NHL Quarter Mark Shockers: Which Teams Are Surpassing Expectations—and Which Are Crashing Hard?
New York Rangers: C
Concerns about the Rangers’ offensive firepower and overall depth have come to the forefront during a turbulent first 26 games. Their top players aren’t producing enough, and the bottom half of their lineup is severely lacking skill, resulting in an average of 2.56 goals per game, which ranks 30th in the NHL. It’s been especially glaring at home, where New York is just 2-7-1 and has been shut out five times. The main thing keeping the Rangers from a D grade or worse is a defense that’s much improved under new coach Mike Sullivan. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano
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