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#NHLStats about the New York Rangers, who are headed to the postseason for a second straight year and 62nd time in franchise history. New York clinched a berth in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs by virtue of the Sabres’ loss and the Panthers’ regulation defeat.
1. The Rangers will look to build upon a trip to the 2022 Eastern Conference Final, a run that saw them tie a franchise record with five straight wins while facing elimination and become the fourth team in NHL history to win multiple rounds in a playoff year after facing a multi-game deficit (they trailed 3-1 in R1 vs. PIT and 2-0 in R2 vs. TBL). Four of New York’s past five series have seen a team take a 2-0 series advantage (NYR led in 2022 CF vs. TBL and trailed in 2017 R2 vs. OTT, 2020 SCQ vs. CAR & 2022 R2 vs. CAR).
2. The Rangers have reached at least the Conference Finals four times in the past 11 postseasons, defeating the Canadiens (2014) and losing to the Lightning (2015 & 2022) and Devils (2012). New York’s four Conference Finals appearances since 2012 are the second most among all teams over that span behind Tampa Bay (6).
3. Chris Kreider (34-21—55 in 100 GP) is the only player who remains with the Rangers after dressing for the club in the 2014 Stanley Cup Final. He had 13 points that year and now sits one goal from surpassing Rod Gilbert for the most career playoff goals in franchise history and two points from tying Don Maloney on its playoff points list. Kreider (12 PPG) also needs one power-play goal to surpass Brian Leetch (12) and tie Adam Graves (13) for the most in Rangers’ playoff history.
4. Patrick Kane (52-80—132 in 136 GP) and Vladimir Tarasenko (41-19—60 in 90 GP) have a combined 93-99—192 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including four Stanley Cup wins (Kane: 3, Tarasenko: 1) and a Conn Smythe Trophy (Kane in 2013). They rank first and second, respectively, on New York for career playoff goals and points. Kane has the third-most career playoff points among U.S.-born players (within reach of Mike Modano and Chris Chelios), while Tarasenko is one of six players with 40+ playoff goals since 2013.
5. Patrick Kane (3 w/ CHI) can become the only active player with at least four Stanley Cup wins. Since 1996-97, only six players have won 4+ Cups: Kris Draper (4 w/ DET), Tomas Holmstrom (4 w/ DET), Nicklas Lidstrom (4 w/ DET), Kirk Maltby (4 w/ DET), Darren McCarty (4 w/ DET) and Chris Kunitz (1 w/ ANA, 3 w/ PIT).
6. Adam Fox (5-18—23 in 23 GP) is one of four players in franchise history to average at least 1.00 points-per-game at this stage of their Stanley Cup Playoffs career (23 GP), following Brian Leetch (8-16—24), Mark Pavelich (7-17—24) and Rod Gilbert (14-9—23). Fox’s totals include 2-8—10 while facing elimination in 2022 (6 GP) – the most assists and points by an NHL defenseman when facing elimination in one playoff year.
7. Mika Zibanejad had 4-7—11 while facing elimination in 2022 (6 GP), tied for the highest such total in one postseason in NHL history (w/ Anze Kopitar & Justin Williams in 2014). Chris Kreider (5-1—6) scored the most goals while facing elimination by a Rangers player in one playoff year and moved within one of tying Mark Messier (16) for the most career goals while facing elimination in NHL history.
8. Jacob Trouba (Rochester, Mich.) can become the first U.S.-born captain to guide New York to a Stanley Cup and just the third to do so for any club (Derian Hatcher: 1999 DAL and Dustin Brown: 2012 & 2014 LAK).
9. Igor Shesterkin set a franchise playoff record with eight consecutive home wins last year (Game 2 of R1 vs. PIT to Game 2 of CF vs. TBL), which at the time was the longest in a postseason by any NHL goaltender since 2013 (Jonathan Quick: 8-0 w/ LAK). Entering 2023, Shesterkin has allowed two goals against or fewer in each of his past six home appearances in the postseason (dating to Game 3 of R2 vs. CAR).
10. In 2022, Igor Shesterkin (669) fell 14 saves shy of the highest total on record in one playoff year for a Rangers goaltender. Shesterkin, whose lone postseason appearance before last year came during the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers, enters 2023 with the highest career save percentage by a Rangers netminder (.928 SV% in 21 GP) and one appearance from sole possession of seventh place in club history among goaltenders.
