Rangers Notebook: Rangers acquire Holland from Montreal; Zibanejad has concussion

New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has acquired forward Peter Holland from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Adam Cracknell.

Holland, 26, has skated in 20 games with the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) this season, registering eight goals and 10 assists for 18 points, along with 19 penalty minutes. He was tied for second on Laval in assists, ranked third on the team in goals, and was tied for third on the team in points this season. Holland posted five multi-point games in 20 contests with Laval in 2017-18, including a four-point game (three goals, one assist) on Nov. 4 vs. Syracuse. The 6-2, 205-pounder has skated in 243 career NHL games over parts of six seasons (2011-12 - 2016-17) with Anaheim, Toronto, and Arizona, registering 35 goals and 46 assists for 81 points, along with 105 penalty minutes. Holland established career-highs in assists (18) and points (27) with Toronto during the 2015-16 season, and he tallied a career-high, 11 goals with the Maple Leafs in 2014-15. The Toronto, Ontario, native was originally selected by Anaheim in the first round, 15th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Cracknell skated in four games with the Rangers this season after he was claimed off waivers from Dallas on Oct. 9, 2017.

Zibanejad has concussion: The Rangers announced today that forward Mika Zibanejad did not skate today and has a concussion.

Zibanejad was a late scratch for Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Florida Panthers with what the team said was an upper body injury.

NYR TODAY Thursday 11/30: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays November 30:

Dave Barr RW (1983-1984) Curt Giles D (1986-1987) Sean Pronger C (1998-1999) Ronnie Lowe LW (1947-1948)

Today in NYR History November 30:

1926: In the first ever meeting between the Rangers and the Chicago Blackhawks, the Rangers skate away with a 4-3 victory at MSG.

1977: Phil Esposito moves into second place behind Gordie Howe on the NHL's all-time goals list with a hat trick in the visiting New York Rangers' 4-0 victory against the St. Louis Blues. The three goals give Esposito 605 in his career, one more than Bobby Hull.

2015: Henrik Lundqvist earns his 352nd NHL victory by making 33 saves in the Rangers' 4-3 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden. Lundqvist moves past Terry Sawchuk for the third-most wins by a goaltender with one franchise in NHL history.

NYR TODAY Wednesday 11/29: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays November 29:

Bill Baker D (1982-1983) Ian Cusheman D !959-1960) Alex Kaleta LW (1948-1951)

Today in NYR History November 29:

1998: The Rangers play the Nashville Predators for the first time, and defeat them, 5-1, at MSG behind Wayne Gretzky’s goal and two assists.

RANGERS VS PANTHERS POST GAME WRAP UP 11/28

COMEBACK FALLS SHORT RANGERS LOSE TO PANTHERS 5-4

The Rangers had a loss before the game even started, number one center Mika Zibanejad was a late scratch just minutes before the game with what the the team called an upper body injury. Zibanejad had practiced with the team earlier in the day and skated in warmups before the game. No word on how the injury happened or when he will return to the lineup.

A horrific First Period for the Rangers which saw Henrik Lundqvist chased from the net after 3 goals given up on 6 shots on goal in favor of Backup Ondrej Pavelec.

The Rangers were able to mount a comeback in the second period with goals off the sticks of J.T. Miller, Pavel Buchnevich and Chris Kreider. A waived goal scored by Kevin Hayes on a very questionable call by the official should have tied the game 4-4 but the call on the ice was incidental contact on goalie James Reimer by Rick Nash. Replays showed that Reimer had left the crease and was able to reset before Hayes skated in and slid one past him. The Rangers challenged the call but video review was upheld by the offices in Toronto.

With 6:32 remaining in the third period Chris Kreider scored his 2nd goal of the game to tie it up 4-4. But Florida took advantage of a giveaway by Nick Holden in the Rangers zone to retake the lead 5-4 with just 1:09 remaining in regulation. The Rangers pulled Pavelec for the extra attacker but failed to gain hardly any possession in the final minute of play.

David Desharnais who filled in for Mika Zibanejad tallied 2 assists in the game along with linemate Pavel Buchnevich. Linemate Chris Kreider tallied 2 goals, a 8 point night for the line.

