With training camp a little more than a month away, the offseason chatter has shifted toward a different kind of Rangers tracking: the all-time leaderboard. And this season, the big names to watch are Mika Zibanejad and Adam Fox, with JT Miller and Igor Shesterkin also positioned for movement if things break right.
Zibanejad sits at the center of it all. He is seventh in Rangers history with 667 points and is in line to climb quickly if he stays healthy.
Walt Tkachuk’s 678 points are next, followed by Mark Messier’s 691, both marks Zibanejad should clear this season. Andy Bathgate’s 729 points for fourth also looks reachable.
The goal totals are just as interesting. Zibanejad has 284 goals, which already puts him fourth all time.
He needs 42 more to catch Chris Kreider’s 326 for third, and 52 to get to Jean Ratelle’s 336 for second. Rod Gilbert’s 406 remains out of range, but not because Zibanejad has stalled out - just because that mountain is massive.
His assist chase may be the most notable part of the whole watch list. Zibanejad has 383 assists, and Artemi Panarin’s 402 for eighth is close enough to matter.
Ron Greshner’s 431 is next, and from there the ladder keeps tightening: Mark Messier at 441, Walt Tkachuk at 451, and Andy Bathgate at 457. Hitting all of those in one season is a long shot, but Panarin and Greshner are clearly within striking distance.
There are a few more Zibanejad marks worth monitoring too. He has 13 shorthanded goals, which leaves him one behind Don Maloney and three behind Adam Graves.
In game-winning goals, Zibanejad sits at 38 and is likely to move past Vic Hadfield and Mark Messier, with Bill Cook’s 43 also in play. He would still need a bigger surge to reach Ratelle’s 46.
And in games played, his 730 already has him 14th; a healthy year would push him past Adam Graves and Dan Girardi, with Jim Nelson’s 811 potentially in play if he logs a full season.
Fox’s climb is built around assists, where he already has 350 and sits 11th in team history. A normal Fox season should bring 50 to 60 assists, which would carry him past James Patrick’s 363 and Panarin’s 402.
Zibanejad currently sits between those two with 383, so Fox would need to outpace him by 24 assists to get there this year. If it doesn’t happen now, it still feels close.
Fox is also tied for 17th in points with Dean Prentice at 422. A 60- to 70-point season would send him climbing again, and 70 points would move him to 15th by passing Prentice, James Patrick and Camille Henry. Don Maloney’s 502 and Adam Graves’ 507 are also within reach.
The breakdown gets even more specific with Fox’s assists. At even strength, his 184 already puts him 17th, and he should move past Bill Fairbairn, Chris Kreider, Dean Prentice and Phil Watson with little trouble.
Vic Hadfield and Don Maloney are next. On the power play, Fox has 157 assists and is seventh; that should be enough to pass Mark Messier, Andy Bathgate and Ron Greshner and move into fourth.
James Patrick’s 187 for third is not out of the question either.
JT Miller is the biggest wildcard on the board. If he somehow gets back to his 100-point form, he could jump from 55th to 29th in points.
That’s a long shot, though. A 70-point season is the more realistic target, and that would still move him up to 36th.
He is 58th in assists as well, and a 50-assist year would put him at 34th, which would still leave him well behind the top names.
Shesterkin’s path is narrower, but there is still a milestone worth watching. He is sixth in wins with 187, and a 30-win season would push him past John Vanbiesbrouck and Gump Worsley into fourth with 204.
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