Will Quill's bright spots continued to be mixed throughout the Rangers' first 13 games. Goal here. Assist there. Total of 9 points.
The hits continue to be connected, the same ones that helped define his contributions as a newcomer. And last week, in the midst of the Rangers' embarrassment, he provided the latest bright spot.
He disappeared toward Buffalo's net, and less than five minutes into the third period, he positioned himself in front of Ukko-Pekka Lukonen and defenseman Zach Jones took a shot, which was deflected by Quill. It deflected and went over Luukkonen and into the net.
It was his fourth goal of the season, and he is on pace to surpass the 21 points he scored in 81 games as a rookie.
This year, Quill has continued to emerge as a productive third-line member for the Rangers, complementing his physicality with offensive production and building a foundation that can extend his strong start into more than just that. .
“I think it's a natural progression,” head coach Peter Laviolette said. “When you have a guy come in who scores 12 goals in his first year, you want to think there's an upside to that – and maybe in the fourth or fifth year there's an upside.
“It's not always going up. It's going to have its peaks and it's going to have its valleys. … He's a guy who's been racking up points and scoring goals everywhere he's gone, so I imagine that progression will happen here as well.” There is.”
Laviolette said there is a “maturity” to Caillou's game in his second season.
modest beliefs. In the OHL, Kyle's point totals went from 41 to 42 to 80 in three seasons with the Windsor Spitfires.
His AHL numbers jumped from 5 points in an 18-game sample to 45 points in 69 games. And he continues at a similar pace with the Rangers.
According to Natural Stat Trick, Caillou created 58 chances last year and has already created 22 dangerous chances.
He scored in back-to-back games against the Ducks and Capitals in late October, and has now scored three goals in a row in the past six games entering Tuesday's matchup with Winnipeg at the Garden.
He is one of nine players in the NHL with nine points and at least 40 hits so far this season, according to the team.
However, the next step requires the quill to prevent the spark from dying out. Eighteen of those points came in the first 54 games of the 2023-24 season, and just five points came in the final 43 games of the regular season and playoffs.
Hitting has emerged as a consistent element of his skill set, ranking him tied for fifth in the NHL entering Monday's game.
But for now, Quill has shown a glimpse of the offensive production that may continue to emerge.
Defenseman Ryan Lindgren had a maintenance day on Monday and did not practice.
After some line and defense combination swaps in recent games, the Rangers played in a similar format as they did in their previous win against the Jets on Saturday, with Victor Mancini replacing Lindgren with Adam Fox and They were the same except they competed side by side.
