• The New York Rangers posted a 32-36-14 record during the 2018-19 season.
• The Blueshirts played 42 games that were decided by one goal during the season, and the Rangers’ 42 one-goal games were tied for the second-most in the NHL in 2018-19. In addition, the Rangers played at least 42 games which were decided by one goal or fewer in one season for the fourth time in franchise history (1997-98 – 44; 2006-07 – 44; 2008-09 – 43; 2018-19 – 42).
• The Rangers played 23 games that were decided after regulation this season (12 decided in the five-minute overtime and 11 decided in the shootout). The Rangers played at least 23 games decided after regulation in one season for the fourth time in franchise history (2007-08 – 25; 1997-98 – 24; 2005-06 – 23; 2018-19 – 23). Note – the NHL did not have overtime from 1943-44 – 1982-83
• The Rangers posted a 6-5 record in 11 shootouts this season. New York tied for the NHL lead in shootout wins in 2018-19.
• The Blueshirts won 16 games when allowing the first goal this season; the Rangers were tied for fifth in the NHL in wins when allowing the game’s first goal in 2018-19. New York was also tied for fifth in the NHL in wins when trailing entering the third period this season (six).
• Four Rangers defensemen recorded 25 or more points this season (Tony DeAngelo, Kevin Shattenkirk, Neal Pionk, and Brady Skjei). The Rangers were one of five NHL teams that had four defensemen who tallied at least 25 points this season. In addition, the Rangers had at least four defensemen who recorded 25 or more points in a season for only the sixth time in franchise history (1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1983-84, 1984-85, 2018-19).
• The Blueshirts ranked fifth in the NHL in hits (2,128) and ranked 11th in the NHL in blocked shots (1,213) this season. The Rangers were one of only two NHL teams that recorded at least 2,100 hits and 1,200 blocked shots this season.
• Only 10 NHL rookies recorded 19 or more points at age 20 or younger this season, and the Rangers were one of only two teams that had two of those 10 players (Filip Chytil and Brett Howden).
• Filip Chytil and Brett Howden both skated in at least 60 games during the 2018-19 season. The 2018-19 season was the third in franchise history which at least two players 20 years old or younger skated in 60 or more games (1976-77 – Dave Maloney, Mike McEwen, and Dave Farrish; 1977-78 – Ron Duguay and Lucien DeBlois; 2018-19 – Chytil and Howden). In addition, the 2018-19 season was the second season in franchise history which the Blueshirts had at least three players 20 years old or younger (Chytil, Howden, and Lias Andersson) all skate in at least 40 games (1976-77 – Dave Farrish, Dave Maloney, Mike McEwen, Don Murdoch). Chytil skated in 75 games with the Rangers this season, which was the most by a teenager forward in one season in franchise history.
• Mika Zibanejad was named the Rangers’ Most Valuable Player in 2018-19, as selected by the media. In addition, he was named the winner of the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award in 2018-19. The award is presented annually to the Ranger who, as chosen by the fans, “goes above and beyond the call of duty.” He became the sixth Ranger to be named the Team’s MVP (as chosen by the media) and to receive the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award (as chosen by the fans) since 1987-88, which was the first year the Steven McDonald Extra Award was presented. Zibanejad joins Adam Graves (1992-93 and 1993-94), Mark Messier (1994-95 and 1995-96), Brian Leetch (1996-97), Wayne Gretzky (1997-98), and Henrik Lundqvist (2017-18) as the only players to win both awards in the same season.
• Zibanejad established career-highs in several categories this season, including goals (30), assists (44), and points (74), and he led the team in all three categories. Zibanejad was the 13th different Ranger who led the team in goals, assists, and points in the same season (and the first to do so since Brandon Dubinsky in 2010-11), and it was the 18th instance in the franchise’s 92-season history that one player has led the team in goals, assists, and points in the same season.
• Zibanejad is one of three Rangers centers in franchise history who recorded at least 70 points in a season when 25 years old or younger (along with Walt Tkaczuk and Mark Pavelich). He is also one of three Rangers centers in franchise history who have tallied at least 30 goals in a season when 25 years old or younger (along with Pavelich and Darren Turcotte).
• Zibanejad was one of seven NHL players who registered 30 or more goals and won 800 or more faceoffs this season (along with Aleksander Barkov, Sidney Crosby, Dylan Larkin, Mark Scheifele, John Tavares, and Jonathan Toews). In addition, he was one of 10 NHL players who recorded at least 30 goals and 60 takeaways in 2018-19.
• Zibanejad was the only player who skated in all of the Rangers’ 82 games during the season, and he skated in all 82 games of a season for the first time in his NHL career. He also led the Rangers in total ice time this season (1,685:48), and he became the first Rangers forward to lead the team in total ice time since the NHL began to track the statistic in 1997-98.
• Zibanejad was the recipient of the John Halligan Good Guy Award in 2018-19, which recognizes a player for their cooperation with the media throughout the season.
• Jesper Fast was named the winner of the Players’ Player Award for the fourth consecutive season (2015-16 – 2018-19). The Players’ Player Award has been given annually since the conclusion of the 1958-59 season and recognizes the Ranger who, as selected by his teammates, “best exemplifies what it means to be a team player.” Fast is the third Rangers to win the award in four straight seasons, along with Jean Ratelle (1967-68 – 1970-71) and Brian Leetch (2000-01 – 2003-04).
• Henrik Lundqvist represented the Rangers at the 2019 NHL All-Star Game. He represented the Blueshirts at the NHL All-Star Game for the second consecutive year and for the fifth time in his career (2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019). Lundqvist’s five career NHL All-Star Game selections are the second-most by a Rangers goaltender in franchise history (Ed Giacomin – six).
• The Rangers began the 2018-19 season with five alternate captains – Marc Staal, Jesper Fast, Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, and Mats Zuccarello. Staal has been one of the team’s alternate captains since the start of the 2010-11 season, while Fast, Kreider, and Zibanejad were officially named alternate captains for the first time after each player wore the ‘A’ during the second half of the 2017-18 season.
• The Blueshirts opened their 92nd NHL season on Oct. 4 against the Nashville Predators at Madison Square Garden.
• David Quinn made his NHL/Rangers head coaching debut in the team’s second opener on Oct. 4. Quinn was named the 35th Head Coach in Rangers history on May 23, 2018. He is the second Head Coach in Blueshirts history who previously coached in the NCAA (along with Herb Brooks), and he is the first Head Coach in Rangers history who joined the team directly from the NCAA.
• Ten forwards in the Rangers’ lineup during their season opener on Oct. 4 against Nashville were 26 years old or younger. Prior to 2018-19, the last time the Rangers had 10 forwards who were 26 years old or younger play in a season-opening game was in 1956-57 (Oct. 12, 1956 at Chicago – Andy Bathgate, Dave Creighton, Gerry Foley, Jean-Guy Gendron, Camille Henry, Bronco Horvath, Danny Lewicki, Larry Popein, Dean Prentice, and Red Sullivan). In addition, three rookie forwards played with the Rangers in the season opener (Chytil, Howden, and Lettieri). Prior to 2018-19, the last time the Rangers had three rookie forwards play in the first game of the regular season was in 1989-90 (Mark Janssens, Troy Mallette, and Darren Turcotte). The Rangers also had two players 20 years old or younger play in the contest (Chytil and Howden). Prior to 2018-19, the last time the Rangers had two players 20 years old or younger in an opening night lineup was in 2010-11 (Michael Del Zotto and Derek Stepan), and the last time the Blueshirts had two forwards 20 years old or younger in an opening night lineup was in 1990-91 (Steven Rice and Troy Mallette).
