Buffalo Sabres Game Notes
Thu, Dec 1, 2016 NHL Game #346
Buffalo Sabres 8 - 9 - 5 (21 pts) New York Rangers 16 - 7 - 1 (33 pts) Team Game: 23 3 - 4 - 3 (Home) Team Game: 25 9 - 4 - 1 (Home) Home Game: 11 5 - 5 - 2 (Road) Road Game: 11 7 - 3 - 0 (Road)
# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 31 Anders Nilsson 7 3 2 2 2.20 .939 30 Henrik Lundqvist 18 11 6 1 2.40 .916 35 Linus Ullmark ------32 Antti Raanta 8 5 1 0 2.20 .931 40 Robin Lehner 16 5 7 3 2.40 .921
# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Josh Gorges 22 0 1 1 -3 23 4 D Adam Clendening 6 0 2 2 4 2 6 D Cody Franson 22 1 6 7 0 8 5 D Dan Girardi 20 3 3 6 13 6 9 L Evander Kane 11 0 3 3 -5 10 8 D Kevin Klein 21 0 6 6 2 0 12 R Brian Gionta 22 4 4 8 -2 6 10 L J.T. Miller 24 8 11 19 12 8 15 C Jack Eichel 1 1 1 2 1 2 12 L Matt Puempel 16 1 0 1 -4 7 21 R Kyle Okposo 21 7 8 15 1 6 13 C Kevin Hayes 24 10 9 19 16 6 22 C Johan Larsson 22 3 4 7 -6 14 18 D Marc Staal 24 1 3 4 6 10 23 C Sam Reinhart 22 5 7 12 -1 4 19 R Jesper Fast 24 2 8 10 7 12 26 L Matt Moulson 22 7 2 9 -3 2 20 L Chris Kreider 18 4 9 13 -2 13 27 C Derek Grant 22 0 2 2 -3 17 21 C Derek Stepan 24 4 10 14 3 10 28 C Zemgus Girgensons 22 1 3 4 -5 4 22 D Nick Holden 24 3 9 12 11 6 29 D Jake McCabe 22 0 3 3 -3 12 24 C Oscar Lindberg 10 0 1 1 -2 10 38 D Taylor Fedun 6 0 4 4 0 2 26 L Jimmy Vesey 24 8 6 14 5 2 41 D Justin Falk 9 0 0 0 -1 2 27 D Ryan McDonagh 24 0 13 13 12 9 47 D Zach Bogosian 9 0 0 0 -2 6 36 R Mats Zuccarello 24 7 8 15 1 8 48 L William Carrier 12 1 0 1 2 4 40 R Michael Grabner 24 12 4 16 19 2 55 D Rasmus Ristolainen 22 0 11 11 -5 12 61 R Rick Nash 24 10 6 16 0 12 77 D Dmitry Kulikov 12 0 0 0 -4 10 73 R Brandon Pirri 24 5 5 10 0 11 82 L Marcus Foligno 22 4 2 6 -1 15 76 D Brady Skjei 24 0 12 12 2 8 90 C Ryan O'Reilly 16 6 6 12 0 4 86 C Josh Jooris 10 1 1 2 2 2
Owner/CEO Terry Pegula President Glen Sather President/Alternate Governor Russ Brandon General Manager Jeff Gorton General Manager Tim Murray Assistant General Managers Jim Schoenfeld, Chris Drury Head Coach Dan Bylsma Head Coach Alain Vigneault Coaching Staff Terry Murray, Bob Woods, Assistant Coaches Scott Arniel (Associate Coach), Tom Ward, Andrew Allen Jeff Beukeboom, Darryl (Goaltending Coach), Adam Williams, Benoit Allaire Nightingale (Video Coach) (Goaltending Coach)
Tonight's Officials Referees Chris Lee (28), Jake Brenk (42) Linesmen Brad Kovachik (71), Mark Shewchyk (92) Supervisor Video Judge Ntl. Anthem BAVPA Vocal Symphony Officiating Manager Paul Devorski
Today's Schedule LAK @ ARI : 7:00 CAR @ BOS : 7:00 NYR @ BUF : 7:00 CBJ @ COL : 7:00 DAL @ PIT : 7:00 TBL @ STL : 7:00 ANA @ VAN : 7:00 EDM @ WPG : 7:00 NYI @ WSH : 7:00 NJD @ CHI : 7:30 FLA @ DET : 7:30 PHI @ OTT : 7:30 Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Josh Gorges D 6' 1" 204 Aug 14, 1984 Kelowna, BC, CAN 6 Cody Franson D 6' 5" 224 Aug 8, 1987 Sicamous, BC, CAN 9 Evander Kane L 6' 2" 211 Aug 2, 1991 Vancouver, BC, CAN 12 Brian Gionta R 5' 7" 178 Jan 18, 1979 Rochester, NY, USA 15 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 196 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA 21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 218 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA 22 Johan Larsson C 5' 11" 200 Jul 25, 1992 Lau, SWE 23 Sam Reinhart C 6' 1" 193 Nov 6, 1995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN 26 Matt Moulson L 6' 1" 200 Nov 1, 1983 North York, ON, CAN 27 Derek Grant C 6' 3" 212 Apr 20, 1990 Abbotsford, BC, CAN 28 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' 2" 200 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA 29 Jake McCabe D 6' 1" 209 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA 31 Anders Nilsson G 6' 6" 229 Mar 19, 1990 Lulea, SWE 35 Linus Ullmark G 6' 4" 221 Jul 31, 1993 Lugnvik, SWE 38 Taylor Fedun D 6' 1" 198 Jun 4, 1988 Edmonton, AB, CAN 40 Robin Lehner G 6' 4" 239 Jul 24, 1991 Gothenburg, SWE 41 Justin Falk D 6' 5" 222 Oct 11, 1988 Snowflake, MB, CAN 47 Zach Bogosian D 6' 3" 228 Jul 15, 1990 Massena, NY, USA 48 William Carrier L 6' 2" 212 Dec 20, 1994 LaSalle, QC, CAN 55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 203 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN 77 Dmitry Kulikov D 6' 1" 204 Oct 29, 1990 Lipetsk, RUS 82 Marcus Foligno L 6' 3" 228 Aug 10, 1991 Buffalo, NY, USA 90 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 1" 210 Feb 7, 1991 Clinton, ON, CAN 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 2" 210 Age: 26.3
Injured Reserve List (3 Players) 8 Cody McCormick C 6' 2" 222 Apr 18, 1983 London, ON, CAN 44 Nicolas Deslauriers L 6' 1" 216 Feb 22, 1991 LaSalle, QC, CAN 63 Tyler Ennis L 5' 9" 175 Oct 6, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN
Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks SAM REINHART (2 / 2 Games) CODY FRANSON (2 / 2 Games) SAM REINHART (2-1-3 / 2 Games) KYLE OKPOSO (2 / 2 Games) CODY FRANSON (0-2-2 / 2 Games) KYLE OKPOSO (1-2-3 / 2 Games)
New York Rangers: Roster Active (22 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Adam Clendening D 6' 0" 196 Oct 26, 1992 Niagara Falls, NY, USA 5 Dan Girardi D 6' 1" 212 Apr 29, 1984 Welland, ON, CAN 8 Kevin Klein D 6' 1" 206 Dec 13, 1984 Kitchener, ON, CAN 10 J.T. Miller L 6' 1" 206 Mar 14, 1993 East Palestine, OH, USA 12 Matt Puempel L 6' 1" 205 Jan 24, 1993 Windsor, ON, CAN 13 Kevin Hayes C 6' 5" 215 May 8, 1992 Dorchester, MA, USA 18 Marc Staal D 6' 4" 209 Jan 13, 1987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 19 Jesper Fast R 6' 0" 190 Dec 2, 1991 Nassjo, SWE 20 Chris Kreider L 6' 3" 228 Apr 30, 1991 Boxford, MA, USA 21 Derek Stepan C 6' 0" 196 Jun 18, 1990 Hastings, MN, USA 22 Nick Holden D 6' 4" 214 May 15, 1987 St. Albert, AB, CAN 24 Oscar Lindberg C 6' 1" 202 Oct 29, 1991 Skellefteå, SWE 26 Jimmy Vesey L 6' 3" 207 May 26, 1993 Boston, MA, USA 27 Ryan McDonagh D 6' 1" 216 Jun 13, 1989 St. Paul, MN, USA 30 Henrik Lundqvist G 6' 1" 188 Mar 2, 1982 Are, SWE 32 Antti Raanta G 6' 0" 195 May 12, 1989 Rauma, FIN 36 Mats Zuccarello R 5' 7" 179 Sep 1, 1987 Oslo, NOR 40 Michael Grabner R 6' 1" 185 Oct 5, 1987 Villach, AUT 61 Rick Nash R 6' 4" 212 Jun 16, 1984 Brampton, ON, CAN 73 Brandon Pirri R 6' 0" 186 Apr 10, 1991 Toronto, ON, CAN 76 Brady Skjei D 6' 3" 211 Mar 26, 1994 Lakeville, MN, USA 86 Josh Jooris C 6' 1" 197 Jul 14, 1990 Burlington, ON, CAN 22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 202 Age: 27.3
Injured Reserve List (2 Players) 89 Pavel Buchnevich R 6' 2" 193 Apr 17, 1995 Cherepovets, RUS 93 Mika Zibanejad C 6' 2" 215 Apr 18, 1993 Huddinge, SWE
Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 21 Kyle Okposo 21 7 8 15 1 6 3 0 0 61 11.5 19:21 52.05 18 6 C 90 Ryan O'Reilly 16 6 6 12 0 4 3 0 2 57 10.5 21:57 57.45 3 7 C 23 Sam Reinhart 22 5 7 12 -1 4 2 0 1 56 8.9 17:14 40.35 5 8 D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 22 0 11 11 -5 12 0 0 0 52 0.0 26:18 0.00 52 41 L 26 Matt Moulson 22 7 2 9 -3 2 6 0 1 48 14.6 14:25 0.00 11 8 R 12 Brian Gionta 22 4 4 8 -2 6 0 0 1 47 8.5 17:22 46.66 18 10 C 22 Johan Larsson 22 3 4 7 -6 14 1 0 2 30 10.0 17:46 49.70 23 18 D 6 Cody Franson 22 1 6 7 0 8 1 0 0 31 3.2 18:16 0.00 17 21 L 82 Marcus Foligno 22 4 2 6 -1 15 0 0 0 37 10.8 16:03 0.00 72 19 C 28 Zemgus Girgensons 22 1 3 4 -5 4 0 0 0 37 2.7 12:21 51.51 28 9 D 38 Taylor Fedun 6 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 0.0 15:40 0.00 1 2 L 9 Evander Kane 11 0 3 3 -5 10 0 0 0 25 0.0 18:51 50.00 23 7 D 29 Jake McCabe 22 0 3 3 -3 12 0 0 0 16 0.0 20:39 0.00 22 24 C 15 Jack Eichel 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 5 20.0 17:08 33.33 0 2 L 63 Tyler Ennis 12 1 1 2 -6 0 0 0 0 29 3.4 13:43 0.00 5 3 C 27 Derek Grant 22 0 2 2 -3 17 0 0 0 20 0.0 11:23 53.84 15 16 L 48 William Carrier 12 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 18 5.6 08:32 50.00 47 2 D 4 Josh Gorges 22 0 1 1 -3 23 0 0 0 9 0.0 19:23 0.00 50 43 D 41 Justin Falk 9 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 6 0.0 13:05 0.00 15 3 L 44 Nicolas Deslauriers 7 0 0 0 -3 4 0 0 0 6 0.0 08:43 0.00 16 1 D 47 Zach Bogosian 9 0 0 0 -2 6 0 0 0 13 0.0 18:59 0.00 6 15 D 77 Dmitry Kulikov 12 0 0 0 -4 10 0 0 0 6 0.0 22:35 0.00 12 13
# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 31 Anders Nilsson 7 410 2.20 3 2 2 1 15 231 .939 0 0 0 35 Linus Ullmark ------40 Robin Lehner 16 925 2.40 5 7 3 0 37 429 .921 0 0 0
New York Rangers: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 13 Kevin Hayes 24 10 9 19 16 6 0 1 2 36 27.8 16:14 46.20 17 18 L 10 J.T. Miller 24 8 11 19 12 8 1 1 2 55 14.5 15:41 41.66 40 19 R 40 Michael Grabner 24 12 4 16 19 2 0 0 1 54 22.2 13:04 50.00 13 16 R 61 Rick Nash 24 10 6 16 0 12 3 0 1 69 14.5 16:16 0.00 15 18 R 36 Mats Zuccarello 24 7 8 15 1 8 2 0 0 54 13.0 18:46 60.00 31 11 C 93 Mika Zibanejad 19 5 10 15 1 6 0 0 0 47 10.6 16:40 53.66 6 10 L 26 Jimmy Vesey 24 8 6 14 5 2 3 0 3 39 20.5 14:28 0.00 21 10 C 21 Derek Stepan 24 4 10 14 3 10 0 1 1 51 7.8 17:37 46.85 4 17 L 20 Chris Kreider 18 4 9 13 -2 13 1 0 0 47 8.5 16:30 66.66 38 12 D 27 Ryan McDonagh 24 0 13 13 12 9 0 0 0 40 0.0 23:53 0.00 24 46 D 22 Nick Holden 24 3 9 12 11 6 1 0 0 17 17.6 19:41 0.00 45 30 D 76 Brady Skjei 24 0 12 12 2 8 0 0 0 27 0.0 16:50 0.00 36 22 R 73 Brandon Pirri 24 5 5 10 0 11 3 0 3 35 14.3 12:47 59.52 17 7 R 19 Jesper Fast 24 2 8 10 7 12 0 0 0 12 16.7 13:27 43.75 34 11 R 89 Pavel Buchnevich 10 4 4 8 4 4 1 0 0 18 22.2 15:05 0.00 3 3 D 5 Dan Girardi 20 3 3 6 13 6 0 0 3 18 16.7 18:25 0.00 42 53 D 8 Kevin Klein 21 0 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 20 0.0 17:56 0.00 37 52 D 18 Marc Staal 24 1 3 4 6 10 0 0 0 21 4.8 19:32 0.00 24 41 C 86 Josh Jooris 10 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 10 10.0 08:32 50.98 16 5 D 4 Adam Clendening 6 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 4 0.0 16:45 0.00 1 4 L 12 Matt Puempel 16 1 0 1 -4 7 0 0 0 16 6.3 09:09 0.00 12 6 C 24 Oscar Lindberg 10 0 1 1 -2 10 0 0 0 8 0.0 09:45 51.02 9 8
# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 30 Henrik Lundqvist 18 999 2.40 11 6 1 1 40 436 .916 0 1 0 32 Antti Raanta 8 437 2.20 5 1 0 0 16 217 .931 0 1 0 New York Rangers @ Buffalo Sabres Team Records New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Last game: Tuesday VS CAROLINA (3-2 W) Tuesday AT OTTAWA (5-4 W) Next game: Saturday VS CAROLINA Saturday VS BOSTON Overall record/streak: 16 - 7 - 1 / Win 1 / Undef 1 8 - 9 - 5 / Win 1 / Undef 1 Home record/streak: 9 - 4 - 1 / Win 1 / Undef 1 3 - 4 - 3 / OTL 1 Road record/streak: 7 - 3 - 0 / Win 2 / Undef 2 5 - 5 - 2 / Win 1 / Undef 1 Last 5 Games: 3 - 2 - 0 3 - 1 - 1 Last 10 Games: 6 - 3 - 1 3 - 4 - 3 1-Goal Games: 3 - 3 - 1 4 - 2 - 5 2-Goal Games 4 - 3 2 - 2 3-Goal Games 9 - 1 2 - 5 Scoring first 9 - 4 - 1 6 - 1 - 4 Opponent scoring first 7 - 3 - 0 2 - 8 - 1 Leading after 1 period 7 - 2 - 1 5 - 0 - 2 Trailing after 1 period 4 - 2 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 Tied after 1 period 5 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 3 Leading after 2 periods 13 - 0 - 0 6 - 0 - 3 Trailing after 2 periods 1 - 5 - 0 1 - 8 - 1 Tied after 2 periods 2 - 2 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 OT Record - This Season: 0 - 1 1 - 5 OT Record - Franchise: 170 - 155 - 195 170 - 168 - 215 Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 1 1 - 3 Shootout Record - Franchise: 65 - 51 68 - 61 Outshooting opponent: 5 - 5 - 1 1 - 5 - 2 Outshot by opponent: 11 - 2 - 0 7 - 4 - 3 Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Atlantic: 3 - 2 - 1 3 - 4 - 2 vs. Metropolitan: 5 - 3 - 0 1 - 2 - 2 vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 8 - 5 - 1 4 - 6 - 4 vs. Central: 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 vs. Pacific: 6 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 1 vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 8 - 2 - 0 4 - 3 - 1
Month by Month Record New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: 6-3-0 12 3-3-2 8 November: 10-4-1 21 5-6-3 13 Totals: 16-7-1 33 8-9-5 21 New York Rangers @ Buffalo Sabres Situations Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg New York Rangers: 21 37 30 0 88 ( 3.7 avg.) Opponents: 18 18 22 0 58 ( 2.4 avg.)
Buffalo Sabres: 14 15 14 0 43 ( 2.0 avg.) Opponents: 13 17 22 2 54 ( 2.5 avg.)
Shots by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg New York Rangers: 242 238 204 2 686 (28.6 avg.) Opponents: 222 241 247 1 711 (29.6 avg.)
Buffalo Sabres: 208 223 196 20 647 (29.4 avg.) Opponents: 223 250 227 14 714 (32.5 avg.)
