The New York Rangers first power play unit of Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Patrick Kane, Chris Kreider, and Adam Fox are a who’s who of the NHL’s best offensive players. While that’s surely the case on paper, it couldn’t be further from reality on the ice.
When this group gets out there together, it’s a passing fest with little to no meaningful shots on the man advantage. Case in point, against the Florida Panthers on Saturday, the Rangers went 0-3 and mustered just four shots. The top unit garnered three of them (Zibanejad 2, Fox 1) while playing over four minutes of the six available.