• Lundqvist stopped 30 of 32 shots he faced on Oct. 4 vs. Nashville. Lundqvist started a regular season opener with the Rangers for the 13th consecutive season (dating back to 2006-07 – franchise record for consecutive starts by a goaltender in season-opening games), and he has appeared in at least one regular season game with the Blueshirts in 14 different seasons (2005-06 – 2018-19). By appearing in the contest, Lundqvist tied Mike Richter for the most regular seasons with at least one appearance by a Rangers goaltender in franchise history (Note: Richter appeared in at least one game (regular season or playoffs) in 15 different seasons with the Blueshirts, as he made his NHL debut during the 1989 Stanley Cup Playoffs). Lundqvist also became the ninth player (skater or goaltender) to appear in at least one regular season game in 14 different seasons with the Rangers in franchise history, joining Rod Gilbert (18), Brian Leetch (17), Harry Howell (17), Ron Greschner (16), Jean Ratelle (16), Ott Heller (15), Walt Tkaczuk (14), and Richter (14).
• Staal began his 12th season with the Rangers by playing in the season opener on Oct. 4 vs. Nashville. He became the seventh defenseman in Rangers history to play at least one regular season game with the team in at least 12 different seasons. In addition, Staal’s 12 seasons with the Rangers are tied for the fifth-most seasons a defenseman has played with the Blueshirts in franchise history. In addition to Staal, the only defensemen who have played at least one regular season game in 12 or more seasons with the Rangers in franchise history are Harry Howell (17), Brian Leetch (17), Ron Greschner (16), Ott Heller (15), Jim Neilson (12), and Rod Seiling (12).
• Howden won six of eight faceoffs (75.0%) while making his NHL/Rangers debut on Oct. 4 vs Nashville.
• Howden tallied his first career NHL goal/point, won 10 of 16 faceoffs (62.5%), recorded three shots on goal, and posted a plus-one rating while skating in his second career NHL game on Oct. 6 at Buffalo.
• Fast tied a single-game career-high with two assists and registered his 100th career NHL point on Oct. 7 at Carolina.
• Howden tallied his first career NHL assist on Oct. 7 at Carolina.
• Quinn earned his first win as an NHL head coach, as well as his first win as the Rangers’ Head Coach, on Oct. 11 vs. San Jose.
• Brendan Smith tallied the game-tying goal with 2:39 remaining in regulation and Brady Skjei registered the game-winning goal at 0:37 of overtime on Oct. 11 vs. San Jose. The contest marked the first time in franchise history that Rangers defensemen recorded a game-tying goal with less than three minutes remaining in regulation and also tallied the game-winning goal in overtime.
• Skjei tallied the game-winning goal in overtime, tied for game-highs with five hits and four blocked shots, and recorded four shots on goal while skating in a team-high 24:24 of ice time on Oct. 11 vs. San Jose. Skjei’s goal was his first career NHL overtime goal.
• Fredrik Claesson led the Rangers with five shots on goal, was credited with four hits, and posted a plus-one rating in 18:56 of ice time while making his Rangers debut on Oct. 11 vs. San Jose.
• Kevin Shattenkirk recorded two assists and tallied the game-deciding goal in the shootout in the Rangers’ 3-2 win against Colorado on Oct. 16 at MSG. He was named the game’s First Star.
• Lundqvist made 31 saves in regulation and overtime, and he stopped two of three shooters he faced in the shootout to earn a win on Oct. 16 vs. Colorado. Lundqvist allowed two goals in each of his first five appearances of the season, marking the first time he allowed two goals or fewer in each of his first five appearances of a season in his NHL career.
• Pionk posted a three-game assist/point streak from Oct. 17 at Washington to Oct. 23 vs. Florida, recording six assists over the span, and all six assists he tallied during the stretch. In addition, he tallied a primary assist on five consecutive power play goals scored by the Rangers. He became the fourth Ranger in franchise history to register the primary assist on five consecutive power play goals scored by the team (along with Rod Gilbert, Carol Vadnais, and Scott Gomez). In addition, he became the first Ranger to record at least five power play points over a three-game span since Ryan Callahan, and the first Ranger defenseman to do so since Sandis Ozolinsh.
• Pionk tied single-game career-highs with three assists and three points on Oct. 17 at Washington.
• The Rangers registered a single-game season-high 45 shots on goal on Oct. 21 vs. Calgary, including 20 shots on goal in the third period of the contest.
• Lundqvist appeared in his 812th career game as a Ranger on Oct. 21 vs. Calgary, passing Jim Neilson for the eighth-most regular season appearances by a Rangers player (skater or goaltender) in franchise history.
• The Rangers posted a seven-game home winning streak from Oct. 23 vs. Florida to Nov. 21 vs. NY Islanders and outscored opponents, 26-10, over the seven games. The Rangers’ seven-game home winning streak was tied for the 10th-longest in franchise history, and it was also the 16th time that the Rangers have posted a home winning streak of seven games or more in franchise history. The Rangers registered a seven-game home winning streak for the first time since an eight-game streak from Oct. 26, 2017 to Nov. 26, 2017. In addition, the Rangers won seven consecutive home games, and won all seven games in regulation, for the first time since a nine-game streak from Oct. 19, 2015 to Nov. 23, 2015.
• Zibanejad tied a single-game career-high with four points (two goals, two assists), registered three points on special teams, (one power play goal, one shorthanded goal, and one power play assist), tallied the game-winning goal, led all skaters with 13 faceoff wins (13-for-21; 61.9%), led the Rangers with five shots on goal and four hits, and posted a plus-two rating in 19:31 of ice time on Oct. 23 vs. Florida. He became the first Ranger to tally a power play goal and a shorthanded goal in the same period since Brandon Dubinsky on Apr. 12, 2009 at Philadelphia. Zibanejad also became the first Ranger to record a power play point and a shorthanded point in the same period of a game since Ryan Callahan on Mar. 28, 2012 at Winnipeg.
• Pionk led all skaters with six blocked shots and four hits while skating in a game-high 28:12 of ice time on Oct. 25 at Chicago. He established a single-game career-high in ice time, and the 28:12 of ice time was the most any Ranger logged in one game during the season.
• The Rangers posted a season-best four-game winning streak from Oct. 30 at San Jose to Nov. 6 vs. Montreal and season-best seven-game point streak from Oct. 30 at San Jose to Nov. 12 vs. Vancouver (6-0-1 record during their seven-game point streak). In addition, the Blueshirts posted earned at least one point in 10 games over an 11-game stretch from Oct. 30 at San Jose to Nov. 21 vs. NY Islanders (9-1-1 record over the span). During the 11-game stretch, the Rangers led the NHL wins in wins and points (19).
• The Blueshirts recorded two consecutive wins in shootouts on Oct. 30 at San Jose and Nov. 1 at Anaheim. The Rangers won two consecutive team games which were both decided in a shootout for the first time since Dec. 17, 2016 at Nashville and Dec. 18, 2016 vs. New Jersey.
• Lundqvist made 31 saves in regulation/overtime and stopped all three shooters he faced in the shootout to earn a win on Oct. 30 at San Jose. He earned his 60th career win in a shootout in the contest, and he became the first goaltender in NHL history to earn 60 career shootout wins.
• Staal skated in his 773rd career game as a Ranger on Oct. 30 at San Jose, passing Adam Graves for sole possession of 10th place on the Rangers’ all-time games played list (among skaters).
• Fast posted a plus-one rating while skating in his 300th career NHL game, as well as his 300th career game as a Ranger, on Nov. 1 at Anaheim.
• New York recorded two goals in a span of one minute or less in three consecutive games from Nov. 4 vs. Buffalo to Nov. 9 at Detroit.
• The Rangers tallied two goals in a span of 19 seconds in the second period on Nov. 4 vs. Buffalo (Neal Pionk – 0:41; Jimmy Vesey – 1:00). The Blueshirts registered two goals in the first minute of any period for the fifth time in franchise history and for the first time since Mar. 24, 1982 against Pittsburgh.