Power Play New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: 15 71 21.1 (9th NHL) 17 75 22.7 (5th NHL) Home: 10 51 19.6 (14th NHL) 8 35 22.9 (9th NHL) Road: 5 20 25.0 (3rd NHL) 9 40 22.5 (6th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-5th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL)
Penalty Killing New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: 9 62 85.5 (6th NHL) 16 75 78.7 (T-24th NHL) Home: 6 38 84.2 (T-13th NHL) 3 26 88.5 (6th NHL) Road: 3 24 87.5 (T-5th NHL) 13 49 73.5 (28th NHL) 3 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-2nd NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-28th NHL)
Penalties New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 24 153 6.4 (1st NHL) 22 187 8.5 (T-10th NHL)
Goal Situations New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres For Against For Against 6 on 5: 2 2 0 2 6 on 4: 0 0 0 0 6 on 3: 0 0 0 0 5 on 5: 61 45 26 33 5 on 4: 15 1 16 0 5 on 3: 0 0 1 0 4 on 4: 1 0 0 1 4 on 3: 0 0 0 0 3 on 3: 0 0 0 1 3 on 4: 0 0 0 0 3 on 5: 0 1 0 1 3 on 6: 0 0 0 0 4 on 5: 3 8 0 14 4 on 6: 0 0 0 1 5 on 6: 6 1 0 0 Empty Net: 6 2 0 2 Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 1 Total: 88 58 43 54 New York Rangers @ Buffalo Sabres Situations Individual Leaders New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Points: K. HAYES (19),J. MILLER (19),R. NASH (16) K. OKPOSO (15),R. O'REILLY (12),S. REINHART (12) Goals: M. GRABNER (12),R. NASH (10),K. HAYES (10) M. MOULSON (7),K. OKPOSO (7),R. O'REILLY (6) Assists: R. MCDONAGH (13),B. SKJEI (12),J. MILLER (11) R. RISTOLAINEN (11),K. OKPOSO (8),S. REINHART (7) PP Goals: R. NASH (3),B. PIRRI (3),J. VESEY (3) M. MOULSON (6),K. OKPOSO (3),R. O'REILLY (3) SH Goals: D. STEPAN (1),K. HAYES (1),J. MILLER (1) GW Goals: D. GIRARDI (3),B. PIRRI (3),J. VESEY (3) R. O'REILLY (2),J. LARSSON (2),B. GIONTA (1) 3+ Goals: M. GRABNER(1) PIM: C. KREIDER (13),R. NASH (12),J. FAST (12) J. GORGES (23),D. GRANT (17),M. FOLIGNO (15) Shots: R. NASH (69),J. MILLER (55),M. GRABNER (54) K. OKPOSO (61),R. O'REILLY (57),S. REINHART (56) +/-: M. GRABNER (+19),K. HAYES (+16),D. GIRARDI (+13) W. CARRIER (+2),K. OKPOSO (+1),J. EICHEL (+1)
Shootout New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Brandon Pirri 0 / 1 0.0 0 Sam Reinhart 2 / 3 66.7 0 Mats Zuccarello 0 / 1 0.0 0 Brian Gionta 0 / 1 0.0 0 Kyle Okposo 0 / 4 0.0 0 Ryan O'Reilly 0 / 1 0.0 0
Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Henrik Lundqvist 0 - 1 2/2 .000 Anders Nilsson 1 - 1 2/6 .667 Robin Lehner 0 - 2 4/4 .000
Power Play New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Player G A P Rick Nash 3 2 5 Kyle Okposo 3 7 10 Mika Zibanejad 0 5 5 Rasmus Ristolainen 0 9 9 Chris Kreider 1 3 4 Matt Moulson 6 2 8 Brandon Pirri 3 1 4 Ryan O'Reilly 3 4 7 Derek Stepan 0 4 4 Sam Reinhart 2 4 6 Jimmy Vesey 3 1 4 Taylor Fedun 0 3 3 Pavel Buchnevich 1 2 3 Jack Eichel 1 1 2 Ryan McDonagh 0 3 3 Evander Kane 0 2 2 Brady Skjei 0 3 3 Cody Franson 1 0 1 Mats Zuccarello 2 1 3 Johan Larsson 1 0 1 J.T. Miller 1 1 2 Kevin Hayes 0 1 1 Nick Holden 1 0 1 Kevin Klein 0 1 1 Oscar Lindberg 0 1 1
Short Handed New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Player G A P Kevin Hayes 1 1 2 No players to display Dan Girardi 0 1 1 Michael Grabner 0 1 1 Kevin Klein 0 1 1 J.T. Miller 1 0 1 Marc Staal 0 1 1 Derek Stepan 1 0 1 Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes
LAST GAME Tuesday, November 29 Buffalo 5 at Ottawa 4 Goals: O’Reilly (2), Okposo, Eichel, Reinhart Goalie: Lehner (5 saves/6 shots); Nilsson (26 saves/29 shots) PP: 3/5; PK: 2/4; Shots: Ottawa 35 – Buffalo 28
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 115) Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed Cody McCormick (blood clots, Oct. 13; injured reserve) – 22 games Nicolas Deslauriers (knee, Oct. 30; injured reserve) – 15 games Zach Bogosian (MCL sprain, Nov. 3) – 13 games Tyler Ennis (groin, Nov. 9; injured reserve) – 10 games Dmitry Kulikov (lower back, Nov. 11) – 9 games Robin Lehner (hip, Dec. 1) – 0 games
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS 11/26: Assigned F William Carrier, F Cal O’Reilly and F Cole Schneider to Rochester (AHL) 11/27: Recalled F William Carrier from Rochester (AHL) 11/29: Activated F Jack Eichel from IR 12/1: Recalled G Linus Ullmark from Rochester (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, Dec 3: Boston at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6: Edmonton at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9: Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13: Los Angeles at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
TONIGHT’S GAME RANGERS at SABRES • This is the first of three meetings between the Sabres and Rangers this season. • Last meeting: Buffalo defeated New York 4-3 in New York on April 2 • Next meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 3 in New York • The Sabres are 1-9-0 in their last 10 games vs. the Rangers; 2-7-1 at home • This is the 175th game all-time between Buffalo and New York; Buffalo has a 79-62-33 series record. • The Sabres are 47-28-13 at home against the Rangers all-time.
THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY • The Sabres are 10-5-3 all-time on December 1. • December 1, 1993: Dominik Hasek stops 33 Tampa Bay shots to record his second of 55 regular-season shutouts as a member of the Sabres in a 3-0 win against the Lightning. • December 1, 2006: The Sabres top the Rangers 4-3 in a shootout to cap an 11-game unbeaten streak (9-0-2) against New York.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW • Cody Franson has an assist in each of his last two games. A point tonight would give him his longest point streak since October 2015. • Kyle Okposo has 13 points (4+9) in his last 11 games against the Rangers, including two points in each of his last three.
• Brian Gionta has 12 points (6+6) in his last 14 games against the Rangers, including a point in each of the three matchups last season. • Zemgus Girgensons had three goals in three games against the Rangers in 2015-16. • Jack Eichel has at least a point in each of his three career games against the Rangers, totaling four assists in those games. • Johan Larsson has a point in each of his last two games against the Rangers (1+1).
RETURN OF THE JACK • Jack Eichel returned to the Sabres‘ lineup on Tuesday at Ottawa after missing the team’s first 21 games with a high-ankle sprain. In his first game of the season, Eichel recorded two points (1+1) and now has points in a career-best six straight games played (2+6). • With Tuesday’s win, the Sabres improved to 25-14-4 (.628) in Eichel’s career when he records a point and 9-3-1 (.731) when he has at least two. • Tonight’s game will be Eichel’s first game at KeyBank Center since last season’s finale. He had 10 points (5+5) in his last nine home games of the 2015-16 season.
LAST LINE OF DEFENSE • Buffalo’s goaltenders have the fourth-best combined save percentage* (.927) in the league. They also have the fifth-best save percentage during 5-on-5 play (.935). • The Sabres last finished a season with a combined save percentage* above .920 in the 2009-10 season (.924, Ryan Miller/Patrick Lalime/Jhonas Enroth) and have topped the team’s current mark only twice in franchise history: 1998-99 (.930, Dominik Hasek/Dwayne Roloson/Martin Biron) and 1997-98 (.928, Hasek/Steve Shields)
Top Five NHL Goaltending Tandems by Save Percentage*
Team GA SA SV SV%
Minnesota Wild 45 684 639 .934
Montreal Canadiens 49 731 682 .933
Columbus Blue Jackets 44 626 582 .930
Buffalo Sabres 52 712 660 .927
Washington Capitals 44 580 536 .924
Top Five NHL Goaltending Tandems by 5-on- 5 Save Percentage*
Team GA SA SV SV%
Chicago Blackhawks 30 609 579 .951
Montreal Canadiens 33 598 565 .945
Minnesota Wild 34 573 539 .941
Washington Capitals 31 482 451 .936
Buffalo Sabres 36 558 522 .935 *Combined save percentage excludes empty net goals
SABRES IN THE TOP 10*
• Buffalo is ranked fifth in the NHL in both power play percentage (22.7%) and team faceoff percentage (51.5%). • Ryan O’Reilly ranks second among all NHL forwards with an average ice time of 21:57 per game. O’Reilly finished the 2015-16 season ranked first among forwards with 21:44 of ice time per game and has averaged 20:45 per game since the beginning of the 2014-15 season, leading all NHL forwards during that time frame. • O’Reilly also ranks eighth in the NHL among players with at least 200 faceoffs in faceoff percentage (57.5%). • Matt Moulson ranks second in the NHL with six power-play goals. • Rasmus Ristolainen ranks fifth among all NHL skaters in average ice time per game (26:18). He is tied for second among all NHL defensemen and eighth among all NHL players with nine power-play points. *All stats as of 11/30
BUF-NYR CONNECTIONS Former Rangers: • Justin Falk spent part of the 2013-14 season with the Rangers, playing in 21 games for New York, where he compiled two points (0+2).
Local Players: • Adam Clendening was born in Niagara Falls, New York.
Jack Eichel: • Represented the United States alongside Brady Skjei at the 2014 World Junior Championship.
Justin Falk: • Teammates with Michael Grabner for the Spokane Chiefs (WHL) from 2005-2007.
Cody Franson: • Teammates with Marc Staal at the 2007 World Junior Championship for Team Canada. • Played for the Nashville Predators with Kevin Klein from 2009-2011.
Josh Gorges: • Represented Canada at the 2004 World Junior Championship with Kevin Klein.
Derek Grant: • Teammates with Mika Zibanejad for the Ottawa Senators from 2012-2014. • Was a member of the Calgary Flames with Josh Jooris during the 2015-16 season.
Evander Kane: • Played with Marc Staal at the 2010 World Championship for Team Canada. • Represented Canada at the 2011 World Championship along with Rick Nash.
Robin Lehner: • Played alongside Mika Zibanejad for the Ottawa Senators from 2011-2015. • Was a member of the Ottawa Senators during the 2014-15 season along with Matt Puempel.
Jake McCabe: • Played with J.T. Miller and Jimmy Vesey at the 2013 World Junior Championship representing the United States. Miller was also a member of the 2009-10 United States NTDP squad along with McCabe. • Skated alongside Kevin Hayes at the 2014 World Championship representing the United States. The two were also members of the United States NTDP during the 2009-10 season. • Represented the United States with Brady Skjei at the 2016 World Championship.
Matt Moulson: • Was a member of the New York Islanders from 2010-2013 along with Michael Grabner.
Anders Nilsson: • Teammates with Michael Grabner for the New York Islanders during the 2011-12 season and again during the 2013-14 season. • Was a member of the Edmonton Oilers during the 2015-16 season along with Adam Clendening.
Ryan O’Reilly: • Teammates with Nick Holden for the Colorado Avalanche from 2013-2015.
Kyle Okposo: • Played with Michael Grabner for the New York Islanders from 2010-2015. • Represented the United States with Chris Kreider at the 2010 World Championship. • Shares a hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota with Ryan McDonagh.
2011 World Junior Championship: • The 2011 Swedish World Junior Championship team is well represented between the Sabres and Rangers, having two players for each team on their current rosters. Both Robin Lehner and Johan Larsson appeared on the team along with Jesper Fast and Oscar Lindberg. Lehner, Larsson and Lindberg also appeared together in the 2009 World U18 Championship.
2015 Hobey Baker Memorial Award: • Jack Eichel and Jimmy Vesey were both finalists for the 2015 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Eichel won the award, while Vesey was a runner-up.
NHL Draft: • Kyle Okposo (7th overall) and Michael Grabner (14th overall) were selected in the first round of the 2006 NHL Draft. • Evander Kane (4th overall) and Chris Kreider (19th overall) were both selected in the first round of the 2009 NHL Draft. • Ryan O’Reilly (33rd overall), Robin Lehner (46th overall) and Brandon Pirri (59th overall) were all taken in the second round of the 2009 NHL Draft • Johan Larsson (56th overall) was selected one pick before Oscar Lindberg (57th overall) in the second round of the 2010 NHL Draft. Zemgus Girgensons (14th overall) was selected in the first round of the 2012 NHL Draft along with Brady Skjei 28th overall).
SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Hits: Foligno (72), Ristolainen (52), Gorges (50) Blocked Shots: Gorges (43), Ristolainen (41), McCabe (24) Shots: Okposo (61), O’Reilly (57), Reinhart (56)
SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK] 1-10: 4-4-2 (10), 23/24, 8/35, 26/31 11-20: 3-4-3 (9), 15/26, 6/31, 28/36 21-30: 1-1-0 (2), 6/7, 3/9, 5/8
OVERTIME RESULTS (0-2; 102-107 all-time) Oct. 18 at EDM: L, 4-3 (GWG-Monahan) Nov. 11 vs. NJD: L, 2-1 (GWG-Greene)
SHOOTOUT RESULTS (1-3; 68-61 all-time) Oct. 25 at PHI: L, 4-3 (GDG-Giroux) Nov. 9 vs. OTT: L, 2-1 (GDG-Ryan) Nov. 19 vs. PIT: W, 2-1 (GDG-C. O’Reilly) Nov. 23 vs. DET: L, 2-1 (GDG-Vanek)
MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone) Wins Dan Bylsma … 5 wins … 300 NHL wins Points Marcus Foligno … 1 point … 100 NHL points Cody Franson … 7 points … 200 NHL points
