New York Rangers

Metropolitan · Eastern Conference

Wins

Losses

OTL

Points

8th

Metropolitan

Team Snapshot

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Key Insight

The Rangers sit 29th in the league despite elite power play production (4th, 25.5%) because their home venue has become a liability: 14–20–7 at Madison Square Garden has cost them a playoff position. Their road performance (19–17–2) demonstrates capability, but structural home-ice dysfunction—likely crowd pressure or deployment choices—has created a 10-point home/road win-rate gap that contradicts their talent level.

Strengths

Elite power play (4th, 25.5%) generates 52 goals in 204 opportunities, creating a 0.25 goals-per-opportunity rate that should offset 5v5 scoring deficiency and anchor playoff offense if they qualify

Road performance (19–17–2, .526 points percentage) demonstrates the team can win in hostile environments, suggesting talent level supports playoff-caliber play when home-ice pressure is removed

Third-period offensive output (84 goals, highest of three periods) shows late-game scoring structure that should close tight games, though it contradicts their inability to protect leads earlier in contests

Last 5 defensive tightening to 2.5 goals conceded per game, down from 3.08 season average, indicates recent structural adjustments are limiting high-danger chances and improving goaltender support

Risks

Home-ice collapse (14–20–7, .427 points percentage) is the season-defining failure—a 10-point home/road win-rate gap has cost them a playoff position and suggests crowd pressure or deployment dysfunction that contradicts NHL norms where home ice provides advantage

First-period defensive breakdowns (76 goals against, worst of three periods) create early deficits that force offensive chase scenarios, negating their third-period scoring strength and putting disproportionate pressure on special teams to recover games

Bottom-third 5v5 scoring (23rd at 2.94 goals per game) means power play excellence masks even-strength offensive failure—if special teams cool in a playoff race, the team lacks secondary scoring depth to sustain win rate

Three games remaining (DAL, FLA, TBL) against playoff-positioned opponents with elite goaltending means the recent offensive surge (4.25 last 5) faces immediate validation test—failure to score at that rate eliminates any playoff path with 3 games left

Core Analytics

Core Performance

Offence

Scoring 2.94 goals per game (23rd) masks elite special teams execution: 52 power play goals in 204 opportunities generates 0.25 goals per opportunity, a top-4 conversion rate that should anchor playoff offense. The last 5 games show offensive surge to 4.25 goals per game, driven by improved 5v5 generation after a season-long drought. Third-period scoring leads all periods (84 goals vs 65 in first), indicating late-game offensive structure that contradicts their inability to protect leads.

2.94Avg 3.08

20th in NHL

Defence

Allowing 3.08 goals per game (15th) represents mid-tier defensive performance, but first-period vulnerability (76 goals against, worst of three periods) creates early deficits that force chase scenarios. The penalty kill at 79.7% (14th) is functional but not dominant—49 goals against in 241 shorthanded situations means special teams defense does not offset offensive excellence. Last 5 games conceding just 2.5 per game signals defensive structure improvement, though sample size limits confidence in sustainability.

3.08Avg 3.08

16th in NHL

Special Teams

Power Play

Elite power play — a genuine game-changer. Opponents cannot afford to take penalties.

25.5%

4th in NHL

52 of 204 PP chances converted

Penalty Kill

Average PK — serviceable but not a strength. Opponents with elite power plays will test this unit.

79.7%

14th in NHL

Killed 192 of 241 penalties

Period-by-Period Danger

Most dangerous: 3rd

Goals scoredGoals conceded

1st

2nd

3rd

Most vulnerable: 3rd period

3rd period is simultaneously their most active — high-tempo play creates both chances scored and chances conceded.

Goaltending

Igor Shesterkin

Starting Goaltender · #

0.911

SV%

2.53

GAA

Igor Shesterkin's .911 save percentage and 2.53 GAA represent competent but not elite-tier performance—his 25 wins in 79 team games indicate he has not stolen points the way a Vezina-caliber goaltender would. Without high-danger save percentage or expected goals against data, the gap between his current output and his 2021–22 peak cannot be quantified, but the team's -11 goal differential suggests he is not masking defensive breakdowns.

NHL regular season only — stats update as games are indexed