This Team Cannot Be Denied On The Power-Play!
The Rangers owe a massive amount of their success this season, to their unfathomable power-play performance.
Second in the league in power-play conversion with 34.2 percent, behind only the insane 41.7 percent of the divisional rival, New Jersey Devils.
What makes the Rangers special team so lethal, is the multitude of weapons on the team, starting with the power-play master, Chris Kreider.
The man leads the league in power-play goals with six. Give him the man advantage, he's almost an automatic to give you a score.
Arguably the Rangers best player this season, Artemi Panarin, have also contributed greatly to the team's power-play success, leading the Rangers in points with the man up.
He also leads the team in points with 20.
Mika Zibanejad may be struggling with 5v5 production, but he makes it up with being a nightmare for the opposition to face with the man advantage, adding a goal and six points total.
Also he has surpassed Steve Vickers for the ninth most power-play points in franchise history.
What is most incredible is the Rangers are still as lethal on the man advantage, even with defenseman Adam Fox, out on long term injured reserve.
As prior to his injury, he was leading the team with power-play points with nine, until Panarin surpassed him in the 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Head coach Peter Laviolette has done a remarkable job getting the team ready for any situation, and pairing the right personnel to get the special team rolling in this historical rate for the season. Is it sustainable?
History will say it's doubtful, but it doesn't look like they are slowing down anytime soon.
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Will the Rangers maintain above 30% in power-play conversion? | ||
| Yes | 52 | 59.1 % |
| No | 36 | 40.9 % |
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