RECENT MILESTONES N/A Buffalo Sabres: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. 1 10/13/2016 Montréal Canadiens L 00-01-00 1-4 26p 17 1-5 2-2 31-24 35 / 40 19070+ 2 10/16/2016 @ Edmonton Oilers W 01-01-00 6-2 21,90p,90,12,12,26p 90 2-6 1-1 24-33 40 / 33 18347 3 10/18/2016 @ Calgary Flames O* 01-01-01 3-4 28,90p,82 23 1-5 6-6 21-34 31 / 40 19289+ 4 10/20/2016 @ Vancouver Canucks L 01-02-01 1-2 73 22 0-5 4-5 27-20 25 / 40 17809 5 10/25/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers O** 01-02-02 3-4 63,26p,26p 28 2-4 1-4 25-41 35 / 31 19209 6 10/27/2016 Minnesota Wild L 01-03-02 0-4 14 0-2 2-2 38-22 40 / 31 18122 7 10/29/2016 Florida Panthers W 02-03-02 3-0 22,21p,23p 22 2-4 4-4 25-33 31 / 1 18261 8 10/30/2016 @ Winnipeg Jets W 03-03-02 3-1 21,12,21 12 0-1 6-6 28-38 40 / 34 15294+ 9 11/01/2016 @ Minnesota Wild W 04-03-02 2-1 90,22 22 0-1 0-1 24-28 40 / 40 18864+ 10 11/03/2016 Toronto Maple Leafs L 04-04-02 1-2 82 16 0-2 0-0 43-29 31 / 40 18183 11 11/05/2016 @ Ottawa Senators W 05-04-02 2-1 21,23 23 0-1 3-4 32-33 40 / 41 16225 12 11/07/2016 @ Boston Bruins L 05-05-02 0-4 63 0-3 5-8 32-42 40 / 40 17565+ 13 11/09/2016 Ottawa Senators O** 05-05-03 1-2 73 9 0-2 3-3 32-29 1 / 40 17884 14 11/11/2016 New Jersey Devils O* 05-05-04 1-2 26p 6 1-2 6-6 26-43 1 / 31 18301 15 11/12/2016 @ New Jersey Devils L 05-06-04 2-4 82,26 21 0-1 5-5 23-27 35 / 40 16514+ 16 11/15/2016 @ St. Louis Blues L 05-07-04 1-4 23p 17 1-4 0-1 24-31 34 / 40 16884 17 11/17/2016 Tampa Bay Lightning L 05-08-04 1-4 6p 17 1-5 1-3 33-38 30 / 40 17870 18 11/19/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins W** 06-08-04 2-1 48 19 0-4 1-2 33-47 31 / 29 18817 19 11/21/2016 Calgary Flames W 07-08-04 4-2 21p,22p,26p,82 26 3-6 2-2 32-31 40 / 1 17526 20 11/23/2016 Detroit Red Wings O** 07-08-05 1-2 12 62 0-3 2-2 33-24 35 / 40 18360 21 11/25/2016 @ Washington Capitals L 07-09-05 1-3 23 90 0-4 3-4 33-32 31 / 31 18506+ 22 11/29/2016 @ Ottawa Senators W 08-09-05 5-4 21p,15p,90,23,90p 90 3-5 2-4 28-35 31 / 41 14259 23 12/01/2016 New York Rangers 24 12/03/2016 Boston Bruins 25 12/05/2016 @ Washington Capitals 26 12/06/2016 Edmonton Oilers 27 12/09/2016 Washington Capitals 28 12/13/2016 Los Angeles Kings 29 12/16/2016 New York Islanders 30 12/17/2016 @ Carolina Hurricanes 31 12/20/2016 @ Florida Panthers 32 12/22/2016 Carolina Hurricanes 33 12/23/2016 @ New York Islanders 34 12/27/2016 @ Detroit Red Wings 35 12/29/2016 Boston Bruins 36 12/31/2016 @ Boston Bruins 37 01/03/2017 @ New York Rangers 38 01/05/2017 @ Chicago Blackhawks 39 01/07/2017 Winnipeg Jets 40 01/10/2017 Philadelphia Flyers 41 01/12/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 42 01/13/2017 @ Carolina Hurricanes 43 01/16/2017 Dallas Stars 44 01/17/2017 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 45 01/20/2017 Detroit Red Wings 46 01/21/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens 47 01/24/2017 @ Nashville Predators 48 01/26/2017 @ Dallas Stars 49 01/31/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens 50 02/02/2017 New York Rangers 51 02/04/2017 Ottawa Senators 52 02/06/2017 @ New Jersey Devils 53 02/07/2017 San Jose Sharks 54 02/09/2017 Anaheim Ducks 55 02/11/2017 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 56 02/12/2017 Vancouver Canucks 57 02/14/2017 @ Ottawa Senators 58 02/16/2017 Colorado Avalanche 59 02/18/2017 St. Louis Blues 60 02/19/2017 Chicago Blackhawks 61 02/25/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche 62 02/26/2017 @ Arizona Coyotes 63 02/28/2017 Nashville Predators 64 03/02/2017 Arizona Coyotes 65 03/04/2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 66 03/05/2017 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 67 03/07/2017 Philadelphia Flyers 68 03/10/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 69 03/11/2017 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 03/14/2017 @ San Jose Sharks 71 03/16/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings 72 03/17/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks 73 03/20/2017 @ Detroit Red Wings 74 03/21/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins 75 03/25/2017 Toronto Maple Leafs 76 03/27/2017 Florida Panthers 77 03/28/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 78 04/02/2017 New York Islanders 79 04/03/2017 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 04/05/2017 Montréal Canadiens 81 04/08/2017 @ Florida Panthers 82 04/09/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Date Opp. GORGES FRANSON KANE SCHNEIDER GIONTA EICHEL O'REILLY # 4 # 6 # 9 # 10 # 12 # 15 # 19 Oct 13 Vs MTL 0-0,1/-2 18:06 0-0,1/-1 18:56 0-0,3/0 12:43 0-0,0/-1 15:52 Oct 16 @ EDM 0-0,0/0 15:44 0-1,2/-1 14:22 DNP 2-0,3/2 17:04 Oct 18 @ CGY 0-0,1/-2 17:44 0-0,2/2 15:50 DNP 0-1,2/0 17:01 Oct 20 @ VAN 0-0,1/1 17:29 0-0,0/0 15:40 DNP 0-0,3/0 17:18 Oct 25 @ PHI 0-0,0/0 21:33 0-1,2/1 15:01 INJ 0-0,2/0 19:13 Oct 27 Vs MIN 0-0,0/0 21:21 0-0,1/-2 11:08 DNP 0-0,1/0 16:53 Oct 29 Vs FLA 0-0,0/0 21:26 0-0,2/1 14:42 DNP 0-1,5/1 17:19 Oct 30 @ WPG 0-0,0/1 21:43 0-1,1/2 11:19 DNP 1-0(W),4/1 14:13 Nov 1 @ MIN 0-0,0/1 22:42 0-0,2/1 15:20 INJ 0-1,0/1 14:34 Nov 3 Vs TOR 0-0,1/-1 14:04 0-0,2/0 21:18 INJ 0-0,2/-1 18:28 Nov 5 @ OTT 0-0,0/1 19:43 0-0,0/1 19:34 INJ 0-0,3/0 17:59 Nov 7 @ BOS 0-0,0/0 16:42 0-0,6/-1 20:58 INJ 0-0,4/-1 15:43 Nov 9 Vs OTT 0-0,0/1 19:33 0-0,1/0 17:28 0-0,2/0 22:09 0-1,1/1 07:39 0-0,1/-1 19:19 Nov 11 Vs NJD 0-0,0/0 21:05 0-0,1/0 22:37 0-0,2/0 16:07 DNP 0-0,4/-1 19:00 Nov 12 @ NJD 0-0,0/-2 21:38 0-1,1/0 21:45 0-0,1/-3 13:35 0-0,3/0 07:58 0-1,1/0 17:10 Nov 15 @ STL 0-0,0/0 17:40 0-0,1/-2 22:59 0-0,0/-2 18:36 MIN 0-0,2/0 16:55 Nov 17 Vs TBL 0-0,0/0 19:21 1-0,3/-1 21:55 0-1,3/-1 18:29 MIN 0-0,0/0 16:33 Nov 19 Vs PIT 0-0,0/0 21:54 0-0,1/0 23:31 0-0,2/0 21:30 0-0,0/1 04:27 0-0,3/0 20:14 0-0,1/0 12:38 Nov 21 Vs CGY 0-0,2/0 16:46 0-0,0/-1 20:06 0-1,4/-1 22:34 0-0,2/0 08:30 0-0,5/0 17:08 0-0,0/0 13:01 Nov 23 Vs DET 0-0,3/0 22:18 0-0,0/0 19:16 0-0,2/1 21:36 DNP 1-0,2/0 20:05 0-0,0/0 08:54 Nov 25 @ WSH 0-0,0/-2 19:29 0-1,2/1 20:26 0-0,4/0 19:36 DNP 0-0,0/0 18:29 0-0,0/-1 09:08 Nov 29 @ OTT 0-1,0/1 18:25 0-1,0/0 17:54 0-1,2/1 20:27 MIN 0-0,0/-2 15:36 1-1,5/1 17:08 MIN
Date Opp. OKPOSO LARSSON REINHART MOULSON GRANT GIRGENSONS MCCABE # 21 # 22 # 23 # 26 # 27 # 28 # 29 Oct 13 Vs MTL 0-0,1/-1 17:36 0-1,3/-1 21:02 1-0,4/-1 11:29 0-0,0/-1 13:55 0-0,1/-1 11:39 0-0,0/-1 22:11 Oct 16 @ EDM 1-1,1/2 19:13 0-1,0/1 20:09 0-1,1/2 18:20 1-0,3/0 13:19 0-0,2/-1 09:04 0-0,2/-2 12:12 0-1,0/3 19:24 Oct 18 @ CGY 0-1,2/0 17:28 0-1,0/-2 18:46 0-0,3/-1 15:59 0-0,0/0 12:19 0-0,0/0 15:15 1-0,2/0 10:02 0-0,0/-2 21:12 Oct 20 @ VAN 0-0,6/0 21:12 0-0,1/0 11:44 0-0,2/0 22:12 0-0,4/0 13:42 0-0,0/0 12:06 0-0,1/0 13:20 0-0,0/-1 18:36 Oct 25 @ PHI 0-1,0/0 19:15 0-0,1/0 20:49 0-0,2/1 14:08 2-0,4/0 15:06 0-0,1/0 12:45 0-1,2/1 11:54 0-0,0/1 14:06 Oct 27 Vs MIN 0-0,3/-2 19:06 0-0,0/-1 18:03 0-0,2/-2 15:43 0-0,4/-1 18:14 0-0,1/-1 10:36 0-0,1/-1 13:26 0-0,0/-2 14:24 Oct 29 Vs FLA 1-0,2/0 17:13 1-0(W),2/1 17:32 1-1,5/0 14:52 0-1,2/0 14:19 0-0,0/0 10:45 0-0,1/0 12:17 0-0,0/1 15:36 Oct 30 @ WPG 2-0,2/2 17:11 0-0,1/0 15:58 0-0,1/0 14:39 0-0,5/1 12:46 0-0,1/0 13:03 0-1,2/1 12:49 0-1,1/1 15:46 Nov 1 @ MIN 0-0,1/1 22:42 1-0(W),2/1 15:06 0-0,3/0 13:51 0-0,1/1 20:52 0-0,1/0 09:26 0-0,4/0 12:10 0-0,0/0 22:21 Nov 3 Vs TOR 0-0,2/0 21:27 0-1,3/0 17:03 0-1,3/0 16:32 0-0,5/0 16:52 0-0,1/0 07:30 0-0,4/-1 13:43 0-0,0/1 19:53 Nov 5 @ OTT 1-0,5/1 17:18 0-1,2/1 17:22 1-0(W),3/1 13:20 0-0,1/0 16:01 0-0,1/0 12:51 0-1,2/1 13:07 0-1,2/1 20:35 Nov 7 @ BOS 0-0,5/0 18:21 0-0,1/-1 16:02 0-0,3/0 17:03 0-0,2/0 16:57 0-0,0/0 11:37 0-0,1/0 12:49 0-0,1/0 18:01 Nov 9 Vs OTT 0-0,2/0 21:35 0-0,0/-1 18:26 0-0,3/0 20:52 0-0,3/0 13:27 0-1,1/1 12:09 0-0,3/-1 12:44 0-0,4/0 22:51 Nov 11 Vs NJD 0-1,0/0 16:11 0-0,0/-1 16:07 0-0,0/0 15:51 1-0,2/0 13:25 0-0,2/0 15:05 0-0,1/0 14:26 0-0,1/0 25:33 Nov 12 @ NJD 0-0,1/0 20:08 0-0,0/-1 21:05 0-0,0/0 18:11 1-0,2/-1 10:12 0-1,1/1 10:52 0-0,4/-2 10:45 0-0,0/0 23:07 Nov 15 @ STL 0-1,5/-2 19:48 0-0,0/0 17:08 1-0,2/-2 21:34 0-1,0/-1 15:38 0-0,0/-1 08:34 0-0,3/0 13:52 0-0,1/-1 25:54 Nov 17 Vs TBL 0-0,7/-1 17:46 0-0,1/0 17:11 0-0,4/-1 18:09 0-0,3/0 15:30 0-0,1/-1 10:54 0-0,0/0 14:43 0-0,1/-1 23:58 Nov 19 Vs PIT 0-0,4/0 21:41 0-0,3/0 22:26 0-0,3/0 19:59 0-0,1/0 13:56 0-0,2/1 11:51 0-0,0/0 13:10 0-0,3/0 24:22 Nov 21 Vs CGY 1-1,4/-1 20:06 1-0,6/-1 19:49 0-2,2/1 16:08 1-0(W),2/0 12:58 0-0,1/-1 12:18 0-0,0/0 13:13 0-0,0/-2 24:35 Nov 23 Vs DET 0-0,3/0 20:02 0-0,4/1 19:01 0-0,3/0 17:08 0-0,0/-1 16:28 0-0,2/0 07:30 0-0,0/0 13:12 0-0,0/0 20:55 Nov 25 @ WSH 0-1,1/0 20:25 0-0,1/0 20:02 1-0,5/0 16:32 0-0,0/0 13:20 0-0,1/0 10:29 0-0,1/0 09:07 0-0,1/1 19:30 Nov 29 @ OTT 1-1,5/1 18:28 0-0,1/-2 13:39 1-1,3/1 17:18 0-0,0/0 10:32 0-0,1/0 11:53 0-0,2/0 07:23 0-0,1/-2 21:35
Date Opp. NELSON FEDUN FALK DESLAURIERS BOGOSIAN CARRIER RISTOLAINEN # 34 # 38 # 41 # 44 # 47 # 48 # 55 Oct 13 Vs MTL 0-0,0/-1 11:47 0-0,4/-1 11:24 0-0,3/-1 22:21 0-1,5/-2 23:17 Oct 16 @ EDM DNP 0-0,0/0 12:39 0-0,0/3 19:02 0-3,2/1 26:43 Oct 18 @ CGY DNP 0-0,0/-1 09:16 0-0,0/-1 19:54 0-1,0/-2 26:04 Oct 20 @ VAN DNP 0-0,0/0 05:04 0-0,1/-1 18:52 0-0,0/1 23:28 Oct 25 @ PHI DNP 0-0,1/0 08:04 0-0,2/0 22:23 0-1,0/0 25:16 Oct 27 Vs MIN DNP 0-0,1/-1 07:51 0-0,6/-1 21:40 0-0,5/-1 26:43 Oct 29 Vs FLA DNP 0-0,0/0 06:47 0-0,0/0 19:33 0-1,1/0 24:02 Oct 30 @ WPG DNP DNP 0-0,1/-1 21:24 0-0,3/1 26:23 Nov 1 @ MIN DNP DNP 0-0,0/0 05:45 0-0,1/1 25:18 Nov 3 Vs TOR 0-0,2/-1 14:05 DNP DNP 0-0,3/0 25:29 Nov 5 @ OTT 0-0,1/0 13:06 DNP DNP 0-0,2/1 06:26 0-1,0/1 25:54 Nov 7 @ BOS 0-0,1/0 14:47 DNP DNP 0-0,1/0 07:45 0-0,0/0 21:16 Nov 9 Vs OTT 0-0,2/1 11:27 INJ DNP 0-0,2/0 09:53 0-0,4/-1 29:57 Nov 11 Vs NJD 0-0,0/-1 11:17 0-0,1/-1 12:24 INJ DNP 0-0,2/0 07:19 0-0,2/0 24:48 Nov 12 @ NJD 0-0,1/0 11:44 0-0,1/0 14:45 INJ DNP 0-0,3/1 11:57 0-0,2/-2 27:15 Nov 15 @ STL 0-0,0/-2 10:12 0-0,1/-1 15:52 INJ DNP 0-0,2/0 10:28 0-0,2/0 27:37 Nov 17 Vs TBL MIN 0-1,1/-1 14:02 0-0,0/-1 10:51 INJ DNP 0-0,0/-1 09:16 0-0,4/0 29:53 Nov 19 Vs PIT MIN 0-1,1/1 15:21 0-0,1/1 09:56 INJ DNP 1-0,2/1 05:50 0-0,4/0 29:56 Nov 21 Vs CGY MIN 0-2,1/0 17:15 0-0,0/0 14:17 INJ DNP 0-0,0/0 06:22 0-1,1/0 24:57 Nov 23 Vs DET MIN 0-0,0/-1 16:14 0-0,0/0 13:25 INJ DNP 0-0,3/0 08:09 0-0,5/1 29:02 Nov 25 @ WSH MIN 0-0,4/0 14:56 0-0,2/0 11:44 INJ DNP 0-0,0/-1 08:14 0-0,5/-2 27:26 Nov 29 @ OTT MIN 0-0,0/1 16:15 0-0,0/1 14:39 INJ DNP 0-0,1/1 10:50 0-2,3/-1 27:54 Buffalo Sabres: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Date Opp. ENNIS KULIKOV FOLIGNO O'REILLY NILSSON LEHNER # 63 # 77 # 82 # 90 # 31 # 40 Oct 13 Vs MTL 0-0,2/-2 17:37 0-0,1/-1 14:57 0-0,1/-1 22:44 DND 4/24 L 57:56 Oct 16 @ EDM 0-0,3/-1 14:56 0-0,1/-2 19:11 0-1,2/1 17:58 2-2(W),2/2 20:32 DND 2/33 W 60:00 Oct 18 @ CGY 0-1,1/-1 10:39 0-0,0/2 19:35 1-0,3/0 15:26 1-0,5/-1 24:16 DND 4/34 O 62:08 Oct 20 @ VAN 0-0,2/0 13:05 0-0,0/0 21:35 0-0,2/0 15:35 0-0,4/0 25:23 DND 2/20 L 58:46 Oct 25 @ PHI 1-0,4/1 16:11 0-0,0/0 25:08 0-0,0/0 17:40 0-1,4/0 21:21 3/41 O 64:44 DNP Oct 27 Vs MIN 0-0,9/-1 14:18 0-0,1/-2 22:44 0-0,0/0 15:43 0-0,1/-2 19:45 3/21 L 59:30 DNP Oct 29 Vs FLA 0-0,1/0 12:39 0-0,1/0 21:56 0-1,0/1 17:01 0-0,3/0 20:44 0/33 W 59:58 DND Oct 30 @ WPG 0-0,1/0 16:14 0-0,1/0 22:43 0-0,1/0 16:40 0-1,0/1 23:29 DND 1/38 W 60:00 Nov 1 @ MIN 0-0,1/0 14:50 0-0,0/1 27:40 0-0,0/1 15:01 1-0,5/1 23:27 DND 1/28 W 60:00 Nov 3 Vs TOR 0-0,4/-1 15:37 0-0,0/-1 22:35 1-0,4/0 17:58 0-0,7/0 22:12 DND 2/29 L 58:32 Nov 5 @ OTT 0-0,1/0 11:04 0-0,0/0 20:35 0-0,3/1 15:46 0-0,5/0 22:12 DND 1/33 W 60:00 Nov 7 @ BOS 0-0,0/-1 07:33 0-0,2/-1 23:34 0-0,1/0 16:34 0-0,3/0 21:18 DND 4/42 L 60:00 Nov 9 Vs OTT DNP 0-0,0/-1 23:44 0-0,2/0 17:16 DNP DND 1/29 O 65:00 Nov 11 Vs NJD INJ DNP 0-0,4/-1 14:57 0-1,3/0 15:41 2/43 O 60:29 DND Nov 12 @ NJD INJ DNP 1-0,2/0 16:44 DNP DND 4/27 L 60:00 Nov 15 @ STL INJ DNP 0-0,3/-1 17:56 DNP DND 3/30 L 59:47 Nov 17 Vs TBL INJ DNP 0-0,3/0 16:45 DNP DND 4/38 L 59:49 Nov 19 Vs PIT INJ DNP 0-0,2/0 20:09 DNP 1/47 W 65:00 DND Nov 21 Vs CGY INJ DNP 1-0,2/1 14:06 DNP DND 2/31 W 59:51 Nov 23 Vs DET INJ DNP 0-0,1/0 14:57 0-0,5/-1 22:48 DND 1/24 O 65:00 Nov 25 @ WSH INJ DNP 0-0,1/-1 12:32 0-0,5/0 23:53 3/32 L 58:17 DND Nov 29 @ OTT INJ DNP 0-0,0/-2 11:39 2-1(W),4/1 21:32 3/29 W 41:59 1/6 17:48 Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Dan Bylsma Dan Bylsma is in his second season as head coach of the Sabres after being hired as the 17th head coach in franchise history on May 28, 2015.
In his first season with the team in 2015-16, Bylsma guided the Sabres to a 27-point improvement. Buffalo finished 35-36-11 overall and enjoyed the second-largest points percentage improvement in franchise history.
Bylsma joined the Sabres after spending six seasons as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he led the team to a 252-117-32 overall regular-season record and became the winningest head coach in Penguins history.
The Grand Haven, Mich. native began his coaching career in 2004-05 as an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL). He also served as an assistant for the New York Islanders in 2005-06, and for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins from 2006-07 to 2007-08 before being named head coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the 2008-09 season.
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#31: Anders Nilsson (G) 6' 6", 229 lbs. / Mar 19, 1990 (26 years and 8 months)
Drafted: Selected by New York Islanders in 3rd round (62nd overall) of the 2009 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% NHL Draft Season 7 3-2-2 1 2.20 .939 Acquired: Acquired by Buffalo on July 2, 2016 from St. Louis in exchange for a Career 59 22-24-6 2 2.97 .906 fifth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft Last Win: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Career vs. Opp 2 1-1-0 0 4.03 .852 Last SO: OCT 29, 2016 vs FLORIDA (4) Career Shootouts: 17/22 (.773), 7-1
Season Highs: Shots Saves 47 46 47 11/19 vs PIT 2016-17: • Made his Sabres debut at PHI (10/25), making 38 saves on 41 shots in a shootout loss • Recorded a shutout vs. FLA (10/29), stopping 33 shots • Turned away 41 of 43 shots vs. NJD (11/11) • Made 46 saves, the second-highest total of his career, in a shootout win vs. PIT (11/19) 2015-16: • Appeared in a career-high 29 NHL games with Edmonton and St. Louis • Started in 24 of his 26 appearances for Edmonton, posting a career-high 10 wins • Set career highs in both shots faced (51) and saves (48) at DAL (10/13) • Started and won all five games in a five-game homestand from 12/2-12/11, posting a .927 SV% • Made three relief appearances for St. Louis • Played two games with Bakersfield (AHL), winning both games and posting a .935 SV%
#35: Linus Ullmark (G) 6' 4", 221 lbs. / Jul 31, 1993 (23 years and 4 months)
Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 6th round (163rd overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Last Win: APR 9, 2016 @ NY ISLANDERS Season ------Last SO: - Career 20 8-10-2 0 2.60 .913 Career Shootouts: 4/6 (.667), 0-2 Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: Shots Saves - - 2016-17: • Currently boasts a .913 save percentage and a 2.85 goals-against average in 15 games with Rochester (AHL) • Recorded back-to-back wins by stopping 38 of 39 shots vs. Binghamton (10/22) and 34 of 36 vs. Toronto (10/21) • Made 29 saves in a 4-1 win at Binghamton (11/5) • Stopped 34 of 35 shots in a winning effort at Utica (11/30) • Recalled by Buffalo for the second time this season on Dec. 1
2015-16: • Recalled by Buffalo on Oct. 23 and April 9 • Made his NHL debut vs. NJD (10/24) and made 24 saves on 28 shots • Recorded his first NHL win vs. PHI (10/30) after he stopped 27 of 28 shots. With the win, he became the youngest goaltender (22 years, 92 days) to record a win for the Sabres since Mikka Noronen (21 years, 111 days) did so on Oct. 5, 2000 • Made 29 saves in a win at NYI (11/1) • Stopped 35 of 37 shots vs. VAN (11/7) • Made 36 stops on 38 shots at FLA (11/12) • Set a career high with 42 saves at DET (12/1)
#40: Robin Lehner (G) 6' 4", 239 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (25 years and 4 months)
Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in 2nd round (46th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Acquired: From Ottawa on with David Legwand June 26, 2015 in exchange for a Season 16 5-7-3 0 2.40 .921 first-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft Career 123 40-52-21 3 2.75 .917 Last Win: NOV 21, 2016 vs CALGARY (2) Last SO: FEB 19, 2016 @ COLUMBUS (25) Career vs. Opp 4 2-2-0 0 3.73 .900 Career Shootouts: 36/64 (.562), 7-13
Season Highs: Shots Saves 42 38 42 11/7 vs BOS 2016-17: • Turned aside 31 shots in a 6-2 win at EDM (10/16) • Saved 27 of 28 shots at MIN (11/1) • Allowed one goal on 33 shots at OTT (11/5) • Made a season-high 38 saves on 42 shots at BOS (11/7) • Made 23 of 24 saves vs. DET (11/23) 2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: 50; 39 – high ankle sprain (10/10-1/5), 11 – high ankle (3/18-4/9) • Ranked fourth among NHL goalies with at least 20 games played in save percentage (.924) • Recorded 34 saves and an assist to earn his first win as a member of the Sabres at OTT (1/26) • Made 38 saves to earn his third career shutout at CBJ (2/19), breaking his personal record for most saves in a shutout • Set a new career-best shutout streak (126:59) from 2/16 at OTT to 2/21 vs. PIT • Played in his 100th career NHL game at ANA (2/25) • Appeared in three games for Rochester (AHL) during a conditioning stint in January.
