New York Rangers Playoff Player Grades

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

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.