NYR TODAY Sun. 11/20: Game Day Preview, Alumni Birthday, Today in NYR History

NEW YORK RANGERS GAME DAY PREVIEW

NEW YORK RANGERS (13-5-0) FLORIDA PANTHERS (9-8-1)
Madison Square Garden, NYC 7:00 PM TV: MSG RADIO: WEPN 98.7 FM

Coming off a successful 4 game road trip taking three out of four game the Rangers return home to Madison Square Garden to take on the Florida Panthers. This is the first of three meeting between the two Eastern Conference teams.

Michael Grabner leads the team in goals with 11 on the season, Brady Skjei and Captain Ryan McDonagh share the lead in assists with 11 each. J.T. Miller leads the team in points with 17, 7 goals, 10 asists.

Henrik Lundqvist will once again get the nod in net for the Rangers.

Rookie winger Pavel Buchnevich will miss his 3rd third straight game with back spasms which might be more then what they seem according to coach Alain Vigneault.

Josh Jooris is ready to rejoin the lineup but no official word has come from the Rangers.


NYR TEAM LEADERS:

GOALS: MICHAEL GRABNER 11
ASSISTS: RYAN McDONAGH, BRADY SKJEI 11
POINTS: J.T. MILLER 17
FACE OFF%: MICHAEL GRABNER 66.67%
+/-: MICHAEL GRABNER +17
GWG: DAN GIRARDI 3
PPG: BRANDON PIRRI 3

GOALIE STATS:
HENRIK LUNDQVIST  9-5-0 GAA: 2.30 SV%: .938
ANTTI RAANTA 4-0-0 GAA: 2.05 SV%: .938

NYR TEAM STATS
2nd Overall NHL
1st Metropolitan Division
POINTS: 26 (Rank #2)
WIN%: 0.722 (Rank #2)
GOALS FOR: 74 (Rank #1)
GOALS AGAINST: 42 (Rank #8)
POWER PLAY GOALS: 13 (Rank #5)
SHORT HANDED GOALS: 2 (Rank #5)
EMPTY NET GOALS: 4
POWER PLAY GOALS AGAINST: 7 (Rank #6)
POWER PLAY RANK: 23.21 (Rank #5)
PENALTY KILL: 85.71 (Rank #8)
SHUTOUTS: 1

NYR Alumni Birthday November 20:

John MacLean RW (1998-2000)

Today in NYR History November 20:

1926: The Rangers win their first road game in franchise history, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-1. Bill Cook scores three goals to record the first hat trick in Rangers history.