#4: Josh Gorges (D) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Aug 14, 1984 (32 years and 3 months)
Acquired: From Montreal on July 1, 2014 in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in the GP G-A-P +/- PIM 2016 NHL Draft Season 22 0-1-1 -3 23 Last Goal: FEB 12, 2016 vs MONTREAL (48) Career 705 16-101-117 -2 360 Last Assist: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 25 0-2-2 8 13
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 5 22:42 3 5 +1 22 times 11/29 vs OTT 11/29 vs OTT 11/15 vs STL 11/1 vs MIN 11/23 vs DET 4 times 6 times
2016-17 • Finished with a plus-1 rating in 21:43 of ice time at WPG (10/30) • Tallied an assist at OTT (11/29)
2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: five; three – upper body (1/22-1/26), two – upper body (1/16-1/18) • Set a new career high with 72 penalty minutes (previous high: 39) • Recorded his first point of the season with an assist vs. TBL (10/10) • Scored his first goal as a member of the Sabres and was a plus-3 vs. CAR (11/27); the goal was his first since Oct. 12, 2013 at VAN and the plus-3 was his best rating since he posted a plus-3 on Oct. 26, 2011 vs. PHI • Registered an assist and a plus-3 rating vs. COL (2/14) • Recorded his 100th NHL assist at NYI (4/9)
#6: Cody Franson (D) 6' 5", 224 lbs. / Aug 8, 1987 (29 years and 3 months)
Drafted: Selected by Nashville in 3rd Round (79th Overall) of the 2005 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on Sept. 10, 2015 Season 22 1-6-7 0 8 Last Goal: NOV 17, 2016 vs TAMPA BAY (5) Career 481 40-153-193 -4 168 Last Assist: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Career Shootouts: 1/5 (20%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 14 3-4-7 -9 8
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 23:31 6 2 +2 11/17 vs TBL 6 times 7 times 4 times 11/19 vs PIT 11/7 vs BOS 3 times 2 times
2016-17: • Recorded an assist at EDM (10/16) • Recorded an assist at PHI (10/25) • Finished with a plus-1 rating in 14:42 of ice time vs. FLA (10/29) • Scored his first goal of the season vs. TBL (11/17) • Had an assist at WSH (11/25) • Contributed his sixth assist of the season at OTT (11/29) 2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: 23 – upper body (2/21-4/9) • Tallied his first points as a Sabre with two assists vs. MTL (10/23) • Had a three-game point streak (0+4) from 10/23 vs. MTL to 10/27 at PHI • Scored in back-to-back games at TBL (11/10) and at FLA (11/12) for the first time since Feb. 2011
#8: Cody McCormick (C) (*Injured) 6' 2", 222 lbs. / Apr 18, 1983 (33 years and 7 months)
Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 5th round (144th overall) of 2001 NHL Draft. GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014 Season ------Last Goal: - Career 405 21-44-65 -24 550 Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 14 1-1-2 0 19
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
2015-16: • Missed entire season due to injury (blood clots). #9: Evander Kane (L) 6' 2", 211 lbs. / Aug 2, 1991 (25 years and 3 months)
Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in 1st round (4th overall) of the 2009 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 11 0-3-3 -5 10 Acquired: From Winnipeg with Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 in Career 437 129-131-260 -29 486 exchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a first- round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft Career vs. Opp 16 6-4-10 -4 12 Last Goal: MAR 22, 2016 @ CAROLINA (13) Last Assist: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Career Shootouts: 3/20 (15%), 2 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 4 22:34 4 4 +1 11 times 3 times 3 times 2 times 11/21 vs CGY 2 times 2 times 2 times
2016-17: • Missed 11 games due to cracked ribs • Led all forwards with 22:09 of ice time in his first game back from injury vs. OTT (11/9) • Tallied an assist vs. TBL (11/17) • Notched an assist vs. CGY (11/21) • Contributed an assist at OTT (11/29) 2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: 16; 10 – knee (10/27-11/17), six – upper body (3/29-4/9) • Ranked second among all NHL forwards in average ice time per game (21:02), trailing only teammate Ryan O'Reilly (21:44) • Led all Sabres in shots (271), penalty minutes (91) and even-strength goals (17) despite missing 16 games to injury • Ranked third in the NHL with 4.2 shots per game, ranking fourth in franchise history behind only Alexander Mogilny (4.68 in 1992-93), Rick Martin (4.43 in 1974-75) and Dave Andreychuk (4.21 in 1991-92) • The Sabres went 12-3-2 in games in which he scored a goal and 19-5-3 when he recorded a point • Logged eight multi-point games; the Sabres had a 7-0-1 record in these games
#12: Brian Gionta (R) 5' 7", 178 lbs. / Jan 18, 1979 (37 years and 10 months)
Drafted: Selected by New Jersey in 3rd round (82nd overall) of the 1998 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014 Season 22 4-4-8 -2 6 Last Goal: NOV 23, 2016 vs DETROIT (2) Career 946 278-283-561 45 359 Last Assist: NOV 12, 2016 @ NEW JERSEY (7) Career Shootouts: 22/63 (35%), 7 GDG Career vs. Opp 60 19-21-40 13 38
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 1 2 2 20:14 5 4 +2 10/16 vs EDM 4 times 10/16 vs EDM 3 times 11/19 vs PIT 2 times 11/3 vs TOR 10/16 vs EDM
2016-17: • Scored two goals at EDM (10/16) • Recorded an assist at CGY (10/18) • Tallied a goal at WPG (10/30) • Added an assist at MIN (11/1) • Contributed a goal vs. DET (11/23) 2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: three – lower body (10/8-10/12) • Became the 51st American-born player to appear in 900 career NHL regular-season games at OTT (2/16) • Tallied his 49th career game-winner at NYI (4/9), tying Phil Housley for 14th-most career game-winning goals by an American player. #15: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 196 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (20 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Season 1 1-1-2 1 2 Last Assist: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Career 82 25-33-58 -15 24 Career Shootouts: 1/6 (17%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 0-4-4 0 2 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 2 17:08 5 0 +1 11/29 vs OTT 11/29 vs OTT 11/29 vs OTT 11/29 vs OTT 11/29 vs OTT 11/29 vs OTT 11/29 vs OTT 11/29 vs OTT
2016-17:• Missed the first 21 games due to a high ankle sprain • Had a goal and an assist in his season debut at OTT (11/29)
2015-16: • Scored 24 goals, seventh-most by a rookie in franchise history, and became the first Sabres rookie to lead the team in goals since Ray Sheppard (1987-88) • Tied Derek Plante for seventh-most points by a Sabres rookie (56) • Tied for team lead with 12 multi-point games • Became the third-youngest player in Sabres history to score in his debut vs. OTT (10/8) • Set a career high with four points (2+2) at BOS (12/26), becoming the second-youngest player to record four points in one game for the Sabres (Phil Housley vs. EDM, 10/17/82) • Became the youngest Sabre ever to hit the 20-goal mark (19 yrs, 131 days) with his goal at TOR (3/7)
#21: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' 0", 218 lbs. / Apr 16, 1988 (28 years and 7 months)
Drafted: Selected by New York Islanders in 1st Round (7th Overall) of the 2006 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 21 7-8-15 1 6 Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2016 Career 550 146-238-384 -59 316 Last Goal: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Last Assist: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Career vs. Opp 37 9-12-21 -14 32 Career Shootouts: 14/41 (34%), 9 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 1 2 4 22:42 7 3 +2 10/30 vs WPG 8 times 4 times 10/30 vs WPG 11/1 vs MIN 11/17 vs TBL 2 times 2 times
2016-17: • Scored a goal on his first shot and added an assist to tally two points in his Sabres' debut at EDM (10/16) • Had an assist at CGY (10/18) • Recorded an assist at PHI (10/25) • Contributed a goal vs. FLA (10/29) • Had his first multi-goal game as a member of the Sabres when he scored two goals at WIN (10/30) • Scored a goal at OTT (11/5) • Logged an assist vs. NJD (11/11) • Contributed a goal and an assist vs. CGY (11/21) • Had a goal and an assist at OTT (11/29) 2015-16: • Led the Islanders with a career-high 42 assists and finished second in points (64) • Led the team with 23 power-play points (7+16) • Finished second on the team in penalty minutes (51) and tied for third with four game-winning goals • Recorded 13 multi-point games • Recorded his 200th career assist vs. ARI (11/16) • Recorded his second career hat trick vs. EDM (2/7) • Recorded a six-game point streak (1+7) from 11/12-11/25 #22: Johan Larsson (C) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / Jul 25, 1992 (24 years and 4 months)
Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in 2nd round (56th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Minnesota on April 3, 2013 with Matt Hackett, a first-round selection Season 22 3-4-7 -6 14 in the 2013 NHL Draft and a second-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft in Career 164 19-25-44 -10 72 exchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft Last Goal: NOV 21, 2016 vs CALGARY (3) Career vs. Opp 7 1-1-2 1 0 Last Assist: NOV 5, 2016 @ OTTAWA (11) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 22:26 6 4 +1 3 times 4 times 7 times 7 times 11/19 vs PIT 11/21 vs CGY 2 times 5 times
2016-17: • Had an assist at EDM (10/16) • Tallied an assist at CGY (10/18) • Scored his first goal of the season with the game-winner vs. FLA (10/29) • Had the game-winning goal at MIN (11/1) • Recorded an assist vs. TOR (11/3) • Brought his point streak to three games by adding an assist at OTT (11/5) 2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: five; four – lower body (2/9-2/14), one – lower body (4/9) • Set career highs in games played (74), goals (10) and points (17) • The team logged a 7-1-1 record in games in which he scored and an 11-1-2 record when he recorded a point • Five of his 10 goals were game-winners, tying Jack Eichel for the Sabres’ team lead • Tallied his first points of the season in his third career multi-point game (0+2) at PHI (10/27) • Scored his first career game-winning goal at DET (12/14) • Played in his 100th NHL game at BOS (12/26) • Recorded the first multi-goal game of his career with two goals vs. TOR (3/31) • Logged a career-best four-game point streak (3+3) from 3/29 to 4/5
#23: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' 1", 193 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (21 years)
Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st Round (2nd overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Season 22 5-7-12 -1 4 Last Assist: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Career 110 28-27-55 -10 14 Career Shootouts: 3/5 (60%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 2 1-0-1 -1 0 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 2 22:12 5 2 +2 5 times 11/21 vs CGY 3 times 2 times 10/20 vs VAN 2 times 11/9 vs OTT 10/16 vs EDM
2016-17: • Recorded an assist at EDM (10/16) • Had his first multi-point game of the season (1+1) vs. FLA (10/29) • Contributed an assist vs. TOR (11/3) • Scored the game-winning goal at OTT (11/5) • Played in his 100th game at BOS (11/7) • Scored a power-play goal at STL (11/15) • Tallied two assists vs. CGY (11/21) • Scored a goal at WSH (11/25) • Recorded his third multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist at OTT (11/29) 2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: 3 – upper body (1/22-1/26) • His 23 goals were the eighth-most by a rookie in Sabres franchise history and tied for third-most among all NHL rookies in 2015-16 • Ranked second among all Sabres skaters in goals (23) and third in points (42) • Scored his first NHL goal at TBL (10/17) • Had the first multi-goal game of his career (2+0) at NSH (11/28) • Scored his first career hat trick with three goals at WPG (1/10), becoming the first Sabres rookie to record a hat trick since Jason Pominville vs. LAK (1/14/06) #26: Matt Moulson (L) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Nov 1, 1983 (33 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 9th round (263rd overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014 Season 22 7-2-9 -3 2 Last Goal: NOV 21, 2016 vs CALGARY (3) Career 577 169-177-346 -32 112 Last Assist: NOV 15, 2016 @ ST. LOUIS (6) Career Shootouts: 16/40 (40%), 7 GDG Career vs. Opp 32 12-12-24 -4 4
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 1 2 2 20:52 5 3 +1 10/25 vs PHI 2 times 10/25 vs PHI 10/30 vs WPG 11/1 vs MIN 2 times 10/20 vs VAN 2 times
2016-17: • Scored in Buffalo's season-opener vs. MTL (10/13), giving him a point in three straight games (2+1) dating back to last season and four goals in his last seven regular-season contests • Scored a goal at EDM (10/16) to push his consecutive point streak to four games (2+2) • Notched two power-play goals at PHI (10/25), giving him four goals (all PPG) in the team's first five games of the season • Tallied an assist vs. FLA (10/29) • Logged 20:52 of ice time at MIN (11/1), topping 20 minutes for the first time since April 1, 2015 vs. TOR (20:01) • Scored his fifth PPG of the season vs. NJD (11/11) • Recorded a goal at NJD (11/12) • Brought his point streak to three games by adding an assist at STL (11/15) • Scored a PPG vs. CGY (11/21)
2015-16: • Recorded three points (1+2) vs. CBJ (10/12) • Played in his 500th NHL game vs. ARI (12/4) • Ended a 45-game goal drought by scoring his fifth goal of the season at OTT (2/16)
#27: Derek Grant (C) 6' 3", 212 lbs. / Apr 20, 1990 (26 years and 7 months)
Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in 4th round (119th overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 2, 2016 Season 22 0-2-2 -3 17 Last Goal: - Career 62 0-5-5 -14 23 Last Assist: NOV 12, 2016 @ NEW JERSEY (7) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 -1 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 9 15:15 2 5 +1 22 times 2 times 2 times 11/7 vs BOS 10/18 vs CGY 4 times 10/20 vs VAN 3 times
2016-17 • Had a season-high two shots at EDM (10/16) • Went 9-for-12 on faceoffs at MIN (11/1), winning 75 percent of his draws for the first time this season • Recorded his first point in a Buffalo uniform with an assist vs. OTT (11/9) • Tallied an assist at NJD (11/12) 2015-16: • Recorded AHL career-high totals in goals (27), assists (18) and points (45) despite appearing in just 36 games with Stockton • Named the Heat's Team MVP and best offensive player • Tied for the team lead in goals • Led all Heat players with 1.25 points per game • Tied for sixth in the AHL in goals • Led the Heat with a plus-7 rating and five game winning goals • Named to the AHL All-Star Classic in Syracuse, marking his first career AHL All-Star Game appearance #28: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' 2", 200 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (22 years and 10 months)
ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhns GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (14th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft Season 22 1-3-4 -5 4 Last Goal: OCT 18, 2016 @ CALGARY (19) Career 224 31-43-74 -27 63 Last Assist: NOV 5, 2016 @ OTTAWA (11) Career Shootouts: 3/13 (23%), 3 GDG Career vs. Opp 8 3-1-4 2 2
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 4 14:43 4 5 +1 10/18 vs CGY 3 times 4 times 11/7 vs BOS 11/17 vs TBL 3 times 11/7 vs BOS 3 times
2016-17: • Scored a goal at CGY (10/18) • Recorded an assist at PHI (10/25) • Registered an assist at WPG (10/30) • Added an assist at OTT (11/5)
2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: 11; four – upper body (11/17-11/23) , four – upper body (1/16-1/22), three – lower body (2/9-2/12) • Scored all seven of his goals on the road • Notched his first point of the season with his first career overtime goal at PHI (10/27) • Recorded points in consecutive games, including his first multi-point game of the season, with two points (1+1) at DET (12/1) and an assist vs. ARI (12/4) • Tied his career high with two goals at NYR (1/25) • Appeared in his 200th NHL game at NJD (4/5) • Represented Latvia at the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Russia.
#29: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 1", 209 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (23 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (44th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: MAR 29, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (27) Season 22 0-3-3 -3 12 Last Assist: NOV 5, 2016 @ OTTAWA (11) Career 108 4-14-18 0 78 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 4 0-0-0 3 0 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 4 25:54 4 4 +3 22 times 3 times 3 times 11/7 vs BOS 11/15 vs STL 11/9 vs OTT 11/23 vs DET 10/16 vs EDM
2016-17: • Had an assist and finished with a plus-3 rating at EDM (10/16) • Registered an assist at WPG (10/30) • Added an assist at OTT (11/5) • Played in 100th career game vs. NJD (11/11) • Led the Sabres with a season-high 25:33 of ice tine vs. NJD (11/11) • Set a career high with 25:54 of ice time at STL (11/15) 2015-16: • Averaged 19:07 of ice time per game, the seventh-highest average ice time by a Sabres rookie since the league began tracking time on ice in the 1997-98 season • Scored his first NHL goal at FLA (10/15) • Had a career-best three-game point streak, tallying three points (1+2) in that span (12/17-12/26) • Skated a career-high 25:42 vs. MIN (3/5) • Tallied two points (1+1) in eight games for the United States at the 2016 IIHF World Championship #38: Taylor Fedun (D) 6' 1", 198 lbs. / Jun 4, 1988 (28 years and 5 months)
Drafted: n/a GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a Free Agent, July 1, 2015 Season 6 0-4-4 0 2 Last Goal: NOV 7, 2013 @ TAMPA BAY (16) Career 18 2-9-11 0 6 Last Assist: NOV 21, 2016 vs CALGARY (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 0 0-0-0 0 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 2 2 2 17:15 4 1 +1 6 times 11/21 vs CGY 11/21 vs CGY 11/25 vs WSH 11/21 vs CGY 11/25 vs WSH 11/19 vs PIT 2 times
2016-17: • Recalled to Buffalo for the first time on Nov. 17 • Had 12 points (2+10) in 14 games played at the time of his recall • Tallied an assist in his first career game as a Sabre vs. TBL (11/17) • Had points in each of his first two games after recording an assist vs. PIT (11/19) • Had his first multi-point game as a Sabre with two assists vs. CGY (11/21) • Had a three game point streak (0+4) from 11/17 vs. TB - 11/21 vs. CGY
2015-16: • Played 63 games for the Utica Comets, racking up 33 points (8+25) and earning a plus-3 rating in that span • Appeared in four postseason games for Utica • Had an assist in his lone game with VAN in a 3-2 win at CAR (1/15)
#41: Justin Falk (D) 6' 5", 222 lbs. / Oct 11, 1988 (28 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Minnesota’s second pick, 110th overall, in the 2007 Draft. GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired by Columbus along with a 2015 fifth round pick from Minnesota Season 9 0-0-0 -1 2 for Jordan Leopold on March 2, 2015. Career 180 2-21-23 -41 153 Last Goal: MAR 6, 2015 @ NEW JERSEY (36) Last Assist: JAN 25, 2016 vs MONTREAL (15) Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 -2 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 15:52 2 3 +1 9 times 9 times 9 times 11/23 vs DET 11/15 vs STL 11/25 vs WSH 3 times 2 times
2016-17: • Recalled for the first time of the season on Nov. 11 • In nine games with the Rochester Americans, had seven games with an even or positive plus-minus rating (+3 overall) • Recalled by Buffalo for the second time of the season on Nov. 15
2015-16: • Had nine points (2+7) in 32 regular-season games with the Lake Erie Monsters • Contributed four assists in 17 postseason games to help Lake Erie win the Calder Cup • Appeared in 24 games for Columbus, totaling four assists in his time with the Blue Jackets
#44: Nicolas Deslauriers (L) (*Injured) 6' 1", 216 lbs. / Feb 22, 1991 (25 years and 9 months)
Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in 3rd round (84th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Los Angeles with Hudson Fasching on March 5, 2014 in exchange for Season 7 0-0-0 -3 4 Brayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, a second-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft and a Career 176 12-16-28 -51 152 second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 18, 2016 vs OTTAWA (17) Career vs. Opp 5 0-0-0 -3 5 Last Assist: APR 9, 2016 @ NY ISLANDERS (7) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 4 12:39 4 6 +0 7 times 7 times 7 times 10/18 vs CGY 10/16 vs EDM 10/13 vs MTL 10/13 vs MTL 4 times
2016-17: • Recorded a team-high three hits at CGY (10/18) 2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: 11 – lower body (1/5-1/26) • Played in his 100th NHL game vs. OTT (10/8) • Scored his second career game-winning goal vs. OTT (3/18), logging his sixth goal of the season and topping his previous career-high #47: Zach Bogosian (D) 6' 3", 228 lbs. / Jul 15, 1990 (26 years and 4 months)
Drafted: Selected by Winnipeg in 1st round (3rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 in Season 9 0-0-0 -2 6 exchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a first- Career 487 47-111-158 -58 437 round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 29, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (13) Career vs. Opp 21 1-3-4 -7 25 Last Assist: APR 2, 2016 @ NY RANGERS (11) Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 22:23 6 1 +3 9 times 9 times 9 times 3 times 10/25 vs PHI 10/27 vs MIN 6 times 10/16 vs EDM
2016-17 • Recorded a season-high six shots vs MIN (10/27) 2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: 18; 17 – upper body (10/8-11/14), one – lower body (4/9) • Netted his first goal as a member of the Sabres at DET (12/1) • Contributed two assists vs. WSH (1/16), including the 100th assist of his career • Tied career highs with his fourth career three-point game (2+1) and third career two-goal game vs. PIT (2/21), including his first power play goal since Dec. 31, 2011 • Tied a career high with three power-play goals • Finished the season with an average ice time of 23:24 per game in his 85 games played with the Sabres, the third-highest average career ice time ever recorded by a Sabres player, trailing only Alexei Zhitnik (531 GP, 25:32) and Christian Ehrhoff (192 GP, 23:55).
