The New York Rangers faced adversity this season when their second-line center Filip Chytil suffered an upper-body injury against the Carolina Hurricanes on Nov. 2 which ended his regular season. In addition to that injury, top center Mika Zibanejad played well but it was a down regular season as he finished with his fewest points per game since 2017-18. Fourth-line center Barclay Goodrow also had a down season and finished with just four goals and eight assists in 80 games. Despite some regular season woes, the Rangers' centers have stepped up and are leading the way this postseason.
Special teams will have to play a big factor again in the New York Rangers' second-round matchup with the second-seeded Carolina Hurricanes.
Dominant in nearly every facet of hockey, the New York Rangers outmatched the Washington Capitals to move on to the second round of the NHL playoffs in sweeping fashion. “The sign of a good team is when there is depth and balance," said forward Barclay Goodrow, a back-to-back champion with Tampa Bay in 2020 and '21 who had a goal and two assists in the series. Goodrow was one of 10 New York players to score a goal and 14 to register a point against Washington, while Igor Shesterkin stopped 94 of 101 of the shots he faced in another strong showing two years since wining the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goaltender.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
22 | C | |
72 | C | |
50 | LW | |
70 | G | |
84 | C | |
23 | D | |
21 | C | |
56 | D | |
6 | D | |
24 | RW | |
20 | LW | |
13 | LW | |
55 | D | |
14 | D | |
79 | D | |
10 | LW | |
32 | G | |
73 | C | |
96 | C | |
5 | D | |
4 | D | |
31 | G | |
38 | LW | |
16 | C | |
8 | D | |
26 | LW | |
91 | C | |
17 | RW | |
93 | C |