New York Rangers Stock Market: Scoring surges and offensive droughts
Though the New York Rangers as a whole have hit a skid recently, and a few players have followed suit, others have been having personal success despite the squad’s struggles.
Record since 3/9/19: 1-3-1 (three points); 4-2 W vs. NJD, 3-2 OTL @ EDM, 4-1 L @ VAN, 5-1 L @ CGY, 5-2 L @ MIN
Record so far this season: 28-31-13 (69 points)
Standings: 26th in the NHL, 13th in the Eastern Conference, seventh in the Metropolitan Division
As expected, the New York Rangers are continuing to have a rough season. As of Monday, March 18th, they have lost ten of their last eleven games with their only win since February 23rd, a win against the New Jersey Devils on March 9. Their last win before this streak also was against the Devils.
The team will ride a four-game losing streak into this week when they face the Detroit Red Wings at home on Tuesday, March 19th. The Rangers will then have three days off before they face the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, March 23rd.
The 4-2 win against the Devils saw many Rangers having a great game. New York’s goals were scored by Ryan Strome from Kevin Shattenkirk and Vladislav Namestnikov, Libor Hajek from Chris Kreider and Strome, Namestnikov from Mika Zibanejad and Brady Skjei, and Strome from Namestnikov and Zibanejad.
In the 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, the Rangers’ tallies were courtesy of Brendan Lemieux from Shattenkirk and Brett Howden from Lemieux. When the losing streak continued in a 4-1 struggle against the Vancouver Canucks, the lone Blueshirts goal was scored by Pavel Buchnevich from Zibanejad and Tony DeAngelo.
When the Rangers dropped a Friday night contest to the Calgary Flames 5-1, their only goal of the night was from Neal Pionk with Strome getting the helper. Finally, in a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild, New York’s goals were by Zibanejad from Shattenkirk and Buchnevich from DeAngelo and Skjei.
Although the last few games of this stretch saw the offense becoming more muted, a few individuals were able to find their own success throughout the past week or so. Unfortunately, some others saw their value decrease along with the team.