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New York RangersGame Notes

Tue, Nov 29, 2011 NHL Game #346New York RangersTeam Game: 21Home Game: 9

12 - 5 - 3 (27 pts)6 - 1 - 1 (Home)6 - 4 - 2 (Road)

Pittsburgh PenguinsTeam Game: 25Road Game: 14

14 - 6 - 4 (32 pts)8 - 1 - 2 (Home)6 - 5 - 2 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%30 Henrik Lundqvist 16 9 4 3 2.05 .935

43 Martin Biron 5 3 1 0 1.68 .937

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%1 Brent Johnson 6 1 3 2 2.97 .892

29 Marc-Andre Fleury 18 13 3 2 2.07 .925

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D Michael Del Zotto 20 2 5 7 7 12

5 D Dan Girardi 20 3 8 11 8 4

6 D Jeff Woywitka 14 1 3 4 2 4

8 L Brandon Prust 20 2 3 5 -2 45

10 R Marian Gaborik 20 10 7 17 4 8

16 L Sean Avery 9 2 0 2 2 14

17 C Brandon Dubinsky 20 1 9 10 3 47

19 C Brad Richards (A) 20 8 8 16 2 2

21 C Derek Stepan 20 4 8 12 3 8

22 C Brian Boyle 20 2 3 5 4 22

24 R Ryan Callahan (C) 20 8 6 14 5 25

26 L Ruslan Fedotenko 20 3 5 8 5 4

27 D Ryan McDonagh 20 3 7 10 12 14

32 D Anton Stralman 1 0 0 0 1 0

33 C Andre Deveaux 9 0 1 1 3 29

34 C John Mitchell 2 0 2 2 2 0

38 D Michael Sauer 15 0 2 2 7 21

40 C Erik Christensen 16 1 3 4 1 2

42 C Artem Anisimov 20 2 10 12 3 6

44 D Steve Eminger 20 1 0 1 -3 862 L Carl Hagelin 2 1 1 2 2 0

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Matt Niskanen 23 1 4 5 9 14

4 D Zbynek Michalek 14 1 3 4 -8 8

5 D Deryk Engelland 24 1 6 7 4 23

7 D Paul Martin 24 0 7 7 -9 8

9 R Pascal Dupuis 24 6 13 19 12 8

11 C Jordan Staal (A) 22 12 6 18 5 12

12 R Richard Park 19 2 4 6 -2 8

14 L Chris Kunitz 24 8 5 13 3 8

18 L James Neal 24 13 10 23 -2 22

24 L Matt Cooke 24 5 6 11 2 8

26 L Steve Sullivan 24 4 7 11 -2 4

27 R Craig Adams 24 1 2 3 -6 9

33 L Steve MacIntyre 5 0 0 0 0 2

44 D Brooks Orpik (A) 16 2 2 4 3 12

45 R Arron Asham 23 1 5 6 -5 28

46 C Joe Vitale 22 1 3 4 -2 6

48 C Tyler Kennedy 13 3 6 9 1 6

58 D Kris Letang 22 3 16 19 5 12

71 C Evgeni Malkin (A) 17 8 14 22 1 16

87 C Sidney Crosby (C) 4 2 7 9 7 8

President & General Manager Glen SatherAssistant GM & Assistant Coach Jim SchoenfeldHead Coach John TortorellaAssistant Coach & Goaltending Coach Benoit AllaireAssistant Coach Mike Sullivan

Executive VP & General Manager Ray SheroAssistant General Manager Jason BotterillHead Coach Dan BylsmaAssistant Coaches Tony Granato, Todd ReirdenGoaltending Coach Gilles Meloche

Tonight's OfficialsReferees Dean Morton #36, Dan O'Halloran #13 Linesmen Jean Morin #97, Tim Nowak #77Ntl. Anthem John Amirante Video Judge Denis McKiernan

Today's ScheduleNYI @ BUF : 7:00 STL @ WSH : 7:00 FLA @ CAR : 7:00 CBJ @ VAN : 7:00 PIT @ NYR : 7:30 PHX @ CHI : 7:30

NSH @ CGY : 7:30 OTT @ WPG : 7:30


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New York Rangers: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Michael Del Zotto D 6' 0" 193 Jun 24, 1990 Stouffville, ON, CAN

5 Dan Girardi D 6' 1" 206 Apr 29, 1984 Welland, ON, CAN

6 Jeff Woywitka D 6' 3" 227 Sep 1, 1983 Vermilion, AB, CAN

8 Brandon Prust L 6' 0" 192 Mar 16, 1984 London, ON, CAN

10 Marian Gaborik R 6' 1" 204 Feb 14, 1982 Trencin, SVK

16 Sean Avery L 5' 10" 195 Apr 10, 1980 North York, ON, CAN

17 Brandon Dubinsky C 6' 1" 210 Apr 29, 1986 Anchorage, AK, USA

19 Brad Richards C 6' 0" 195 May 2, 1980 Murray Harbour, PE, CAN

21 Derek Stepan C 6' 0" 190 Jun 18, 1990 Hastings, MN, USA

22 Brian Boyle C 6' 7" 244 Dec 18, 1984 Hingham, MA, USA

24 Ryan Callahan R 5' 11" 190 Mar 21, 1985 Rochester, NY, USA

26 Ruslan Fedotenko L 6' 1" 200 Jan 18, 1979 Kiev, UKR

27 Ryan McDonagh D 6' 1" 216 Jun 13, 1989 St. Paul, MN, USA

30 Henrik Lundqvist G 6' 1" 195 Mar 2, 1982 Are, SWE

32 Anton Stralman D 5' 11" 193 Aug 1, 1986 Tibro, SWE

33 Andre Deveaux C 6' 3" 239 Feb 23, 1984 Freeport, BHS

34 John Mitchell C 6' 1" 204 Jan 22, 1985 Oakville, ON, CAN

38 Michael Sauer D 6' 3" 213 Aug 7, 1987 St. Cloud, MN, USA

40 Erik Christensen C 6' 1" 200 Dec 17, 1983 Edmonton, AB, CAN

42 Artem Anisimov C 6' 4" 200 May 24, 1988 Yaroslavl, RUS

43 Martin Biron G 6' 2" 173 Aug 15, 1977 Lac St. Charles, QC, CAN

44 Steve Eminger D 6' 2" 203 Oct 31, 1983 Woodbridge, ON, CAN

62 Carl Hagelin L 5' 11" 182 Aug 23, 1988 Sodertalje, SWE

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 202 Age: 27.2

Injured Reserve List (3 Players)18 Marc Staal D 6' 4" 208 Jan 13, 1987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN

71 Mike Rupp C 6' 5" 243 Jan 13, 1980 Cleveland, OH, USA

86 Wojtek Wolski L 6' 3" 215 Feb 24, 1986 Zabrze, POL

Goal StreaksBRAD RICHARDS (2 / 2 Games)

Assist StreaksRYAN MCDONAGH (3 / 3 Games)DAN GIRARDI (3 / 2 Games)JOHN MITCHELL (2 / 2 Games)

Point StreaksRYAN MCDONAGH (0-3-3 / 3 Games)BRAD RICHARDS (2-1-3 / 2 Games)DAN GIRARDI (0-3-3 / 2 Games)CARL HAGELIN (1-1-2 / 2 Games)JOHN MITCHELL (0-2-2 / 2 Games)

Pittsburgh Penguins: RosterActive (22 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place1 Brent Johnson G 6' 3" 199 Mar 12, 1977 Farmington, MI, USA2 Matt Niskanen D 6' 0" 200 Dec 6, 1986 Virginia, MN, USA

4 Zbynek Michalek D 6' 2" 210 Dec 23, 1982 Jindrichuv Hradec, CZE

5 Deryk Engelland D 6' 2" 202 Apr 3, 1982 Edmonton, AB, CAN

7 Paul Martin D 6' 1" 200 Mar 5, 1981 Minneapolis, MN, USA

9 Pascal Dupuis R 6' 1" 205 Apr 7, 1979 Laval, QC, CAN

11 Jordan Staal C 6' 4" 220 Sep 10, 1988 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN

12 Richard Park R 5' 11" 190 May 27, 1976 Seoul, KOR

14 Chris Kunitz L 6' 0" 193 Sep 26, 1979 Regina, SK, CAN

18 James Neal L 6' 2" 208 Sep 3, 1987 Whitby, ON, CAN

24 Matt Cooke L 5' 11" 205 Sep 7, 1978 Belleville, ON, CAN

26 Steve Sullivan L 5' 8" 161 Jul 6, 1974 Timmins, ON, CAN

27 Craig Adams R 6' 0" 197 Apr 26, 1977 Seria, BRN

29 Marc-Andre Fleury G 6' 2" 180 Nov 28, 1984 Sorel, QC, CAN

33 Steve MacIntyre L 6' 5" 250 Aug 8, 1980 Brock, SK, CAN

44 Brooks Orpik D 6' 2" 219 Sep 26, 1980 San Francisco, CA, USA

45 Arron Asham R 5' 11" 205 Apr 13, 1978 Portage La Prairie, MB, CAN

46 Joe Vitale C 5' 11" 205 Aug 20, 1985 St. Louis, MO, USA

48 Tyler Kennedy C 5' 11" 183 Jul 15, 1986 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN

58 Kris Letang D 6' 0" 201 Apr 24, 1987 Montreal, QC, CAN

71 Evgeni Malkin C 6' 3" 195 Jul 31, 1986 Magnitogorsk, RUS

87 Sidney Crosby C 5' 11" 200 Aug 7, 1987 Cole Harbour, NS, CAN

22 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 201 Age: 29.6Injured Reserve List (3 Players)6 Ben Lovejoy D 6' 2" 215 Feb 20, 1984 Concord, NH, USA

15 Dustin Jeffrey L 6' 1" 205 Feb 27, 1988 Sarnia, ON, CAN

37 Brian Strait D 6' 1" 200 Jan 4, 1988 Boston, MA, USA


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Goal StreaksPASCAL DUPUIS (2 / 2 Games)EVGENI MALKIN (2 / 2 Games)JORDAN STAAL (2 / 2 Games)

Assist StreaksEVGENI MALKIN (5 / 4 Games)SIDNEY CROSBY (5 / 2 Games)PAUL MARTIN (3 / 2 Games)DERYK ENGELLAND (2 / 2 Games)

Point StreaksEVGENI MALKIN (3-5-8 / 4 Games)SIDNEY CROSBY (0-5-5 / 2 Games)PAUL MARTIN (0-3-3 / 2 Games)PASCAL DUPUIS (2-0-2 / 2 Games)JORDAN STAAL (2-0-2 / 2 Games)CHRIS KUNITZ (1-1-2 / 2 Games)KRIS LETANG (1-1-2 / 2 Games)DERYK ENGELLAND (0-2-2 / 2 Games)


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New York Rangers: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

R 10 Marian Gaborik 20 10 7 17 4 8 1 0 1 84 11.9 19:35 0.0 12 9

C 19 Brad Richards 20 8 8 16 2 2 2 0 3 46 17.4 21:11 54.2 10 14

R 24 Ryan Callahan 20 8 6 14 5 25 2 0 2 70 11.4 21:08 83.3 57 24

C 21 Derek Stepan 20 4 8 12 3 8 2 0 1 43 9.3 18:34 42.6 39 11

C 42 Artem Anisimov 20 2 10 12 3 6 1 0 0 30 6.7 14:41 48.8 14 8

D 5 Dan Girardi 20 3 8 11 8 4 1 0 1 25 12.0 27:49 0.0 53 52

D 27 Ryan McDonagh 20 3 7 10 12 14 0 0 1 26 11.5 25:11 50.0 27 46

C 17 Brandon Dubinsky 20 1 9 10 3 47 0 0 0 28 3.6 18:39 51.3 52 5

L 26 Ruslan Fedotenko 20 3 5 8 5 4 1 0 0 22 13.6 15:49 50.0 16 19

D 4 Michael Del Zotto 20 2 5 7 7 12 0 0 0 25 8.0 21:57 0.0 39 25L 8 Brandon Prust 20 2 3 5 -2 45 0 1 0 20 10.0 11:58 100.0 26 8

C 22 Brian Boyle 20 2 3 5 4 22 0 0 1 30 6.7 14:07 50.4 46 16

D 6 Jeff Woywitka 14 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 4 25.0 10:47 0.0 10 12