#48: William Carrier (L) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / Dec 20, 1994 (21 years and 11 months)
Acquired: Acquired by Buffalo from St. Louis with Chris Stewart, Jaroslav Halak, a GP G-A-P +/- PIM first-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft in Season 12 1-0-1 2 4 excahnge for Ryan Miller and Steve Ott on February 28, 2014. Career 12 1-0-1 2 4 Last Goal: NOV 19, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (4) Last Assist: - Career vs. Opp ------Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 2 11:57 3 8 +1 11/19 vs PIT 12 times 11/19 vs PIT 2 times 11/12 vs NJD 2 times 11/9 vs OTT 4 times
2016-17: • Scored a goal vs. Syracuse (10/16) • Had a two goal outing in a win at St. John's (10/29) • Received his first career recall to the Sabres on Nov. 4, 2016 • Made his NHL debut at OTT (11/5), finishing with a plus-1 rating in 6:26 of ice time • Eight hits vs. OTT (11/9) set a new team benchmark for the season • Scored the first goal of his NHL career vs. PIT (11/19) #55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 203 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (22 years and 1 month)
RAZ-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (8th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft Season 22 0-11-11 -5 12 Last Goal: MAR 3, 2016 vs CALGARY (39) Career 216 19-57-76 -73 77 Last Assist: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 8 0-0-0 -8 2
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 3 3 2 29:57 5 5 +1 22 times 10/16 vs EDM 10/16 vs EDM 6 times 11/9 vs OTT 4 times 10/27 vs MIN 6 times
2016-17: • Tallied an assist vs. MTL (10/13) • Tied a career high for points in a game with three (0+3) at EDM (10/16) • Contributed an assist at PHI (10/25) • Played in his 200th game vs MIN (10/27) • Recorded an assist vs. FLA (10/29) • Added an assist at OTT (11/5) • Set a season high with 29:57 of ice time vs. OTT (11/9) • Had his second multi-point game with two assists at OTT (11/29)
2015-16: • Registered career-high totals in goals (9), assists (32) and points (41), ranking third among all Sabres in assists and fourth in points • Ranked 10th in the NHL with an average ice time of 25:16 per game; only Alexei Zhitnik (four times) has averaged more minutes per game in a full season with the Sabres • Ranked third among all Sabres and ninth among all NHL defensemen with 202 shots, becoming the first Sabres defenseman to record 200 shots in a season since Phil Housley (1989-90) • Registered the first hat trick of his career at CGY (12/10)
#63: Tyler Ennis (L) (*Injured) 5' 9", 175 lbs. / Oct 6, 1989 (27 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (26th overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: OCT 25, 2016 @ PHILADELPHIA (7) Season 12 1-1-2 -6 0 Last Assist: OCT 18, 2016 @ CALGARY (9) Career 380 93-132-225 -61 156 Career Shootouts: 15/42 (36%), 6 GDG Career vs. Opp 17 4-9-13 -2 10 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 0 17:37 9 2 +1 10/25 vs PHI 10/18 vs CGY 2 times 12 times 10/13 vs MTL 10/27 vs MIN 10/30 vs WPG 10/25 vs PHI
2016-17: • Contributed an assist at CGY (10/18) • Tallied a goal at PHI (10/25) • Tied a career high with nine shots vs. MIN (10/27) 2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: 59; 45 – concussion (12/31-4/9), 12 – upper body (11/25-12/17), two – lower body (10/29-10/30) • Recorded an assist and a team-high seven shots at TBL (10/17), tying his second-highest career single-game shot total • Led all Sabres skaters with 24:36 of ice time vs TOR (10/21) , the second-highest total of his career • Logged assists in four straight games from 11/5-11/12. #77: Dmitry Kulikov (D) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Oct 29, 1990 (26 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Selected by Florida in 1st round (14th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired by Buffalo from Florida with a second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Season 12 0-0-0 -4 10 Draft on June 25, 2016 in exchange for Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick in the 2016 Career 472 28-110-138 -42 310 NHL Draft and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft Last Goal: DEC 17, 2015 @ NEW JERSEY (62) Career vs. Opp 19 0-2-2 -5 10 Last Assist: APR 9, 2016 vs CAROLINA (12) Career Shootouts: 2/8 (25%), 1 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 4 27:40 2 3 +2 12 times 12 times 12 times 11/5 vs OTT 11/1 vs MIN 11/7 vs BOS 2 times 10/18 vs CGY
2016-17: • Made his Sabres debut at EDM (10/16)
2015-16: • Recorded points in back-to-back games (0+2) from 10/24-10/27 • Played in his 400th NHL game at LAK (11/7) • Recorded his first multi-point game of the season (0+2), including his 100th career assist, vs. MIN (1/3) • Logged highest ice time by a Panthers skater this season (27:44) vs. EDM (1/18) • Recorded two assists and led Panthers with six blocked shots vs. WPG (2/20) • Logged points in three consecutive games (0+4) from 2/20-2/27 • Registered an assist and 25:25 TOI vs. PHI (3/12) • Earned points in consecutive games (0+2) from 3/21-3/24 2016 Playoffs: • Scored first career playoff goal and registered an assist in Game 2 of ECQF vs. NYI (4/15) • Recorded points in Games 1-3 of ECQF (1+2).
#82: Marcus Foligno (L) 6' 3", 228 lbs. / Aug 10, 1991 (25 years and 3 months)
Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 4th round (104th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: NOV 21, 2016 vs CALGARY (3) Season 22 4-2-6 -1 15 Last Assist: OCT 29, 2016 vs FLORIDA (15) Career 289 40-59-99 -17 276 Career Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 12 2-4-6 4 14 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 5 20:09 4 7 +1 4 times 2 times 6 times 11/29 vs OTT 11/19 vs PIT 2 times 2 times 5 times
2016-17: • Had an assist at EDM (10/16) • Scored his first goal of the season at CGY (10/18) • Tallied an assist vs. FLA (10/29) • Recorded a goal vs. TOR (11/3) • Had a team-high seven hits vs. NJD (11/11) • Scored a goal at NJD (11/12) • Contributed a goal vs. CGY (11/21) 2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: six; four – upper body (12/15-12/26), one – lower body (10/24), one – upper body (2/6) • Recorded career-high totals in games played (75), goals (10) and points (23), and tied his career high in assists (13) • The team logged an 8-0-1 record in games in which he scored and a 14-4-1 record when he recorded a point • Played in his 200th NHL game at PHI (10/28) • Tallied a career-high three points (2+1) vs. MTL (2/12) and became the first Sabre to score a penalty shot goal since 3/13/14 (Tyler Ennis) • Tied his career high with three points (1+2) vs. CGY (3/3). #90: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (25 years and 9 months)
Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Colorado with Jamie McGinn on June 26, 2015 in exchange for Nikita Season 16 6-6-12 0 4 Zadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Career 514 117-201-318 -29 76 Draft Last Goal: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Career vs. Opp 10 2-4-6 -3 2 Last Assist: NOV 29, 2016 @ OTTAWA Career Shootouts: 10/30 (33%), 6 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 2 4 4 25:23 7 1 +2 2 times 10/16 vs EDM 10/16 vs EDM 11/7 vs BOS 10/20 vs VAN 11/3 vs TOR 3 times 10/16 vs EDM
2016-17 • Set a career high with four points (2+2) in the 500th NHL game of his career at EDM (10/16) • Scored a goal at CGY (10/18) • Tallied a goal at MIN (11/1) • Recorded 200th career assist vs. NJD (11/11) • Contributed three points (2+1) at OTT (11/29) 2015-16: • Games missed due to injury: 11 – lower body (2/21-3/12) • Named an NHL All-Star for the first time in his career • Set a new career high with his 39 assists on the season • Led all NHL forwards in time on ice per game (21:44) and finished the season with the highest average career ice time by a Sabres forward • Led all Sabres with 60 points (21+39) • Tied for team lead with 12 multi-point games • Became the 13th Sabres player to record at least 60 points in his first season with the team and the first since Pat LaFontaine (1991-92) • Matched his career high with goals in three straight games from 11/14-11/19 • Tied a career high with an eight-game point streak, tallying 11 points (4+7) in that span (11/28-12/14) New York Rangers: Media Notes
LAST GAME Nov. 29, Rangers 3 vs. Hurricanes 2 - Carolina registered two goals in the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Nick Holden cut the Rangers' deficit in half at 9:13 of the second period. Rick Nash recorded a goal 24 seconds into the third period to tie the game, and Jimmy Vesey tallied the game-winning goal on the power play with 5:12 remaining in regulation. Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves to earn the win. • Shots: NYR - 21; CAR - 28 • PP: NYR - 1-2/5:35; CAR - 0-2/4:00 • 3 Stars: 1. R. Nash (NYR); 2. J. Vesey (NYR); 3. V. Stalberg (CAR)
INJURIES (47 Man-Games Lost to Injury) • Pavel Buchnevich (back) - has missed nine games • Mika Zibanejad (broken fibula) - has missed five games
RECENT TRANSACTIONS • None
TONIGHT'S GAME The Rangers play their 25th game of the 2016-17 season tonight, Dec. 1, against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center (7:00 p.m. ET - TV: MSG Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts have won 15 of their last 22 games (15-6-1), including 14 of their last 20 games (14-5-1) and 11 of their last 16 games (11-4-1). The Rangers have posted a 16-7-1 record this season.
RANGERS VS. SABRES • All-Time: 70-74-25-5 (39-29-15-3 at home; 31-45-10-2 on the road) • 2016-17: Tonight’s game is the first of three meetings between the Rangers and Sabres, and the first of two meetings between the two teams in Buffalo. Following tonight’s contest, the Rangers and Sabres will play against each other on the following dates: Jan. 3 (at MSG), Feb. 2 (at Buffalo). • 2015-16: The Rangers posted a 2-1-0 record (1-1-0 at home; 1-0-0 on the road). The Blueshirts tallied three or more goals in each of the three contests and outscored the Sabres, 13-9, in the season series. Mats Zuccarello (two goals, two assists) and Jesper Fast (one goal, three assists) each tallied four points in three games. Antti Raanta posted a 1-1-0 record, along with a 1.84 GAA and a .941 SV% in two appearances. • The Rangers have won nine of their last 10 games against Buffalo, dating back to Apr. 19, 2013 (9-1-0). New York has won each of its last five road games against the Sabres and has outscored the Sabres, 20-8, over those five games.
RANGERS-SABRES CONNECTIONS • Justin Falk played one season with the Rangers (2013-14). • Scott Arniel played four seasons with Buffalo (1986-87 – 1989-90) and served as an Assistant Coach with the Sabres for three seasons (2002-03 – 2005-06). • Jim Schoenfeld played parts of 11 seasons with the Sabres (1972-73 – 1981-82; 1984-85) and he is a member of the Sabres Hall of Fame, as well as the Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. • Chris Drury played three seasons with the Sabres (2003-04 - 2006-07) and was Buffalo's captain in parts of all three seasons. • J.T. Miller and Jake McCabe were teammates with the U.S. National Team Development Program (USNTDP) for two seasons (2009- 10 and 2010-11) and helped the United States win a gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship. • Adam Clendening is a native of Niagara Falls, New York. • 90TH SEASON NOTE – Mark Messier tallied his final NHL goal/point while playing in his final NHL game on Mar. 31, 2004 against Buffalo at MSG.
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. SABRES • Henrik Lundqvist – 30 GP, 17-10-2, 2.29 GAA, .919 SV%, 2 SO – In his last seven appearances against the Sabres (dating back to Apr. 19, 2013), Lundqvist has posted a 6-0-0 record (one no-decision), along with a 2.05 GAA, a .923 SV%, and 1 SO. • Antti Raanta - 2 GP, 1-1-0, 1.81 GAA, .941 SV% - In his only career appearance on the road against Buffalo, Raanta made 34 saves to help the Rangers earn a 4-2 win on Mar. 8, 2016. • Rick Nash - 19 GP, 12-6-18 - Nash has tallied a goal/point in seven of his last 10 games against the Sabres (eight goals, four assists). • Mats Zuccarello - 12 GP, 4-7-11 - Zuccarello has notched a point in eight of his last 10 games against Buffalo (four goals, seven assists). • Michael Grabner - 16 GP, 9-4-13 - Grabner's nine career goals against Buffalo are tied for the most he has recorded against any NHL opponent in his career (tied with Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay). He has registered three multi-goal games against the Sabres in his career, including a hat trick on Feb. 13, 2011.
WINNING WAYS This season, the Rangers have earned at least 16 wins in their first 24 games of a season for the sixth time in franchise history (1931- 32, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1993-94, 2015-16, 2016-17), and their 16 wins are tied for the most they have earned through 24 games of one season in franchise history. New York is tied for the NHL lead in wins this season (16 - tied with Montreal). The Rangers are the only NHL team that has earned at least seven wins at home and seven wins on the road in 2016-17.
POINT TAKEN The Blueshirts have not been held pointless in two consecutive games thus far this season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time the Rangers went 24 games into a season without being held pointless in two or more consecutive games was 1971-72, when the team had its first two-game losing streak in games 68 and 69 of the season.
GOALS GALORE The Rangers have registered 88 goals through the first 24 games of the 2016-17 season. New York has recorded at least 88 goals in the first 24 contests of a season for the first time since 1993-94. The Rangers lead the NHL in goals per game this season (3.67).
MAKING THE DIFFERENCE The Rangers lead the NHL in goal differential this season (plus-29; 88 goals for, 59 goals against). New York has posted a plus-14 goal differential or better both at home and on the road this season (plus-14 at home, 51-37; plus-15 on the road, 37-22).
ROAD WARRIORS The Blueshirts lead the NHL in road wins since the start of the 2013-14 season (79). New York is tied for the NHL lead in road wins (seven) and leads the NHL in goals per game on the road (3.70) this season. The Rangers have won six of their last seven road games (6-1-0).
TOP TEN The Rangers are one of two NHL teams that have three players who have registered 10 or more goals this season (Michael Grabner, Kevin Hayes, and Rick Nash have all tallied 10 or more goals thus far in 2016-17).
TWO GOOD The Rangers have allowed two goals or fewer in regulation/overtime in 16 of their last 21 games, dating back to Oct. 19 vs. Detroit. New York ranks eighth in the NHL in goals against per game this season (2.42).
ON POINT Ryan McDonagh and Brady Skjei have tallied 12 or more assists through the first 24 games of the season. Two Rangers defensemen have recorded 12 or more assists within the first 24 games of a season for the first time since 1994-95 (Brian Leetch and Sergei Zubov).
KING HENRIK Henrik Lundqvist has posted a 10-3-1 record, along with a 2.21 GAA, a .926 SV%, and 1 SO in his last 14 starts. He is one of 10 goaltenders in NHL history who have earned at least 350 career wins and 60 career shutouts. In addition, he is one of five goaltenders in NHL history who have appeared in at least 700 games with one franchise (Brodeur - NJD; Esposito - CHI; Sawchuk - DET; Kolzig - WSH). Lundqvist enters the contest with 385 career NHL wins, and he is one win away from passing Mike Vernon for sole possession of 13th place on the NHL's all-time wins list.
UP FOR GRABS Michael Grabner leads the NHL in even strength goals (12) and plus/minus rating (plus-19), and he is tied for fifth in the NHL in goals (12) in 2016-17. Grabner has registered 13 points (10 goals, three assists) and a plus-17 rating in the last 16 games. He leads Rangers forwards in shorthanded ice time this season (43:37), and the Rangers have only allowed two power play goals against when he has been on the ice during a penalty kill this season.
IT'S MILLER TIME J.T. Miller has recorded a point in 14 of the Rangers' 16 wins in 2016-17, and the Blueshirts have posted a 14-0-0 record in games which he has tallied a point this season. He has registered 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists) in the last 20 games, and he is tied for the team lead in points (19), even strength assists (10), and even strength points (16) in 2016-17.
HEY HEY HAYES Kevin Hayes is the only NHL player who has registered at least 19 points and a plus-16 rating thus far this season. He is the first Ranger who has registered at least 19 points and a plus-16 rating through 24 games of a season since Theo Fleury in 2001-02. Of Hayes' first 100 career NHL points, 85 were primary points.
SKJEI HEY KID Brady Skjei is the first Rangers rookie who has registered 12 or more assists within the first 24 games of a season since Brian Leetch in 1988-89. He is tied for first among NHL rookies in assists this season (12), and he is also tied for fifth among all NHL defensemen in assists in 2016-17.
RICK ROLLING Rick Nash has recorded a goal/point in three of the last five games, tallying five points (three goals, two assists) over the span. Entering this season, Nash was one of three NHL players who recorded 20 or more goals in 11 different seasons since 2003-04 (along with Jarome Iginla and Alex Ovechkin).
SPECIAL TEAMS The Blueshirts are one of three NHL teams (and the only Eastern Conference team) that have a 20.0% power play efficiency or better and a 85.0% penalty kill efficiency or better this season (along with Nashville and St. Louis).
Power Play: • The Rangers were 1-for-2 (5:35) on Nov. 29 vs. Carolina. • The Blueshirts rank ninth in the NHL in power play efficiency this season (21.1%; 15-for-71). • New York has recorded a power play goal in 12 of 24 games in 2016-17.
Penalty Kill: • The Rangers were 2-for-2 (4:00) on Nov. 29 vs. Carolina. • The Blueshirts rank sixth in the NHL in penalty kill efficiency this season (85.5%; 53-for-62). • The Rangers have not allowed a power play goal against in 10 of the last 13 games. The Blueshirts have killed off 30 of their opponents’ last 33 power play opportunities (over a 14-game stretch), dating back to Nov. 3 (90.9%). • New York is tied for second in the NHL - and leads the Eastern Conference - in shorthanded goals this season (three).
