The New York Rangers are off to a 7-2-0 start but have lacked goal support from its centers. Is it a problem?
The New York Rangers went 5-0-0 on the team's recent road trip, marking the first time in club history a team has done so.
With that, the team's centers, Mika Zibanejad, Filip Chytil, Vincent Trocheck, and Barclay Goodrow/Nick Bonino have accounted for 3 of the team's 28 goals.
Mika Zibanejad scored in back-to-back games after not finding twine in the first 6 games. Zibanejad's goals have come on the power play and in the 3-3 format. Vincent Trocheck's single goal came on the man advantage, and Filip Chytil is snake-bitten at 0 scores.
The Rangers centers account for no 5 on 5 goals in 9 games this season. There is reason for concern, as the Rangers do not necessarily need scoring from one position, but rather the assets that are skating at that position.
Last season, the four centers tallied 14 goals in the first 9 games and finished the season with 94 goals combined.
The team has a 7-2-0 record, which is all that matters to the club right now. It is a problem right now, but there is plenty of time for any of these skaters to get back on track. The team's winning ways take the pressure off of them to find the back of the net.
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