• Pionk tallied a goal, which was his first career NHL game-winning goal, tied for the game-high with four blocked shots, and posted a plus-two rating while skating in a team-high 25:04 of ice time on Nov. 6 vs. Montreal.
• All of the Rangers’ 12 forwards who played on Nov. 9 at Detroit were 27 years old or younger. The Blueshirts’ lineup on Nov. 9 was the second in franchise history that included 12 forwards who were all 27 years old or younger (for nine games during the 1955-56 season, the Rangers dressed the same 12 forwards who were all 27 years old or younger – Jimmy Bartlett, Andy Bathgate, Pete Conacher, Dave Creighton, Jean-Guy Gendron, Aldo Guidolin, Andy Hebenton, Bronco Horvath, Danny Lewicki, Ron Murphy, Larry Popein, and Dean Prentice). In addition, the Rangers had three players 20 years old or younger who played in the contest on Nov. 9 (Andersson, Chytil, and Howden). The Blueshirts had three forwards 20 years old or younger who played in the same regular season game for the first time since Oct. 13, 1990 at Washington (Tie Domi, Troy Mallette, and Steven Rice).
• Of the 18 skaters in the Rangers’ lineup on Nov. 9 at Detroit, 12 were selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft, and five of those 12 first-round draft picks were selected by the Rangers: Andersson (2017), Chytil (2017), Kreider (2009), Skjei 26(2012), and Staal (2005).
• Pionk and Shattenkirk each scored a goal during the Rangers’ 4:00 power play in the second period on Nov. 9 at Detroit. Prior to the contest, the last time the Rangers had two defensemen score a goal on the same double minor was on Apr. 7, 1997 against Philadelphia (Karpovtsev and Leetch).
• Chytil posted a five-game goal/point streak from Nov. 12 vs. Vancouver to Nov. 21 vs. NY Islanders (five goals over the span). He became the first teenager in Rangers history to register a five-game goal streak. In addition, he became the first Rangers rookie to post a five-game goal streak since Petr Prucha registered a six-game goal streak during the 2005-06 season. Chytil was also the second teenager in Rangers history who has posted a five-game point streak (Mike Allison posted a five-game point streak and a six-game point streak during the 1980-81 season). In addition, Chytil became the seventh teenager in the NHL to post a five-game goal streak since 2005-06 (along with Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Patrik Laine, Jordan Staal, Sean Couturier, and Auston Matthews). Chytil’s five-game goal streak was the longest by a Ranger, as well as the longest by an NHL rookie, in 2018-19.
• Howden recorded the game-winning goal, which was his first career NHL game-winning goal, won three of five faceoffs (60.0%), and posted a plus-one rating on Nov. 12 vs. Vancouver.
• Lundqvist made 25 saves, and stopped all 11 shots he faced in the third period, to earn a win on Nov. 12 vs. Vancouver. He registered his 437th career NHL win in the contest, tying Hall of Famer Jacques Plante for seventh place on the NHL’s all-time wins list.
• Kreider tallied two goals, both of which were power play goals, and recorded four shots on goal while skating in his 400th career NHL game (and 400th career game as a Ranger) on Nov. 15 at NY Islanders. He tallied his 10th goal of the season in the contest, and he registered 10 goals within the first 19 games of a season for the first time in his NHL career.
• Zibanejad registered his 100th career point as a Ranger on Nov. 15 at NY Islanders. He tallied 100 points (48 goals, 52 assists) in his first 147 career games with the Blueshirts.
• Claesson recorded his first goal/point as a Ranger, tied for the team-high with three hits, registered three shots on goal, and was credited with two blocked shots while logging 20:30 of ice time on Nov. 15 at NY Islanders.
• Alexandar Georgiev entered the game on Nov. 15 at NY Islanders at the start of the third period and registered his first career NHL assist/point by tallying an assist on Kreider’s power play goal.
• Lundqvist made 39 saves and tallied an assist to earn a win on Nov. 17 vs. Florida. He passed Jacques Plante for sole possession of seventh place on the NHL’s all-time wins list (438), passed Grant Fuhr for sole possession of 10th place on the NHL’s all-time saves list (21,616), and passed Sean Burke for sole possession of 13th place on the NHL’s all-time appearances list (821) in the contest.
• Ryan Strome registered four hits and won three of five faceoffs (60.0%) in 16:42 of ice time while making his Rangers debut on Nov. 17 vs. Florida.
• Chytil tallied the game-winning goal in two consecutive games on Nov. 19 vs. Dallas and Nov. 21 vs. NY Islanders.
• Lundqvist earned his 500th overall win (regular season and playoffs combined) on Nov. 19 vs. Dallas.
• Staal notched an assist, tied for the game-high with three blocked shots, and posted a plus-one rating on Nov. 19 vs. Dallas. He was credited with his 1,000th career NHL blocked shot in tonight’s contest. Staal is one of three players who have recorded 1,000 blocked shots with the Rangers since the NHL began to track the statistic (along with Girardi and McDonagh).
• The Rangers earned their largest victory of the season by defeating the Islanders, 5-0, on Nov. 21 at MSG.
• Georgiev stopped all 29 shots he faced to earn a win and his first career NHL shutout on Nov. 21 vs. NY Islanders. Georgiev became the first Bulgarian-born goaltender to register a shutout in NHL history, and he also became the first goaltender of Russian nationality to post a shutout in Rangers history.
• In addition to tallying a goal and becoming the first teenager to post a five-game goal streak in franchise history on Nov. 21 vs. NY Islanders, Chytil logged 20:39 of ice time in the game. Chytil’s 20:39 of ice time was the most by a Rangers teenage forward since the NHL began to track ice time in 1997-98.
• Strome tallied his first assist/point as a Ranger on Nov. 21 vs. NY Islanders. He was originally selected by the Islanders in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
• The Rangers did not allow a power play goal in five consecutive games from Nov. 21 vs. NY Islanders to Nov. 29 at Ottawa and were only shorthanded seven times over the span. In addition, the Blueshirts were not shorthanded more than twice in any game over the stretch. The Blueshirts had a five-game stretch in which they were shorthanded seven or fewer times for the first time since Jan. 19 – Feb. 2, 2016.
• The Blueshirts were only shorthanded nine times over a six-game stretch from Nov. 21 vs. NY Islanders to Dec. 1 at Montreal and were not shorthanded more than twice in any game during the stretch. Prior to the six-game stretch this season, the last time the Blueshirts were shorthanded two or fewer times in six consecutive games was from Dec. 2, 2013 to Dec. 12, 2013.
• Lundqvist made 42 saves on Nov. 23 at Philadelphia, and he stopped all 18 shots he faced in the second period of the contest. Lundqvist made at least 40 saves in a regular season game for the 30th time in his NHL career.
• The Rangers had four players 20 years old or younger who played on Nov. 24 vs. Washington. (Andersson, Chytil, Howden, and Gettinger). Prior to the contest, the last time the Blueshirts had four players (as well as four forwards) 20 years old or younger who played in the same game was Dec. 5, 1984 vs. Calgary (Dave Gagner, Randy Heath, Chris Kontos, and Tomas Sandstrom).
• The Rangers had six rookies play on Nov. 24 vs. Washington (Andersson, Chytil, Fogarty, Georgiev, Gettinger, and Howden), including five rookie forwards. Prior to the contest against Washington, the last time the Rangers had five rookie forwards play in the same game was Apr. 11, 2006 vs. NY Islanders (Petr Prucha, Dominic Moore, Colton Orr, Ryan Hollweg, and Jarko Immonen).
