Trocheck notched an assist and four shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Senators. Trocheck ended a four-game slump with the helper on Alexis Lafreniere's opening goal late in the first period.
Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere were the most productive line at five-on-five in the NHL last season.
Vincent Trocheck scored the only goal of the shootout, Igor Shesterkin stopped 27 shots and New York Rangers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0.
Watch as Ottawa Senators' Josh Norris exits the game against the New York Rangers after taking a spill in the first period, tripping over Vincent Trocheck's stick while going for a change and hitting the ice hard.
Will Cuylle’s first legitimate top-six assignment in the NHL has come in just his second season, but with some growing pains.
Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
In the Rangers' 5-4 overtime loss to Dallas on Tuesday, he scored two goals, both on tips of shots from the blue line.
When Drury tried to trade former captain Jacob Trouba in the offseason and the latter refused waive his contract's no-trade clause, there was an effect on the locker room and it could have been the genesis of why the Rangers — the same team that came six wins away from a Stanley Cup within the last 12 months — began to break down.
Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4. Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens,
Daniil Tarasov got the Blue Jackets a point, but became the first goalie in NHL history to lose his first career shutout thanks to Igor Shesterkin.
The simple answer is that the Rangers are winning again and wins fuel confidence. “You have to do the right things in order to get a win and at the end of the day it’s the winning that helps build the confidence,” Peter Laviolette said. I do think it’s starting to build because we are putting wins in the column.”
With an impressive win over the Lightning, Samuel Montembeault reaffirmed his position as the No. 1 goalie for the Canadiens.