alumni Birthdays September 29:
Rudy Poeschek
Seasons with Rangers: 3 (1988-1990)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 68
Playoff Games with Rangers: 0
Minor-league games: 160
Minor-league teams: Colorado (IHL) 1987-1989; Flint (IHL) 1989-90; Binghamton (AHL) 1990-91
Uniform Numbers: 41, 29
Retired from pro hockey: 2001
Acquired
Selected by Rangers in Round 12 of 1985 NHL Entry Draft (12th Rangers pick, No. 238 overall).
Departed
Traded by Rangers to Winnipeg in exchange for Guy Larose on Jan. 22, 1991.
RANGERS DEBUT
Feb. 11, 1988 (Rangers vs. Washington Capitals)
FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS
Jan. 14, 1990 (Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers)
RANGERS TEAM LEADER
Most penalty minutes — 1988-89
Benoit Poulliot
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 80
Playoff Games with Rangers: 25
Uniform Number: 67
Acquired
Signed with Rangers as an unrestricted free agent on July 5, 2013.
Departed
Signed with Edmonton Oilers as a UFA, July 1, 2014
Walt Tkaczuk
Seasons with Rangers: 14 (1968-1981)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 945
Playoff Games with Rangers: 93
Minor-league games: 180
Minor-league teams: Kitchener (OHA) 1963-1968; Omaha (CHL) 1967 playoffs; Buffalo (AHL) 1968-69
Uniform Number: 18
Retired from NHL: 1981
Acquired
Scouted and signed by Rangers as a free agent in 1963.
Departed
Retired from NHL following 1980-81 season.
RANGERS DEBUT
Jan. 24, 1968 (Rangers vs. Boston Bruins)
FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS
Feb. 2, 1981 (Rangers vs. Los Angeles Kings)
RANGERS CAPTAIN
Dec. 7, 1980 to Feb. 3, 1981
MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS
NHL All-Star Game — 1970
RANGERS TEAM AWARDS
Rangers MVP — 1969-70
Players` Player Award — 1972-73
Boucher Trophy (Most Popular) — 1969-70
RANGERS RECORDS
Most assists in one game — 5 at Pittsburgh on Feb. 12, 1972 (shares record with three others)
Most assists by a rookie in one game — 4 vs. Chicago on Feb. 26, 1969 (shares record with three others)
RANGERS TEAM LEADER
Most points — 1969-70, 1970-71
Most assists — 1969-70, 1970-71
Most playoff points — 1973 (tie)
Most playoff goals — 1973
Few players symbolized the Rangers` transition from the Original Six era to the booming age of NHL expansion like Walter Tkaczuk, a crafty center who spent a remarkable 13 full seasons with the Blueshirts.
Today in NYR History September 29, 1997:
In 67 regular season games with the Rangers LaFontaine scored 23 goals and 39 assists for 62 points. During his one season with the Rangers, he tied for the team lead in goals scored, and recorded his 1,000th career NHL point.
In a game against the Ottawa Senators on March 16, 1998, LaFontaine accidentally collided with teammate Mike Keane and suffered another concussion. LaFontaine missed the remainder of the season and all of the next season, announcing his retirement formally on October 12, 1999
LaFontaine is one of five players in NHL history to skate for all three teams based in the state of New York. The others were Mike Donnelly, Jason Dawe, Martin Biron, and Taylor Pyatt. Unique amongst them, LaFontaine played his entire career in the state of New York while Donnelly, Pyatt, Biron and Dawe all played for additional teams outside the state in their careers. LaFontaine once joked about it, saying "I think I'm the only player in history who has been traded twice and hasn't had to change his license plate.
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