• The Blueshirts established a single-game season-high with a 64.3% faceoff win percentage (27-for-42) on Nov. 24 vs. Washington.
• The Rangers registered 42 hits on Nov. 24 vs. Washington. New York was credited with at least 40 hits in a game for the first time since Dec. 20, 2016 at Pittsburgh. In addition, the Rangers recorded 40 or more hits in a home game for the first time since Mar. 24, 2015 vs. Los Angeles.
• Tim Gettinger was credited with five hits while making his NHL/Rangers debut on Nov. 24 vs. Washington.
• Pionk notched an assist while skating in his 50th career NHL game on Nov. 24 vs. Washington. He registered 29 points (five goals, 24 assists) in his first 50 career NHL games, becoming the fourth undrafted defenseman (among players who debuted after the NHL Draft was implemented in 1963) to register at least 29 points in his first 50 career NHL games (along with Bobby Orr, Rick Foley, and Kari Eloranta). In addition, Pionk became the fourth defenseman in franchise history to register at least 29 points in his first 50 career NHL games (along with Brian Leetch, Ron Greschner, and Sergei Zubov).
• Staal and Andersson each recorded their first goal of the 2018-19 season on Nov. 26 vs. Ottawa. Through 25 games of the 2018-19 season, 21 different players tallied a goal for the Rangers. Prior to 2018-19, the last time the Rangers had 21 different players register at least one goal through the first 25 games of a season was 1988-89.
• Lundqvist made 31 saves while appearing in his 20th game of the season on Nov. 29 at Ottawa. He appeared in at least 20 games in a season for the 14th time in his career (all of his 14 NHL seasons) and broke a tie with Mike Richter for the most seasons with at least 20 appearances by a Rangers goaltender in franchise history. In addition, Lundqvist is one of six goaltenders in NHL history who have appeared in at least 20 games in each of their first 14 seasons in the league (along with Eddie Johnston, Dan Bouchard, Ed Belfour, Roberto Luongo, and Marc-Andre Fleury). Lundqvist also made his 21,767th career NHL save in the contest, passing Hall of Famer Gump Worsley for ninth place on the league’s all-time saves list.
• The Rangers had six rookie forwards (Andersson, Chytil, Fogarty, Gettinger, Howden, and Lettieri), as well as seven rookie players (Andersson, Chytil, Fogarty, Gettinger, Howden, Lettieri, and Georgiev), play on Dec. 1 at Montreal. The six rookie forwards the Rangers had play in the game were tied for the most the team has had play in the same regular season game since the start of the NHL’s Expansion Era (1967-68). In addition, the contest marked the fourth time since 1967-68 that the Rangers had six rookie forwards play in the same regular season game (the first three instances took place during the 1989-90 season and included the same six rookie forwards; Rick Bennett, Paul Broten, Mark Janssens, Troy Mallette, Kevin Miller, and Darren Turcotte).
• The Rangers held Vic Hadfield Night prior to their game on Dec. 2 vs. Winnipeg, and his No. 11 jersey was raised to the Madison Square Garden rafters. Hadfield became the 10th player to have his jersey number retired by the Rangers, joining Rod Gilbert (No. 7; Oct. 14, 1979), Ed Giacomin (No. 1; Mar. 15, 1989), Mike Richter (No. 35; Feb. 4, 2004), Mark Messier (No. 11; Jan. 12, 2006), Brian Leetch (No. 2; Jan. 24, 2008), Adam Graves (No. 9; Feb. 3, 2009), Harry Howell (No. 3; Feb. 22, 2009), Andy Bathgate (No. 9; Feb. 22, 2009), and Jean Ratelle (No. 19; Feb. 25, 2018) as the only Rangers whose jersey numbers have been retired by the organization.
• Staal tied a single-game career-high with two points (one goal, one assist) on Dec. 2 vs. Winnipeg. He skated in his 789th career game as a Ranger in the contest, passing Dan Girardi for sole possession of ninth place on the franchise’s all-time games played list (among skaters). In addition, Staal passed Girardi for the fifth-most games played by a defenseman in franchise history.
• The Rangers tallied a goal on all three of their shootout attempts on Dec. 8 at Florida, marking the fourth time in franchise history that the Blueshirts have taken three shootout attempts in a game and have scored on all of them. The last time the Rangers accomplished this feat was on Mar. 17, 2009 at Montreal.
• Claesson tied a single-game career-high with two points (one goal, one assist) and tied a single-game career-high with a plus-three rating on Dec. 8 at Florida. Claesson was selected as the game’s Third Star in the contest. In addition, Claesson’s assist in the game, which was a shorthanded assist, was his first assist as a Ranger.
• Lundqvist earned his 10th win of the season on Dec. 8 at Florida. He earned 10 or more wins in a season for the 14th time (all 14 seasons of his NHL career), breaking a tie with Mike Richter for the most seasons with at least 10 wins by a Rangers goaltender in franchise history. Lundqvist also became the second goaltender in NHL history to register 10 or more wins in each of his first 14 seasons in the league (along with Chris Osgood).
• Chytil tallied an assist while skating in his 30th game of the season on Dec. 10 at Tampa Bay. He became the eighth teenager to play in at least 30 games in a season with the Rangers in franchise history (Jackie McLeod – 1949-50; Mike Allison – 1980-81; Chris Kontos – 1982-83; Troy Mallette – 1989-90; Alexei Kovalev – 1992-93; Manny Malhotra – 1998-99; Michael Del Zotto – 2009-10), and he became just the third teenager in franchise history to play in all of the team’s first 30 games of a season (Allison – 1980-81; Del Zotto – 2009-10).
• The Rangers tallied a single-game season-high three power play goals on Dec. 14 vs. Arizona. All three of the Blueshirts’ goals in the game were scored on the power play.
• Zibanejad logged 5:29 of power play ice time and 4:37 of shorthanded ice time on Dec. 14 vs. Arizona. He became the first Rangers forward to log at least 5:00 of power play ice time and 4:00 of shorthanded ice time since Mar. 3, 2013 vs. Buffalo (Ryan Callahan and Derek Stepan).
• The Rangers only allowed 15 shots on goal on Dec. 18 vs. Anaheim, including only one shot on goal in the third period. The Blueshirts’ 15 shots on goal against were the fewest in any game this season, and the one shot on goal against in the third period was the fewest allowed in any period this season. Prior to the contest against the Ducks, the last time the Rangers allowed 15 shots on goal or fewer in a game was on Feb. 27, 2012 vs. New Jersey (13 shots on goal against).
• Vladislav Namestnikov tied a single-game career-high with three points (one goal, two assists) and posted a plus-three rating on Dec. 18 vs. Anaheim.
• Skjei tallied an assist, tied for the game-high with three hits, tied for the team-high with three blocked shots, and registered three shots on goal while skating in his 200th career NHL game (and his 200th career game as a Ranger) on Dec. 22 at Toronto.
• Lundqvist made 25 saves and tallied an assist on Dec. 27 vs. Columbus. Lundqvist registered his 25th career NHL assist/ point, tying John Vanbiesbrouck for the most assists and most points by a Rangers goaltender in franchise history.
• The Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Jesper Fast line registered 10 points on Dec. 29 at Nashville (three goals, seven assists), and all three players tallied at least three points in the contest. All three players recorded a point on the same goal for two of the Rangers’ four goals in the game, and at least two of the three players tallied a point on all of the team’s four goals in the contest. In addition, all three players posted a plus-three rating in the contest.
• Zibanejad established a single-game career-high with four assists and tied single-game career-highs with four points and a plus-three rating on Dec. 29 at Nashville. Zibanejad became the first Ranger to tally four assists in a game since Artem Anisimov on Jan. 19, 2011 vs. Toronto, as well as the first Ranger to tally four assists in a road game since Jaromir Jagr on Feb. 19, 2008 at Montreal.
