NHL 23 Franchise Logs
- Thread starter kinger8998
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i dont have the game yet.
but in franchise can you click on the completed games on the calendar and see a boxscore or some type of summary on the games?? EA hasnt had this in the NHL games yet and it seems like a no brainer to have.
NYR94
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they had it ages ago on PC, it was in NHL 2000 for sure, possibly others as well
Tak7
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Box scores for the games played on that day appear in the top right, but there's no way to look at games from the past - another feature that was removed despite being in several games of the past.
kinger8998
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New York Rangers Franchise Mode
Setting the Stage
Looking Forward Using the Season Passed
HOCKEY PANELS EXPRESS CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM FOLLOWING RANGERS SHAKEUP
After an uneven 6-5-3 start to the 2022-2023 NHL Season, Chris Drury has been essentially relieved of his GM duties by impatient owner James Dolan. While Drury will remain on as President, his GM duties have been passed to rookie Brant King. This is a move that many question, as Drury managed to just recently get a 1st round pick from the Dallas Stars for Nils Lundkvist, and saw his team go to the ECF in his first season at the helm.
While the contract handed to Goodrow is an overpayment, and the Buchnevich trade is always brought up when asking "what if?" about the Rangers last season. And, to that point, the Rangers have once again this season struggled to score at 5 on 5, a theme that has carried over from last season despite their improved overall play at even strength. It is hard to deny that Buchnevich would help drastically in that area contrast to Blais.
Pundits question how much King will really be able to change in his approach to the roster compared to Drury, as the team has limited cap room, and injuries have limited their ability to accrue any for future deadline moves.
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RANGERS CLOSE OUT DISAPPOINTING SEASON TONIGHT AGAINST LEAFS
In a season no one could have foreseen, the New York Rangers, after making leaps and bounds to the Eastern Conference Finals last year, are officially on the brink of elimination from the Sweet 16 pending a couple outcomes tonight. The Rangers sit 1 point behind former coach John Tortorellas Flyers for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. With each team having 1 game remaining, the Rangers must win, and the Flyers must lose.
After removing the GM tag from Drury amidst a slow start, GM King came in with little ability to change much in season, as there was no cap space to begin with and none to be accrued following early season injuries.
With his team limping into the Deadline missing Goodrow, Zibaneajd and Fox, yet still a respectable 30-24-8, King could have elected to make some serious moves, but chose not to, only moving a 2nd round pick and Libor Hajek to the Senators for Artem Zub (50% ret.) and Derick Brassard, and also moved Julien Gauthier and a 6th rounder to the Sharks for Matt Nieto.
That said, King did manage to extend K'Andre Miller to a 6-year, $28.8M contract extension ($4.8M AAV).
The Rangers likely would have finished worse if not for a late season push, derailed only by a concussion to Adam Fox for the final 6 games of the season. Following his injury, the Rangers finished 0-5-1.
The Rangers will almost certainly initiate a coaching change, but it remains to be seen how lengthy the process may be.
If there was one thing to take from this season, it would be all 3 members or the former Kid Line crossed the 40 point plateau for the first times in their careers. Each player posted atleast 44 points, with Lafreniere maxing out at 57.
Perhaps the biggest reason for the Rangers downfall this season was the peformance of its top 3 players, Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad and Igor Shesterkin.
Both the Rangers dual offensive threats had extremely underwhelming seasons, posting just 65 (Panarin) and 63 (Zibanejad) points each, well below their clip from last season and their recent careers.
Igor Shesterkin posted just a .906 SV% following his Vezina winning and Hart nomination season.
Teams go as their stars go, and the Rangers stars didn't have much go this season.
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DESPITE SEASON ENDING WIN AGAINST LEAFS, TORTORELLAS FLYERS OUTLAST RANGERS FOR PLAYOFFS
In one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory compared to expectations coming in, the Rangers have officially missed the playoffs entirely after a 42-31-9 finish.
The Rangers will certainly be a closely watched team this offseason with a new GM and an owner with low tolerance for failing to meet expectations.
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It may not be much consolation in a wasted season of prime stars, but the Rangers can potentially quickly fix this issue with some big moves this offseason.
Their own draft pick, which likely would have been moved had they been in contention and accrued cap space, remains with the team.
The Dallas Stars 1st round pick, acquired for Nils Lundkvist prior to the season, is slated to be late first after Dallas won the Presidents Trophy and are expected to have a deep playoff run.
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The New York Rangers were slated to pick 16th and 30th in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, but quickly improved one of their positions.
Trading their 16th overall pick, along with Vitali Kravtsov and Ryan Lindgren, the Rangers moved up to select 7th with the Calgary Flames selecton, while also acquiring RW prospects Cole Schwindt and Martin Poposil in the process.
With the 7th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers selected centreman Zach Benson from the Winnipeg Ice of the WHL. Benson projects to be a top line player in the NHL, and at a position in which the Rangers will need incoming talent, is welcomed.
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The Rangers quickly took care of in house business, signing Filip Chytil to a 1-year $2.3M contract identical to his bridge deal and Alexis Lafreniere to a 3-year $21M ($7M AAV) contracts.
The Rangers decided to take fliers on young forwards Kristian Vesalainen and Jaret Anderson-Dolan in Free Agency. Brant King is creating plenty of internal competition in training camp, and certainly bringing in hungry younger players looking to carve out a role.
While adding youth and competition was important, equally as important was adding stability in the bottom parts of the lineup. GM Brant King addressed that by bringing Brian Boyle back for a 2nd tour of duty in NY, while also signing former Washington Capital and Stanley Cup Champion Michal Kempny to a 1-year deal.
After the Vancouver Canucks had seen enough and allowed Michael DiPietro to walk to Free Agency, not qualifying the young netminder, GMBK convinced the young goaltender to come to New York to have a shot in the NHL behind Igor Shesterkin. While DiPietro clearly won't start here, New York offers him a chance to play upwards of 20 games and potential for runs as starter due to Shesterkins history of groin injuries.
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RANGERS NHLs BIGGEST QUESTION MARK HEADING INTO 23-24 SEASON
You ask anywhere around the NHL, an no one knows quite what to expect from the New York Rangers in the coming season. After missing the Playoffs a year after placing themselves among the NHL's Elite with a trip to the Conference Finals, they find themselves in as confusing a place as anyone.
Starting in nets, the Rangers Playoff hopes sit squarely on the shoulders of their star goaltender Igor Shesterkin. After an MVP calibre season 2 years ago, winning the Vezina, the goaltender failed to find that level at any point last season, finishing with a .906 SV%, well below his - and the leagues - standards.
Igor, as they chanted at MSG 2 years ago but not much last season, will need to find a middle ground for the Rangers to be successful this season.
Michael DiPietro enters his first full NHL season with the Rangers after starting 30 games for Vancouvers AHL affiliate last season.
New head coach Myles Smith seems set to roll into the season with a highly anticipated top pairing of K'Andre Miller and Adam Fox after the departure of top pairing partner Ryan Lindgren. Captain Jacob Trouba will now lineup with veteran signing Michal Kempny, while the bottom pairing of Zac Jones and Braden Schneider return.
While Matthew Robertson was expected to occupy the 6/7th defensive role this season, GMBK felt it was better to get him top pairing reps in AHL Hartford, which coincided with Kris Russell earning a league minimum contract off his PTO with the club.
The New York Rangers offensive group returns largely the same minus some turnover in the lower parts of the lineup.
Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider return on the top line, with Kaapo Kakko on their right. Trocheck and Panarin reunite again with Alexis Lafreniere on their RW.
Zach Benson earned himself what GM Brant King calls "a 2nd tryout" following an impressive training camp, but it's almost certain this is borrowed time and the 7th overall pick will be returned to WHL Winnipeg after his 9 games. He starts on the 3rd line LW next to Filip Chytil and Barclay Goodrow.
Goodrow was one of the bright spots of the season that passed, with the 30-year old posting career highs in every category. His stat line of 21 goals, 26 assists and 47 points were all new highs, as was his 18% shooting percentage, something to take note of when tempering expectations.
Brian Boyle centers and all-new 4th line, with Free agent signing Jaret Anderson Dolan (JAD) and trade acquisition Cole Schwindt on his flanks.
Kristian Vesalainen and Ryan Reaves begin the season as the extras.
Top forward prospects Brennan Othmann and Will Cuylle begin the season in AHL Harford.
This is Othmanns first professional season, while Cuylle scored 16 goals and 25 points last season for the Pack.
Setting the Stage
Looking Forward Using the Season Passed
HOCKEY PANELS EXPRESS CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM FOLLOWING RANGERS SHAKEUP
After an uneven 6-5-3 start to the 2022-2023 NHL Season, Chris Drury has been essentially relieved of his GM duties by impatient owner James Dolan. While Drury will remain on as President, his GM duties have been passed to rookie Brant King. This is a move that many question, as Drury managed to just recently get a 1st round pick from the Dallas Stars for Nils Lundkvist, and saw his team go to the ECF in his first season at the helm.
While the contract handed to Goodrow is an overpayment, and the Buchnevich trade is always brought up when asking "what if?" about the Rangers last season. And, to that point, the Rangers have once again this season struggled to score at 5 on 5, a theme that has carried over from last season despite their improved overall play at even strength. It is hard to deny that Buchnevich would help drastically in that area contrast to Blais.
Pundits question how much King will really be able to change in his approach to the roster compared to Drury, as the team has limited cap room, and injuries have limited their ability to accrue any for future deadline moves.
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RANGERS CLOSE OUT DISAPPOINTING SEASON TONIGHT AGAINST LEAFS
In a season no one could have foreseen, the New York Rangers, after making leaps and bounds to the Eastern Conference Finals last year, are officially on the brink of elimination from the Sweet 16 pending a couple outcomes tonight. The Rangers sit 1 point behind former coach John Tortorellas Flyers for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. With each team having 1 game remaining, the Rangers must win, and the Flyers must lose.
After removing the GM tag from Drury amidst a slow start, GM King came in with little ability to change much in season, as there was no cap space to begin with and none to be accrued following early season injuries.
With his team limping into the Deadline missing Goodrow, Zibaneajd and Fox, yet still a respectable 30-24-8, King could have elected to make some serious moves, but chose not to, only moving a 2nd round pick and Libor Hajek to the Senators for Artem Zub (50% ret.) and Derick Brassard, and also moved Julien Gauthier and a 6th rounder to the Sharks for Matt Nieto.
That said, King did manage to extend K'Andre Miller to a 6-year, $28.8M contract extension ($4.8M AAV).
The Rangers likely would have finished worse if not for a late season push, derailed only by a concussion to Adam Fox for the final 6 games of the season. Following his injury, the Rangers finished 0-5-1.
The Rangers will almost certainly initiate a coaching change, but it remains to be seen how lengthy the process may be.
If there was one thing to take from this season, it would be all 3 members or the former Kid Line crossed the 40 point plateau for the first times in their careers. Each player posted atleast 44 points, with Lafreniere maxing out at 57.
Perhaps the biggest reason for the Rangers downfall this season was the peformance of its top 3 players, Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad and Igor Shesterkin.
Both the Rangers dual offensive threats had extremely underwhelming seasons, posting just 65 (Panarin) and 63 (Zibanejad) points each, well below their clip from last season and their recent careers.
Igor Shesterkin posted just a .906 SV% following his Vezina winning and Hart nomination season.
Teams go as their stars go, and the Rangers stars didn't have much go this season.
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DESPITE SEASON ENDING WIN AGAINST LEAFS, TORTORELLAS FLYERS OUTLAST RANGERS FOR PLAYOFFS
In one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory compared to expectations coming in, the Rangers have officially missed the playoffs entirely after a 42-31-9 finish.
The Rangers will certainly be a closely watched team this offseason with a new GM and an owner with low tolerance for failing to meet expectations.
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It may not be much consolation in a wasted season of prime stars, but the Rangers can potentially quickly fix this issue with some big moves this offseason.
Their own draft pick, which likely would have been moved had they been in contention and accrued cap space, remains with the team.
The Dallas Stars 1st round pick, acquired for Nils Lundkvist prior to the season, is slated to be late first after Dallas won the Presidents Trophy and are expected to have a deep playoff run.
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The New York Rangers were slated to pick 16th and 30th in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, but quickly improved one of their positions.
Trading their 16th overall pick, along with Vitali Kravtsov and Ryan Lindgren, the Rangers moved up to select 7th with the Calgary Flames selecton, while also acquiring RW prospects Cole Schwindt and Martin Poposil in the process.
With the 7th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers selected centreman Zach Benson from the Winnipeg Ice of the WHL. Benson projects to be a top line player in the NHL, and at a position in which the Rangers will need incoming talent, is welcomed.
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The Rangers quickly took care of in house business, signing Filip Chytil to a 1-year $2.3M contract identical to his bridge deal and Alexis Lafreniere to a 3-year $21M ($7M AAV) contracts.
The Rangers decided to take fliers on young forwards Kristian Vesalainen and Jaret Anderson-Dolan in Free Agency. Brant King is creating plenty of internal competition in training camp, and certainly bringing in hungry younger players looking to carve out a role.
While adding youth and competition was important, equally as important was adding stability in the bottom parts of the lineup. GM Brant King addressed that by bringing Brian Boyle back for a 2nd tour of duty in NY, while also signing former Washington Capital and Stanley Cup Champion Michal Kempny to a 1-year deal.
After the Vancouver Canucks had seen enough and allowed Michael DiPietro to walk to Free Agency, not qualifying the young netminder, GMBK convinced the young goaltender to come to New York to have a shot in the NHL behind Igor Shesterkin. While DiPietro clearly won't start here, New York offers him a chance to play upwards of 20 games and potential for runs as starter due to Shesterkins history of groin injuries.
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RANGERS NHLs BIGGEST QUESTION MARK HEADING INTO 23-24 SEASON
You ask anywhere around the NHL, an no one knows quite what to expect from the New York Rangers in the coming season. After missing the Playoffs a year after placing themselves among the NHL's Elite with a trip to the Conference Finals, they find themselves in as confusing a place as anyone.
Starting in nets, the Rangers Playoff hopes sit squarely on the shoulders of their star goaltender Igor Shesterkin. After an MVP calibre season 2 years ago, winning the Vezina, the goaltender failed to find that level at any point last season, finishing with a .906 SV%, well below his - and the leagues - standards.
Igor, as they chanted at MSG 2 years ago but not much last season, will need to find a middle ground for the Rangers to be successful this season.
Michael DiPietro enters his first full NHL season with the Rangers after starting 30 games for Vancouvers AHL affiliate last season.
New head coach Myles Smith seems set to roll into the season with a highly anticipated top pairing of K'Andre Miller and Adam Fox after the departure of top pairing partner Ryan Lindgren. Captain Jacob Trouba will now lineup with veteran signing Michal Kempny, while the bottom pairing of Zac Jones and Braden Schneider return.
While Matthew Robertson was expected to occupy the 6/7th defensive role this season, GMBK felt it was better to get him top pairing reps in AHL Hartford, which coincided with Kris Russell earning a league minimum contract off his PTO with the club.
The New York Rangers offensive group returns largely the same minus some turnover in the lower parts of the lineup.
Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider return on the top line, with Kaapo Kakko on their right. Trocheck and Panarin reunite again with Alexis Lafreniere on their RW.
Zach Benson earned himself what GM Brant King calls "a 2nd tryout" following an impressive training camp, but it's almost certain this is borrowed time and the 7th overall pick will be returned to WHL Winnipeg after his 9 games. He starts on the 3rd line LW next to Filip Chytil and Barclay Goodrow.
Goodrow was one of the bright spots of the season that passed, with the 30-year old posting career highs in every category. His stat line of 21 goals, 26 assists and 47 points were all new highs, as was his 18% shooting percentage, something to take note of when tempering expectations.
Brian Boyle centers and all-new 4th line, with Free agent signing Jaret Anderson Dolan (JAD) and trade acquisition Cole Schwindt on his flanks.
Kristian Vesalainen and Ryan Reaves begin the season as the extras.
Top forward prospects Brennan Othmann and Will Cuylle begin the season in AHL Harford.
This is Othmanns first professional season, while Cuylle scored 16 goals and 25 points last season for the Pack.
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kinger8998
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New York Rangers Franchise Mode
1st Half 2023-2024 NHL Season
RANGERS LOSE SEASON OPENER
Oct. 13th, 2023
The Rangers dropped their season opener 4-3 to the Columbus Blue Jackets following a late goal from Patrik Laine.
Despite K'Andre Miller and Adam Foxs best efforts, who played upwards of 28 minutes each, the Rangers could not overcome goals from Laine, Gaudreau, Jenner and Pavelski in the loss.
The Rangers play the Canadiens after an off day tomorrow and will look to rebound.
RANGERS LOSE 2ND STRAIGHT TO OPEN SEASON
Oct. 15th, 2023
Another late goal torpedoed an otherwise solid game for the Rangers as they fell to 0-2-0 after a loss to the Canadiens.
Zach Benson scored his first NHL Goal with 5 minutes remaining to tie the game at 3-3, but Cole Caufield scored the GWG with 55 seconds remaining and followed it up with an empty netter to seal the deal.
The Rangers have now given up 4+ goals in both their games to open a season, one with each goaltender in net.
SHESTERKINS HEROICS EARN RANGERS FIRST WIN
Oct. 18th, 2023
Despite being outshot heavily, Igor Shesterkin turned away all but 2 in a 3-2 Rangers win in Colorado tonight.
The Rangers received goals from Fil Chytil, Brian Boyle and Artemi Panarin in the win.
Zach Benson also added his first career assist to improve his statline to 1-2--2 in 3 NHL games so far.
The Rangers are now 1-2-0 in the young days of the NHL Season.
RANGERS HAND BLUES 8TH LOSS TO OPEN SEASON
Oct. 29th, 2023
The Rangers did not take the struggling Blues lightly, as they came prepared and shellacked them 5-0.
Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere combined for 8 points, their first strong night of the season.
The Rangers also received contributions from JAD and the 4th line, as the former King scored his first goal and added an assist for 2 points in the contest.
Igor Shesterkin posted a 33-save shutout, his first of the season.
Unfortunately, K'Andre Miller was injured in the game, and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks. Kris Russell will draw in for his first action of the season.
RANGERS WIN THRILLER OVER OILERS IN SHOOTOUT
Nov. 19th, 2023
A 3-goal 3rd period allowed the Rangers to overcome a 2-0 defecit against the McDavid-led Oilers en route to a 4-3 shootout victory.
Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck and Kaapo Kakko provided the goals, while Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves in the win.
The win evened the Rangers record at 7-7-0, which is not a great start for a club with high expectations for themselves. That being said, they have no yet received the goaltending neccessary from Igor Shesterkin, and that can tank any team. It should also be noted they are adjusting to a new coaching staff and new systems, while missing their 2nd defenseman Miller for the last 3 weeks.
SHUFFLED LINES WORK AS RANGERS DOWN CAPS TO END SKID
Nov. 25th, 2023
The Rangers threw their lines into a blender, hoping to find something to end their horrific 2 game skid in which they were outscored 14-5, and it worked for 60 minutes, as they prevailed over the Washington Capitals.
The 3-2 victory, a pleasant change from surrendering 6+ goals in each of the previous two, came on the back of a reunited Kid Line, which scored 2 goals (both from Lafreniere).
Vincent Trocheck found himself on a new 3rd line with Barclay Goodrow and Kristian Vesalainen, while Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider were combined.
The Rangers now sit 8-9-0, surprisingly good for 5th in the Metro.
RANGERS OUTLAST PANTHERS FOR 3RD STRAIGHT WIN
Dec. 3rd, 2023
The Rangers quietly won their last 2 games, but there was no missing their 3rd win of the streak.
After leading the opening frame 1-0, the Rangers fell behind 5-4 in an action packed 2nd period, which culminated in a comeback win for the Rangers, as they downed the Cats 6-5.
Adam Fox led the way with 3 points (1 goal), but it was Brian Boyle as the hero in this one with 2 goals, including the game winner.
The Rangers have now climbed back to 11-10-0, the first time their record has seen more wins than losses this season.
In order to correct their slow start, the Rangers will need to string more of these runs together as they've put themselves in quite a hole to open the season a quarter of the way in.
GARAND WINS FIRST NHL START AFTER RECALL
Dec. 10th, 2023
Following an injury to Igor Shesterkin which left him day-to-day, Dylan Garand was recalled from the AHL, getting the nod over Louis Domingue due to waiver status.
While not the ideal victory, the 21-year old will surely take his NHL record being 1-0-0. Turnign aside 40/44 shots to earn the Rangers a point in a game they were outplayed will likely earn the goaltender another start as Michael DiPietro has struggled in the backup role so far.
Adam Fox was once again critical as he had 3 assists, while the Rangers got goals from Cole Schwindt, Barclay Goodrow, Vinny Trocheck and Chris Kreider.
The Rangers now sit 14-11-0, holding the final WC spot in the Eastern Conference and sitting 5th in the Metro.
DOMINGUE WINS FIRST RANGERS START, PANARIN HAS 4 POINT NIGHT
Jan. 14th, 2023
Louis Domingue was recalled on after Michael DiPietro surrendered 5 on 18 and was pulled, and subsequently waived following a 9-3 loss to the Wings. He waited nearly a month for his first start as the Rangers rode the recently-returned-from-injury Shesterkin back in relevance in the NHL.
Domingue stopped 23/26 for his 1st win in his 1st start as a Ranger. Artemi Panarin and Chris Kreider each recorded 4 points, while Adam Fox had yet another 3-point outing.
The Rangers have one game left before the official halfway point of the season, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but following an 11-10-0 start, the team has to feel good about where they are at, sitting 26-14-0. Yes, that is a 15-3-0 record in their last 18.
RANGERS BEAT DEVILS TO CLOSE OUT "FIRST HALF" B2B WITH 2 WINS
Jan. 17th, 2024
The Rangers have been on quite the roll. Now on a 9-game winning streak, and sitting at 28-14-0, they have taken the NHL by storm.
Noting again that the team started 11-10-0, they have now gone 17-3-0 in their last 20, which is one quarter of an NHL season.
Louis Domingue earned 2nd star, and his 2nd win in two starts with the club.
Filip Chytil had 2 goals and Kaapo Kakko assisted both to lead the way for the Rangers.
1st Half 2023-2024 NHL Season
RANGERS LOSE SEASON OPENER
Oct. 13th, 2023
The Rangers dropped their season opener 4-3 to the Columbus Blue Jackets following a late goal from Patrik Laine.
Despite K'Andre Miller and Adam Foxs best efforts, who played upwards of 28 minutes each, the Rangers could not overcome goals from Laine, Gaudreau, Jenner and Pavelski in the loss.
The Rangers play the Canadiens after an off day tomorrow and will look to rebound.
RANGERS LOSE 2ND STRAIGHT TO OPEN SEASON
Oct. 15th, 2023
Another late goal torpedoed an otherwise solid game for the Rangers as they fell to 0-2-0 after a loss to the Canadiens.
Zach Benson scored his first NHL Goal with 5 minutes remaining to tie the game at 3-3, but Cole Caufield scored the GWG with 55 seconds remaining and followed it up with an empty netter to seal the deal.
The Rangers have now given up 4+ goals in both their games to open a season, one with each goaltender in net.
SHESTERKINS HEROICS EARN RANGERS FIRST WIN
Oct. 18th, 2023
Despite being outshot heavily, Igor Shesterkin turned away all but 2 in a 3-2 Rangers win in Colorado tonight.
The Rangers received goals from Fil Chytil, Brian Boyle and Artemi Panarin in the win.
Zach Benson also added his first career assist to improve his statline to 1-2--2 in 3 NHL games so far.
The Rangers are now 1-2-0 in the young days of the NHL Season.
RANGERS HAND BLUES 8TH LOSS TO OPEN SEASON
Oct. 29th, 2023
The Rangers did not take the struggling Blues lightly, as they came prepared and shellacked them 5-0.
Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere combined for 8 points, their first strong night of the season.
The Rangers also received contributions from JAD and the 4th line, as the former King scored his first goal and added an assist for 2 points in the contest.
Igor Shesterkin posted a 33-save shutout, his first of the season.
Unfortunately, K'Andre Miller was injured in the game, and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks. Kris Russell will draw in for his first action of the season.
RANGERS WIN THRILLER OVER OILERS IN SHOOTOUT
Nov. 19th, 2023
A 3-goal 3rd period allowed the Rangers to overcome a 2-0 defecit against the McDavid-led Oilers en route to a 4-3 shootout victory.
Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck and Kaapo Kakko provided the goals, while Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves in the win.
The win evened the Rangers record at 7-7-0, which is not a great start for a club with high expectations for themselves. That being said, they have no yet received the goaltending neccessary from Igor Shesterkin, and that can tank any team. It should also be noted they are adjusting to a new coaching staff and new systems, while missing their 2nd defenseman Miller for the last 3 weeks.
SHUFFLED LINES WORK AS RANGERS DOWN CAPS TO END SKID
Nov. 25th, 2023
The Rangers threw their lines into a blender, hoping to find something to end their horrific 2 game skid in which they were outscored 14-5, and it worked for 60 minutes, as they prevailed over the Washington Capitals.
The 3-2 victory, a pleasant change from surrendering 6+ goals in each of the previous two, came on the back of a reunited Kid Line, which scored 2 goals (both from Lafreniere).
Vincent Trocheck found himself on a new 3rd line with Barclay Goodrow and Kristian Vesalainen, while Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider were combined.
The Rangers now sit 8-9-0, surprisingly good for 5th in the Metro.
RANGERS OUTLAST PANTHERS FOR 3RD STRAIGHT WIN
Dec. 3rd, 2023
The Rangers quietly won their last 2 games, but there was no missing their 3rd win of the streak.
After leading the opening frame 1-0, the Rangers fell behind 5-4 in an action packed 2nd period, which culminated in a comeback win for the Rangers, as they downed the Cats 6-5.
Adam Fox led the way with 3 points (1 goal), but it was Brian Boyle as the hero in this one with 2 goals, including the game winner.
The Rangers have now climbed back to 11-10-0, the first time their record has seen more wins than losses this season.
In order to correct their slow start, the Rangers will need to string more of these runs together as they've put themselves in quite a hole to open the season a quarter of the way in.
GARAND WINS FIRST NHL START AFTER RECALL
Dec. 10th, 2023
Following an injury to Igor Shesterkin which left him day-to-day, Dylan Garand was recalled from the AHL, getting the nod over Louis Domingue due to waiver status.
While not the ideal victory, the 21-year old will surely take his NHL record being 1-0-0. Turnign aside 40/44 shots to earn the Rangers a point in a game they were outplayed will likely earn the goaltender another start as Michael DiPietro has struggled in the backup role so far.
Adam Fox was once again critical as he had 3 assists, while the Rangers got goals from Cole Schwindt, Barclay Goodrow, Vinny Trocheck and Chris Kreider.
The Rangers now sit 14-11-0, holding the final WC spot in the Eastern Conference and sitting 5th in the Metro.
DOMINGUE WINS FIRST RANGERS START, PANARIN HAS 4 POINT NIGHT
Jan. 14th, 2023
Louis Domingue was recalled on after Michael DiPietro surrendered 5 on 18 and was pulled, and subsequently waived following a 9-3 loss to the Wings. He waited nearly a month for his first start as the Rangers rode the recently-returned-from-injury Shesterkin back in relevance in the NHL.
Domingue stopped 23/26 for his 1st win in his 1st start as a Ranger. Artemi Panarin and Chris Kreider each recorded 4 points, while Adam Fox had yet another 3-point outing.
The Rangers have one game left before the official halfway point of the season, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but following an 11-10-0 start, the team has to feel good about where they are at, sitting 26-14-0. Yes, that is a 15-3-0 record in their last 18.
RANGERS BEAT DEVILS TO CLOSE OUT "FIRST HALF" B2B WITH 2 WINS
Jan. 17th, 2024
The Rangers have been on quite the roll. Now on a 9-game winning streak, and sitting at 28-14-0, they have taken the NHL by storm.
Noting again that the team started 11-10-0, they have now gone 17-3-0 in their last 20, which is one quarter of an NHL season.
Louis Domingue earned 2nd star, and his 2nd win in two starts with the club.
Filip Chytil had 2 goals and Kaapo Kakko assisted both to lead the way for the Rangers.
28-14-0 | 14-5-0 | 14-9-0 | 3.31 (7th) | 3.10 (25th) | 16.8% (18th) | 88.3% (2nd) | 2nd | 5th | Yes (2M) |
Record | Home | Away | GFPG | GAPG | PP% | PK% | Division | League | Playoffs |
Goalie | Record | SV% | GAA | SO |
Igor Shesterkin | 22-7-0 | .913 | 2.66 | 2 |
Louis Domingue | 2-0-0 | .921 | 2.00 | 0 |
Michael DiPietro | 3-6-0 | .848 | 4.44 | 1 |
Dylan Garand | 1-1-0 | .878 | 4.36 | 0 |
Following a shaky start, Igor Shesterkin has improved his statistics since returning from injury, currently sitting with a .913 SV% that has improved drastically as the season has gone on. He sits tied for 1st in the NHL in wins with Spencer Knight of the Panthers.
Dylan Garand was given an opportunity to lay claim on the backup role as DiPietro proved the Canucks right in releasing him and found himself waived once Shesterkin returned from injury following his worst outing of the season against Detroit.
But, it's Louis Domingue who ended up with the job, and has gotten himself off to a solid start, winning both games he's played and posting a .921 SV% along the way.
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI |
Adam Fox | 42 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 26:14 |
Jacob Trouba | 30 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 12 | |
Braden Schneider | 42 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 6 | |
K'Andre Miller | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 8 | |
Zac Jones | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
Michal Kempny | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 | |
Kris Russell | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Matthew Robertson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
The Rangers have gotten exactly what they needed from Adam Fox, playing in every game so far, pacing 5th in the league in points by defensemen, 3rd in TOI per game and excelling at both ends of the ice. Other than he and Braden Schneider, the rest of the D corps has struggled to stay healthy, and Zac Jones in out until March with post-concussion syndrome.
Matthew Robertson was recalled following long term injuries to Trouba and Jones, and has made a strong case to stay. The Rangers won't have to send anyone down until Jones returns, but the decision on who sits has been made more difficult by Robertsons play.
Following his contract extension, K'Andre Miller has failed to take the step forward expected of him. While he is playing heavy minutes all-situations, the offense has not not developed to date.
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPP |
Artemi Panarin | 42 | 20 | 26 | 46 | -1 | 2 | 12 |
Mika Zibanejad | 42 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 20 | 3 |
Alexis Lafreniere | 42 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -3 | 22 | 7 |
Kaapo Kakko | 42 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 29 | 5 |
Chris Kreider | 42 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 26 | 9 |
Filip Chytil | 42 | 14 | 19 | 33 | -2 | 10 | 6 |
Vincent Trocheck | 42 | 14 | 8 | 22 | -9 | 30 | 7 |
Barclay Goodrow | 42 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 28 | 6 |
Cole Schwindt | 42 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 8 | 0 |
Brian Boyle | 42 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 12 | 0 |
Jaret Anderson-Dolan | 42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | E | 4 | 0 |
Kristian Vesalainen | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | E | 2 | 0 |
Ryan Reaves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 |
The Rangers have one of the most balanced attacks in the NHL, with 8 of their top 9 forwards having 20+ points. They are on pace to have 6 20-goal scorers, and 5 players over 70-points.
They could look to add another bonafide top-9 player, but Cole Schwindt and Kristian Vesalainen have both faired well on the RW of Trocheck and Goodrow on the 3rd line during the recent run in the last 20 games.
Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad have refound their game, but they've done in on the same line, with Chris Kreider on their RW. The reunited Kid Line has done wonders for the trio, as they've all taken the next step in their games. Kaapo Kakko will be due a big raise this offseason from his bridge contract.
In terms of prospects, the Rangers have notable prospects at different levels.
Brennan Othmann has not found consistency to date in the AHL, with just 16 points in 36 games. Will Cuylle has 14 points in 29 games, his .5 P/G clip an improvement from last season.
The biggest surprise in the AHL has been Ryder Korczak, who leads the team with 26 points in 36 games. the 3rd round pick in 2021 has quickly adjusted to the pro game and has Rangers brass watching closely.
Meanwhile in the junior ranks, Zach Benson, after posting 3 points in his 9 game audition, has started slowly in the WHL with 16 points in 21 games as Winnipeg has a vastly subpar team compared to Benson's draft year
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2nd Half 2023-2024 NHL Season
CHYTILS HATTRICK LIFTS RANGERS OVER PENS
Jan. 24th, 2024
2nd Half 2023-2024 NHL Season
CHYTILS HATTRICK LIFTS RANGERS OVER PENS
Jan. 24th, 2024
Filip Chytil bet on himself by signing a 1-year contract, and he looks poised to make the Rangers and GM Brant King pay.
Chytils heroics helped the Rangers win a key divisional matchup over the Pens, the only team ahead of them in the Metropolitan Division.
Kaapo Kakko and Mika Zibanejad each had 1 goal and 1 assist, while Panarin and Lafreniere also added 2 assists each.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 28/31 (.903 SV%) for the win.
The Rangers are now 30-14-1 and trail the Pens by 2 points for the division lead.
Chytils heroics helped the Rangers win a key divisional matchup over the Pens, the only team ahead of them in the Metropolitan Division.
Kaapo Kakko and Mika Zibanejad each had 1 goal and 1 assist, while Panarin and Lafreniere also added 2 assists each.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 28/31 (.903 SV%) for the win.
The Rangers are now 30-14-1 and trail the Pens by 2 points for the division lead.
GOODROWS PAIR HELPS RANGERS OVER STARS
Feb. 20th, 2024
Goodrow started slow, but is starting to find last seasons form that saw him have a breakout season during his 2nd year in New York.
Cole Schwindt reclaimed his spot on the 3rd line as Kristian Vesalainen slotted down onto the 4th, and is has proved to be a good change for 1st year coach Myles Smith as the swap has sparked the offense on the 3rd line.
Goodrows goals brought him up to 15 on the season, within striking distance of the 20-goal plateau again with nearly 30 games remaining.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 32 for a .969 SV% and 1st star.
Cole Schwindt reclaimed his spot on the 3rd line as Kristian Vesalainen slotted down onto the 4th, and is has proved to be a good change for 1st year coach Myles Smith as the swap has sparked the offense on the 3rd line.
Goodrows goals brought him up to 15 on the season, within striking distance of the 20-goal plateau again with nearly 30 games remaining.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 32 for a .969 SV% and 1st star.
RANGERS TOP LIGHTNING WITH TRADE DEADLINE ACQUISITIONS IN LINEUP
March 9th, 2024
The New York Rangers pushed their chips to the middle at the Trade Deadline, acquiring defesneman Marco Scandella from the flailing Edmonton Oilers for a 2nd round pick in this years entry Draft an prospect Maxim Barbashev, and acquiring 3-time Stanley Cup Champion Jonathan Toews from the San Jose Sharks for a 2025 3rd round pick, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, and defensive prospect Ty Emberson.
The new look Rangers, with Toews centering the 3rd line between Goodrow and Trocheck, outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime in their first game with the new additions.
Marco Scandella played 22 minutes on the top pair with Adam Fox, with a +1 rating. Jonathan Toews played 15:04 of uneventful hockey, which is not an issue for him in his role with the team.
The Rangers now sit 40-21-3 and have leapfrogged the Penguins for 1st in the Metro.
The new look Rangers, with Toews centering the 3rd line between Goodrow and Trocheck, outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime in their first game with the new additions.
Marco Scandella played 22 minutes on the top pair with Adam Fox, with a +1 rating. Jonathan Toews played 15:04 of uneventful hockey, which is not an issue for him in his role with the team.
The Rangers now sit 40-21-3 and have leapfrogged the Penguins for 1st in the Metro.
RANGERS CLINCH PLAYOFFS WITH WIN OVER DETROIT
April 8th, 2024
While the record has not been perfect post-deadline, as players fit into new lines and systems and the season comes to a final stretch, the Rangers have officially clinched their spot in the Playoffs, returning after missing the postseason last year.
