The penalty kill unit finished 19th in the league last season, with a 79.8% rate. The Rangers did score nine shorthanded goals, tied for the sixth most in the league. But too often they were unable to kill key penalties and it cost them.
Offensive Additions
Kevin Shattenkirk, the team’s marquee off-season addition, is an offensive minded player who excels on the power play. He is a solid defender who has been a solid penalty killer, but was not used much on the PK last season.
Shattenkirk played over 150 PK minutes in 2011-12 and over 130 minutes in 2015-16.