• Fast tied single-game career-highs with two goals, three points, and a plus-three rating, and he registered the game-winning goal in the third period on Dec. 29 at Nashville. He posted a multi-goal game for the third time in his NHL career and a threepoint game for the second time in his NHL career.
• Kreider tallied three points (one goal, two assists), including his 20th goal of the season, and tied a single-game career-high with a plus-three rating on Dec. 29 at Nashville. He recorded 20 goals in a season for the fourth time in his career (and the fourth time in the last five seasons), and he is the only Ranger who has registered 20 or more goals in four different seasons since 2014-15.
• Lundqvist made 39 saves, and stopped all 33 shots he faced over the final two periods (17 saves in the second period and 16 saves in the third period), to earn a win on Dec. 31 at St. Louis. He earned his 191st career road win in the game, passing Curtis Joseph for the fifth-most by a goaltender in NHL history.
• Boo Nieves registered his first career NHL game-winning goal, recorded two shots on goal, and posted a plus-one rating on Dec. 31 at St. Louis.
• Staal skated in his 800th career NHL game, as well as his 800th career game as a Ranger, on Jan. 2 vs. Pittsburgh. He became the 10th player (skater or goaltender) in franchise history to appear in at least 800 career games with the Blueshirts. Staal also became the fifth defenseman in franchise history to skate in at least 800 career games as a Ranger, joining Harry Howell (1,160), Brian Leetch (1,129), Ron Greschner (981), and Jim Neilson (811).
• Georgiev made 41 saves while making his 10th start of the season on Jan. 4 at Colorado. He is the eighth different goaltender 22 years old or younger who has started at least 10 games in a season in franchise history, and the 2018-19 season marked the 10th different instance of a Rangers goaltender 22 years old or younger starting in at least 10 games in a single season. The seven Rangers goaltenders besides Georgiev who started at least 10 games in a season when they were 22 years old or younger are John Vanbiesbrouck (twice – 1984-85 and 1985-86), Dan Blackburn (twice – 2001-02 and 2002-03), Jim Henry (1941-42), John Davidson (1975-76), Ken McAuley (1943-44), Steve Baker (1979-80), and Dan Cloutier (1998-99).
• Vesey tallied an assist while skating in his 200th career NHL game (and his 200th career game as a Ranger) on Jan. 8 at Vegas.
• Zibanejad tallied a goal on Jan. 8 at Vegas. He recorded a goal in each of the Rangers’ first four all-time games against the Golden Knights (four goals, two assists).
• Howden led all skaters with 13 faceoffs wins (13-for-19; 68.4%) on Jan. 8 at Vegas. Howden’s 13 faceoff wins in the contest were a single-game season-high. In addition, his 13 faceoff wins were the second-most an NHL rookie had in a game in 201819, and he became the third Rangers rookie to win at least 13 faceoffs in a game since the NHL began tracking the statistic in 1997-98 (along with Mike York and Manny Malhotra).
• The Rangers were 11-for-11 on the penalty kill over back-to-back games on Jan. 12 at NY Islanders and Jan. 13 at Columbus. Prior to those two games, the last time the Rangers were shorthanded five or more times in two consecutive contests and did not allow a power play goal in either game was Jan. 30, 2010 at Phoenix and Jan. 31, 2010 at Colorado. The Blueshirts were 6-for-6 on the penalty kill on Jan. 12 against the Islanders, marking the first time the Rangers did not allow a power play goal in a game which they were shorthanded six or more times since Mar. 6, 2017 at Tampa Bay.
• From their loss on Jan. 10 through their game against New Jersey on Feb. 23, the Rangers posted a 7-0-1 record in the game immediately following their eight regulation losses.
• The Rangers earned a win at Barclays Center for the first time in franchise history on Jan. 12 at NY Islanders. The Rangers’ win against the Islanders was also their first all-time win in the borough of Brooklyn. Following the win, the Blueshirts have now earned at least one win in four of New York City’s five boroughs (Manhattan – Madison Square Garden; Brooklyn – Barclays Center; The Bronx – Yankee Stadium; Queens – Citi Field).
• Zibanejad was selected as the NHL’s Second Star of the Week for the week ending on Jan. 20, as he led the NHL with five goals and registered seven points in three games during the week.
• Zibanejad tallied the game-winning goal in three consecutive games from Jan. 15 vs. Carolina to Jan. 19 at Boston. He became just the second Ranger in franchise history to tally the game-winning goal in three consecutive team games (the first was Rod Gilbert, who did so on Dec. 11, 1966 vs. Montreal, Dec. 14, 1966 vs. Detroit, and Dec. 17, 1966 at Toronto).
• Zibanejad registered 13 goals over an 11-game span from Jan. 15 vs. Carolina to Feb. 12 at Winnipeg. He became the first Ranger to tally 13 goals in a span of 11 games since Jaromir Jagr in 2005-06, and he is one of three Rangers who have done so since the start of the 1989-90 season (Adam Graves in 1993-94 and Jagr in 2005-06). He also recorded a point in 11 games over a 13-game span from Jan. 12 at NY Islanders to Feb. 12 at Winnipeg, including all 11 games which the Rangers registered at least one goal over the stretch.
• With a win on Jan. 15 vs. Carolina, the Rangers extended their home winning streak against Carolina to 16 games. The Blueshirts’ 16-game home winning streak against the Hurricanes (which dated back to Jan. 5, 2011) is the longest home winning streak the Rangers have registered against one opponent in franchise history.
• Three different Rangers registered two goals on Jan. 15 vs. Carolina (DeAngelo, Buchnevich, and Zibanejad). Prior to the game against the Hurricanes, the last time the Blueshirts had three players each post a multi-goal game in the same contest was on Dec. 22, 1996 vs. Florida (Mark Messier, Alexei Kovalev, and Niklas Sundstrom).
• The Rangers were successful on all of their special teams opportunities on Jan. 15 vs. Carolina (3-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill). Prior to the contest, the last time the Blueshirts were successful on all special teams opportunities in one game (min. three power play opportunities and three times shorthanded) was on Feb. 15, 2007 at Carolina. New York’s three power play goals in the contest were tied for a single-game season-high.
• The Rangers tallied a single-game season-high six goals in their 6-2 win against the Hurricanes on Jan. 15.
• Zibanejad tied a single-game career-high with four points (two goals, two assists), including three power play points (one power play goal, two power play assists), and registered the game-winning goal on Jan. 15 vs. Carolina. He posted a fourpoint game for the fourth time in his NHL career and for the third time during the season. Zibanejad became the first Ranger to post three different four-point games in the same season since Marian Gaborik in 2010-11.
• Tony DeAngelo tallied two goals, including the first goal of the game, tied for the game-high with four shots on goal, and posted a plus-two rating while skating in his 100th career NHL game on Jan. 15 vs. Carolina. He posted a multi-goal game for the first time in his NHL career and tied a single-game career-high with two points in the contest.
• Pavel Buchnevich tied a single-game career-high with two goals on Jan. 15 vs. Carolina, and he registered both goals on the power play.
• Lundqvist made 34 saves to earn a win on Jan. 15 vs. Carolina. He made his 838th career NHL appearance in the game, passing Hall of Famer Jacques Plante for sole possession of 12th place on the league’s all-time appearances list.
• Ryan Lindgren recorded three hits and was credited with three blocked shots while making his NHL/Rangers debut on Jan. 15 vs. Carolina.
• The Rangers played seven consecutive one-goal games from Jan. 17 vs. Chicago to Feb. 6 vs. Boston. The Blueshirts played seven consecutive one-goal games for the first time since the 2010-11 season (Jan. 5, 2011 vs. Carolina to Jan. 16, 2011 vs. Philadelphia).
