A pair of streaking squads meet when the New York Rangers (53-21-4) visit the New York Islanders (35-27-15) at UBS Arena on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG 2, and MSGSN. The Rangers have won three in a row, and the Islanders are on a four-game win streak.
Rangers vs. Islanders Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: MSG (Regional restrictions may apply)
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Rangers vs. Islanders for free with a trial to Fubo!
Rangers and Islanders Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Rangers Insights
- The Rangers’ 269 total goals (3.4 per game) make them the sixth-best scoring team in the league.
- Defensively, the Rangers are one of the stingiest squads in league play, conceding 216 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank eighth.
- Their goal differential (+53) makes them sixth-best in the league.
- The 62 power-play goals the Rangers have put up this season (fourth-most in the NHL) have come on 235 power-play chances.
- The Rangers have the league’s fourth-best power-play conversion rate (26.38%).
- The six shorthanded goals the Rangers have scored this season rank 16th among NHL teams.
- The Rangers’ 83.56% penalty-kill success rate is third-best in the league.
- The Rangers win the seventh-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.3%.
- The Rangers shoot 11% as a team (ninth in the league).
- The Rangers have secured five shutouts this season. Their skaters average 19.8 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.
Rangers Key Players
- One of New York’s top offensive options this season is Artemi Panarin, who has recorded 113 points in 78 games.
- Having scored 25 goals and adding 50 assists, Vincent Trocheck is a top contributor for New York through 78 games.
- Through 78 games, Chris Kreider has proven himself as another option for New York. He has 70 points (38 goals and 32 assists).
- In 52 games played this season, Igor Shesterkin (34-16-2) has given up 136 goals.
Rangers Injuries
Blake Wheeler: Lower Body (Out For Season), Filip Chytil: Upper Body (Out For Season)
Islanders Insights
- The Islanders have 227 goals this season (3.0 per game), 23rd in the league.
- The Islanders’ total of 247 goals given up (3.2 per game) is 21st in the league.
- Their -20 goal differential is 24th in the league.
- With 44 power-play goals (on 216 chances), the Islanders are 21st in the NHL.
- The Islanders have the NHL’s 20th-ranked power-play percentage (20.37).
- The Islanders have 10 shorthanded goals (sixth in NHL).
- At 72.17, the Islanders have the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Islanders win 51.6% of faceoffs, ninth-best in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 9.8%, the Islanders are 18th in the league.
- This season, the Islanders have shut out their opponents five times.
Islanders Key Players
- Mathew Barzal’s 23 goals and 56 assists in 76 games for New York add up to 79 total points on the season.
- Noah Dobson has helped lead the offense for New York this season with 11 goals and 57 assists.
- Bo Horvat is a top contributor on offense for New York with 32 goals and 34 assists.
- Ilya Sorokin is 24-19-11 in 54 games this season, conceding 161 goals (3.0 goals against average) with 1577 saves and a .907 save percentage (29th in the league).
Islanders Injuries
Scott Mayfield: Lower Body (Out For Season)
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