The Rangers Win streak ended at 4 games and also ended their 8 game home ice win streak.

FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 4 Florida Panthers 5

GOALIES:

NYR Henrik Lundqvist 3 SV

NYR Ondrej Pavelec 19 SV

FLA James Reimer 23 SV

SOG:

FLA 27 NYR 37

PPO:

FLA 1/2 NYR 0/3

PIM:

FLA 8 NYR 6

FO WINS:

FLA 32 NYR 29

TAKEAWAYS:

FLA 9 NYR 10

GIVEAWAYS:

FLA 10 NYR 11

HITS:

FLA 22 NYR 13

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

5:50    FLA A. Barkov (8) (Power Play)
Assists: K. Yandle, J. Huberdeau    1-0

9:35    FLA J. McGinn (4)
Assist: N. Bjugstad   2-0

16:47    FLA M. Haley (1)
Assists: C. Sceviour, K Yandle    3-0

2nd Period
4:04    NYR J.T. Miller (4)
Assists: M. Zuccarello, B Skjei    3-1

8:36    FLA J. Huberdeau (8)
Assists: M. Matheson, V Trocheck    4-1

9:26    NYR P. Buchnevich (9)
Assists: D. Desharnais, C Kreider    4-2

11:16    NYR C. Kreider (9)
Assists: P. Buchnevich, D Desharnais    4-3

3rd Period

13:28    NYR C. Kreider (10)
Assists: P. Buchnevich, D Desharnais    4-4

18:51    FLA D. Malgin (1)
Assists: M. Pysyk, J Huberdeau    5-4

PENALTY SUMMARY

1st Period

4:59    NYR B. Skjei: 2 Minutes for Interference of J. Huberdeau

10:53    FLA J. Reimer: 2 Minutes for Slashing S. Kampfer
(Served by M. Haley)

10:53    NYR S. Kampfer: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of J. Reimer

18:18    FLA V. Trocheck: 2 Minutes for Tripping B. Smith

2nd Period
18:13    NYR C. Kreider: 2 Minutes for Interference of A. Ekblad

18:24    FLAV. Trocheck: 2 Minutes for Tripping R. Nash

3rd Period
9:41    FLA A. Petrovic: 2 Minutes for Holding K. Hayes

RANGERS VS PANTHERS GAME DAY PREVIEW 11/28

RANGERS GO FOR 9th STRAIGHT HOME WIN

New York Rangers (13-9-2) vs Florida Panthers (9-12-2)

TONIGHT 7:00 PM, TV: MSG, FSFL RADIO: WEPN 98.7

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

The Rangers close out November against the Florida Panthers tonight. It is the second of three meetings this season and the only contest played at the Garden. The Rangers won the previous meeting in Florida on November 4th in a 5-4 overtime win. Kevin Shattenkirk tallied 2 goals in the Rangers win including the overtime winner.

The Rangers must look to not feed off their comeback win on Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks but once again look to put together a full 60 minutes of hockey. For all of the first period and all but 3 minutes of the second the Rangers were outplayed by the visitors, a sad trait that has plagued the team for most of the season.

Henrik Lundqvist who picked up the win in Sunday’s contest is expected to start his 15th straight game. Over the span Lundqvist has posted a record of 12-3 dating back to October 21st. On the season Lundqvist is 12-6-2 with a GAA of 2.63 and has a .013 SV %.

The Rangers did not hold practice on Monday so there is no update on the status of Captain Ryan McDonagh (strained abdomen) who has missed the previous 3 games nor is there an update on Boo Nieves (hip pointer).

Expect the Rangers lineup to remain the same s Sunday against Vancouver.

Florida is coming off a 3-2 Win over New Jersey last night in Newark which saw them out shoot the Devils 31-10 in the first two periods of the contest.