• The Blueshirts held their opponent to 30 shots on goal or fewer in seven consecutive games from Jan. 17 vs. Chicago to Feb. 6 vs. Boston. The Rangers allowed 30 shots on goal or fewer in at least seven consecutive games for the first time since Mar. 17, 2012 vs. Colorado to Apr. 1, 2012 vs. Boston (nine straight games).
• Lundqvist made 27 saves to earn his 15th win of the season and the 446th win of his NHL career on Jan. 19 at Boston. By earning a win in the game, Lundqvist passed Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk for sole possession of sixth place on the NHL’s all-time wins list. Lundqvist also became the first goaltender in NHL history to earn at least 15 wins in each of his first 14 NHL seasons (2005-06 – 2018-19).
• Chytil registered his 10th career NHL goal on Jan. 19 at Boston. He became the third player in franchise history to record 10 or more goals as a teenager (along with Mike Allison and Alexei Kovalev).
• Zibanejad tallied a point on 10 consecutive goals the Rangers scored between Jan. 19 at Boston through his goal in the second period on Feb. 4 vs. Los Angeles. He became the first player in Rangers history to factor in on 10 consecutive goals scored by the team. Zibanejad also became the ninth player in NHL history to factor in on 10 or more consecutive goals for his team, and it was the 13th such instance in NHL history that a player has recorded a point on 10 or more consecutive goals for his team.
• Zibanejad was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week ending on Feb. 3, as he recorded six points (three goals, three assists) in three games.
• Zibanejad tallied his second career NHL hat trick (first hat trick as a Ranger), tied a single-game career-high with four points (three goals, one assist), and tallied the game-winning goal on Jan. 31 at New Jersey. Including games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Zibanejad became the first Ranger to record a hat trick on the road against the Devils since Mark Messier in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals in 1994 (May 25, 1994). In addition, Zibanejad is the first Ranger who has recorded a regular season hat trick on the road at New Jersey since Kelly Kisio on Dec. 26, 1986. Zibanejad also became the first Ranger to register four four-point games in the same season since Jaromir Jagr in 2005-06.
• Lundqvist made his 22,204th career NHL save on Jan. 31 at New Jersey, passing John Vanbiesbrouck for sole possession of eighth place on the league’s all-time saves list.
• Staal skated in his 812th career game as a Ranger on Feb. 2 vs. Tampa Bay, passing Jim Neilson for sole possession of eighth place on the Rangers’ all-time games played list (among skaters). He also passed Neilson for the fourth-most games played by a defenseman in franchise history. The only defensemen who have played more games with the Rangers than Staal has are Harry Howell (1,160), Brian Leetch (1,129), and Ron Greschner (981).
• Lundqvist made 20 saves and tallied an assist on Feb. 2 vs. Tampa Bay. Lundqvist made his 842nd career appearance as a Ranger in the contest, passing Vic Hadfield for the seventh-most appearances by a player with the Blueshirts (skaters and goaltenders included) in franchise history. He also registered his 26th career assist/point, passing John Vanbiesbrouck for the most assists and most points by a goaltender in franchise history.
• DeAngelo tallied 18 assists in 29 games he played from Feb. 4 until the end of the season, and his 18 assists over the span were the fourth-most among NHL defensemen.
• Georgiev established a single-game career-high with 55 saves, stopped all 23 shots he faced while the Rangers were shorthanded, made 21 saves in the first period, and stopped all 34 shots he faced over the final two periods to earn his eighth win of the season while celebrating his 23rd birthday on Feb. 10 vs. Toronto. Georgiev’s 55 saves are the second-most a Rangers goaltender has made in a game in franchise history (since the NHL began to track saves in 1955-56); Mike Richter holds the Rangers’ single-game franchise record for saves (59 saves on Jan. 31, 1991 at Vancouver), as well as the most saves a Rangers goaltender has made in a game which the team won in franchise history. In addition, Georgiev’s 55 saves are the most any Rangers goaltender has made in a game which ended in regulation in franchise history (since saves were first tracked), as well as the most saves a Rangers goaltender has made in a game at MSG in franchise history. He became the seventh Rangers goaltender to make at least 50 saves in a game since the NHL began tracking the statistic in 1955-56 (along with Gump Worsley, Jacques Plante, Gilles Villemure, Glen Hanlon, Mike Richter, and Henrik Lundqvist). Georgiev’s 55 saves in the game were the most any NHL goaltender made in a game during the 2018-19 season.
• DeAngelo posted a career-high eight-game assist/point streak from Feb. 12 at Winnipeg to Feb. 27 vs. Tampa Bay (nine assists over the span). His eight-game assist streak was the longest a Ranger posted this season; in addition, the eightgame assist streak was tied for the fourth-longest in the NHL and was tied for the longest by an NHL defenseman in 2018-19. DeAngelo’s eight-game assist streak is tied for the eighth-longest in Rangers history, and it is also tied for the longest assist streak by a Rangers defenseman other than Brian Leetch in franchise history (Leetch posted three separate assist streaks which were longer than eight games).
• Zibanejad recorded two goals on Feb. 12 at Winnipeg. He became the first Rangers center to record at least 25 goals and at least 56 points in the team’s first 56 games of a season since Mark Messier in 1996-97. Zibanejad also logged at least 20:00 of ice time for the 10th consecutive game on Feb. 12 at Winnipeg; he became the first Rangers forward to log at least 20:00 of ice time in 10 consecutive games since Ryan Callahan during the 2011-12 season.
• Lundqvist made his 40th appearance of the 2018-19 season on Feb. 12 at Winnipeg. He became the first goaltender in NHL history to make at least 40 appearances in each of his first 14 seasons in the league. In addition, Lundqvist is one of six goaltenders in NHL history who have made 40 or more appearances in at least 14 different seasons (Patrick Roy – 18; Martin Brodeur – 17; Ed Belfour – 16; John Vanbiesbrouck – 16; Roberto Luongo – 15).
• The Rangers tallied two goals in a span of eight seconds in the third period on Feb. 15 at Buffalo. (Buchnevich – 15:59 of the third period; Namestnikov – 16:07 of the third period). The Rangers’ franchise record for the fastest two goals scored is four seconds (Oct. 19, 2014 vs. San Jose – Rick Nash and Martin St. Louis).
• Namestnikov tied a single-game career-high with three points (two goals, one assist) and posted a plus-three rating on Feb. 15 at Buffalo.
• Georgiev made 31 saves, stopped 29 of 30 shots he faced at even strength, and stopped all 13 shots he faced in the third period to earn his ninth win of the season on Feb. 15 at Buffalo. He made his 20th appearance of the season in the contest. Since Mike Richter appeared in at least 20 games in back-to-back seasons in 1989-90 and 1990-91 (he had rookie status for both seasons), Georgiev became just the fourth Rangers goaltender to appear in at least 20 games in a season as a rookie (Dan Cloutier – 1998-99; Dan Blackburn – 2001-02; Henrik Lundqvist – 2005-06).
• DeAngelo tallied an assist, established a single-game career-high with a plus-four rating, was assessed a fighting major on Feb. 15 at Buffalo.
• The Rangers registered 44 shots on goal and were credited with 57 hits on Feb. 17 at Pittsburgh. Since real-time stats were first tracked by the NHL in 1997-98, the Rangers registered at least 40 shots on goal and 40 or more hits in the same game for the third time (Jan. 14, 2008 at Pittsburgh; Jan. 5, 2012 vs. Florida). In addition, the Rangers and their opponent each registered 40 or more shots on goal in the same game for the first time since Feb. 16, 2015 at NY Islanders.
