The Eastern Conference’s second-ranked squad, the New York Rangers (36-16-3), host the second-ranked group from the Western Conference, the Dallas Stars (34-14-7), on Tuesday, February 20 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG, and BSSW.
Rangers vs. Stars Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rangers and Stars Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Rangers Insights
- The Rangers’ 184 total goals (3.4 per game) rank seventh in the league.
- The Rangers have given up 154 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking 11th in NHL action in goals against.
- They have the league’s seventh-best goal differential at +30.
- The 45 power-play goals the Rangers have put up this season are sixth-best in the NHL (on 169 power-play chances).
- The Rangers’ 26.63% power-play conversion rate ranks fourth-best in the league.
- The four shorthanded goals the Rangers have scored this season rank 16th among NHL squads.
- The Rangers’ 82.47% penalty-kill success rate is sixth-best in the league.
- The Rangers win the fifth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 53.6%.
- The Rangers shoot 10.7% as a team (eighth in the league).
- The Rangers have shut out opponents three times this season. They average 18.5 hits and 15.8 blocked shots per game.
Rangers Key Players
- Artemi Panarin is one of New York’s leading contributors this season with 73 points. He has averaged 0.6 goals per game, shooting 15.5%.
- Mika Zibanejad has 18 goals and 34 assists for New York to compile 52 total points (0.9 per game).
- Through 55 games, Vincent Trocheck has proven himself as a scoring option for New York. He has 52 points (18 goals and 34 assists).
- In the 35 games Igor Shesterkin has played this season, his save percentage is .902, 39th in the league.
Rangers Injuries
Blake Wheeler: Lower Body (Out For Season), Filip Chytil: Upper Body (Out For Season), Ryan Lindgren: Upper Body (Questionable)
Stars Insights
- The Stars are second in the league in scoring (206 goals, 3.8 per game).
- The Stars’ total of 166 goals allowed (3.0 per game) is 14th in the NHL.
- They have the third-best goal differential in the league at +40.
- With 37 power-play goals (on 159 chances), the Stars are 13th in the NHL.
- The Stars score on 23.27% of their power plays, No. 10 in the NHL.
- This season, the Stars have 11 shorthanded goals (second in league).
- At 81.76, the Stars have the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Stars are second in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (54.2%).
- The Stars’ 12.1% shooting percentage is second in the league.
- This season, the Stars have shut out their opponents twice.
Stars Key Players
- Jason Robertson has scored 17 goals (0.3 per game) and put up 38 assists (0.7 per game), fueling the Dallas offense with 55 total points (1.0 per game).
- Matt Duchene is one of the impact players on offense for Dallas with 55 total points (1.0 per game), with 22 goals and 33 assists in 54 games.
- Roope Hintz’s 23 goals and 25 assists add up to 48 points this season.
- Jake Oettinger is 20-9-3 in 33 games this season, conceding 92 goals (2.9 goals against average) with 868 saves and a .904 save percentage (33rd in the league).
Stars Injuries
Evgenii Dadonov: Lower Body (Out), Miro Heiskanen: Personal (Questionable), Jani Hakanpaa: Upper Body (Questionable), Nils Lundkvist: Concussion (Out), Matt Duchene: Lower Body (Questionable)