First year coach Myles Smith has done great work and will almost assuredly get a nomination for the Jack Adams, seemingly fixing what ailed the Rangers and perplexed many last season.
The offense has slowed post deadline, but the Rangers are not worried about this as it was expected down the stretch and will help them adjust to the type of hockey required to win Playoff games.
New York sits 1st in the Metro and tied for 2nd in the league with 98 points off a 47-28-4 record.
First year coach Myles Smith has done great work and will almost assuredly get a nomination for the Jack Adams, seemingly fixing what ailed the Rangers and perplexed many last season.
The offense has slowed post deadline, but the Rangers are not worried about this as it was expected down the stretch and will help them adjust to the type of hockey required to win Playoff games.
New York sits 1st in the Metro and tied for 2nd in the league with 98 points off a 47-28-4 record.
RANGERS CLINCH 1ST IN METRO WITH SEASON ENDING WIN OVER LEAFS
April 13th, 2024
The Rangers took fate into their own hands, winning their final game to clinch the top spot in the Metropolitan Division and Home ice advantage for atleast the first 2 rounds of the Playoffs.
Artemi Panarin scored twice (3 points), while Kakko and Zibanejad also scored in the 4-1 victory.
Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves (.955 SV%) for his 38th win of the season.
Artemi Panarin scored twice (3 points), while Kakko and Zibanejad also scored in the 4-1 victory.
Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves (.955 SV%) for his 38th win of the season.
49-29-4 | 25-14-2 | 24-15-2 | 3.05 (T-12th) | 2.91 (13th) | 15.2% (T-22nd) | 83.5% (13th) | 1st | 3rd | Yes (1M) |
Record | Home | Away | GFPG | GAPG | PP% | PK% | Division | League | Playoffs |
Goalie | Record | SV% | GAA | SO |
Igor Shesterkin | 38-20-1 | .911 | 2.63 | 2 |
Louis Domingue | 8-5-3 | .905 | 2.84 | 0 |
Michael DiPietro | 3-6-0 | .848 | 4.44 | 1 |
Dylan Garand | 2-1-0 | .902 | 3.59 | 0 |
Igor Shesterkin has been unable to find his Vezina winning performance form from 2021-2022, but he set a new career high in wins with 38, and got the job done to secure the Rangers 1st in the Metro and obviously a playoff birth.
Louis Domingue was easily the best backup of the season, but Dylan Garand had his best game in a callup of the second half, and seems poised to earn the role as early as next season.
DiPietro was untradeable at the deadline, and will backup Garand in the Calder Cup Playoffs for Hartford.
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI |
Adam Fox | 82 | 8 | 54 | 62 | 18 | 16 | 25:55 |
Jacob Trouba | 68 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 27 | 18:27 |
K'Andre Miller | 68 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 23:02 |
Marco Scandella | 20 (84) | 1 (4) | 1 (14) | 2 (16) | 3 (2) | 11 (48) | 22:35 (18:48) |
Braden Schneider | 82 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 18 | 14:56 |
Matthew Robertson | 65 | 5 | 4 | 9 | E | 10 | 17:00 |
Zac Jones | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17:46 |
Kris Russell | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17:18 |
Adam Fox was stellar, as were Jacob Trouba and K'Andre Miller when healthy. No doubt the Rangers would like to see more offense from Miller and Trouba, but their defensive metrics were stout.
Michal Kempny became a cap casualty and was waived followed the addition of Marco Scandella, viewed as an upgrade.
Braden Schneider struggled in his 2nd full NHL season, which would be called a sophomore slump, but a large part can probably be attributed to his revolving door of D partners.
Zac Jones is still injured, and won't be playing in the Playoffs.
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPP |
Artemi Panarin | 82 | 34 | 38 | 72 | E | 10 | 18 |
Mika Zibanejad | 82 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 10 | 32 | 8 |
Chris Kreider | 82 | 16 | 46 | 62 | 3 | 65 | 14 |
Filip Chytil | 82 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Kaapo Kakko | 82 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 23 | 49 | 10 |
Alexis Lafreniere | 82 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 9 | 44 | 10 |
Vincent Trocheck | 82 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 5 | 58 | 10 |
Barclay Goodrow | 82 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 53 | 8 |
Jonathan Toews | 20 (84) | 4 (16) | 5 (18) | 9 (34) | 8 (-5) | 4 (16) | 0 (8) |
Cole Schwindt | 81 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 14 | 0 |
Kritian Vesalainen | 71 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 8 | 0 |
Brian Boyle | 82 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -16 | 26 | 0 |
Ryan Reaves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 |
The Rangers offense slowed, and Zibanejad and Panarin were not able to maintain their pace. It is the 2nd consecutive disappointing season for the Rangers two main offensive stars, just this season they were covered by massive leaps forward for the trio of youngsters Filip Chytil, Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere.
Vincent Trocheck has expressed displeasure with his dimished ice time and 3rd line assignemnt despite posting 28 goals, and that will be a concern come the offseason.
Barclay Goodrow repeated as 20-goal and 40-point version of himself, a welcome sign to show that last year was not a one off and he's found another gear.
Jon Toews fit in nicely, playing at nearly half a point per game pace in contrast to his 23 points in 64 games before being acquired.
Chris Kreiders goal scoring has never reached the 52-goal pace it was for one season, but 16 goals is not nearly enough from him, even if he posted 62 points.
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2nd Half 2023-2024 NHL Season
CHYTILS HATTRICK LIFTS RANGERS OVER PENS
Jan. 24th, 2024Filip Chytil bet on himself by signing a 1-year contract, and he looks poised to make the Rangers and GM Brant King pay.
Chytils heroics helped the Rangers win a key divisional matchup over the Pens, the only team ahead of them in the Metropolitan Division.
Kaapo Kakko and Mika Zibanejad each had 1 goal and 1 assist, while Panarin and Lafreniere also added 2 assists each.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 28/31 (.903 SV%) for the win.
The Rangers are now 30-14-1 and trail the Pens by 2 points for the division lead.
GOODROWS PAIR HELPS RANGERS OVER STARSFeb. 20th, 2024Goodrow started slow, but is starting to find last seasons form that saw him have a breakout season during his 2nd year in New York.
Cole Schwindt reclaimed his spot on the 3rd line as Kristian Vesalainen slotted down onto the 4th, and is has proved to be a good change for 1st year coach Myles Smith as the swap has sparked the offense on the 3rd line.
Goodrows goals brought him up to 15 on the season, within striking distance of the 20-goal plateau again with nearly 30 games remaining.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 32 for a .969 SV% and 1st star.
RANGERS TOP LIGHTNING WITH TRADE DEADLINE ACQUISITIONS IN LINEUPMarch 9th, 2024The New York Rangers pushed their chips to the middle at the Trade Deadline, acquiring defesneman Marco Scandella from the flailing Edmonton Oilers for a 2nd round pick in this years entry Draft an prospect Maxim Barbashev, and acquiring 3-time Stanley Cup Champion Jonathan Toews from the San Jose Sharks for a 2025 3rd round pick, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, and defensive prospect Ty Emberson.
The new look Rangers, with Toews centering the 3rd line between Goodrow and Trocheck, outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime in their first game with the new additions.
Marco Scandella played 22 minutes on the top pair with Adam Fox, with a +1 rating. Jonathan Toews played 15:04 of uneventful hockey, which is not an issue for him in his role with the team.
The Rangers now sit 40-21-3 and have leapfrogged the Penguins for 1st in the Metro.
RANGERS CLINCH PLAYOFFS WITH WIN OVER DETROIT
April 8th, 2024While the record has not been perfect post-deadline, as players fit into new lines and systems and the season comes to a final stretch, the Rangers have officially clinched their spot in the Playoffs, returning after missing the postseason last year.
First year coach Myles Smith has done great work and will almost assuredly get a nomination for the Jack Adams, seemingly fixing what ailed the Rangers and perplexed many last season.
The offense has slowed post deadline, but the Rangers are not worried about this as it was expected down the stretch and will help them adjust to the type of hockey required to win Playoff games.
New York sits 1st in the Metro and tied for 2nd in the league with 98 points off a 47-28-4 record.
RANGERS CLINCH 1ST IN METRO WITH SEASON ENDING WIN OVER LEAFSApril 13th, 2024The Rangers took fate into their own hands, winning their final game to clinch the top spot in the Metropolitan Division and Home ice advantage for atleast the first 2 rounds of the Playoffs.
Artemi Panarin scored twice (3 points), while Kakko and Zibanejad also scored in the 4-1 victory.
Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves (.955 SV%) for his 38th win of the season.
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Igor Shesterkin has been unable to find his Vezina winning performance form from 2021-2022, but he set a new career high in wins with 38, and got the job done to secure the Rangers 1st in the Metro and obviously a playoff birth.
Louis Domingue was easily the best backup of the season, but Dylan Garand had his best game in a callup of the second half, and seems poised to earn the role as early as next season.
DiPietro was untradeable at the deadline, and will backup Garand in the Calder Cup Playoffs for Hartford.
Adam Fox was stellar, as were Jacob Trouba and K'Andre Miller when healthy. No doubt the Rangers would like to see more offense from Miller and Trouba, but their defensive metrics were stout.
Michal Kempny became a cap casualty and was waived followed the addition of Marco Scandella, viewed as an upgrade.
Braden Schneider struggled in his 2nd full NHL season, which would be called a sophomore slump, but a large part can probably be attributed to his revolving door of D partners.
Zac Jones is still injured, and won't be playing in the Playoffs.
The Rangers offense slowed, and Zibanejad and Panarin were not able to maintain their pace. It is the 2nd consecutive disappointing season for the Rangers two main offensive stars, just this season they were covered by massive leaps forward for the trio of youngsters Filip Chytil, Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere.
Vincent Trocheck has expressed displeasure with his dimished ice time and 3rd line assignemnt despite posting 28 goals, and that will be a concern come the offseason.
Barclay Goodrow repeated as 20-goal and 40-point version of himself, a welcome sign to show that last year was not a one off and he's found another gear.
Jon Toews fit in nicely, playing at nearly half a point per game pace in contrast to his 23 points in 64 games before being acquired.
Chris Kreiders goal scoring has never reached the 52-goal pace it was for one season, but 16 goals is not nearly enough from him, even if he posted 62 points.
Nice to see you back at it, good sir! Always have enjoyed reading your logs. Best of luck in your playoff run.
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New York Rangers Franchise Mode
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
ROUND 1 VS LIGHTNING
The Rangers' triumphant return to the Playoffs faces perhaps the biggest test possible in the 1st round.
After winning their division, the Rangers will face off against the same Tampa Bay Lightning that finished them off in the ECF in 2022, the last time the Rangers were in the Playoffs.
It seems cruel that a team that overcame a slow start to march all the way to 3rd best record in the league has to face a team that won consecutive Cups and went to the SCF in 3 of the past 4 years, but that is life.
The Rangers will need Shesterkin to play up to his abilities as Tampa has arguably the best in the league in the "Big Cat" Vasy.
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
ROUND 1 VS LIGHTNING
The Rangers' triumphant return to the Playoffs faces perhaps the biggest test possible in the 1st round.
After winning their division, the Rangers will face off against the same Tampa Bay Lightning that finished them off in the ECF in 2022, the last time the Rangers were in the Playoffs.
It seems cruel that a team that overcame a slow start to march all the way to 3rd best record in the league has to face a team that won consecutive Cups and went to the SCF in 3 of the past 4 years, but that is life.
The Rangers will need Shesterkin to play up to his abilities as Tampa has arguably the best in the league in the "Big Cat" Vasy.
Game | Score | NYR Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Notes | Series |
1 | 3-2 NYR (OT) | Schwindt (1), Panarin (1), Trocheck (1) | Shesterkin .913 SV% 1-0 | Rangers had 2-0 lead after 1st. Goals in 2nd and 3rd for TBL tied game before Trocheck OT winner | 1-0 NYR |
2 | 3-0 NYR | Trocheck (2), Robertson (1), Zibanejad (1) | Shesterkin 1.000 SV% 2-0 | Complete 60 minute game for NYR. Series shifts to Tampa for Games 3&4. | 2-0 NYR |
3 | 5-3 NYR | Trocheck (3), Kakko (1), Panarin (2), Lafreniere (1), Goodrow (1) | Shesterkin .889 SV% 3-0 | Rangers proving they can win different ways, outscore TBL, in position to sweep. | 3-0 NYR |
4 | 2-0 TBL | | Shesterkin .949 SV% 3-1 | 4th win is hardest to get. Back to NY. | 3-1 NYR |
5 | 3-1 NYR | Fox (1), Kakko (2), Goodrow (2) | Shesterkin .976 SV% 4-1 | Rangers exorcise demons of 2015 and 2022, beat Tampa in 5. | 4-1 NYR |
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RANGERS DISPATCH OF LIGHTING QUICKLY IN ROUND 1
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Barclay Goodrow, acquired from Tampa after the 2 Cup wins, haunted the Lightning in this series, leading the way offensively for the Rangers with 2 goals and 7 points in 5 games.
Igor Shesterkin had 1 blip, but finally found his groove for 3/5 games in this series, an encouraging sign for the Rangers are they move on to round two, pending their opponent.
ROUND 2 VS HURRICANES
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Another matchup reminiscent of the 2022 Playoff run fresh in this teams memory is their 7-game series against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Well, the Rangers and Canes meet again in the 2024 Playoffs. The Canes finished 3rd in the Metro, but have a potent offense led by Aho, Svechnikov and Teravainen, and a boosted backend led by Brent Burns this time around. Frederick Andersen in net is also a change from the last time around as he missed the series due to injury.
The Rangers will need improved production from their stars should the outscore the Hurricanes in a series that sure to be fast and tight checked, if its anything like last series.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Notes | Series |
1 | 5-2 CAR | Kreider (1), Lafreniere (2) | Shesterkin .880 SV% 4-2 | Shesterkin allowed 3 in 2 minutes in 3rd, pulled from game. Uh oh. | 1-0 CAR |
2 | 4-1 NYR | Kreider (2), Zibanejad (2), Goodrow (3), Boyle (1) | Shesterkin .971 SV% 5-2 | Shesterkin rebounds. Series tied. To Carolina. | 1-1 |
3 | 3-2 CAR | Trouba (1), Panarin (3) | Shesterkin .906 SV% 5-3 | Carolina leads, Rangers must steal one to get home ice back. Adam Fox out for atleast 1 game with concussion. | 2-1 CAR |
4 | 2-1 NYR | Chytil (1), Kakko (3) | Shesterkin .966 SV% 6-3 | Rangers even up series without Fox, back to NY to start best of 3 | 2-2 |
5 | 4-3 NYR (OT) | Miller (1,2), Kakko (4), Zibanejad (3) | Shesterkin .903 SV% 7-3 | Rangers have 1st lead of series, head to Carolina with chance to close. Fox returns for Game 6. | 3-2 NYR |
6 | 4-2 NYR | Zibanejad (4,5), Kreider (3), Vesalainen (1) | Shesterkin .920 SV% 8-3 | Rangers are heading to Eastern Conference Finals | 4-2 NYR |
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RANGERS WIN GAME 6 TO ADVANCE TO CONFERENCE FINALS
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers needed more production from their stars, and Mika Zibanejad delivered. The star centre scored 4 goals in the series, including the opening goal and insurance goal in the series clinching game.
Chris Kreider also came alive, scoring his first 3 goals of the Playoffs in this series.
Igor Shesterkin struggled in the series opener, but settled in nicely and had his best game in the most pivotal moment of the series, when the team was down 2-1 and in Carolina without Fox after his concussion. Big moment for him.
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS VS LEAFS
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The New York Rangers have returned to the Eastern Conference Finals for the 2nd time in 3 seasons. Since 2012, this is their 5th trip to the Conference Finals. They face a new opponent this time though, as the Maple Leafs have conquered the 1st round and have advance all the way to the Final 4 after defeating the Senators easily in 5 games in the 2nd round.
The Leafs may pose the biggest threat of all offensivley with Matthews, Marner, Nylander and Tavares leading the way, but emerging player Nick Robertson adds another layer to the attack.
The Rangers will have to be sound defensively to protect Shesterkin from high danger opportunities as the Leafs have one of the best offenses at capitalizing on those chances.
The Rangers can exploit the Leafs defense corps though, as after Morgan Reilly, things get pretty thing in front of shaky goaltender Ilya Samsonov.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Notes | Series |
1 | 4-1 NYR | Kreider (4), Panarin (4,5), Toews (1) | Shesterkin .968 SV% 9-3 | Rangers have way in Game 1. | 1-0 NYR |
2 | 4-2 NYR | Trouba (2), Goodrow (4), Zibanejad (6,7) | Shesterkin .926 SV% 10-3 | Rangers go up 2-0,using home ice advantage of winning conference to fullest. Boyle pulls groin, day-to-day. | 2-0 NYR |
3 | 6-2 NYR | Trocheck (4), Chytil (2,3,4), Panarin (6), Goodrow (5) | Shesterkin .939 SV% 11-3 | Rangers dominant so far in series. Chance to sweep. | 3-0 NYR |
4 | 4-3 NYR (OT) | Chytil (5), Zibanejad (8), Trocheck (5), Miller (3) | Shesterkin .893 SV% 12-3 | Rangers sweep Leafs on way to SCF for first time since 2014. | 4-0 NYR |
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RANGERS ADVANCE TO CUP FINALS AFTER OT WIN TO SWEEP LEAFS
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
K'Andre Miller scored THE goal for the Rangers as they completed the sweep in overtime to win Game 4 and advance to the Stanley Cup finals exactly 10 seasons after last doing so. Only 1 player remains from that roster: Chris Kreider, who scored the opening goal of this series to kick things off for the Rangers.
Igor Shesterkin was great in this series, Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin were stellar, and the Rangers got contributions from all over the lineup in order to beat the potent Leafs by exposing their defense and goaltending.
Zibanejad leads the way for the team with 8 goals, while he and Panarin are tied with 17 points each. Igor Shesterkin now owns a .936 SV% in these Playoffs.
The Rangers now await their opponent from the West, as Dallas currently sits up 3-1 on the Flames in their series.
STANLEY CUP FINALS VS FLAMES
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers had quite the rest between series as the Flames made them watch and wait as they completed a 3-1 series comeback against the Stars in what was a matchup of the top 2 teams in the league. Dallas finished 1st, Calgary finished 2nd. In case you were wondering, the Rangers finished 3rd, while Toronto finished 5th.
The Flames are well coached, have good goaltending, and pose a serious offensive threat due to their newly formed core led by Huberdeau and Kadri. Dillon Dube has also broken out in these playoffs, while you can't forget about the like sof Mangiapane, Toffoli and Lindholm.
Vitali Kravtsov, traded to the Flames in the deal that returned the 7th overall pick and Cole Schwindt, has 6 points in 18 games for the Flames.
Jacob Markstrom has had a strong playoffs with a .922 SV% and 2 shutouts.
In their only 2 matchups this season, the Rangers and Flames went splits, although the Flames earned an extra point in a 5-4 shootout loss that the Rangers won.
Game | Score | NYR Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Notes | Series |
1 | 4-3 CGY | Fox (2), Boyle (2), Kakko (5) | Shesterkin .867 SV% 12-4 | Tough outing for Shesterkin, as NYR outplayed CGY | 1-0 CGY |
2 | 3-0 NYR | Lafreniere (3), Chytil (6), Trocheck (6) | Shesterkin 1.000 SV% 13-4 | Rebound game for Shesty, Rangers take away home ice advantage from Flames | 1-1 |
3 | 3-1 CGY | Zibanejad (9) | Shesterkin .912 SV% 13-5 | Tightly contested game goes wrong way for NYR | 2-1 CGY |
4 | 2-1 NYR | Fox (3), Scandella (1) | Shesterkin .966 SV% 14-5 | Rangers avoid disaster, win 2-1 after Kravtsov opened scoring for Flames | 2-2 |
5 | 1-0 CGY | | Shesterkin .963 SV% 14-6 | Flames can win Cup on road in Game 6 in NY | 3-2 CGY |
6 | 2-1 NYR | Kakko (6), Zibanejad (10) | Shesterkin .966 SV% 15-6 | Rangers blend lines, force Game 7 in CGY | 3-3 |
7 | 4-3 NYR | Lafreniere (4), Trocheck (7,8,9) | Shesterkin .897 SV% 16-6 | RANGERS WIN STANLEY CUP | 4-3 NYR |
RANGERS WIN STANLEY CUP FOR FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Vincent Trochecks heroic hattrick in Game 7 will go down in history as one of the best performances of all time by a Ranger. It comes aftee the team found itself down 3-2 in the series, and reunited Trocheck with Panarin on the 2nd line, with Barclay Goodrow on their RW, who has been one of the Rangers best players over the last 2 years.
Mika Zibanejad led the team with 10 goals, but Trochecks performance in the finals quickly vaulted him to 9. Panarins 21 points trailed only Zibanejads 22, while Chytil and Kakko posted 14 each. Alexis Lafreniere managed 16 on the back of 12 assists, good for 2nd on the team.
Igor Shesterkin managed to turn back the clock to 2022 with his postseason peformance, as after two consecutive underwhelming seasons, he posted a .935 SV% and recorded all 16 wins en route to the Stanley Cup.
IGOR SHESTERKIN WINS CONN SMYTHE AS PLAYOFF MVP
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
While Mika Zibanejad made a strong argument throughout the run, and Vincent Trocheck perhaps had the single most valuable game, there was no doubt the Rangers run was fueled by a resurgent Igor Shesterkin, who managed to post numbers reminiscent of his Vezina season against potent offenses in each series.
Facing all top 10 offenses: Tampa (7th), Carolina (10th), Toronto (5th) and Calgary (8th); Igor managed to outduel every goaltender he played, and improve his performance from the regular season when it mattered most.
RANGERS TRADE DOWN WITH BLUES, ACQUIRE NEIGHBORS, SELECT HOWE
2024 NHL Entry Draft
With the 32nd overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers elected to trade down, confident they could get their guy early in the 2nd round.
In a trade with the St Louis Blue, the Rangers acquired the 41st overall pick, moving down 9 spots, but also acquired winger Jake Neighbors. Neighbors, 22, is a former 1st round pick 4 years ago of the Blues who has failed to find his footing at the NHL level. The forward just completed his season in the AHL after only playing 17 games at the NHL level in 2022-2023.
The Rangers also sent RW Cole Schwindt to the Blues in the deal. Schwindt just completed his first full NHL season with the Rangers, playing key roles in the bottom 6 en route to the teams first Stanley Cup in 30 years.
RANGERS TRADE CAPTAIN TROUBA TO WILD FOR 2ND ROUND DRAFT PICK
Offseason 2024 News
The New York Rangers sent shockwaves across the NHL today as they moved their captain Jacob Trouba to the Minnesota Wild for a 2nd round pick in 2025.
Trouba just submitted his 15-team no trade list as the Draft passed and Free Agency opens, as his full NMC converts to a NMC with trade limitations. The 30-year old captained the Rangers the past 2 seasons, and is poised to join the leadership group in Minnesota immediately on arrival. With Dumba gone, and Wild captain Spurgeon best suited for a 2nd pairing role at this point, Trouba looks set to step onto a top pairing with Jonas Brodin.
While the Rangers likely would have wanted to get more for Trouba, his high cap hit combined with his no trade list limited destinations, and the Rangers did not have to retain any salary in this deal with Minnesota.
The decision came down to Trouba vs Kreider, as Kreider's NMC also coverts to a M-NTC this summer. The Rangers clearly valued Kreider more than Trouba at this point, or atleast felt his contract better fits their plans. It remains to be seen if GMBK has made an error in judgement as the Rangers will need Braden Schneider to step up in a big way with the departure of Trouba.
The Rangers play Minnesota twice this season, as Trouba returns to the Garden on Feb. 19th, and the Rangers head to Minnesota on the 28th of March.
RANGERS RESIGN CHYTIL AND KAKKO TO LONG TERM DEALS
2024 NHL Offseason News
The Rangers, using the vacated $8M of Trouba's contract, were able to get two of their young stars and core team members locked up for the foreeable future today.
Filip Chytil, who quickly usurped Trocheck for the 2nd line centre role last season, signs a 5-year, $31M deal that carries a $6.2M AAV. The 25-year old is surprisingly one of the Rangers longest tenured players, having played games every season since his draft year in 2017. After a breakout season in 22-23 with 42 points, the Czech native blew that out of the water last year, scoring 25 goals and adding 36 assists for 61 points last season.
His RW for much of last season, Kaapo Kakko, was the 2nd overall pick in 2019. The big Finnish winger took a while to find his game at the NHL level, but seems to finally be fulfilling the potential seen in him when the Rangers drafted him after Jack Hughes in the draft. The 23-year old followed a similar trajectory to Chytil, and after 45 points in 22-23, exploded for 61 last season, as long as a team high +23. His contract comes in at 7 years, and $7.5M per season for a total of $52.5 million.
RANGERS EXTEND DEFENSEMEN ROBERTSON, SCHNEIDER ON SHORT TERM DEALS
2024 NHL Offseason News
The New York Rangers enter next season defending their Stanley Cup Championship with a much different outlook on defense. While the lone (major) departure stands at the captain Trouba, that leaves alot of slack for young defensemen Robertson and Schneider to pick up.
GM Brant King clearly wants to play wait-and-see with the pair of defenders, as he's signed both to short-term contracts today. Robertson, who forced his way into the lineup last year after starting in Hartford, signed a 1-year contract worth $1.150M and will set himself up for a nice raise if he can build off of last season.
Schneider, now entering his 4th NHL season, commited for 3 years with an AAV of $1.950M ($5.85M total). The defenseman has now learned from Trouba, and is slated to fill his shoes in his absense as a similar style RHD.
BRODIE JOINS RANGERS ON TWO YEAR DEAL
2024 NHL Offseason News
The Rangers, as currently constructed, enter the season with just 4 clear cut NHL defensemen in Fox, Miller, Robertson and Schneider. For a team looking to defend their title and a team that hasn't seen the best from their star goaltender aside from the 20 game playoff run, that is not good enough.
The addition of 34-year old and 13-season veteran T.J. Brodie should help with this problem. The former Calgary Flame and Toronto Maple Leaf, Brodie is a LHD who can play both sides and slot up and down the lineup for the Rangers.
Coach Myles Smith was very excited about his addition saying "T.J. is a reliable defenseman who can help fill some of the leadership void left be Troubs, and we as a staff are very excited about his two-way capabilities and versatility for our defense group and team".
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2024-2025 NHL Season Preview and Start
On the Eve of the new season, it is time to take stock of the state of your New York Rangers. In nets, the Rangers return the same duo that manned the crease for them last season. Igor Shesterkin will look to build off his Conn Smythe worthy playoff run, in the final year of his deal. The 28 year old enters the season without a contract extension, and following two underwhelming seasons, following the Cup MVP up with another Vezina worthy season would surely hurt the Rangers chequebook when the two sides inevitably get an extension done.
Louis Domingue won the backup job last year in an unexpected early season competition. After being jumped over by Dylan Garand (who starts in Hartford) due to contract and waiver status, the veteran eventually got the call up and outperformed both Garand and (the departed) DiPietro, winning the job. He has 2-years remaining at a very manageable $775K salary.
5 Ranger defenseman return from last years 8/9 man coalition. Adam Fox, K'Andre Miller, Braden Schneider, Matthew Robertson and Kris Russell are all back. Kris Russell starts as the 7th D.
Coming in on a PTO in training camp, Zach Bogosian proved capable of playing the 3rd pair RD role, after 4 seasons with Tampa Bay. It is almost certain that he and Russell with rotate, as neither has played a full NHL season in any of the last half decade.
Also joining the corps is FA signing TJ Brodie, who starts on the left of Braden Schneider on the 2nd pair. Schneider fills the role vacated by Trouba, but if he struggles, Brodie could slide over as he plays both sides and the 23-year old Schneider could slot back down to the 3rd pair.
K'Andre Miller and Adam Fox will once again start the season on the 1st pair together. Prior to Miller's injury that caused him to miss 14 games, this pair played together for the first 7 games of the season.
The Rangers have a top-6 group that can compete with any team across the NHL. The Kid Line, coined during the 2022 NHL Playoff Run, returns intact for the team, with Chytil centering Lafreniere and Kakko.
Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin look to find their form early last season, when both looked poised to return to their normal scoring rates before cooling off. After a disappointing and frustrating 2022-2023 season, the two stars were aligned on the same unit, flanked by Chris Kreider mostly. It seemed to work early last year, but fell apart late. Both have struggled as Zibanejad has failed to build on his P/G pace of 21/22 while Panarin has failed to hit the P/G pace he's had his whole career in each of the last two seasons.
Speaking of Chris Kreider, he and Vincent Trocheck enter the season as potential wildcards. Kreider narrowly avoided being traded as a Cap dump after his NMC converted to a M-NMC, while Trocheck expressed displeasure to coaching and management about his diminished role.
That said, Trocheck was one of the Rangers best players during the playoffs, as he has the single most impactful game of any Rangers player in recent memory, scoring a hattrick in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals to lift the Rangers to their Cup win. He is a luxury the Rangers may not be able to keep if he is not satisfied centering a third line with rookie Brennan Othmann and veteran Barclay Goodrow.
Brennan Othmann, the Rangers 1st round pick in 2021, finally makes the roster after making a case in his D+1 year and playing at a 0.5 P/G clip in his rookie season in the AHL. The LW is a main reason that Chris Kreider may still be on the chopping block, if he can quickly adjust to the NHL game.
Also making the team is 6'3" 212 lb. Will Cuylle. The 60th overall pick in 2020, Cuylle just completed his 2nd full season in Hartford, improving his P/G clip to 0.5 while still playing his physical, in your face brand of hockey. He starts on a 4th line with trade acquisition Jake Neighbors and Kristian Vesalainen.
OTHMANNS FIRST CAREER GOAL NOT ENOUGH AS RANGERS FALL TO STARS IN SHOOTOUT TO OPEN SEASON
Oct. 12th, 2024
With Igor Shesterkin under the weather, Louis Domingue got the surprise start in Game 1 of the season, and he was up to the task.
Turning aside 26/28, the goaltender got the Rangers to a shootout that they subsequently lost. While not the ideal outcome to start the season, the Stars were the Presidents' Trophy winners last season and fell in Game 7 of the WCF to the Flames last season, so it is a very good measuring stick game for the new look Rangers.
Brennan Othmann scored his first career goal in this one, while Chris Kreider scored the other Rangers goal.
SHESTERKINS RETURN ENDS IN RANGERS OVERTIME WIN
Oct. 16th, 2024
The Rangers faced the Ducks in the second game of their young season of defending their Cup title, and the game did not disappoint.
Igor Shesterkin made his first start after backing up the season opener due to a stomach bug, and he picked up where he left off. Stopping 30/31, the pending UFA lifted the Rangers to a 1-0-1 record with the help of Mika Zibanejads overtime winner.
Chris Kreiders 2nd of the season was the Rangers other goal.
CUYLLE SCORES FIRST BUT RANGERS FALL IN OVERTIME
Oct. 18th, 2024
The Rangers have now picked up points in all 3 games to open the season, but come out on the wrong side in 2 of them.
The Rangers fell behind 1-0 after the first period and were outshot 25-14, but managed to score 2 goals on 6 shots in the 3rd to pull ahead 2-1 on the Columbus Blue Jackets.
That lead was short lived, as the Jackets, who fired another 12 at Shesterkin in the 3rd, tied the game late. The game would go to overtime where Boone Jenner scored the winner for CBJ.
Filip Chytil scored the Rangers other goal, while Shesterkin made 37 saves in the game.
TOEWS SIGNING, LINE CHANGES, ZIBANEJAD'S TWO SPARK RANGERS WIN OVER ISLES
Oct. 28th, 2024
To date, the Cup hangover has proven true to the Rangers as they sat 1-3-2 after 6 games.
That sparked GM Brant King to bring back Trade Deadline acquisition Toews, who remained unsigned after winning his 4th Stanley Cup, to a 1-year contract.
"We feel his expertise in leading teams to successful seasons after completing the ultimate goal in the one passed should help us navigate our way through the early parts of this season" said GM Brant King in his comments prior to the rivalry game against the other New York team.
The Islanders, who won the Draft lottery 2 seasons ago, were 5-1-0 coming into this one, and their prized pick Connor Bedard scored in this one, but it was no match for the shuffled Rangers lines. The new top line of Lafreniere, Kakko and Zibanejad got it started early with 2 goals from Mika, while Trocheck, elevated back to his 2C role alongside Panarin and Othmann, also scored in the 1st.
Fox scored the Rangers lone goal in the last 2 periods of the game to outlast the Islanders 4-3 in regulation.
Igor Shesterkin turned aside 27/30 for a .900 SV% and his 2nd win of the season.
KREIDERS OVERTIME WINNER, TROCHECK'S PAIR COMPLETE RANGERS COMEBACK
Oct. 30th, 2024
The Rangers new look lines paid dividends for the 2nd consecutive game, as the Rangers scored 2 in the third to tie the game at 4 and got the overtime winner from Chris Kreider in a thrilling comeback win over the Oilers.
Trocheck and Panarin are both revitalized after being reunited, with Panarin assiting both of 16's goals.
K'Andre Miller seems more comfortable after being moved to the 2nd pair with Schneider, while Fox scored another goal tonight and seems more free with the veteran TJ Brodie on his left. Maybe Fox and Miller will work one day, but that day is not today.
Jonathan Toews earned his first point of the season (2nd game), and assist on Kristian Vesalainens first of the year, while Cuylle also got an assist.
Igor Shesterkin was pulled after allowing 4 on 14, while Louis Domingue stopped all 15 in relief for the W.
GOALS FROM 7 DIFFERENT RANGERS FUEL ROUT OVER SENS
Nov. 15th, 2024
In an explosive 5 goal 1st period, the Rangers set themselves in cruise and added 2 the rest of the way as they beat the Senators 7-0.
The first 2 goals came 18 seconds apart, both by the 4th line, as Toews and Vesalainen scored to start the Rangers strong less than 3 minutes into the game.
14 Rangers had points in this one, 7 had goals as each goal was scored by a different player, and 6 players had 2 points.
Igor Shesterkin stopped all 25 shots sent his way for the shutout.
The win improved the Rangers to 8-5-3. It is actually the Rangers best start in the last 3 years. After starting 1-3-2 the Rangers have now gone 7-2-1 in their last 10.
ZIBANEJAD, SHESTERKIN HELP RANGERS DOWN BOSTON IN 2ND CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUT
Nov. 17th, 2024
Igor Shesterkins second consecutive shutout and Mika Zibanejads 2 goals (2-1--3) were the driving forces behind another Rangers rout, this time 5-0 over the Bruins.
Kaapo Kakko also scored in this one (1-1--2), while Alexis Lafreniere added 2 assists, as the Rangers top line combined for 7 points.
TJ Brodie and Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin, with another assist, leads the Rangers with 17 points through 17 games.
The Rangers now sit 9-5-3, trailing only the Blue Jackets in their Division.
KORCZAK 'S FIRST NHL GOAL LEADS WAY FOR RANGERS IN WIN OVER HAWKS
Nov 30th, 2024
Following Mika Zibanejads injury that has seen him miss the last 3 games, Ryder Korczak was recalled. The centreman was slotted on the 3rd line between Kreider and Goodrow, as Filip Chytil was occupying the 1C between old linemates Laffy and Kakko.
Korczak was on a torrid scoring pace in the AHL, with 21 points in 16 games to lead the Pack and the League in scoring. The C position is pretty crowded for the Rangers, so he will re-join the Wolfpack upon 93's return, but the goal was welcome and an encouraging sign.
Panarin had 3 assists in this one, while Brennan Othmann scored once and added an assist for 2 points.
Louis Domingue made 28 saves for the victory, which improves the Rangers record to 12-7-4, in a dead heat with the Islanders for 2nd in the Metro.
KORCZAK, NEIGHBORS SENT TO AHL, LUCIC RECALLED
Dec. 5th, 2024
Milan Lucic has not been an NHL player for a full season after posting 8 points in 70 games for the Flames in 22/23.
After the departure of Ryan Reaves this offseason, the Rangers felt it was necessary to have someone capable of filling that role, and with Lucic on the market, they pulled the trigger.