• New York’s 57 hits on Feb. 17 at Pittsburgh were the most the team recorded in one game this season. The 57 hits were tied for the fourth-most the team has registered in one game since the NHL began tracking real-time stats in 1997-98 (the Rangers’ single-game record for hits is 67; Dec. 16, 1998 at New Jersey). The Blueshirts were credited with at least 50 hits in a game for the first time since Dec. 2, 2015 at NY Islanders.
• Pionk led all skaters with a single-game career-high nine hits on Feb. 17 at Pittsburgh. He became the first Rangers defenseman to register nine or more hits in a game since Dan Girardi on Jan. 5, 2012 vs. Florida.
• Lundqvist made a single-game season-high 43 saves and stopped all 18 shots he faced in the third period to earn a win on Feb. 19 at Carolina.
• Chytil recorded his 20th point of the 2018-19 season in tonight’s contest. He became the first teenage forward to register 20 or more points in a season with the Rangers since Alexei Kovalev in 1992-93 (Kovalev tallied 38 points during the 1992-93 season, 29 of which were recorded while he was 19 years old).
• DeAngelo tallied his 20th point of the season on Feb. 21 vs. Minnesota. DeAngelo and Pionk both registered 20 or more points in 2018-19. Over the last 30 seasons (since 1988-89), DeAngelo and Pionk became the third pair of Blueshirts defensemen 23 years old or younger to tally at least 20 points in the same season (2009-10 – Michael Del Zotto and Marc Staal; 2011-12 – Michael Del Zotto and Ryan McDonagh).
• Vesey posted three consecutive multi-point games from Feb. 23 vs. New Jersey to Feb. 27 vs. Tampa Bay (three goals, three assists over the span, and he tallied one goal and one assist in each game). Vesey registered three consecutive multi-point games for the first time in his NHL career. In addition, his three-game goal streak was a career-high, while his three-game assist streak and three-game point streaks were tied for his career-highs.
• Strome tied a single-game career-high with two goals, registered a power play goal, won nine of 13 faceoffs (69.2%), recorded two shots on goal, and posted a plus-two rating in 19:09 of ice time while skating in his 400th career NHL game on Feb. 23 vs. New Jersey.
• Georgiev earned his 10th win of the season on Feb. 23 vs. New Jersey. He is the 13th goaltender in Rangers history who has earned 10 or more wins in his rookie season (the others are Lorne Chabot – 1926-27; Andy Aitkenhead – 1932-33; Jim Henry – 1941-42; Gump Worsley – 1952-53; Johnny Bower – 1953-54; Marcel Paille – 1957-58; Gilles Villemure – 1970-71; Steve Weeks – 1981-82; John Vanbiesbrouck – 1984-85; Mike Richter – 1989-90 and 1990-91; Dan Blackburn – 2001-02; Henrik Lundqvist – 2005-06).
• The Rangers tallied a goal 21 seconds into a period in two different periods on Feb. 24 at Washington (Chris Kreider – first period; Jimmy Vesey – third period). Kreider’s goal was the fastest goal the Rangers scored from the start of a game this season. The Blueshirts registered a goal within the first 21 seconds of a period twice in the same game for only the second time in franchise history; the first instance was on Mar. 15, 1989 vs. Winnipeg.
• The Rangers scored a game-tying goal at 19:29 of the third period on Feb. 24 at Washington (Brady Skjei). The Blueshirts scored a game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation for the first time since Mar. 31, 2017 vs. Pittsburgh (Chris Kreider – 19:48 of the third period).
• Skjei registered two goals on Feb. 24 at Washington, and he posted a multi-goal game for the first time in his NHL career. In addition, he recorded a goal in two consecutive games for the first time in his NHL career (three goals over the two games on Feb. 23 vs. New Jersey and Feb. 24 at Washington). He tallied his sixth goal of the 2018-19 season in the contest, establishing a new career-high.
• Zibanejad tallied a goal, led all skaters with 16 faceoff wins (16-for-27; 59.3%), and tied for the game-high with five shots on goal while skating in a single-game career-high 26:02 of ice time on Feb. 27 vs. Tampa Bay. He became the first Rangers forward to log at least 26:00 of ice time in a game since Ryan Callahan on Apr. 25, 2013. He recorded his 27th goal of the season in the contest, matching his previous career-high from 2017-18. He became the first Ranger to register 27 or more goals in back-to-back seasons since Jaromir Jagr (2005-06 and 2006-07), and he also became the first Rangers center to tally at least 27 goals in back-to-back seasons since Mark Messier (1995-96 and 1996-97).
• DeAngelo extended his assist/point streak to eight games and led all Rangers with a single-game career-high 26:32 of ice time on Feb. 27 vs. Tampa Bay.
• Brendan Lemieux led all skaters with seven hits in 15:24 of ice time while making his Rangers debut on Feb. 27 vs. Tampa Bay. Lemieux is the second player who has worn jersey No. 48 in a regular season game for the Rangers in franchise history (Oscar Lindberg wore jersey No. 48 for one game, when he made his NHL debut on Feb. 24, 2015 vs. Calgary).
• Libor Hajek made his NHL/Rangers debut on Mar. 1 vs. Montreal. Hajek became the sixth player 21 years old or younger to skate in a game with the Blueshirts in 2018-19 (along with Filip Chytil, Brett Howden, Lias Andersson, Tim Gettinger, and Ryan Lindgren). Prior to this season, the last time the Blueshirts had six players 21 years old or younger all play at least one game in the same season was 1989-90 (Brian Leetch, Darren Turcotte, Mark Janssens, Troy Mallette, Dave Archibald, and Jeff Bloemberg).
• Namestnikov tallied the first goal of the game, led all skaters (and tied a single-game career-high) with seven shots on goal, and posted a plus-one rating on Mar. 1 vs. Montreal.
• Lundqvist made his 22,434th career NHL save on Mar. 1 vs. Montreal, passing Hall of Famer Ed Belfour for sole possession of seventh place on the league’s all-time saves list.
• Lemieux recorded his first goal/point as a Ranger and established a single-game career-high with six shots on goal on Mar. 1 vs. Montreal.
• Six players who were in the Rangers’ lineup on Mar. 3 vs. Washington were selected in either the first round or second round of the NHL Entry Draft between 2014 and 2017 (Andersson, Chytil, Howden, Hajek, DeAngelo, Lemieux). Twelve of the Rangers' 18 skaters who played in the contest were selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. In addition, of the 20 players who were dressed for the Rangers on Mar. 3, 13 have only played with the Blueshirts in their NHL careers (Andersson, Buchnevich, Chytil, Fast, Georgiev, Hajek, Howden, Kreider, Lundqvist, Pionk, Skjei, Staal, and Vesey).
• Brendan Smith recorded two hits while skating in his 400th career NHL game on Mar. 3 vs. Washington.
• Georgiev stopped 31 of 32 shots and was selected as the game’s Third Star on Mar. 5 at Dallas. Georgiev made his 25th appearance of the 2018-19 season in the contest, becoming the eighth Rangers goaltender since expansion (1967-68) to appear in at least 25 games in his rookie season (Gilles Villemure – 1970-71; Steve Baker – 1979-80; Steve Weeks – 1981-82; John Vanbiesbrouck – 1984-85; Mike Richter – 1990-91; Dan Blackburn – 2001-02; Henrik Lundqvist – 2005-06).
• Buchnevich tied single-game career-highs with two goals and five shots on goal on Mar. 7 at Detroit. He recorded his 15th goal of the 2018-19 season in the contest, establishing a new career-high.
• Lundqvist made 43 saves in regulation and the five-minute overtime period on Mar. 7 at Detroit. Lundqvist’s 43 saves were tied for the most he made in one game this season (also on Feb. 19 at Carolina). He made his 850th career NHL appearance in the contest. Lundqvist became the 12th goaltender in NHL history to appear in at least 850 career games, and he is only the third goaltender in league history who has appeared in at least 850 career games with one franchise (Martin Brodeur – 1,259 with New Jersey; Tony Esposito – 873 with Chicago).
