TEAM NOTES

SHESTY’S SAVES

Igor Shesterkin was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for the week ending Oct. 4. He has earned a win in three-straight games, tied for the longest active streak among all NHL goaltenders.

On Oct. 1, he became the first goaltender to score a goal in franchise history. He also became the 18th netminder in NHL history to score a goal, with his being the 21st goal scored by a goaltender in league history.

Shesterkin has allowed two or fewer goals in all four games played, the most among all goaltenders this season, and has done so 172 times in his career. Since the 2019-20 season, his 172 games having allowed two or fewer goals ranks fifth among all NHL goaltenders. He has also allowed one or fewer goals 94 times in his career, ranking third among all NHL goaltenders in that time span (2019-20).

He became the fourth-fastest Rangers goaltender to earn 100 career home wins in franchise history (177 GP) on Oct. 1, behind Mike Richter (172 GP), Eddie Giacomin (173 GP) and Henrik Lundqvist (176 GP). Shesterkin’s 190 career wins since 2019-20 rank fifth among all NHL goaltenders.

FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Adam Fox has notched at least one assist in four-straight games (5A), tied for the second-longest active streak in the NHL. This season, his five assists are tied for the most among all NHL defensemen and his five points are tied for fifth. 

On Oct. 1, he notched his 76th career multi-assist game as a Ranger, surpassing James Patrick and tying Ron Greschner for the second-most multi-assist games by a defenseman in franchise history. He also tied Greschner and Mika Zibanejad for the eighth-most multi-assist games among all skaters in franchise history.

Among all NHL defensemen since 2019-20, his 76 multi-assist games rank third. In that same span, his 108 multi-point games also rank third among all NHL blueliners.

MIKA MAGIC

Mika Zibanejad has tallied at least one point in back-to-back games (3A) and has recorded five points (1G-4A) through the first five games of the season. He tallied his 134th career assist on a go-ahead goal on Oct. 4, surpassing Mark Messier for the sixth-most in franchise history. He sits six points away from tying Walt Tkaczuk for the sixth- most points among all Rangers in franchise history (678).

In the Rangers’ home opener on Oct. 1, he scored the first goal of a game for the 60th time with New York, surpassing Chris Kreider (59) for the second-most instances in franchise history, following Rod Gilbert (72).

Zibanejad scored the Rangers’ first power play goal of the season on Oct. 1 and the 137th of his career. Since the 2017-18 season, he ranks fourth among all NHL skaters with 121 power play goals. In that same span, his 238 power play points rank ninth in the league.

MILLER TIME

J.T. Miller has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1G-1A) and scored his first goal of the season on Oct. 4.

Since the 2021-22 season, he is the only NHL player with 400+ points and 700+ hits. In that same time frame, his 268 assists rank 13th in the NHL.

Last season, he notched a career-high 61.5 faceoff win percentage and ranked third in the NHL among all skaters with at least 500 faceoffs taken. Since the 2024-25 season, his 59.4 faceoff win percentage ranks fourth among all skaters with at least 1,000 faceoffs taken.