Tonight the Rangers hold their Hockey Fights Cancer Night. All Jerseys worn during pregame warmups will be auctioned off along with sticks and other items. Proceeds go to the NHL’s Hockey Fights Cancer Program. #HockeyFightsCancer

TEAM LEADERS

RANGERS

POINTS: Mika Zibanejad 22

GOALS: Mika Zibanejad 11

ASSISTS: Mats Zuccarello 15

PANTHERS:

POINTS: Jonathan Huberdeau 22

GOALS: Vincent Trocheck 9

ASSISTS: Jonathan Huberdeau 15

NYR TODAY Tuesday 11/28: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays November 28:

Michael Kostka D (2014-2015) Jim Neilson D (1962-1974) Art Strobel LW (1943-1944)

Today in NYR History November 28:

2014: Martin St. Louis gets the 1,000th point of his NHL career when he scores a second-period goal for the New York Rangers in a 3-0 win against the Flyers. At 39 years and 163 days, St. Louis is the third-oldest player at the time to reach 1,000 points, behind Ray Whitney (39 years, 328 days) and Nicklas Lidstrom (39 years, 170 days).

RANGERS PROSPECTS UPDATE 11/20-11/27

Lias Andersson recorded a season-high three points (one goal, two assists) and five shots on goal in Frolunda's 5-1 win. Andersson has registered seven points (four goals, three assists) in the last six games and 11 points (six goals, five assists) in the last 14 games.

Morgan Barron tallied two primary assists and recorded four shots on goal in Cornell's 4-3 win against Boston University at MSG. Barron has registered nine points (three goals, six assists) in his first 10 career collegiate games. He is tied for the team lead in assists and is tied for second on the team in points this season.

Tim Gettinger registered three points (one goal, two assists) in Sault Ste. Marie's win. He has recorded five points (two goals, three assists) and a plus-five rating in the last two games. Gettinger also extended his goal/point streak to five games (five goals, three assists, plus-eight rating over the span). He has tallied 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists) in 25 games this season.

Adam Huska stopped 21 of 22 shots he faced and earned a win today. He has earned a win in each of his last two appearances, posting a 1.00 GAA and a .968 SV% (60 saves on 62 shots) in the two contests.

RANGERS STATS & NOTES 11/27

The Rangers are 10-2-0 in their last 12 games and currently have a record of 13-9-2 77% of their wins have come in the past 5 weeks.

After 24 games, Rangers have 12th most points and 13th most points per game in NHL  6th best points per game in East.

The Rangers have tallied three or more goals in 14 of the last 18 games.

Jimmy Vesey is now 2 for 4 career in the shootout, both goals were game deciders. With his second career game deciding goal, Vesey ties Cullen, Dawes, Jagr, Parenteau, Richards, Sjostrom and Stepan for 11th on Rangers. The 2nd shootout goal for Vesey ties Scott Gomez for 22nd all time.

With his shootout attempt (and goal), Shattenkirk became 64th player to take a shootout attempt for the Rangers, 41st to score a shootout goal.

The 6th shootout attempt as a Ranger for Mika Zibanejad which ties Scott Gomez and Petr Sykora for 23rd all time.

The 5th shootout attempt for JT Miller, which ties Dominic Moore for 26th all time on the Rangers.

The 6th shootout goal as a Ranger for Nash, ties Ryan Callahan and Nigel Dawes for 6th all time on Rangers.

On the Grabner goal, Zuccarello picked up his 191st regular season assist, tying Andy Hebenton and Mike Rogers for 36th all time on Rangers. It Was 281st regular season point for Zuccarello tying Cecil Dillon for 44th all time on the Rangers.

With the 10th goal of the season for Michael Grabner, he now has 37 goals in 100 games with the Rangers.

With Friday's overtime goal it was the 3rd OT goal of Zuccarello's career, he is tied with JT Miller for the team lead amongst active Rangers and the goal was his 18th career game winner, tying him with Ron Greschner for 26th since stat was introduced in 1967.

The 407th regular season game for Zuccarello yesterday, tied Jack Evans and Tomas Sandstrom for 65th all time on Rangers.

NYR TODAY Monday 11/27: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays November 27: 

Bob Jones LW (1968-1969) Chris Kotsopoulos D (1980-1981) Ken Schinkel RW ((1959-64,1966-67)

Today in NYR History November 27:

1926: The Rangers play the Montreal Canadiens for the first time, and defeat them, 2-0, in Montreal.

