NHL

New York Rangers at San Jose Sharks

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New York Rangers
35-32-7
Final
6 - 1
San Jose Sharks
20-43-9

Panarin, Fox each score 2 goals as Rangers top Sharks 6-1

New York Rangers vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Jonny Brodzinsky and Vincent Trocheck also scored for New York.

Cam Lund scored a power play goal for San Jose for his first career point, and Sharks goalie Alexandar Georgiev had 27 saves.

Panarin, who scored his team-leading 32nd and 33rd goals, got New York started scoring twice in less than two minutes in a first period in which the Rangers out-shot San Jose 14-5. His first goal broke a scoreless tie at 12:04 of the first and then next at 13:58 made it 2-0.

Takeaways Rangers: New York had lost eight of 11 (3-6-2) coming into the game, but moved into the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, two points ahead of Columbus and Montreal.

Sharks: Were seeking what would have been their first three-game winning streak since early December.

Key moment Fox’s goal at 4:48 of the second period made it a 3-0 game and gave New York some breathing room a day after the Rangers blew a two-goal lead in the third period of Friday’s 5-4 overtime loss to Anaheim.

Key stat The Rangers won 67.9% of the faceoffs in Saturday’s game. New York ranked third in the NHL in faceoff win percentage (53%) going into Saturday, and San Jose ranked No. 25 (48.2%)

Up next The Rangers play host to Minnesota on Wednesday, and the Sharks play the Kings in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

NYR win series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:04 Artemi Panarin Goal (32) Wrist Shot, assists: Braden Schneider (14), Urho Vaakanainen (10)
Goal 1st Period 13:58 Artemi Panarin Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Borgen (9), Vincent Trocheck (30)
Goal 2nd Period 4:48 Adam Fox Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Brennan Othmann (2), Mika Zibanejad (35)
Goal 3rd Period 3:08 Jonny Brodzinski Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Chris Kreider (5), Urho Vaakanainen (11)
Goal 3rd Period 5:47 Adam Fox Goal (9) Backhand, assists: J.T. Miller (40), K'Andre Miller (15)
Goal 3rd Period 16:53 Vincent Trocheck Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: J.T. Miller (41)
Goal 3rd Period 17:46 Cam Lund Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Collin Graf (6), Will Smith (24)

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 18
20 Hits 14
4 Takeaways 1
33 Shots 22
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 17
67.9 Faceoff Win Percent 32.1
19 Giveaways 10
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Vincent Desharnais, D Day-To-Day Apr 12
Mario Ferraro, D Out Apr 11
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Out Apr 7
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Nov 2
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Arthur Kaliyev, RW Out Mar 18
Adam Edstrom, C Injured Reserve Feb 4

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 50 20 109 9
Carolina 47 27 99 5
New Jersey 41 31 89 7
Columbus 37 33 83 9
NY Rangers 37 36 81 7
NY Islanders 34 33 80 12
Pittsburgh 33 35 78 12
Philadelphia 33 37 75 9

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 48 22 105 9
Los Angeles 46 24 101 9
Edmonton 46 28 97 5
Calgary 38 27 90 14
Vancouver 37 29 87 13
Anaheim 35 36 78 8
Seattle 34 40 74 6
San Jose 20 48 51 11
Full Standings