NEW YORK RANGERS @ ST. LOUIS BLUES
Sunday December 15th, 2024
The New York Rangers (15-13-1) begin a three-game road trip through the Central Division with a visit to St. Louis (14-14-3) on Sunday evening (6:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 1050 AM).
Tonight caps the Rangers’ third back-to-back set of the season. In the past two seasons, the Blueshirts are 12-2-0 in the second half of back-to-back sets (1-1-0 in 2024-25, 11-1-0 in 2023-24).
RANGERS RUNDOWN
When the Blueshirts score four or more goals in a game, they are 10-1-1 and when they allow two or fewer goals, they are 13-1-0. The Rangers have allowed two or fewer goals in 13 of 15 victories this season.
On the road this season, New York has the fourth highest GF/GP (3.54) and third fewest GA/GP (2.38) in the NHL.
New York’s 86.7 penalty kill percentage ranks second in the NHL and the 12 power play goals allowed by the Rangers are tied for the fewest in the NHL.
With a 54.5 percent clip, the Blueshirts rank tied for second in the NHL in faceoff percentage and have been 50 percent or better in 21 of 29 games this season.
The Rangers’ 30.5 shots per game are the sixth most in the NHL.
Since the start of last season, the Rangers have posted a 51-2-0 record in 53 regular season games in which they have allowed two goals or fewer (not counting team goals awarded for shootout win).
The Rangers have scored 24 go-ahead goals in the third period dating back to last season which is the third most among all teams behind the Wild (29) and Hurricanes (26).
On the year, New York is 9-1-0 when leading after one period and 13-1-0 when leading after the second period. The Blueshirts are 12-2-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
Goals: Artemi Panarin (15)
Assists: Adam Fox (24)
Points: Artemi Panarin (36)
+/-: Kaapo Kakko, Will Cuylle (+10)
PIM: Vincent Trocheck, Adam Edstrom (23)
Artemi Panarin has a team-leading 15 goals and 36 points, has points in six of his last seven games (3G-7A) and multi- point games in two of his last five contests.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Jonathan Quick #32
Jonathan Quick is 5-2-0 this season with a 2.39 GAA, .919 save percentage and two shutouts. In his tenure with New York, Quick has compiled a 23-8-2 record.
Quick’s 62 shutouts are the 18th most in NHL history. He sits two wins away from 400 in his career which would make him the 15th goaltender in NHL history to reach the mark and first American-born player.
TONIGHTS PROJECTED LINEUP
Chad Ruhwedel -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Reilly Smith
Will Cuylle -- Filip Chytil -- Jimmy Vesey
Adam Edstrom -- Sam Carrick -- Brett Berard
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
Connor Mackey -- Braden Schneider
Zac Jones -- Jonny Brodzinski
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Victor Mancini, Kaapo Kakko
Injured: K'Andre Miller (upper body), Urho Vaakanainen (upper body), Panarin (upper body)