1960: Rod Gilbert makes his NHL debut in a 3-3 tie against the Chicago Blackhawks at MSG.

RANGERS VS CANUCKS POST GAME WRAP UP 11/26

RANGERS MOUNT COMEBACK WIN IT IN SHOOTOUT 4-3

A rough 37 plus minutes of opening play for the Rangers. Looking as though they hadn’t heard the alarm clock sound for the afternoon matinee at the Garden turned into a 4-3 shootout win for the Blueshirts.

Down 2-0 with 2:40 left on the second period clock Jesper Fast redirected a shot by Brendan Smith to cut the lead to 2-1 in favor of the visiting Canucks.

A quick start to the third gave the Rangers the tie 2-2 when Michael Grabner sped into the Vancover end and put one past Jacob Markstrom just 19 seconds into the period. Unfortunately Vancouver responded with their third goal of the game to retake the lead 3-2 less than a minute later.

The Canucks lead held until with just over 5 minutes to play in regulation Kevin Hayes forced a turnover and headed out of the Rangers zone sending a pass to Rick Nash who fed Jimmy Vesey for the tying goal 3-3 and sending the game to overtime.

A fruitless 3 on 3 overtime for both teams sent the game to the shootout. Both the Rangers and Canucks were 0 for 1 on the season heading in. It took until the 7th round to decide the outcome when Jimmy Vesey once again put one past Markstrom for the win.

Henrik Lundqvist who had trouble early on in the game with bad bounces picked up the win stopping 29 of 32 shots on goal.

FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 4 Vancouver Canucks 3

FINAL SHOOTOUT

GOALIES:

NYR Henrik Lundqvist 29 SV

VAN Jacob Markstrom 17 SV

SOG:

VAN 32 NYR 20

PPO:

VAN 0/1 NYR 0/2

PIM:

VAN 4 NYR 2

FO WINS:

VAN 21 NYR 26

TAKEAWAYS:

VAN 12 NYR 8

GIVEAWAYS:

VAN 12 NYR 22

HITS:

VAN 12 NYR 15

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

7:54    L. Eriksson (3)
Assist: H. Sedin    1-0

2nd Period

7:21    VAN J. Virtanen (3)
Unassisted    2-0

17:40    NYR J. Fast (4)
Assists: B. Smith, N Holden    2-1

3rd Period

0:19    NYR M. Grabner (10)
Assists: M. Zuccarello, K Shattenkirk    2-2

1:00    VAN S. Gagner (3)
Assist: T. Vanek    3-2

5:05    NYR J. Vesey (5)
Assists: K. Hayes, R Nash    3-3

Overtime

No Scoring

SHOOTOUT
    Start of Shootout period
    Shootout attempt by Thomas Vanek saved by Henrik Lundqvist
    Shootout attempt by Mats Zuccarello saved by Jacob Markstrom
    Shootout attempt by Bo Horvat saved by Henrik Lundqvist
    Shootout attempt by Mika Zibanejad MISSES
    Shootout GOAL scored by Brock Boeser on Henrik Lundqvist
    Shootout GOAL scored by Kevin Shattenkirk on Jacob Markstrom
    Shootout attempt by Markus Granlund saved by Henrik Lundqvist
    Shootout attempt by Pavel Buchnevich saved by Jacob Markstrom
    Shootout GOAL scored by Sven Baertschi on Henrik Lundqvist
    Shootout GOAL scored by Rick Nash on Jacob Markstrom
    Shootout attempt by Sam Gagner saved by Henrik Lundqvist
    Shootout attempt by J.T. Miller saved by Jacob Markstrom
    Shootout attempt by Ben Hutton saved by Henrik Lundqvist
    Shootout GOAL scored by Jimmy Vesey on Jacob Markstrom
    End of Shootout
    End of Game Rangers Win

