New York Rangers Playoff Player Grades

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It has been just over a week since the New York Rangers were eliminated from playoff contention after a heartbreaking Game 6 loss to the Florida Panthers in the ECF. Now is a good time to review the team’s performance with playoff player grades.

Note: All stats from NHL.com

Igor Shesterkin (A+)

Record: 10-6 2.34 GAA .927 Save%

Vincent Trocheck (A+)

8 G 12 A 20 Points 57.8 FO%

Alexis Lafrenière (A+)

8 G 6 A 14 Points

Barclay Goodrow (A-)

6 G 2 A 8 Points 2 Shorthanded Goals

Chris Kreider (B-)

8 G 4 A 12 Points 2 Shorthanded Goals

Adam Fox (B-)

0 G 8 Assists +5 Rating

Ryan Lindgren (B-)

0 G 3 A 3 Points

Artemi Panarin (C+)

5 G 10 A 15 Points 4 Game Winning Goals

Mika Zibanejad (C+)

3 G 13 A 16 Points

Jack Roslovic (C+)

2 G 6 A 8 Points 2 Power Play Goals

Will Cuylle (C+)

1 G 1 A 2 Points +3 Rating

Braden Schneider (C)

0 G 2 A 2 Points

Jimmy Vesey (C)

1 G 2 A 3 Points

Matt Rempe (C)

1 G 0 A 1 Point

Erik Gustafsson (C-)

0 G 3 A 3 Points -3 Rating

K’Andre Miller (D)

1 G 3 A 4 Points

Kaapo Kakko (D-)

1 G 1 A 2 Points -4 Rating

Alex Wennberg (D-)

1 G 1 A 2 Points -2 Rating

Jacob Trouba (F)

1 G 6 A 7 Points

One of the big reasons for the Rangers playoff exit was their top guys did not produce. As you can see four of their top five point scorers in the regular season were ranked at a B- or worse. I will give some leeway to Fox because he did play with an injury throughout most of the postseason, however, Mika, Kreider, and Panarin were all inconsistent and did not show up when it mattered most.

Despite multiple stars not playing to their normal level, the positive takeaway is a couple of players exceeded their expectations. Lafrenière looks like he could go for 40+ goals next season and Goodrow was a great spark for the team the entire postseason with several electrifying goals.

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