While it went under the radar as Lucic had not played an NHL game all last season, the Rangers saw no purpose in allowing Neighbors so sit in the press box after losing his 4th line job to a combination of Will Cuylle and Jonathan Toews amid a tough start for the defending champs.
Lucic will be the teams 13th forward, but head coach Myles Smith will not hesitate to sub "Looch" in as needed for certain games or injuries.
TROCHECK HATTRICK, RANGERS EXPLOSION ROMP JETS 7-2
Dec. 7th, 2024
A 5-goal third period broke open a 2-2 tie as the Rangers grounded the Jets in significant fashion.
Trocheck, after scoring 28 goals last season and the famed hattrick in Game 7 of the Cup Finals, has picked up right where he left off, and leads the Rangers in goals with 9.
For the 2nd time this season, 14 different players had points for the Rangers, while 6 had 2 of more (including Trochecks 3 goals/points).
Lafreniere scored 2, while Vesalainen and Goodrow rounded out the scoring. Fox, Zibanejad and Panarin all had 2 assists.
Shesterkin went 22/24 with a .917 SV%.
RANGERS DOMINATE FLYERS IN 8-2 VICTORY
Dec. 8th, 2024
On the 2nd night of a B2B for the Rangers, they could have easily come out sluggish or slow.
That was not the case however, as the team outshot the Flyers 37-26 and scored 8 in a rout of their divisional rivals.
Filip Chytil led the way with 5 points (1-4--5), but Chris Kreider scored twice and Trocheck, Lafreniere, Othmann, Miller and Cuylle all chipped in as well.
Goodrow, Fox and Kakko all had 2 assists/points in the game.
Zach Bogosian left injured and did not return after just 1:58 of ice time.
Louis Domingue won another start, crucial wins and points to get from your backup goaltender, stopping 24/26 (.923 SV%).
The Rangers now sit 14-8-4 and 3rd in the Metro after a dominant weekend that saw the Blueshirts outscore their opponents 15-4.
2024-2025 NHL Season Preview and Start
On the Eve of the new season, it is time to take stock of the state of your New York Rangers. In nets, the Rangers return the same duo that manned the crease for them last season. Igor Shesterkin will look to build off his Conn Smythe worthy playoff run, in the final year of his deal. The 28 year old enters the season without a contract extension, and following two underwhelming seasons, following the Cup MVP up with another Vezina worthy season would surely hurt the Rangers chequebook when the two sides inevitably get an extension done.
Louis Domingue won the backup job last year in an unexpected early season competition. After being jumped over by Dylan Garand (who starts in Hartford) due to contract and waiver status, the veteran eventually got the call up and outperformed both Garand and (the departed) DiPietro, winning the job. He has 2-years remaining at a very manageable $775K salary.
5 Ranger defenseman return from last years 8/9 man coalition. Adam Fox, K'Andre Miller, Braden Schneider, Matthew Robertson and Kris Russell are all back. Kris Russell starts as the 7th D.
Coming in on a PTO in training camp, Zach Bogosian proved capable of playing the 3rd pair RD role, after 4 seasons with Tampa Bay. It is almost certain that he and Russell with rotate, as neither has played a full NHL season in any of the last half decade.
Also joining the corps is FA signing TJ Brodie, who starts on the left of Braden Schneider on the 2nd pair. Schneider fills the role vacated by Trouba, but if he struggles, Brodie could slide over as he plays both sides and the 23-year old Schneider could slot back down to the 3rd pair.
K'Andre Miller and Adam Fox will once again start the season on the 1st pair together. Prior to Miller's injury that caused him to miss 14 games, this pair played together for the first 7 games of the season.
The Rangers have a top-6 group that can compete with any team across the NHL. The Kid Line, coined during the 2022 NHL Playoff Run, returns intact for the team, with Chytil centering Lafreniere and Kakko.
Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin look to find their form early last season, when both looked poised to return to their normal scoring rates before cooling off. After a disappointing and frustrating 2022-2023 season, the two stars were aligned on the same unit, flanked by Chris Kreider mostly. It seemed to work early last year, but fell apart late. Both have struggled as Zibanejad has failed to build on his P/G pace of 21/22 while Panarin has failed to hit the P/G pace he's had his whole career in each of the last two seasons.
Speaking of Chris Kreider, he and Vincent Trocheck enter the season as potential wildcards. Kreider narrowly avoided being traded as a Cap dump after his NMC converted to a M-NMC, while Trocheck expressed displeasure to coaching and management about his diminished role.
That said, Trocheck was one of the Rangers best players during the playoffs, as he has the single most impactful game of any Rangers player in recent memory, scoring a hattrick in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals to lift the Rangers to their Cup win. He is a luxury the Rangers may not be able to keep if he is not satisfied centering a third line with rookie Brennan Othmann and veteran Barclay Goodrow.
Brennan Othmann, the Rangers 1st round pick in 2021, finally makes the roster after making a case in his D+1 year and playing at a 0.5 P/G clip in his rookie season in the AHL. The LW is a main reason that Chris Kreider may still be on the chopping block, if he can quickly adjust to the NHL game.
Also making the team is 6'3" 212 lb. Will Cuylle. The 60th overall pick in 2020, Cuylle just completed his 2nd full season in Hartford, improving his P/G clip to 0.5 while still playing his physical, in your face brand of hockey. He starts on a 4th line with trade acquisition Jake Neighbors and Kristian Vesalainen.
OTHMANNS FIRST CAREER GOAL NOT ENOUGH AS RANGERS FALL TO STARS IN SHOOTOUT TO OPEN SEASON
Oct. 12th, 2024
With Igor Shesterkin under the weather, Louis Domingue got the surprise start in Game 1 of the season, and he was up to the task.
Turning aside 26/28, the goaltender got the Rangers to a shootout that they subsequently lost. While not the ideal outcome to start the season, the Stars were the Presidents' Trophy winners last season and fell in Game 7 of the WCF to the Flames last season, so it is a very good measuring stick game for the new look Rangers.
Brennan Othmann scored his first career goal in this one, while Chris Kreider scored the other Rangers goal.
SHESTERKINS RETURN ENDS IN RANGERS OVERTIME WIN
Oct. 16th, 2024
The Rangers faced the Ducks in the second game of their young season of defending their Cup title, and the game did not disappoint.
Igor Shesterkin made his first start after backing up the season opener due to a stomach bug, and he picked up where he left off. Stopping 30/31, the pending UFA lifted the Rangers to a 1-0-1 record with the help of Mika Zibanejads overtime winner.
Chris Kreiders 2nd of the season was the Rangers other goal.
CUYLLE SCORES FIRST BUT RANGERS FALL IN OVERTIME
Oct. 18th, 2024
The Rangers have now picked up points in all 3 games to open the season, but come out on the wrong side in 2 of them.
The Rangers fell behind 1-0 after the first period and were outshot 25-14, but managed to score 2 goals on 6 shots in the 3rd to pull ahead 2-1 on the Columbus Blue Jackets.
That lead was short lived, as the Jackets, who fired another 12 at Shesterkin in the 3rd, tied the game late. The game would go to overtime where Boone Jenner scored the winner for CBJ.
Filip Chytil scored the Rangers other goal, while Shesterkin made 37 saves in the game.
TOEWS SIGNING, LINE CHANGES, ZIBANEJAD'S TWO SPARK RANGERS WIN OVER ISLES
Oct. 28th, 2024
To date, the Cup hangover has proven true to the Rangers as they sat 1-3-2 after 6 games.
That sparked GM Brant King to bring back Trade Deadline acquisition Toews, who remained unsigned after winning his 4th Stanley Cup, to a 1-year contract.
"We feel his expertise in leading teams to successful seasons after completing the ultimate goal in the one passed should help us navigate our way through the early parts of this season" said GM Brant King in his comments prior to the rivalry game against the other New York team.
The Islanders, who won the Draft lottery 2 seasons ago, were 5-1-0 coming into this one, and their prized pick Connor Bedard scored in this one, but it was no match for the shuffled Rangers lines. The new top line of Lafreniere, Kakko and Zibanejad got it started early with 2 goals from Mika, while Trocheck, elevated back to his 2C role alongside Panarin and Othmann, also scored in the 1st.
Fox scored the Rangers lone goal in the last 2 periods of the game to outlast the Islanders 4-3 in regulation.
Igor Shesterkin turned aside 27/30 for a .900 SV% and his 2nd win of the season.
KREIDERS OVERTIME WINNER, TROCHECK'S PAIR COMPLETE RANGERS COMEBACK
Oct. 30th, 2024
The Rangers new look lines paid dividends for the 2nd consecutive game, as the Rangers scored 2 in the third to tie the game at 4 and got the overtime winner from Chris Kreider in a thrilling comeback win over the Oilers.
Trocheck and Panarin are both revitalized after being reunited, with Panarin assiting both of 16's goals.
K'Andre Miller seems more comfortable after being moved to the 2nd pair with Schneider, while Fox scored another goal tonight and seems more free with the veteran TJ Brodie on his left. Maybe Fox and Miller will work one day, but that day is not today.
Jonathan Toews earned his first point of the season (2nd game), and assist on Kristian Vesalainens first of the year, while Cuylle also got an assist.
Igor Shesterkin was pulled after allowing 4 on 14, while Louis Domingue stopped all 15 in relief for the W.
GOALS FROM 7 DIFFERENT RANGERS FUEL ROUT OVER SENS
Nov. 15th, 2024
In an explosive 5 goal 1st period, the Rangers set themselves in cruise and added 2 the rest of the way as they beat the Senators 7-0.
The first 2 goals came 18 seconds apart, both by the 4th line, as Toews and Vesalainen scored to start the Rangers strong less than 3 minutes into the game.
14 Rangers had points in this one, 7 had goals as each goal was scored by a different player, and 6 players had 2 points.
Igor Shesterkin stopped all 25 shots sent his way for the shutout.
The win improved the Rangers to 8-5-3. It is actually the Rangers best start in the last 3 years. After starting 1-3-2 the Rangers have now gone 7-2-1 in their last 10.
ZIBANEJAD, SHESTERKIN HELP RANGERS DOWN BOSTON IN 2ND CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUT
Nov. 17th, 2024
Igor Shesterkins second consecutive shutout and Mika Zibanejads 2 goals (2-1--3) were the driving forces behind another Rangers rout, this time 5-0 over the Bruins.
Kaapo Kakko also scored in this one (1-1--2), while Alexis Lafreniere added 2 assists, as the Rangers top line combined for 7 points.
TJ Brodie and Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin, with another assist, leads the Rangers with 17 points through 17 games.
The Rangers now sit 9-5-3, trailing only the Blue Jackets in their Division.
KORCZAK 'S FIRST NHL GOAL LEADS WAY FOR RANGERS IN WIN OVER HAWKS
Nov 30th, 2024
Following Mika Zibanejads injury that has seen him miss the last 3 games, Ryder Korczak was recalled. The centreman was slotted on the 3rd line between Kreider and Goodrow, as Filip Chytil was occupying the 1C between old linemates Laffy and Kakko.
Korczak was on a torrid scoring pace in the AHL, with 21 points in 16 games to lead the Pack and the League in scoring. The C position is pretty crowded for the Rangers, so he will re-join the Wolfpack upon 93's return, but the goal was welcome and an encouraging sign.
Panarin had 3 assists in this one, while Brennan Othmann scored once and added an assist for 2 points.
Louis Domingue made 28 saves for the victory, which improves the Rangers record to 12-7-4, in a dead heat with the Islanders for 2nd in the Metro.
KORCZAK, NEIGHBORS SENT TO AHL, LUCIC RECALLED
Dec. 5th, 2024
Milan Lucic has not been an NHL player for a full season after posting 8 points in 70 games for the Flames in 22/23.
After the departure of Ryan Reaves this offseason, the Rangers felt it was necessary to have someone capable of filling that role, and with Lucic on the market, they pulled the trigger.
While it went under the radar as Lucic had not played an NHL game all last season, the Rangers saw no purpose in allowing Neighbors so sit in the press box after losing his 4th line job to a combination of Will Cuylle and Jonathan Toews amid a tough start for the defending champs.
Lucic will be the teams 13th forward, but head coach Myles Smith will not hesitate to sub "Looch" in as needed for certain games or injuries.
TROCHECK HATTRICK, RANGERS EXPLOSION ROMP JETS 7-2
Dec. 7th, 2024
A 5-goal third period broke open a 2-2 tie as the Rangers grounded the Jets in significant fashion.
Trocheck, after scoring 28 goals last season and the famed hattrick in Game 7 of the Cup Finals, has picked up right where he left off, and leads the Rangers in goals with 9.
For the 2nd time this season, 14 different players had points for the Rangers, while 6 had 2 of more (including Trochecks 3 goals/points).
Lafreniere scored 2, while Vesalainen and Goodrow rounded out the scoring. Fox, Zibanejad and Panarin all had 2 assists.
Shesterkin went 22/24 with a .917 SV%.
RANGERS DOMINATE FLYERS IN 8-2 VICTORY
Dec. 8th, 2024
On the 2nd night of a B2B for the Rangers, they could have easily come out sluggish or slow.
That was not the case however, as the team outshot the Flyers 37-26 and scored 8 in a rout of their divisional rivals.
Filip Chytil led the way with 5 points (1-4--5), but Chris Kreider scored twice and Trocheck, Lafreniere, Othmann, Miller and Cuylle all chipped in as well.
Goodrow, Fox and Kakko all had 2 assists/points in the game.
Zach Bogosian left injured and did not return after just 1:58 of ice time.
Louis Domingue won another start, crucial wins and points to get from your backup goaltender, stopping 24/26 (.923 SV%).
The Rangers now sit 14-8-4 and 3rd in the Metro after a dominant weekend that saw the Blueshirts outscore their opponents 15-4.
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2023-2024 NHL Season (cont.)
RANGERS CLOSE OUT 2024 WITH WIN OVER JACKETS
Dec. 30th, 2024
Milan Lucic made his season debut after Will Cuylle, who has 10 goals already, was injured in the previous one. The 4th line didn't miss a beat, finishign +1 on the night after another goal from Kritian Vesalainen. The 4th line has been the best of its kind in the league by most metrics this season, as each player in on the cusp of 20 points and are all among the best +/- on the Rangers.
New York got goals from Fox (1 goal, 3 points), Trocheck, Kakko and Vesalainen in this one. Panarin had 2 assists.
Shesterkin finished with a .966 SV% (28/29) for the win.
The Rangers open the new year on the road against Detroit in a New Years day matchup.
RANGERS WIN BOTH ENDS OF HOME AND HOME, INCH CLOSER TO ISLANDERS
Jan. 5th, 2025
After losing their first game of 2025 to the Red Wings, the Rangers went back to the great state of New York for a home and home with their rivals, the Islanders.
After taking the first game 3-2 at home, the Rangers went into the Islanders barn and jumped out to a 4-0 lead after 40 minutes. The Islanders made a push, scoring 2, but the Rangers held on to take both games and gain a full 4 points on the Islanders for 1st in the Metro.
The 4th line scored 3 of the Rangers 4 goals in this game, with Vesalainen continuing to show the scoring touch that made him a 1st round pick in 2017 by scoring twice. Will Cuylle scored again, while adding 2 assists for a career-high 3-point game.
Shesterkin tweaked something and left the game in the first period, but Louis Domingue covered for him, stopping 30/32 in relief for a .938 SV%.
RANGERS GO 4/4 DURING TWO B2B SETS
Feb. 12th, 2025
The Rangers season has not been perfect to date, but the last 4 games could not have gone any better than they did.
After taking down the Canes 3-1, the Rangers outscored the Stars 7-4.
After 2 off days, they resumed play against the Flames, winning 5-2.
Finally, they defeated the Islanders 3-2, outshooting the 50-26 along the way in their 4th game (and win) in 6 days.
Othmann, Panarin and Kreider got the goals in this one, while Domingue got the win in relief of Shesterkin who allowed 2 goals on 6 shots in the first 11 minutes of action.
The Rangers now sit 31-19-4 approaching the trade deadline.
TROCHECK GETS 4 POINTS AS RANGERS BEAT COYOTES 9-2 AND EXTEND WINNING STREAK
Feb. 17th, 2025
The Rangers sure know how to score. After a 7-4 win over Dallas during the 4 games of back to backs, they defeated the Penguins 5-2 and have now downed the 'Yotes 9-2.
Trocheck (2 goals, 2 assists), Goodrow (2 goals, 1 assist) and Othmann (1 goal, 2 assists) were the focal points for the Rangers, but Panarin also had 3 points (1-2--3) while Chytil added 3 assists and Kaapo Kakko had 2 points (1-2--2).
Will Cuylle scored his 14th goal, all from the 4th line, in what is becoming a very solid rookie season.
The Rangers are now 33-19-4 and have 7 games remaining prior to the Trade Deadline.
They sit 8 points behind the Islanders for 1st in the Division.
RANGERS PAY ASTRONOMICAL PRICE TO WIN CROSBY SWEEPSTAKES
2025 NHL Trade Deadline
In a move that sent shockwaves across the NHL, the New York Rangers took a massive risk at a massive price to acquire the best player of his generation.
It costed a 2025 1st round pick, 2026 1st round pick, Chris Kreider, Ryder Korczak, and a 2027 2nd round pick, but the Rangers acquired the biggest Deadline prize possibly in history, acquiring Sidney Crosby from the Penguins.
The Penguins almost assuredly did not want to give Crosby to their division rivals, but Crosby, with a full no-move, said it was New York or Montreal, and the Rangers ponied up before the Canadiens, who were not willing to part with the assets necessary to make the trade happen.
This is a massive risk for the Rangers, as Kreider was a respected veteran or 13 seasons with the team, and an assistant captain.
Sidney Crosby has 58 points in 62 games this season, and is set to lineup between Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko in his first game against Buffalo later today.
Mika Zibanejad will centre Artemi Panarin and a out of position Vincent Trocheck.
Filip Chytil centres Othmann and Goodrow while the 4th line remains intact.
Not that anyones counting, but between Toews and Crosby, the Rangers have added 6 Cups in experience (not counting Toews Cup with the Rangers last season).
The Rangers also traded Zac Jones (who had requested a trade after being assigned to Hartford) to the Anaheim Ducks along with a 5th round pick this season (St. Louis' from the Neighbors trade) for RFA Urho Vaakanainen.
CROSBYS FIRST AS A RANGER SNAPS 5 4 GAME SKID
March 16th, 2025
It has been an adjustment period for Crosby and the Rangers, as the future HOFer went pointless in his first 3, but now has points in his last 2. Adjustment was expected, as Crosby has spent his whole career in Pittsburgh and is likely quite overwhelmed, but it was nice to see him score his first.
Now centering Panarin and Lafreniere, Crosby scored his first goal as a Ranger in a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in his 5th game with the team.
RANGERS CLINCH PLAYOFFS ON FINAL DAY OF REGULAR SEASON
End of Regular Season
While Sidney Crosby fit in nicely, scoring 19 points in 19 games with his new club, Igor Shesterkins late season struggles nearly took the bottom out of the ship.
Multiple losing streaks of 5, 3, and 2 left the Rangers with 10 losses in 19 post deadline games, and in danger of missing the playoffs in what would have been an epic collapse. Compounding by the 2 teams putting them in danger being Kreider's Penguins and the team the Rangers outbid for Crosby, the Canadiens, the collapse would have been one of folklore.
Crosby scored 10 goals and added 9 assists in his 19 games with the Rangers, and even briefly skated on RW with Panarin his left and Zibanejad in the middle.
The silver lining being Crosby produced with whomever he played, it was hard to get a feel for what worked when surrendering 5 goals a night with Shesterkin in net, while Louis Domingue produced outing after outing of stellar hockey.
Domingue finished the season having appeared in 26 games, getting 13 wins and posting a .938 Sv% with 2 shutouts. Compared to Shesterkin, who although registering 31 wins, had just a .902 SV%, making it 3 consecutive seasons of below average goaltending from him.
1ST ROUND VS ISLANDERS
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
After struggling to the finish line, the Rangers lost their hold on 2nd in the Metro and even slipped out of 3rd and into the 1st WC position, getting an unfavorable matchup against the Islanders.
While the Rangers actually fared well against the Islanders, winning all 3 matchups, they were all pre-deadline and the Rangers have not seen the Isles during their rough patch after the deadline.
The hope has got to be leadership and experience will prevail as the Rangers begin their true defense of their title. The return mostly the same team, although it remains to be seen how the defense will fare without Trouba during the march through the Playoffs.
Sidney Crosby, without putting too much emphasis on what the Rangers gave up to acquire him, a pending UFA with no guarantees of resigning, and a low likelihood of it, will be the X factor in this series. Although, the Rangers goaltending should get a nod here as Shesterkin needs to find Playoff Shesterkin and not .902 SV% Shesterkin.
New York enters with Crosby centering Lafreniere and Kakko while Chytil lines up on the right of Zibanejad and Panarin.
Trocheck centres Goodrow and Othmann while the 4th line is the same as it was all season.
The Rangers will try Miller and Fox again to start the Playoffs, while Brodie pairs with Schneider and Robertson is opposite Bogosian.
Shesterkin is in net.
2023-2024 NHL Season (cont.)
RANGERS CLOSE OUT 2024 WITH WIN OVER JACKETS
Dec. 30th, 2024
Milan Lucic made his season debut after Will Cuylle, who has 10 goals already, was injured in the previous one. The 4th line didn't miss a beat, finishign +1 on the night after another goal from Kritian Vesalainen. The 4th line has been the best of its kind in the league by most metrics this season, as each player in on the cusp of 20 points and are all among the best +/- on the Rangers.
New York got goals from Fox (1 goal, 3 points), Trocheck, Kakko and Vesalainen in this one. Panarin had 2 assists.
Shesterkin finished with a .966 SV% (28/29) for the win.
The Rangers open the new year on the road against Detroit in a New Years day matchup.
RANGERS WIN BOTH ENDS OF HOME AND HOME, INCH CLOSER TO ISLANDERS
Jan. 5th, 2025
After losing their first game of 2025 to the Red Wings, the Rangers went back to the great state of New York for a home and home with their rivals, the Islanders.
After taking the first game 3-2 at home, the Rangers went into the Islanders barn and jumped out to a 4-0 lead after 40 minutes. The Islanders made a push, scoring 2, but the Rangers held on to take both games and gain a full 4 points on the Islanders for 1st in the Metro.
The 4th line scored 3 of the Rangers 4 goals in this game, with Vesalainen continuing to show the scoring touch that made him a 1st round pick in 2017 by scoring twice. Will Cuylle scored again, while adding 2 assists for a career-high 3-point game.
Shesterkin tweaked something and left the game in the first period, but Louis Domingue covered for him, stopping 30/32 in relief for a .938 SV%.
RANGERS GO 4/4 DURING TWO B2B SETS
Feb. 12th, 2025
The Rangers season has not been perfect to date, but the last 4 games could not have gone any better than they did.
After taking down the Canes 3-1, the Rangers outscored the Stars 7-4.
After 2 off days, they resumed play against the Flames, winning 5-2.
Finally, they defeated the Islanders 3-2, outshooting the 50-26 along the way in their 4th game (and win) in 6 days.
Othmann, Panarin and Kreider got the goals in this one, while Domingue got the win in relief of Shesterkin who allowed 2 goals on 6 shots in the first 11 minutes of action.
The Rangers now sit 31-19-4 approaching the trade deadline.
TROCHECK GETS 4 POINTS AS RANGERS BEAT COYOTES 9-2 AND EXTEND WINNING STREAK
Feb. 17th, 2025
The Rangers sure know how to score. After a 7-4 win over Dallas during the 4 games of back to backs, they defeated the Penguins 5-2 and have now downed the 'Yotes 9-2.
Trocheck (2 goals, 2 assists), Goodrow (2 goals, 1 assist) and Othmann (1 goal, 2 assists) were the focal points for the Rangers, but Panarin also had 3 points (1-2--3) while Chytil added 3 assists and Kaapo Kakko had 2 points (1-2--2).
Will Cuylle scored his 14th goal, all from the 4th line, in what is becoming a very solid rookie season.
The Rangers are now 33-19-4 and have 7 games remaining prior to the Trade Deadline.
They sit 8 points behind the Islanders for 1st in the Division.
RANGERS PAY ASTRONOMICAL PRICE TO WIN CROSBY SWEEPSTAKES
2025 NHL Trade Deadline
In a move that sent shockwaves across the NHL, the New York Rangers took a massive risk at a massive price to acquire the best player of his generation.
It costed a 2025 1st round pick, 2026 1st round pick, Chris Kreider, Ryder Korczak, and a 2027 2nd round pick, but the Rangers acquired the biggest Deadline prize possibly in history, acquiring Sidney Crosby from the Penguins.
The Penguins almost assuredly did not want to give Crosby to their division rivals, but Crosby, with a full no-move, said it was New York or Montreal, and the Rangers ponied up before the Canadiens, who were not willing to part with the assets necessary to make the trade happen.
This is a massive risk for the Rangers, as Kreider was a respected veteran or 13 seasons with the team, and an assistant captain.
Sidney Crosby has 58 points in 62 games this season, and is set to lineup between Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko in his first game against Buffalo later today.
Mika Zibanejad will centre Artemi Panarin and a out of position Vincent Trocheck.
Filip Chytil centres Othmann and Goodrow while the 4th line remains intact.
Not that anyones counting, but between Toews and Crosby, the Rangers have added 6 Cups in experience (not counting Toews Cup with the Rangers last season).
The Rangers also traded Zac Jones (who had requested a trade after being assigned to Hartford) to the Anaheim Ducks along with a 5th round pick this season (St. Louis' from the Neighbors trade) for RFA Urho Vaakanainen.
CROSBYS FIRST AS A RANGER SNAPS 5 4 GAME SKID
March 16th, 2025
It has been an adjustment period for Crosby and the Rangers, as the future HOFer went pointless in his first 3, but now has points in his last 2. Adjustment was expected, as Crosby has spent his whole career in Pittsburgh and is likely quite overwhelmed, but it was nice to see him score his first.
Now centering Panarin and Lafreniere, Crosby scored his first goal as a Ranger in a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in his 5th game with the team.
RANGERS CLINCH PLAYOFFS ON FINAL DAY OF REGULAR SEASON
End of Regular Season
While Sidney Crosby fit in nicely, scoring 19 points in 19 games with his new club, Igor Shesterkins late season struggles nearly took the bottom out of the ship.
Multiple losing streaks of 5, 3, and 2 left the Rangers with 10 losses in 19 post deadline games, and in danger of missing the playoffs in what would have been an epic collapse. Compounding by the 2 teams putting them in danger being Kreider's Penguins and the team the Rangers outbid for Crosby, the Canadiens, the collapse would have been one of folklore.
Crosby scored 10 goals and added 9 assists in his 19 games with the Rangers, and even briefly skated on RW with Panarin his left and Zibanejad in the middle.
The silver lining being Crosby produced with whomever he played, it was hard to get a feel for what worked when surrendering 5 goals a night with Shesterkin in net, while Louis Domingue produced outing after outing of stellar hockey.
Domingue finished the season having appeared in 26 games, getting 13 wins and posting a .938 Sv% with 2 shutouts. Compared to Shesterkin, who although registering 31 wins, had just a .902 SV%, making it 3 consecutive seasons of below average goaltending from him.
1ST ROUND VS ISLANDERS
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
After struggling to the finish line, the Rangers lost their hold on 2nd in the Metro and even slipped out of 3rd and into the 1st WC position, getting an unfavorable matchup against the Islanders.
While the Rangers actually fared well against the Islanders, winning all 3 matchups, they were all pre-deadline and the Rangers have not seen the Isles during their rough patch after the deadline.
The hope has got to be leadership and experience will prevail as the Rangers begin their true defense of their title. The return mostly the same team, although it remains to be seen how the defense will fare without Trouba during the march through the Playoffs.
Sidney Crosby, without putting too much emphasis on what the Rangers gave up to acquire him, a pending UFA with no guarantees of resigning, and a low likelihood of it, will be the X factor in this series. Although, the Rangers goaltending should get a nod here as Shesterkin needs to find Playoff Shesterkin and not .902 SV% Shesterkin.
New York enters with Crosby centering Lafreniere and Kakko while Chytil lines up on the right of Zibanejad and Panarin.
Trocheck centres Goodrow and Othmann while the 4th line is the same as it was all season.
The Rangers will try Miller and Fox again to start the Playoffs, while Brodie pairs with Schneider and Robertson is opposite Bogosian.
Shesterkin is in net.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 4-2 NYI | Chytil (1), Kakko (1) | Shesterkin 25/29 .862 SV% | Rangers entered 3rd with 2-1 lead, but game ends in loss. Need better from 31. | 1-0 NYI |
2 | 7-5 NYR | Zibanejad (1,2), Goodrow (1,2), Miller (1), Panarin (1), Othmann (1) | Shesterkin 32/37 .865 SV% | Rangers scored the goals to win this game. Led 6-3 going into 3rd, Isles cut to 6-5 before Othmann ENG. | 1-1 |
3 | 4-1 NYR | Crosby (1), Panarin (2), Miller (2), Kakko (2) | Shesterkin 22/23 .957 SV% | Rangers outshoot Isle 44-23. Dominant win with good goaltending. Laf 1st star with 4 assists. | 2-1 NYR |
4 | 6-3 NYR | Zibanejad (3,4,5), Chytil (2), Schneider (1), Trocheck (1) | Shesterkin 28/31 .903 SV% | Panarins 5 assists and Zibanejads hattrick lift Rangers. Need games like this from your star players. NYR stranglehold on series. | 3-1 NYR |
5 | 3-1 NYR | Crosby (2), Panarin (3), Toews (1) | Shesterkin 29/30 .967 SV% | Rangers close out Isles with 4 straight wins after Game 1 loss. | 4-1 NYR |
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1ST ROUND RECAP
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
It started shaky for the Rangers, but they stabilized throughout and got their moneys worth from their bets players en route to closing out the #1 seeded in Metro Islanders in 5 games.
The addition of Crosby has created essentially two first lines for the Rangers, as opposing teams must match up against Lafreniere and Crosby as well as Zibanejad and Panarin. This results in lopsided matchups producing performances like that of Panarin and Zibanejad in Game 4.
Panarin leads the team with 10 points (3-7--10), while Zibanejad leads the team in goals with 5 (5-2--7). Adam Fox has 6 assists/points while Filip Chytil also has 6 points (2-4--6).
Sidney Crosby has just 2 goals and 3 points, but can be expected to explode at anytime.
Igor Shesterkins stats are not pleasing with just a .906 SV%, but that was largely imploded due to the first 2 games of the series.
Braden Schneider was injured in the final game and will miss 1-2 weeks, so his status for Game 1 of the 2nd round will be dependant on the timeline of the other series.
The Rangers await the winner of Columbus and Pittsburgh for the next round, and Columbus is up 3-1 in that series.
2ND ROUND VS BLUE JACKETS
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers just eliminated the top seed in the Metro, and will now have to eliminate the 2nd seeded Blue Jackets as well in their quest for back-to-back Cups.
Artemi Panarin will face his former team in the Playoffs as he comes in pacing the NHL Playoffs in scoring. The Rangers will need him to continue playing solid hockey as they face off against a team with a deep offense featuring Laine, Gaudreau, Voracek, Perron and Hartman. They are supported by emerging first round picks Cole Sillinger and Yegor Chinakov.
The Jackets perhaps have a surprising advantage in this series as Elvis Merzlikins, who produced a similarily underwhelming regular season like Shesterkin, has outperformed Shesty dramatically in the Playoffs so far.
The season series finished 1-1-1 for the Rangers, ultimately giving the win to the Blue Jackets who went 2-1-0. New York won the middle matchup while the Jackets' wins came early and late in the season.
Now would be the time for Deadline acquisition Crosby to breakout.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 3-1 NYR | Lafreniere (1), Panarin (4), Trocheck (2) | Shesterkin 32/33 .969 SV% | In tightly contested match, Rangers prevail as Shesterkin finds groove. | 1-0 NYR |
2 | 4-3 CBJ | Zibanejad (6), Panarin (5), Trocheck (3) | Shesterkin 29/33 .879 SV% | Crosbys line still struggling to find groove. Concerning, but Zibanejad/Panarin duo picking up slack. | 1-1 |
3 | 4-0 CBJ | | Shesterkin 29/33 .879 SV% | Line changes for Rangers. Defensive and Offensive. | 2-1 CBJ |
4 | 6-3 NYR | Panarin (6,7,8), Crosby (3), Othmann (2), Zibanejad (7) | Shesterkin 27/30 .900 SV% | Panarin once again comes up with 5 points off a hattrick, Fox 4 assists. Series tied. | 2-2 |
5 | 5-0 NYR | Crosby (4,5,6), Zibanejad (8), Chytil (3) | Shesterkin 25/25 1.000 SV% | Crosby awakens. Shesterkin awakens. Rangers can eliminate Jacketst at MSG in Game 6. | 3-2 NYR |
6 | 4-2 CBJ | Crosby (7), Bogosian (1) | Shesterkin 27/30 .900 SV% | Game 7 needed in Columbus. Do or die for Cup defense. | 3-3 |
7 | 6-5 NYR | Zibanejad (9,10), Panarin (9), Lafreniere (2), Chytil (4), Toews (2) | Shesterkin 25/30 .833 SV% | Rangers advance to conference finals once again after narrowly protecting 6-3 lead with 5 remaining. | 4-3 NYR |
2ND ROUND RECAP
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
It was not easy, but the Rangers prevailed in Game 7 of the 2nd round.
Crosby had 4 goals in the series, while both Panarin and Zibanejad had 5 each. Even with Shesterkin providing just 2 quality games, the Rangers managed to take out the Jackets on the back of their 3 top forwards.
Panarin sits on an island atop league scoring with 22 points (9-13--22) in 12 games, while his closest competition is his centreman Mika Zibanejad with 10 goals and 18 points.
Adam Fox has 14 assists/points in 12 games to pace all Dmen.
Lafreniere is at a point-per-game with 12 in 12 (2-10--12), while Crosby with 7 goals now has 10 points.
Igor Shesterkin owns a .906 SV%. with an impending Cap crunch forcing difficult decisions, could Shesterkin end up playing his way out of NY if he derails this run?
CONFERENCE FINALS VS PANTHERS
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Panthers pose a serious threat to the Rangers. They enter with a balanced attack, having no player with 0 points and 10 players between 9 and 6 points. In 8 games.
Yes, thats right, the Panthers have swept both series they have played in so far, dispatching of the Red Wings and Lightning with ease.
The Panthers, despite only finishing 5-4-1 down the stretch, finished with 95 points (3 more than the Rangers 92), and 2nd behind only the team they just swept in the 2nd round, the Lightning.
The Rangers goal in this series will be to take Game 1, and eliminate any idea the Panthers may have of making it a perfect 12-0. Perhaps that will derail their mental state, allow doubt to creep in, and help the Rangers end the Panthers run at the teams first Stanley Cup.
The problem they face is Spencer Knight, who has provided the Panthers with Conn Smythe worthy goaltending to the tune of 2 shutouts and a .959 SV% through 8 games, which leads the playoffs easily.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 6-1 NYR | Zibanejad (11,12), Panarin (10), Fox (1), Kakko (3), Bogosian (2) | Shesterkin 27/28 .964 SV% | Rangers get to Knight early with 2 in 1st, cap it off with 4 in 3rd. While outshooting Cats 46-28 | 1-0 NYR |
2 | 3-1 FLA | Schneider (2) | Shesterkin 30/33 .909 SV% | Knight rebounds, Rangers outshot 33-21. | 1-1 |
3 | 6-2 NYR | Goodrow (3), Fox (2), Panarin (11), Crosby (8), Schneider (3), Toews (3) | Shesterkin 28/30 .933 SV% | Rangers spot 6 again on Knight, take lead again. | 2-1 NYR |
4 | 5-2 NYR | Panarin (12), Lafreniere (3), Crosby (9), Zibanejad (13,14) | Shesterkin 30/32 .938 SV% | Shesterkin injured in final minutes of game after collision. Garand recalled, Domingue to start Game 5. | 3-1 NYR |
5 | 3-0 NYR | Zibanejad (15), Crosby (10), Robertson (1) | Domingue 35/35 1.000 SV% | Shesterkin will be ready for Game 1 SCF, but Domingue comes up clutch with Game 5 shutout as Rangers return to Cup finals | 4-1 NYR |
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CONFERENCE FINALS RECAP
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Louis Domingue played the hero in Game 5 as he posted a clutch shutout after Shesterkin couldn't go due to an undisclosed UBI.
