New York Rangers

Roster changes and Fox injury sink Rangers' season

The Rangers are trending down significantly this season, primarily due to substantial roster turnover that saw them lose top offensive talent like Artemi Panarin (89 pts in 80 GP last year) and Chris Kreider. Their goal scoring is down from 3.12 to 2.84 GF/gm, despite breakout seasons from Mika Zibanejad (proj. 79 pts vs 62 last year) and Vincent Trocheck (proj. 60 pts vs 59 last year). A long-term injury to defenseman Adam Fox (42 GP this year vs 74 last year) further hampered their ability to generate offense from the backend and maintain defensive stability, leading to a worse GA/gm of 3.20.

Artemi PanarinDeparted

80 GP last year, 89 pts

Adam FoxInjured

42 GP this year vs 74 last year

Mika ZibanejadBreakout

proj. 79 pts this season vs 62 last season

Igor ShesterkinBreakout

2.56 GAA this season vs 2.86 last season