C 40 Erik Christensen 16 1 3 4 1 2 1 0 0 8 12.5 7:54 55.8 8 1

L 16 Sean Avery 9 2 0 2 2 14 0 0 0 9 22.2 7:50 0.0 7 1

L 62 Carl Hagelin 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 10:42 0.0 1 0

C 34 John Mitchell 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 11:33 100.0 2 0

D 38 Michael Sauer 15 0 2 2 7 21 0 0 0 11 0.0 18:45 0.0 16 27

L 86 Wojtek Wolski 6 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 0.0 12:15 100.0 5 0

D 44 Steve Eminger 20 1 0 1 -3 8 0 0 0 10 10.0 13:30 0.0 28 29

C 71 Mike Rupp 7 1 0 1 0 14 0 0 1 1 100.0 6:10 0.0 13 0

C 33 Andre Deveaux 9 0 1 1 3 29 0 0 0 2 0.0 5:22 100.0 16 0

D 32 Anton Stralman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10:26 0.0 2 0

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM30 Henrik Lundqvist 16 968 2.05 9 4 3 2 33 476 .935 0 0 2

43 Martin Biron 5 250 1.68 3 1 0 1 7 104 .937 0 0 0

Pittsburgh Penguins: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

L 18 James Neal 24 13 10 23 -2 22 6 0 2 100 13.0 19:06 23.1 26 4

C 71 Evgeni Malkin 17 8 14 22 1 16 3 0 3 76 10.5 21:20 45.1 13 6

R 9 Pascal Dupuis 24 6 13 19 12 8 0 1 1 68 8.8 17:02 65.4 26 12

D 58 Kris Letang 22 3 16 19 5 12 1 0 1 64 4.7 26:10 0.0 37 35

C 11 Jordan Staal 22 12 6 18 5 12 2 1 0 49 24.5 20:35 48.5 33 8

L 14 Chris Kunitz 24 8 5 13 3 8 2 0 1 74 10.8 17:55 50.0 50 6

L 24 Matt Cooke 24 5 6 11 2 8 1 1 0 39 12.8 15:56 50.0 32 22

L 26 Steve Sullivan 24 4 7 11 -2 4 3 0 0 45 8.9 16:53 0.0 10 2C 48 Tyler Kennedy 13 3 6 9 1 6 0 0 0 42 7.1 14:57 52.0 13 0

C 87 Sidney Crosby 4 2 7 9 7 8 0 0 1 15 13.3 18:09 55.2 6 1

D 5 Deryk Engelland 24 1 6 7 4 23 0 0 0 25 4.0 15:58 0.0 50 34

D 7 Paul Martin 24 0 7 7 -9 8 0 0 0 34 0.0 23:50 0.0 9 39

R 12 Richard Park 19 2 4 6 -2 8 0 1 1 14 14.3 11:42 55.6 3 9

R 45 Arron Asham 23 1 5 6 -5 28 0 0 0 18 5.6 9:35 60.0 33 3

D 2 Matt Niskanen 23 1 4 5 9 14 1 0 0 41 2.4 17:53 0.0 28 22

D 44 Brooks Orpik 16 2 2 4 3 12 0 0 0 12 16.7 21:44 0.0 48 24

C 46 Joe Vitale 22 1 3 4 -2 6 0 0 1 21 4.8 10:51 56.0 27 13

D 4 Zbynek Michalek 14 1 3 4 -8 8 0 0 0 22 4.5 21:31 0.0 9 33

R 27 Craig Adams 24 1 2 3 -6 9 0 0 0 18 5.6 11:01 43.1 53 18

D 6 Ben Lovejoy 13 0 1 1 1 11 0 0 0 15 0.0 12:02 0.0 13 15

L 15 Dustin Jeffrey 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 9:17 60.0 1 0

D 37 Brian Strait 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6:52 0.0 0 0

L 33 Steve MacIntyre 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 2:27 0.0 2 0

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM29 Marc-Andre Fleury 18 1101 2.07 13 3 2 2 38 471 .925 0 1 0

1 Brent Johnson 6 364 2.97 1 3 2 0 18 148 .892 0 0 0


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Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York RangersTeam Records

Pittsburgh Penguins New York RangersLast game: Saturday AT MONTREAL (4-3 W) Saturday VS PHILADELPHIA (2-0 W)Next game: Thursday AT WASHINGTON Thursday AT CAROLINA

Overall record/streak: 14 - 6 - 4 / Win 2 / Undef 2 12 - 5 - 3 / Win 2 / Undef 2Home record/streak: 8 - 1 - 2 / Win 1 / Undef 1 6 - 1 - 1 / Win 6 / Undef 6Road record/streak: 6 - 5 - 2 / Win 1 / Undef 1 6 - 4 - 2 / Win 1 / Undef 1

Last 5 Games: 3 - 1 - 1 3 - 2 - 0Last 10 Games: 6 - 3 - 1 8 - 2 - 01-Goal Games: 4 - 4 - 4 4 - 1 - 32-Goal Games 5 - 1 3 - 33-Goal Games 5 - 1 5 - 1

Scoring first 9 - 1 - 3 11 - 1 - 0Opponent scoring first 5 - 5 - 1 1 - 4 - 3Leading after 1 period 8 - 0 - 3 4 - 1 - 0Trailing after 1 period 5 - 5 - 1 0 - 3 - 2

Tied after 1 period 1 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 1Leading after 2 periods 9 - 0 - 2 7 - 0 - 1Trailing after 2 periods 3 - 4 - 1 0 - 3 - 1

Tied after 2 periods 2 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1OT Record - This Season: 4 - 4 2 - 3

OT Record - Franchise: 147 - 117 - 176 129 - 124 - 195Shootout Record - This Season: 3 - 2 1 - 2

Shootout Record - Franchise: 45 - 29 47 - 33Outshooting opponent: 10 - 5 - 1 6 - 0 - 0Outshot by opponent: 4 - 1 - 3 6 - 5 - 3

Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Northeast: 3 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 1

vs. Atlantic: 4 - 0 - 0 2 - 1 - 0vs. Southeast: 1 - 4 - 1 4 - 1 - 0

vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 8 - 6 - 1 8 - 4 - 1vs. Central: 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0vs. Pacific: 2 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 - 2

vs. Northwest: 4 - 0 - 1 2 - 1 - 0vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 6 - 0 - 3 4 - 1 - 2

Month by Month RecordPittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsOctober: 8-3-2 18 4-3-3 11

November: 6-3-2 14 8-2-0 16December: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0

January: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0February: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0

March: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0April: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0

Totals: 14-6-4 32 12-5-3 27


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Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York RangersSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Pittsburgh Penguins: 20 23 30 1 74 ( 3.1 avg.)Opponents: 19 13 23 2 57 ( 2.4 avg.)

New York Rangers: 12 19 23 1 55 ( 2.8 avg.)Opponents: 10 14 16 1 41 ( 2.1 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Pittsburgh Penguins: 244 265 286 18 813 (33.9 avg.)Opponents: 204 236 227 9 676 (28.2 avg.)

New York Rangers: 168 168 169 12 517 (25.9 avg.)Opponents: 183 214 215 9 621 (31.1 avg.)

Power PlayPittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers

G Att % G Att %Overall: 19 102 18.6 (9th NHL) 11 81 13.6 (23rd NHL)Home: 10 52 19.2 (12th NHL) 7 36 19.4 (11th NHL)Road: 9 50 18.0 (9th NHL) 4 45 8.9 (28th NHL)

2 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-11th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL)

Penalty KillingPittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers

G Att % G Att %Overall: 7 80 91.3 (2nd NHL) 12 81 85.2 (9th NHL)Home: 1 33 97.0 (2nd NHL) 2 23 91.3 (3rd NHL)Road: 6 47 87.2 (T-7th NHL) 10 58 82.8 (16th NHL)

4 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-2nd NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-23rd NHL)

PenaltiesPittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank24 241 10.0 (5th NHL) 20 327 16.4 (29th NHL)

Goal SituationsPittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers

For Against For Against5 on 5: 45 46 37 285 on 4: 17 2 10 05 on 3: 2 0 1 04 on 4: 3 1 3 04 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 4: 0 1 0 13 on 5: 0 0 0 14 on 5: 4 6 1 10

Empty Net: 2 1 3 1Penalty Shots: 1 0 0 0

Total: 74 57 55 41


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Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York RangersSituations

Individual LeadersPittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers

Points: J. NEAL (23),E. MALKIN (22),P. DUPUIS (19) M. GABORIK (17),B. RICHARDS (16),R. CALLAHAN (14)Goals: J. NEAL (13),J. STAAL (12),C. KUNITZ (8) M. GABORIK (10),B. RICHARDS (8),R. CALLAHAN (8)

Assists: K. LETANG (16),E. MALKIN (14),P. DUPUIS (13) A. ANISIMOV (10),B. DUBINSKY (9),B. RICHARDS (8)PP Goals: J. NEAL (6),S. SULLIVAN (3),E. MALKIN (3) B. RICHARDS (2),R. CALLAHAN (2),D. STEPAN (2)SH Goals: R. PARK (1),M. COOKE (1),P. DUPUIS (1) B. PRUST (1)

GW Goals: E. MALKIN (3),J. NEAL (2),R. PARK (1) B. RICHARDS (3),R. CALLAHAN (2),M. RUPP (1)3+ Goals:PIM: A. ASHAM (28),D. ENGELLAND (23),J. NEAL (22) B. DUBINSKY (47),B. PRUST (45),A. DEVEAUX (29)

Shots: J. NEAL (100),E. MALKIN (76),C. KUNITZ (74) M. GABORIK (84),R. CALLAHAN (70),B. RICHARDS (46)+/-: P. DUPUIS (+12),M. NISKANEN (+9),S. CROSBY (+7) R. MCDONAGH (+12),D. GIRARDI (+8),M. SAUER (+7)

ShootoutPittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers

Shooter G/S % GDGChris Kunitz 1 / 1 100.0 1

Evgeni Malkin 2 / 4 50.0 1

Kris Letang 2 / 5 40.0 1

James Neal 1 / 3 33.3 0

Steve Sullivan 0 / 1 0.0 0

Pascal Dupuis 0 / 1 0.0 0

Shooter G/S % GDGMarian Gaborik 1 / 1 100.0 1

Erik Christensen 1 / 3 33.3 0

Brad Richards 0 / 3 0.0 0

Wojtek Wolski 0 / 1 0.0 0

Artem Anisimov 0 / 1 0.0 0

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Brent Johnson 0 - 1 2/3 .333

Marc-Andre Fleury 3 - 1 2/12 .833

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Henrik Lundqvist 1 - 2 3/9 .667

Power PlayPittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers

Player G A PEvgeni Malkin 3 7 10

Kris Letang 1 9 10

James Neal 6 3 9

Steve Sullivan 3 3 6

Chris Kunitz 2 3 5

Jordan Staal 2 1 3Matt Cooke 1 2 3

Tyler Kennedy 0 2 2

Sidney Crosby 0 2 2

Matt Niskanen 1 0 1

Zbynek Michalek 0 1 1

Paul Martin 0 1 1

Pascal Dupuis 0 1 1

Richard Park 0 1 1

Player G A PDan Girardi 1 5 6

Brad Richards 2 3 5

Derek Stepan 2 2 4

Marian Gaborik 1 3 4

Michael Del Zotto 0 4 4

Ryan Callahan 2 0 2Ruslan Fedotenko 1 1 2

Ryan McDonagh 0 2 2

Erik Christensen 1 0 1

Artem Anisimov 1 0 1

Brandon Dubinsky 0 1 1

Short HandedPittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers

Player G A PMatt Cooke 1 2 3

Jordan Staal 1 1 2Richard Park 1 0 1

Pascal Dupuis 1 0 1

Craig Adams 0 1 1

Brooks Orpik 0 1 1

Kris Letang 0 1 1

Player G A PBrandon Prust 1 0 1

Brian Boyle 0 1 1


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LAST GAME:

Nov. 26:Rangers 2 vs. Flyers 0- Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves to post his second shutout of the season. Brad Richards opened

the game's scoring with a power play goal at 0:54 of the second, and Carl Hagelin gave the Rangers a two-goal lead with his first caree

goal at 5:06 of the third. Dan Girardi, Michael Del Zotto, Ryan McDonagh and John Mitchell each tallied an assist.

