After breaking into the NHL in the aftermath of the Rangers’ 2018 trade deadline fire sale, the 2018-19 campaign was Neal Pionk’s first full season on Broadway. With the right side of New York’s defense consisting of an initially unproven Tony Deangelo, Kevin Shattenkirk returning from a multi-month knee injury, and stopgap veteran Adam McQuaid, Pionk had a prime opportunity to establish himself as a core piece of the Rangers’ defense corps. The results were as follows:
Boxcar Stats: 73 GP (+45), 6 G (+5), 20 A (+7), 35 PIM (+23), 13 Powerplay Points (+8), 132 SOG (+78), 21:10 TOI/GP (-1:13), +1 Penalty Differential (+4)
“Analytical” Metrics: 0.