Dan Girardi #5 of the New York Rangers blocks the puck with his body i(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
On this date in 2011, Dan Girardi set a modern New York Rangers record, registering eight blocked shots in one game, a 4-1 win over Ottawa. He broke the club record of seven set by Chris Drury in January 2010 and tied by Brian Boyle in December of the same year.
The NHL has been tracking blocked shots since the 2005-06 season so there is no telling if a Ranger of yore had more in a game, but Girardi wasted no time in breaking his own record, blocking nine shots in a game just eight days later.