The New York Rangers (26-11-2) host the St. Louis Blues (20-18-1) at Enterprise Center on Thursday, January 11 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG 2, and BSMW. The Rangers were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 in their last game, while the Blues are coming off a 5-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Rangers vs. Blues Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, January 11, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rangers and Blues Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Rangers Insights
- The Rangers rank 11th in the league with 131 goals scored (3.4 per game).
- The Rangers have conceded 110 total goals (2.8 per game), the seventh-fewest in league play.
- Their goal differential (+21) makes them sixth-best in the league.
- The 36 power-play goals the Rangers have recorded this season (fourth-most in the NHL) have come on 120 power-play chances.
- The Rangers’ 30% power-play conversion rate leads the league.
- The Rangers have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
- The Rangers have the league’s sixth-best penalty-kill percentage (84.35%).
- The Rangers win 54.3% of their faceoffs to rank second in the NHL.
- The Rangers have a 10.7% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 10th in the league.
- The Rangers have earned two shutouts this season. Their skaters average 17.3 hits and 16.2 blocked shots per game.
Rangers Key Players
- With 26 goals and 30 assists this season, Artemi Panarin is one of New York’s top contributors (56 points).
- Having scored 12 goals and adding 29 assists, Vincent Trocheck is a strong contributor for New York through 39 games.
- Mika Zibanejad has contributed 39 points for New York in 39 games this season, scoring on 14.6% of his shots and putting up 14 goals and 25 assists.
- Across 14 games played, Jonathan Quick has a goaltending record of 9-2-2. During those games, he’s allowed 33 goals while recording 357 saves.
Rangers Injuries
Filip Chytil: Upper Body (Out),
Kaapo Kakko: Undisclosed (Out),
Tyler Pitlick: Lower Body (Out)
Blues Insights
- The Blues have 108 goals this season (2.8 per game), 27th in the NHL.
- The Blues’ total of 124 goals conceded (3.2 per game) is 17th in the league.
- Their -16 goal differential is 25th in the league.
- The Blues have 12 power-play goals (32nd in NHL) on 113 chances.
- The Blues score on 10.62% of their power plays, No. 32 in the NHL.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blues have nine.
- At 78.43, the Blues have the 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Blues are 18th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.4%).
- The 9.1% shooting percentage of the Blues is 26th in the league.
- This season, the Blues have shut out their opponents twice.
Blues Key Players
- Robert Thomas’ 16 goals and 25 assists in 39 games for St. Louis add up to 41 total points on the season.
- Pavel Buchnevich has helped lead the attack for St. Louis this season with 12 goals and 17 assists.
- Jordan Kyrou’s nine goals and 18 assists add up to 27 points this season.
- Joel Hofer has a .908 save percentage (23rd in the league), with 354 total saves, allowing 36 goals (2.9 goals against average). He has compiled a 7-7-0 record this season.
Blues Injuries
Justin Faulk: Lower Body (Out),
Anton Malmstrom: Undisclosed (Out),
Josh Jacobs: Undisclosed (Out)