March 20 - March 26, 2017 Week In Review The Week Ahead This Week in • The Rangers earned their 26th • The Rangers play four games this Rangers History road win of the 2016-17 season by week, and all four contests are • Mar. 20, 1973 - Emile Francis defeating the Wild, 3-2, on Mar. 18. part of back-to-back sets. earned his 282nd career win as the Rangers’ Head Coach, • The Rangers lead the NHL in road passing Lester Patrick for the wins this season (26) and since most wins by a Rangers Head the start of 2013-14 (98). The Coach in franchise history. Rangers have won seven of their last eight road games (7-1-0), 11 of • Mar. 21, 1994 - The Rangers their last 13 road games (11-2-0), acquired Stephane Matteau, and 19 of their last 23 road games Brian Noonan, Glenn Anderson, (19-4-0). The Rangers’ 26 road and Craig MacTavish in three wins are the second-most the • Entering this week, the Rangers’ separate trades prior to the NHL team has earned in one season “magic number” to clinch a playoff trade deadline. in franchise history, and the only berth is eight (a combination of season in which the Blueshirts eight points either gained by the Rangers or lost by the Islanders). • The Rangers play a back-to-back set on Tuesday, Mar. 21 at New Jersey and Wednesday, Mar. 22 vs. the Islanders. In addition, New York plays a back-to-back set on Saturday, Mar. 25 at Los Angeles • Mar. 22, 1992 - Mark Messier and Sunday, Mar. 26 at Anaheim. tallied four goals and became earned more than 26 road wins the fourth Ranger in franchise was 2014-15 (28). The Rangers’ 26 • New York has posted a 10-3-0 history to tally 100 points in a road wins this season are tied for record in the second game of a season as the Rangers defeated the 11th-most any NHL team has back-to-back set thus far this the New Jersey Devils, 6-3. earned in a season in NHL history. season. In their last 95 back-to- back sets (since the start of the • Mar. 22, 2014 - Henrik Lundqvist • Mats Zuccarello tallied a point in 2010-11 season), the Rangers have became the Rangers’ all-time all three games and led New York posted a 63-26-6 record in the leader in shutouts, registering with four points (two goals, two second game of the set. his 50th career shutout as assists) during the week. the Rangers defeated the New • The Blueshirts have posted a Jersey Devils, 2-0. • Jimmy Vesey tallied his fifth game- 20-5-0 record against Western winning goal of the season on Mar. Conference opponents this season • Mar. 23, 1994 - Adam Graves 18, becoming the first Ranger to and have registered at least one tallied his 50th and 51st goals of record at least five game-winning win against each of the 14 Western the 1993-94 season, breaking goals in his rookie season since Conference teams in the NHL thus Vic Hadfield’s single-season Mike Ridley in 1985-86 (six). far in 2016-17. franchise record..