Shots on Goal:NYR (32); PHI (29)

Power Play:NYR (1-2); PHI (0-2)

Penalty Killing:NYR (2-2); PHI (1-2)

Three Stars:1. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR); 2. Brad Richards (NYR); 3. Brandon Prust (NYR)

INJURIES:

Marc Staal(concussion, IR on 10/5) - 20

Mike Rupp(knee, 10/24) - 13

Wojtek Wolski(groin, 11/3) -9

Total Man-Games Lost: 51

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

Nov. 24 - Recalled forward Carl Hagelin from Connecticut (AHL)

Nov. 24 - Recalled forward John Mitchell from Connecticut (AHL)

TONIGHT'S GAME

TheRangers will face-off against the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m.), in an Atlantic Division

matchup. The Blueshirts currently rankthirdin the Atlantic Division standings, andsixthin the Eastern Conference, with a record of

12-5-3(27 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 2-0, on Saturday at Madison Square Garden,

to extend their home winning streak to six games. New York has now won their last two games, having completed a sweep of their

back-to-back set against Washington and Philadelphia. The Penguins enter the contest with a14-6-4(32 pts) record to rank firstin the

Eastern Conference, and have lost five of their last seven games on the road (2-4-1). Following tonight's contest, the Rangers will face-

off against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, Dec. 1, at RBC Center (7:00 p.m.), to begin a two-game Southeast road trip.

BROADCAST INFORMATION:

TV:MSG Network

7:00 p.m. - Rangers Pre-Game Show withAl Trautwig

7:30 p.m. - Rangers vs. Penguins

Broadcasters:Sam Rosen(Play-By-Play),Joe Micheletti(Analyst),John Giannone(In-Game Reporter)

Radio: 1050 ESPN Radio and newyorkrangers.com7:00 p.m. - Rangers Pre-Game Show

7:30 p.m. - Rangers vs. Penguins

Broadcasters: Kenny Albert(Play-By-Play),Dave Maloney(Analyst)

RANGERS vs. PENGUINS:

All-Time:115-97-23-8overall (64-46-9-3at home;51-51-14-5on the road)

2011-12: Tonight is the first of six meetings this season, and the first of three at Madison Square Garden.

Last Season:New York was 4-1-1overall, with a 1-1-1mark at home. The Rangers power play was 7-22 (31.8%) in the season

series, while the penalty kill was 20-22 (90.9%). New York out-scored Pittsburgh, 21-15, including a 10-4 margin in the third period and

overtime. Ryan Callahan led the Rangers with five goals, nine points, four power play goals and three game-winning goals in six

games, while Brandon Dubinsky tallied a team-high, six assists in the season series. Henrik Lundqvist was 4-1-1 with a 2.29 GAA and

.926 Sv%.The Rangers have registered at least one point in seven of their last eight meetings with Pittsburgh, posting a record of 5-1-2 over the

span

New York has won their last two games against Pittsburgh, having out-scored the Penguins, 10-5, in those contests

NewYork ranks 16thwith a6-1-1(13 pts) record at home; Pittsburgh ranks11thwith a6-5-2(14 pts) mark on the road

TheRangers have posted a2-1-0record vs. Atlantic Division opponents; the Penguins are4-0-0vs. the Atlantic Division

Henrik Lundqvisthas posted a20-13-5record with a2.41 GAAandtwo shutoutsin 38 career regular season games vs.

Pittsburgh;Martin Biron is 13-15-3-2 with a2.98 GAAand two shutouts in 33 career regular season games vs. the Penguins

Brad Richardsleads the Rangers with 22 assistsand 28 pointsin 27 career regular season games vs. Pittsburgh; Marian Gaborik

has tallied eight goals and 17 points in 18 career regular season games vs. the Penguins

New York lists threeformer Penguins on their roster: Erik Christensen (2005-06 - 2007-08); Ruslan Fedotenko (2008-09 - 2009-10)

Mike Rupp (2009-10 - 2010-11)

Pittsburgh lists oneformer Ranger on their roster: Pascal Dupuis(2006-07)

New York Rangers: Media Notes


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SPECIALTEAMS:

Power Play:The Rangers tallied one goal in two power play opportunities (3:57) on Saturday vs. Philadelphia, and are 2-7 (28.6%) in

their last two games. New York ranks23rdoverall (11-81, 13.6%) and 11that home (7-36, 19.4%). The Rangers are 1-7 (5:25) in five-

on-three situations (last 11/23 at FLA), and 0-4 (3:46) when four-on-three (last 11/3 vs. ANA). Shorthanded goals allowed (0).

Penalty Killing:The Blueshirts held the Flyers scoreless in two shorthanded situations (4:00) on Saturday at MSG. New York ranks

ninthoverall (69-81, 85.2%) and third at home(21-23, 91.3%). The Rangers are 2-3 (1:16) in three-on-five situations (last 11/05 vs.

MTL), and 0-1 (1:17) when three-on-four (last 10/7 at LAK). Shorthanded goals for (1): 10/20 at CGY (Prust).

Four-on-Four:New York did not tally/yield a goal in two four-on-four situations (4:00) on Saturday vs. Philadelphia. The Rangers are

plus-three in 28 four-on-four situations (49:13), andevenin one three-on-three situation (0:01). Four-on-four goals for (3): 10/18 at

VAN (Gaborik); 10/20 at CGY (McDonagh); 10/27 vs. TOR (Girardi). Four-on-four goals allowed (0).

BACK-TO-BACKS

The Rangers are scheduled to play 14 back-to-back sets this season. New York has posted a record of 2-0-1 (1-0-0 at home, 1-0-1 on

the road) in the first game of the set, and are 2-0-1 (2-0-0 at home, 0-0-1 on the road) in the second game. Since 2009-10, New York is

23-8-3 in the second game of back-to-back sets, with an 11-3-1 mark at MSG and 12-5-2 on the road over the span. Henrik Lundqvist

has started on consecutive days 56 times in his career, posting a record of 35-14-7 with a 1.82 GAA, .935 Sv% and six shutouts in the

second game. The Rangers fourth back-to-back set will be on Dec. 22-23 vs. the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, with both

games at Madison Square Garden.

PERFECT IN PITTSBURGH

The Rangers completed last season's series against Pittsburgh with a 3-0-0 recordat CONSOL Energy Center, having out-scored the

Penguins, 12-5, in those games. It was the first time the Blueshirts swept the season series in Pittsburgh since 1996-97 (2-0-0), and the

first time since 1973-74 that a Rangers team won three games at Pittsburgh in the same season (3-0-0). New York has won four

straight in Pittsburgh, dating back to a 3-2 overtime win on Feb. 12, 2010.

HOME SWEET HOME

New York enters the contest with a six-game home winning streak, dating back to Oct. 31 vs. San Jose. The Rangers have out-scored

their opponents, 22-7, during the streak, having held the opposition to one goal or less in four of the six games. The Blueshirts' power

play is 5-29 (17.2%) over the span, while their penalty kill is 14-15 (93.3%). The Rangers' 6-1-1 start through eight games at Madison

Square Garden is their best start at home since they posted a record of 6-1-1 through eight home games to begin the 1992-93 season.

New York began that season with a 7-1-1 mark through nine games at MSG.

THE PUCK STOPS HERE

TheBlueshirts lead the league in fewest goals against, allowing 41 goals through 20 games, and rank second with a 2.05 GAA. Henrik

Lundqvist is 9-4-3 with a 2.05 GAA, .935 Sv% and two shutouts, while Martin Biron is 3-1-0 with a 1.68 GAA, .937 Sv% and one

shutout. Rangers goaltenders have combined for a league-best, .934 Sv%. Lundqvist ranks fifth in the NHL in Sv%, 10th in GAA and is

tied for sixth in shutouts.

COUNTDOWN TO 2,500 WINS

The Rangers are currently four wins shy of 2,500 wins, having won 2,496 games all-time in franchise history.

QUICK HITS:

The Rangers have the fewest regulation losses (five) in the NHL

New York is 4-1-0 when leading after the first period, and 7-0-1 when leading after the second

The Blueshirts are the only team in the NHL who are undefeated when out-shooting their opponents, posting a 6-0-0 mark in those

contests

The Rangers are 7-0-0 all-time in games when Brandon Prust is assessed a fighting major in the opening two minutesThe Blueshirts are 11-1-0 when scoring first, tying for first in the NHL in wins and ranking second with a .917 win% in those games

Rookie Carl Hagelin notched his first career goal on Saturday vs. Philadelphia, and has now tallied two points (one goal, one assist) in

two career games

HenrikLundqvist is7-1-0 with a 1.74 GAA, .942 Sv% and one shutout in November

Lundqvist posted his 40th career shutout overall on Saturday vs. Philadelphia (37 regular season, 3 playoff)

Marian Gaborik has tallied 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in the last 13 games

DerekStepan has tallied 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in the last 12 games

RyanCallahan hastallied 12 points (six goals, six assists) in the last 12 games, with seven points (two goals, five assists) in the last

six

RyanMcDonaghenters the contest with a three-game assist streak, and has tallied five assists and a plus-11 rating in the last nine

Dan Girardi has tallied 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in the last 14 games, with three assists in the last two


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Brad Richardshas tallied 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in the last 12 games, with six points (four goals, two assists) in the last

six

Artem Anisimovhas tallied eight points (one goal, seven assists) in the last nine games

Rangers' prospect Christian Thomas is one of 41 players invited to participate in Canada's National Junior Team selection camp (Dec.

10-14) for the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship

MILESTONES IN SIGHT:

Erik Christensen: 7 assists from 100th NHL career

Steve Eminger: 8 points from 100th NHL career

Marian Gaborik: 5 assists from 300th NHL career; 7 goals from 300th NHL career

Dan Girardi: 5 assists from 100th NHL career

Wojtek Wolski: 1 game from 400th NHL career; 9 goals from 100th NHL career

MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED:

Derek Stepan: 100th career NHL game (11/23 at FLA)

Carl Hagelin: 1st career NHL game; 1st career NHL assist/point (11/25 at WSH)

Carl Hagelin: 1st career NHL goal (11/26 vs. PHI)


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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 10/07/2011 @ Los Angeles Kings O* 00-00-01 2-3 24,10 3 0-1 4-5 26-30 32 / 30 13800

2 10/08/2011 @ Anaheim Ducks O** 00-00-02 1-2 19 9 0-7 6-6 15-28 1 / 30 13800

3 10/15/2011 @ New York Islanders L 00-01-02 2-4 10,8 91 0-4 6-8 31-34 20 / 30 16234+

4 10/18/2011 @ Vancouver Canucks W 01-01-02 4-0 71,27,22,10 71 0-4 8-8 19-40 30 / 1 18860+

5 10/20/2011 @ Calgary Flames W* 02-01-02 3-2 10p,8s,27 27 1-2 4-5 29-35 30 / 35 19289+

6 10/22/2011 @ Edmonton Oilers L 02-02-02 0-2 93 0-5 3-4 19-27 35 / 30 16839+

7 10/24/2011 @ Winnipeg Jets W 03-02-02 2-1 26p,24p 24 2-5 1-1 17-28 43 / 50 15004

8 10/27/2011 Toronto Maple Leafs L 03-03-02 2-4 5,4 16 0-3 4-4 30-36 50 / 30 18200+

9 10/29/2011 Ottawa Senators O** 03-03-03 4-5 24p,19p,10,19 9 2-4 3-4 28-40 41 / 30 18200+

10 10/31/2011 San Jose Sharks W 04-03-03 5-2 27,21p,24,42,24 24 1-5 3-3 31-26 43 / 31 17852

11 11/03/2011 Anaheim Ducks W** 05-03-03 2-1 6 10 0-4 2-2 25-28 30 / 1 18200+

12 11/05/2011 Montral Canadiens W 06-03-03 5-3 40p,5,4,19,24 19 1-9 1-2 29-28 30 / 31 18200+

13 11/06/2011 Winnipeg Jets W 07-03-03 3-0 21p,10,10 21 1-6 4-4 27-23 43 / 31 18200+

