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Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55), center, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New York RangersTuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. The Jets defeated the Rangers 6-3. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

‘One game at a time': Winnipeg Jets have NHL-best 15-1 start

The Winnipeg Jets are the first NHL team to earn 15 wins in their first 16 games as their focused group continues to preach a “one game at a time” mantra.

Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55), center, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New York RangersTuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in New York. The Jets defeated the Rangers 6-3. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Scheifele and Connor each score twice and Jets down Rangers 6-3

Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each scored twice, Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves, and the Winnipeg Jets won their seventh straight, 6-3 over the New York Rangers.

CORRECTS TO STURM SCORED NOT GRUNDSTROM - San Jose Sharks' Carl Grundstrom, left, celebrates with Nico Sturm, center, and Cody Ceci (4) after Sturm's goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J., Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Sturm scores lone goal, Blackwood stops 44 shots and Devils edge Sharks 1-0

Nico Sturm scored late in the first period and Mackenzie Blackwood made 44 saves as the San Jose Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0.

Buffalo Sabres' Jordan Greenway, right, celebrates with teammates Jason Zucker (17), Rasmus Dahlin (26) and Ryan McLeod (71) after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Dahlin scores as the Sabres beat Shesterkin and the Rangers 6-1

Rasmus Dahlin scored 26 seconds into the game, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers 6-1.

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) and Adam Fox react as Buffalo Sabres' Jordan Greenway (12) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin pulled in second period after allowing five goals against Sabres

Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin was pulled in the second period against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night after giving up five goals on 12 shots.

New York Rangers' Chris Kreider celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Artemi Panarin scores twice as the Rangers beat the Islanders 5-2

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Mika Zibanejad had three assists and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the New York Islanders 5-2.

New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin shoots and scores during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)

Panarin and Lafreniere score, Shesterkin makes 40 saves as Rangers beat Senators 2-1

Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere scored, Igor Shesterkin stopped 40 shots and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1. Panarin scored his team-best seventh goal 3:03 into the game, beating Senators goalie Linus Ullmark with a low shot.

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom keeps his eye on the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in Newark, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Noesen scores twice, Markstrom makes 24 saves as Devils defeat Ducks 6-2 at home

Stefan Noesen scored twice in the second period, Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves and the New Jersey Devils downed the Anaheim Ducks 6-2.

New York Rangers' Will Cuylle (50) celebrates after scoring a goal with teammates during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Lindgren, Cuylle score in 3rd period as Rangers beat Ducks 2-1

Ryan Lindgren and Will Cuylle scored in the third period and the New York Rangers beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1.

New York Islanders center Bo Horvat, second from right, is congratulated by teammates after scoring the game winning goal in overtime of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Newark, N.J. The Islanders won 4-3. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Horvat scores in overtime as Islanders beat Devils 4-3

Bo Horvat scored 1:09 into overtime winner and the New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3. Brock Nelson, Anders Lee and Kyle Palmieri also scored for the Islanders, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 32 shots.

Florida Panthers' Sergei Bobrovsky (72) stops a shot by New York Rangers' Jonny Brodzinski (22) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Bobrovsky wins 400th career game, Panthers beat Rangers 3-1 in Eastern Conference Finals rematch

Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for his 400th career win as the Florida Panthers defeated the New York Rangers 3-1. Anton Lundell opened the scoring 44 seconds into the contest, beating Igor Shesterkin from alone in the slot with his fifth goal.

Detroit Red Wings' Patrick Kane (88) celebrates with Erik Gustafsso and Justin Holl (3) after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Patrick Kane scores, Alex Lyon makes 29 saves and Red Wings edge Islanders 1-0

Patrick Kane scored a first-period goal, Alex Lyon made 29 saves and the Detroit Red Wings held on to edge the New York Islanders 1-0. Kane scored his first goal of the season at 8:54 of the period with assists to Vladimir Tarasenko and J.T.

New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider scores a goal against Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon (34) during the second period of a hockey game, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Kreider scores tiebreaking goal in 2nd period as Rangers beat Red Wings 4-1

Chris Kreider scored the go-ahead goal on the power play late in the second period and the New York Rangers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1.

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jake Allen (34) deflects a puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Hockey Club, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin).

Jake Allen gets his 1st shutout with the Devils, who beat Utah 3-0

Jake Allen registered his first shutout with New Jersey and rookie defenseman Seamus Casey scored early in the second period as the Devils downed the Utah Hockey Club 3-0.

Utah Hockey Club's Sean Durzi, left, and Clayton Keller, right, react after Keller scored the winning goal during overtime of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Keller scores second goal of game in OT and Utah beats New York Rangers 6-5 to move to 3-0

Clayton Keller scored his second goal of the game at 4:05 of overtime, and the Utah Hockey Club beat the New York Rangers 6-5 on Saturday night for their third win in three games.

