The New York Rangers face the Edmonton Oilers with both teams looking to improve on their great seasons. The Rangers have a 32-14-8 record and with six wins in a row have leaped into third place in the Metropolitan Division. The Oilers have a 30-19-6 record and are near the top of the Pacific Division. Both teams look to remain near the top of their divisions and the upcoming game should be a great one as a result.
The Rangers are having a great season with their offense stepping up and scoring 3.37 goals per game with 22 goals in the last five games. Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, and Vincent Trocheck have scored 62 goals and 97 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has also been great. Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil, and Kaapo Kakko have combined for 52 goals and 46 assists while defensemen Adam Fox and K'Andre Miller have added 16 goals and 65 assists from the point to open up the offense.
The offense has been great but the defense has carried the Rangers, allowing only 2.65 goals per game. Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren have combined for 8.5 defensive point shares and 159 blocked shots while K'Andre Miller, Braden Schneider, and Jacob Trouba have combined for 7.8 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. In addition, goaltender Igor Shesterkin is having a great season with a .915 save percentage and a 2.52 goals-against average on 1164 shots with 10.6 goals saved above average.
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