RANGERS VS JETS GAME DAY PREVIEW 12/2

RANGERS HOST WINNIPEG ON HADFIELD NIGHT

A Legend Heads to the Rafters, Rangers Look to End Two Game Skid

New York Rangers (13-12-2) vs Winnipeg Jets (15-8-2)

Madison Square Garden, NYC NY

BANNER RAISING CEREMONY 4:30 PM, PUCK DROP TONIGHT 6:00 PM

TV: MSG RADIO: ESPN-NY

Tonight we honor the past and look towards the future as Vic Hadfield's number 11 joins his GAG Line brethren Rod Gilbert and Jean Ratelle in the Garden Rafters while the current Rangers have 6 rookie forwards playing in the same game. The six, Andersson, Chytil, Fogarty, Gettinger, Howden and Lettieri are the most rookies in a game since Hadfield's era during the 1967-68 season.

The Rangers are coming off a 2 game road trip to Ottawa and Montreal having lost both games, taking their road losing streak to 5 games straight. In the last 10 games the Rangers are 4-6-0.

The Rangers will still be without the services of Mats Zuccarello, Pavel Buchnevich and Vladislav Namestnikov and Cody McLeod for tonight's game.

Henrik Lundqvist is slated to get the start and has a 6-0 home win streak intact after the Rangers last win, a 4-2 victory over Ottawa at MSG.

Winnipeg, 15-8-2 come into tonight's game having lost yesterday to New Jersey in Overtime 4-3. The Jets are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games and are currently in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division. Captain Blake Wheeler leads the team in points and assists.

RANGERS TEAM LEADERS:
Points: Mika Zibanejad 23
Goals: Chris Kreider 13
Assists: Mika Zibanejad 15

JETS TEAM LEADERS:
Points: Blake Wheeler 33
Goals: Patrik Laibe 21
Assists: Blake Wheeler 29

This is the first of twoo mettings this season between the Rangers and Jets. Lats season the teams split the series 1-1 with wins on each other's home ice. The Rangers with a 3-1 win in Winnipeg and the Jets with a 3-0 shutout at MSG.

RANGERS ALL TIME VS WINNIPEG (Includes Atlanta Thrashers)
Overall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-21-1-10 (69 pts)
Home Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13-1-6 (29 pts)
Road Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-8-0-4 (40 pts)
Goals For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Goals Against. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Shutouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, last – 11/1/2014 (0-1, SO; Lundqvist)
Last Ranger Win at MSG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/6/2016 (5-2)
Last Ranger Win at Winnipeg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/11/2018 (3-1)
Last Jet Win at MSG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/6/2018 (3-0)
Last Jet Win at Winnipeg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/18/2015 (5-2)

HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS 2017-2018
2018-03-06 NYR WPG 0-3 L
2018-02-11 NYR @ WPG 3-1 W