14 11/09/2011 @ Ottawa Senators W 08-03-03 3-2 10,21,10 10 0-1 2-2 19-31 30 / 41 19543+

15 11/11/2011 Carolina Hurricanes W 09-03-03 5-1 16,5p,17,24,19 5 1-3 2-2 40-35 30 / 30 18200+

16 11/15/2011 @ New York Islanders W 10-03-03 4-2 16,44,19,24 19 0-4 4-5 30-33 30 / 20 16234+

17 11/19/2011 @ Montral Canadiens L 10-04-03 0-4 72 0-3 4-6 17-31 31 / 43 21273+

18 11/23/2011 @ Florida Panthers L 10-05-03 1-2 21 32 0-4 3-4 20-38 60 / 30 17461+

19 11/25/2011 @ Washington Capitals W 11-05-03 6-3 10,42p,26,22,19,26 22 1-5 3-4 33-21 30 / 30 18506+

20 11/26/2011 Philadelphia Flyers W 12-05-03 2-0 19p,62 19 1-2 2-2 32-29 30 / 35 18200+

21 11/29/2011 Pittsburgh Penguins

22 12/01/2011 @ Carolina Hurricanes

23 12/03/2011 @ Tampa Bay Lightning

24 12/05/2011 Toronto Maple Leafs

25 12/08/2011 Tampa Bay Lightning

26 12/10/2011 @ Buffalo Sabres

27 12/11/2011 Florida Panthers

28 12/13/2011 Dallas Stars

29 12/15/2011 @ St Louis Blues30 12/17/2011 @ Phoenix Coyotes

31 12/20/2011 @ New Jersey Devils

32 12/22/2011 New York Islanders

33 12/23/2011 Philadelphia Flyers


35 12/28/2011 @ Washington Capitals

36 12/30/2011 @ Florida Panthers

37 01/02/2012 @ Philadelphia Flyers

38 01/05/2012 Florida Panthers

39 01/06/2012 @ Pittsburgh Penguins

40 01/10/2012 Phoenix Coyotes

41 01/12/2012 Ottawa Senators

42 01/14/2012 @ Toronto Maple Leafs

43 01/15/2012 @ Montral Canadiens

44 01/17/2012 Nashville Predators


46 01/21/2012 @ Boston Bruins

47 01/24/2012 Winnipeg Jets48 01/31/2012 @ New Jersey Devils

49 02/01/2012 @ Buffalo Sabres

50 02/05/2012 Philadelphia Flyers

51 02/07/2012 New Jersey Devils

52 02/09/2012 Tampa Bay Lightning


54 02/12/2012 Washington Capitals

55 02/14/2012 @ Boston Bruins

56 02/16/2012 Chicago Blackhawks

57 02/19/2012 Columbus Blue Jackets


59 02/24/2012 @ New York Islanders

60 02/25/2012 Buffalo Sabres


62 03/01/2012 @ Carolina Hurricanes

63 03/02/2012 @ Tampa Bay Lightning

64 03/04/2012 Boston Bruins

65 03/06/2012 @ New Jersey Devils66 03/08/2012 @ Ottawa Senators

67 03/09/2012 @ Chicago Blackhawks


69 03/13/2012 Carolina Hurricanes


71 03/17/2012 Colorado Avalanche


73 03/21/2012 Detroit Red Wings

74 03/23/2012 Buffalo Sabres

75 03/24/2012 @ Toronto Maple Leafs

76 03/27/2012 @ Minnesota Wild

77 03/28/2012 @ Winnipeg Jets

78 03/30/2012 Montral Canadiens

79 04/01/2012 Boston Bruins



82 04/07/2012 Washington Capitals


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New York Rangers: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. DEL ZOTTO#4 GIRARDI#5 WOYWITKA#6 PRUST#8 GABORIK#10 AVERY#16 DUBINSKY#17Oct 7 @ L.A 0-0 1/1 19:12 0-0 2/-1 30:18 DND 0-0 0/0 12:30 1-0 5/0 17:09 MIN 0-1 2/0 18:57

Oct 8 @ ANA 0-0 0/0 20:45 0-0 0/1 31:25 DND 0-0 1/-1 11:03 0-0 1/0 20:31 MIN 0-0 1/1 18:56

Oct 15 @ NYI 0-0 5/2 18:01 0-0 2/-1 26:50 0-0 1/-1 12:27 1-0 1/0 10:33 1-0 8/0 18:43 MIN 0-0 0/0 21:46

Oct 18 @ VAN 0-1 1/1 15:58 0-0 0/3 28:53 0-0 0/0 14:49 0-2 0/1 7:12 1-0 3/1 17:14 MIN 0-1 0/1 17:42

Oct 20 @ CGY 0-0 0/0 21:26 0-1 1/1 27:28 0-0 0/0 14:34 1-0 3/1 14:23 1-0 8/0 21:03 MIN 0-1 4/0 18:23

Oct 22 @ EDM 0-0 0/0 22:34 0-0 0/0 27:01 DND 0-0 3/-1 14:06 0-0 3/0 22:01 MIN 0-0 0/0 19:08

Oct 24 @ WPG 0-1 2/0 22:18 0-2 0/-1 25:40 0-0 0/0 10:24 0-0 0/-1 16:28 0-0 0/0 16:44 MIN 0-0 3/0 18:08

Oct 27 Vs TOR 1-0 1/0 19:51 1-0 2/1 23:03 DND 0-0 2/-1 10:10 0-1 4/-1 23:14 MIN 0-0 2/0 18:51

Oct 29 Vs OTT 0-1 0/1 24:29 0-0 2/-2 33:14 DND 0-0 0/-1 12:03 1-2 4/2 20:30 MIN 0-0 2/-2 21:21

Oct 31 Vs S.J 0-0 1/2 23:09 0-2 1/1 25:39 0-1 0/0 12:03 0-0 2/0 14:56 0-0 3/0 18:29 MIN 0-2 0/1 18:12

Nov 3 Vs ANA 0-0 1/0 25:17 0-0 1/-1 26:36 1-0 1/1 10:13 0-0 0/0 12:31 0-1 7/1 23:34 DND 0-0 1/-1 23:02

Nov 5 Vs MTL 1-0 2/-1 27:26 1-0 3/1 30:50 0-0 1/0 6:45 0-1 2/1 12:29 0-1 5/0 20:08 0-0 1/0 4:46 0-1 3/0 22:16

Nov 6 Vs WPG 0-1 2/0 23:15 0-0 0/2 26:47 0-0 1/0 8:41 0-0 3/0 13:11 2-1 6/2 19:08 0-0 0/0 5:21 0-0 1/0 19:15

Nov 9 @ OTT 0-0 1/1 21:49 0-0 0/1 28:14 0-0 0/-1 10:20 0-0 1/0 15:19 2-0 (W) 5/3 19:23 0-0 0/-1 5:28 0-0 2/0 17:35

Nov 11 Vs CAR 0-0 1/0 23:02 1-0 (W) 2/2 24:36 0-1 0/1 10:47 0-0 0/0 11:36 0-0 7/0 20:39 1-0 3/2 10:06 1-1 2/1 15:25

Nov 15 @ NYI 0-0 0/1 24:39 0-0 3/0 27:42 0-1 0/2 8:22 0-0 0/0 5:59 0-0 5/-1 19:01 1-0 2/1 11:57 0-2 1/3 19:26

Nov 19 @ MTL 0-0 1/-2 19:04 0-0 2/-1 28:31 0-0 0/0 11:53 0-0 2/0 13:05 0-0 3/-2 19:24 0-0 1/0 9:36 0-0 0/-1 18:05

Nov 23 @ FLA 0-0 2/-1 23:13 0-0 1/0 27:11 DND 0-0 0/0 14:50 0-1 3/0 19:27 0-0 0/0 7:07 0-0 1/0 21:36

Nov 25 @ WSH 0-0 0/2 22:07 0-2 1/1 29:13 0-0 0/0 7:56 0-0 0/0 8:38 1-0 2/-1 16:59 0-0 1/0 7:38 0-0 1/0 12:48

Nov 26 Vs PHI 0-1 4/0 21:27 0-1 2/1 27:26 0-0 0/0 11:46 0-0 0/0 8:33 0-0 2/0 18:21 0-0 1/0 8:33 0-0 2/0 12:09

Date Opp. RICHARDS#19 STEPAN#21 BOYLE#22 CALLAHAN#24 FEDOTENKO#26 MCDONAGH#27 STRALMAN#32Oct 7 @ L.A 0-1 3/0 18:00 0-0 0/0 13:41 0-0 0/0 14:20 1-0 11/0 20:30 0-1 1/0 17:32 0-0 0/-1 26:59

Oct 8 @ ANA 1-0 2/1 22:33 0-0 2/-1 20:53 0-0 2/0 14:04 0-0 2/0 23:29 0-0 0/0 17:29 0-1 2/1 26:41

Oct 15 @ NYI 0-1 6/0 21:17 0-0 2/0 18:36 0-0 0/1 12:08 0-0 2/-1 21:16 0-1 1/1 12:49 0-0 0/-1 22:23

Oct 18 @ VAN 0-1 2/1 21:11 0-0 1/0 20:35 1-0 3/1 11:26 0-0 3/1 20:03 0-1 2/1 15:55 1-1 1/3 24:30

Oct 20 @ CGY 0-1 1/0 23:00 0-1 2/0 19:34 0-1 1/1 15:45 0-0 3/0 20:21 0-0 0/0 16:58 1-0 (W) 3/1 26:24Oct 22 @ EDM 0-0 2/0 19:37 0-0 3/0 20:41 0-0 1/-1 15:33 0-0 2/0 19:59 0-0 1/-1 16:48 0-0 0/0 23:46

Oct 24 @ WPG 0-0 0/0 20:53 0-0 1/0 18:24 0-0 1/-1 16:47 1-0 (W) 3/0 21:04 1-1 3/-1 16:25 0-0 1/-1 24:21

Oct 27 Vs TOR 0-0 3/0 23:54 0-0 3/-2 18:03 0-0 1/-2 11:43 0-0 6/0 20:56 0-0 1/1 15:00 0-0 3/1 22:45

Oct 29 Vs OTT 2-1 3/-2 22:45 0-1 3/1 15:40 0-0 2/0 14:12 1-0 5/-2 23:31 0-0 0/-1 15:44 0-0 2/-1 28:57

Oct 31 Vs S.J 0-1 2/1 19:44 1-0 3/0 16:23 0-0 2/-1 15:46 2-1 (W) 4/1 19:28 0-0 1/0 13:55 1-0 2/0 21:30

Nov 3 Vs ANA 0-0 1/-1 26:58 0-0 3/1 18:57 0-0 1/0 12:44 0-0 6/-1 24:33 0-1 0/1 16:23 0-0 0/-1 25:58

Nov 5 Vs MTL 1-0 (W) 1/-1 22:58 0-2 2/1 18:14 0-0 1/1 16:03 1-0 2/0 20:57 0-0 0/0 18:03 0-1 2/3 25:19

Nov 6 Vs WPG 0-0 3/0 23:08 1-1 (W) 1/2 19:24 0-0 1/0 12:59 0-0 2/0 22:17 0-0 2/0 14:22 0-0 0/2 26:27

Nov 9 @ OTT 0-0 1/-1 17:17 1-2 2/3 20:33 0-0 2/0 16:13 0-0 1/-1 18:31 0-0 1/-1 15:41 0-0 0/1 27:51 DND

Nov 11 Vs CAR 1-1 3/0 18:57 0-0 6/0 20:45 0-1 4/2 16:30 1-1 4/2 19:33 0-0 2/1 12:14 0-1 2/2 24:50 DND

Nov 15 @ NYI 1-0 (W) 4/3 19:30 0-0 1/-1 20:53 0-1 2/1 13:19 1-1 2/3 20:18 0-0 1/1 18:15 0-0 0/0 24:21 DND

Nov 19 @ MTL 0-0 1/-2 19:24 0-0 1/0 16:45 0-0 1/0 12:38 0-0 2/0 19:46 0-0 0/0 14:53 0-0 1/0 24:42 DND

Nov 23 @ FLA 0-0 2/0 22:46 1-0 2/0 16:52 0-0 0/0 14:07 0-0 5/0 22:10 0-0 1/0 14:09 0-1 1/1 22:39 0-0 0/1 10:26