Mika Zibanejad added another 5 goals in this series to boost his total to 15! (15-13--28), while Panarin did just enough to keep his team lead in points by getting to 29 (12-17--29).
Sidney Crosby continued his scoring pace from the last round, and is now up to 10 goals and 17 points, while Adam Fox leads the team with 19 assists (2-19--21).
Lafreniere also has 17 points off of 14 assists.
Igor Shesterkin rose to the occasion and now has a .913 SV% after some key performances to outduel Spencer Knight. He should be ready to go for Game 1 of the Finals, but after Domingues performance, the Rangers have to have confidence in both their netminders with the way their offense is clicking.
STANLEY CUP FINALS PREVIEW
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers will face Alexandar Georgiev and the 2022 Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche in their quest to become the first team since the Lightning in 2020 and 2021 to repeat as Cup Champs.
While Georgiev is not the strength of the Avalanche, he will certainly be prepared for this one as he faces off against "the other guy" Igor Shesterkin and his former team.
The Rangers and Avalanche both possess potent offensive attacks, and 2 of the best defensemen in the game in Cale Makar and Adam Fox.
Nathan MacKinnon has 24 points to date (10-14--24), while Cale Makar sits tied with Adam Fox for most points by a defenseman with 21.
With the Rangers needing to resign Shesterkin, Robertson, Vesalainen, Cuylle and potentially fill the spots of Bogosian and Toews, this may be the last shot for the current Rangers group, fortified by pricey deadline acquisition of Nathan MacKinnons fellow Nova Scotian Sidney Crosby.
Stanley Cup Finals ... LETS GO RANGERS!!!
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 6-5 COL | Kakko (4,5), Panarin (13), Brodie (1), Trocheck (4) | Shesterkin 40/46 .870 SV% | Early 3-0 too much to overcome for Rangers. Early hole in game, early hole in series | 1-0 COL |
2 | 3-0 NYR | Brodie (2), Miller (3), Zibanejad (16) | Shesterkin 29/29 1.000 SV% | Much better structured game, Shesterkin rebounds for Rangers to even series. | 1-1 |
3 | 2-1 COL (OT) | Toews (4) | Shesterkin 33/34 .942 SV% | Rangers lose heartbreaker in OT to fall behind in series for second time | 2-1 COL |
4 | 2-1 NYR | Chytil (5), Crosby (11) | Shesterkin 33/34 .942 SV% | NYR even series with good game from Shesty. Back to COL for Game 5, guaranteed elimination Game 6 for one team at MSG. | 2-2 |
5 | 2-1 COL (OT) | Fox (3) | Shesterkin 32/34 .941 SV% | Rangers on brink of elimination where they found themselves against CGY last year. Can they do it again? | 3-2 COL |
6 | 4-3 COL (OT) | Toews (5), Brodie (3), Panarin (14) | Shesterkin 38/42 .905 SV% | Rangers fall 2 wins short of repeat championships as Avs win 2nd Cup in 4 years. | 4-2 COL |
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TROCHECK TRADED TO STARS WITH VESALAINEN FOR 1ST, STANKOVEN
2025 NHL Entry Draft
The Dallas Stars, looking to finally get over the hump after losing in the Conference Finals in each of the last 2 seasons, have pried Vincent Trockeck from the cap-strapped Rangers.
Trocheck, who was a key player in the Rangers 2024 Cup title, became a luxury they could not afford, and it lined up with the timing of him submitting his 12-team no trade list that NYR pulled the trigger on the deal.
Vesalainen had a great regular season on the Rangers 4th line, but with Jonathan Toews likely departing due to an influx of youth at the C position, changes were coming to the line anyway.
The Stars sent back the 22nd overall pick and Logan Stankoven in the deal. The pick replenishes the Rangers cupboard after moving both 2025 and 2026 1st rounders to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Crosby deal.
Stankoven, 22, just completed his first professional season with the Texas Stars, posting 26 points (13-13--26) in 56 games.
New York drafted forward Laurent Syvret, 17, with the 22nd overall selection in the 2025 Draft. The Rimouski Oceanique forward can play both C and LW, and had 58 points (21-37--58) in 65 games this season. He stands at 6'2" and 204 lbs, and is considered a responsible 2 way forward for his age.
FOX WINS NORRIS TROPHY AS LEAGUES TOP DEFENSEMAN
2025 NHL Entry Draft
The Dallas Stars, looking to finally get over the hump after losing in the Conference Finals in each of the last 2 seasons, have pried Vincent Trockeck from the cap-strapped Rangers.
Trocheck, who was a key player in the Rangers 2024 Cup title, became a luxury they could not afford, and it lined up with the timing of him submitting his 12-team no trade list that NYR pulled the trigger on the deal.
Vesalainen had a great regular season on the Rangers 4th line, but with Jonathan Toews likely departing due to an influx of youth at the C position, changes were coming to the line anyway.
The Stars sent back the 22nd overall pick and Logan Stankoven in the deal. The pick replenishes the Rangers cupboard after moving both 2025 and 2026 1st rounders to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Crosby deal.
Stankoven, 22, just completed his first professional season with the Texas Stars, posting 26 points (13-13--26) in 56 games.
New York drafted forward Laurent Syvret, 17, with the 22nd overall selection in the 2025 Draft. The Rimouski Oceanique forward can play both C and LW, and had 58 points (21-37--58) in 65 games this season. He stands at 6'2" and 204 lbs, and is considered a responsible 2 way forward for his age.
FOX WINS NORRIS TROPHY AS LEAGUES TOP DEFENSEMAN
2025 NHL Awards
Following a season in which Fox produced 56 points, 9 of those goals, and has a +19 rating, he has won the 2nd Norris Trophy of his career.
That makes 2 Norris Trophies for Fox in his 6 NHL Seasons. The 27-year old last one the award in his sophomore season, when he registered 47 points in 55 games in the shortened season. The next year he followed that up with a career high 74 points but fell short of a 2nd Norris to Cale Makar.
Fox was last nominated for the award in 2022/2023, when he scored a career best 15 goals and had 65 points, losing due to the fact that the Rangers missed the playoffs and he was a -12.
That makes 2 Norris Trophies for Fox in his 6 NHL Seasons. The 27-year old last one the award in his sophomore season, when he registered 47 points in 55 games in the shortened season. The next year he followed that up with a career high 74 points but fell short of a 2nd Norris to Cale Makar.
Fox was last nominated for the award in 2022/2023, when he scored a career best 15 goals and had 65 points, losing due to the fact that the Rangers missed the playoffs and he was a -12.
CROSBY SIGNS 1-YEAR DEAL TO STAY WITH RANGERS
2025 NHL Offseason
Despite the fact that teams would have likely paid much more for his services, Sidney Crosby has elected to return to the Rangers for another year.
After being acquired at a high price, Crosby, 37, posted 19 points in 19 games down the stretch and added 11 goals and 21 points in 22 playoff games.
Crosby will slot in on one of the top two lines, likely lining up with Alexis Lafreniere on his wing.
The deal will pay Crosby $7.5M.
After being acquired at a high price, Crosby, 37, posted 19 points in 19 games down the stretch and added 11 goals and 21 points in 22 playoff games.
Crosby will slot in on one of the top two lines, likely lining up with Alexis Lafreniere on his wing.
The deal will pay Crosby $7.5M.
SHESTERKIN SIGNS 8-YEAR DEAL WITH RANGERS
2025 NHL Offseason
In a move many questioned after Shesterkins struggles in the past 3 regular seasons, GM Brant King handed out an 8-year, $76M dollar contract to his 29-year old goaltender.
Now 3 full seasons removed from his last good season, which happened to result in a Vezina win and Hart nomination, Shesterkin cashes in with a deal matching his Russian counterpart Vasilevskiy's contract he signed in Tampa.
Shesterkin, who won the Conn Smythe during the Rangers 2024 Cup Run, has now managed 30-wins in 4 consecutive seasons, but has failed to get above a .911 SV% in any of the last three years.
This contract could get ugly near the end, but theres no doubt if Shesterkin can find his old form at any point, its worth the $$ value.
If he's the Shesterkin of the past 3 seasons, its hard to justify King handing out a deal like this by any metrics.
Now 3 full seasons removed from his last good season, which happened to result in a Vezina win and Hart nomination, Shesterkin cashes in with a deal matching his Russian counterpart Vasilevskiy's contract he signed in Tampa.
Shesterkin, who won the Conn Smythe during the Rangers 2024 Cup Run, has now managed 30-wins in 4 consecutive seasons, but has failed to get above a .911 SV% in any of the last three years.
This contract could get ugly near the end, but theres no doubt if Shesterkin can find his old form at any point, its worth the $$ value.
If he's the Shesterkin of the past 3 seasons, its hard to justify King handing out a deal like this by any metrics.
VAAKANAINEN SIGNS 1-YEAR DEAL WITH NEW YORK
2025 NHL Offseason
Acquired last season for Zac Jones and a draft pick, Urho Vaakanainen sat out all last season without a contract.
Now, he signs a 1-year $2.5M with the Rangers as New York sits at a stalemate with defesneman Matthew Robertson in their contract negotiations.
Vaakanainens 1-year term offers little risk, and his $ value comes in at just over half of Robertsons current asking price. The Rangers, specifically with GMBK, have shown a willingness to play hardball in their contract negotiations, and are always willing to get creative to manage their cap.
Robertson could price himself out of NY, and the Vaakanainen signing puts pressure on Robertson to decide if extra $$ is worth his roster spot.
Now, he signs a 1-year $2.5M with the Rangers as New York sits at a stalemate with defesneman Matthew Robertson in their contract negotiations.
Vaakanainens 1-year term offers little risk, and his $ value comes in at just over half of Robertsons current asking price. The Rangers, specifically with GMBK, have shown a willingness to play hardball in their contract negotiations, and are always willing to get creative to manage their cap.
Robertson could price himself out of NY, and the Vaakanainen signing puts pressure on Robertson to decide if extra $$ is worth his roster spot.
CUYLLE SIGNS 3-YEAR CONTRACT WITH RANGERS
2025 NHL Offseason
Coming off his 3-year ELC, LW Will Cuylle has signed another 3-year deal with New York, this time at a total value of $4.5M ($1.5M AAV).
The Blueshirts 2nd round pick in 2020 scored 17 goals and had 30 points during his rookie season, played exclusively on the 4th line.
Cuylle is the lone remaining member of last years 4th line, as Toews has elected to test Free Agency and Kristian Vesalainien was coveted by the Stars in the Trocheck deal.
Cuylle will be an RFA and 26 years old when the deal expires.
The Blueshirts 2nd round pick in 2020 scored 17 goals and had 30 points during his rookie season, played exclusively on the 4th line.
Cuylle is the lone remaining member of last years 4th line, as Toews has elected to test Free Agency and Kristian Vesalainien was coveted by the Stars in the Trocheck deal.
Cuylle will be an RFA and 26 years old when the deal expires.
RANGERS SIGN FORMER TOUTED DRAFT PICKS FOUDY, REICHEL TO 1-YEAR DEALS
2025 NHL Offseason
The New York Rangers appear set to replenish their prospect pool through reclamation projects of prospects deemed expendable by their former organizations.
Foudy, a 1st round pick in 2018 by the Columbus Blue Jackets, just completed his 2nd full NHL season with Nashville after being traded there by the Jackets last offseason. The 25-year old had 21 points in 82 games.
Reichel, just 23 years old, was a 1st round pick in 2020 by the Chicago Blackhawks. After just 10 points at the NHL level in 22-23, and failing to elevate his AHL production to the next level, the Blackhawks released the centreman. Reichel comes to New York with an opportunity to join fellow 2020 draft pick Cuylle on the 4th line, a unit coach Myles Smith has shown he is not afraid to trust and give minutes to in all zones.
Foudy, a 1st round pick in 2018 by the Columbus Blue Jackets, just completed his 2nd full NHL season with Nashville after being traded there by the Jackets last offseason. The 25-year old had 21 points in 82 games.
Reichel, just 23 years old, was a 1st round pick in 2020 by the Chicago Blackhawks. After just 10 points at the NHL level in 22-23, and failing to elevate his AHL production to the next level, the Blackhawks released the centreman. Reichel comes to New York with an opportunity to join fellow 2020 draft pick Cuylle on the 4th line, a unit coach Myles Smith has shown he is not afraid to trust and give minutes to in all zones.
LAFRENIERE, PANARIN SIGN EXTENSIONS WITH RANGERS
2025 NHL Offseason
The Blueshirts got some huge 2026 business done today as they've announced extensions for star wingers Alexis Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin.
Lafrenieres extension, his 3rd NHL contract, comes in at a whopping 6 years and $71.55M. It works out to an AAV of $11.925M which will make Lafreniere the highest paid New York Ranger of all time when it kicks in.
Panarin, who has struggled to produce at his usual clip but who had a monster playoffs last year despite the team falling short in Game 6 of the Finals, signed a 4-year extension that carries a $9.750M tag, a discount from his current $11.625M.
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Lafrenieres extension, his 3rd NHL contract, comes in at a whopping 6 years and $71.55M. It works out to an AAV of $11.925M which will make Lafreniere the highest paid New York Ranger of all time when it kicks in.
Panarin, who has struggled to produce at his usual clip but who had a monster playoffs last year despite the team falling short in Game 6 of the Finals, signed a 4-year extension that carries a $9.750M tag, a discount from his current $11.625M.
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OTHMANNS CAPS OFF HATTRICK IN SEASON OPENING ROUT OF DALLAS
Oct. 17th, 2025
The New York Rangers coaching staff and veteran leadership group spoke alot about the desire to avenge the loss in the Finals last year, and how it is still fresh on the mind and they have no issues using that as a chip on their shoulder. They don't want to forget the feeling, they want to use it as fuel to get back there and reverse their fortunes.
If Game 1 was any indication, they may be well on their way to doing so. Brennan Othmann recorded his first carerr hattrick, while Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists en route to a 6-1 win over the Dallas Stars and Vincent Trocheck.
Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin also scored in this one, while Fil Chytil, Will Cuylle, and Barclay Goodrow each had 2 assists.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 28/29 shots that came his way for the win, a strong start for the goaltending in the first year of the 8-year contract he signed this summer as a pending UFA.
The Rangers return with a similar top 6, having Zibanejad between Panarin and Kakko, while Crosby centres Lafreniere and Chytil.
Will Cuylle receives a promotion to the remodeled 3rd line, now centered by Barclay Goodrow and flanked by Cuylle and Othmann, who starred in this one.
The Rangers new 4th line consists of Jake Neighbors, who makes the jump to the NHL after being sent down shortly after the season started last year, signing Lukas Reichel, and NYR 2019 2nd round draft pick Karl Henriksson.
Henriksson, who played for Frolunda where Henrik Lundqvist was discovered, is a home grown prospect who has now played 2 full seasons in Hartford. Last season he broke out with 52 points in 72 games.
On defense, reigning Norris winner Adam Fox pairs with K'Andre Miller once again to start a season, as has been tried for the last 2 years.
Urho Vaakanainen plays his first NHL action since 23-24 after sitting last season without a contract alongside Braden Schneider.
TJ Brodie starts on the 3rd pair with preseason waiver claim Axel Andersson.
Andersson, 25, is a 2018 2nd round pick of the Ducks. He played just 1 game with Anaheim last season and enters his 1st NHL season with the Rangers.
In nets, Shesterkin and Domingue return as the duo, while Garand starts in the AHL backed up by Boyko.
Extras at the NHL level are Tobias Bjornfoot (PTO signing) on defense and Liam Foudy up front.
If Game 1 was any indication, they may be well on their way to doing so. Brennan Othmann recorded his first carerr hattrick, while Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists en route to a 6-1 win over the Dallas Stars and Vincent Trocheck.
Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin also scored in this one, while Fil Chytil, Will Cuylle, and Barclay Goodrow each had 2 assists.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 28/29 shots that came his way for the win, a strong start for the goaltending in the first year of the 8-year contract he signed this summer as a pending UFA.
The Rangers return with a similar top 6, having Zibanejad between Panarin and Kakko, while Crosby centres Lafreniere and Chytil.
Will Cuylle receives a promotion to the remodeled 3rd line, now centered by Barclay Goodrow and flanked by Cuylle and Othmann, who starred in this one.
The Rangers new 4th line consists of Jake Neighbors, who makes the jump to the NHL after being sent down shortly after the season started last year, signing Lukas Reichel, and NYR 2019 2nd round draft pick Karl Henriksson.
Henriksson, who played for Frolunda where Henrik Lundqvist was discovered, is a home grown prospect who has now played 2 full seasons in Hartford. Last season he broke out with 52 points in 72 games.
On defense, reigning Norris winner Adam Fox pairs with K'Andre Miller once again to start a season, as has been tried for the last 2 years.
Urho Vaakanainen plays his first NHL action since 23-24 after sitting last season without a contract alongside Braden Schneider.
TJ Brodie starts on the 3rd pair with preseason waiver claim Axel Andersson.
Andersson, 25, is a 2018 2nd round pick of the Ducks. He played just 1 game with Anaheim last season and enters his 1st NHL season with the Rangers.
In nets, Shesterkin and Domingue return as the duo, while Garand starts in the AHL backed up by Boyko.
Extras at the NHL level are Tobias Bjornfoot (PTO signing) on defense and Liam Foudy up front.
CROSBY, SHESTERKIN SNAP RANGERS SKID
Nov. 18th, 2025
After starting the season 5-1-0, the Rangers lost 5 straight games to fall to 5-6-1.
That skid ended tonight, as Sidney Crosby had 3 assists, Axel Andersson scored twice, and Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves in a 6-0 shutout of the Ottawa Senators.
Panarin (1-2--2), Kakko, Chytil and Othmann also scored for the Rangers in the skid-snapping win.
The Rangers, for whatever reason, have been notoriously slow starters so the 6-6-1 record is not alarming at a glance. But this isn't a typical slow start, this was a 5 game losing streak that followed a near perfect start to the season.
Something to watch for, as the Rangers lost veteran leadership in the bottom 6 from Jonathan Toews, and their 4th line has struggled to find its footing to date.
That skid ended tonight, as Sidney Crosby had 3 assists, Axel Andersson scored twice, and Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves in a 6-0 shutout of the Ottawa Senators.
Panarin (1-2--2), Kakko, Chytil and Othmann also scored for the Rangers in the skid-snapping win.
The Rangers, for whatever reason, have been notoriously slow starters so the 6-6-1 record is not alarming at a glance. But this isn't a typical slow start, this was a 5 game losing streak that followed a near perfect start to the season.
Something to watch for, as the Rangers lost veteran leadership in the bottom 6 from Jonathan Toews, and their 4th line has struggled to find its footing to date.
NEW LOOK TOP SIX FUELS 8-0 STOMPING OF BLUES
Dec. 5th, 2025
Mika Zibanejad shifted to the RW and scored his first goal in 5 games, with Panarin his left and Crosby his middle. That allowed HC Myles Smith to reunite the Kid Line on the 2nd unit, and they had themselves a throwback night.
Alexis Lafreniere had a hattrick and added 2 assists for 5 points. But that didn't even lead the team. His centreman, Fil Chytil, had 5 assists and added his own goal for a career high 6 point night. Kaapo Kakko had a goal and 3 assists of his own.
Shesterkin stopped all 17 shots sent his way for the shutout. That shutout is his 4th of the season in just 15 games, as the goaltender seems to have found his game for the Blueshirts.
Alexis Lafreniere had a hattrick and added 2 assists for 5 points. But that didn't even lead the team. His centreman, Fil Chytil, had 5 assists and added his own goal for a career high 6 point night. Kaapo Kakko had a goal and 3 assists of his own.
Shesterkin stopped all 17 shots sent his way for the shutout. That shutout is his 4th of the season in just 15 games, as the goaltender seems to have found his game for the Blueshirts.
RANGERS CLOSE OUT 2025 WITH OVERTIME WIN OVER WILD ON NYE
Dec. 31st, 2025
Alexis Lafreniere paced the Rangers with 35 points in 32 games and he added another goal in this one, a 4-3 overtime win over the Minnesota Wild.
Filip Chytil scored the over time winner (1-1--2), while TJ Brodie and Barclay Goodrow also added goals.
Louis Domingue stopped 22/25 for a .880 SV%. The backup, who had a stellar season last year, has struggled to replicate that success.
His counterpart, Igor Shesterkin is now 13-8-0 with a .921 SV% and 5 SO's. He's slowed from his early season pace, but the return to above average goaltending they became accustomed to during Igor's first 2 seasons is a welcome addition.
Artemi Panarin has 32 points while Sidney Crosby has 33. Mika Zibanejad has just 23 points to date.
Filip Chytil is now up to 28 on the year, while Kaapo Kakko has 18.
Barclay Goodrow, who posted his 3rd consecutive 40-point season last year, fell just short of his 3rd straight 20-goal season with 18 last year. The 32-year old has 26 points (13-13--26) already in 33 games this year.
Filip Chytil scored the over time winner (1-1--2), while TJ Brodie and Barclay Goodrow also added goals.
Louis Domingue stopped 22/25 for a .880 SV%. The backup, who had a stellar season last year, has struggled to replicate that success.
His counterpart, Igor Shesterkin is now 13-8-0 with a .921 SV% and 5 SO's. He's slowed from his early season pace, but the return to above average goaltending they became accustomed to during Igor's first 2 seasons is a welcome addition.
Artemi Panarin has 32 points while Sidney Crosby has 33. Mika Zibanejad has just 23 points to date.
Filip Chytil is now up to 28 on the year, while Kaapo Kakko has 18.
Barclay Goodrow, who posted his 3rd consecutive 40-point season last year, fell just short of his 3rd straight 20-goal season with 18 last year. The 32-year old has 26 points (13-13--26) already in 33 games this year.
KAKKOS PAIR HELP NEW YORK BEAT DIVISION LEADING CAPS
Jan. 30th, 2026
It was a tough month for the Blueshirts. The team was 3-7-1 prior to a 4 game winning streak (including this win), saved face for the month and allowed them to gain some valuable points back.
But none of that mattered tonight, as they closed the month on a strong note beating the team that leads their division. Kaapo Kakko scored twice, while Sidney Crosby had 3 assists and Filip Chytil had 2 assists.
Urho Vaakanainen and Barclay Goodrow also scored for the Rangers, who downed the Capitals 4-3.
Dylan Garand, who swapped spots with Louis Domingue after the journeyman backup/3rd stringer couldn't find last seasons form, got the win in this one stopping 28/31 for a .903 SV%.
But none of that mattered tonight, as they closed the month on a strong note beating the team that leads their division. Kaapo Kakko scored twice, while Sidney Crosby had 3 assists and Filip Chytil had 2 assists.
Urho Vaakanainen and Barclay Goodrow also scored for the Rangers, who downed the Capitals 4-3.
Dylan Garand, who swapped spots with Louis Domingue after the journeyman backup/3rd stringer couldn't find last seasons form, got the win in this one stopping 28/31 for a .903 SV%.
PANARIN-LESS RANGERS CONTINUE WIN STREAK IN FINAL GAME BEFORE DEADLINE
March 8th, 2026
Artemi Panarin is out 1-2 weeks with a LBI, but that didn't stop his linemate Mika Zibanejad from scoring twice in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to extend the Blueshirts win streak to games.
Alexis Lafreniere continued his dominance this season with 3 more assists, while Brennan Othmann and Will Cuylle each scored. The flank Fil Chytil on the 3rd unit, who had 1 assist in the game.
Dylan Garand started this one, making 19 saves in the win. His .950 SV% in this game was a season best, and earned him his 3rd win in 4 starts.
The Trade Deadline is tomorrow. The Rangers could be looking for another top 9 forward and a top 4 defenseman.
Alexis Lafreniere continued his dominance this season with 3 more assists, while Brennan Othmann and Will Cuylle each scored. The flank Fil Chytil on the 3rd unit, who had 1 assist in the game.
Dylan Garand started this one, making 19 saves in the win. His .950 SV% in this game was a season best, and earned him his 3rd win in 4 starts.
The Trade Deadline is tomorrow. The Rangers could be looking for another top 9 forward and a top 4 defenseman.
RANGERS ACQUIRE DACH, MATHESON FROM CANADIENS FOR 5 PIECE PACKAGE
2026 NHL Trade Deadline
Instead of opting for the big fish addition like he did last Deadline with Sidney Crosby, Brant King decided to fill 2 glaring holes in his lineup with one deal.
The Rangers, while getting serviceable contributions from Henriksson, Reichel and Foudy in the 9th forward slot and 4th line, were clearly missing a more stable presence in their top 9 to round it out.
In addition, Adam Fox had played with 4 different partners to date, and needed a consistent partner for their top pairing to stabilize the defense corps and allow partners to develop chemisty heading into the Playoffs.
Tasked with filling these roster spots are Kirby Dach and Michael Matheson, acquired from the Canadiens for a package including the Rangers 2026 2nd, unsigned RHD prospect with top 4 upside Dan Clymer, RFA Matthew Robertson, TJ Brodie and Jake Neighbors.
Dach, now 25, was selected 3rd behind Kaapo Kakko in the 2019 Draft, has now joined his 3rd NHL Franchise. After a promising rookie season, the young centre/winger was shipped to Montreal from Chicago, the team that drafted him. Now, after a career high 30 points (63 games) in 2023/2024 that preceeded a disappointing 16 points in 81 games last season, the Canadiens have also deemed themselves ready to move on from Dach.
Matheson, who spent the last 4 seasons in Montreal after a short stint in Pittsburgh (he started his career in Florida with the Panthers), joins his 4th NHL team as a rental. He is 32, and with TJ Brodie headed the other way as a Cap consideration, instantly becomes the veteran of the Rangers blue line. In fact, he is 4 years older than the Rangers 2nd oldest defenseman, Adam Fox, who is 28.
The Rangers, while getting serviceable contributions from Henriksson, Reichel and Foudy in the 9th forward slot and 4th line, were clearly missing a more stable presence in their top 9 to round it out.
In addition, Adam Fox had played with 4 different partners to date, and needed a consistent partner for their top pairing to stabilize the defense corps and allow partners to develop chemisty heading into the Playoffs.
Tasked with filling these roster spots are Kirby Dach and Michael Matheson, acquired from the Canadiens for a package including the Rangers 2026 2nd, unsigned RHD prospect with top 4 upside Dan Clymer, RFA Matthew Robertson, TJ Brodie and Jake Neighbors.
Dach, now 25, was selected 3rd behind Kaapo Kakko in the 2019 Draft, has now joined his 3rd NHL Franchise. After a promising rookie season, the young centre/winger was shipped to Montreal from Chicago, the team that drafted him. Now, after a career high 30 points (63 games) in 2023/2024 that preceeded a disappointing 16 points in 81 games last season, the Canadiens have also deemed themselves ready to move on from Dach.
Matheson, who spent the last 4 seasons in Montreal after a short stint in Pittsburgh (he started his career in Florida with the Panthers), joins his 4th NHL team as a rental. He is 32, and with TJ Brodie headed the other way as a Cap consideration, instantly becomes the veteran of the Rangers blue line. In fact, he is 4 years older than the Rangers 2nd oldest defenseman, Adam Fox, who is 28.
CHYTIL LIFTS RANGERS OVER JACKETS WITH OVERTIME GOAL
March 11th, 2026
In their 1st game following the Deadline, the New York Rangers had Dach and Matheson in the lineup, and also saw the return of Artemi Panarin.
New look lines featured Chytil on the RW of Zibanejad and Panarin, while Crosby centered Lafreniere and Othmann.
Dach centres Goodrow and Kakko on a new look 3rd line that looked poised to finally give the Rangers their full 3 line advantage they had become accustomed to over the last 2 seasons.
Chytil scored a pair, including the overtime winner, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 31 en route to the Rangers holding a 1-0 record post deadline. Fox scored the other goal in a 3-2 OT win.
The past 2 deadlines have varied for the Rangers. After adding Toews and Scandella before their 2024 Stanley Cup, the Rangers marched from 3rd to 1st in the Metro with a strong post-deadline push. After adding Crosby last deadline, the Rangers wobbled into the playoffs, narrowly making it in, but still went all the way to the Cup finals and took the Avalanche to their limits until a Game 6 loss. The Avalanche, for anyone wondering, currently sit 1st in the league at 45-19-1 (91 points).
So perhaps it doesn't matter how good the Rangers do post deadline so long as they do good enough to get into the Playoffs. But a nice run to earn atleast some home ice advantage instead of never having it like last postseason would turn out to be an advantage come April and May.
New look lines featured Chytil on the RW of Zibanejad and Panarin, while Crosby centered Lafreniere and Othmann.
Dach centres Goodrow and Kakko on a new look 3rd line that looked poised to finally give the Rangers their full 3 line advantage they had become accustomed to over the last 2 seasons.
Chytil scored a pair, including the overtime winner, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 31 en route to the Rangers holding a 1-0 record post deadline. Fox scored the other goal in a 3-2 OT win.
The past 2 deadlines have varied for the Rangers. After adding Toews and Scandella before their 2024 Stanley Cup, the Rangers marched from 3rd to 1st in the Metro with a strong post-deadline push. After adding Crosby last deadline, the Rangers wobbled into the playoffs, narrowly making it in, but still went all the way to the Cup finals and took the Avalanche to their limits until a Game 6 loss. The Avalanche, for anyone wondering, currently sit 1st in the league at 45-19-1 (91 points).
So perhaps it doesn't matter how good the Rangers do post deadline so long as they do good enough to get into the Playoffs. But a nice run to earn atleast some home ice advantage instead of never having it like last postseason would turn out to be an advantage come April and May.
GOODROWS HATTRICK DOWNS AVALANCHE IN SCF REMATCH...PREVIEW?
March 14th, 2026
The Rangers and Avs met once before this season, when the Avs easily dispatched the Rangers 4-1.
This time though, the Rangers wanted to prove that they aren't done with contention after losing to the Avs in Game 1 of this season series and losing to them in the Cup Finals last season.
Off the back of a 5-goal 2nd period explosion that followed an early 2-0 1st period lead, the Rangers outscored the Avalanche 8-5.
Surely, this is not indicative of how a Playoffs series would turn out, but the goals were a welcome sight for hockey fans.
There is no doubt, the bolstering of the Rangers offensive group at the deadline allowed them to roll 3 deep scoring lines, which happened to produce a 3rd line hattrick from Barclay Goodrow (3-0--3).
Mika Zibanejad had 5 pointa (1-4--5), while Adam Fox had a 3 point night, all assists.
Kirby Dach scored his 1st as a Ranger, while Panarin, Othmann and Will Cuylle added markers for the Blueshirts, as they got a goal from every line tonight.
Igor Shesterkin stoped 31/36. Not his best night, but he did better than the other guy, which is all the Rangers needed on this high-scoring night.
The Rangers handed the Avs just their 20th loss of the season, while improving their own record to 38-22-4, good enough to pull into 1st in the Metro on the back of their 8-1-1 record in their last 10.
This time though, the Rangers wanted to prove that they aren't done with contention after losing to the Avs in Game 1 of this season series and losing to them in the Cup Finals last season.
Off the back of a 5-goal 2nd period explosion that followed an early 2-0 1st period lead, the Rangers outscored the Avalanche 8-5.
Surely, this is not indicative of how a Playoffs series would turn out, but the goals were a welcome sight for hockey fans.
There is no doubt, the bolstering of the Rangers offensive group at the deadline allowed them to roll 3 deep scoring lines, which happened to produce a 3rd line hattrick from Barclay Goodrow (3-0--3).
Mika Zibanejad had 5 pointa (1-4--5), while Adam Fox had a 3 point night, all assists.
Kirby Dach scored his 1st as a Ranger, while Panarin, Othmann and Will Cuylle added markers for the Blueshirts, as they got a goal from every line tonight.
Igor Shesterkin stoped 31/36. Not his best night, but he did better than the other guy, which is all the Rangers needed on this high-scoring night.
The Rangers handed the Avs just their 20th loss of the season, while improving their own record to 38-22-4, good enough to pull into 1st in the Metro on the back of their 8-1-1 record in their last 10.
ANOTHER GOODROW HATTRICK HELPS NEW YORK OUTLAST FLORIDA
March 24th, 2026
Barclay Goodrow has been one of the Rangers brightest spots since GMBK's tenure began, consistently providing 40-point offense while continuing his work as a defensively responsible, penalty-killing leader.
His 2nd hattrick post deadline, which included the overtime winner, lifted the Rangers over the Panthers 4-3 in overtime.
The goals, Goodrows 30th, 31st and 32nd of the season, are by far a career high, and shockingly lead the Rangers in that category.
Igor Shesterkin finished this one with a .917 SV%, making 33 saves (33/36).
The Rangers have now gone 15-5-1 since February 1st. That is a 121-point pace over a full season.
His 2nd hattrick post deadline, which included the overtime winner, lifted the Rangers over the Panthers 4-3 in overtime.
The goals, Goodrows 30th, 31st and 32nd of the season, are by far a career high, and shockingly lead the Rangers in that category.
Igor Shesterkin finished this one with a .917 SV%, making 33 saves (33/36).
The Rangers have now gone 15-5-1 since February 1st. That is a 121-point pace over a full season.
RANGERS 3RD TEAM TO 100 POINTS WITH WIN OVER SHARKS
April 13th, 2026
It wasn't a perfect season for the New York Rangers, but they seem to have hit their stride and found their game at the right time.
After amassing a 3-0 lead after the first 40 minutes, the Rangers got a bit loose but managed to score twice in the third t defeat the San Jose Sharks 5-3.
The game crossed the Rangers over the 100-point mark, bringing their total from 99 to 101 after an overtime loss to the Ducks was followed by an 8-5 regulation loss to the Bruins.
Five different goalscorers found the back of the net for New York, including Mika Zibanejad and Sidney Crosby, who leads the team in points.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 25 of 28 for the win (.893 SV%).
The Rangers sit at 47-25-7 with 3 games remaining. A perfect finish could get them to 50 wins, and would guarantee a 1st place Metro finish and give them a chance at surpassing the Leafs (45-23-12, 102 pts) for 1st in the Eastern Conference.
After amassing a 3-0 lead after the first 40 minutes, the Rangers got a bit loose but managed to score twice in the third t defeat the San Jose Sharks 5-3.
The game crossed the Rangers over the 100-point mark, bringing their total from 99 to 101 after an overtime loss to the Ducks was followed by an 8-5 regulation loss to the Bruins.
Five different goalscorers found the back of the net for New York, including Mika Zibanejad and Sidney Crosby, who leads the team in points.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 25 of 28 for the win (.893 SV%).
The Rangers sit at 47-25-7 with 3 games remaining. A perfect finish could get them to 50 wins, and would guarantee a 1st place Metro finish and give them a chance at surpassing the Leafs (45-23-12, 102 pts) for 1st in the Eastern Conference.
FIL'S 4-POINT NIGHT ENDS RANGERS REGULAR SEASON IN WIN
April 18th, 2026
In the final game of the Regular season, and after having lost the last 2 (perhaps a result of having clinched a playoff spot and a 4 point lead on the rest of their division), Filip Chytil put the team on his back and dominated in a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Barclay Goodrow also scored twice again in this one, bring his season total to 39. That is by far a career high for him, and places him top-10 in the entire NHL in goal scoring. He has been a great story for the Rangers, as his contract has only gotten better with the added offense.
Dylan Garand, as most backups do for top teams, started this one, stopping 20/21 shots sent his way for a .952 SV% and a strong finish to his first full NHL season.
The Rangers officially clinched 1st in the Metro with the win. They finished 1 point behind the Leafs for 1st in the conference, but their 48-27-7 record and 103 points was good enough for 3rd in the League.
They will face Washington in the 1st round of the Playoffs, starting in 2 days time.