UPCOMING MILESTONES • J.T. Miller - 5 points away from 100 in his NHL career/as a Ranger New York Rangers: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. 1 10/13/2016 New York Islanders W 01-00-00 5-3 40,36,20,73p,10 73 1-5 3-3 39-28 30 / 41 18200+ 2 10/15/2016 @ St. Louis Blues L 01-01-00 2-3 20,93 27 0-2 4-5 35-18 40 / 30 19197+ 3 10/17/2016 San Jose Sharks W 02-01-00 7-4 18,61,20p,13,26,36,40 26 1-3 3-4 29-31 32 / 31 18200+ 4 10/19/2016 Detroit Red Wings L 02-02-00 1-2 93 20 0-4 3-4 33-18 35 / 30 18200+ 5 10/22/2016 @ Washington Capitals W 03-02-00 4-2 73,26p,26,61 26 1-3 2-2 26-28 30 / 70 18506+ 6 10/23/2016 Arizona Coyotes W 04-02-00 3-2 86,10p,5 5 1-2 1-1 26-29 30 / 35 18006+ 7 10/26/2016 Boston Bruins W 05-02-00 5-2 61p,13,73p,73,26 73 2-6 1-1 31-29 30 / 31 18006+ 8 10/28/2016 @ Carolina Hurricanes L 05-03-00 2-3 36p,36 29 1-2 0-1 30-21 30 / 30 18680+ 9 10/30/2016 Tampa Bay Lightning W 06-03-00 6-1 61,40,26,10,40,40 40 0-5 3-4 37-32 32 / 30 18006+ 10 11/01/2016 St. Louis Blues W 07-03-00 5-0 5,26p,61,36p,13 5 2-6 2-2 29-35 30 / 34 18006+ 11 11/03/2016 Edmonton Oilers W 08-03-00 5-3 13,40,19,61,10 61 0-3 3-4 31-24 30 / 33 18006+ 12 11/05/2016 @ Boston Bruins W 09-03-00 5-2 22,21s,13s,89p,40 13 1-3 3-3 24-37 32 / 40 17565+ 13 11/06/2016 Winnipeg Jets W 10-03-00 5-2 13,36,10,19,89 10 0-0 2-2 18-26 30 / 37 18006+ 14 11/08/2016 Vancouver Canucks L 10-04-00 3-5 89,61p,93 47 1-5 2-2 26-29 25 / 30 18006+ 15 11/12/2016 @ Calgary Flames W 11-04-00 4-1 40,21,26,89 21 0-2 2-3 28-36 30 / 1 18421 16 11/13/2016 @ Edmonton Oilers W 12-04-00 3-1 40,5,40 5 0-0 2-2 27-39 32 / 33 18347 17 11/15/2016 @ Vancouver Canucks W 13-04-00 7-2 10,13,73p,13,10,36,22p 73 2-3 4-4 25-38 30 / 25 17814 18 11/18/2016 @ Columbus Blue Jackets L 13-05-00 2-4 40,93 11 0-2 2-2 27-24 72 / 30 14541 19 11/20/2016 Florida Panthers O** 13-05-01 2-3 20,93 21 0-3 3-4 35-30 34 / 30 18006+ 20 11/21/2016 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 14-05-01 5-2 61,40,10s,13,21 10 0-1 2-2 36-31 32 / 29 18632+ 21 11/23/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins L 14-06-01 1-6 61p 87 1-3 3-3 17-38 30 / 30 18006+ 22 11/25/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 15-06-01 3-2 21,12,13 13 0-2 0-0 23-42 30 / 35 19981+ 23 11/27/2016 Ottawa Senators L 15-07-01 0-2 44 0-4 1-2 33-20 41 / 32 18006+ 24 11/29/2016 Carolina Hurricanes W 16-07-01 3-2 22,61,26p 26 1-2 2-2 21-28 30 / 30 18006+ 25 12/01/2016 @ Buffalo Sabres 26 12/03/2016 Carolina Hurricanes 27 12/06/2016 @ New York Islanders 28 12/08/2016 @ Winnipeg Jets 29 12/09/2016 @ Chicago Blackhawks 30 12/11/2016 New Jersey Devils 31 12/13/2016 Chicago Blackhawks 32 12/15/2016 @ Dallas Stars 33 12/17/2016 @ Nashville Predators 34 12/18/2016 New Jersey Devils 35 12/20/2016 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 36 12/23/2016 Minnesota Wild 37 12/27/2016 Ottawa Senators 38 12/29/2016 @ Arizona Coyotes 39 12/31/2016 @ Colorado Avalanche 40 01/03/2017 Buffalo Sabres 41 01/04/2017 @ Philadelphia Flyers 42 01/07/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 43 01/13/2017 Toronto Maple Leafs 44 01/14/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens 45 01/17/2017 Dallas Stars 46 01/19/2017 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 47 01/22/2017 @ Detroit Red Wings 48 01/23/2017 Los Angeles Kings 49 01/25/2017 Philadelphia Flyers 50 01/31/2017 Columbus Blue Jackets 51 02/02/2017 @ Buffalo Sabres 52 02/05/2017 Calgary Flames 53 02/07/2017 Anaheim Ducks 54 02/09/2017 Nashville Predators 55 02/11/2017 Colorado Avalanche 56 02/13/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 57 02/16/2017 @ New York Islanders 58 02/19/2017 Washington Capitals 59 02/21/2017 Montréal Canadiens 60 02/23/2017 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 61 02/25/2017 @ New Jersey Devils 62 02/26/2017 Columbus Blue Jackets 63 02/28/2017 Washington Capitals 64 03/02/2017 @ Boston Bruins 65 03/04/2017 Montréal Canadiens 66 03/06/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 67 03/07/2017 @ Florida Panthers 68 03/09/2017 @ Carolina Hurricanes 69 03/12/2017 @ Detroit Red Wings 70 03/13/2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 71 03/17/2017 Florida Panthers 72 03/18/2017 @ Minnesota Wild 73 03/21/2017 @ New Jersey Devils 74 03/22/2017 New York Islanders 75 03/25/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings 76 03/26/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks 77 03/28/2017 @ San Jose Sharks 78 03/31/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins 79 04/02/2017 Philadelphia Flyers 80 04/05/2017 @ Washington Capitals 81 04/08/2017 @ Ottawa Senators 82 04/09/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Date Opp. CLENDENING GIRARDI KLEIN MILLER PUEMPEL HAYES STAAL # 4 # 5 # 8 # 10 # 12 # 13 # 18 Oct 13 Vs NYI 0-0,2/0 17:20 0-0,1/0 17:09 1-0,4/1 17:38 0-1,0/1 17:04 0-0,0/0 20:36 Oct 15 @ STL 0-0,2/0 19:12 0-1,0/0 07:56 0-0,2/-1 12:44 0-0,1/-1 13:40 0-0,3/0 22:23 Oct 17 Vs SJS 0-0,0/3 14:48 INJ 0-1,3/1 13:37 1-0,4/1 16:22 1-0,1/1 21:27 Oct 19 Vs DET 0-0,0/0 20:45 INJ 0-0,1/0 19:19 0-0,0/0 13:11 0-0,1/0 15:21 0-0,2/0 17:56 Oct 22 @ WSH 0-1,0/0 11:55 INJ 0-0,3/1 22:07 0-1,1/0 15:16 0-0,1/1 16:59 0-0,2/0 23:02 Oct 23 Vs ARI DND 1-0(W),2/2 19:15 0-0,2/-2 20:40 1-0,7/-1 17:19 0-0,0/0 16:08 0-0,0/-2 19:56 Oct 26 Vs BOS DND 0-0,0/0 16:15 0-0,1/0 20:14 0-2,3/1 18:32 1-0,3/1 17:54 0-1,1/1 18:43 Oct 28 @ CAR DND 0-0,4/0 20:19 0-0,3/-2 19:22 0-0,1/0 17:18 0-0,1/-1 15:59 0-0,0/-2 18:09 Oct 30 Vs TBL DND 0-1,3/2 17:01 0-0,0/1 17:09 1-2,1/4 15:12 0-3,2/4 16:38 0-0,2/3 20:44 Nov 1 Vs STL DND 1-0(W),2/2 18:02 0-0,0/1 16:16 0-1,2/1 16:01 1-0,1/1 18:10 0-0,1/1 19:21 Nov 3 Vs EDM DND 0-0,0/0 19:47 0-0,0/1 17:24 1-1,4/3 15:06 1-2,2/2 15:38 0-0,1/2 17:38 Nov 5 @ BOS DND 0-1,0/0 19:50 0-1,1/1 17:07 0-0,0/2 14:09 1-0(W),2/2 14:36 0-1,0/2 19:16 Nov 6 Vs WPG 0-1,0/1 16:31 DND 0-2,1/0 18:45 1-0(W),1/2 14:18 1-0,2/2 17:18 0-0,0/1 18:07 Nov 8 Vs VAN DND 0-0,0/-1 15:15 0-0,0/0 17:07 0-0,1/-1 14:51 0-1,1/-2 14:26 0-0,0/0 18:02 Nov 12 @ CGY DND 0-0,1/2 17:54 0-0,1/0 20:38 0-1,2/1 14:39 0-0,0/1 16:50 0-0,1/2 18:47 Nov 13 @ EDM DNP 1-0(W),1/0 22:47 0-1,1/2 20:41 0-1,3/1 16:38 0-1,0/1 16:33 0-0,2/0 17:38 Nov 15 @ VAN DND 0-0,0/2 20:35 0-2,0/2 18:07 2-0,4/2 16:13 2-0,2/2 16:47 0-0,0/0 18:32 Nov 18 @ CBJ DND 0-0,1/1 19:38 0-0,1/0 15:50 0-0,3/-2 15:40 0-0,2/0 16:33 0-0,0/-1 18:32 Nov 20 Vs FLA DND 0-0,1/0 21:10 0-0,1/0 16:22 0-0,1/-1 14:03 0-0,2/0 15:26 0-1,2/1 20:29 Nov 21 @ PIT DND 0-0,1/4 19:18 0-0,0/0 17:15 1-0(W),4/0 16:13 1-1,6/2 17:28 0-0,0/-1 19:40 Nov 23 Vs PIT DND 0-0,0/-2 20:03 0-0,2/-2 18:22 0-0,1/-2 16:07 0-0,0/-2 16:04 0-0,0/-2 19:08 Nov 25 @ PHI DND 0-0,0/0 17:52 0-0,1/1 15:45 0-1,1/2 16:02 1-0,2/1 12:32 1-0(W),2/1 15:40 0-0,1/1 23:01 Nov 27 Vs OTT DND 0-0,1/0 17:51 0-0,1/-1 13:12 0-0,5/0 18:24 0-0,0/0 11:58 0-0,0/-1 13:35 0-0,2/0 17:44 Nov 29 Vs CAR DND 0-0,0/1 20:28 0-0,0/-1 15:07 0-0,1/-1 17:31 0-0,2/0 10:31 0-0,1/1 18:46 0-0,0/-1 20:12
Date Opp. FAST KREIDER STEPAN HOLDEN LINDBERG VESEY MCDONAGH # 19 # 20 # 21 # 22 # 24 # 26 # 27 Oct 13 Vs NYI 0-1,2/2 12:10 1-1,7/-1 16:11 0-0,5/-1 16:03 0-1,1/1 21:59 0-0,0/0 13:02 0-0,2/0 23:11 Oct 15 @ STL 0-0,0/0 09:08 1-1,7/1 16:58 0-0,4/0 19:18 0-1,1/0 20:26 0-0,1/0 17:13 0-0,4/0 30:08 Oct 17 Vs SJS 0-1,0/1 14:40 1-1,4/-1 19:12 0-2,1/3 15:40 0-0,0/2 24:35 1-0(W),2/2 09:58 0-2,3/1 26:10 Oct 19 Vs DET 0-0,0/0 12:26 0-1,2/0 17:44 0-0,4/0 20:36 0-0,0/0 19:02 0-0,4/0 17:00 0-1,1/0 24:18 Oct 22 @ WSH 0-0,0/1 12:46 0-0,3/0 16:23 0-1,0/-1 18:25 0-0,0/0 21:31 2-0(W),3/0 17:19 0-1,1/1 25:30 Oct 23 Vs ARI 0-1,1/1 14:55 INJ 0-0,2/0 17:50 0-0,1/0 17:33 0-0,1/0 10:37 0-0,1/0 17:34 0-1,0/0 22:17 Oct 26 Vs BOS 0-1,1/1 15:23 INJ 0-2,3/-1 18:58 0-0,0/1 14:37 0-0,1/1 10:41 1-1,2/-1 17:39 0-1,1/1 23:29 Oct 28 @ CAR 0-0,0/-1 14:11 INJ 0-0,2/0 16:47 0-0,1/1 18:19 0-0,0/0 10:24 0-0,0/0 15:52 0-1,3/1 22:52 Oct 30 Vs TBL 0-0,0/0 14:00 INJ 0-0,1/2 15:56 0-1,2/3 18:20 0-0,1/0 09:16 1-0,3/2 13:22 0-1,5/2 23:29 Nov 1 Vs STL 0-0,0/0 12:04 0-2,5/1 14:59 0-1,1/1 14:56 0-0,0/0 20:23 DND 1-2,2/2 13:58 0-1,2/2 21:06 Nov 3 Vs EDM 1-0,3/0 11:08 0-0,2/-1 13:13 0-1,0/-1 18:57 0-2,0/2 17:25 DND 0-0,2/0 10:49 0-0,1/0 24:12 Nov 5 @ BOS 0-0,1/0 14:10 0-0,0/-1 16:29 1-2,1/1 16:19 1-0,1/1 20:48 DND 0-1,0/0 14:14 0-0,1/0 24:30 Nov 6 Vs WPG 1-0,1/1 14:58 0-1,3/0 14:52 0-0,0/0 15:58 0-1,1/2 23:06 DND 0-0,1/0 13:20 0-0,0/2 25:40 Nov 8 Vs VAN 0-1,0/0 11:46 0-0,0/0 16:07 0-0,2/-2 18:39 0-0,0/-2 19:48 DND 0-0,3/0 14:38 0-0,1/-3 23:56 Nov 12 @ CGY 0-1,1/1 12:18 0-1,2/1 13:10 1-0(W),4/1 14:18 0-0,0/0 19:03 DND 1-0,3/1 15:29 0-1,0/2 21:01 Nov 13 @ EDM 0-0,0/0 18:27 INJ 0-0,1/2 17:24 0-0,0/2 19:56 0-0,2/-1 09:49 0-0,1/0 15:18 0-0,1/0 22:59 Nov 15 @ VAN 0-2,0/2 14:46 INJ 0-0,0/-1 12:27 1-1,1/1 17:13 0-1,0/-1 11:09 0-0,1/1 16:28 0-1,2/2 23:50 Nov 18 @ CBJ 0-0,0/-1 14:23 0-0,4/0 19:11 0-0,4/-1 19:49 0-1,1/-1 17:50 0-0,0/0 07:25 0-0,1/-1 16:31 0-0,1/-2 24:02 Nov 20 Vs FLA 0-0,1/0 11:04 1-0,2/1 21:00 0-1,2/1 20:35 0-0,3/1 17:53 DND 0-1,3/0 13:37 0-0,3/0 26:18 Nov 21 @ PIT 0-0,0/1 12:32 0-0,3/1 15:43 1-0,3/1 17:08 0-0,0/-1 20:26 0-0,2/0 10:35 0-0,2/-1 12:15 0-2,4/5 22:54 Nov 23 Vs PIT 0-0,0/-1 13:03 0-1,0/-2 17:09 0-0,3/-1 18:07 0-0,1/-2 20:09 0-0,1/-1 09:31 0-0,0/-3 13:57 0-0,0/-2 20:38 Nov 25 @ PHI 0-0,0/0 15:45 0-0,1/0 14:59 1-0,4/0 19:52 0-1,1/0 22:23 DND 0-1,0/1 11:59 0-0,0/-1 21:01 Nov 27 Vs OTT 0-0,0/0 11:52 0-0,2/0 19:16 0-0,2/0 20:46 0-0,1/0 19:10 DND 0-0,1/0 11:00 0-0,1/0 26:00 Nov 29 Vs CAR 0-0,1/-1 15:13 0-0,0/-1 14:35 0-0,2/0 18:06 1-0,1/0 20:46 0-0,0/0 08:07 1-0(W),3/2 14:58 0-0,3/1 23:45
Date Opp. ZUCCARELLO GRABNER NASH PIRRI SKJEI JOORIS BUCHNEVICH # 36 # 40 # 61 # 73 # 76 # 86 # 89 Oct 13 Vs NYI 1-0,2/0 17:46 1-0,1/0 10:47 0-0,3/0 16:20 1-1(W),2/1 10:57 0-1,1/1 14:14 0-1,3/0 13:53 Oct 15 @ STL 0-0,2/0 20:08 0-0,1/0 10:13 0-0,2/-1 14:37 0-0,0/0 09:49 0-0,2/0 16:38 0-0,1/1 15:50 Oct 17 Vs SJS 1-2,1/4 16:06 1-0,1/1 13:31 1-0,1/-2 18:11 0-0,0/0 11:17 0-0,1/-1 18:13 0-0,2/0 09:59 INJ Oct 19 Vs DET 0-0,1/0 22:54 0-0,4/0 07:44 0-0,7/0 17:23 0-0,1/0 10:21 0-0,0/0 12:10 0-0,0/0 06:47 INJ Oct 22 @ WSH 0-1,1/1 17:24 0-0,1/-1 13:55 1-1,4/0 16:47 1-0,2/1 11:16 0-0,1/0 10:50 0-0,0/0 08:49 INJ Oct 23 Vs ARI 0-0,0/-1 18:20 0-1,1/1 13:21 0-0,3/0 15:52 0-1,1/0 12:09 0-1,2/2 16:48 1-0,1/1 11:27 INJ Oct 26 Vs BOS 0-0,3/0 20:36 0-0,0/1 13:57 1-1,4/-1 18:15 2-0(W),3/1 13:54 0-0,1/-1 17:14 0-0,0/0 03:00 INJ Oct 28 @ CAR 2-0,5/0 18:51 0-0,2/0 11:02 0-0,2/0 15:58 0-0,1/0 12:11 0-0,0/0 18:02 INJ 0-1,1/0 17:40 Oct 30 Vs TBL 0-0,5/0 18:55 3-0(W),6/4 15:47 1-1,1/2 14:27 0-0,1/0 11:53 0-1,0/1 16:02 INJ 0-0,1/0 16:54 Nov 1 Vs STL 1-0,2/0 17:11 0-0,1/0 12:42 1-0,3/1 14:57 0-0,0/0 13:56 0-1,3/0 18:37 INJ 0-0,1/0 15:11 Nov 3 Vs EDM 0-0,1/1 21:40 1-1,4/3 14:13 1-0(W),5/0 18:50 0-1,3/1 13:37 0-2,1/1 17:50 INJ 0-0,2/1 13:16 Nov 5 @ BOS 0-0,4/-1 15:07 1-1,1/2 14:52 0-0,3/0 15:08 0-0,3/0 12:54 0-1,0/0 14:44 INJ 1-0,5/0 12:53 Nov 6 Vs WPG 1-0,4/0 17:44 0-0,1/2 14:35 0-0,1/0 14:07 0-2,0/3 11:33 0-1,0/0 17:51 INJ 1-0,1/1 13:41 Nov 8 Vs VAN 0-0,0/-3 19:36 0-0,6/-1 11:04 1-0,3/-1 16:21 0-0,4/0 14:31 0-1,1/0 17:21 INJ 1-2,1/0 16:03 Nov 12 @ CGY 0-1,2/1 18:43 1-0,2/1 12:47 0-0,2/1 14:14 0-0,2/1 12:37 0-0,2/2 18:40 INJ 1-0,2/1 15:36 Nov 13 @ EDM 0-0,5/1 21:18 2-0,4/2 16:03 0-1,4/1 17:38 0-0,1/-1 09:45 0-0,0/0 15:59 INJ INJ Nov 15 @ VAN 1-2,1/3 16:32 0-0,5/1 12:58 0-0,1/-1 13:27 1-0(W),4/-1 16:51 0-1,2/-1 19:07 INJ INJ Nov 18 @ CBJ 0-0,2/-2 18:20 1-0,2/1 10:34 0-0,2/0 16:22 0-0,1/-1 10:39 0-1,1/1 19:34 INJ INJ Nov 20 Vs FLA 0-1,2/1 20:03 0-0,0/0 14:25 0-0,3/1 18:58 0-0,0/0 11:09 0-0,2/0 17:35 0-0,3/0 08:49 INJ Nov 21 @ PIT 0-0,1/1 17:20 1-1,3/2 14:58 1-1,4/1 14:19 0-0,1/-1 15:16 0-0,1/-1 18:57 0-0,1/1 09:46 INJ Nov 23 Vs PIT 0-1,3/-2 17:40 0-0,1/0 14:06 1-0,5/0 14:51 0-0,0/-3 13:53 0-0,0/-2 17:40 0-0,0/-1 10:32 INJ Nov 25 @ PHI 0-0,2/-2 19:05 0-0,2/1 14:50 0-0,2/-1 18:17 0-0,1/-1 15:32 0-0,2/1 16:04 0-1,1/1 09:21 INJ Nov 27 Vs OTT 0-0,5/-1 19:21 0-0,5/0 16:21 0-0,1/-1 18:09 0-0,3/0 16:55 0-0,1/-1 18:10 0-0,2/0 06:59 INJ Nov 29 Vs CAR 0-0,0/0 19:46 0-0,0/-1 09:00 1-1,3/1 17:15 0-0,1/0 13:59 0-1,3/0 15:55 DND INJ New York Rangers: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Date Opp. ZIBANEJAD LUNDQVIST RAANTA # 93 # 30 # 32 Oct 13 Vs NYI 0-2,3/0 17:40 3/28 W 60:00 DNP Oct 15 @ STL 1-1,2/1 16:54 3/18 L 58:39 DNP Oct 17 Vs SJS 0-0,5/-1 19:16 DNP 4/31 W 59:58 Oct 19 Vs DET 1-0,5/0 18:36 2/18 L 58:41 DNP Oct 22 @ WSH 0-1,3/1 16:05 2/28 W 59:41 DNP Oct 23 Vs ARI 0-0,1/-1 16:03 2/29 W 59:56 DNP Oct 26 Vs BOS 0-1,4/0 16:39 2/29 W 60:00 DNP Oct 28 @ CAR 0-1,4/-1 15:57 3/21 L 59:14 DNP Oct 30 Vs TBL 0-0,3/0 18:08 DNP 1/32 W 59:32 Nov 1 Vs STL 0-1,3/1 16:10 0/35 W 60:00 DNP Nov 3 Vs EDM 0-0,0/0 12:42 3/24 W 60:00 DNP Nov 5 @ BOS 0-0,1/-1 16:54 DNP 2/37 W 60:00 Nov 6 Vs WPG 0-0,1/-1 13:50 2/26 W 59:51 DNP Nov 8 Vs VAN 1-0,3/0 17:05 2/6 L 06:19 2/22 53:05 Nov 12 @ CGY 0-1,1/1 17:40 1/36 W 60:00 DNP Nov 13 @ EDM 0-0,1/1 17:15 DNP 1/39 W 59:52 Nov 15 @ VAN 0-2,2/3 15:14 2/38 W 60:00 DNP Nov 18 @ CBJ 1-0,1/-2 16:12 3/23 L 58:55 DNP Nov 20 Vs FLA 1-0,4/0 18:38 2/30 O 65:00 DNP Nov 21 @ PIT INJ DNP 2/31 W 59:57 Nov 23 Vs PIT INJ 4/17 L 32:57 2/21 27:03 Nov 25 @ PHI INJ 2/42 W 60:00 DNP Nov 27 Vs OTT INJ DNP 2/20 L 57:41 Nov 29 Vs CAR INJ 2/28 W 60:00 DNP New York Rangers: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Alain Vigneault - In his 4th season with the Rangers after being named head coach on 6/21/13 - Leads all NHL head coaches in wins (473) since 2006-07 - Is tied for second among NHL head coaches in playoff series coached (20) and playoff games coached (117) over the last 10 seasons - Leads all NYR head coaches (min. 100 GC) in points percentage in franchise history (.635) - Ranks 15th on the NHL's all-time wins list (582) and ranks 18th on the NHL's all-time games coached list (1,076) - Coached his 1,000th career NHL game on 12/11/15 at EDM - Named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award in 2014-15 - Has led his team to a division title in 6 of the last 8 seasons and in 7 of the last 10 seasons - Is 1 of 2 head coaches who have won the Presidents' Trophy 3 times and is 1 of 4 head coaches who have won the Presidents' Trophy with 2 teams - Is 1 of 11 head coaches in NHL history who have guided 2 teams to the Stanley Cup Final (VAN in 2010-11; NYR in 2013-14)
#30: Henrik Lundqvist (G) 6' 1", 188 lbs. / Mar 2, 1982 (34 years and 8 months)
LUHND-kvihst GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the seventh round, 205th overall, of the Season 18 11-6-1 1 2.40 .916 2000 NHL Entry Draft Career 703 385-235-73 60 2.29 .920 11th NHL / 11th NYR Season Last Win: NOV 29, 2016 vs CAROLINA Career vs. Opp 30 17-10-2 2 2.29 .920 Last SO: NOV 1, 2016 vs ST. LOUIS (10) Career Shootouts: 255/343 (.743), 53-39
Season Highs: Shots Saves 42 40 42 11/25 vs PHI Last Game: Made 26 saves and earned a win on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has posted a 10-3-1 record with a 2.21 GAA, a .926 SV%, and 1 SO in his last 14 starts
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is the only goalie in NHL history who has earned at least 30 wins in 10 of his first 11 seasons; is 1 of 3 goalies in NHL history who have earned 30 or more wins in at least 10 different seasons (Brodeur and Roy) - Is the NYR all-time leader in appearances (703), wins (385), SO (60), and SV% (.920) - Leads NHL goalies (min. 400 appearances) in appearances (703), wins (385), and SO (60), ranks 2nd in GAA (2.29), and is tied for 3rd in SV% (.920) since he entered the NHL in 2005-06 - Is 1 of 10 goalies in NHL history who have earned at least 350 career wins and 60 career SO (Brodeur, Roy, Sawchuk, Plante, Hasek, Belfour, Esposito, Hall, and Luongo) - Is 1 of 2 goalies in NHL history who have posted a .920 SV% or better in 7 different seasons (Hasek)
2016-17: - Is tied for 7th in the NHL in wins (11)
#32: Antti Raanta (G) 6' 0", 195 lbs. / May 12, 1989 (27 years and 6 months)
Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by Chicago as a free agent on June 3, 2013 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Acquired: Acquired from Chicago in exchange for Ryan Haggerty on June 27, Season 8 5-1-0 0 2.20 .931 2015 Career 72 36-16-7 4 2.34 .917 3rd NHL / 1st NYR Season Last Win: NOV 21, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (2) Career vs. Opp 2 1-1-0 0 1.84 .941 Last SO: OCT 19, 2015 vs SAN JOSE (32) Career Shootouts: 9/18 (.500), 0-4
Season Highs: Shots Saves 39 38 39 11/13 vs EDM Last Game: Dressed but did not play on 11/29 vs. CAR
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is the only NYR goalie who earned a win in each of his first 4 starts with the team; is 1 of 2 NYR goalies who earned a win in each of his first 4 appearances with the team (Healy - 1993-94) - Is the 1st NYR goalie to earn a win in each of his first 5 decisions in 1 season since 1983-84 (Steve Weeks) - Ranks 2nd among NHL goalies (min. 25 appearances) in GAA (2.12) and SV% (.927) since 2014-15 - Has posted a 21-5-4 record, along with a 1.91 GAA, a .931 SV%, and 4 SO in 36 career NHL appearances at home - Has posted a 14-1-1 record, along with a 1.56 GAA, a .956 SV%, and 2 SO in 16 appearances in which he has made at least 30 saves; has allowed 2 goals or fewer in 14 of the 16 appearances - Is 1 of 4 goalies in NYR history who earned a shutout in his NYR debut - Is 1 of 3 goalies in NYR history who allowed 2 goals in his first 3 games with the team
2016-17: - Ranks 8th in the NHL in SV% (.931) #4: Adam Clendening (D) 6' 0", 196 lbs. / Oct 26, 1992 (24 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Selected by Chicago in the second round, 36th overall, of the 2011 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Entry Draft Season 6 0-2-2 4 2 Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July 1, 2016 Career 56 2-11-13 12 32 Last Goal: MAR 24, 2016 @ SAN JOSE (8) Last Assist: NOV 6, 2016 vs WINNIPEG Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 -3 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 20:45 2 1 +3 6 times 2 times 2 times 10/19 vs DET 10/19 vs DET 2 times 10/19 vs DET 10/17 vs SJS