Nov 25 @ WSH 1-1 3/3 19:05 0-1 3/-1 19:42 1-0 (W) 4/1 12:48 0-3 2/3 20:08 2-0 4/3 19:06 0-1 3/1 28:49 DND

Nov 26 Vs PHI 1-0 (W) 3/0 20:56 0-0 2/0 16:59 0-0 1/1 13:25 0-0 3/0 23:51 0-0 1/0 14:45 0-1 3/1 24:39 DND

Date Opp. DEVEAUX#33 MITCHELL#34 SAUER#38 CHRISTENSEN#40 ANISIMOV#42 EMINGER#44 HAGELIN#62Oct 7 @ L.A MIN MIN 0-0 0/1 20:10 DND 0-1 1/0 18:22 0-0 0/0 16:02 MIN

Oct 8 @ ANA MIN MIN 0-0 1/0 18:55 0-0 0/0 7:05 0-0 0/0 16:13 0-0 1/-1 12:28 MIN

Oct 15 @ NYI MIN MIN INJ 0-0 0/-1 5:40 0-0 1/0 18:37 0-0 1/-1 16:48 MIN

Oct 18 @ VAN MIN MIN INJ 0-0 0/1 6:51 0-1 1/1 14:45 0-0 0/0 16:58 MIN

Oct 20 @ CGY MIN MIN INJ 0-0 0/0 6:33 0-0 2/-1 13:37 0-0 0/0 20:51 MIN

Oct 22 @ EDM MIN MIN INJ 0-0 0/0 5:27 0-0 1/0 11:47 0-0 0/-1 12:45 MIN

Oct 24 @ WPG MIN MIN INJ DND 0-0 2/0 11:22 0-0 1/0 16:26 MIN

Oct 27 Vs TOR MIN MIN 0-0 0/0 21:42 0-0 1/0 9:20 0-1 0/-1 10:51 0-0 0/-3 12:12 MIN

Oct 29 Vs OTT MIN MIN 0-0 1/2 20:10 0-0 1/0 8:21 0-0 0/0 11:50 0-0 0/-1 12:40 MIN

Oct 31 Vs S.J 0-0 1/1 6:50 MIN 0-0 0/1 19:23 0-2 0/2 8:56 1-0 2/1 9:37 0-0 0/0 14:14 MIN

Nov 3 Vs ANA 0-0 0/0 5:33 MIN 0-0 0/0 21:40 0-0 0/0 8:41 0-0 1/0 15:58 0-0 2/1 11:36 MIN

Nov 5 Vs MTL 0-1 0/2 4:33 MIN 0-0 0/0 1:33 1-1 1/1 10:13 0-2 3/1 15:41 0-0 0/1 18:27 MIN

Nov 6 Vs WPG 0-0 0/0 7:19 MIN 0-0 1/0 19:06 0-0 2/0 9:01 0-2 2/2 14:12 0-0 0/0 8:07 MIN

Nov 9 @ OTT 0-0 0/-1 5:42 MIN 0-0 0/1 22:05 0-0 1/-1 5:15 0-2 1/3 18:44 0-0 1/-1 10:00 MIN

Nov 11 Vs CAR 0-0 0/1 7:26 MIN 0-1 1/1 19:38 0-0 0/0 8:54 0-0 3/-1 17:46 0-0 0/1 13:16 MIN

Nov 15 @ NYI 0-0 1/0 3:31 MIN 0-1 2/1 20:23 0-0 0/0 8:47 0-0 3/-1 13:24 1-0 3/2 9:45 MIN

Nov 19 @ MTL 0-0 0/0 3:45 MIN 0-0 1/-1 17:38 0-0 1/-1 9:29 0-0 0/0 15:01 0-0 0/0 16:39 MIN

Nov 23 @ FLA 0-0 0/0 3:44 MIN 0-0 1/-1 19:51 0-0 1/0 8:01 0-0 0/0 16:05 0-0 0/0 7:03 MIN

Nov 25 @ WSH SUS 0-1 0/1 11:15 0-0 1/2 20:14 DND 1-1 7/-1 16:17 0-0 0/0 10:04 0-1 1/1 10:30Nov 26 Vs PHI SUS 0-1 2/1 11:51 0-0 2/0 18:55 DND 0-0 0/0 13:36 0-0 1/0 13:53 1-0 3/1 10:55


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New York Rangers: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. RUPP#71 WOLSKI#86 STAAL# LUNDQVIST#30 BIRON#43Oct 7 @ L.A 0-0 0/0 10:09 0-0 0/0 10:34 INJ 3/30O 64 DNP

Oct 8 @ ANA 0-0 0/0 5:26 INJ INJ 1/28O 65 DNP

Oct 15 @ NYI 0-0 0/-1 3:54 INJ INJ 3/33L 59 DNP

Oct 18 @ VAN 1-0 (W) 1/1 6:35 INJ INJ 0/40W 60 DNP

Oct 20 @ CGY 0-0 0/0 6:08 INJ INJ 2/35W 65 DNP

Oct 22 @ EDM 0-0 0/0 6:22 DND INJ 2/24L 48 0/3 10

Oct 24 @ WPG 0-0 0/0 4:39 0-0 0/0 15:07 INJ DNP 1/28W 60

Oct 27 Vs TOR INJ 0-0 0/-2 12:05 INJ 4/36L 58 DNP

Oct 29 Vs OTT INJ 0-2 0/2 15:50 INJ 4/40O 65 DNP

Oct 31 Vs S.J INJ 0-0 7/0 15:46 INJ DNP 2/26W 60

Nov 3 Vs ANA INJ 0-0 0/0 4:08 INJ 1/28W 65 DNP

Nov 5 Vs MTL INJ INJ INJ 3/28W 60 DNP

Nov 6 Vs WPG INJ INJ INJ DNP 0/23W 60

Nov 9 @ OTT INJ INJ INJ 2/31W 60 DNP

Nov 11 Vs CAR INJ INJ INJ 1/35W 60 DNP

Nov 15 @ NYI INJ INJ INJ 2/33W 60 DNP

Nov 19 @ MTL INJ INJ INJ DNP 4/31L 60

Nov 23 @ FLA INJ INJ INJ 2/38L 59 DNP

Nov 25 @ WSH INJ INJ INJ 3/21W 60 DNP

Nov 26 Vs PHI INJ INJ INJ 0/29W 60 DNP


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- Won his 100th game as Rangers Head Coach with a 5-3 win on Nov. 5 vs. MTL

- Recorded his 300th NHL coaching victory with a 5-2 win on Nov. 20, 2010 at MIN, becoming the 40th head coach in league history to reach

the mark

- In his third full season with the Rangers after being named the 34th head coach in franchise history on Feb. 23, 2009

- Currently ranks first on the NHL's all-time wins list among U.S.-born coaches with 345 career victories, having passed Peter Laviolette on Mar

17, 2009 at MTL

- Served as an assistant coach for the Silver Medal winning Team USA at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver

- Won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach in 2003-04, while guiding Tampa Bay to a franchise record 46 wins and 106 points, andcapturing the team's only Stanley Cup

- Led the Lightning to four straight Stanley Cup Playoff appearances, and two Southeast Division Championships (2002-03, 2003-04)

All-Time Regular Season Record: 345-303-37-59

All-Time Rangers Record: 106-81-1-21

New York Rangers: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: John Tortorella

#30: Henrik Lundqvist (G) 6' 1", 195 lbs. / Mar 2, 1982 (29 years and 8 months)LUHND-kvihstDrafted: 2000 - 7th round (205th overall) by the New York Rangers7th NHL / 7th NYR SeasonLast Win: NOV 26, 2011 vs PHILADELPHIALast SO: NOV 26, 2011 vs PHILADELPHIACareer Shootouts: 188/246 (.764), 38-26

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 16 9-4-3 2 2.05 .935Career 422 222-141-52 37 2.31 .919

Career vs. Opp 38 20-13-5 2 2.41 .913

Season Highs: Shots Saves402x

4010/18 vs. VAN

Last Game:Stopped 29 shots for his second shutout of the season, and 40th total of his career(37 regular season, 3 playoff), on Saturday vs.

PHI

- Is7-1-0 with a 1.74 GAA, .942 Sv% and one shutout in November

-Ranks fifth in the NHL in Sv% (.935), ninth in GAA (2.05) and is tied for sixth in shutouts (two)

- Is 4-3-1 with a 2.22 GAA, .937 Sv% and one shutout in 30+ save games (eight) this season

- Made a career-high 32 consecutive starts from Feb. 11 at ATL (last season) to Oct. 22 at EDM (37 consecutive including playoffs)

- Is 6-0-5 with a 1.49 GAA, .965 Sv% and three shutouts in 11 career 40+ save games

-Has started on consecutive days 56 times in his career, posting a 35-14-7 mark with a 1.82 GAA, .935 Sv% and six shutouts in the second

game

- Is the only goalie in NHL history to record six consecutive 30-win seasons to begin his career

- Is one of two active NHL goalies with more than one season of 10+ shutouts (Martin Brodeur - 4)

- Is the NHL's all-time leader in shootout wins (38)

#43: Martin Biron (G) 6' 2", 173 lbs. / Aug 15, 1977 (34 years and 3 months)BEE-rawn, MAHR-tihnDrafted: 1995 - 1st round (16th overall) by the Buffalo SabresAcquired: Signed as a free agent on Jul. 1, 201014th NHL / 2nd NYR SeasonLast Win: NOV 6, 2011 vs WINNIPEG (1)Last SO: NOV 6, 2011 vs WINNIPEG (1)Career Shootouts: 37/67 (.552), 10-14

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 5 3-1-0 1 1.68 .937Career 484 219-183-49 27 2.60 .911

Career vs. Opp 33 13-15-5 2 2.98 .891

Season Highs: Shots Saves31

11/19 vs. MTL272x

Last Game:Dressed but did not play on Saturday vs. PHI

-Stopped 27 of 31 shots in a 4-0 loss on Nov. 19 at MTL

-Posted his first shutout as a Ranger, and 27th of his career, stopping all 23 shots faced on Nov. 6 vs. WPG to record his third consecutive win

- Made 27 saves in a 2-1 win on Oct. 24 at WPG while making his first regular season start since Feb. 7, 2011 at DET (L, 2-3); the win was his

first since a 2-1 shootout victory on Jan. 24, 2011 at WSH

- Turned aside all three shots faced while making his first appearance of the season after entering the game at 8:25 of the third period on Oct.