Barclay Goodrow also scored twice again in this one, bring his season total to 39. That is by far a career high for him, and places him top-10 in the entire NHL in goal scoring. He has been a great story for the Rangers, as his contract has only gotten better with the added offense.
Dylan Garand, as most backups do for top teams, started this one, stopping 20/21 shots sent his way for a .952 SV% and a strong finish to his first full NHL season.
The Rangers officially clinched 1st in the Metro with the win. They finished 1 point behind the Leafs for 1st in the conference, but their 48-27-7 record and 103 points was good enough for 3rd in the League.
They will face Washington in the 1st round of the Playoffs, starting in 2 days time.
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2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
1ST ROUND VS CAPITALS
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The New York Rangers and Washington Captials have quite the history of playoff matchups in the Cap Era.
After the Capitals took the Rangers out in both 2009 and 2011, The Rangers took the following 3 matchups in 2012, 2013 and 2015. They have not met in the Playoffs since.
This being the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, that means the Rangers and Caps have not played a 7-game sprint in over a decade.
Gone is every single player from the Rangers roster of that era. Chris Kreider was the last remaining, and he was dealt to the Penguins in the Sidney Crosby deal. Crosby though, has had his fair share of bouts with the Caps.
Speaking of Crosby, his name cannot be brought up without also mentioning Alex Ovechkin.
Ovi, who scored 37 goals this season and is still with the Capitals, leads the offensive attack with Kuznetsov, Reinhart and Dylan Strome. Caps 2024 2nd overall pick Solomon Shanahan just posted 51 points in his sophomore season, while they also have the depth to score with Rodrigues and Labanc rounding out their attack.
John Carlson still remains as the Capitals top defenseman, while the Rangers have reigning Norris winner Adam Fox.
In nets, it is Igor Shetserkin against Darcy Kuemper.
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
1ST ROUND VS CAPITALS
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The New York Rangers and Washington Captials have quite the history of playoff matchups in the Cap Era.
After the Capitals took the Rangers out in both 2009 and 2011, The Rangers took the following 3 matchups in 2012, 2013 and 2015. They have not met in the Playoffs since.
This being the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, that means the Rangers and Caps have not played a 7-game sprint in over a decade.
Gone is every single player from the Rangers roster of that era. Chris Kreider was the last remaining, and he was dealt to the Penguins in the Sidney Crosby deal. Crosby though, has had his fair share of bouts with the Caps.
Speaking of Crosby, his name cannot be brought up without also mentioning Alex Ovechkin.
Ovi, who scored 37 goals this season and is still with the Capitals, leads the offensive attack with Kuznetsov, Reinhart and Dylan Strome. Caps 2024 2nd overall pick Solomon Shanahan just posted 51 points in his sophomore season, while they also have the depth to score with Rodrigues and Labanc rounding out their attack.
John Carlson still remains as the Capitals top defenseman, while the Rangers have reigning Norris winner Adam Fox.
In nets, it is Igor Shetserkin against Darcy Kuemper.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goalie | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 5-2 NYR | Kakko (1,2), Goodrow (1), Crosby (1), Panarin (1) | Shesterkin 33/35 .943 SV% | Kaapo Kakko 4-point night elevated to 2nd line with 13 and 87 for final game of Reg. season. | 1-0 NYR |
2 | 3-0 WSH | | Shesterkin 24/26 .923 SV% | NYR lose home ice adv. in dud. Series tied heading to Washington for Game 3 | 1-1 |
3 | 6-4 WSH | Othmann (1), Miller (1), Lafreniere (1), Chytil (1) | Shesterkin 33/39 .846 SV% | 4-1 after 1st. Rangers win last 40 3-2. Hard to overcome bad starts. | 2-1 WSH |
4 | 4-1 NYR | Panarin (2,3), Zibanejad (1), Chytil (2) | Shesterkin 24/25 .960 SV% | Shesterkin, Rangers rebound to tie series. | 2-2 |
5 | 2-1 NYR | Othmann (2), Dach (1) | Shesterkin 23/24 .958 SV% | Shesterkin, other than G3, has had a splendid series. NYR in good shape if he can continue ... TDL Dach with GWG. | 3-2 NYR |
6 | 5-2 NYR | Dach (2), Zibanejad (2,3), Fox (1,2) | Shesterkin 24/26 .923 SV% | Rangers close out Caps in 6 off of Zibanejads 4-point night. | 4-2 NYR |
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1ST ROUND RECAP
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers started the series with a 5-2 win, and closed it out with a 5-2 win. There was moment there where some were worried, following 2 rather uninspiring losses in Games 2 and 3, but the Rangers did not lose again in this series that ended after Game 6 in Washington.
Igor Shesterkin once again has upped his game in the Playoffs, with a sparkling .920 SV% only tarnished by the Game 3 blip.
Mika Zibanejad leads the way with 9 points off his 4 point Game 6, while Adam Fox had 7 (2-5--7) in this series.
Trade Deadline acquisition Kirby Dach scored the crucial GWG in Game 4 to start the Rangers back on the right track, and added another en route to 5 points in the series.
The Rangers have a meeting with the Philadelphia Flyers in round 2, who defeated the New York Islanders 4-1 in their 1st round series.
2ND ROUND VS FLYERS
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Flyers caught fire in the 2nd half to finish with 100-points and carried that momentum into the Playoffs, dispatching the Isles in 5 games.
The Flyers were led in scoring this season by none other than former Rangers defenseman Tony DeAngelo, who will likely win the Norris after a 19-goal, 79-point season. They have a deep offense, with 7 forwards scoring over 40-points, topped by Sean Couturier's 75.
Carter Hart owns a .939 SV% in these playoffs, so it will be a task to beat the 27-year old netminder.
The Rangers and Flyers each won 2 games in the 4 game season series, but the Rangers took one of their losses to OT to earn the losers point and ultimately tip the season series in their favor.
The Rangers come in as slight betting favorites, emphasis on the slight. This is going to be a tightly played series that could go the distance and could go either way. The Flyers are a formidable opponent in the Rangers quest to win their 2nd Cup in 3 years and return to the Cup Final for the 3rd straight.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 4-3 NYR (OT) | Lafreniere (2), Panarin (4), Goodrow (2), Matheson (1) | Shesterkin 34/37 .919 SV% | Matheson scores OT winner to win Game 1, proving his worth as TDL pickup wiht huge 1st goal as Ranger. | 1-0 NYR |
2 | 1-0 PHI (OT) | | Shesterkin 28/29 .965 SV% | DeAngelo haunts NYR with G2 OTW. Lafreniere injured, out 7-10 days. | 1-1 |
3 | 6-0 NYR | Panarin (5,6,7), Chytil (3,4), Othmann (3) | Shesterkin 26/26 1.000 SV% | Dominant Rangers win to reclaim series lead. | 2-1 NYR |
4 | 4-2 PHI | Dach (3), Crosby (2) | Shesterkin 35/39 .897 SV% | Series tied on way back to NY. Rangers led 2-1 after 40, 3 unanswered PHI goals in 3rd. Laf still out. | 2-2 |
5 | 4-2 NYR | Schneider (1), Cuylle (1), Zibanejad (4), Panarin (8) | Shesterkin 27/29 .931 SV% | Rangers can eliminate Flyers in Philly in G6. Laf back for that game. | 3-2 NYR |
6 | 5-2 NYR | Schneider (2), Goodrow (3), Crosby (3), Panarin (9) | Shesterkin 30/32 .937 SV% | Rangers close out Flyers to get back to ECF for 3rd straight season. | 4-2 NYR |
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2ND ROUND RECAP
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Flyers gave the Rangers nearly all they could handle, just as the Caps before them.
The first 2 games of this series went to OT, with a split being the result. The Rangers dominating G3 6-0 was the first sign that in the end, they just had too much for Carter Hart, Tony DeAngelo and the Flyers to handle, but still the series went back to NY for Game 5 tied at 2 a piece.
The Flyers would not win another game in the series, and would not score more than 2 goals in G5 or G6.
Artemi Panarin now leads the team with 9 goals and 14 points, but Mika Zibanejad also has 14 points despite just 4 goals.
Kirby Dach is now up to 11 points, a fine acquisition for the Rangers.
Igor Shesterkin has boosted his SV% to .929 now, earning all 8 wins for the Rangers and having completed every game.
CONFERENCE FINALS VS MAPLE LEAFS
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Last season, the Rangers swept the Maple Leafs in the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals en route to their Stanley Cup Victory.
They now face off again in the 2026 Conference Finals, with the Rangers 3rd consecutive SCF birth on the line, while the Leafs are still looking to get back there for the first time since 1967.
Ilya Samsonov still starts for the Leafs, the same goalie from 2 years ago, while Igor Shesterkin looks to make the SCF in his first season of his shiny new contract.
Matthews has departed the Leafs, who now rely on a more balanced attack led by mainstay Mitch Marner.
Prior to acquiring Mike Matheson, the Rangers looked into Sharks defender Nik Knyzhov, who joined the Leafs at the deadline.
The Rangers certainly could be given the edge on offense, defesne and goaltending on paper, but the Leafs didn't make it this far by mistake, and they didn't finish ahead of the Rangers in the Regular Season by mistake either. That is why we start in Toronto, and if this series goes the distance, why Game 7 would be played in Toronto.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 3-2 NYR (2OT) | Panarin (10), Goodrow (4), Andersson (1) | Shesterkin 45/47 .957 SV% | If this game was any indication, this is going to be a long, exciting series | 1-0 NYR |
2 | 4-3 NYR (OT) | Zibanejad (5), Othmann (4), Kakko (3), Lafreniere (3) | Shesterkin 25/28 .893 SV% | Another series in which the first 2 games both go to OT. NYR win both in this one. | 2-0 NYR |
3 | 4-3 TOR | Dach (4), Lafreniere (4), Matheson (3) | Shesterkin 30/34 .882 SV% | Leafs seem to have gotten to Shesterkin, 2 straight subpar games. Rangers can still take stranglehold with G4 W. | 2-1 NYR |
4 | 3-2 TOR | Goodrow (5), Dach (5) | Shesterkin 25/28 .893 SV% | Trouble for NYR? Series tied, back to TOR for Game 5. | 2-2 |
5 | 6-2 TOR | Crosby (4), Chytil (5) | Shesterkin 29/35 .829 SV% | Wholesale line changes for G6, must win | 3-2 TOR |
6 | 8-2 NYR | Matheson (4,5), Cuylle (2), Fox (3), Kakko (4), Goodrow (6), Reichel (1), Schneider (3) | Shesterkin 26/28 .929 SV% | Myles Smith works wonders, headed to Game 7. | 3-3 |
7 | 3-2 NYR | Zibanejad (6), Crosby (5), Lafreniere (5) | Shesterkin 27/29 .931 SV% | Rangers stun Leafs in Toronto G7, return to Finals for 3rd consecutive season | 4-3 NYR |
CONFERENCE FINALS RECAP
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers have once again managed to avoid elimination when taken to the brink.
Their slogan is #NoQuitinNY and it held true for the 2026 Blueshirts.
After hopping out to a quick 2-0 series lead after two thrilling overtime wins, there was a letdown back in New York after the team lost two tight games by one goal deficits as the Leafs evened the series in defeating fashion.
That culminated in a Leafs blowout win on Home ice in front of their fans, and everyone in the hockey world thought they were about to see the 2026 Maple Leafs finally overcome that last hurdle and take on 1967.
That was until Myles Smith made some significant line changes in his top 9 and top 4 defense. The only lines/pairings that remained intact was the 4th line and 3rd pair.
Lafreniere was on the right of Zibanejad and Panarin.
Chytil centered Othmann and Kakko.
Crosby was inbetween Goodrow and Dach.
Miller and Fox were given a last ditch effort on the 1st pair. Matheson slotted down to 2LHD to stabilize a struggling Schneider (defensively, not offensively as he already had 2 goals and added a 3rd).
This fueled a dominating 8-2 win for the Rangers that totally tipped the scales of the series back to NY. Yes, Game 7 would be in Toronto, but much in the same was a convincing Game 5 Leafs win made them favorites going into Game 6, it made the Rangers favorites heading into Game 7.
The Rangers got goals from 3 of their top players, and 2 assists out of Artemi Panarin, while getting the goaltending they needed from Shesterkin en route to a close 3-2 win in which the Rangers had to kill 2 penalties within the last 5 minutes of the game as the Leafs pushed for the equalizer.
The Rangers will now return to the Stanley Cup Finals, against a familiar opponent...
STANLEY CUP FINALS VS CALGARY FLAMES
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
These two teams met in the Stanley Cup Finals just 2 seasons ago, with the Rangers overcoming a 3-2 series defecit to win in Game 7.
You may remember, that was on the back of a Vincent Trocheck hattrick, who is no longer with the team.
Things have changed since the last time these two teams played, the Rangers are without Kreider, Trouba, and Trocheck, but have been infused with deadline acquisitions Dach and Crosby, as well as youth Othmann and Cuylle.
The Flames, who swept the Ducks in Round 1 before beating Vegas in 7 and sending the Wild home in 5, were also one of 9 100-pt teams with the Rangers, finishing with exactly 100. The Rangers finished just 3 points ahead.
This should prove to be a wildly entertaining rematch, as the Flames return with Kadri, Lindholm and Huberdeau hungry to avenge their 2024 loss with added veteran leadership in John Tavares and Blake Wheeler.
Vitali Kravtsov still plays for the Flames, with 6 goals and 9 points through their 16 games.
In nets, Jacob Markstrom has a .920 SV% through their 16 games, giving the Flames the slightest advantage over the Rangers Igor Shesterkin who sports a .919 through 19.
These teams played twice this season, with the Flames taking both by a score of 3-2, with one of those going to overtime.
Here we go:
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 4-2 CGY | Zibanejad (7), Goodrow (7) | Shesterkin 34/37 .919 SV% | Tough start on home ice. Need the next one. | 1-0 CGY |
2 | 6-4 NYR | Panarin (11,12), Zibanejad (8), Chytil (6), Fox (4), Dach (6) | Shesterkin 33/37 .892 SV% | 4-4 after 2nd, Rangers win 3rd 2-0 in must win period of must win game. To Calgary tied. | 1-1 |
3 | 3-0 CGY | | Shesterkin 31/33 .939 SV% | Rangers down again in series. Another must win game upcoming. | 2-1 CGY |
4 | 3-1 NYR | Othmann (5), Zibanejad (9), Lafreniere (6) | Shesterkin 37/38 .973 SV% | Tie series back to NY. Rangers could use a win to take a lead for the first time in series. Last chance to do so before needing to win out. | 2-2 |
5 | 6-3 CGY | Kakko (5), Chytil (7), Vaakanainen (1) | Shesterkin 0/3 .000 SV% | Shesterkin pulled after 3 goals on 3 shots. Rangers lose 6-3. Horrible time for a dud. Rangers on brink. | 3-2 CGY |
6 | 6-1 CGY | Chytil (8) | Shesterkin 37/43 .860 SV% | Rangers lose in Game 6 of Finals for 2nd consecutive season. | 4-2 CGY |
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GM KING HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE AT MSG AS FREE AGENT FRENZY PASSES
2026 NHL Offseason
After his 4th season, GM Brant King held a press conference today to answer questions, talk about the season that passed, his offseason moves, and more.
"Certainly not the finish we wanted for the 2nd consecutive season, but this teams ability to overcome offseason changes, swings in play, and the grind of an 82-game season + 16 win sprint always leaves me in awe. Following our Cup win, we have now been 2 wins away from repeating in each of our last 2 seasons. This team doesn't need a lot more, I believe in this group and they've given me no reason to waver in that belief. Obviously we have some Cap issues to deal with, but that will get sorted out and just like these last 2 seasons, this group will come back ready to win another Cup" - GM Brant King
GMBK was very strong in his defense of a team that has now finished 2nd place twice in a row. While he has every reason to be, a big extension kicking in for Lafreniere will certainly make it very hard to return the same team for another season.
Sidney Crosby and the Rangers parted ways during the offseason, with Lafreniere receiving a huge extension making him the highest paid player in NYR history, the luxury of Crosby was not one the Rangers could afford.
"Sidney is the greatest player of his generation and continued to play at an elite level for us for the year and a half he was here. We are blessed to have had 87 don the Rangers jersey for any duration, yet alone a period of time in which he was able to produce for us in a Cup contention window. We couldn't get the ultimate job done, but without Sidney theres no guaranteeing we get as close as we do. We thank him for his time with the Rangers and wish him all the best in the next journey on his HOF career" - GM Brant King
While Crosby did lead the Rangers in scoring this past season and was integral in both marches to the Cup Finals, he didn't bring any more hardware to NY, which was the point of acquiring him. The price of acquisition is saved only by the fact that each of the 1st rounders GMBK gave up turned out to be 31st overall.
Still, the loss of leader and veteran forward Chris Kreider, who has 1 year remaining on his deal and just signed a 2-year extension with Pittsburgh after scoring 25 goals last season, paired with Crosby not wearing the Blueshirt next season, could have an impact on the true winner of the trade if the Rangers falter this season.
The Rangers also gave up Ryder Korczak in the deal, who just finished the 1st year of a 2 year contract signed and is in works for an extension with Pittsburgh after posting 49 points in 82 games last season. With Crosby departed and Fil Chytil moving up to centre line 2, Korczak would certainly be a fit at 3C had the Rangers not moved him to division rival Penguins.
The Rangers re-signed trade deadline acquisition Kirby Dach to a 2-year deal, walking him to UFA at the end of it, while also resigning RFA Brennan Othmann to a 1-year deal.
They allowed Mike Matheson, the other piece in the Dach deal, to walk to Free Agency.
"Kirby fit in real well here, better than anyone could have expected. He performed much better here than he did in Montreal, and we saw no reason to look into different options for the value he brings as a player that can play C or RW and at the price we could have him at. While it would certainly bring about some cap complications in any future negotiations, I think everyone here in the organization from top to bottom hopes he continues his play from last season with us and can outplay his $ value." - GM Brant King
Dach scored 12 points in 20 games with the Rangers after having just 19 in 60 with the Canadiens. He followed that up with a MASSIVE playoff performance scoring 6 goals and posting 17 points in 25 games. His deal is a 2-year term with a total dollar value of $7.0M ($3.5M AAV).
"Brennan had a great sophomore season for us. He nearly doubled his prodcution and scored 20 goals for the first time - of hopefully many - in his young career. He will be a vital player for this organization for many years, and we applaud his willingness to accept a 1-year deal to allow us to keep as much of this team as possible together as we look to avenge the last 2 seasons." - GM Brant King
Othmann scored 21 goals and added 25 assists for 46 points after again playing all 82 games (164 straight to start his NHL career) for New York. The 23-year old is a goalscoring player who offers the Rangers potentially their best shot at a consistent 40-goal scorer since Gaborik (Nash and Kreider only did it once while Goodrow fell just short last season with 39).
In Free Agency with limited Cap space, the Rangers signed veterans Joel Edmundson and Charlie Coyle to 1-year deals. Edmundson, 33, joins the team after serving a depth role for the Leafs the last 2 seasons, coming in and out of the lineup. Coyle, 34, just finished his 7th full season in Boston with the Bruins, scoring 18 goals and having 29 points. The Rangers 4th line last season was very skilled, but did not have much edge, which showed at times against grittier opponents. Coyle should fix that while having the ability to move up the lineup as needed.
"Joel and Charlie are NHL veterans that can still play the game at a very high level. They should give us more of a physical presence lower in our lineup, but if they are called upon to elevate their game when needed, we know we can count on them as they've been there and done that. They will be great additions to our hockey club and we look forward to seeing how they fit in with our group" - GM Brant King
The Rangers also completed 2 trades this offseason, moving RFA Urho Vaakanainen to the Buffalo Sabres for 2027 and 2028 3rd round picks, while trading prospect Ulf Gortz and their own 2028 3rd to the Kings for RFA defenseman Jordan Spence. Spence subsequently signed a 1-year pact with the Rangers, and will be an RFA again next season.
"Urho played very well last season for us, but the signing of Joel (Edmundson) paired with the price the Sabres were willing to pay to acquire his services made this trade one we couldn't pass us. Draft capital is going to be huge for us as we either look to add at the Deadline or find players capable of growing through our system and supplementing our NHL roster on cost-controlled deals to continue contention."
"Jordan is a talented offensive defensman who gives us another supreme puck mover to bring that aspect to our 2 pairs outside of Foxy's pairing. It allows Myles (Smith, HC) to feel more comfortable to put K'Andre and Foxy together knowing we have another strong puck mover to supplement the other pairings." - GM Brant King
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2026-2027 NHL Season
Much of this season will depend on veterans Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad.
Panarin, now 34, has started each of the last 2 seasons hot after tailing off to 60 and 70 point seasons, far off his 90-100 point pace from early in his career and Rangers tenure.
Zibanejad, 33, has been a consistent 60 point player for the Rangers while playing all situations, but after signing on for $8.5M and having this year and 3 more on his deal, the Rangers have to hope a late career resurgence is in the cards, or at the very least no further decline.
Lafreniere, Kakko, Chytil, Othmann and Kakko all return. This group represents the new core of the Rangers, as they are all aged between 23 and 27.
Goodrow, 33, is coming off a fantastic 39-goal season, by far a career high. He cannot be expected to duplicate that output, but he has outplayed his contract since joining the Rangers by becoming a consistent 20+ goal scorer (21, 20, 16, 39 in last 4 years) and 40 points or more in all 4 years (career high 66 last season). That paired with his strong defensive play has made him one of the best Rangers players of GMBK's tenure.
Zach Benson, the Rangers 7th overall pick in 2023 makes the team after posting 55 points (72 games) in his rookie season in the AHL after playing out his Junior career with the Winnipeg Ice.
FA signing Coyle centres returning wingers Cuylle and Reichel on the 4th line, with Henriksson starting as the extra.
2026-2027 NHL Season
LW | C | RW |
Panarin 90 | Zibanejad 87 | Lafreniere 90 |
Othmann 86 | Chytil 85 | Dach 84 |
Goodrow 85 | Benson 79 | Kakko 85 |
Cuylle 79 | Coyle 82 | Reichel 82 |
Henriksson 79 | | |
Much of this season will depend on veterans Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad.
Panarin, now 34, has started each of the last 2 seasons hot after tailing off to 60 and 70 point seasons, far off his 90-100 point pace from early in his career and Rangers tenure.
Zibanejad, 33, has been a consistent 60 point player for the Rangers while playing all situations, but after signing on for $8.5M and having this year and 3 more on his deal, the Rangers have to hope a late career resurgence is in the cards, or at the very least no further decline.
Lafreniere, Kakko, Chytil, Othmann and Kakko all return. This group represents the new core of the Rangers, as they are all aged between 23 and 27.
Goodrow, 33, is coming off a fantastic 39-goal season, by far a career high. He cannot be expected to duplicate that output, but he has outplayed his contract since joining the Rangers by becoming a consistent 20+ goal scorer (21, 20, 16, 39 in last 4 years) and 40 points or more in all 4 years (career high 66 last season). That paired with his strong defensive play has made him one of the best Rangers players of GMBK's tenure.
Zach Benson, the Rangers 7th overall pick in 2023 makes the team after posting 55 points (72 games) in his rookie season in the AHL after playing out his Junior career with the Winnipeg Ice.
FA signing Coyle centres returning wingers Cuylle and Reichel on the 4th line, with Henriksson starting as the extra.
LD | RD |
Miller 85 | Fox 91 |
Spence 82 | Schneider 82 |
Edmundson 82 | Andersson 81 |
Bjornfoot 79 | |
The Rangers once again open the season hoping their "bottom 4" play as good as they are capable of so that the team can roll with Myles Smith desired top pair of Miller-Fox. That has not been the case in previous seasons, as Fox and Miller have been split up shortly after the season opener to shore up the rest of the D corps, and only repaired in moments of necessity, like in the playoffs.
Spence takes over duties on the 2PP from Miller, who the Rangers feel is best served as an elite TWD, with 1st PK duties and more energy for 1st pairing minutes at ES. Spence is an offensive defensman with strong puck moving capabilities and maybe a bit better vision than Miller when QB'ing the PP, so the Rangers hope that gives their sometimes futile 2nd unit a boost.
Spence pairs with Braden Schneider, a Rangers 2020 1st round pick coming off a career high 21-points. He is in the final year of a 3-year deal and will be RFA at seasons end.
FA addition Edmundson pairs with solid defender Axel Andersson. Andersson, 26, is in the final season of a 2-year deal with a sweetheart AAV of $875K and will be due a raise after some solid work last year on the 3rd pairing for New York.
Bjornfoot returns as a very capable 7th D.
The Rangers have a new backup for Igor Shesterkin: future HOFer and 3-time Cup Champion Marc-Andre Fleury.
The now 41-year old goaltender split last season with New Jersey and Edmonton following a season with the Islanders. The Rangers have seen enough of him from his time in Pittsburgh and now his stints with the Isles and Jersey to feel comfortable signing him to backup their star goaltender.
Fleury is now a veteran of 1,164 games, with 630 wins. He last was a starter for the Islanders in 24/25 winning 32 games before backing up in both Edmonton and New Jersey last season.
Igor Shesterkin tied his best SV% int he last 4 years in the Regular season, with an underwhelming .911. He has routinely elevated his play in the Playoffs though, but last season experienced an utter meltdown in Games 5 and 6 of the Cup finals, being pulled after 3 goals on 3 shots then allowing 6 in the deciding Game 6.
The Rangers will need Shesterkin to be at the top of his game to continue their Eastern Conference dominance. Having an albeit aging, but still spectacular, future HOF goaltender like MAF pushing him should inspire Shesterkin, or atleast the Rangers hope so.
FLEURY, GOODROW LIFT RANGERS TO FIRST WIN OF SEASON OVER BLACKHAWKS
Oct. 18th, 2026
After being shutout at home 1-0 by the Washington Capitals, the Rangers once again allowed just 1 goal, but this time scored 5 in a 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
While Shesterkin was stellar in Game 1 (20/21, .952 SV%), the Rangers only gave goal support to Fleury, who stopped 24/25 for the win, in his first start as a Ranger.
Barclay Goodrow scored and added two assists for a 1st start worthy 3-point outing, while Adam Fox had 2 assists in the game.
Zach Benson scored his first of the season (he previously scored in his 9-game stint after being drafted), and newcomer Charlie Coyle scored his 1st as a Ranger.
The Rangers now sit 1-1-0.
While Shesterkin was stellar in Game 1 (20/21, .952 SV%), the Rangers only gave goal support to Fleury, who stopped 24/25 for the win, in his first start as a Ranger.
Barclay Goodrow scored and added two assists for a 1st start worthy 3-point outing, while Adam Fox had 2 assists in the game.
Zach Benson scored his first of the season (he previously scored in his 9-game stint after being drafted), and newcomer Charlie Coyle scored his 1st as a Ranger.
The Rangers now sit 1-1-0.
COYLE, EDMUNDSON STAR IN WIN OVER PHILLY
Oct. 25th, 2026
GM Brant King's Free Agent signings are paying early dividends for New York.
After dropping another low scoring affair 2-1 to the Bruins, the Rangers faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Charlie Coyle scored twice, his 2nd and 3rd as a Ranger, and Joel Edmundson scored his 1st as a Ranger to lift their club over the Flyers 4-3.
Artemi Panarin had 2 assists, while Zach Benson scored another goal in this one. Shesterkin made 26 saves for his 1st win of the season (3rd start)
The Rangers now sit 2-2-0, 5th in the Metropolitan Division.
After dropping another low scoring affair 2-1 to the Bruins, the Rangers faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Charlie Coyle scored twice, his 2nd and 3rd as a Ranger, and Joel Edmundson scored his 1st as a Ranger to lift their club over the Flyers 4-3.
Artemi Panarin had 2 assists, while Zach Benson scored another goal in this one. Shesterkin made 26 saves for his 1st win of the season (3rd start)
The Rangers now sit 2-2-0, 5th in the Metropolitan Division.
RANGERS OFFENSE EXPLODES IN WIN OVER PANTHERS
Oct. 27th, 2026
The Rangers have now strung together their 1st consecutive wins of the young season, improving their record to 3-2-0.
In what has been a bizarre start where the Rangers have failed to score goals after being one of the highest scoring teams in the NHL over the past 4 years, the Rangers finally got their goals in a 7-3 blowout of the Panthers.
Alexis Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin each had identical 1-goal, 3-assist games, while Mika Zibanejad scored twice and added an assist of his own.
Kirby Dach had 3 assists, while Adam Fox, Brennan Othmann and Charlie Coyle all scored too for New York.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 30/33 (.909 SV%) to earn his 2nd win in 2 games to start off his Rangers career.
The Rangers have now strung together their 1st consecutive wins of the young season, improving their record to 3-2-0.
In what has been a bizarre start where the Rangers have failed to score goals after being one of the highest scoring teams in the NHL over the past 4 years, the Rangers finally got their goals in a 7-3 blowout of the Panthers.
Alexis Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin each had identical 1-goal, 3-assist games, while Mika Zibanejad scored twice and added an assist of his own.
Kirby Dach had 3 assists, while Adam Fox, Brennan Othmann and Charlie Coyle all scored too for New York.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 30/33 (.909 SV%) to earn his 2nd win in 2 games to start off his Rangers career.
GOODROW HATTRICK HELPS RANGERS WIN 3RD STRAIGHT
Nov. 5th, 2026
Barclay Goodrow hattrick was used alot more often last season, and Goodrow has his first of the young 2026-2027 season in a 7-2 rout of the Preds.
After the Preds had their own 7-1 rout of the Rangers a week ago, New York returned the favor off a huge night from their 3rd line.
Goodrow (3-1--4) and Kaapo Kakko (1-3--4) each had 4 points, while rookie Zach Benson had a goal and 2 assists in the win, the first 3-point game of his young career.
Brennan Othmann and Jorden Spence each scored in this one too, while Adam Fox and Alexis Lafreniere both had 2 assists.
Igor Shesterkin made 30 saves (.938 SV%) for the win, which elevated the Rangers to 6-3-0 on the season, good for 2nd in the Metropolitan Division.
After the Preds had their own 7-1 rout of the Rangers a week ago, New York returned the favor off a huge night from their 3rd line.
Goodrow (3-1--4) and Kaapo Kakko (1-3--4) each had 4 points, while rookie Zach Benson had a goal and 2 assists in the win, the first 3-point game of his young career.
Brennan Othmann and Jorden Spence each scored in this one too, while Adam Fox and Alexis Lafreniere both had 2 assists.
Igor Shesterkin made 30 saves (.938 SV%) for the win, which elevated the Rangers to 6-3-0 on the season, good for 2nd in the Metropolitan Division.
CHYTIL, RANGERS START WEST COAST TRIP STRONG WITH WIN OVER 'NUCKS
Nov. 18th, 2026
The Rangers defeated the upstart Canucks (10-3-2 coming in) 4-3 in regulation to kick off their 2026-2027 West Coast Trip.
Filip Chytil earned 1st star in this one with a goal and an assist, while Mika Zibanejad, Brennan Othmann and Luka Reichel also scored for the Rangers. Adam Fox had 2 assists.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 24/27 for the win, which was the Rangers 9th of the season (9-5-0).
The will now travel to California for games against the Kings and Ducks before returning to Canada to play the Flames and Oilers.
Filip Chytil earned 1st star in this one with a goal and an assist, while Mika Zibanejad, Brennan Othmann and Luka Reichel also scored for the Rangers. Adam Fox had 2 assists.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 24/27 for the win, which was the Rangers 9th of the season (9-5-0).
The will now travel to California for games against the Kings and Ducks before returning to Canada to play the Flames and Oilers.
PANARIN SCORES, ADDS SHOOTOUT WINNER AS RANGERS DEFEAT DUCKS
Nov. 22nd, 2026
The Rangers are now 3-0-0 on their road trip after beating both the Kings and Ducks in shootouts after taking down the Canucks.
Artemi Panarin had 2 points, including a goal, and scored the shootout winner to give the Rangers a 4-3 win.
K'Andre Miller, after scoring both goals in the 3-2 shootout win over the Kings, had 2 assists in this one, while his partner Adam Fox scored. Lukas Reichel also scored for the Rangers.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves for the win, his 6th in just 7 games.
Artemi Panarin had 2 points, including a goal, and scored the shootout winner to give the Rangers a 4-3 win.
K'Andre Miller, after scoring both goals in the 3-2 shootout win over the Kings, had 2 assists in this one, while his partner Adam Fox scored. Lukas Reichel also scored for the Rangers.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves for the win, his 6th in just 7 games.
RANGERS FALL TO FLAMES IN CUP FINAL REMATCH
Nov. 24th, 2026
The Rangers suffered their first loss of their road trip, losing a tight game 3-2 in a rematch of the 2024 and 2026 Stanley Cup Finals, 2024 won by the Rangers and 2026 won by the Flames.
Former Rangers Vitali Kravtsov scored for the Flames, as did veterans Huberdeau and Wheeler.
K'Andre Miller and Filip Chytil scored New York's goals, while Igor Shesterkin made 33 saves in the loss.
The Rangers are now 11-6-0, 2nd in the Metro. They trail the Islanders by 5 points and lead the Penguins by just 1.
Former Rangers Vitali Kravtsov scored for the Flames, as did veterans Huberdeau and Wheeler.
K'Andre Miller and Filip Chytil scored New York's goals, while Igor Shesterkin made 33 saves in the loss.
The Rangers are now 11-6-0, 2nd in the Metro. They trail the Islanders by 5 points and lead the Penguins by just 1.
FLEURY, RANGERS BEAT DIVISION LEADING ISLANDERS
Nov. 30th, 2026
Marc-Andre Fleury started his 9th game for the Rangers, winning his 8th, against his former team as the Rangers gained a crucial 2 points in their division rivals, the New York Islanders.
This one, which ended with an Alexis Lafreniere shootout winner, was an evenly matched game with each team throwing 34 shots on net. Both goalies made 32 saves, and sent the game to the shootout before the Rangers got the extra point.
Braden Schneider and Alexis Lafreniere scored the Rangers goals, while 4 different players earned the assists.
The Rangers are now 13-7-0, 4 points behind the Islanders for 1st, and 1 behind the Penguins for 2nd in their division.
This one, which ended with an Alexis Lafreniere shootout winner, was an evenly matched game with each team throwing 34 shots on net. Both goalies made 32 saves, and sent the game to the shootout before the Rangers got the extra point.
Braden Schneider and Alexis Lafreniere scored the Rangers goals, while 4 different players earned the assists.
The Rangers are now 13-7-0, 4 points behind the Islanders for 1st, and 1 behind the Penguins for 2nd in their division.
DACHS 1ST LIFTS RANGERS OVER JETS IN HIGH SCORING AFFAIR
Dec. 2nd, 2026
Its hard to argue Marc-Andre Fleury's continued starts, but perhaps fatigue is starting to set in for the aging netminder. While he earned another win, it came on the back of some potent offense from his club, with the Rangers scoring 8 in a 8-5 thriller of a win over the Jets.
Artemi Panarin had 3 points off of 2 goals, but the winner went to Kirby Dach, who scored his first of the season in the 3rd period to put the Rangers on top 6-5, breaking the tie that was on the board after 40 minutes.
Kaapo Kakko, Zach Benson, Brennan Othmann and Axel Andersson also scored for the Rangers.
Fleurys win was his 9th in 10 starts. The Rangers are 14-7-0.
Artemi Panarin had 3 points off of 2 goals, but the winner went to Kirby Dach, who scored his first of the season in the 3rd period to put the Rangers on top 6-5, breaking the tie that was on the board after 40 minutes.
Kaapo Kakko, Zach Benson, Brennan Othmann and Axel Andersson also scored for the Rangers.
Fleurys win was his 9th in 10 starts. The Rangers are 14-7-0.
GOODROWS PAIR AGAINST FORMER TEAM HELP RANGERS WIN 4-3
Dec. 18th, 2026
Barclay Goodrow scored twice, while Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist, as the Rangers were able to top Nikita Kucherovs hattrick and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3.
Kirby Dach, elevated to 1st line centre between Panarin and Lafreniere as Mika Zibanejad continues to struggle, had 2 assists, as did Kaapo Kakko.
Brennan Othmann scored the Rangers other goal in the win.