PENALTY SUMMARY

1st Period

12:32    VAN A. Edler: 2 Minutes for Slashing J. Fast

16:39    NYR C. Kreider: 2 Minutes for Holding B. Hutton

2nd Period

14:49    VAN B. Hutton: 2 Minutes for Tripping P. Buchnevich

3rd Period

No Penalties

Overtime

No Penalties

3 STARS OF THE GAME
1. Jimmy Vesey NYR
2. Jesper Fast NYR
3. Sam Gagner VAN

BROADWAY HAT

Jimmy Vesey

RANGERS VS CANUCKS GAME DAY PREVIEW 11/26

RANGERS FACE CANUCKS LOOKING FOR 8th STRAIGHT HOME WIN

New York Rangers (12-9-2) vs Vancouver Canucks (11-9-3)

TODAY 2:00 PM, TV: MSG Radio: WNBM 103.9 FM

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Home Sweet Home has been the norm lately as the Rangers have won seven straight on Madison Square Garden Ice. Today they take on the Vancouver Canucks in an afternoon contest looking to pick up their 4th straight win and their 8th straight win at home.

This is the first of two meetings this season between the two teams and the only game at the Garden.

The Rangers come into the game after a 2-1 overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings. Henrik Lundqvist was spectacular in the contest stopping 40 of 41 shots on goal. The red hot Lundqvist will be starting his 12th straight game in net going 9-3 over the span.

The Canucks are one game into a four game road trip, having played the New Jersey Devils last night in a 3-2 loss on Friday night. Unlike the Rangers, Vancouver started the season on a hot streak going 6-3-1 in their first 1o games but has faltered in their last 12 going 5-6-1. Rookie Brock Boeser leads the Canucks in goals (11), assists (11) and points (22).

Captain Ryan McDonagh will miss his 3rd straight game with an abdominal strain. The Rangers will also be without center Boo Nieves who suffered a hip pointer in the first period against the Red Wings on Friday. David Desharnais will return to the lineup in Nieves place.

TEAM LEADERS

RANGERS

POINTS: Mika Zibanejad 22
GOALS: Mika Zibanejad 11
ASSISTS: Mats Zuccarello 14

CANUCKS
POINTS: Brock Boeser 22

GOALS: Brock Boeser 11

ASSISTS: Brock Boeser 11

Rangers Projected Lineup

Forwards
Chris Kreider - Mika Zibanejad - Pavel Buchnevich
Rick Nash - Kevin Hayes - Jesper Fast
Michael Grabner - J.T. Miller - Mats Zuccarello
Jimmy Vesey - David Desharnais - Paul Carey

Defense
Brady Skjei - Kevin Shattenkirk
Brendan Smith - Nick Holden
Marc Staal - Steven Kampfer

Starter

Henrik Lundqvist

Backup

Ondrej Pavelec

Injuries: Ryan McDonagh (strained abdomen), Boo Nieves (hip pointer)

NYR TODAY Sunday 11/26: Alumni Birthday, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthday November 26:

Rich Brennan D (1998-1999)

Today in NYR History November 26:

1992: Mark Messier tallies six points (two goals, four assists) in an 11-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The six points are the most Messier recorded in a single game as a Ranger.

NYR TODAY Saturday 11/25: Alumni Birthday, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthday November 25

Harry Foster D (1929-1930)

Today in NYR History November 25:

1967: Gilles Villemure makes 35 saves and shuts out the St. Louis Blues, 1-0, in the Rangers first meeting with St. Louis. 

1970: The Rangers play for the first time in Buffalo and tie the Sabres 2-2.

1992: Adam Graves tied a single-period Rangers record by tallying three goals in the third period, and Mark Messier recorded six points (two goals, four assists) as the Rangers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 11-3.

1997: Three years after helping the New York Rangers to their first Stanley Cup since 1940, Mark Messier returns to Madison Square Garden for the first time after signing with the Vancouver Canucks during the offseason. Messier cries on the bench during a video tribute, but he scores a breakaway goal and is named the game's First Star in Vancouver's 4-2 victory.

2005: The Rangers and Washington Capitals participate in the longest shootout in NHL history (15 rounds). The Rangers’ Marek Malik tallies the winner with a between-the-legs shot in the 15th round.