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February 27 - March 5, 2017

Week In Review The Week Ahead This Week in Rangers History • The Rangers earned at least one • The Rangers will play three games point in three of four games last this week, and two of the three • Feb. 28, 1963 - Gump Worsley week, posting a 2-1-1 record in the contests are against Original Six became the first goaltender to four contests. opponents. earn 200 career wins with the Rangers in franchise history, and • Each of the Rangers’ first three Andy Bathgate recorded a hat contests during the week were trick as the Blueshirts defeated decided in either overtime or a the Chicago Black Hawks, 6-1. shootout. The Blueshirts played three consecutive games which • Feb. 29, 1988 - Brian Leetch were decided in either overtime or made his NHL debut and tallied a shootout for the first time since his first career NHL assist/point the 2014-15 season. as the Rangers defeated the St. • The Blueshirts begin the week and Louis Blues, 5-2, at MSG. conclude February with a contest against the on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at MSG.

• New York has posted a 9-2-1 record in February in 2016-17 and is one win away from tying the franchise record for wins in February in a season. • Jesper Fast and Oscar Lindberg tied for the team lead with three • The Rangers have posted a 2-0-0 • Mar. 3, 1977 - points during the week. In addition, record against Washington thus far registered his 400th career NHL Lindberg tied for the team lead in this season. and became the first player goals (two), while Fast tied for the to tally 400 career goals with the team lead in assists (two) in the • The Blueshirts face the Boston Rangers in franchise history. four contests. Each player tallied a Bruins in an Original Six matchup point in three of the four contests on Thursday, Mar. 2 in Boston. AV Squad during the week. • Entering the week, the Rangers On this week’s edition of “The • Mika Zibanejad recorded the lead the NHL in wins (21) and AV Squad”, Jimmy Vesey is mic’d deciding goal in both of the points (42) on the road in 2016-17. up during practice, Chris Kreider Rangers’ wins last week. He The Blueshirts have won 10 of their discusses his preparation for a game registered the game-deciding goal last 12 road games (10-2-0 record). in Blue Notes, and Rangers Head in the shootout in the Blueshirts’ Coach Alain Vigneault answers win at Toronto on Feb. 23, and he • The Rangers conclude the week twitter questions from Rangers fans. tallied his first career overtime goal with an Original Six matchup The new episode of “The AV Squad” in the NHL to help the Rangers against the on premieres on Saturday, Mar. 4 after defeat New Jersey on Feb. 25. Saturday, Mar. 4 at MSG. the Rangers face the Canadiens.