MAF started this one, his 11th start, producing his 10th win. For whatever reason, the Rangers continue to find ways to win with Fleury in nets, either by his performance or by their scoring, while the struggle with Shesterkin.
New York is now 17-11-1, while Fleury is 10-1-0. That leaves Igor, the $9.5M man, 7-10-1.
Kirby Dach, elevated to 1st line centre between Panarin and Lafreniere as Mika Zibanejad continues to struggle, had 2 assists, as did Kaapo Kakko.
Brennan Othmann scored the Rangers other goal in the win.
MAF started this one, his 11th start, producing his 10th win. For whatever reason, the Rangers continue to find ways to win with Fleury in nets, either by his performance or by their scoring, while the struggle with Shesterkin.
New York is now 17-11-1, while Fleury is 10-1-0. That leaves Igor, the $9.5M man, 7-10-1.
MAF STOPS 27 TO EARN 11TH WIN IN RANGERS VICTORY OVER HAWKS
Dec. 21st, 2026
The Rangers HC Myles Smith seems willing to ride the hot hand that is Marc-Andre Fleury. In the 2nd game of a back-to-back, Fleury only allowed 1 goal in the Rangers 3-1 win over his former team, the Hawks.
In contrast, the night prior, with the Rangers holding a 2-1 lead on the Ducks headed into the 3rd, Shesterkin allowed the equalizer despite the Rangers outshooting the Ducks. The Rangers would lose that game in overtime, dropping Shetserkin to 7-10-2 on the season.
With the win, MAF improved to 11-1-0 on the season.
Alexis Lafreniere scored twice, while Mika Zibanejad added a goal of his own to round out the scoring for the Blueshirts.
In contrast, the night prior, with the Rangers holding a 2-1 lead on the Ducks headed into the 3rd, Shesterkin allowed the equalizer despite the Rangers outshooting the Ducks. The Rangers would lose that game in overtime, dropping Shetserkin to 7-10-2 on the season.
With the win, MAF improved to 11-1-0 on the season.
Alexis Lafreniere scored twice, while Mika Zibanejad added a goal of his own to round out the scoring for the Blueshirts.
RANGERS DEFEAT BRUINS IN ORIGINAL 6 WINTER CLASSIC MATCHUP
Jan. 1st, 2027
Headed into the 3rd period of the 2027 Winter Classic tied 2-2 with the Bruins, the Rangers needed to have a good period from Shesterkin or some goal scoring to get the win.
They got both.
Facing 34 shots, Shesterkin turned aside 31, including all but 1 in the 3rd period, as the rangers scored 4 3rd period goals to get the win 6-3.
Alexis Lafreniere scored twice, while Zibanejad, Panarin, Benson and Coyle each added a goal in the win.
Kirby Dach had 3 assists, and K'Andre Miller had 2.
The 2 goals brought Laf's total to 20 on the season, and were his 38th and 39th points of the season. That leads the Rangers through 35 games.
The Rangers improved to 20-13-2, sandwiched 2 points behind the Pens in 2nd and 2 points ahead of the Hurricanes in 4th.
They got both.
Facing 34 shots, Shesterkin turned aside 31, including all but 1 in the 3rd period, as the rangers scored 4 3rd period goals to get the win 6-3.
Alexis Lafreniere scored twice, while Zibanejad, Panarin, Benson and Coyle each added a goal in the win.
Kirby Dach had 3 assists, and K'Andre Miller had 2.
The 2 goals brought Laf's total to 20 on the season, and were his 38th and 39th points of the season. That leads the Rangers through 35 games.
The Rangers improved to 20-13-2, sandwiched 2 points behind the Pens in 2nd and 2 points ahead of the Hurricanes in 4th.
LAFRENIERE, SHESTERKIN, LIFT NEW YORK TO WIN TO CLOSE OUT FIRST HALF
Jan. 15th, 2027
In a good sign for the Rangers, Igor Shesterkin won his final 4 starts of the 1st half of the season, the 4th coming in this 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Igor stopped 31/33 (.939 SV%), while Alexis Lafreniere opened the scoring for the Rangers, who also got goals from Mika Zibanejad and Brennan Othmann (GWG).
Artemi Panarin had 2 assists.
Igor stopped 31/33 (.939 SV%), while Alexis Lafreniere opened the scoring for the Rangers, who also got goals from Mika Zibanejad and Brennan Othmann (GWG).
Artemi Panarin had 2 assists.
Record | Home | Away | GFPG | GAPG | PP% | PK% | Division | League | Playoffs |
24-14-3 | 11-5-2 | 13-9-1 | 3.15 (t-14th) | 2.66 (3rd) | 23.9% (3rd) | 84.1% (16th) | 3rd | 9th | 3rd Met |
The Rangers are a stout defensive team that struggles to score at 5v5 but is elevated by a potent PP. Should their Pk improve, their already great GAPG number could get better.
They have no issues winning at home or on the road, on pace for over 20-wins in both categories.
Goalie | Record | SV% | GAA | Shutouts |
Igor Shesterkin | 13-12-2 | .924 | 2.30 | 2 |
Marc-Andre Fleury | 12-2-1 | .895 | 3.01 | 1 |
While Fleury helped the Rangers accumulate important points early while Shesterkin struggled to win, the Rangers star netminder caught fire over the 2nd quarter to turn his record around.
After starting 5-10-2. Shesterkin went 8-2-1 over his final 12 starts of the half, now sitting with a stellar .924 SV% and 2 shutouts.
Marc-Andre Fleury, while having an outstanding record, has definitely gotten more scoring support from the Rangers, as his 12 win with a 3.01 GAA would indicate. Nonetheless, he is a great story so far this season.
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Adam Fox | 40 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 4 |
K'Andre Miller | 41 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 18 |
Jordan Spence | 40 | 5 | 3 | 8 | E | 2 |
Joel Edmundson | 40 | 2 | 5 | 7 | E | 14 |
Braden Schneider | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
Axel Andersson | 41 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
Tobias Bjornfot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
The Rangers have gotten improved play from K'Andre Miller, consistency from Adam Fox, and contributions from everywhere on defense en route to their 3rd in the league GAPG numbers.
Adam Fox is on pace for yet another 50 point season, while K'Andre Miller has upped his production and has re-taken 2nd PP duties from Spence.
Braden Schneider has improved his defensive play, so there are no worries about his offensive output.
Spence and Edmundson have fit fine into HC Myles Smith's system.
Axel Andersson boasts a defense best +9 rating and has been a great 3rd pair defender now for a 2nd straight season.
Tobias Bjornfot has been reliable when called upon.
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Alexis Lafreniere | 41 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 16 |
Artemi Panarin | 41 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 10 | 14 |
Filip Chytil | 41 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 6 |
Barclay Goodrow | 41 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 19 |
Kaapo Kakko | 41 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -2 | 32 |
Kirby Dach | 41 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 18 |
Mika Zibanejad | 40 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
Brennan Othmann | 41 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 12 |
Zach Benson | 41 | 6 | 11 | 17 | E | 6 |
Charlie Coyle | 41 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
Lukas Reichel | 41 | 6 | 4 | 10 | E | 0 |
Will Cuylle | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
Karl Henriksson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
Most of the Rangers scoring has been done by the duo of Alexis Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin, as MIka Zibanejad is on pace for a very disappointing season by his standards.
The Rangers have clearly missed the absense of Sidney Crosby, as they have not been a potent offensive team like the teams of the 4 years passed.
Barclay Goodrow is on pace for yet another 20-goal season, but down from his 39 goals as expected. Kaapo Kakko and Filip Chytil are both on pace for fewer points that seasons passed, and Kirby Dach took 20 games to score his first and has just 3 so far, despite 23 assists.
Brennan Othmann has not taken another step forward, but is on pace for another 20-goal season.
Will Cuylle, after starting his NHL career with two strong goal scoring seasons (17, 16), has just 2 so far.
Rookie Zach Benson is having a fine season centering the 3rd line.
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2026-2027 NHL Season (cont.)
ZIBANEJADS 3 POINTS LEAD WAY FOR RANGERS AS THEY BEAT CANDADIENS
Jan. 20th, 2027
In what could be a very good sign for the Rangers, Mika Zibanejad has 5 points in 2 games to open the 2nd half of the 26-27 NHL season.
After 2 points and the shootout winner in a thrilling win over the Golden Knights, Zibanejad scored twice and added an assist in this 4-3 win over the Canadiens.
Artemi Panarin scored the teams other 2 goals, while Brenndan Othmann had 2 assists.
Team leader Alexis Lafreniere added another assist to his point total.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 34/37 (.919 SV%) as hes now won both starts to far in the 2nd half, improving his record to 10-2-1 in his last 13.
DACHS PAIR, SHESTERKIN, EXTEND RANGERS WINNING STREAK TO 6
2026-2027 NHL Season (cont.)
ZIBANEJADS 3 POINTS LEAD WAY FOR RANGERS AS THEY BEAT CANDADIENS
Jan. 20th, 2027
In what could be a very good sign for the Rangers, Mika Zibanejad has 5 points in 2 games to open the 2nd half of the 26-27 NHL season.
After 2 points and the shootout winner in a thrilling win over the Golden Knights, Zibanejad scored twice and added an assist in this 4-3 win over the Canadiens.
Artemi Panarin scored the teams other 2 goals, while Brenndan Othmann had 2 assists.
Team leader Alexis Lafreniere added another assist to his point total.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 34/37 (.919 SV%) as hes now won both starts to far in the 2nd half, improving his record to 10-2-1 in his last 13.
DACHS PAIR, SHESTERKIN, EXTEND RANGERS WINNING STREAK TO 6
Jan. 24th, 2027
Kirby Dach scored twice, and Shesterkin made 28 saves as the Rangers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 in a 4-point divisional matchup.
Alexis Lafreniere had 2 assists, both on Dachs pair in the first.
Filip Chytil and Lukas Reichel also scored for the Rangers, who won their 4th straight in the 2nd half, and including their 2 wins to close the first half are now on a season-high 6 game winning streak.
New York is now 2nd in the Metro with a 28-14-3 record.
RANGERS GET 30TH WIN AS PANARIN, FLEURY HELP DEFEAT FLAMES
Alexis Lafreniere had 2 assists, both on Dachs pair in the first.
Filip Chytil and Lukas Reichel also scored for the Rangers, who won their 4th straight in the 2nd half, and including their 2 wins to close the first half are now on a season-high 6 game winning streak.
New York is now 2nd in the Metro with a 28-14-3 record.
RANGERS GET 30TH WIN AS PANARIN, FLEURY HELP DEFEAT FLAMES
Feb. 1st, 2027
In the final game of the season series between the 2024 and 2026 Stanley Cup Finalists, the Rangers evened the series at 1 a piece after losing the first game 3-2.
In this 2-1 win, Marc-Andre Fleury, in his first start of the 2nd half, won his 13th game making 28 saves along the way (.966 SV%).
Artemi Panarin scored the game winner, which Brennan Othmann also scored for the Blueshirts.
Alexis Lafreniere added another assist to his point totals, as hes now up to 53 points on the season (49 games).
The next time the Rangers and Flames could potentially face would be in a Stanley Cup Final rematch.
New York is now 31-14-4 (66 points), 9-0-1 in their last 10, and have surpassed the Islanders (30-14-5, 65 points) for 1st in the Metropolitan Division.
RANGERS ROUT DEVILS 7-0 THANKS TO FOX, PANARIN
In this 2-1 win, Marc-Andre Fleury, in his first start of the 2nd half, won his 13th game making 28 saves along the way (.966 SV%).
Artemi Panarin scored the game winner, which Brennan Othmann also scored for the Blueshirts.
Alexis Lafreniere added another assist to his point totals, as hes now up to 53 points on the season (49 games).
The next time the Rangers and Flames could potentially face would be in a Stanley Cup Final rematch.
New York is now 31-14-4 (66 points), 9-0-1 in their last 10, and have surpassed the Islanders (30-14-5, 65 points) for 1st in the Metropolitan Division.
RANGERS ROUT DEVILS 7-0 THANKS TO FOX, PANARIN
Feb. 20th, 2027
Following a disappointing loss to the New York Islanders the night before, the Rangers were men possessed on the 2nd night of a back-to-back.
They dominated the Devils in every facet of the game en route to getting the extra point conversion for a 7-0 win.
Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox had 1 goal and 2 assists each, while Filip Chytil, Brennan Othmann and Zach Benson all had matching 1 goal, 1 assist nights.
Starting both nights of the back-to-back, Igor Shesterkin stopped all 24 shots sent his way for the shutout.
2ND LINE DOMINANT IN 8-3 WIN OVER COLUMBUS
They dominated the Devils in every facet of the game en route to getting the extra point conversion for a 7-0 win.
Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox had 1 goal and 2 assists each, while Filip Chytil, Brennan Othmann and Zach Benson all had matching 1 goal, 1 assist nights.
Starting both nights of the back-to-back, Igor Shesterkin stopped all 24 shots sent his way for the shutout.
2ND LINE DOMINANT IN 8-3 WIN OVER COLUMBUS
Feb. 28th, 2027
Mika Zibanejad has now been on the RW of the 2nd line for some time now after seemingly losing a step in his game this year and struggling at C, whether it was on the 1st or 2nd line.
Tonight though, he was dominant, scoring twice and adding a pair of assists for a 4 point night. Joining him with 4 points was his centreman, Filip Chytil, who scored and added 3 assists.
Brennan Othmann had 2 points (1-1--2), as did Artemi Panarin (0-2--2).
MAF made 23 saves to earn the win.
SHESTERKIN SHUTOUT GAINS RANGERS CRUCIAL POINTS IN WIN OVER ISLANDERS
Tonight though, he was dominant, scoring twice and adding a pair of assists for a 4 point night. Joining him with 4 points was his centreman, Filip Chytil, who scored and added 3 assists.
Brennan Othmann had 2 points (1-1--2), as did Artemi Panarin (0-2--2).
MAF made 23 saves to earn the win.
SHESTERKIN SHUTOUT GAINS RANGERS CRUCIAL POINTS IN WIN OVER ISLANDERS
March 6th, 2027
In the final game before the Trade Deadline, Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves for the shutout as the Rangers downed the Islanders 2-0.
Without both Panarin and Miller due to injury, the Rangers won this one off goals from Kirby Dach and Brennan Othmann.
Mika Zibanejad, Alexis Lafreniere, Braden Schneider and Kaapo Kakko each had assists.
The win improved the Rangers record to 38-18-4, 3 points behind the Isles for 1st in the Metro with the Trade Deadline 2 days out.
The Rangers will play the Carolina Hurricanes on Trade Deadline day.
RANGERS LAND KRUG, GREENWAY ON TRADE DEADLINE DAY IN DEAL WITH BLUES
Without both Panarin and Miller due to injury, the Rangers won this one off goals from Kirby Dach and Brennan Othmann.
Mika Zibanejad, Alexis Lafreniere, Braden Schneider and Kaapo Kakko each had assists.
The win improved the Rangers record to 38-18-4, 3 points behind the Isles for 1st in the Metro with the Trade Deadline 2 days out.
The Rangers will play the Carolina Hurricanes on Trade Deadline day.
RANGERS LAND KRUG, GREENWAY ON TRADE DEADLINE DAY IN DEAL WITH BLUES
2027 Trade Deadline Day
If theres been any consistency from the Rangers during GM Brant King's tenure, its been Cup Finals appearances and Trade Deadline deals.
Pending RFA Jordan Spence failed to secure the 2nd PP role after 0 points through the 1st half of the season on the powerplay. Since he was brought in to fill that role, he now moves on to St. Louis in the deal.
With him goes Lukas Reichel, who was a free agency signing who just couldn't make it off the 4th line with the Rangers despite showing some promise that made him a mid-first round pick.
Also included in the deal was Buffalo's 2027 3rd (acquired for Vaakanainen), and the Rangers 2028 3rd.
Coming to New York is offensive defensman Torey Krug, a shot-blocking, puck moving, powerplay defeseman who is an upgrade on the younger Spence.
Also joining the Rangers is Jordan Greenway, a menacing power forward set to join Charlie Coyle and Will Cuylle on a huge 4th line.
Krug, 35, has 38 points through 61 games and is a UFA at seasons end. The Blues have retained $2.0M of his salary in the deal ($4.5M AAV to NYR).
Greenway is a 6'6" behemoth and is just 30 years old. Should he fit in with the Rangers, he could be a potential resign candidate. He has just 17 points through 61 games.
LAFRENIERE CONTINUES DOMINANCE IN WIN OVER CANES
Pending RFA Jordan Spence failed to secure the 2nd PP role after 0 points through the 1st half of the season on the powerplay. Since he was brought in to fill that role, he now moves on to St. Louis in the deal.
With him goes Lukas Reichel, who was a free agency signing who just couldn't make it off the 4th line with the Rangers despite showing some promise that made him a mid-first round pick.
Also included in the deal was Buffalo's 2027 3rd (acquired for Vaakanainen), and the Rangers 2028 3rd.
Coming to New York is offensive defensman Torey Krug, a shot-blocking, puck moving, powerplay defeseman who is an upgrade on the younger Spence.
Also joining the Rangers is Jordan Greenway, a menacing power forward set to join Charlie Coyle and Will Cuylle on a huge 4th line.
Krug, 35, has 38 points through 61 games and is a UFA at seasons end. The Blues have retained $2.0M of his salary in the deal ($4.5M AAV to NYR).
Greenway is a 6'6" behemoth and is just 30 years old. Should he fit in with the Rangers, he could be a potential resign candidate. He has just 17 points through 61 games.
LAFRENIERE CONTINUES DOMINANCE IN WIN OVER CANES
March 8th, 2027
In the first game with new additions Torey Krug and Jordan Greenway in the lineup, Alexis Lafreniere stole the show.
Despite now missing Fox along with Miller and Panarin, the Rangers managed to double up the Canes, winning 4-2.
Lafreniere had 3 points, 2 of which were goals. He was the only player to have more than 1 point for the Rangers.
Krug got his first assist/point with the team, while Mika Zibanejad and Filip Chytil scored the other NY goals.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 23/25 (.920 SV%) in another solid outing for the netminder.
MILLER, FOX SCORE IN RETURN FROM INJURY, RANGERS BLANK WINGS FOR 40TH WIN
Despite now missing Fox along with Miller and Panarin, the Rangers managed to double up the Canes, winning 4-2.
Lafreniere had 3 points, 2 of which were goals. He was the only player to have more than 1 point for the Rangers.
Krug got his first assist/point with the team, while Mika Zibanejad and Filip Chytil scored the other NY goals.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 23/25 (.920 SV%) in another solid outing for the netminder.
MILLER, FOX SCORE IN RETURN FROM INJURY, RANGERS BLANK WINGS FOR 40TH WIN
March 10th, 2027
In their return to the lineup, on the same top pairing, K'Andre Miller (1-1--2) and Adam Fox (1-1--2) each scored 1st period goals en route to the Rangers shutting out the Red Wings 3-0.
The Rangers allowed just 19 shots, all of which we stopped by Igor Shesterkin, while they threw 39 at Red Wings netminder Seb Cossa.
Mika Zibanejad scored the Rangers other goal, while Lafreniere, Panarin and Benson each had an assist.
The win was the Rangers 40th of the season, the quickest they've reached this mark in GM Brant King's 4 previous years with the club.
KRUG, ZIBANEJAD SCORE TWICE EACH IN 9-3 WIN OVER ARIZONA
The Rangers allowed just 19 shots, all of which we stopped by Igor Shesterkin, while they threw 39 at Red Wings netminder Seb Cossa.
Mika Zibanejad scored the Rangers other goal, while Lafreniere, Panarin and Benson each had an assist.
The win was the Rangers 40th of the season, the quickest they've reached this mark in GM Brant King's 4 previous years with the club.
KRUG, ZIBANEJAD SCORE TWICE EACH IN 9-3 WIN OVER ARIZONA
March 21st, 2027
The Rangers, not yet out of their injury issues, were missing Kirby Dach and Brennan Othmann in this one. Dach is out for another 8-10 days, while Othmann is done until April.
That didn't matter though, as Torey Krug scored twice, as did Mika Zibanejad, who decided to also add 2 assists for a 4-point night.
Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin each had 2 assists. Team point leader Alexis Lafreniere scored (1-0--1).
Also scoring for the Rangers were Jordan Greenway (his first as a NYR), Axel Andersson, Kaapo Kakko and Zach Benson.
Igor Shesterkin earned another win despite giving up 3 goals on 25 shots.
ZIBANEJAD HERO AGAIN AS RANGERS ROUT SENS 7-3 TO EXTEND WIN STREAK
That didn't matter though, as Torey Krug scored twice, as did Mika Zibanejad, who decided to also add 2 assists for a 4-point night.
Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin each had 2 assists. Team point leader Alexis Lafreniere scored (1-0--1).
Also scoring for the Rangers were Jordan Greenway (his first as a NYR), Axel Andersson, Kaapo Kakko and Zach Benson.
Igor Shesterkin earned another win despite giving up 3 goals on 25 shots.
ZIBANEJAD HERO AGAIN AS RANGERS ROUT SENS 7-3 TO EXTEND WIN STREAK
March 24th, 2027
For the 2nd consecutive game, Mika Zibanejad was the Rangers best player, as he scored 2 more goals and added an assist for a 3 point game. That is 4 goals and 7 points in his last 2 games.
Alexis Lafreniere scored and had 3 points, while Panarin (1-1--2), Fox (0-2--2), Greenway (0-2--2) and Barclay Goodrow (2-0--2) each had 2 points.
Marc-Andre Fleury was in net for this one, earning yet another win. The veteran, although he will only have started less then 30 games, could easily get to 20 wins this season.
The Rangers have now won 6 in a row, and are 9-1-0 in their last 10, a 3-2 loss to Winnipeg the only stain in that record.
The Rangers play Ottawa again in 2 days time.
ZIBANEJAD, SHESTERKIN, PROPEL RANGERS TO 50TH WIN OF SEASON
Alexis Lafreniere scored and had 3 points, while Panarin (1-1--2), Fox (0-2--2), Greenway (0-2--2) and Barclay Goodrow (2-0--2) each had 2 points.
Marc-Andre Fleury was in net for this one, earning yet another win. The veteran, although he will only have started less then 30 games, could easily get to 20 wins this season.
The Rangers have now won 6 in a row, and are 9-1-0 in their last 10, a 3-2 loss to Winnipeg the only stain in that record.
The Rangers play Ottawa again in 2 days time.
ZIBANEJAD, SHESTERKIN, PROPEL RANGERS TO 50TH WIN OF SEASON
April 4th, 2027
The New York Rangers have won their 50th game of the season, breaking that mark for the first time under GM Brant KIng and HC Myles Smith.
Shesterkin and Zibanejad were the driving forces behind this one, as the Rangers resurgent goaltender made 32 saves for the shutout and Zibanejad led the way with 3 points (1-2--3) in the 6-0 romping of the Blues.
Brennan Othmann scored in his 2nd game back from injury, while Filip Chytil (1-1--2), Kaapo Kakko (1-1--2) and Zach Benson (0-2--2) had 2 points each.
Torey Krug (1-0--1) scored against his former team, while Barclay Goodrow rounded out the scoring for the Blueshirts.
The Islanders (45-20-10) are still hot on the Rangers tail with 100 points. The Rangers have 104 points off their 50-21-4 record.
FLEURY STOPS 29 AGAINST PENGUINS FOR 19TH WIN OF SEASON
Shesterkin and Zibanejad were the driving forces behind this one, as the Rangers resurgent goaltender made 32 saves for the shutout and Zibanejad led the way with 3 points (1-2--3) in the 6-0 romping of the Blues.
Brennan Othmann scored in his 2nd game back from injury, while Filip Chytil (1-1--2), Kaapo Kakko (1-1--2) and Zach Benson (0-2--2) had 2 points each.
Torey Krug (1-0--1) scored against his former team, while Barclay Goodrow rounded out the scoring for the Blueshirts.
The Islanders (45-20-10) are still hot on the Rangers tail with 100 points. The Rangers have 104 points off their 50-21-4 record.
FLEURY STOPS 29 AGAINST PENGUINS FOR 19TH WIN OF SEASON
April 11th, 2027
Marc-Andre Fleury was given the nod and rose to the occasion against the team he started his career with. The veteran netminder stopped 29/30 for a .966 SV% as the Rangers scored 6 on the Pens in their 6-1 win.
Alexis Lafreniere, as he has all season, led the way with a goal and 3 points. Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 points.
Filip Chytil and Torey Krug also had 1 goal and 1 assist each.
Alexis Lafrenieres 3 point night brought his total to 89 as he looks to crack the 90 point barrier with 4 games remaining.
Fleury is slated to get 2 of the final 4 starts, and all he needs to do is win 1 to crack the 20-win mark for the first time since 2024-2025 after combining for just 17 wins the last 2 seasons total.
FLEURY GETS 20TH WIN AS RANGERS CLINCH EASTERN CONFERENCE
Alexis Lafreniere, as he has all season, led the way with a goal and 3 points. Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 points.
Filip Chytil and Torey Krug also had 1 goal and 1 assist each.
Alexis Lafrenieres 3 point night brought his total to 89 as he looks to crack the 90 point barrier with 4 games remaining.
Fleury is slated to get 2 of the final 4 starts, and all he needs to do is win 1 to crack the 20-win mark for the first time since 2024-2025 after combining for just 17 wins the last 2 seasons total.
FLEURY GETS 20TH WIN AS RANGERS CLINCH EASTERN CONFERENCE
April 14th, 2027
In their 80th game of the season, the Rangers elected to start Marc-Andre Fleury. It was a big night for both him and the team, as his 20th victory and the Eastern Conference title were on the line.
The Rangers would likely still go on to win the Conference barring a total collapse in the final 2 games, but Fleury ensured the team got the 1 point they needed by taking the game to a shootout after making 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 SV%).
Mika Zibanejad scored twice for 1st star in the game as the Rangers downed the Canes 4-3 in a shootout.
Alexis Lafreniere had 2 assists in the game, while Barclay Goodrow scored the Rangers other goal.
OTHMANN'S 20TH GOAL, 2 POINT NIGHT, LEAD RANGERS OVER DEVILS
The Rangers would likely still go on to win the Conference barring a total collapse in the final 2 games, but Fleury ensured the team got the 1 point they needed by taking the game to a shootout after making 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 SV%).
Mika Zibanejad scored twice for 1st star in the game as the Rangers downed the Canes 4-3 in a shootout.
Alexis Lafreniere had 2 assists in the game, while Barclay Goodrow scored the Rangers other goal.
OTHMANN'S 20TH GOAL, 2 POINT NIGHT, LEAD RANGERS OVER DEVILS
April 17th, 20207 / End of Regular Season
Marc-Andre Fleury, if this happens to be his final NHL game, made sure it was a memorable one, stopping 22/23 for a .957 SV% and the 21st win of his season.
Brennan Othmann scored his 20th goal and Mika Zibanejad scored his 39th (27 in the second half after just 12 in the first half).
Artemi Panarin also scored, bringing his points total this season to 80 in 80 games, his first point-per-game season since 2021-2022.
The Rangers finished the Regular season with a 55-22-5 record, for 115 points, good enough fro 2nd in the entire NHL.
Brennan Othmann scored his 20th goal and Mika Zibanejad scored his 39th (27 in the second half after just 12 in the first half).
Artemi Panarin also scored, bringing his points total this season to 80 in 80 games, his first point-per-game season since 2021-2022.
The Rangers finished the Regular season with a 55-22-5 record, for 115 points, good enough fro 2nd in the entire NHL.
| Record | Home | Away | GFPG | GAPG | PP% | PK% | Division | League | Playoffs |
| 55-22-5 | 28-10-3 | 27-12-2 | 3.37 (5th) | 2.41 (1st) | 22.1% (5th) | 86.3% (T-4th) | 1st | 2nd | 1st Met |
The New York Rangers put together one of the best regular seasons in team history. The were dominant in all facets of the game, but they led the league by a full 0.24 GAPG.
Their solid work this season has earned them home ice advantage for the first 3 rounds of the Playoffs should they make it that far, and would only be on the road against the Presidents' Trophy winning Anaheim Ducks should they face eachother in the Cup Finals.
Their solid work this season has earned them home ice advantage for the first 3 rounds of the Playoffs should they make it that far, and would only be on the road against the Presidents' Trophy winning Anaheim Ducks should they face eachother in the Cup Finals.
| Goaltender | Record | SV% | GAA | SO |
| Igor Shesterkin | 34-19-4 | .928 | 2.15 | 7 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 21-3-1 | .901 | 2.77 | 1 |
Igor Shesterkin vaulted himself back into the Vezina conversation, but may ultimately lose to John Gibson, the Anaheim Ducks netminder who posted 41 wins to Shesterkins 34, depsite falling short of Igors SV% figure .927 to .928. Gibson also had just 3 shutouts.
Matt Murray in Calgary is the 3rd finalist, winning 46 games in 71 starts with a .919 SV%.
Vezina or not, Igor Shesterkin rediscovered his form for the Rangers, which took them from an offensive threat to an all-around juggernaut this season.
Marc-Andre Fleury, while not having spectacular numbers, ultimately finished with 21 wins, bringing his career total to 651. He trails only Martin Brodeur at 691. It is unlikely Fleury would have another 20-win season as a backup, and its unlikely he can play long enough to catch Brodeur at 42 years of age. If this is it, what a final season for one of the best guys in the game and best goalies of all-time.
Matt Murray in Calgary is the 3rd finalist, winning 46 games in 71 starts with a .919 SV%.
Vezina or not, Igor Shesterkin rediscovered his form for the Rangers, which took them from an offensive threat to an all-around juggernaut this season.
Marc-Andre Fleury, while not having spectacular numbers, ultimately finished with 21 wins, bringing his career total to 651. He trails only Martin Brodeur at 691. It is unlikely Fleury would have another 20-win season as a backup, and its unlikely he can play long enough to catch Brodeur at 42 years of age. If this is it, what a final season for one of the best guys in the game and best goalies of all-time.
| Defenseman | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
| Torey Krug NYR | 83 (22) | 13 (6) | 43 (12) | 56 (18) | 33 (21) | 46 (6) |
| Adam Fox | 77 | 7 | 48 | 55 | 26 | 6 |
| K'Andre Miller | 78 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 38 |
| Braden Schneider | 80 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 32 |
| Axel Andersson | 82 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 43 |
| Joel Edmundson | 77 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 28 |
| Tobias Bjornfot | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Hunter Skinner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Torey Krug fit in extremely well with the Rangers post-deadline, and formed a fantastic pairing with Braden Schneider. It finally allowed HC Myles Smith to leave K'Andre Miller and Adam Fox together, while Edmundson and Andersson were one of the top 3rd pairings in the league.
Adam Fox put together another consistently great season, while Miller recorded his 2nd (consecutive) 30-point season.
This is the best version of the Rangers defense we've seen since Lindgren and Trouba departed the club.
Adam Fox put together another consistently great season, while Miller recorded his 2nd (consecutive) 30-point season.
This is the best version of the Rangers defense we've seen since Lindgren and Trouba departed the club.
| Forward | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
| Alexis Lafreniere | 82 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 25 | 42 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 81 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 31 | 15 |
| Artemi Panarin | 80 | 21 | 59 | 80 | 23 | 16 |
| Filip Chytil | 82 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 28 | 10 |
| Kaapo Kakko | 82 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 7 | 56 |
| Barclay Goodrow | 82 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 9 | 38 |
| Kirby Dach | 78 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 14 | 38 |
| Brennan Othmann | 74 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 21 | 28 |
| Zach Benson | 82 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 5 | 10 |
| Jordan Greenway (NYR) | 83 (22) | 11 (3) | 13 (4) | 24 (7) | 8 (5) | 20 (12) |
| Charlie Coyle | 82 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 46 |
| Will Cuylle | 82 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| Karl Henriksson | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin had resurgent seasons, but that was overshadowed by Alexis Lafrenieres dominant year for New York.
The 25-year old forward exploded for 92 points, shattering his career high of 65. He scored 40-goals for the 1st time in his career, nearly doubling his career high of 23. He finished tied for 6th in league scoring with Sebastian Aho. His 40 goals stood alone at 6th, with Zibanejads 39 tied for 7th with David Pastrnak.
Artemi Panarins 80 points put him at a point per game.
Filip Chytil recorded the 2nd 60 point season of his career after narrowly missing last season with 59.
Brennan Othmann scored 20-goals for the 2nd straight year, even though he missed time with shoulder issues.
Kirby Dach's 47 points were a career high, while Zach Benson had a respectable rookie season, finishing 8th in rookie scoring.
Charlie Coyle provided stability at 4C, while Greenway fit in nicely on his wing down the stretch.
Barclay Goodrow didn't score 39 goals again, but he did manage to nearly crack 50 points as he put up over 40 points for the 5th consecutive season. He is a UFA at seasons end.
Will Cuylle and Karl Henriksson were the lonw letdowns up front.
The 25-year old forward exploded for 92 points, shattering his career high of 65. He scored 40-goals for the 1st time in his career, nearly doubling his career high of 23. He finished tied for 6th in league scoring with Sebastian Aho. His 40 goals stood alone at 6th, with Zibanejads 39 tied for 7th with David Pastrnak.
Artemi Panarins 80 points put him at a point per game.
Filip Chytil recorded the 2nd 60 point season of his career after narrowly missing last season with 59.
Brennan Othmann scored 20-goals for the 2nd straight year, even though he missed time with shoulder issues.
Kirby Dach's 47 points were a career high, while Zach Benson had a respectable rookie season, finishing 8th in rookie scoring.
Charlie Coyle provided stability at 4C, while Greenway fit in nicely on his wing down the stretch.
Barclay Goodrow didn't score 39 goals again, but he did manage to nearly crack 50 points as he put up over 40 points for the 5th consecutive season. He is a UFA at seasons end.
Will Cuylle and Karl Henriksson were the lonw letdowns up front.
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2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2027 NHL Offseason
1ST ROUND VS DETROIT RED WINGS
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers draw the Red Wings in the first round as the 2WC team that crosses over to the Metro bracket.
The Rangers cannot take the Wings likely, as they boast 55-goal scorer Auston Matthews and 90-point scorer Lucas Raymond as their star forwards. Captain Dylan Larkin can still play, while 2022 8th overall pick Marco Kasper is a playmaking threat. They also have one of the top D in the league in Moritz Seider.
In nets, Sebastian Cossa struggled this season with an .898 SV%, but still managed 33 wins for the Wings.
The Rangers will need to shut down the Wings offense and ensure Cossa doesn't get on a roll, as if he finds his game, he's one of the top goaltenders in the NHL.
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2027 NHL Offseason
1ST ROUND VS DETROIT RED WINGS
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers draw the Red Wings in the first round as the 2WC team that crosses over to the Metro bracket.
The Rangers cannot take the Wings likely, as they boast 55-goal scorer Auston Matthews and 90-point scorer Lucas Raymond as their star forwards. Captain Dylan Larkin can still play, while 2022 8th overall pick Marco Kasper is a playmaking threat. They also have one of the top D in the league in Moritz Seider.
In nets, Sebastian Cossa struggled this season with an .898 SV%, but still managed 33 wins for the Wings.
The Rangers will need to shut down the Wings offense and ensure Cossa doesn't get on a roll, as if he finds his game, he's one of the top goaltenders in the NHL.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 3-1 NYR | Lafreniere (1), Dach (1), Zibanejad (1) | Shesterkin 31/32 .968 SV% | Rangers take game 1 in a quiet, defensive win. | 1-0 NYR |
2 | 6-2 NYR | Othmann (1,2), Zibanejad (2), Kakko (1), Chytil (1), Cuylle (1) | Shesterkin 20/22 .909 SV% | Rangers go up 3-0 in first, cruise to victory. | 2-0 NYR |
3 | 3-2 NYR | Zibanejad (3), Schneider (1), Chytil (2) | Shesterkin 30/32 .937 SV% | Rangers in position to sweep with stranglehold on Wings. | 3-0 NYR |
4 | 6-3 DET | Dach (2), Goodrow (1), Coyle (1) | Shesterkin - Fleury 3/6 - 22/25 .500 SV% - .880 SV% | Shesterkin pulled in 1st after Wings jump out to 3-0 lead. Back to NY for G5. | 3-1 NYR |
5 | 4-1 NYR | Kakko (2), Othmann (3), Dach (3), Cuylle (2) | Shesterkin 30/31 .967 SV% | Shesterkin, Rangers rebound to close Wings out in 5. | 4-1 NYR |
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1ST ROUND RECAP
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Wings fought for their lives to avoid the sweep, but ultimately the Rangers would finish them off in the next game on home ice in the 5th and final game of the Red Wings 2027 Playoffs.