Last Game: Did not dress on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has notched an assist/point in each of the last 2 games he has played (10/22 at WSH and 11/6 vs. WPG)
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Selected to the AHL Second All-Star Team in 2012-13 and the AHL First All-Star Team in 2013-14; became the 1st AHL defenseman to make a postseason All-Star Team in each of his first 2 pro seasons since 2000 - Led AHL defensemen in assists in 2012-13 (37) - Selected to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team in 2010-11 and the Hockey East First All-Star Team in 2011-12 - Helped the United States earn a gold medal at the IIHF World U18 Championship in back-to-back years (2009 and 2010); selected to the tournament All-Star Team in 2010
2016-17: - Has posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in each of the 6 games he has played (+4 rating) - Tallied an assist, recorded 2 blocked shots, and posted a +1 rating on 11/6 vs. WPG - Registered 2 SOG in 17:20 of ice time while making his NYR debut on 10/13 vs. NYI
#5: Dan Girardi (D) 6' 1", 212 lbs. / Apr 29, 1984 (32 years and 7 months)
jih-RAHR-dee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July 1, 2006 Season 20 3-3-6 13 6 10th NHL / 10th NYR Season Career 745 45-176-221 59 265 Last Goal: NOV 13, 2016 @ EDMONTON (8) Last Assist: NOV 5, 2016 @ BOSTON (11) Career vs. Opp 32 0-5-5 8 12 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 22:47 4 5 +4 3 times 3 times 6 times 3 times 11/13 vs EDM 10/28 vs CAR 2 times 11/21 vs PIT
Last Game: Tied for the game-high with 4 blocked shots on 11/29 vs. CAR
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is the NYR all-time leader (among skaters) in playoff games played (110) and holds the NYR record (among skaters) for consecutive playoff games played (109) - Leads the NHL in blocked shots since 2007-08 (1,537); ranks 3rd in the NHL in blocked shots since the league began to continuously track the stat in 2005-06 (1,578) - Ranks 10th on the NYR all-time games played list (745); ranks 5th among defensemen in career games played with NYR
2016-17: - Is tied for 4th in the NHL in GWG (3); is 1 of 2 NHL defensemen who have tallied 3 GWG (Shea Weber) - Ranks 4th in the NHL - and ranks 2nd among defensemen - in plus/minus rating (+13), and ranks 6th in the NHL in blocked shots (53) - Is tied for 6th among NHL defensemen in EVG (3) - Leads NYR in blocked shots, is tied for the team lead in GWG, and ranks 2nd in hits (42) - Leads NYR defensemen in EVG and GWG, and is tied for 1st in goals (3) #8: Kevin Klein (D) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Dec 13, 1984 (31 years and 11 months)
Drafted: Selected by Nashville in the second round, 37th overall, of the 2003 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Entry Draft Season 21 0-6-6 2 0 Acquired: Acquired from Nashville on Jan. 22, 2014 in exchange for Michael Del Zotto Career 588 35-111-146 19 154 11th NHL / 3rd NYR Season Last Goal: APR 7, 2016 vs NY ISLANDERS (22) Career vs. Opp 9 0-4-4 1 0 Last Assist: NOV 15, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (7) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 2 2 0 22:07 3 5 +2 21 times 2 times 2 times 21 times 10/22 vs WSH 2 times 11/21 vs PIT 2 times
Last Game: Registered 1 hit and was credited with 1 blocked shot on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has notched 6 assists/points in the last 13 games
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Leads NYR defensemen in EVG (19) and GWG (8), ranks 2nd in points (64) and hits (316), is tied for 2nd in goals (19), and ranks 3rd in assists (45) and plus/minus rating (+46) since he made his NYR debut on 1/23/14 - Is 1 of 2 NYR defensemen who have tallied 9 or more EVG in at least 2 different seasons since 1986-87 (along with Brian Leetch) - Is 1 of 6 NHL defensemen who tallied at least 9 EVG in each of the last 2 seasons (2014-15 and 2015-16), along with Karlsson, Burns, Ekman- Larsson, Byfuglien, & Barrie - Ranks 4th among NHL defensemen in plus/minus rating (+42), is tied for 4th in GWG (8), and ranks 12th in EVG (18) since 2014-15
2016-17: - Ranks 7th in the NHL in blocked shots (52) - Ranks 2nd on NYR in blocked shots and ranks 5th in hits (37)
#10: J.T. Miller (L) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Mar 14, 1993 (23 years and 8 months)
MIHL-luhr, JAY-TEE GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 15th overall, of the 2011 NHL Season 24 8-11-19 12 8 Entry Draft Career 220 45-50-95 14 103 4th NHL / 4th NYR Season Last Goal: NOV 21, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (4) Career vs. Opp 9 3-3-6 3 12 Last Assist: NOV 25, 2016 @ PHILADELPHIA (2) Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 2 3 2 18:32 7 5 +4 11/15 vs VAN 2 times 10/30 vs TBL 4 times 10/26 vs BOS 10/23 vs ARI 11/20 vs FLA 10/30 vs TBL
Last Game: Recorded 2 hits and registered 2 blocked shots on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has registered 13 points (6 G, 7 A) and a +11 rating in the last 16 games - Has recorded a point in 14 of NYR's 16 wins in 2016-17; NYR has posted a 14-0-0 record in games which he has tallied a point - Has notched a point in 14 of 24 games in 2016-17 (8 G, 11 A)
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is 1 of 6 NYR in franchise history who have recorded 3 assists in 1 period of a playoff game
2016-17: - Is tied for 5th in the NHL in plus/minus rating (+12), is tied for 7th in EVP (16), and is tied for 10th in EVA (10) - Is 1 of 2 NHL players who have registered at least 19 points and a +12 rating (along with Kevin Hayes) - Is tied for 13th in the NHL - and leads NYR - in games with a point (14) - Is tied for the team lead in points (19), EVA, and EVP, ranks 2nd in SOG (55), ranks 3rd in assists, ranks 4th in EVG (6), and is tied for 4th in goals (8), plus/minus rating, and GWG (2) - Leads NYR forwards in hits (40) and blocked shots (19) #12: Matt Puempel (L) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Jan 24, 1993 (23 years and 10 months)
Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in the first round, 24th overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 16 1-0-1 -4 7 Acquired: Claimed off waivers by the Rangers on Nov. 21, 2016 Career 55 5-2-7 -1 24 Last Goal: NOV 25, 2016 @ PHILADELPHIA (2) Last Assist: JAN 22, 2016 vs NY ISLANDERS (30) Career vs. Opp 4 0-0-0 0 0 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 5 13:35 2 3 +1 11/25 vs PHI 16 times 11/25 vs PHI 11/1 vs CAR 11/17 vs NSH 4 times 11/17 vs NSH 11/25 vs PHI
Last Game: Registered 2 SOG in 10:31 of ice time on 11/29 vs. CAR - Claimed off waivers by NYR on 11/21
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Led Binghamton (AHL) in G/GP (0.50) and P/GP (0.88) in 2015-16; registered 30 points (17 goals, 13 assists) in 34 games - Was named CHL Rookie of the Year (top rookie among players in the OHL, QMJHL, and WHL), as well as OHL Rookie of the Year, in 2009-10; led OHL Rookies in goals (33) and points (64) - Recorded 30 or more goals in 3 of his 4 seasons of junior hockey in the OHL and in his only full season in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2013- 14
2016-17: - Has posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in 12 of 16 games, including all 3 games with NYR - Tallied his first goal/point as a NYR, recorded 2 SOG, was credited with 1 hit, and posted a +1 rating in 12:32 of ice time while making his NYR debut on 11/25 at PHI - Skated in 13 games with OTT before being claimed by NYR - Recorded 2 SOG and was credited with 2 blocked shots on 10/28 at CGY
#13: Kevin Hayes (C) 6' 5", 215 lbs. / May 8, 1992 (24 years and 6 months)
Drafted: Selected by Chicago in the first round, 24th overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 24 10-9-19 16 6 Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on August 20, 2014 Career 182 41-59-100 35 58 2nd NHL / 2nd NYR Season Last Goal: NOV 25, 2016 @ PHILADELPHIA (2) Career vs. Opp 6 1-2-3 4 0 Last Assist: NOV 21, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (4) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 3 3 2 18:46 6 3 +4 11/15 vs VAN 10/30 vs TBL 2 times 3 times 11/29 vs CAR 11/21 vs PIT 2 times 10/30 vs TBL
Last Game: Tied for the game-high with 3 hits on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has recorded 16 points (8 G, 8 A) and a +14 rating in the last 16 games
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is the first NYR who has recorded at least 19 points and a +16 rating in the first 24 games of a season since 2001-02 (Theo Fleury) - 85 of his 100 career NHL points have been primary points; 44 of his 59 career NHL assists have been primary assists
2016-17: - Leads the NHL in shooting % (27.8%; 10 goals on 36 SOG), ranks 3rd in plus/minus rating (+16), is tied for 3rd in SHP (2), is tied for 5th in EVG (9), is tied for 7th in EVP (16), and is tied for 11th in goals (10) - Is the only NHL player who has recorded at least 19 points and a +16 rating - Leads NYR in SHP, is tied for the team lead in points (19), EVP, SHG (1), and SHA (1), ranks 2nd in EVG and plus/minus rating, is tied for 2nd in goals, is tied for 4th in GWG (2), and ranks 5th in takeaways (17) - NYR have posted a 9-0-0 record in games which he has tallied a goal #18: Marc Staal (D) 6' 4", 209 lbs. / Jan 13, 1987 (29 years and 10 months)
STAHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 12th overall, of the 2005 NHL Season 24 1-3-4 6 10 Entry Draft Career 641 35-115-150 36 342 9th NHL / 9th NYR Season Last Goal: OCT 17, 2016 vs SAN JOSE (21) Career vs. Opp 26 0-5-5 0 10 Last Assist: NOV 20, 2016 vs FLORIDA (5) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 23:02 3 2 +3 10/17 vs SJS 3 times 4 times 5 times 10/22 vs WSH 10/15 vs STL 6 times 10/30 vs TBL
Last Game: Tied for the game-high with 4 blocked shots and registered 2 hits in 20:12 of ice time on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has registered at least 4 blocked shots in each of the last 3 games (14 blocked shots over the span) - Has posted a +8 rating over the last 16 games
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Ranks 3rd on the NYR all-time playoff games played list (92) - Ranks 19th on the NYR all-time games played list (641) - Ranks 2nd on NYR in games played (641) and blocked shots (815) since he joined the team in 2007-08 - Is 1 of 10 defensemen who have skated in at least 600 career regular season games with NYR (along with Howell, Leetch, Greschner, Neilson, Girardi, Patrick, Heller, Seiling, and Maloney)
2016-17: - Ranks 3rd on NYR in average ice time (19:32), total ice time (469:03), and average shorthanded ice time (2:01), and ranks 4th in blocked shots (41) - Ranks 2nd among NYR defensemen in takeaways (10), and ranks 3rd among NYR defensemen in goals (1) and SOG (21)
#19: Jesper Fast (R) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / Dec 2, 1991 (25 years and -1 months)
Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the sixth round, 157th overall, of the 2010 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Entry Draft Season 24 2-8-10 7 12 3rd NHL / 3rd NYR Season Career 172 18-36-54 10 40 Last Goal: NOV 6, 2016 vs WINNIPEG (11) Last Assist: NOV 15, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (7) Career vs. Opp 6 2-3-5 5 2 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 4 18:27 3 4 +2 2 times 11/15 vs VAN 11/15 vs VAN 11/3 vs EDM 11/13 vs EDM 11/3 vs EDM 2 times 2 times
Last Game: Recorded 1 SOG in 15:13 of ice time on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has tallied 6 points (2 G, 4 A) in the last 14 games - Has posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in 20 of 24 games in 2016-17, including a +1 rating or better in 9 games
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - NYR won 13 straight games in which he played from 12/8/14 - 1/10/15; became the 1st NYR to be on the winning side in 13 straight games in 1 season in the NHL’s modern era - Received the Players' Player Award in 2015-16, which is given annually to the the Ranger who, as selected by his teammates, best exemplifies what it means to be a team player
2016-17: - Is tied for 9th in the NHL in games with a plus/minus rating of even or better (20) - Is tied for 3rd on NYR in primary assists (6), ranks 4th in takeaways (18), ranks 5th in EVA (8), and is tied for 7th in EVP (10) - Ranks 2nd among NYR forwards in EVA, ranks 3rd among NYR forwards in hits (34), and ranks 4th among NYR forwards in plus/minus rating (+7) #20: Chris Kreider (L) 6' 3", 228 lbs. / Apr 30, 1991 (25 years and 7 months)
KRIGH-duhr GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 19th overall, of the 2009 NHL Season 18 4-9-13 -2 13 Entry Draft Career 266 65-77-142 45 237 4th NHL / 4th NYR Season Last Goal: NOV 20, 2016 vs FLORIDA (5) Career vs. Opp 9 2-2-4 4 4 Last Assist: NOV 23, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (3) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 5 21:00 7 5 +1 4 times 11/1 vs STL 4 times 11/25 vs PHI 11/20 vs FLA 2 times 2 times 5 times
Last Game: Recorded 2 hits and registered 2 blocked shots on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has registered a point in 9 of 18 games he has played in 2016-17 (4 G, 9 A), including an assist in 8 games
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - In 2016-17, he became the first NYR to record 6 points in the first 3 games of a season since Leetch in 1992-93 and the first NYR to post a multi-point game in each of the first 3 games of a season since Nicholls in 1990-91 - Is 1 of 3 NHL players who have recorded at least 45 goals, 100 points, a +30 rating, and 150 PIM since 2014-15 (along with Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic)
2016-17: - Ranks 2nd on NYR in A/60 (1.82) and ranks 6th in P/60 (2.62) - Is tied for 3rd on NYR in A/GP (0.50) and ranks 5th in P/GP (0.72) - Is tied for 3rd on NYR in PPA (3) and PPP (4), and is tied for 6th in assists (9) - Is tied for 3rd on NYR in multi-point games (4) - Posted a career-high 4-game assist streak and tied a career-high with a 4-game point streak from 10/13 - 10/19
#21: Derek Stepan (C) 6' 0", 196 lbs. / Jun 18, 1990 (26 years and 5 months)
STEHP-ahn, DEHR-ihk GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the second round, 51st overall, of the 2008 NHL Season 24 4-10-14 3 10 Entry Draft Career 458 115-204-319 93 124 6th NHL / 6th NYR Season Last Goal: NOV 25, 2016 @ PHILADELPHIA (2) Career vs. Opp 20 6-6-12 4 6 Last Assist: NOV 20, 2016 vs FLORIDA (5) Career Shootouts: 7/19 (37%), 2 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 3 2 20:46 5 1 +3 4 times 3 times 11/5 vs BOS 5 times 11/27 vs OTT 10/13 vs NYI 4 times 10/17 vs SJS
Last Game: Registered 2 SOG in 18:06 of ice time on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has recorded 14 points (4 G, 10 A) in the last 22 games, including 9 points (4 G, 5 A) in the last 15 games
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is the first player to tally all of his first 200 career NHL assists and his first 300 career NHL points with NYR since Leetch - Leads NYR in goals (115), assists (204), and points (319) since he joined the team in 2010-11 - Leads the NHL in SHA (9) and is tied for 2nd in the NHL in SHP (16) since 2012-13 - NYR have posted a 32-1-6 record in the last 39 games which he has tallied a goal (since 3/18/14) - Tallied at least 50 points in each of the last three seasons; became the first NYR center who notched 50 or more points in three consecutive seasons since Gretzky
2016-17: - Is tied for the team lead in SHG (1), ranks 2nd in PPA (4), is tied for 3rd in primary assists (6) and PPP (4), and is tied for 4th in assists (10) #22: Nick Holden (D) 6' 4", 214 lbs. / May 15, 1987 (29 years and 6 months)
Drafted: Undrafted; signed by Columbus as an undrafted free agent on March 28, GP G-A-P +/- PIM 2008 Season 24 3-9-12 11 6 Acquired: Acquired from Colorado in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2017 Career 245 24-49-73 12 80 NHL Entry Draft on June 25, 2016 Last Goal: NOV 29, 2016 vs CAROLINA Career vs. Opp 4 0-0-0 2 6 Last Assist: NOV 25, 2016 @ PHILADELPHIA (2) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 2 24:35 3 5 +3 3 times 11/3 vs EDM 2 times 3 times 10/17 vs SJS 11/20 vs FLA 11/25 vs PHI 10/30 vs TBL
Last Game: Tallied a goal in 20:46 of ice time on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has notched 10 points (3 G, 7 A) in the last 16 games
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is 1 of 17 NHL defensemen who have recorded at least 500 hits and 300 blocked shots since the start of the 2013-14 season
2016-17: - Is 1 of 4 NHL defensemen who have recorded at least 11 points and a +11 rating (McDonagh, Suter, and Weber) - Is tied for 10th in the NHL - and is tied for 5th among defensemen - in plus/minus rating (+11) - Is tied for 3rd among NHL defensemen in games with a plus/minus rating of even or better (20) - Is tied for 4th among NHL defensemen in EVP (11) and is tied for 5th among NHL defensemen in EVA (9) - Leads NYR in hits (45), ranks 2nd in average ice time (19:41), ranks 5th in blocked shots (30), and ranks 6th in plus/minus rating - Leads NYR defensemen in EVP, hits, and PPG (1), is tied for 1st in goals (3), is tied for 2nd in points (12) and EVA, and ranks 3rd in assists (9) and plus/minus rating
#24: Oscar Lindberg (C) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Oct 29, 1991 (25 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Selected by the Coyotes in the second round, 57th overall, of the 2010 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Entry Draft Season 10 0-1-1 -2 10 Acquired: Acquired from the Coyotes in exchange for Ethan Werek on May 8, 2011 Career 79 13-16-29 10 53 2nd NHL / 2nd NYR Season Last Goal: APR 9, 2016 vs DETROIT (10) Career vs. Opp 2 0-1-1 1 0 Last Assist: NOV 15, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (4) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 4 11:09 2 2 +1 10 times 11/15 vs VAN 11/15 vs VAN 11/15 vs VAN 11/15 vs VAN 2 times 11/21 vs PIT 10/26 vs BOS
