Day: November 27, 2011

The Rangers hit the “quarter” mark of the season with a respectable 12-5-3 record after 20 games, good enough for sixth in the East.  The standings position might be a little deceptive though, with the Rangers having played the fewest games of any team in the Eastern conference, and have the best points per game percentage of any team in the East – .675

Last year at the same mark, they were just 10-9-1, a six point improvement.  In fact, they’re off to their best start through 20 games since 2008-09 when they went 13-5-2.  Playing their 20th game of the season on November 26th, is the most leisurely start to the year since the 1984-85 season when they played their 20th on November 28th.