22 at EDM; It was his first regular season appearancesince Feb. 7, 2011 at DET after missingthe last 18 games of the 2010-11 season with a

fractured collarbone suffered in practice on Feb. 28

- Is one of only four players in NHL history to play for all three teams in the state of New York (Pat LaFontaine, Mike Donnelly and Jason Dawe)


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#4: Michael Del Zotto (D) 6' 0", 193 lbs. / Jun 24, 1990 (21 years and 5 months)DEHL ZAH-tohDrafted: 2008 - 1st round (20th overall) by the New York Rangers3rd NHL / 3rd NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 5, 2011 vs MONTREAL (8)Last Assist: NOV 26, 2011 vs PHILADELPHIACareer Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 20 2-5-7 7 12Career 147 13-42-55 -18 64

Career vs. Opp 10 0-4-4 -7 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-12x

15x

17x

26x

27:2611/5 vs. MTL

510/15 vs. NYI

511/26 vs. PHI

+23x

Last Game: Tallied a power play assist, led the team with four shots on goal, and was credited with four blocked shots and a game-high, five

hits, in 21:27 of ice time on Saturday vs. PHI

- Has posted a plus or even rating in 17 of 20 games this season- Is tied for third on the team with a plus-seven rating

- Ranks second on the team in power play assists (four), is tied for third in power play points (four), and ranks third among Rangers

defensemen ingoals (two), assists (four) and points (six)

-Registered two hits and a plus-two rating in 22:07 of ice time on Friday at WSH

-Recorded points in back-to-back games on Nov. 5 vs. MTL (goal) and Nov. 6 vs. WPG (power play assist)

- Registered a three-game scoring streak from Oct. 24 at WPG to Oct. 29 vs. OTT (one goal, two assists over the span)

#5: Dan Girardi (D) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Apr 29, 1984 (27 years and 7 months)jih-RAHR-deeDrafted: Undrafted; Signed by NY Rangers as a free agent on Jul. 1, 20066th NHL / 6th NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 11, 2011 vs CAROLINA (5)Last Assist: NOV 26, 2011 vs PHILADELPHIA

Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 20 3-8-11 8 4Career 380 27-95-122 6 169

Career vs. Opp 30 1-9-10 5 12


23x

23x

22x

33:1410/29 vs. OTT

32x

711/11 vs. CAR

+310/18 vs. VAN

Last Game:Recorded a power play goal, and was credited with two hits and two blocked shots in a team-high, 27:26 of ice time on Saturday

vs. PHI

- Has tallied10 points (three goals, seven assists) in the last 14 games, including three assists in the last two

- Leads the NHL in average ice time (27:49) and is tied for 10th in blocked shots (52)

- Is five assists shy of 100 NHL career

- Leads the team in power play assists (five), power play points (six) and blocked shots, and ranks second in hits (53)

- Leads all Rangers defensemen in assists (eight) and points (11), is tied for first in goals (three), and is tied for third on the team in assists, fifth

in goals and ranks sixth in points

-Tallied two assists, including one on the power play, tied for the team-high with five hits, and led all skaters with four blocked shots and 29:13

of ice time on Friday at WSH

#6: Jeff Woywitka (D) 6' 3", 227 lbs. / Sep 1, 1983 (28 years and 2 months)WOI-wiht-kaDrafted: 2001 - 1st round (27th overall) by the Philadelphia FlyersAcquired: Claimed off waivers from Montreal on Oct. 6, 20117th NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 3, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (8)Last Assist: NOV 15, 2011 @ NY ISLANDERS (3)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 +/-1

11/3 vs. ANA13x

14x

22x

14:4910/18 vs. VAN

14x

22x

+211/15 vs. NYI

Last Game:Logged 11:46 of ice time on Saturday vs. PHI

- The Rangers have posted a record of 12-2-0 when he is in the lineup and are 4-0-0 when he registers a point

- Registered assists in consecutive games on Nov. 11 vs. CAR and Nov. 15 at NYI

- Tallied a point in consecutive games, including his first point as a Ranger on Oct. 31 vs. SJS (assist) and his first goal as a Ranger on Nov. 3

vs. ANA

- Logged 12:27 of ice time while making his Rangers debut on Oct. 15 at NYI

2011-12 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 6 (DND)


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#8: Brandon Prust (L) 6' 0", 192 lbs. / Mar 16, 1984 (27 years and 8 months)PRUHST, BRAN-duhnDrafted: 2004 - 3rd round (70th overall) by the Calgary FlamesAcquired: From Calgary, along with Olli Jokinen, in exchange for Chris Higgins andAles Kotalik on Feb. 2, 20105th NHL / 3rd NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 20, 2011 @ CALGARY (15)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2011 vs MONTREAL (8)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 20 2-3-5 -2 45Career 217 21-30-51 2 501



210/18 vs. VAN

210/18 vs. VAN

1211/26 vs. PHI

16:2810/24 vs. WPG

33x

34x

+13x

Last Game:Was assessed two fighting majors in the first period, including one 0:04 into the contest, and captured third star honors on

Saturday vs. PHI

- Ranks third in the NHL and leads the Rangers in fighting majors (seven), ranks first on the team in shorthanded goals (one) and is tied for first

in shorthanded points (one)

-The Rangers are 7-0-0 all-time in games when he is assessed a fighting major in the opening two minutes

- Registered four points (two goals, two assists) in a three-game span from Oct. 15 at NYI to Oct. 20 at CGY

- Notched a shorthanded goal on Oct. 20 at CGY

- Tallied an even strength goal at 18:26 of the second period while skating in his 200th career NHL contest on Oct. 15 at NYI

Milestones Achieved: 200thcareer NHL game (10/15 at NYI)

#10: Marian Gaborik (R) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Feb 14, 1982 (29 years and 9 months)GAB-rihk, MAR-ee-uhnDrafted: 2000 - 1st round (3rd overall) by the Minnesota WildAcquired: Signed as a free agent on Jul. 1, 2009

11th NHL / 3rd NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 25, 2011 @ WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: NOV 23, 2011 @ FLORIDA (2)Career Shootouts: 3/20 (15%), 2 GDG


Career vs. Opp 18 8-9-17 1 10


210/29 vs. OTT

32x

24x

23:3411/3 vs. ANA

82x

32x

+311/9 vs. OTT


- Has tallied 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in the last 13 games

- Is tied for seventh in the NHL in shots (84) and 15th in goals (10)

- Leads the team in goals, points (17) and shots, and is tied for sixth in assists (seven)

- Leads the team in home points (nine) and home assists (six), and is tied for third on the team in power play points (four) and power play

assists (three)

- Is five assists shy of 300 NHL career and seven goals shy of 300 NHL career

-Notched a goal and three hits on Friday at WSH-Tallied an assist on Wednesday at FLA

-Registered five or more shots on goal in six consecutive games from Nov. 3 vs. ANA to Nov. 15 at NYI (35 shots over the span)

- Posted a four-game scoring streak from Nov. 3 vs. ANA to Nov. 9 at OTT, registering four goals and three assists over the span

#16: Sean Avery (L) 5' 10", 195 lbs. / Apr 10, 1980 (31 years and 7 months)AY-vuhr-eeDrafted: Undrafted; Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Sept. 21, 1999Acquired: Claimed off re-entry waivers from Dallas on Mar. 3, 200910th NHL / 6th NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 15, 2011 @ NY ISLANDERS (4)Last Assist: MAR 4, 2011 @ OTTAWA (18)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 22 4-7-11 2 63


2x

- 1

2x

7

11/15 vs. NYI

11:57

11/15 vs. NYI

3

11/11 vs. CAR

2

11/15 vs. NYI

+2

11/11 vs. CAR


- Notched goals in consecutive games on Nov. 11 vs. CAR and Nov. 15 at NYI (two goals over the span)

- Made his season debut on Nov. 5 in a 5-3 win vs. MTL, after not dressing on Nov. 3 vs. ANA following his recall from Connecticut (AHL) on

Nov. 1

-Tallied a goal in his season debut with Connecticut on Oct. 28 at Adirondack after missing the first seven games of the season due to a

shoulder injury

-Has registered one goal, along with seven penalty minutes and 11 shots on goal in two games with Connecticut

-The Rangers have posted a record of 136-91-31 with him in the lineup since originally being acquired on Feb. 5, 2007



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#17: Brandon Dubinsky (C) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Apr 29, 1986 (25 years and 7 months)doo-BIHN-skeeDrafted: 2004 - 2nd round (60th overall) by the New York Rangers6th NHL / 6th NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 11, 2011 vs CAROLINA (5)Last Assist: NOV 15, 2011 @ NY ISLANDERS (4)Career Shootouts: 1/7 (14%), 1 GDG


Career vs. Opp 26 6-11-17 2 21


11/11 vs. CAR22x

23x

1710/18 vs. VAN

23:0211/3 vs. ANA

410/20 vs. CGY

1011/23 vs. FLA

+311/15 vs. NYI

Last Game:Was credited with two hits on Saturday vs. PHI

- Ranks third on the team in hits (52), and second in assists (nine) and faceoff winning percentage (51.3%)

- The Rangers have posted a record of 6-0-1 when he records a point-Led all skaters and tied his career-high with 10 hits in 21:36 of ice time on Wednesday at FLA

-Recorded two assists, including one on the game-winning goal at 15:05 of the third period, and posted a plus-three rating in 19:26 of ice

timeon Nov. 15 at NYI

-Tallied two points (one goal, one assist), including his first goal of the season, and was credited with three hitson Nov. 11 vs. CAR

-Registered two assists, including one on the power play and one on the game-winning goal, and tied for the team-high with four hits in 18:12

of ice time on Oct. 31 vs. SJS

#18: Marc Staal (D) (*Injured) 6' 4", 208 lbs. / Jan 13, 1987 (24 years and 10 months)STAHLDrafted: 2005 - 1st round (12th overall) by the New York Rangers5th NHL / 5th NYR SeasonLast Goal: FEB 11, 2011 @ ATLANTA (20)Last Assist: APR 4, 2011 vs BOSTON (2)



Career vs. Opp 25 3-7-10 -4 26

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

Last Game:Missed the game on Saturday vs. PHI with a concussion

- Is sidelined indefinitely with a concussion (IR on Oct. 5); has missed 20 games with the injury (10/7 - 11/26)

2011-12 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 20 (INJ)

#19: Brad Richards (C) 6' 0", 195 lbs. / May 2, 1980 (31 years and 6 months)RIH-chuhrdsDrafted: 1998 - 3rd round (64th overall) by the Tampa Bay LightningAcquired: Signed as a free agent on Jul. 2, 201111th NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 26, 2011 vs PHILADELPHIALast Assist: NOV 25, 2011 @ WASHINGTON (1)



Career vs. Opp 27 6-22-28 9 6


10/29 vs. OTT18x

310/29 vs. OTT

210/27 vs. TOR

26:5811/3 vs. ANA

610/15 vs. NYI

110x

+32x

Last Game:Tallied a power play goal in 20:56 of ice time on Saturday vs. PHI

- Has registered11 points (seven goals, four assists) in the last 12 games, with six points (four goals, two assists) in the last six

- Leads the team in faceoff winning percentage (54.2%), ranks second in points (16), tied for second in goals (eight), third in assists (eight), and

leads all Rangers' forwards and ranks fourth on the team in average ice time (21:11)

- Is tied for first on the team in power play goals (two), ranks second in power play points (five) and tied for third in power play assists (three)

-Recorded two points (one goal, one assist) and led all skaters with 15 faceoff wins in 23 attempts (65%) in 19:05 of ice time on Friday at WSH

- Tallied his 500th career NHL assist with a power play helper and led all forwards with 23:00 of ice time on Oct. 20 at CGY

Milestones Achieved: 500thcareer NHL assist (10/20 at CGY)


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#21: Derek Stepan (C) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / Jun 18, 1990 (21 years and 5 months)STEHP-ahn, DEHR-ihkDrafted: 2008 - 2nd round (51st overall) by the New York Rangers2nd NHL / 2nd NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 23, 2011 @ FLORIDA (2)Last Assist: NOV 25, 2011 @ WASHINGTON (1)Career Shootouts: 0/5 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 6 1-1-2 -1 4


22x

311/9 vs. OTT

24x

20:532x

611/11 vs. CAR

611/3 vs. ANA

+311/9 vs. OTT


-Has recorded 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in the last 12 contests

- Is tied for the team lead in power play goals (two), third in power play points (four) and assists (eight), fourth in points (12), fifth in power playassists (two) and hits (39), and ranks fourth in goals (four)

-Tallied an assist and three shots on goal in 19:42 of ice time on Friday at WSH

-Notched a goal and was credited with three hits in 16:52 of ice time while skating in his 100th career NHL game on Wednesday at FLA

-Registered a season-high, six shots on goal and led all forwards with 20:45 of ice time on Nov. 11 vs. CAR

- Posted a three-game scoring streak from Nov. 5 vs. MTL to Nov. 9 at OTT, registering seven points (two goals, five assists) and a plus-six

rating over the span

Milestones Achieved: 100thcareer NHL game (10/23 at FLA)

#22: Brian Boyle (C) 6' 7", 244 lbs. / Dec 18, 1984 (26 years and 11 months)BOILDrafted: 2003 - 1st round (26th overall) by the Los Angeles KingsAcquired: From Los Angeles in exchange for a 3rd round selection in 2010 on Jul. 27,

20095th NHL / 3rd NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 25, 2011 @ WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: NOV 15, 2011 @ NY ISLANDERS (4)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG




13x

15x

410/8 vs. ANA

16:4710/24 vs. WPG

42x

511/3 vs. ANA

+211/11 vs. CAR

Last Game:Was credited with two blocked shots and won six of 10 faceoffs (60%) on Saturday vs. PHI

- Leads the team in shorthanded assists (one) and is tied for first in shorthanded points (one)

- The Rangers have posted a record of 5-0-0 when he registers a point

-Notched the game-winning goal, registered four shots and won seven of 11 faceoffs (64%) on Friday at WSH

