NEW YORK RANGERS GAME DAY PREVIEW
NEW YORK RANGERS (7-3-0) VS EDMONTON OILERS (7-2-1)
Madison Square Garden, NYC 7:00 PM. TV: MSG NETWORK, NHLN RADIO: WEPN 1050 AM
Tonight the Rangers host the Edmonton Oilers at Madison Square Garden for the first time this season.
The Rangers lead the league in goals for with 40 in their first ten games and stand at second in the Metropolitan Division one point behind Pittsburgh for the top spot.
Rookie Jimmy Vesey is on a roll leading the Rangers with 6 goals. Captain Ryan McDonagh leads the team in assists with 9, the most for a defenseman over the first ten games since Brian Leetch.
Henrik Lundqvist should get the nod in net tonight after a 5-0 shutout performance versus the Blues on Tuesday.
NYR TEAM LEADERS:
GOALS: JIMMY VESEY 6
ASSISTS: RYAN McDONAGH 9
POINTS: J.T. MILLER 10
FACE OFF%: MICHAEL GRABNER 66.67%
NYR TEAM STATS
2nd Metropolitan Division
WIN%: 0.700 (Rank #3)
GOALS FOR: 40 (Rank #1)
GOALS AGAINST: 22 (Rank #7)
POWER PLAY GOALS: 9 (Rank #5)
SHORT HANDED GOALS: 0
EMPTY NET GOALS: 3
POWER PLAY GOALS AGAINST: 5 (Rank #11)
POWER PLAY RANK: 23.68 (Rank #9)
PENALTY KILL: 81.48 (Rank #15)
NYR Alumni Birthday November 3:
Dan Clark D (1978-1979) Chick Webster LW (1949-1950)
Today in NYR History November 3:
1974: Ron Greschner makes his Rangers/NHL debut
1993: In his first game as a Ranger, Steve Larmer scores a goal and the Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks, 6-3, at MSG.
2015: Henrik Lundqvist passed Turk Broda for seventh-most appearances by a goaltender with one franchise with his 630th apperance.
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