StEDMONTON — With the decade coming to a close, the Rangers tallied up the numbers and they showed that defenseman Marc Staal led the Blueshirts in games played, with 660 (before Tuesday night) and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist was second with 578. Lundqvist and Staal were the only two Rangers to have been with the club for the entire 10-year period from the beginning of 2010 through the end of 2019.
Dan Girardi (550), Ryan McDonagh (516), Derek Stepan (515) and Mats Zuccarello (509) rounded out the top five.
Rick Nash (145) had scored the most goals in the decade entering Tuesday night, though Chris Kreider was second, with 144 and played Tuesday night.