Day: November 13, 2011

As of November 12th, the Rangers surprisingly are tied with the Washington Capitals for the best points per game percentage of any team in the league.  After fifteen games, both the Capitals and Rangers have earned a possible 21 of 30 points, or 70 percent of the points on offer.

Their 9-3-3 start to the season compares to 7-7-1 from a year ago, and is the best start they’ve had point-wise since 2008-09 when they started 10-4-1.  You have to go all the way back to 1989-90 to find a Rangers team that had lost three or fewer games in regulation through fifteen.