In what has been a season of disappointments and failures, the King reaches another milestone and shows why he is the face of the New York Rangers.
New York Rangers (30-32-7, 67 points)
Carolina Hurricanes (30-27-11, 71 points)
Television: MSG Network
Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
The New York Rangers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to the Garden on Monday night. The Hurricanes are still in the playoff hunt as they sit six points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second Wild Card spot.
The Rangers come back home in the midst of a three-game losing streak as they were defeated by the Florida Panthers 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday night.
Henrik Lundqvist appears in 800 NHL games
Congratulations to Henrik Lundqvist, who on Saturday night became the 15th goaltender in NHL history and the first goaltender born outside of North America to appear in at least 800 career games.
Last night Henrik Lundqvist became the 15th goaltender in @NHL history and the first goaltender born outside of North America to appear in at least 800 career games. See more about Henrik and his @SAPSports milestone moment here. pic.twitter.com/lFEPOEhMfo
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) March 11, 2018
Kevin Hayes reaches a milestone in goals scored
Forward Kevin Hayes scored his 20th goal Saturday night in Florida. This marked the first time he has reached the 20-goal mark in a single season in his NHL career.
Kevin Hayes tallied his 20th goal of the season, marking the first time he has recorded 20 goals in a season in his NHL career. #NYR
— NYR Stats & Info (@NYRStatsInfo) March 11, 2018
Mika Zibanejad one goal away from tying his career-high
Mika Zibanejad also reached the 20-goal plateau, the third time in his career he has done so. He now stands just one goal away from tying his career-high of 21 goals which he set on the 2015-16 season.
Mika Zibanejad tallied his 20th goal of the season. He has recorded 20 goals in a season for the third time in his NHL career, and he is one goal away from tying his career-high of 21 (2015-16). #NYR
— NYR Stats & Info (@NYRStatsInfo) March 11, 2018
Rangers prospect Ty Ronning’s Cinderella season continues in the WHL
New York Rangers prospect Ty Ronning continues to have his best professional season. Ronning scored his 59th goal of the year on Sunday. He has recorded 17 goals in the last 19 games, and he has registered at least one goal in 40 of 68 games this season. His second goal of the game gave Ronning his 16th multi-goal game this season. Ronning signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Rangers last week.
Ronning has tallied his second goal of the game, and his 59th goal of the season, 32 seconds into the second period. He has recorded 16 multi-goal games this season. #NYR https://t.co/W3WRPw6or9
— NYR Stats & Info (@NYRStatsInfo) March 12, 2018
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