• Lemieux established a single-game career-high with two assists and tied a single-game career-high with two points on Mar. 7 at Detroit. He posted a multi-assist game for the first time in his NHL career and a multi-point game for the third time in his NHL career. Lemieux’s first assist of the game was also his first as a member of the Rangers.
• Strome tied a single-game career-high with two goals, registered three points (two goals, one assist), tied for the game-high with five shots on goal, won six of 10 faceoffs (60.0%), and posted a plus-two rating on Mar. 9 vs. New Jersey.
• Namestnikov tied single-game career-highs with two assists and three points, and he registered the game-winning goal on Mar. 9 vs. New Jersey.
• Hajek registered his first career NHL goal/point on Mar. 9 vs. New Jersey.
• Zibanejad tallied two assists, including the 300th point of his NHL career, on Mar. 9 vs. New Jersey. Zibanejad registered 151 points in 281 games with Ottawa, and he recorded 149 points in his first 196 games with the Rangers.
• On Mar. 11 at Edmonton, the Blueshirts rallied from a two-goal deficit to at least tie the game for the fifth time in the last eight games, dating back to Feb. 24 at Washington. In addition, the Rangers rallied from a deficit at any point in the third period to tie the game and earn at least one point for the third consecutive contest.
• Lemieux tied a single-game career-high with two points (one goal, one assist), was assessed a fighting major, recorded four hits, registered two shots on goal, and posted a plus-one rating on Mar. 11 at Edmonton. He was selected as the game’s Second Star. Lemieux registered his first career “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” (one goal, one assist, and a fighting major in the same game) in the contest, and he became the first Ranger to record a “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” since Chris Kreider on Jan. 17, 2017 vs. Dallas.
• Smith drew four minor penalties on Mar. 15 at Calgary. The four minor penalties drawn were tied for the most any NHL player drew in a game this season, and it was also tied for the most any NHL defenseman has drawn in one game since the NHL
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• Buchnevich posted a career-high seven-game point streak from Mar. 16 at Minnesota to Mar. 31 at Philadelphia (four goals, four assists over the span).
• Zibanejad tallied his 28th goal of the season while skating in his 200th career game as a Ranger on Mar. 16 at Minnesota. Zibanejad established a new career-high in goals by registering his 28th goal of the season, and he became the first Rangers center to record at least 28 goals in a season since Eric Lindros (37 in 2001-02).
• Lundqvist played his 50,000th career minute in the NHL (as well as his 50,000th career minute with the Rangers) on Mar. 19 vs. Detroit. He became the 11th goaltender in NHL history to play at least 50,000 career minutes and only the third goaltender in NHL history to do so with one franchise (Martin Brodeur – New Jersey; Tony Esposito – Chicago).
• Shattenkirk tallied a power play assist and tied for the game-high with six shots on goal in 22:19 of ice time while skating in his 600th career NHL game on Mar. 19 vs. Detroit.
• Georgiev made 44 saves, including 19 saves in the third period, to earn a win on Mar. 23 at Toronto. Georgiev, who also made 55 saves in a win against Toronto on Feb. 10, became the first Rangers goaltender since expansion (1967-68) to earn two 40save wins against one opponent in the same season. He made 130 saves on 136 shots in three appearances against Toronto in 2018-19 (.956 SV%), including 99 saves on 101 shots in his two wins against the Maple Leafs (.980 SV%).
• Strome registered his first career NHL overtime goal to on Mar. 23 at Toronto.
• Chytil recorded his 25th career NHL point on Mar. 25 vs. Pittsburgh. He became the fourth teenager to record at least 25 career points with the Rangers (Mike Allison – 60; Michael Del Zotto – 37; Alexei Kovalev – 29).
• Lundqvist made his 50th appearance of the season on Mar. 27 at Boston. He became the seventh goaltender in NHL history to appear in 50 or more games in at least 12 different seasons (along with Martin Brodeur, Ed Belfour, Roberto Luongo, Tony Esposito, Curtis Joseph, and Patrick Roy) and only the second NHL goaltender to have at least 12 seasons with 50 or more appearances within his first 14 seasons in the league (along with Esposito).
• Georgiev made 94 consecutive saves and posted a shutout streak of 147:23 from the 15:02 mark of the first period on Mar. 29 vs. St. Louis to the 2:25 mark of the third period on Apr. 5 vs. Columbus (he played in three games over the span – Mar. 29, Mar. 31 at Philadelphia, and Apr. 5); according to NHL Stats & Information, Georgiev’s streak of 94 consecutive saves is the longest by a Rangers goaltender since the start of the 1997-98 season (the previous record was 81 by Henrik Lundqvist from Jan. 9, 2010 to Jan. 14, 2010).
• Georgiev made 44 saves and stopped the final 38 shots he faced in the contest, including all 20 shots he faced in the second period, to earn his 12th win of the season on Mar. 29 vs. St. Louis. He made at least 40 saves in a game for the sixth time in his NHL career; Georgiev’s six 40-save games are the second-most by a Rangers rookie goaltender in franchise history (Mike Richter – seven). Georgiev also made his 30th appearance of the season in the contest, becoming the seventh Rangers goaltender since expansion (1967-68) to appear in at least 30 games in his rookie season (Villemure – 1970-71; Weeks – 1981-82; Vanbiesbrouck – 1984-85; Richter – 1990-91; Blackburn – 2001-02; Lundqvist – 2005-06).
• Buchnevich tallied the first goal of the game, which was his 20th goal of the 2018-19 season, his 100th career NHL point, and the game-winning goal, on Mar. 31 at Philadelphia. Buchnevich became the fifth Russian player to register at least 100 points as a member of the Rangers (along with Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Nemchinov, Sergei Zubov, and Artem Anisimov). Buchnevich tallied at least 20 goals in a season for the first time in his NHL career, and he became the fourth Russian to record at least 20 goals in a season with the Rangers in franchise history (Kovalev – four times; Nemchinov – three times; Nikolai Zherdev – once).
• Georgiev made 29 saves to earn his second shutout of the season on Mar. 31 at Philadelphia.
• DeAngelo registered his 30th point of the season on Apr. 1 at New Jersey. He became the fourth Rangers defenseman 23 years old or younger to record 30 or more points in a season over the last 30 seasons (since 1988-89); along with Brian Leetch, Sergei Zubov, Michael Del Zotto, Ryan McDonagh, and Brady Skjei.
• Andersson registered the first special teams (power play or shorthanded) goal/point of his NHL career by tallying a shorthanded goal on Apr. 3 vs. Ottawa. Prior to Andersson (who is 20 years and 172 days old), the last Ranger to record a shorthanded goal at his age or younger was Niklas Sundstrom on Oct. 14, 1995 at Toronto.
• Buchnevich tallied the game-tying goal at 19:53 of the third period on Apr. 5 vs. Columbus. According to NHL Stats & Information, the Rangers tied the game with seven seconds or fewer remaining in regulation for the first time since Jan. 5, 2008 at Edmonton, when Chris Drury registered the game-tying goal with seven seconds remaining in regulation.
• Pionk skated in his 100th career NHL game (and his 100th game as a Ranger) on Apr. 5 vs. Columbus.
• Strome tallied the game-winning goal in overtime in the Rangers’ final game of the season on Apr. 6 at Pittsburgh. He registered 18 goals with the Rangers after he was acquired; Strome’s 18 goals with the Rangers this season were the most by an NHL player who was acquired during the 2018-19 season with his new team.
• The Rangers concluded the 2018-19 season with the youngest roster in the NHL (average age was 25.5 years old).
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