- Recorded assists in consecutive games on Nov. 11 vs. CAR and Nov. 15 at NYI (two assists over the span)

-Was credited with a season-high, five hits in 12:44 of ice time while skating in his 200th career NHL game on Nov. 3 vs. ANA

- Tallied one shorthanded assist on Oct. 20 at CGY

- Notched his first goal of the season and led all forwards with three blocked shots on Oct. 18 at VAN

Milestones Achieved: 200thcareer NHL game (11/3 vs. ANA)

#24: Ryan Callahan (R) 5' 11", 190 lbs. / Mar 21, 1985 (26 years and 8 months)KAL-ah-hanDrafted: 2004 - 4th round (127th overall) by the New York Rangers6th NHL / 6th NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 15, 2011 @ NY ISLANDERS (4)Last Assist: NOV 25, 2011 @ WASHINGTON (1)Career Shootouts: 1/9 (11%), 1 GDG


Career vs. Opp 24 7-5-12 3 38


10/31 vs. SJS3

11/25 vs. WSH32x

511/5 vs. MTL

24:3311/3 vs. ANA

1110/7 vs. LAK

62x

+32x

Last Game:Registered three shots and three hits, and led all team forwards with 23:51 of ice time on Saturday vs. PHI

-Has recorded12 points (six goals, six assists) in the last 12 games, with seven points (two goals, five assists) in the last six- Is tied for 21st in the NHL in game-winning goals (two) and seventh among league forwards in blocked shots (24)

- Leads the team in hits (57), ranks second in shots (70), third in points (14), sixth in blocked shots, is tied for the team lead in power play goals

(two) and second in goals (eight)

-Tallied a career-high, three assists, tied for the team-high with five hits and tied his season-high with a plus-three rating in 20:08 of ice time on

Friday at WSH

-Tallied two points (one goal, one assist),tied for the game-high with five hits and posted a plus-three rating in 20:18 of ice timewhile skating in

his 300th career NHL contest on Nov. 15 at NYI

Milestones Achieved: 300thcareer NHL game (11/15 at NYI)


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#26: Ruslan Fedotenko (L) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Jan 18, 1979 (32 years and 10 months)FED-doh-tehn-koh, ROOS-lahnDrafted: Undrafted; Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent on Aug. 3, 1999Acquired: Signed as a free agent on Oct. 4, 201011th NHL / 2nd NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 25, 2011 @ WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: NOV 3, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (9)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 36 8-14-22 1 16


11/25 vs. WSH15x

22x

22x

19:0611/25 vs. WSH

411/25 vs. WSH

310/24 vs. WPG

+311/25 vs. WSH

Last Game:Led all forwards with three blocked shots in 14:45 of ice time on Saturday vs. PHI

- The Rangers have posted a record of 4-1-1 when he registers a point-Tied his career-high with two goals, and registered season-highs with four shots, a plus-three rating and 19:06 of ice time yesterday at WSH;I

was his 10th career two-goal performance, and first multi-goal effort since Feb. 21, 2009

- Notched two power play points, including a goal and the primary assist on the game-winner, and was credited with three hits and three shots

on goal on Oct. 24 at WPG

- Recorded assists in two consecutive games on Oct. 15 at NYI and Oct. 18 at VAN (two assists)

#27: Ryan McDonagh (D) 6' 1", 216 lbs. / Jun 13, 1989 (22 years and 5 months)muhk-DUHN-uhDrafted: 2007 - 1st round (12th overall) by the Montreal CanadiensAcquired: From Montreal, along with Chris Higgins and Pavel Valentenko, inexchange for Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto on Jun. 30, 20092nd NHL / 2nd NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 31, 2011 vs SAN JOSE (10)Last Assist: NOV 26, 2011 vs PHILADELPHIA





17x

210/18 vs. VAN

411/26 vs. PHI

28:5710/29 vs. OTT

34x

34x

+32x

Last Game:Notched an assist and led all skaters with a career-high, six blocked shots in 24:39 of ice time on Saturday vs. PHI

- Enters the contest with a three-game assist streak, and has recorded five assists and a plus-11 rating in the last nine games

- Ranks 14th in the NHL in average ice time (25:11), is tied for 11th (fourth among defensemen) in plus/minus rating (plus-12) and 19th among

league defensemen in goals (three)

- Leads the team in plus/minus rating, and ranks second in average ice time and blocked shots (46)

- Is tied for first among Rangers defensemen in goals (three), ranks second in assists (seven) and points (10), and is tied for fifth on the team in

goals, sixth in assists and seventh in points

-Recorded a power play assist and was credited with three blocked shots in 28:49 of ice time on Friday at WSH

- Tallied his first career OT goal with 1.8 seconds remaining on Oct. 20 at CGY

- Posted his first career multi-point effort with a goal and an assist on Oct. 18 at VAN

#32: Anton Stralman (D) 5' 11", 193 lbs. / Aug 1, 1986 (25 years and 3 months)STROHL-muhn, AN-tahnDrafted: 2005 - 7th round (216th overall) by the Toronto Maple LeafsAcquired: Signed as a free agent on Nov. 5, 20115th NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: FEB 18, 2011 @ CHICAGO (8)Last Assist: APR 3, 2011 vs ST. LOUIS (2)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG



Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - 10:26

11/23 vs. FLA- 2

11/23 vs. FLA+1

11/23 vs. FLA

Last Game:Did not dress on Saturday vs. PHI

- Has not dressed in the last two games

-Posted a plus-one rating in 10:26 of ice time while making his Rangers debut on Wednesday at FLA

-Signed as a free agent with the Rangers on Nov. 5



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#33: Andre Deveaux (C) 6' 3", 239 lbs. / Feb 23, 1984 (27 years and 9 months)de-VOH, AHN-drayDrafted: 2002 - 6th round (182nd overall) by the Montreal CanadiensAcquired: Signed as a free agent on Aug. 16, 20113rd NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal:Last Assist: NOV 5, 2011 vs MONTREAL (6)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG



Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- 1

11/5 vs. MTL1

11/5 vs. MTL10

11/23 vs. FLA7:26

11/11 vs. CAR12x

411/6 vs. WPG

+211/5 vs. MTL

Last Game:Served the second of a three-game suspension on Saturday vs. PHI

- Ranks second on the team in fighting majors (three)- The Rangers have posted a record of 7-2-0 when he is in the lineup

- Tallied his first point as a Ranger with an assist on the game-winning goal, and posted a plus-two rating on Nov. 5 vs. MTL

- Was credited with two hits while making his Rangers debut on Oct. 31 vs. SJS

-Has registered six points (four goals, two assists) and 23 penalty minutes in nine games with Connecticut this season

-Led the team and was tied for fifth in the AHL in power play goals (three), and tied for first on Connecticut in goals and second in points at the

time of his recall on Oct. 30

2011-12 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 2 (SUS)

#34: John Mitchell (C) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Jan 22, 1985 (26 years and 10 months)Drafted: 2003 - 5th round (158th overall) by the Toronto Maple LeafsAcquired: From Toronto in exchange for a 7th round selection in 2012 on Feb. 28,20114th NHL / 1st NYR Season

Last Goal: DEC 26, 2010 @ NEW JERSEY (4)Last Assist: NOV 26, 2011 vs PHILADELPHIACareer Shootouts: 4/6 (67%), 2 GDG




2x12x

- 11:5111/26 vs. PHI

211/26 vs. PHI

12x

+12x

Last Game:Recorded an assist in 11:51 of ice time while making his Madison Square Garden debut as a Ranger on Saturday vs. PHI

- Has registered an assist in each of his two games with the Rangers since being recalled from Connecticut (AHL) on Thursday

-Tallied the primary assist on the game-winning goal and logged 11:15 of ice time while making his Rangers debut on Friday at WSH

-Has registered seven goals and seven assists for 14 points, along with 20 penalty minutes in 17 games with Connecticut (AHL) at the time of

his recall on Nov. 24

-Led Connecticut in scoring, was tied for first in goals and tied for second in assists at the time of his recall

-Tied for second on the Whale in power play goals (two) and tied for third in shots on goal (38) at the time of his recall

-Has registered four multi-point performances, including a three-point effort on Oct. 21 vs. Manchester (one goal, two assists)

#38: Michael Sauer (D) 6' 3", 213 lbs. / Aug 7, 1987 (24 years and 3 months)SOW-uhrDrafted: 2005 - 2nd round (40th overall) by the New York Rangers3rd NHL / 3rd NYR SeasonLast Goal: APR 4, 2011 vs BOSTON (17)Last Assist: NOV 15, 2011 @ NY ISLANDERS (4)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2x12x

1511/5 vs. MTL

22:0511/9 vs. OTT

22x

411/23 vs. FLA

+22x

Last Game:Was credited with two blocked shots in 18:55 of ice time on Saturday vs. PHI

- Is tied for third on the team in plus/minus rating (plus-seven)

-Posted a plus-two rating, three blocked shots and two hits in 20:14 of ice time on Friday at WSH

-Was credited with a season-high, four hits in 19:51 of ice time on Wednesday at FLA- Tallied assists in two consecutive games on Nov. 11 vs. CAR and Nov. 15 at NYI (two assists over the span)

-Recorded three blocked shots in a season-high, 22:05 of ice time on Nov. 9 at OTT

-Tied for the game-high with three blocked shots in 21:42 of ice time on Oct. 27 vs. TOR, while making his return to the lineup after missing the

previous five games due to a shoulder injury sustained on Oct. 8

2011-12 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 5 (INJ)


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#40: Erik Christensen (C) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Dec 17, 1983 (27 years and 11 months)KRIHS-tehn-suhnDrafted: 2002 - 3rd round (69th overall) by the Pittsburgh PenguinsAcquired: Claimed off waivers from Anaheim on Dec. 2, 20097th NHL / 3rd NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 5, 2011 vs MONTREAL (6)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2011 vs MONTREAL (6)Career Shootouts: 24/46 (52%), 11 GDG


Career vs. Opp 10 2-1-3 -5 0


11/5 vs. MTL2

10/31 vs. SJS22x

211/15 vs. NYI

10:1311/5 vs. MTL

211/6 vs. WPG

211/19 vs. MTL

+210/31 vs. SJS

Last Game:Did not dress on Saturday vs. PHI

- Has not dressed in the last two games- Registered four points (one goal, three assists) in three games from Oct. 31 vs. SJS to Nov. 5 vs. MTL

- Is tied for third in the NHL all-time in shootout game-deciding goals (11), seventh in shootout goals (24) and fifth in shootout shooting

percentage (52.2%) among active skaters with at least 10 career shootout attempts


#42: Artem Anisimov (C) 6' 4", 200 lbs. / May 24, 1988 (23 years and 6 months)a-NEE-see-mawv, AHR-tehmDrafted: 2006 - 2nd round (54th overall) by the New York Rangers4th NHL / 4th NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 25, 2011 @ WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: NOV 25, 2011 @ WASHINGTON (1)Career Shootouts: 1/8 (12%), 1 GDG




2x

2

3x

2

4x

2

3x

18:44

11/9 vs. OTT

7

11/25 vs. WSH

4

10/15 vs. NYI

+3

11/9 vs. OTT


- Hastallied eight points (one goal, seven assists) in the last nine games

- Leads the team in assists (10), is tied for fourth in points (12), fourth in home points (six) and ranks second in home assists (five)

- The Rangers have posted a record of 6-1-1 when he registers a point

-Notched a power play goal, added an assist and tied his career-high and led all skaters with seven shots on goal on Friday at WSH

- Recorded two assists in three consecutive games from Nov. 5 vs. MTL to Nov. 9 at OTT

#44: Steve Eminger (D) 6' 2", 203 lbs. / Oct 31, 1983 (28 years)EH-mihn-juhrDrafted: 2002 - 1st round (12th overall) by the Washington CapitalsAcquired: From Anaheim in exchange for Aaron Voros and Ryan Hillier on Jul. 9,2010

9th NHL / 2nd NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 15, 2011 @ NY ISLANDERS (4)Last Assist: MAR 4, 2011 @ OTTAWA (31)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 20 1-0-1 -3 8Career 431 18-74-92 -54 331

Career vs. Opp 19 0-1-1 -10 14


11/15 vs. NYI- 1

11/15 vs. NYI24x

20:5110/20 vs. CGY

311/15 vs. NYI

410/31 vs. SJS

+211/15 vs. NYI


- Ranks third on the team in blocked shots (29)

- Is eight points shy of 100 NHL career

-Recorded his first point of the season with a goal, and registered three shots and a plus-two rating in 9:45 of ice time on Nov. 15 at NYI


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#62: Carl Hagelin (L) 5' 11", 182 lbs. / Aug 23, 1988 (23 years and 3 months)HAG-eh-lihn, KARLDrafted: 2007 - 6th round (168th overall) by the New York Rangers1st NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 26, 2011 vs PHILADELPHIALast Assist: NOV 25, 2011 @ WASHINGTON (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp - ----- - -


11/26 vs. PHI1

11/25 vs. WSH12x

- 10:5511/26 vs. PHI

311/26 vs. PHI

111/25 vs. WSH

+12x

Last Game:Notched his first career NHL goal, and registered three shots in 10:55 of ice time while making his Madison Square Garden debut

on Saturday vs. PHI

- Has registered a point in each of his two games with the Rangers (one goal, one assist) since being recalled from Connecticut (AHL) onThursday

- Recorded his first career NHL point with an assist on the game-winning goal, and logged 10:30 of ice time while making his NHL debut on

Friday at WSH

-Led Connecticut (AHL) with a plus-12 rating, and was tied for first on the team in goals (seven), second in points (13) and fifth in assists (six)

at the time of his recall on Nov. 24 (17 games)

-Was tied for 10th among AHL rookies in scoring and tied for sixth in goals, while his plus-12 rating was tied for second in the league overall at

the time of his recall

Milestones Achieved: 1stcareer NHL game (11/25 at WSH); 1st career NHL assist/point (11/25 at WSH); 1st career NHL goal (11/26 vs.

