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New York Rangers: 5 players prospering without being goalscorers

One of the more overlooked team statistics for hockey fans is the total number of goals for. Although the Rangers are in 15th place in the NHL, they definitely look better when goals for is analyzed. New York is sixth in the league in goals for with 86. One more goal gets them tied with the Vegas Golden Knights for fifth place in the NHL.

The interesting thing about that stat in relation to the Rangers is that they don’t really have any clear goalscorers. The first few players that come to mind when “goalscorer” is mentioned are usually Michael Grabner, with 13 goals and two assists for 15 points, the now injured Mika Zibanejad, with 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points, and Chris Kreider, with 10 goals and six assists for 16 points.