Last Game: Won 3 of 5 faceoffs (60.0%), recorded 1 hit, and registered 1 blocked shot on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has won 25 of 49 faceoffs over his first 10 games in 2016-17 (51.0%)
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is the only rookie in NYR history who tallied a goal in each of the team’s first 3 games of a season (2015-16) - Has posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in 67 of 79 career NHL games - Received the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award as the top NYR rookie in Training Camp in 2015
2016-17: - Is tied for 3rd on NYR in faceoff win percentage (min. 40 faceoffs taken) - 51.0%; 25-for-49 - Tallied an assist, was credited with 2 blocked shots, and registered 1 hit in 11:09 of ice time on 11/15 at VAN - Registered 1 hit, recorded 1 blocked shot, and won 2 of 4 faceoffs (50%) in 10:24 of ice time on 10/28 at CAR - Won 5 of 9 faceoffs (55.6%) and posted a +1 rating in 10:41 of ice time on 10/26 vs. BOS - Won 7 of 9 faceoffs (77.8%) and registered 2 blocked shots while making his season debut on 10/23 vs. ARI #26: Jimmy Vesey (L) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / May 26, 1993 (23 years and 6 months)
Drafted: Selected by Nashville in the third round, 66th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 24 8-6-14 5 2 Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on August 19, 2016 Career 24 8-6-14 5 2 Last Goal: NOV 29, 2016 vs CAROLINA Last Assist: NOV 25, 2016 @ PHILADELPHIA (2) Career vs. Opp ------Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 2 3 2 17:39 4 3 +2 10/22 vs WSH 11/1 vs STL 11/1 vs STL 10/30 vs TBL 10/26 vs BOS 10/19 vs DET 2 times 4 times
Last Game: Tallied a PPG, which was the GWG, and posted a +2 rating on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has recorded 13 points (7 G, 6 A) in the last 20 games
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Became the first NYR rookie to tally 6 goals in the team's first 10 games of a season since 1989-90 (Darren Turcotte) - Led the NCAA in goals over his final 2 seasons of collegiate hockey with 56 - Selected as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in collegiate hockey in 2014-15 and 2015-16; won the Hobey Baker Award in 2015- 16 - Received the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award as the top NYR rookie in Training Camp in 2016
2016-17: - Is tied for 4th in the NHL in GWG (3) - Is tied for 1st among NHL rookies in GWG, ranks 3rd in goals (8), is tied for 3rd in PPG (3), is tied for 4th in EVP (10), is tied for 5th in PPP (4), and ranks 6th in points (14); only trails Patrik Laine (13) and Auston Matthews (10) among rookies in goals - Is tied for the team lead in PPG and GWG, is tied for 3rd in PPP, and is tied for 4th in goals
#27: Ryan McDonagh (D) 6' 1", 216 lbs. / Jun 13, 1989 (27 years and 5 months)
muhk-DUHN-uh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Montreal in the first round, 12th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Season 24 0-13-13 12 9 Draft Career 414 43-140-183 126 173 Acquired: Acquired from Montreal, along with Chris Higgins, Pavel Valentenko, and Doug Janik, in exchange for Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt, and Mike Busto on June 30, Career vs. Opp 17 0-7-7 5 2 2009 6th NHL / 6th NYR Season Last Goal: MAR 13, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (34) Last Assist: NOV 21, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (4) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 2 2 5 30:08 5 3 +5 24 times 2 times 2 times 11/23 vs PIT 10/15 vs STL 10/30 vs TBL 2 times 11/21 vs PIT
Last Game: Recorded 4 blocked shots in 23:45 of ice time on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has led NYR in ice time in 23 of 24 games in 2016-17
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Posted a career-high 8-game assist/point streak from 10/17/16 - 11/1/16 (tied for 8th-longest assist streak in NYR history); is the first NYR defenseman to post an 8-game assist streak since Leetch in 1995-96 and the first NYR defenseman to post an 8-game point streak since Leetch in 1996-97 - NYR have posted a 23-2-3 record in the last 28 games which he skated in at least 25:00 of ice time (since 10/16/14)
2016-17: - Is tied for 10th in the NHL in EVA (10) and primary assists (9) - Is tied for 2nd among NHL defensemen in primary assists and EVA, is tied for 3rd in plus/minus rating (+12), ranks 4th in assists (13), and is tied for 8th in EVP (10) - Leads NYR in average ice time (23:53), assists, and primary assists, is tied for the team lead in EVA, ranks 3rd in blocked shots (46), and is tied for 4th in plus/minus rating #36: Mats Zuccarello (R) 5' 7", 179 lbs. / Sep 1, 1987 (29 years and 3 months)
zoo-ka-REHL-oh, MATS GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on May 26, 2010 Season 24 7-8-15 1 8 Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on March 28, 2013 Career 327 78-140-218 44 137 6th NHL / 6th NYR Season Last Goal: NOV 15, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (7) Career vs. Opp 12 4-7-11 4 0 Last Assist: NOV 23, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (3) Career Shootouts: 15/32 (47%), 8 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 2 3 2 22:54 5 6 +4 10/28 vs CAR 2 times 2 times 4 times 10/19 vs DET 4 times 11/25 vs PHI 10/17 vs SJS
Last Game: Recorded 1 hit in 19:46 of ice time on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has tallied 14 points (6 G, 8 A) in the last 22 games, including 10 points (5 G, 5 A) in the last 17 games
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is the all-time leader in games played (327), goals (78), assists (140), and points (218) by a Norwegian-born player in NHL history - 147 of his 184 points since the start of the 2013-14 season have either been a goal or the primary assist on a goal (79.9% of his points have been primary points over the span) - 31 of his 33 goals since 2015-16 have been in game situations when NYR either led by 1 goal, trailed by 1 goal, or were tied - Received the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award in 2013-14 and 2015-16
2016-17: - Is tied for 12th in the NHL in takeaways (21) - Ranks 2nd on NYR in takeaways, is tied for 3rd in SOG (54), ranks 4th in PPG (2), average ice time (18:46), and EVP (12), is tied for 5th in points (15), and ranks 6th in goals (7) - Leads NYR forwards in average ice time
#40: Michael Grabner (R) 6' 1", 185 lbs. / Oct 5, 1987 (29 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Selected by Vancouver in the first round, 14th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 24 12-4-16 19 2 Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July 1, 2016 Career 421 116-73-189 10 72 Last Goal: NOV 21, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (4) Last Assist: NOV 21, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (4) Career vs. Opp 16 9-4-13 3 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 3 1 3 2 16:21 6 2 +4 10/30 vs TBL 4 times 10/30 vs TBL 11/15 vs VAN 11/27 vs OTT 2 times 3 times 10/30 vs TBL
Last Game: Recorded 1 hit on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has recorded 13 points (10 G, 3 A) and a +17 rating over the last 16 games
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Became the first NHL player who posted a +20 rating or better in the first 22 games of a season since Lidstrom (2006-07) - Became the first NYR who tallied 11 or more EVG in the first 18 games of a season since Gilbert (1971-72) - Is tied for 5th in the NHL in SHG since 2010-11 (12) - Ranks 2nd among Austrian-born players in NHL history in GP (421), goals (116), assists (73), and points (189)
2016-17: - Leads the NHL in EVG (12) and plus/minus rating (+19), and is tied for 5th in goals (12) and takeaways (23) - Is the only player who ranks tied for 5th or better in the NHL in goals, plus/minus rating, and takeaways - Leads NYR in goals, EVG, plus/minus rating, and takeaways, ranks 3rd in EVP (15), and is tied for 3rd in points (16) and SOG (54) - Leads NYR forwards in SH ice time (43:37); has been on the ice for 2 PPGA in 43:37 of SH ice time #61: Rick Nash (R) 6' 4", 212 lbs. / Jun 16, 1984 (32 years and 5 months)
NASH GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Columbus in the first round, first overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Season 24 10-6-16 0 12 Draft Career 946 403-346-749 -8 708 Acquired: Acquired from Columbus along with Steven Delisle and a third-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, Tim Career vs. Opp 19 12-6-18 3 8 Erixon, and a first-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft on July 23, 2012 13th NHL / 4th NYR Season Last Goal: NOV 29, 2016 vs CAROLINA Last Assist: NOV 29, 2016 vs CAROLINA Career Shootouts: 31/85 (36%), 13 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 2 18:58 7 2 +2 10 times 6 times 5 times 6 times 11/20 vs FLA 10/19 vs DET 2 times 10/30 vs TBL
Last Game: Notched 2 points (1 G, 1 A) and recorded 3 SOG on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has tallied a goal/point in 3 of the last 5 games (3 G, 2 A) - Has notched 15 points (9 G, 6 A) in the last 20 games, including 11 points (7 G, 4 A) in the last 16 games
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is 1 of 3 players who have tallied 20 or more goals in 11 different seasons since 2003-04 (Ovechkin and Iginla) - Is tied for 9th in the NHL (min. 100 GP) in G/GP (0.42) and ranks 4th in the NHL (min. 100 GP) in G/60 (1.43) since he joined NYR prior to the start of the 2012-13 season - Leads NYR in goals (114), GWG (25), and SOG (990) since he joined the team prior to 2012-13 - Is 1 of 6 players in NYR history who have led the team or tied for the team lead in goals in at least 3 straight seasons (2012-13 – 2014-15)
2016-17: - Is tied for 11th in the NHL in goals (10) - Leads NYR in SOG (69), is tied for the team lead in PPG (3) and PPP (5), is tied for 2nd in goals, and ranks 3rd in EVG (7) and takeaways (19)
#73: Brandon Pirri (R) 6' 0", 186 lbs. / Apr 10, 1991 (25 years and 7 months)
Drafted: Selected by Chicago in the second round, 59th overall, of the 2009 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Entry Draft Season 24 5-5-10 0 11 Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on August 26, 2016 Career 190 54-36-90 9 63 Last Goal: NOV 15, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (7) Last Assist: NOV 6, 2016 vs WINNIPEG (11) Career vs. Opp 10 4-0-4 0 0 Career Shootouts: 10/18 (56%), 5 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 2 2 7 16:55 4 2 +3 10/26 vs BOS 11/6 vs WPG 3 times 11/25 vs PHI 11/27 vs OTT 2 times 4 times 11/6 vs WPG
Last Game: Won 4 of 5 faceoffs (80.0%) and led all skaters with 2 takeaways on 11/29 vs. CAR - Has tallied 8 points (4 G, 4 A) in the last 20 games - Has posted a plus/minus rating of even or better in 18 of 24 games in 2016-17 - Has won 61.8% of faceoffs taken over the last 14 games (since 11/3 - 63-for-102); ranks 2nd in the NHL in faceoff win percentage (min. 100 faceoffs taken) over the span
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is tied for 16th in the NHL (min. 100 GP) in G/60 since 2013-14 (1.27); trails Ovechkin, Stamkos, Perry, Tarasenko, Seguin, Nash, P. Kane, Pacioretty, Pavelski, Simmonds, Ja. Benn, Pastrnak, Crosby, Neal, and Malkin, and is tied with Kucherov - Posted a shooting percentage of 10.0 or better in each of the last 3 seasons (2013-14 – 2015-16)
2016-17: - Is tied for 4th in the NHL in GWG (3) - Ranks 6th in the NHL (min. 100 faceoffs taken) in faceoff win percentage (59.5%; 75-for-126) - Is tied for the team lead in PPG (3) and GWG, and is tied for 3rd in PPP (4) #76: Brady Skjei (D) 6' 3", 211 lbs. / Mar 26, 1994 (22 years and 8 months)
Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the first round, 28th overall, of the 2012 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Entry Draft Season 24 0-12-12 2 8 Last Goal: - Career 31 0-12-12 3 12 Last Assist: NOV 29, 2016 vs CAROLINA Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 0 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 2 2 4 19:34 3 5 +2 24 times 11/3 vs EDM 11/3 vs EDM 11/20 vs FLA 11/18 vs CBJ 2 times 10/22 vs WSH 2 times
Last Game: Notched an assist on the GWG and recorded 3 SOG on 11/29 vs. CAR - Led NHL rookies in assists in November (9)
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is the first NYR rookie defenseman to post a 6-game assist/point streak since Brian Leetch in 1988-89 - Is the first NYR rookie to tally 12 or more assists in the first 24 games of a season since Brian Leetch in 1988-89
2016-17: - Is tied for 5th among NHL defensemen in assists (12) and EVA (9), and is tied for 10th in EVP (9) - Leads NHL defensemen (min. 10 GP) in A/60 (1.78) and ranks 8th in P/60 (1.78) - Is tied for 1st among NHL rookies in assists and EVA, is tied for 6th in EVP, and ranks 8th in points (12) - Leads NHL rookie defensemen in assists, EVA, and EVP, and ranks 2nd in points - Ranks 2nd on NYR in assists, is tied for 3rd in EVA and PPA (3), and ranks 6th in hits (36) - Is tied for 1st among NYR defensemen in PPA and PPP (3), ranks 2nd in assists, is tied for 2nd in points and EVA, and ranks 3rd in EVP
#86: Josh Jooris (C) 6' 1", 197 lbs. / Jul 14, 1990 (26 years and 4 months)
Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by Calgary as a free agent on July 30, 2013 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on July 15, 2016 Season 10 1-1-2 2 2 Last Goal: OCT 23, 2016 vs ARIZONA (6) Career 129 17-22-39 2 57 Last Assist: NOV 25, 2016 @ PHILADELPHIA (1) Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 1-1-2 0 2
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 11:27 3 4 +1 10/23 vs ARI 11/25 vs PHI 2 times 11/21 vs PIT 10/23 vs ARI 11/20 vs FLA 10/26 vs BOS 3 times
Last Game: Did not dress on 11/29 vs. CAR
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Has been on the ice for only 15 power play goals against in 162:11 of shorthanded ice time in his NHL career - Tallied a goal in his NHL debut (10/17/14 with Calgary), AHL debut (10/4/13 with Abbotsford), and collegiate hockey debut (10/8/10 with Union College)
2016-17: - Ranks 6th on NYR (min. 2 games played) in hits per game (1.6; 16 hits in 10 games) - Has won 51.0% of faceoffs he has taken (26-for-51) - Has posted a faceoff win percentage of 50.0 or better in 6 of the 10 games he has played - Registered his first assist as a NYR and posted a +1 rating on 11/25 at PHI - Was credited with a team-high 4 hits on 10/26 vs. BOS - Registered his first goal/point as a NYR, was credited with 2 hits, and posted a +1 rating in 11:27 of ice time on 10/23 vs. ARI - Won 5 of 6 faceoffs (83.3%), was credited with 3 hits, registered 2 SOG, and recorded 2 blocked shots while making his NYR debut on 10/17 vs. SJS #89: Pavel Buchnevich (R) (*Injured) 6' 2", 193 lbs. / Apr 17, 1995 (21 years and 7 months)
buhtch-NY'AY-vihch, PAH-vehl GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by the Rangers in the third round, 75th overall, of the 2013 NHL Season 10 4-4-8 4 4 Entry Draft Career 10 4-4-8 4 4 Last Goal: NOV 12, 2016 @ CALGARY Last Assist: NOV 8, 2016 vs VANCOUVER (1) Career vs. Opp ------Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 3 2 17:40 5 1 +1 4 times 11/8 vs VAN 11/8 vs VAN 2 times 10/28 vs CAR 11/5 vs BOS 3 times 4 times
Last Game: Did not dress on 11/29 vs. CAR due to injury - Tallied a goal/point in each of the last 4 games he played prior to his injury (4 G, 2 A) - Has recorded a point in 6 of 10 career NHL games, tallying 8 points (4 G, 4 A)
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Is the first NYR rookie to post a 4-game goal streak since Derek Stepan in the 2010-11 season
2016-17: - Is tied for 7th among NHL rookies in plus/minus rating (+4), is tied for 8th in PPA (2) and PPP (3), is tied for 9th in goals (4), and is tied for 15th in points (8) - Ranks 2nd among NHL rookies (min. 10 games played in P/GP (0.80) and ranks 3rd in G/GP (0.40) - Leads NYR in P/GP, ranks 4th in G/GP, is tied for 5th in PPG (1), is tied for 6th PPA, and is tied for 7th in PPP - Posted his first career multi-point game in the NHL, tallying 3 points (1 G, 2 A) on 11/8 vs. VAN - Registered his first career NHL goal on 11/5 at BOS - Tallied his first career NHL assist/point while making his NHL debut on 10/13 vs. NYI
#93: Mika Zibanejad (C) (*Injured) 6' 2", 215 lbs. / Apr 18, 1993 (23 years and 7 months)
Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in the first round, sixth overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 19 5-10-15 1 6 Acquired: Acquired from Ottawa along with a second round pick in the 2018 NHL Career 300 69-97-166 -10 70 Entry Draft in exchange for Derick Brassard and a seventh round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft on July 18, 2016 Career vs. Opp 15 1-9-10 7 4 Last Goal: NOV 20, 2016 vs FLORIDA Last Assist: NOV 15, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (2) Career Shootouts: 13/28 (46%), 5 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 4 19:16 5 1 +3 5 times 2 times 3 times 10/22 vs WSH 10/17 vs SJS 2 times 6 times 11/15 vs VAN
Last Game: Did not dress on 11/29 vs. CAR due to injury - Tallied a point in 5 of his last 6 games (3 G, 3 A) at the time of his injury on 11/20, and has registered a point in 12 of 19 games in which he has played in 2016-17 (5 G, 10 A)
BLUESHIRT BULLETS: - Was 1 of 6 players 22 years old or younger who tallied at least 20 goals in each of the last 2 seasons (along with Forsberg, Galchenyuk, Gaudreau, Kucherov, and Monahan) - Entering 2016-17, his goals, assists, and points totals increased in every season throughout his NHL career
2016-17: - Ranked 11th in the NHL (min. 300 faceoffs taken) in faceoff win percentage (53.7%; 183-for-341) and was tied for 13th in the NHL in PPA (5) at the time of his injury on 11/20 - Led NYR in faceoffs won (183), PPA, and PPP (5), ranked 2nd in SOG (47), ranked 3rd in points (15), and was tied for 3rd in assists (10) at the time of his injury - Was tied for the team lead in games with a point at the time of his injury (12)