The New York Rangers will face the Ottawa Senators for the first time this season and look to make this a perfect 4 game trip.
Here’s the game day preview by the numbers.
NYR: 3-1-1 (7 POINTS)
OTT: 2-2-0 (4 POINTS)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2021 – 1:00 PM ET BRIDGESTONE ARENA
TV: MSG Network
RADIO: 98.7 FM
Rangers last game: 3-1 win over Nashville Predators
All-Time: 43-48-3-4 (19-27-0-2 at home; 24-21-3-2 on the road)
The Blueshirts lost 4-1 in Ottawa to the Sens the last time they faced off back on November 22, 2019.
Rangers who own the Senators:
Chris Kreider – 21 GP, 5G-8A—13P – Kreider has points in six of his last 10 games (1G-5A) against the Senators.
Artemi Panarin – 13 GP, 4G-9A—13P – Panarin has five points (2G-3A) in his last three games against Ottawa and has points in eight of 13 career games against them .
Mika Zibanejad – 7 GP, 7G-2A—9P – Zibanejad has points in five of seven games against the team that drafted him, including a four-point game the last time he faced them on Oct. 5, 2019 at Ottawa.
Rangers off to a good start:
The Blueshirts are off to a good start. Their 7 points through 5 games is the mist they’ve had since getting 8 points in 2009-10. Gerard Gallant is also the 4th coach in Rangers history to notch 7 points in his first 5 games.
Head Coach | Season | Record |
Gerard Gallant | 2021-22 | 3-1-1 (7 PTS) |
Roger Neilson | 1989-90 | 4-1-0 (8 PTS) |
Larry Popein | 1973-74 | 3-1-1-0 (7 PTS) |
Lester Patrick | 1926-27 | 4-1-0-0 (8 PTS) |
Adam Fox has four points in his first five games of the season while averaging 23:31 of ice time. Going back to last season, his 51 points ties him for first with Tampa’s Victor Hedman.
Igor Shesterkin remains hot stopping 99 of 102 shots for a .971 save percentage in his current 3 game winning streak. This season, his .953 SV% is tied for first in the NHL among goalies with at least 3 appearances.
Kreider, 30, currently sits at 349 career points on the strength of 180 goals and 169 assists. With his next point he will be as follows:
Additionally, Kreider is two points shy of tying Petr Nedved (351) for the 27th most points in franchise history. He’s 3 PPG’s from tying Andy Hebenton (63) for the 11th most in franchise history.
Mika Zibanejad is also nearing some milestones:
*All Stats and Info courtesy New York Rangers
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