Kaapo Kakko, who missed Game 1, returned with vengeance recording 6 points in the remaining 4 games to lead New York in scoring.
From the pre-series checklist, the Rangers held Matthews and Raymond to just 2 goals each in the 5 game series, more than enough to slow the Wings' attack. They also managed to chase Cossa in both Game 2 and 5. The netminder had a .873 SV% in the series.
Contrast that to Igor Shesterkins .926 SV%, which includes the blip from Game 4, and it paints a picture of why the Rangers won. Shesterkins numbers if not for Game 4 would have been even more dominant.
The Rangers were actually the team making the Islanders wait for their 2nd round opponent after they swept Pittsburgh in the 1st round.
2ND ROUND VS NEW YORK ISLANDERS
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
They battled back and forth all season for the top spot in the Metro before the Rangers finally pulled ahead with a stellar post-deadline record.
The Islanders will prove to be a tough out for the Rangers, as the Rangers won the season series 3-1, but needed to shootout for 2 of those wins. Shootouts cease to exist come playoff time, so this could be an entertaining series of overtime hockey, which can go either way.
The Islanders, led by Connor Bedard, Mat Barzal, Oliver Wahlstrom and supplemented by the return of John Tavares in his twilight days pose a significant threat on offense to the Rangers, who will need to be extremely sharp in the Dzone.
Anthony Stolarz, perhaps seen as the weakness of this team in the Regular season, put together a solid series against Pittsburgh with a .928 SV%. This contrasts his .909 Regular season SV% sharply. It was Stolarz' first as a starter at age 33 after being a backup his entire career.
The Rangers could use the awakening of Alexis Lafreniere, who had just 2 points in the 1st round. That would be the X factor is this series.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 5-2 NYI | Panarin (1), Benson (1) | Shesterkin 25/30 .833 SV% | Tough 1st game. | 1-0 NYI |
2 | 4-1 NYR | Othmann (4,5), Zibanejad (4), Benson (2) | Shesterkin 35/36 .972 SV% | Rebound game for Igor, NYR ties series | 1-1 |
3 | 2-1 NYR | Dach (4), Lafreniere (2) | Shesterkin 30/31 .967 SV% | Shesterkin props Rangers up to 2-1 series lead, Lafreniere 2 points | 2-1 NYR |
4 | 2-1 NYI | Zibanejad (5) | Shesterkin 21/23 .913 SV% | Isles tie series, Rangers have scored over 2 goals just once this series. | 2-2 |
5 | 4-1 NYI | Zibanejad (6) | Shesterkin 28/32 .875 SV% | Rangers on brink of 2nd round loss. Smith line changes trying to spark comeback. | 3-2 NYI |
6 | 4-1 NYR | Chytil (3), Othmann (6), Kakko (3), Dach (5) | Shesterkin 10/11 .909 SV% | NYR outshoot NYI 39-11 in dominating Game 6. | 3-3 |
7 | 5-4 NYR (OT) | Othmann (7), Kakko (4), Andersson (1), Cuylle (3), Goodrow (2) | Shesterkin 22/26 .846 SV% | Goodrow scores the biggest goal of his NYR tenure, sending NYR to ECF with G7 OTW | 4-3 NYR |
2ND ROUND RECAP
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The New York Rangers head to the Eastern Conference Finals for the 4th year in a row, cementing pure dominance in the Metropolitan Division.
This year seems like it carries more weight, as Barclay Goodrow is a pending UFA who has likely priced his way out of NY. If he has, he left one hell of a last gift, scoring the Game 7 overtime winner to move the Rangers past the Islanders and onto the next round.
After falling down 3-2, the Rangers utterly dominated Game 6 before needing Goodrow's heroics to overcome a scoring affair in Game 7. Like predicted at the start, it was a thrilling series, and the Islanders nearly too out the 3-time defending Eastern Conference champs.
Brennan Othmann is now 2nd in playoff goal scoring with 7, and leads the Rangers in goal and points with 7 and 10 through 12 games.
Igor Shesterkin had a so-so series, with some highlights (Games 2&3) and some scary moments (Games 1, 5 & 7).
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS VS BOSTON BRUINS
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers and Bruins face off in the Playoffs for the 1st time since the shortened 2012-2013 season in which Boston thumped the Rangers in 5 ending John Tortorella's HC tenure in NY.
The Bruins finished 42-30-10, 2nd in the Atlantic. They sent the Sabres easily packing in 5 games in the 1st round, and narrowly beat the Division-leading Panthers in a hard fought 7 game series.
They are led offensively by Pastrnak and Marchand, as well as deadline additions Andre Burakovsky and Drake Batherson.
In nets, Jeremy Swayman and Sergei Bobrovsky have each won 4 games, with Swayman posting the more daunting .948 SV% prior to his injury in Game 1 of the 2nd round. Bobrovskys .901 SV% after taking over for the 2nd round does not inspire confidence. Connor Ingram is the backup for now.
New York defeated Boston twice in the Regular season by scores of 6-3 and 4-2, while losing to them in the 3rd game of the season 2-1.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 3-2 NYR (OT) | Fox (1), Lafreniere (3), Krug (1) | Shesterkin 43/45 .956 SV% | Shesterkin steals Game 1 over surprise starter Bobrovsky as Bruins outshot NYR 45-25 | 1-0 NYR |
2 | 4-3 NYR | Othmann (8,9), Zibanejad (7), Edmundson (1) | Shesterkin 21/24 .875 SV% | Rangers save Shesterkin this time as Rangers take 2-0 lead to Boston | 2-0 NYR |
3 | 5-2 NYR | Cuylle (4), Krug (2), Panarin (2), Dach (6), Zibanejad (8) | Shesterkin 33/35 .943 SV% | Rangers up 3-0 on verge of another SCF birth. | 3-0 NYR |
4 | 8-2 BOS | Othmann (10), Chytil (4) | Shesterkin 26/34 .765 SV% | Rangers go home for Game 5 after failing to sweep for 2nd time these Playoffs | 3-1 NYR |
5 | 5-2 BOS | Miller (1), Dach (7) | Shesterkin - Fleury 16/19 - 9/10 .842 SV% - .900 SV% | Shesterkin yanked as Bruins force Game 6. Line changes for NYR | 3-2 NYR |
6 | 5-4 BOS | Cuylle (5), Lafreniere (4), Panarin (3), Kakko (5) | Shesterkin - Fleury 19/23 - 7/8 .826 SV% - .875 SV% | Shesterkin pulled 2nd straight game, melting down like Games 5/6 last SCF. Rangers on brink of being reverse swept. | 3-3 |
7 | 3-0 NYR | Andersson (2), Coyle (2), Miller (2) | Shesterkin 17/17 1.000 SV% | NYR avoid disaster, dominate Bruins to win Game 7 (shots 45-17) | 4-3 NYR |
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS RECAP
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Everyone thought it was over.
After taking a 3-0 series lead, the Rangers let it slip away one embarrassing loss at a time. First was the 8-2 rout. Then the 5-2 loss. Following by blowing a 3-1 lead in the 3rd to lose 5-4 as the Bruins forced a Game 7 in New York.
In shockingly what was only the 2nd most dominant win the Rangers have had this postseason, outshooting the Bruins 45-17, the Rangers took game 7 with relative ease to shock the hockey world and return to the Cup Finals for the 3rd 4th consecutive season.
Mika Zibanejad has continued his 2nd half dominance as he's now up to 19 points (8-11--19) in 19 games, 5 points ahead of 2nd place Brennan Othmann (10-4--14).
Lafreniere has put up 10 points over the last 14 games (two 7-game series).
STANLEY CUP FINALS VS OILERS
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The New York Rangers will either leave this series Stanley Cup Champions for the 2nd time in 4 years, or they will leave the losers of 3 consecutive Finals and 3 years removed from their Cup victory.
They face an intriguing opponent in the Edmonton Oilers. This is the Oilers 1st Finals appearance of the McDavid/Draisaitl era, a shockingly long stretch without making it here with 2 of the top players in the game.
That should scare the Rangers, as those two will be hungry and determined to make this count.
No team has taken the Oilers past 5 games. They have closed out the Avalanche, Predators and Golden Knights in that order.
How did they do it? Offense. McDavid's 21 points lead the Playoffs, while Draisaitls 20 is 2nd. They have 5 other players with over 10 points.
They also have old foe Ilya Sorokin in nets. The former Islander has a .918 SV% in these playoffs, which is superior to Shesterkins after his poor series against the Bruins as he now owns a subpar .903 SV%.
The key for the Rangers will be the play of Shesterkin and the defense. If they can slow McDavid & Draisaitl, the Rangers have a shot. If not, they certainly need their offense firing to outscore the Oilers.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 8-3 EDM | Othmann (11,12), Dach (8) | Shesterkin 28/36 .778 SV% | McDavid: 2 goals. Draisaitl: 2 goals. Lafreniere out for G2 NYR: Down 1-0 | 1-0 EDM |
2 | 2-1 NYR | Krug (3), Henriksson (1) | Shesterkin 26/27 .963 SV% | Henriksson with huge GWG after stepping in for Laf. | 1-1 |
3 | 3-2 NYR (OT) | Lafreniere (4,5), Othmann (13) | Shesterkin 32/34 .941 SV% | Rangers get huge game from Laf in return, Shesterkin two good games in row | 2-1 NYR |
4 | 2-1 EDM | Miller (3) | Shesterkin 34/36 .944 SV% | Rangers need goal support for 31 after he's found his game. | 2-2 |
5 | 8-6 EDM | Chytil (5,6), Kakko (6), Andersson (3), Benson (3), Zibanejad (9) | Shesterkin 27/34 .794 SV% | Rangers on brink of 3rd straight Game 6 loss in Stanley Cup Finals. | 3-2 EDM |
6 | 5-3 NYR | Othmann (14), Zibanejad (10), Panarin (4), Krug (4), Fox (2) | Shesterkin 22/25 .880 SV% | NYR force Game 7 winner takes Cup at MSG | 3-3 |
7 | 4-2 NYR | Othmann (15), Panarin (5), Schneider (2), Fox (3) | Shesterkin 29/31 .935 SV% | RANGERS HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP!!! | 4-3 NYR |
STANLEY CUP FINALS RECAP
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The New York Rangers have won their 2nd Stanley Cup in 4 years, after appearing in their 4th Stanley Cup Finals in 4 years.
They are currently a powerhouse, a juggernaut, a force, and one more Stanley Cup would cement their legacy as a dynasty, but no need to get ahead of ourselves.
Mika Zibanejad took home the Conn Smythe after a point-per-game playoff run with 26 points (10 goals) in 26 games.
Igor Shesterkin came up with a big game in Game 7 when the Rangers needed him after an uneven Playoff run that followed a Vezina worthy season.
Brennan Othmann had a HUGE playoff run with 15 goals in 26 games, while Artemi Panarin and Filip Chytil both scored over 20 points.
Torey Krug continued fitting in well with the Rangers, with 17 points (4-13--17) in 26 playoff games, matching Adam Fox's total (3-14--17).
LAFRENIERE WINS TED LINDSAY, SHESTERKIN WINS 2ND VEZINA AT NHL AWARDS
2027 NHL Awards, Las Vegas
In a great night for Rangers players, Alexis Lafreniere took home the Ted Lindsay, voted as the most outstanding player in the NHL by members of the NHLPA.
Igor Shesterkin won his 2nd Vezina Trophy after his first solid Regular Season since he last won the award in 2021-2022.
These two awards join the Rangers hardware from last season of their 4th consecutive Prince of Wales Trophy and 2nd Stanley Cup in 4 years (6th all time).
Igor Shesterkin won his 2nd Vezina Trophy after his first solid Regular Season since he last won the award in 2021-2022.
These two awards join the Rangers hardware from last season of their 4th consecutive Prince of Wales Trophy and 2nd Stanley Cup in 4 years (6th all time).
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM NHL
2027 NHL Offseason
New York Rangers backup goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has retired from the NHL. A likely future HOFer, with 651 wins good for 2nd all time and 4 Stanley Cups (last one this season with NYR), won 21 games in his final NHL season in New York.
He started in Pittsburgh, and followed by his expansion pick to Vegas, trade to Chicago and subsequent trade to Minnesota, he also played for the Devils, Islanders, Oilers, and finally Rangers.
Other retirees are fellow Penguins alumni Evgeni Malkin, Alex Ovechkin, Steven Stamkos, Joe Pavelski, Phil Kessel, Jamie Benn, Paul Statsny, Brent Burns, David Perron and Max Pacioretty.
OTHMANN, GOODROW, ANDERSSON RE-SIGN WITH RANGERS
2027 NHL Offseason
The New York Rangers locked up 3 key Free Agents during the re-sign phase.
RFA forward Brennan Othmann, coming off a 1-year deal worth $2.750M, had a monster playoffs leading the Rangers in goals as they won the Stanley Cup. He also had his 2nd consecutive 20-goal season of his young 3 season career.
The 24-year old forward signed on for 3-years at a total of $18.0M ($6.0M AAV).
Goodrow, who has enjoyed much success in New York and now upped his cup total to 4, resigned with the Rangers at a discounted $2.750M on a 1-year deal. The 34-year old likely could have made more money on the market, but he has found a solid niche on the 3rd line playing all 3 positions for the Rangers and having fit in nicely to the system of head coach Myles Smith.
Andersson, who has been a solid 3rd pairing defender for the Rangers since joining them 2 offseasons ago, gets the longest deal of the three. a 4-year term with an AAV of $2.5M ($10.0M total $ value) was enough to get the pending UFA to sign on the dotted line prior to heading to Free Agency.
GRUBAUER, STANLEY JOIN RANGERS DURING FREE AGENCY
2027 NHL Offseason
The Rangers filled the void left my Marc-Andre Fleury by signing veteran backstop Philipp Grubauer to a 1-year $800K deal to be Igor Shesterkins new backup.
The 35-year old last started for Seattle in 2022/2023, playing 50 games, going 25-19-4 with a .909 SV% and 3 shutouts. Since then, he's backed up for 2 full seasons, while playing 2 full seasons in the AHL as well.
The also signed defesneman Logan Stanley to a 2-year pact carrying a $1.5M AAV.
Stanley, a former 1st round pick in 2016, has 50 points in 335 career games. The 6'7" defenseman played for the Blackhawks last season, appearing in all 82 games while scoring 4 goals and 4 assists. He was -23, which the Rangers aren't worried about as the Hawks were putrid. GM Brant King is hoping he can refine his game on a much better Rangers squad.
These moves leave the Rangers with just over $2M in cap space, which they will likely carry into the season as a buffer for any in season moves they decide to make.
The 35-year old last started for Seattle in 2022/2023, playing 50 games, going 25-19-4 with a .909 SV% and 3 shutouts. Since then, he's backed up for 2 full seasons, while playing 2 full seasons in the AHL as well.
The also signed defesneman Logan Stanley to a 2-year pact carrying a $1.5M AAV.
Stanley, a former 1st round pick in 2016, has 50 points in 335 career games. The 6'7" defenseman played for the Blackhawks last season, appearing in all 82 games while scoring 4 goals and 4 assists. He was -23, which the Rangers aren't worried about as the Hawks were putrid. GM Brant King is hoping he can refine his game on a much better Rangers squad.
These moves leave the Rangers with just over $2M in cap space, which they will likely carry into the season as a buffer for any in season moves they decide to make.
Mal Reynolds
never goes smooth, how come it never goes smooth?
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New York Rangers Franchise Mode
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2027 NHL Offseason
1ST ROUND VS DETROIT RED WINGS
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers draw the Red Wings in the first round as the 2WC team that crosses over to the Metro bracket.
The Rangers cannot take the Wings likely, as they boast 55-goal scorer Auston Matthews and 90-point scorer Lucas Raymond as their star forwards. Captain Dylan Larkin can still play, while 2022 8th overall pick Marco Kasper is a playmaking threat. They also have one of the top D in the league in Moritz Seider.
In nets, Sebastian Cossa struggled this season with an .898 SV%, but still managed 33 wins for the Wings.
The Rangers will need to shut down the Wings offense and ensure Cossa doesn't get on a roll, as if he finds his game, he's one of the top goaltenders in the NHL.
31/32
.968 SV%
20/22
.909 SV%
30/32
.937 SV%
3/6 - 22/25
.500 SV% - .880 SV%
30/31
.967 SV%
1ST ROUND RECAP
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Wings fought for their lives to avoid the sweep, but ultimately the Rangers would finish them off in the next game on home ice in the 5th and final game of the Red Wings 2027 Playoffs.
Kaapo Kakko, who missed Game 1, returned with vengeance recording 6 points in the remaining 4 games to lead New York in scoring.
From the pre-series checklist, the Rangers held Matthews and Raymond to just 2 goals each in the 5 game series, more than enough to slow the Wings' attack. They also managed to chase Cossa in both Game 2 and 5. The netminder had a .873 SV% in the series.
Contrast that to Igor Shesterkins .926 SV%, which includes the blip from Game 4, and it paints a picture of why the Rangers won. Shesterkins numbers if not for Game 4 would have been even more dominant.
The Rangers were actually the team making the Islanders wait for their 2nd round opponent after they swept Pittsburgh in the 1st round.
2ND ROUND VS NEW YORK ISLANDERS
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
They battled back and forth all season for the top spot in the Metro before the Rangers finally pulled ahead with a stellar post-deadline record.
The Islanders will prove to be a tough out for the Rangers, as the Rangers won the season series 3-1, but needed to shootout for 2 of those wins. Shootouts cease to exist come playoff time, so this could be an entertaining series of overtime hockey, which can go either way.
The Islanders, led by Connor Bedard, Mat Barzal, Oliver Wahlstrom and supplemented by the return of John Tavares in his twilight days pose a significant threat on offense to the Rangers, who will need to be extremely sharp in the Dzone.
Anthony Stolarz, perhaps seen as the weakness of this team in the Regular season, put together a solid series against Pittsburgh with a .928 SV%. This contrasts his .909 Regular season SV% sharply. It was Stolarz' first as a starter at age 33 after being a backup his entire career.
The Rangers could use the awakening of Alexis Lafreniere, who had just 2 points in the 1st round. That would be the X factor is this series.
25/30
.833 SV%
35/36
.972 SV%
30/31
.967 SV%
21/23
.913 SV%
28/32
.875 SV%
10/11
.909 SV%
22/26
.846 SV%
2ND ROUND RECAP
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The New York Rangers head to the Eastern Conference Finals for the 4th year in a row, cementing pure dominance in the Metropolitan Division.
This year seems like it carries more weight, as Barclay Goodrow is a pending UFA who has likely priced his way out of NY. If he has, he left one hell of a last gift, scoring the Game 7 overtime winner to move the Rangers past the Islanders and onto the next round.
After falling down 3-2, the Rangers utterly dominated Game 6 before needing Goodrow's heroics to overcome a scoring affair in Game 7. Like predicted at the start, it was a thrilling series, and the Islanders nearly too out the 3-time defending Eastern Conference champs.
Brennan Othmann is now 2nd in playoff goal scoring with 7, and leads the Rangers in goal and points with 7 and 10 through 12 games.
Igor Shesterkin had a so-so series, with some highlights (Games 2&3) and some scary moments (Games 1, 5 & 7).
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS VS BOSTON BRUINS
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers and Bruins face off in the Playoffs for the 1st time since the shortened 2012-2013 season in which Boston thumped the Rangers in 5 ending John Tortorella's HC tenure in NY.
The Bruins finished 42-30-10, 2nd in the Atlantic. They sent the Sabres easily packing in 5 games in the 1st round, and narrowly beat the Division-leading Panthers in a hard fought 7 game series.
They are led offensively by Pastrnak and Marchand, as well as deadline additions Andre Burakovsky and Drake Batherson.
In nets, Jeremy Swayman and Sergei Bobrovsky have each won 4 games, with Swayman posting the more daunting .948 SV% prior to his injury in Game 1 of the 2nd round. Bobrovskys .901 SV% after taking over for the 2nd round does not inspire confidence. Connor Ingram is the backup for now.
New York defeated Boston twice in the Regular season by scores of 6-3 and 4-2, while losing to them in the 3rd game of the season 2-1.
43/45
.956 SV%
21/24
.875 SV%
33/35
.943 SV%
26/34
.765 SV%
16/19 - 9/10
.842 SV% - .900 SV%
19/23 - 7/8
.826 SV% - .875 SV%
17/17
1.000 SV%
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS RECAP
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Everyone thought it was over.
After taking a 3-0 series lead, the Rangers let it slip away one embarrassing loss at a time. First was the 8-2 rout. Then the 5-2 loss. Following by blowing a 3-1 lead in the 3rd to lose 5-4 as the Bruins forced a Game 7 in New York.
In shockingly what was only the 2nd most dominant win the Rangers have had this postseason, outshooting the Bruins 45-17, the Rangers took game 7 with relative ease to shock the hockey world and return to the Cup Finals for the 3rd 4th consecutive season.
Mika Zibanejad has continued his 2nd half dominance as he's now up to 19 points (8-11--19) in 19 games, 5 points ahead of 2nd place Brennan Othmann (10-4--14).
Lafreniere has put up 10 points over the last 14 games (two 7-game series).
STANLEY CUP FINALS VS OILERS
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The New York Rangers will either leave this series Stanley Cup Champions for the 2nd time in 4 years, or they will leave the losers of 3 consecutive Finals and 3 years removed from their Cup victory.
They face an intriguing opponent in the Edmonton Oilers. This is the Oilers 1st Finals appearance of the McDavid/Draisaitl era, a shockingly long stretch without making it here with 2 of the top players in the game.
That should scare the Rangers, as those two will be hungry and determined to make this count.
No team has taken the Oilers past 5 games. They have closed out the Avalanche, Predators and Golden Knights in that order.
How did they do it? Offense. McDavid's 21 points lead the Playoffs, while Draisaitls 20 is 2nd. They have 5 other players with over 10 points.
They also have old foe Ilya Sorokin in nets. The former Islander has a .918 SV% in these playoffs, which is superior to Shesterkins after his poor series against the Bruins as he now owns a subpar .903 SV%.
The key for the Rangers will be the play of Shesterkin and the defense. If they can slow McDavid & Draisaitl, the Rangers have a shot. If not, they certainly need their offense firing to outscore the Oilers.
28/36
.778 SV%
Draisaitl: 2 goals.
Lafreniere out for G2
NYR: Down 1-0
26/27
.963 SV%
32/34
.941 SV%
34/36
.944 SV%
27/34
.794 SV%
22/25
.880 SV%
29/31
.935 SV%
STANLEY CUP FINALS RECAP
2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The New York Rangers have won their 2nd Stanley Cup in 4 years, after appearing in their 4th Stanley Cup Finals in 4 years.
They are currently a powerhouse, a juggernaut, a force, and one more Stanley Cup would cement their legacy as a dynasty, but no need to get ahead of ourselves.
Mika Zibanejad took home the Conn Smythe after a point-per-game playoff run with 26 points (10 goals) in 26 games.
Igor Shesterkin came up with a big game in Game 7 when the Rangers needed him after an uneven Playoff run that followed a Vezina worthy season.
Brennan Othmann had a HUGE playoff run with 15 goals in 26 games, while Artemi Panarin and Filip Chytil both scored over 20 points.
Torey Krug continued fitting in well with the Rangers, with 17 points (4-13--17) in 26 playoff games, matching Adam Fox's total (3-14--17).
LAFRENIERE WINS TED LINDSAY, SHESTERKIN WINS 2ND VEZINA AT NHL AWARDS2027 NHL Awards, Las VegasIn a great night for Rangers players, Alexis Lafreniere took home the Ted Lindsay, voted as the most outstanding player in the NHL by members of the NHLPA.
Igor Shesterkin won his 2nd Vezina Trophy after his first solid Regular Season since he last won the award in 2021-2022.
These two awards join the Rangers hardware from last season of their 4th consecutive Prince of Wales Trophy and 2nd Stanley Cup in 4 years (6th all time).
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM NHL
2027 NHL Offseason
New York Rangers backup goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has retired from the NHL. A likely future HOFer, with 651 wins good for 2nd all time and 4 Stanley Cups (last one this season with NYR), won 21 games in his final NHL season in New York.
He started in Pittsburgh, and followed by his expansion pick to Vegas, trade to Chicago and subsequent trade to Minnesota, he also played for the Devils, Islanders, Oilers, and finally Rangers.
Other retirees are fellow Penguins alumni Evgeni Malkin, Alex Ovechkin, Steven Stamkos, Joe Pavelski, Phil Kessel, Jamie Benn, Paul Statsny, Brent Burns, David Perron and Max Pacioretty.
OTHMANN, GOODROW, ANDERSSON RE-SIGN WITH RANGERS
2027 NHL Offseason
The New York Rangers locked up 3 key Free Agents during the re-sign phase.
RFA forward Brennan Othmann, coming off a 1-year deal worth $2.750M, had a monster playoffs leading the Rangers in goals as they won the Stanley Cup. He also had his 2nd consecutive 20-goal season of his young 3 season career.
The 24-year old forward signed on for 3-years at a total of $18.0M ($6.0M AAV).
Goodrow, who has enjoyed much success in New York and now upped his cup total to 4, resigned with the Rangers at a discounted $2.750M on a 1-year deal. The 34-year old likely could have made more money on the market, but he has found a solid niche on the 3rd line playing all 3 positions for the Rangers and having fit in nicely to the system of head coach Myles Smith.
Andersson, who has been a solid 3rd pairing defender for the Rangers since joining them 2 offseasons ago, gets the longest deal of the three. a 4-year term with an AAV of $2.5M ($10.0M total $ value) was enough to get the pending UFA to sign on the dotted line prior to heading to Free Agency.
GRUBAUER, STANLEY JOIN RANGERS DURING FREE AGENCY2027 NHL OffseasonThe Rangers filled the void left my Marc-Andre Fleury by signing veteran backstop Philipp Grubauer to a 1-year $800K deal to be Igor Shesterkins new backup.
The 35-year old last started for Seattle in 2022/2023, playing 50 games, going 25-19-4 with a .909 SV% and 3 shutouts. Since then, he's backed up for 2 full seasons, while playing 2 full seasons in the AHL as well.
The also signed defesneman Logan Stanley to a 2-year pact carrying a $1.5M AAV.
Stanley, a former 1st round pick in 2016, has 50 points in 335 career games. The 6'7" defenseman played for the Blackhawks last season, appearing in all 82 games while scoring 4 goals and 4 assists. He was -23, which the Rangers aren't worried about as the Hawks were putrid. GM Brant King is hoping he can refine his game on a much better Rangers squad.
These moves leave the Rangers with just over $2M in cap space, which they will likely carry into the season as a buffer for any in season moves they decide to make.
Congrats on the win (and all the postseason success really)
....out of curiosity, do you sim most games or play some? (I'm assuming mostly sim, given how fast you're powering through seasons)
kinger8998
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I never play any games! I slow sim every game to pick which ones I focus in on for writeups. In any significant regualr season/playoff games I go further and watch CPU vs CPU play as opposed to just slow simming to be able to give any extra info possible when doing writeups.Congrats on the win (and all the postseason success really)
....out of curiosity, do you sim most games or play some? (I'm assuming mostly sim, given how fast you're powering through seasons)
Haven't played a single game yet, and thank you for the congrats!
Mal Reynolds
never goes smooth, how come it never goes smooth?
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I never play any games! I slow sim every game to pick which ones I focus in on for writeups. In any significant regualr season/playoff games I go further and watch CPU vs CPU play as opposed to just slow simming to be able to give any extra info possible when doing writeups.
Haven't played a single game yet, and thank you for the congrats!
Then that makes your run all the more impressive imo as the sim engine is pretty unpredictable at times (at least historically)
kinger8998
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New York Rangers Franchise Mode
2027-2028 NHL Season
2027-2028 NHL Season
| Goaltender |
Starter | Shesterkin (94) |
Backup | Grubauer 80 |
Igor Shesterkin starts this season looking to build off his strong year last year as Vezina winner. While he loses a significant mentor in Marc-Andre Fleury, who weathered the storm early earning the Rangers crucial points until Igor took over on his eventual Vezina run, he gains a new one in 35-year old Philipp Grubauer.
Grubauer has seen it all. Starting as a backup in Washington, he eventually stole time from Braden Holtby in a series against Columbus before Holtby took over and led the Caps to a Cup. He then went and started for the Colorado Avalanche where he would earn a Vezina finalist nod.
After that he signed a contract with the Expansion Seattle Kraken to be their started. While that lasted for just 3 seasons, he has seen adversity, being sent to the AHL for 2 seasons before returning to the NHL last season as their backup.
LD | RD |
Miller (84) | Fox (91) |
Bjornfot (80) | Schneider (81) |
Stanley (80) | Andersson (81) |
| Stecher (78) |
It remains to be seen how much Torey Krug boosted the Rangers defense following his Trade Deadline acquisition, as the Rangers open this season with a visibly weaker D core than the one that won the Stanley Cup.
Logan Stanley will be counted on to replace Joel Edmundson, a tall task for the 6'7" who has struggled to date in his NHL career.
Tobias Bjornfot, last years 7th defensman, has been entrusted to step into a top 4 role for Myles Smith and his coaching staff, who are in the final years of their contracts.
The Rangers return the same right side, with Schneider and Andersson on their new contracts, while Fox has 2 years remaining on his extension he signed with the Rangers after his ELC ($9.5M AAV).
K'Andre Miller reclaims 2nd PP duties after passing them off to Torey Krug post deadline. The hope is he can take another step forward after 2 consecutive 30-point seasons.
LW | C | RW |
Panarin (87) | Zibanejad (87) | Lafreniere (92) |
Othmann (87) | Chytil (86) | Kakko (89) |
Goodrow (84) | Benson (82) | Dach (85) |
Cuylle (80) | Rempe (75) | Edstrom (76) |
| Stankoven (78) | |
The Rangers are led by reigning Ted Lindsay winner Alexis Lafreniere. The return 10 forwards from last seasons group, losing only Jordan Greenway (FA), Charlie Coyle (FA) and Karl Henriksson, an RFA holding out for a deal.
The 4th line looks different this year. Will Cuylle is the smallest of the three at 6'3". Meanwhile, Matthew Rempe, a 2020 6th rounder, stands at 6'7", while Adam Edstrom (2019 6th) is 6'8". It is a menacing 4th line, but it remains to be seen if their physical attributes are enough to make them stick at the NHL level with the below-average skating. The Rangers brass and coaching staff seem inclined to find out.
Logan Stankoven, acquired from the stars, starts as the depth forward but is more than capable of playing any role int he bottom-6 group.
Brennan Othmann will be expected to flirt with 30-goals after his strong playoff run and two straight 20-goal seasons.
New York hopes to see Kaapo Kakko take another step forward after failing to reach 60-points in 3 straight years now after doing so in 2023-2024.
Zibanejad, 34, and Panarin, 35, had resurgences last season and the Rangers will be relying on that level of play from their aging stars that occupy 2/6 top-6 slots that produced the 5th best offense in the NHL last season.
SHESTERKIN STANDS TALL BEFORE EXIT AS RANGERS OPEN SEASON WITH WIN
Oct. 14th, 2027
The defending Cup champs were sleepy after raising their Stanley Cup banner on home ice before this one, but their goaltender was not.
Despite being outshot 38-25 by the Columbus Blue Jackets, Igor Shesterkin stopped 32 (.970 SV%) before needing to leave the game late in the 3rd period for a knee injury that will keep him out until November.
Philipp Grubauer stopped all 7 sent his way to close out the 3-1 victory in his first action as a Ranger.
Barclay Goodrow, Braden Schneider and Zach Benson scored New York's goals.
GRUBAUER WINS FIRST START AS RANGER IN FIRTS GAME WITHOUT IGOR
Oct. 17th, 2027
It wasn't a stellar first start for Grubauer, who surrendered 3 goals on 25 shots (.880 SV%), but it was enough for New York as they beat the 2-0-0 Panthers 4-3 to hand them their first loss of the season.
In the Rangers first game without Igor Shesterkin, Barclay Goodrow scored twice, while Brennan Othmann and Kaapo Kakko also scored.
Filip Chytil had 2 assists in the game.
The Rangers are now 2-0-0, with Dylan Garand backing up Grubauer and slated to get some starts during Shesterkins absence.
GARAND HOLDS OFF CAPS AS RANGERS STAY PERFECT
Oct. 22nd, 2027
The New York Rangers were outshot 36-29, but Dylan Garand was up to the task stopping 33 (.917 SV%) in his first start of the season.
The Rangers managed 4 goals to defeat the Capitals 4-3.
Artemi Panarin, Kirby Dach, Fil Chytil and Tobias Bjornfot each scored as the Rangers improved to 4-0-0 on the season.
Philipp Grubauer gets the teams next start against his former team, the Seattle Kraken.
GRUBAUER DOMINATES FORMER TEAM FOR RANGERS WIN
Oct 24th, 2027
Philipp Grubauer is now 3-0-0 in a Rangers uniform after stopping 24/25 (.960 SV%) against his former team for the victory.
The Rangers scored 4 more goals in this one, to defeat the Kraken 4-1.
Alexis Lafreniere led the way with 1 goal and 3 assists. Artemi Panarin had 1 goals and 2 assists, while Mika Zibanejad had 1 goal and 1 assist as the top line dominated for the first time in this young season.
The Rangers are now 5-0-0, four wins of which have come without Igor Shesterkin.
SHESTERKIN RETURNS IN WIN OVER LEAFS TO EXTEND PERFECT START
Oct. 28th, 2027
The New York Rangers have been on a roll to start the season, largely thanks to their goaltending.
Igor Shesterkin returned from injury in this one to stop 29/30 (.967 SV%) as the Rangers defeated the Leafs 4-1.
Alexis Lafreniere (1-1--2), Kaapo Kakko (0-2--2) and Artemi Panarin (1-1--2) each had 2 points.
Brennan Othmann scored, as did Adam Edstrom, his 1st career NHL goal.
The 4th line has held its own so far this season, with each player having a + rating.
The Rangers are now 7-0-0 to start the season.
MILLER-LESS RANGERS LOSE ZIBANEJAD IN OT LOSS TO PANTHERS
Nov. 2nd, 2027
The Rangers lost their first game of the season, although they managed to pick up a point in the 3-2 overtime loss.
K'Andre Miller was out for this one, but will be back in the lineup for the next game against the Bruins.
Troy Stecher came in, and had a solid outing at +1 in 21:46 of ice time.
Mika Zibanejad will now be out for a week with a groin pull, as Logan Stankoven will get his first action of the season.
Kirby Dach scored twice in the loss, while Igor Shesterkin made 25 saves (.893 SV%)
The Rangers are now 8-0-1, 1st in the NHL.
ZIBANEJAD RETURN LIFTS RANGERS OVER LEAFS IN HIGH SCORING AFFAIR
Nov. 12th, 2027
Mika Zibanejad's return reunited the top line, and they did not disappoint.
Artemi Panarin had 4 points, 2 of which were goals. Alexis Lafreniere and Mika Zibanejad had matchign 1 goal, 2 assist nights.
Brennan Othmann (0-2--2) and Filip Chytil (2-0--2) had 2 point nights for the Rangers.
Barclay Goodrow also scored.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 of 34 in this wild affair.
The Rangers are now 11-1-1, tied for 1st in the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks.
RANGERS FALL TO OILERS IN 2027 SCF REMATCH
Nov. 21st, 2027
The Rangers dropped just their 3rd regulation game of the season (14-3-1) to the Oilers, whom they beat in the Stanley Cup Finals this June.
The Rangers got 2 goals from Mika Zibanejad, and 2 assists from each of Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere, but it wasn't enough to overcome McDavid (0-2--2) and Draisaitl (1-1--2) as the Oillers won the game 4-3.
