New York Rangers
2026-27 · 1-1-0 · 2 pts · 4th Metropolitan
The New York Rangers are 1-1-0 (2 points) through 2 games of 2026-27, 4th in the Metropolitan Division and 7th in the Eastern, with a +1 goal differential.
Next up: at the Detroit Red Wings on Fri, Oct 2, the second night of a back-to-back.
Over the last 2 games, the top line has been Lafrenière – Zibanejad – Perreault and the top pair Pettersson – Durzi. PP1 is Zibanejad, Miller, Fox, Dorofeyev and Lafrenière.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 48.9% of shot attempts (20th in the NHL) and 47.4% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 153-156.
Igor Shesterkin has started 51 of 79 games with a .912 save percentage; Quick has 24 starts.
3 players are on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
Power play
- PP1Zibanejad – Miller – Fox – Dorofeyev – Lafrenière1:25
- PP2Miller – Bjorkstrand – Durzi – Cuylle – Perreault0:24
From the last 2 games of shift data. Times are together per game.
Rangers line combinations tool →Next game: Dylan Garand● Expected
- Igor Shesterkin51 GS · .912 SV%
- Jonathan Quick24 GS · .891 SV%
- Spencer Martin4 GS · .864 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
Fri, Oct 2 · NYR @ DET
Edge: DET +9.3 ptsBack-to-back · 774 km travel
First game
DET has the schedule edge (+9.3 pts net win probability): nyr on a b2b, b2b vs rested det.
Sun, Oct 4 · UTA @ NYR
Edge: NYR +9.3 ptsBack-to-back · 768 km travel
1 day rest · 774 km travel
NYR has the schedule edge (+9.3 pts net win probability): uta on a b2b, b2b vs rested nyr.
Tue, Oct 6 · NYI @ NYR
No schedule edge2 days rest · 23 km travel
1 day rest
No meaningful schedule edge: NYI (2 days rest) at NYR (1 day rest).
for Rangers's next games, as win-probability edges.
On-ice xGF/60 3.63 (was 2.15) · 83% of 5v5 TOI with Miller (was 0%)
Last 5 games vs the previous 20, through Oct 1, 2026. Full Ascension board →
Next: at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Oct 2, 6:30 PM ET
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Zibanejad C | 81 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 20:54 | 3:14 | 49.1% |
| Alexis Lafrenière L | 82 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 17:36 | 2:23 | 52.4% |
| Artemi Panarin C | 52 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 20:55 | 3:27 | 54.6% |
| J.T. Miller C | 68 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 20:09 | 3:06 | 49.5% |
| Vincent Trocheck C | 67 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 20:33 | 3:01 | 49.6% |
| Adam Fox D | 55 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 23:38 | 3:18 | 55.7% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Metropolitan Division
| Team | GP | Record | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penguins | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| Blue Jackets | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| Devils | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| Rangers | 2 | 1-1-0 | 2 |
| Hurricanes | 1 | 0-0-1 | 1 |
| Flyers | 2 | 0-1-1 | 1 |
| Capitals | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 |
| Islanders | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0 |
- PP1Mika Zibanejad – J.T. Miller – Adam Fox – Pavel Dorofeyev – Alexis Lafrenière1:25
53 PP goals in 351:10 of man-advantage time (6th in GF/60).
- Joonas KorpisaloGInjured ReserveLower Body · ir
- Aidan ThompsonCInjured ReserveUndisclosed · ir-nr
- Adam SykoraLWInjured ReserveLower Body · ir
Where the offence comes from
Share of Rangers 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 146.2 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.316 · 7th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%47.4% · 25th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%48.9% · 20th of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Rangers rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Rangers news
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blue Jackets, Stars, Wings, Oilers, Panthers, Rangers, Penguins, and BluesNHLRumors.com
- Igor Shesterkin ends 100-year Rangers drought with historic goalLarry Brown Sports
- With Korpisalo Injured Rangers Recall Goaltender Dylan Garandnhltraderumors.me
- Pavel Dorofeyev News: Two points in debut with new teamRotoWire
- Rangers' Pavel Dorofeyev: Two points in debut with new teamCBS Sports
- Mika Zibanejad News: Two-point effort in winRotoWire
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