Notes from the New York Rangers victory in Calgary on October 24th, 2023.
The New York Rangers defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Tuesday, October 24th. After a slow start, the Rangers piggybacked off of goals from Alexis Lafreniere, Chris Kreider, and Erik Gustafsson to the finish line. Igor Shesterkin and the team defense secured the victory, the team posting a 4-2-0 record through six games.
-The Rangers have scored a powerplay goal in five of the team's six contests. Chris Kreider is tied for first in the league with 3 powerplay goals. He sits two scores away from tying Andy Bathgate for fourth place in goals scored in team history.
-Before tonight's contest, the club had previously been outscored 18-6 in the 4 games they lost in Calgary dating back to March 2nd, 2018.
-Sheserkin is now 5-0 in starts following a goalie pull. He recorded 23 saves and kept the team in the game
-The Rangers have only allowed 1 goal in all third periods so far, and have allowed a single goal in each of the 4 games they won.
-Filip Chytil recorded 2 assists in the game. He has tallied 5 assists in the last 2 games raising his season total to 6 assists. Artemi Panarin is on a six-game point streak.
-Alexis Lafreniere scored his third goal of the season, He's worked on getting to the net front in training camp and practice and it paid off as he tipped in a powerplay goal.
-Erik Gustafsson posted 1G, 1A for the second time this season (vs CBJ on 10/14).
-K'Andre Miller has recorded back to back 2 assist games.
-The Ranger's only centerman to score a goal this season is Vincent Trocheck. The center core of the team has combined for one goal in six games.
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