Some more Rangers fun facts:
1) The Rangers have outscored teams by a combined 19-5 in the second period this season.
2) 5 Rangers have at least 9 points on the season. They are: JT Miller (10), Jimmy Vesey, Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, and Ryan McDonagh.
3) Kreider is in that above list despite only playing in 6 games.
4) Jimmy Vesey is now tied with Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine for the NHL lead among rookies in goals with 6. Are we going to have a media circus for his "zomg first meeting with Connor McDavid!" on Thursday? Somehow I doubt it.
5) Ryan McDonagh has registered assists in 8 straight games, the first Ranger to do that since Brian Leetch in 1996.
6) Derek Stepan has yet to score a goal this season, and nobody has really even noticed.
7) Dan Girardi has already matched his goal total for the entire 2015-16 season. Rick Nash is now one third of the way to his (career low) goal total from last season.
8) Henrik Lundqvist's shutout tonight is the 60th of his NHL career.