PHI)

#71: Mike Rupp (C) (*Injured) 6' 5", 243 lbs. / Jan 13, 1980 (31 years and 10 months)RUHPDrafted: 2000 - 3rd round (76th overall) by the New Jersey DevilsAcquired: Signed as a free agent on Jul. 1, 20119th NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 18, 2011 @ VANCOUVER (3)Last Assist: APR 8, 2011 @ NY ISLANDERS (8)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 26 3-1-4 -7 32


10/18 vs. VAN- 1

10/18 vs. VAN52x

10:0910/7 vs. LAK

110/18 vs. VAN

410/18 vs. VAN

+110/18 vs. VAN

Last Game:Missed the game on Saturday vs. PHI with a knee injury

- Is sidelined four to six weeks following knee surgery on Nov. 9 (IR on Nov. 4); has missed 13 games with the injury (10/27 - 11/26)

- Tallied his first point as a Ranger with the game-winning goal at 2:22 of the third, and was credited with four hits on Oct. 18 at VAN

- Made his 500th career NHL appearance on Oct. 15 at NYI

- Was credited with three hits in 10:09 of ice time while making his Rangers debut on Oct. 7 at LAK

Milestones Achieved: 500thcareer NHL game (10/15 at NYI)2011-12 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 13 (INJ)

#86: Wojtek Wolski (L) (*Injured) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Feb 24, 1986 (25 years and 9 months)VOHL-skee, VOY-teckDrafted: 2004 - 1st round (21st overall) by the Colorado AvalancheAcquired: From Phoenix in exchange for Michal Rozsival on Jan. 10, 20117th NHL / 2nd NYR SeasonLast Goal: APR 9, 2011 vs NEW JERSEY (6)Last Assist: OCT 29, 2011 vs OTTAWA (2)Career Shootouts: 22/51 (43%), 5 GDG




10/29 vs. OTT2

10/29 vs. OTT2

10/29 vs. OTT15:50

10/29 vs. OTT7

10/31 vs. SJS22x

+210/29 vs. OTT

Last Game:Missed the game on Saturday vs. PHI with a sports hernia

- Is sidelined four weeks following surgery to repair a sports hernia on Nov. 8 (IR on Nov. 4); has missed nine games with the injury (11/5 -11/26)

- Isone game shy of 400 NHL career and nine goals shy of 100 NHL career

- Led all skaters with a season-high, seven shots on goal and was credited with two hits on Oct. 31 vs. SJS

- Tallied two assists and posted a plus-two rating in a season-high, 15:50 of ice time on Oct. 29 vs. OTT

- Logged 15:07 of ice time while making his return to the lineup on Oct. 24 at WPG, after not dressing on Oct. 22 at EDM and missing the four

games prior (Oct. 8 - Oct. 20) due to a groin injury sustained on Oct. 7

2011-12 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 13 (INJ); 1 (DND)


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LAST 2 GAMES:

Nov. 26: Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 3 OT

Kris Letang suffered a broken nose late in the third period, but returned in overtime to score the game-winning goal to cap a 4-3 come-

from-behind victory for the Penguins against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. After Evgeni Malkin scored 21 seconds into

the game for the Penguins, Montreal reeled off the next three goals to take a 3-1 lead before tallies from Pascal Dupuis and Jordan

Staal tied the contest. Malkin (1G-1A) and Sidney Crosby (2A) each finished with multiple points. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24 of

27 shots to pick up his league-leading (tied) 13th

win.

Nov. 25: Pittsburgh 6, Ottawa 3Pittsburgh finished a 2-0-1 homestand by defeating the Ottawa Senators, 6-3, at CONSOL Energy Center. The Senators struck first just

1:19 into the game on a Kaspars Daugavins goal, but the Penguins Chris Kunitz responded 27 seconds later to even the score.

Pittsburgh would go on to tie their season high with six goals as six different players notched goals and 12 recorded points. Tyler

Kennedy (1G-2A), Malkin (1G-1A), Crosby(3A) and Paul Martin (2A) each recorded multiple points. Steve Sullivan, Dupuis andStaal

also scored for Pittsburgh. Fleury denied 24 of 27 shots to record his 12th

win. He also picked up his first assist of the season on

Kennedys goal.

INJURIES

Position, Player, Status (Consecutive Games missed)

C Dustin Jeffrey, injured reserve/knee (7)

D Ben Lovejoy, injured reserve/broken wrist (10)

D Brian Strait, injured reserve/hyper-extended elbow (16)

2011-12 Total Man-Games Lost: 100

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

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TONIGHTS GAME

- The Penguins continue along their four-game road stretch by visiting the New York Rangers (7:30 p.m.; TV: VERSUS Network; Radio:

105.9 the X) at Madison Square Garden in the first of six meetings between the teams this season.

- Pittsburgh began this road stretch with a 4-3 come-from-behind win at Montreal on Nov. 26. They will finish the trip with visits to

Washington (Dec. 1) and Carolina (Dec. 3).

- The Penguins will also have a four-game road swing Feb. 1-7 through Toronto, Boston, New Jersey and Montreal.

- Since the 2006-07 season the Penguins are 18-8-8 in 34 games against the Rangers. That number includes a 7-6-4 mark at Madison

Square Garden.

- The Penguins have gone 5-1 at the Garden the past two years.- Pittsburgh is 4-0 this season against Atlantic Division opponents.

- The Penguins enter tonights game having won three straight games against Eastern Conference opponents.

- The Penguins have scored an average of 3.08 goals per game, the sixth-best total in the NHL. They rank eighth in the league with a

goals-against average of 2.38.

- Since Sidney Crosbys comeback on Nov. 21 the Penguins have gone 3-0-1. During those four games they have scored a total of 17

goals for an average of 4.25 per game.

- Pittsburgh has fired 40 or more shots on goal in back-to-back games and four of their previous eight contests entering tonight. During

that stretch they are averaging 37.4 shots per game.

- The Penguins have fired 32 or more shots on goal in 13 straight games. They are averaging 36.1 shots during that stretch.

- The Penguins enter tonights game having killed off 18 straight opposition power plays over the previous four games.

PENGUINS vs. RANGERS:

Overall Record: Penguins trail 105-107-31

In New York: Penguins trail 49-60-13

OT Record vs. New York: 17-8-15

Shootout Record: Penguins trail 2-3

2010-11 Results: Pittsburgh went 2-3-1 last season against the Rangers with both of their wins coming at Madison Square Garden.

New York won all three contests (once in overtime) at CONSOL Energy Center. On Nov. 29, 2010, the Penguins won 3-1 at the Garden

as Kris Letang scored the game-winner and Pascal Dupuis collected a pair of assists. Pittsburgh picked up a 4-3 shootout victory on

Feb. 1, 2011 as Dustin Jeffrey converted his first-ever shootout attempt to secure the win. That night the Penguins overcame a 2-0

Rangers lead. Chris Kunitz (3G-1A) and Dupuis (4A) led the Penguins in scoring against the Rangers. Sidney Crosby had three

assists in three games played.

PENGUINS-RANGERS CONNECTIONS

Pittsburgh Penguins: Media Notes


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Pittsburgh F Pascal Dupuis played six games for the Rangers in 2006-07, scoring one goal. Assistant coach Tony Granato broke

into the NHL with New York and played with the blue shirts for two seasons from 1988-90. He tallied 88 points (43G-45A) in 115 games

and earned a spot on the NHLs All-Rookie Team in 88-89.

New York F Mike Rupp played the last two seasons with the Penguins, tallying 22 goals and 36 points in 162 regular-season games.

Rupp scored a career-high 13 goals in 2009-10, including a hat trick at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 30, 2009. F Ruslan

Fedotenko was a valuable member of Pittsburghs 2009 Stanley Cup championship squad. Fedotenko tallied 69 points (27G-42A) in

145 regular-season games and added 14 points (7G-7A) in 30 postseason contests from 2008-10. F Erik Christensen was

Pittsburghs third-round draft pick (69th

overall) in 2002. He accumulated 66 points (33G-33A) in 143 games with the Penguins between

2005-08.

TEAM NOTES:

CROSBY NAMED NHL FIRST STAR OF THE WEEK

Sidney Crosbys triumphant return to the NHL last week following a 61-game injury absence earned him the NHLs First Star award

for the week ending Nov. 27. In four games, Crosby recorded nine points (2G-7A) and posted a league-best plus-7 rating. Included in

that total was three multiple-point games with the first of those a four-point night (2G-2A) in his comeback game vs. NY Islanders Nov.

21.

Crosby also finished with multiple-point games vs. Ottawa on Nov. 25 (3A) and at Montreal Nov. 26 (2A).

Dating back to last season, Crosby has posted multiple-points in 19 of 32 games (59.3% of his games). He has 10 two-point games; 6

three-point games; and 3 four-point games.

INCREDIBLE MALK

Evgeni Malkin enters tonights game riding a season-high four-game point streak (3G-5A). Malkin has recorded two points during all

four games of his streak. Pittsburghs second-leading scorer with 22 points (8G-14A) through 17 games, Malkins 1.29 point per game

average is ties him for the league lead (minimum 10 games) with Torontos Phil Kessel.

Malkin leads the Penguins this season in multiple-point games (8), power-play points (10, tied) and game-winning goals (3).

STAAL STRIKES AGAIN

Jordan Staal scored for the second-straight game at Montreal Nov. 26, giving him 12 goals on the season tied for sixth-most in the

NHL. That goal gives Staal six goals in his last eight games and 11 goals over his previous 17 contests. During those 17 games, he has

accumulated 14 points.

Staal is on pace to establish career highs in goals (44) and points (65).

TOP PERFORMER

D Kris Letang continues to emerge as one of the NHLs leading candidates for the Norris Trophy as the leagues top defenseman.

Letang is coming off one of his best games of the season at Montreal on Saturday night. Not only did Letang show tremendous

toughness by scoring the game-winning goal in overtime despite suffering a broken nose late in the third period, but he also led the

team in time on ice (24:16), shots (6, tied), hits (5) and rating (+2, tied).

Letang enters tonights game with 19 points (3G-16A), tied for second-most among NHL blueliners behind Ottawas Erik Karlsson (21

points). Letang has points in three of four games (1G-2A) since Sidney Crosby returned to the lineup Nov. 21.

BRICK WALL

Marc-Andre Fleury enters tonights game having lost just once in regulation over his previous 13 starts. During that stretch he has

gone 10-1-2. In 18 starts this year, Fleury has yet to allow more than three goals in a game.

Fleury ranks among the top netminders in wins (13, T-1st

) and goals-against average (2.07, 11th

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