IT'S NYR GAME DAY IN Raleigh, North Carolina!
Lundqvist is 14-2-0 against the Carolina Hurricanes in his career.
Rangers have won 18 of the last 19 games in the past 5 years against the Hurricanes.
Zuccarello has an 11 game point streak (1 goal, 10 assist). This is the first time a NYR history against one team since Mark Messier (11-games against Philadelphia from Nov. 2, 1991 to Jan. 9, 1993)
~this is all in my own words. The rest I gave credit to in the end. Some things may be repeated but I just wrote what the announcers said during the pregame and what I remembered from when I read the article this morning.
The Rangers play their 47th game of the 2015-16 season and begin a stretch of three games in four days tonight, Jan. 22, against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena.
The Rangers have won 10 of their last 12 games on the road against Carolina, dating back to Dec. 21, 2009 (10-2-0 record). Marc Staal, Eric Staal, and Jordan Staal are brothers. Marc, Eric, and Jordan are the only trio of brothers in the history of the NHL, NFL, MLB, or NBA who were all selected 12th overall or higher in the Draft.
~Players and their careers~ ~against the Hurricanes~
~Henrik Lundqvist~
32 GP, 22-9-1, 2.06 GAA, .928 SV%, 2 SO - In his last 16 appearances against the Hurricanes (dating back to Jan. 5, 2011), Lundqvist has posted a 14-2-0 record, along with a 1.71 GAA, a .945 SV%, and 1 SO.
~Mats Zuccarello~
17 GP, 2-15-17 - Zuccarello enters the contest with an 11-game point streak against the Hurricanes, dating back to Nov. 2, 2013 (one goal, 12 assists over the span). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Zuccarello is the first Ranger to record an 11-game point streak against one opponent since Mark Messier (11-game streak against Philadelphia from Nov. 2, 1991 - Jan. 9, 1993).
~Derek Stepan~
20 GP, 8-9-17 - Stepan has notched 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in his last 12 games against Carolina.
~Ryan McDonagh~
19 GP, 4-7-11 - McDonagh has tallied a point in seven of his last 11 games against Carolina, notching seven points (three goals, four assists) over the span.
~First in Score~
The Rangers have registered the first goal of the game in 22 contests this season and have posted a 17-3-2 record in those games.
~King Henrik~
Henrik Lundqvist has allowed two goals or fewer in seven of his last 10 appearances, including five of his last six appearances and each of his last four appearances. He has posted a 4-1-1 record, along with a 2.12 GAA and a .925 SV% in his last six appearances. Lundqvist has also posted a 3-1-0 record, along with a 1.70 GAA and a .942 SV% (113 saves on 120 shots) in his last four appearances.
~Kreid-ing High~
Chris Kreider enters the contest with a four-game point streak (three goals, two assists), which is tied for his career-high. He has tallied seven points (three goals, four assists) in his last eight games.
~It's Miller Time~
J.T. Miller has notched 10 points (six goals, four assists) in the last 16 contests, dating back to Dec. 12 at Calgary. Over the last 16 games, Miller leads the Rangers in goals (six) and is tied for second in points (10). He leads the Rangers in points (15), and he is tied for the team lead in goals (seven) and assists (eight) on the road in 2015-16.
~Rick Rolling~
Rick Nash enters the contest with a three-game assist/point streak (four assists), and he has tallied seven assists/points in the last seven contests. He is tied for second in the NHL in assists since Jan. 5 (seven). Nash leads the Rangers in points per game (0.75), even strength assists (18), and even strength points (26) this season. In addition, he ranks second on the Blueshirts - and leads team forwards - in assists (21) in 2015-16.
~Step-an Up~
Derek Stepan enters the contest with a three-game assist/point streak (one goal, three assists). The Rangers have posted a 13-2-1 record when Stepan has recorded at least one point this season. In addition, the Blueshirts have earned at least one point in each of the last 24 games when Stepan tallied a goal, dating back to Mar. 18, 2014 (20-0-4 record over the span).
~Welcome Mats~
Mats Zuccarello has tallied all of his team-leading 17 goals and 32 of his team-leading 34 points in 2015-16 when the Rangers have either led by one goal, trailed by one goal, or were tied in the contest. In addition, 30 of Zuccarello's 34 points this season have either been a goal or the primary assist on a goal.
~Brass Bonanza~
Derick Brassard is one of five NHL players who have registered at least 15 goals, 25 takeaways, and a 50.0 faceoff win percentage (min. 700 faceoffs taken) this season (along with Jonathan Toews, Patrice Bergeron, John Tavares, and Ryan O'Reilly).
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