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) shakes hands with Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, right, after the Panthers won Game 6 to win the Eastern Conference finals of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Rangers’ core looks to next season to finally reach Stanley Cup Final

Seven years ago after the Henrik Lundqvist-led New York Rangers lost in the second round of the playoffs to Ottawa, there was talk of the team’s veteran core soon being dismantled.

New York Rangers center Jack Roslovic (96) celebrates his goal with Mika Zibanejad (93), Chris Kreider (20) and Braden Schneider (4) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators Monday, April 15, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Artemi Panarin scores 49th goal as Rangers beat Senators 4-0 to clinch Presidents’ Trophy

Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist, Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0 to clinch the Presidents’ Trophy for the NHL’s best regular-season record.

New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin celebrates his game-tying goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)

Panarin scores tying goal, shootout winner as the Rangers edge Islanders 3-2

Artemi Panarin scored the shootout winner and Igor Shesterkin made 34 saves as the New York Rangers rallied to defeat the New York Islanders 3-2 for a franchise-record 54th win on Saturday.

Philadelphia Flyers right wing Bobby Brink (10) celebrates with center Ryan Poehling (25) after scoring against the New York Rangers during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Flyers end 8-game losing streak with 4-1 victory over Rangers

Bobby Brink scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period, Samuel Ersson made 24 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers.

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad (93) scores past Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau (30) and defenseman Jayden Struble (47) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, April 7, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Zibanejad, Panarin lead Rangers to 5-2 win over Canadiens

Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist, Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists, and the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2.

New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider, left, reacts after scoring past New Jersey Devils goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen (31) and defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler (71) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kreider scores tiebreaking goal late as Rangers beat Devils 4-3 in game that began with fights

Chris Kreider scored a power-play goal late in the third period and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in a game that started with a 10-player brawl.

New Jersey Devils defenseman Kurtis MacDermid (23) fights New York Rangers center Matt Rempe (73) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

All 10 skaters brawl off opening faceoff at start of Devils-Rangers game

The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils started Wednesday night’s game with a brawl involving all 10 players on the ice off the opening faceoff.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) celebrates with Michael Bunting (8) and Rickard Rakell (67) after scoring a goal against the New Jersey Devils during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Malkin and Crosby each score twice as Penguins rally past Devils 6-3

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby each scored twice in Pittsburgh’s five-goal third period and the Penguins kept their playoff hopes alive, rallying for a 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedelkovic makes a save during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers on Monday, April 1, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)

Crosby, Rust score twice as Penguins beat Rangers 5-2

Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist and Alex Nedeljkovic made 28 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York 5-2, snapping the Rangers’ five-game winning streak.

New York Rangers players gather on the ice after Adam Fox's overtime goal against the Philadelphia Flyers in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)

Rangers become 1st NHL team to clinch playoff berth, beat Flyers 6-5 on Fox’s quick goal in OT

Adam Fox scored 36 seconds into overtime and the New York Rangers became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5 following a wild third period.

New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin (10) scores against Florida Panthers' Sergei Bobrovsky (72) during the penalty shootout of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, March 23, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)

Panarin scores 2 in regulation and the shootout winner as Rangers edge Panthers 4-3

Artemi Panarin scored twice in regulation and added the decisive goal in the shootout, Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3.

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) reacts as Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele (55) celebrates after scoring with left wing Kyle Connor (81) and left wing Alex Iafallo (9) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Mark Scheifele scores 3 and Jets beats Rangers 4-2

Mark Scheifele scored three goals, Connor Hellebuyck made 38 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New York Rangers 4-2. It was the eighth hat trick of Scheifele’s career.

Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates with teammate Tim Stutzle (18) after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game agains the New York Islanders, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Brady Tkachuk scores hat trick, lifts Senators past Islanders 4-3 in overtime

Brady Tkachuk scored on the power play in overtime to complete a hat trick and Joonas Korpisalo made 30 saves to help the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 4-3.

New York Rangers' Vincent Trocheck, right, celebrates his empty-net goal with Jimmy Vesey, left, during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Monday, March 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Zibanejad, Gustafsson help Rangers beat Devils 3-1

Mika Zibanejad and Erik Gustafsson scored in the second period as the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1.

New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin, right, makes a sliding save against St. Louis Blues forward Kasperi Kapanen, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)

Shesterkin gets 13th career shutout in 200th NHL game as Rangers down Blues 4-0

Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves for his 13th career shutout in his 200th career NHL game, Vincent Trocheck and Jimmy Vesey scored first-period goals and the New York Rangers defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-0.