George Ays

Heading into tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the New York Rangers are coming off of one of the more inconsistent and statistically confusing games of the season. The final game tally was 17-16 in favor of the Rangers. While this makes some amount of sense in an

With a little bit of down time before the New York Rangers go on a 19 games in 34 days stretch, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at the individual chances for the first 7 games of the season. Thus far the team has

The New York Rangers played two excellent periods against the New Jersey Devils, outchancing the Devils 8-5 at even strength, and 16-8 overall. They then stood back and watched the Devils pull nearly even in total chances, "losing" the 3rd period 6-1 at even strength, and 8-2 total,

If you still need the definition, check here. The game last night featured the New York Rangers holding the Boston Bruins to just six scoring chances at even strength, and sixteen for the game. Both totals are the lowest for a Rangers opponent this year. That's the positive.

No frills today.  Just the definition, some quick notes and the data. A scoring chance is defined as a clear play directed toward the opposing net from a dangerous scoring area - loosely defined as the top of the circle in and inside the faceoff dots, though sometimes slightly more

In the 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, the New York Rangers generated their fewest chances overall this year (15), and their fewest chances at even strength (9). The worst offenders were the tandem of Matt Gilroy and Steve Eminger, both being outchanced 5-0. The best line, as has been