Plus, with Miller being a lefthander, and Zibanejad a righthander, the two have been able to switch off on taking faceoffs, which has been to both players’ advantage. Miller takes draws when they are on his strong side, and Zibanejad takes them when they are on his.

The Rangers' acquisition of star center J.T. Miller will help them. But their big need is for help on defense, which is tougher to address, writes Adam Proteau.

J.T. Miller’s return to the New York Rangers became successful very quickly when he scored in the opening period against the Boston Bruins, a day after he was acquired in a trade from Vancouver.