NYR TODAY Sun 11/13: Game Day Preview, Alumni Birthdays, Today in NYR History

NEW YORK RANGERS GAME DAY PREVIEW

NEW YORK RANGERS (10-4-0) EDMONTON OILERS (9-5-1)
Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta  9:30 PM. TV: MSG, RADIO: WEPN 98.7 FM

Tonight the Rangers take on the Edmonton Oilers for the second time this season having defeated the Oilers 5-3 in their previous meeting at Madison Square Garden on November 3rd.

The Rangers will also be looking to go for its third win in the last four visits to Edmonton and first two-game season series sweep of the Oilers since 1998-99.

The Rangers second of a four-game road trip got off to a flying start with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night with goals by Michael Grabner, Derek Stepan, Jimmy Vesey and Pavel Buchnevich.

Tonight's New York Rangers Player to Watch:

Against Edmonton Rick Nash has three goals and four assists in a four-game points streak against Edmonton. Nash also has three goals and six assists in his last eight games in northern Alberta.

The Rangers are averaging 4.13 goals per game.

NYR TEAM LEADERS:
GOALS: MICHAEL GRABNER 8
ASSISTS: RYAN McDONAGH 10
POINTS: J.T. MILLER 14
FACE OFF%: MICHAEL GRABNER 66.67%
+/-: J.T. MILLER, MICHAEL GRABNER +12

NYR TEAM STATS
2nd Overall NHL
1st Metropolitan Division
POINTS: 22 (Rank #2)
WIN%: 0.733 (Rank #2)
GOALS FOR: 62 (Rank #1)
GOALS AGAINST: 35 (Rank #7)
POWER PLAY GOALS: 11 (Rank #9)
SHORT HANDED GOALS: 2 (Rank #5)
EMPTY NET GOALS: 4
POWER PLAY GOALS AGAINST: 7 (Rank #9)
POWER PLAY RANK: 21.57 (Rank #9)
PENALTY KILL: 82.93 (Rank #14)
SHUTOUTS: 1

NYR Alumni Birthdays November 13: 

Ilkka Heikkinen D (2009-2010) Wayne Hillman D (1964-1968)

Today in NYR History November 13:

1993: Mike Richter records his fifth career shutout, making 21 saves in a 2-0 win over the Washington Capitals. The victory is the Rangers’ seventh in a row.