Igor Shesterkin went 28/32 (.875 SV%) in the game.
The Rangers still sit 1st overall in the NHL, just 1 point ahead of the 14-6-0 Buffalo Sabres.
LAFRENIERE, SHESTERKIN ELEVATE RANGERS OVER SABRES
Nov. 25th, 2027
In a game the Rangers had no business winning, being outshot 53-34, their 2 award winners from the Offseason came up in a big way for them.
Alexis Lafreniere earned first start after scoring twice and earning an assist for 3 points, but Igor Shesterkin made it a hard choice after turning aside 50 shots and only allowing 3 for a .943 SV%.
Adam Fox was 3rd star with a goal and an assist, while Barclay Goodrow and Mika Zibaneajd each had 2 assists.
Also scoring for the Rangers was Kaapo Kakko.
The Rangers were without Filip Chytil for this one, as Matthew Rempe came back into the lineup after losing his 4C position to Logan Stankoven.
The Rangers also lost Logan Stanley to injury in this game, and he will be out for 2-3 weeks.
The Rangers are now 16-3-1, and after handing the Sabres a loss, have a 4 point lead on them. That being said, the Panthers have turned on the afterburners to a 15-2-1 record, just 2 points behind the Rangers now.
New York has a 7 point lead on the Flyers for the Metro Division lead.
RANGERS SNAP 4 GAME SKID WITH WIN OVER PENS
Dec. 5th, 2027
After going 0-2-2 in their previous 4 games, the Rangers snapped their first losing skid of the season with a dominatin win over their divsion rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
While the score was only 2-0, the Rangers held the Pens to just 19 shots while sending 34 the other way.
Igor Shesterkin stopped all 19 for the shutout.
The Rangers got goals from Brennan Othmann and Adam Fox.
Now 17-5-3, the Rangers still sit first in the NHL by a 2 point margin over the Florida Panthers.
For the Metro lead, the are ahead of the New Jersey Devils by 3 points, but the Devils have 3 games in hand.
The Rangers have a game against the Sharks in 2 days, which is followed by a 4 day layoff.
When play resumes, it will be in a back-to-back situation with the Islanders at home first and Tampa on the road the next night.
CHYTIL HAS 4-POINT NIGHT AS RANGERS GET BACK TO 1ST IN METRO
Dec. 22nd, 2027
The Rangers have reclaimed top spot in the Metro in their final game before Christmas.
Filip Chytil had 3 assists, while also scoring a goal, and earned 1st star for his efforts. His linemate, Brennan Othmann, scored twice and added an assist.
Adam Fox had 3 assists in the game, while Kirby Dach, Mika Zibanejad and Barclay Goodrow also scored for New York.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 28/31 for a .903 SV% in the win, the Blueshirts 22nd of the season.
LAFRENIERE, KAKKO LEAD RANGERS TO 7TH STRAIGHT WIN TO CLOSE OUT 2027
Dec. 30th, 2027
In their final game of the 2027 calendar year, the Rangers got huge games from Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko, united on the top line flanking Mika Zibanejad. The trio led the team to a 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Lafreniere scored twice, while Kaapo Kakko had 3 assists. Filip Chytil also had 3 assists in the game.
K'Andre Miller scored, as did Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin and Kirby Dach to round out the scoring.
Igor Shesterkin made 34 saves (.919 SV%) for the win.
The Rangers are now 8-2-0 in their last 10, and carry a 7 game winning streak into 2028.
PANARIN AND KAKKO HELP RANGERS OUTSCORE STARS
Jan. 8th, 2028
After having their winning streak halted at 9 in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres, the New York Rangers immediately got back to their winning ways with a 5-4 thriller over the Stars.
Former Ranger Vincent Trocheck scored, but it wasn't enough for Dallas as Kaapo Kakko and Artemi Panarin each had 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 point nights.
Alexis Lafreniere and Adam Fox had 2 assists each, while Filip Chytil scored the other New York goal.
Igor Shesterkin got the win, making 29 saves (.879 SV%).
Already missing Axel Andersson until late January, the Rangers also lost Logan Stanley to his 2nd injury of the season. He is out for the same timeline. The Blueshirts called up 2023 4th round pick Felix Oliwa to draw into the lineup.
The defensive defesneman, 22, has been touted by scouts as a potential steal of the Draft, as his strong play in Hartford the last 2 seasons could turn him from a 7th defense project to a legit top 6 defensive mainstay if he continues the trajectory.
OLIWA SCORES FIRST NHL GOAL IN WIN OVER HAWKS
Jan. 9th, 2028
In his 1st NHL game following his callup due to the injury to Logan Stanley, Felix Oliwa scored his 1st NHL goal in the 3rd period as the Rangers defeated the Blackhawks 5-2.
Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and two points, while Kaapo Kakko had 3 assists.
Igor Shesterkin made 34 saves on 36 shots for a .944 SV% and 1st star in the match.
The Rangers now have just 1 game left before the official halfway point of the season (41 games), are 9-0-1 in their last 10, and have opened up a 9 point lead on the rest of their Division.
Record | Home | Away | GFPG | GAPG | PP% | PK% | Division | League | Playoffs |
29-7-5 | 16-2-2 | 13-5-3 | 3.27 (7th) | 2.37 (2nd) | 20.8% (4th) | 83.8% (16th) | 1 | 1 | 1st Met |
The New York Rangers are on a torrid pace in their Cup defense, one that will almost assuredly slow down over the second half, but one that will be crucial in terms of standings points after the team suffered through slow starts in previous seasons.
They are top 10 in most statistical categories, aside from their PK, which has not been an issue.
Goaltender | Record | SV% | GAA | SO |
Igor Shesterkin | 22-5-5 | .926 | 2.30 | 3 |
Philipp Grubauer | 6-2-0 | .921 | 2.32 | 0 |
Dylan Garand | 1-0-0 | .916 | 3.00 | 0 |
The New York Rangers have once again gotten stellar goaltending from Igor Shesterkin, and his return to form has been a pleasant sight to both hockey fans and NYR fans. Perhaps not to opposing teams though.
Philipp Grubauer has not been called upon near as often as Fleury was last season, but he's perhaps performing better, posting better SV% and GAA numbers than any of the Rangers previous backups in the last 5 seasons.
Dylan Garand was also solid in his 1 performance during his callup.
Defenseman | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Adam Fox | 41 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 6 |
K'Andre Miller | 40 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 20 |
Tobias Bjornfot | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
Axel Andersson | 38 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 12 |
Braden Schneider | 41 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
Logan Stanley | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
Felix Oliwa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Troy Stecher | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Adam Fox is on pace for the slowest offensive season of his career, but the Rangers are in the midst of their best season of his career...funny how things work that don't make any sense sometimes.
K'Andre Miller seems to have just settled in as a solid #2/3 defenseman who can manage 30-points. Nothing wrong with that.
The returning duo of Axel Andersson and Braden Schneider have been stabilizing forces in their roles, as they have been the previous 2 seasons.
Tobias Bjornfot has fit in nicely after serving as the 7th defenseman last season, and has played very well in his top 4 role.
Logan Stanley had missed a little time due to injury, but he's been much improved from his time in Chicago last season, as the Rangers hoped.
Troy Stecher and Felix Oliwa have been great in their cameos.
Forward | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Artemi Panarin | 41 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 2 |
Alexis Lafreniere | 41 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 17 | 14 |
Kaapo Kakko | 41 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 22 |
Filip Chytil | 40 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 17 | 4 |
Mika Zibanejad | 38 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 2 |
Brennan Othmann | 41 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 12 |
Barclay Goodrow | 41 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
Kirby Dach | 41 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -1 | 17 |
Zach Benson | 41 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
Logan Stankoven | 32 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Adam Edstrom | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Will Cuylle | 41 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Matthew Rempe | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
Artemi Panarin is having his best statistical season in 6 years. The hope is that he can keep it up, but at 35 that would be a bonus for the Rangers.
Mika Zibanejad started similarily slow last season, but turned it on in the 2nd half and Playoffs on his way to winning the Conn Smythe, so New York will look for him to find his way again.
Kaapo Kakko has taken that next step forward for the Rangers, consistently hovering around the PPG mark all season.
Alexis Lafreniere and Filip Chytil are both performing as expected, while Brennan Othmann can flirt with 30, as predicted, with a couple extra goals in the 2nd half.
Barclay Goodrow, after re-signing on a 1-year deal, is on pace for another 20-goal, 40-point season.
Adam Edstrom and Will Cuylle have done what a 4th line needs to do - not get scored on. Aside from that, they've provided a total of 4 goals.
Matthew Rempe has settled into the 13th forward role as Logan Stankoven had cemeted himself as an everyday player for the Rangers.
Kirby Dach is in the final year of a 2-year deal he signed with the Rangers and is a pending UFA. He hasn't been able to find himself a top-6 role consistently and hasn't made a strong case when given the opportunity. That said, he is on pace to beat his career high in points by 1.
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2027-2028 NHL Season (cont.)
OTHMANN HATTRICK GETS RANGERS 2ND HALF GOING WITH 30TH WIN
Jan. 16th, 2028
In their 42nd game of the season, the New York Rangers kicked off the second half of the season against Division Rival Carolina Hurricanes.
Brennan Othmann scored twice in the 2nd period, and again in the third to complete the hattrick in the 4-2 win.
Artemi Panarin scored the other NY goal, while Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists.
The Rangers outshot the Hurricanes 40-31 en route to their 30th win of the season.
Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves for his 23rd win of the season.
RANGERS LOSE OTHMANN UNTIL MARCH IN WIN OVER KINGS
Jan. 17th, 2028
In a cruel turn of events, one night after Brennan Othmann scored 3 goals to bring his season total to 16 and make 30 a more realistic possibility, he would suffer a concussion and be ruled out until March with PCS.
The Rangers will certainly miss his scoring over what will turn out to be the next 2.5 months.
The silver lining is the Rangers will get an indication of what they are without Othmann, and he returns near the Trade Deadline, almost like an in-house rental.
If the Rangers can stay afloat without him, they may view him as a free rental upgrade at the Deadline and not need to spend anymore assets for Playoff runs.
REMPE SCORED FIRST NHL GOAL IN 5-3 WIN OVER WILD
Jan 19th, 2028
In the Rangers first game without Filip Chytil, Kirby Dach moved up to take his role as 2nd line C. That meant Matthew Rempe drew in to reunite the seasons original 4th line, while Logan Stankoven moved to 3RW with Barclay Goodrow and Zach Benson.
Artemi Panarin had 3 assists, Filip Chytil had a goal and an assist, and Matthew Rempe scored his 1st NHL goal in his 8th game of the season.
Adam Edstrom would earn the assist on linemate Rempe's goal.
Alexis Lafreniere, Logan Stankoven and Kirby Dach also scored for New York.
Igor Shesterkin went 29 for 32, good for a .906 SV%.
SKINNER SCORES IN 2ND STRAIGHT GAME FOLLOWING CALLUP AS RANGERS DOWN DUCKS
Jan. 25th, 2028
Following the Rangers announcement that Kaapo Kakko would miss 3-5 games with a LBI, Jeff Skinner was recalled from Hartford after posting 33 points in 26 games for New York's AHL affiliate.
After scoring in a 3-2 regulation loss to the Wings in his first game, Skinner scored one of the Rangers 2-third period goals as they held onto the lead and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-4.
Skinner, playing in Kaapo Kakkos 1RW spot, also added an assist, as centreman Mika Zibanejad also scored. K'Andre Miller had 2 assists, and Alexis Lafreniere also scored.
Artemi Panarin (1-1--2) and Zach Benson (1-0--1) had the other Rangers goals.
Shesterkin made 30 saves as the Rangers improved to 34-8-5, still 1st in the NHL.
RANGERS AVENGE EARLY SEASON LOSS TO OILERS WITH 6-1 BEATDOWN
Jan. 27th, 2028
The Rangers, without two top-6 forwards in Kaapo Kakko and Brennan Othmann, refused to allow the Oilers to sweep the season series against them as evened the season series after losing the first matchup early this season.
Filip Chytil scored twice (2-1--3), while Artemi Panarin (1-1--2) and Kirby dach (0-2--2) each had 2 point nights.
Igor Shesterkin was given 2nd star for his efforts, stopping 28 of 29 shots for a .966 SV%.
Mika Zibanejad, Will Cuylle and Zach Benson rounded out the scoring for New York, who is now on another solid last 10 streak of 8-1-1, sitting atop the NHL.
BJORNFOT'S PAIR HELPS RANGERS DEFEAT ISLANDERS
Feb. 2nd, 2028
An excellent quality of this Rangers team has been their ability to rebound after a loss.
Following a disappointing loss to the Arizona Coyotes, blowing a 2-1 lead in the 3rd period in a 3-2 loss, the Rangers got back in the win column, defeating the Islanders 5-2.
Tobias Bjornfot was the surprise star in this one, scoring twice, his first career 2-goal game.
Kirby Dach and Zach Benson also had 2 point nights, with 1 goal and 1 assist each.
Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad and Filip Chytil each had 2 assists.
Kaapo Kakko's return to the lineup saw him play over 23 minutes and have 4 shots in a pointless night.
Igor Shesterkin made 24 saves for the win, facing 26 shots and sporting a .923 SV%.
KAKKO SCORES IN 2ND GAME BACK FROM INJURY, RANGERS HOLD OFF CANUCKS
Feb. 3rd, 2028
On the 2nd night of a back-to-back, the Rangers jumped out to a 3-1 lead after 40, and managed to survive a comeback attempt by the Canucks, winning the game 4-3 in regulation.
Jeff Skinner, slotted down into Brennan Othmanns 2RW slot after Kakko's return, scored his 3rd goal since being recalled.
Kakko scored, as did Lafreniere, and they had matching 1-goal, 1-assist nights.
Filip Chytil scored for the Rangers, as did Tobias Bjornfot, for the 2nd consecutive game (3 in his last 2).
Igor Shesterkin curiously played both halves of the back-to-back, making 26 saves (.897 SV%) an earning both wins.
STANKOVEN HATTRICK FUELS NEW YORK TO 40TH VICTORY OF SEASON
Feb. 20th, 2028
Logan Stankoven is in the lineup because hes a good player who brings a bit of offensive flair to the 4th line and can move up the lineup as needed.
This kind of game was never expected, but its welcomed. Scoring his 1st career hattrick and adding an assist for a 4-point night and 1st star honors, Stankoven was the driving force in a 6-3 win over the Golden Knights.
The win was the Rangers' 40th of the season, and it was Shesterkin's 31st.
Will Cuylle (1-2--3), Jeff Skinner (1-0--1) and Tobias Bjornfot (1-0--1) also scored for the Rangers, while Adam Fox had 2 assists.
GRUBAUER SHUTS OUT VANCOUVER AS RANGERS WIN 3RD STRAIGHT
Feb. 24th, 2028
Grubauer has not seen much action lately as the Rangers ride Shesterkins sizzling pace, but when called upon he's always there.
Just as he was in this one, on the 2nd night of another back-to-back, making saves on all 33 shots sent his direction.
The Rangers got goals from 4 different scorers (Panarin, Bjorfot, Lafreniere and Dach) in the 4-0 win.
Jeff Skinner had 2 assists as he continues to fit in nicely for the Rangers.
REMPE SCORES TWICE IN RETURN TO LINEUP AS RANGERS BEAT PENS DAYS BEFORE DEADLINE
March 4th, 2028
After Jeff Skinner pulled his groin and it was announced that he'd miss 2-4 games, Matthew Rempe got ready to rejoin the lineup. Myles Smith elected to keep the bottom-6 intact, curiously playing Rempe at 2RW.
The move paid dividends as Matthew Rempe scored twice in the first period of the Rangers 3-2 win over the Penguins.
Alexis Lafreniere scored the other New York goal, while Artemi Panarin added 2 more assists to his team leading points total.
Igor Shesterkin made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 SV%) in the game.
RANGERS LOSE FINAL GAME BEFORE DEADLINE AS FLYERS EXTEND WIN STREAK TO 11
March 5th, 2028
In a crucial game with 4-point swing potential, the Rangers were not able to halt the Flyers winning streak as they fell victim to it and lost 4-1.
Filip Chytil scored the only Rangers goal.
Grubauer stopped 32/35 for a .914 SV% as New York got outshot 36-26.
The Rangers still sit 44-13-5, 8 points ahead of the Flyers for 1st in the Metro.
OTHMANN RETURNS AS RANGERS STAND PAT AT DEADLINE AND DEFEAT COYOTES
March 7th, 2028
We won't know if this was a good move by GM Brant King until the Playoffs, but it's hard to argue with the logic behind it.
Still sitting 1st in the NHL at the Trade Deadline, a spot they have held nearly the whole season, the Rangers were set to get top-6 winger Brennan Othmann back from injury after going the last 18 games without him.
Despite that, they still managed to stay near their 1st half pace, an impressive feat on its own made even more impressive by the injury problems they've endured.
First impression is that it was a good choice, as the Rangers outshot the Coyotes 38-16 and beat them 5-2 after losing their previous matchup.
While Brennan Othmann was held pointless, he finished +1 and had 4 shots.
Adam Edstrom (1-1--2), Artemi Panarin (1-0--1), Alexis Lafreniere (1-1--2), Will Cuylle (1-0--1) and Mika Zibanejad (1-0--1) each scored for New York.
Philipp Grubauer made 14 saves for the win as the Rangers improved to 45-13-5.
RANGERS, ZIBANEJAD, END 4-GAME SKID WITH WIN OVER HAWKS
March 21st, 2028
The Rangers had lost 4 straight in regulation coming in. It was their first 4 game skid of any kind so far this season.
It ended tonight as Mika Zibanejad scored twice and added 2 assists for a 4-point night and 1st star of the game honors.
Alexis Lafreniere also scored twice (2-0--2), while Brennan Othmann had a goal and an assist.
Filip Chytil (0-3--3) and Kaapo Kakko (0-2--2) also had multi-point nights for New York.
Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 for the win.
The Rangers now sit 47-17-5 with 99 points. Thats now just 2 points ahead of the Avalanche for 1st in the League, but still is good enough for a 5 point lead over the Flyers for top spot in the Metro.
GRUBAUER STOPS ANOTHER RANGERS SKID WITH SHUTOUT PERFORMANCE
March 28th, 2028
The Rangers, after losing another 3 regulation games following their Hawks win, needed a solid goaltending performance to stop the bleeding.
They got just that from Philipp Grubauer, their veteran backup netminder.
The Rangers are now just 3-7-0 in their last 10, very concerning for a team that didn't add at the deadline and has seen the offense dry up as teams tighten their system play heading into Playoffs.
The Rangers lone goal in their 1-0 win over the lowly Sens came from defenseman Tobias Bjornfot, his 11th of the season.
Philipp Grubauer was far and away the best player on the ice tonight, stopping all 34 shots.
GRUBAUERS 2ND CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUT LIFTS RANGERS OVER DEVILS
March 30th, 2028
The Rangers, feeling they should lighten Shesterkins workload heading into the playoffs and with the team not providing much goal support and heading towards needing the best from their star netminder come April, decided to give backup Philipp Grubauer a 2nd consecutive start after his shutout of the Sens.
The move worked, as Grubauer posted his 2nd straight shutout, making 31 saves in the process as New York beat New Jersey 3-0.
Logan Stankoven, centering the top line with Mika Zibanejad out to injury, scored a goal in this one.
Also scoring were Will Cuylle and Barclay Goodrow.
The Rangers are now 49-19-5, 1st in the NHL by 2 points over the Avs, and 1st in the Metro by 4 points over the Flyers.
FOX'S 3-POINTS HELP NEW YORK DEFEAT ANAHEIM, WIN 5TH STRAIGHT
April 7th, 2028
Don't look now, but the (nearly) full health Rangers are on a 5-game win streak after beating the Ducks 6-3.
Missing only Logan Stankoven to injury (out until May with broken rib), the Rangers have a 4th line centered by Matthew Rempe, and extra forwards Laurent Syvret (2026 1st round pick), Jeff Skinner.
Adam Fox had 3-points (1-2--3) to get across the 50-point line for another season, while Zach Benson and Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist each.
Adam Edstrom, Will Cuylle and Brennan Othmann also scored for New York, who won their 53rd game of the season.
Philipp Grubauer made 38 saves (.927 SV%) for the win as the Rangers ride the hot hand, letting Shesterkin rest and rehabilitate as he nurses a nagging LBI that took him out earlier this season.
SHESTERKIN POSTS SHUTOUT AS RANGERS CLINCH EASTERN CONFERENCE WITH 7TH STRAIGHT WIN
April 11th, 2028
After returning to the lineup in a 6-3 win over the Nashville Predators, Shesterkin said it was nice to get back into game action, but he needed to be better after allowing 3 goals on 27 shots despite getting the win.
Well, can't get much better than he was today. Although he only saw 23 shots, he turned every one of them aside for his 2nd straight victory, and the Rangers 7th straight win.
Zach Benson had a 2 point night (1 goal, 1 assist), while Mika Zibanejad and Logan Stanley scored the other goals in a 3-0 victory.
New York can clinch the Presidents' Trophy with a win in any of their following 3 games against division rivals Carolina, Pittsburgh and Columbus.
GOODROW, SHESTERKIN LEAD WAY AS RANGERS CLINCH PRESDENTS' TROPHY
April 15th, 2028
With a 3-2 win over the Penguins in the Rangers 2nd last game of the season, they have officially clinched the Presidents' Trophy for 1st in the Regular Season, the organizations first time winning it since 2014-2015.
Barclay Goodrow had a goal and an assist, while Igor Shesterkin made 32 saves for the win.
The win came days after Carolina snapped the Rangers 7-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory.
New York's other goals came from Kirby Dach and Kaapo Kakko, while Zach Benson had 2 assists.
The Rangers play the Blue Jackets tomorrow, with Philipp Grubauer set to get the start in the final game of the Regular season.
RANGERS CLOSE OUT SEASON WITH 7-3 WIN OVER JACKETS
End of Regular Season
Adam Fox (1-2--3) and Mika Zibanejad (2-1--3) each had 3 point nights en route to the Rangers closing out their epic season with a 7-3 win over Columbus.
Philipp Grubauer had a .900 SV%, stopping 27 of 30 shots sent his way. He was a stellar backup for the Rangers this season.
Brennan Othmann (1-2--2) and Kaapo Kakko (0-2--2) each had multipoint nights, as did Alexis Lafreniere (1-1--2), Tobias Bjornfot (1-1--2) and Zach Benson (1-1--2).
2027-2028 NHL Season (cont.)
OTHMANN HATTRICK GETS RANGERS 2ND HALF GOING WITH 30TH WIN
Jan. 16th, 2028
In their 42nd game of the season, the New York Rangers kicked off the second half of the season against Division Rival Carolina Hurricanes.
Brennan Othmann scored twice in the 2nd period, and again in the third to complete the hattrick in the 4-2 win.
Artemi Panarin scored the other NY goal, while Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists.
The Rangers outshot the Hurricanes 40-31 en route to their 30th win of the season.
Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves for his 23rd win of the season.
RANGERS LOSE OTHMANN UNTIL MARCH IN WIN OVER KINGS
Jan. 17th, 2028
In a cruel turn of events, one night after Brennan Othmann scored 3 goals to bring his season total to 16 and make 30 a more realistic possibility, he would suffer a concussion and be ruled out until March with PCS.
The Rangers will certainly miss his scoring over what will turn out to be the next 2.5 months.
The silver lining is the Rangers will get an indication of what they are without Othmann, and he returns near the Trade Deadline, almost like an in-house rental.
If the Rangers can stay afloat without him, they may view him as a free rental upgrade at the Deadline and not need to spend anymore assets for Playoff runs.
REMPE SCORED FIRST NHL GOAL IN 5-3 WIN OVER WILD
Jan 19th, 2028
In the Rangers first game without Filip Chytil, Kirby Dach moved up to take his role as 2nd line C. That meant Matthew Rempe drew in to reunite the seasons original 4th line, while Logan Stankoven moved to 3RW with Barclay Goodrow and Zach Benson.
Artemi Panarin had 3 assists, Filip Chytil had a goal and an assist, and Matthew Rempe scored his 1st NHL goal in his 8th game of the season.
Adam Edstrom would earn the assist on linemate Rempe's goal.
Alexis Lafreniere, Logan Stankoven and Kirby Dach also scored for New York.
Igor Shesterkin went 29 for 32, good for a .906 SV%.
SKINNER SCORES IN 2ND STRAIGHT GAME FOLLOWING CALLUP AS RANGERS DOWN DUCKS
Jan. 25th, 2028
Following the Rangers announcement that Kaapo Kakko would miss 3-5 games with a LBI, Jeff Skinner was recalled from Hartford after posting 33 points in 26 games for New York's AHL affiliate.
After scoring in a 3-2 regulation loss to the Wings in his first game, Skinner scored one of the Rangers 2-third period goals as they held onto the lead and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-4.
Skinner, playing in Kaapo Kakkos 1RW spot, also added an assist, as centreman Mika Zibanejad also scored. K'Andre Miller had 2 assists, and Alexis Lafreniere also scored.
Artemi Panarin (1-1--2) and Zach Benson (1-0--1) had the other Rangers goals.
Shesterkin made 30 saves as the Rangers improved to 34-8-5, still 1st in the NHL.
RANGERS AVENGE EARLY SEASON LOSS TO OILERS WITH 6-1 BEATDOWN
Jan. 27th, 2028
The Rangers, without two top-6 forwards in Kaapo Kakko and Brennan Othmann, refused to allow the Oilers to sweep the season series against them as evened the season series after losing the first matchup early this season.
Filip Chytil scored twice (2-1--3), while Artemi Panarin (1-1--2) and Kirby dach (0-2--2) each had 2 point nights.
Igor Shesterkin was given 2nd star for his efforts, stopping 28 of 29 shots for a .966 SV%.
Mika Zibanejad, Will Cuylle and Zach Benson rounded out the scoring for New York, who is now on another solid last 10 streak of 8-1-1, sitting atop the NHL.
BJORNFOT'S PAIR HELPS RANGERS DEFEAT ISLANDERS
Feb. 2nd, 2028
An excellent quality of this Rangers team has been their ability to rebound after a loss.
Following a disappointing loss to the Arizona Coyotes, blowing a 2-1 lead in the 3rd period in a 3-2 loss, the Rangers got back in the win column, defeating the Islanders 5-2.
Tobias Bjornfot was the surprise star in this one, scoring twice, his first career 2-goal game.
Kirby Dach and Zach Benson also had 2 point nights, with 1 goal and 1 assist each.
Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad and Filip Chytil each had 2 assists.
Kaapo Kakko's return to the lineup saw him play over 23 minutes and have 4 shots in a pointless night.
Igor Shesterkin made 24 saves for the win, facing 26 shots and sporting a .923 SV%.
KAKKO SCORES IN 2ND GAME BACK FROM INJURY, RANGERS HOLD OFF CANUCKS
Feb. 3rd, 2028
On the 2nd night of a back-to-back, the Rangers jumped out to a 3-1 lead after 40, and managed to survive a comeback attempt by the Canucks, winning the game 4-3 in regulation.
Jeff Skinner, slotted down into Brennan Othmanns 2RW slot after Kakko's return, scored his 3rd goal since being recalled.
Kakko scored, as did Lafreniere, and they had matching 1-goal, 1-assist nights.
Filip Chytil scored for the Rangers, as did Tobias Bjornfot, for the 2nd consecutive game (3 in his last 2).
Igor Shesterkin curiously played both halves of the back-to-back, making 26 saves (.897 SV%) an earning both wins.
STANKOVEN HATTRICK FUELS NEW YORK TO 40TH VICTORY OF SEASON
Feb. 20th, 2028
Logan Stankoven is in the lineup because hes a good player who brings a bit of offensive flair to the 4th line and can move up the lineup as needed.
This kind of game was never expected, but its welcomed. Scoring his 1st career hattrick and adding an assist for a 4-point night and 1st star honors, Stankoven was the driving force in a 6-3 win over the Golden Knights.
The win was the Rangers' 40th of the season, and it was Shesterkin's 31st.
Will Cuylle (1-2--3), Jeff Skinner (1-0--1) and Tobias Bjornfot (1-0--1) also scored for the Rangers, while Adam Fox had 2 assists.
GRUBAUER SHUTS OUT VANCOUVER AS RANGERS WIN 3RD STRAIGHT
Feb. 24th, 2028
Grubauer has not seen much action lately as the Rangers ride Shesterkins sizzling pace, but when called upon he's always there.
Just as he was in this one, on the 2nd night of another back-to-back, making saves on all 33 shots sent his direction.
The Rangers got goals from 4 different scorers (Panarin, Bjorfot, Lafreniere and Dach) in the 4-0 win.
Jeff Skinner had 2 assists as he continues to fit in nicely for the Rangers.
REMPE SCORES TWICE IN RETURN TO LINEUP AS RANGERS BEAT PENS DAYS BEFORE DEADLINE
March 4th, 2028
After Jeff Skinner pulled his groin and it was announced that he'd miss 2-4 games, Matthew Rempe got ready to rejoin the lineup. Myles Smith elected to keep the bottom-6 intact, curiously playing Rempe at 2RW.
The move paid dividends as Matthew Rempe scored twice in the first period of the Rangers 3-2 win over the Penguins.
Alexis Lafreniere scored the other New York goal, while Artemi Panarin added 2 more assists to his team leading points total.
Igor Shesterkin made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 SV%) in the game.
RANGERS LOSE FINAL GAME BEFORE DEADLINE AS FLYERS EXTEND WIN STREAK TO 11
March 5th, 2028
In a crucial game with 4-point swing potential, the Rangers were not able to halt the Flyers winning streak as they fell victim to it and lost 4-1.
Filip Chytil scored the only Rangers goal.
Grubauer stopped 32/35 for a .914 SV% as New York got outshot 36-26.
The Rangers still sit 44-13-5, 8 points ahead of the Flyers for 1st in the Metro.
OTHMANN RETURNS AS RANGERS STAND PAT AT DEADLINE AND DEFEAT COYOTES
March 7th, 2028
We won't know if this was a good move by GM Brant King until the Playoffs, but it's hard to argue with the logic behind it.
Still sitting 1st in the NHL at the Trade Deadline, a spot they have held nearly the whole season, the Rangers were set to get top-6 winger Brennan Othmann back from injury after going the last 18 games without him.
Despite that, they still managed to stay near their 1st half pace, an impressive feat on its own made even more impressive by the injury problems they've endured.
First impression is that it was a good choice, as the Rangers outshot the Coyotes 38-16 and beat them 5-2 after losing their previous matchup.
While Brennan Othmann was held pointless, he finished +1 and had 4 shots.
Adam Edstrom (1-1--2), Artemi Panarin (1-0--1), Alexis Lafreniere (1-1--2), Will Cuylle (1-0--1) and Mika Zibanejad (1-0--1) each scored for New York.
Philipp Grubauer made 14 saves for the win as the Rangers improved to 45-13-5.
RANGERS, ZIBANEJAD, END 4-GAME SKID WITH WIN OVER HAWKS
March 21st, 2028
The Rangers had lost 4 straight in regulation coming in. It was their first 4 game skid of any kind so far this season.
It ended tonight as Mika Zibanejad scored twice and added 2 assists for a 4-point night and 1st star of the game honors.
Alexis Lafreniere also scored twice (2-0--2), while Brennan Othmann had a goal and an assist.
Filip Chytil (0-3--3) and Kaapo Kakko (0-2--2) also had multi-point nights for New York.
Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 for the win.
The Rangers now sit 47-17-5 with 99 points. Thats now just 2 points ahead of the Avalanche for 1st in the League, but still is good enough for a 5 point lead over the Flyers for top spot in the Metro.
GRUBAUER STOPS ANOTHER RANGERS SKID WITH SHUTOUT PERFORMANCE
March 28th, 2028
The Rangers, after losing another 3 regulation games following their Hawks win, needed a solid goaltending performance to stop the bleeding.
They got just that from Philipp Grubauer, their veteran backup netminder.
The Rangers are now just 3-7-0 in their last 10, very concerning for a team that didn't add at the deadline and has seen the offense dry up as teams tighten their system play heading into Playoffs.
The Rangers lone goal in their 1-0 win over the lowly Sens came from defenseman Tobias Bjornfot, his 11th of the season.
Philipp Grubauer was far and away the best player on the ice tonight, stopping all 34 shots.
GRUBAUERS 2ND CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUT LIFTS RANGERS OVER DEVILS
March 30th, 2028
The Rangers, feeling they should lighten Shesterkins workload heading into the playoffs and with the team not providing much goal support and heading towards needing the best from their star netminder come April, decided to give backup Philipp Grubauer a 2nd consecutive start after his shutout of the Sens.
The move worked, as Grubauer posted his 2nd straight shutout, making 31 saves in the process as New York beat New Jersey 3-0.
Logan Stankoven, centering the top line with Mika Zibanejad out to injury, scored a goal in this one.
Also scoring were Will Cuylle and Barclay Goodrow.
The Rangers are now 49-19-5, 1st in the NHL by 2 points over the Avs, and 1st in the Metro by 4 points over the Flyers.
FOX'S 3-POINTS HELP NEW YORK DEFEAT ANAHEIM, WIN 5TH STRAIGHT
April 7th, 2028
Don't look now, but the (nearly) full health Rangers are on a 5-game win streak after beating the Ducks 6-3.
Missing only Logan Stankoven to injury (out until May with broken rib), the Rangers have a 4th line centered by Matthew Rempe, and extra forwards Laurent Syvret (2026 1st round pick), Jeff Skinner.
Adam Fox had 3-points (1-2--3) to get across the 50-point line for another season, while Zach Benson and Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist each.
Adam Edstrom, Will Cuylle and Brennan Othmann also scored for New York, who won their 53rd game of the season.
Philipp Grubauer made 38 saves (.927 SV%) for the win as the Rangers ride the hot hand, letting Shesterkin rest and rehabilitate as he nurses a nagging LBI that took him out earlier this season.
SHESTERKIN POSTS SHUTOUT AS RANGERS CLINCH EASTERN CONFERENCE WITH 7TH STRAIGHT WIN
April 11th, 2028
After returning to the lineup in a 6-3 win over the Nashville Predators, Shesterkin said it was nice to get back into game action, but he needed to be better after allowing 3 goals on 27 shots despite getting the win.
Well, can't get much better than he was today. Although he only saw 23 shots, he turned every one of them aside for his 2nd straight victory, and the Rangers 7th straight win.
Zach Benson had a 2 point night (1 goal, 1 assist), while Mika Zibanejad and Logan Stanley scored the other goals in a 3-0 victory.
New York can clinch the Presidents' Trophy with a win in any of their following 3 games against division rivals Carolina, Pittsburgh and Columbus.
GOODROW, SHESTERKIN LEAD WAY AS RANGERS CLINCH PRESDENTS' TROPHY
April 15th, 2028
With a 3-2 win over the Penguins in the Rangers 2nd last game of the season, they have officially clinched the Presidents' Trophy for 1st in the Regular Season, the organizations first time winning it since 2014-2015.
Barclay Goodrow had a goal and an assist, while Igor Shesterkin made 32 saves for the win.
The win came days after Carolina snapped the Rangers 7-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory.
New York's other goals came from Kirby Dach and Kaapo Kakko, while Zach Benson had 2 assists.
The Rangers play the Blue Jackets tomorrow, with Philipp Grubauer set to get the start in the final game of the Regular season.
RANGERS CLOSE OUT SEASON WITH 7-3 WIN OVER JACKETS
End of Regular Season
Adam Fox (1-2--3) and Mika Zibanejad (2-1--3) each had 3 point nights en route to the Rangers closing out their epic season with a 7-3 win over Columbus.
Philipp Grubauer had a .900 SV%, stopping 27 of 30 shots sent his way. He was a stellar backup for the Rangers this season.
Brennan Othmann (1-2--2) and Kaapo Kakko (0-2--2) each had multipoint nights, as did Alexis Lafreniere (1-1--2), Tobias Bjornfot (1-1--2) and Zach Benson (1-1--2).
Record | Home | Away | GFPG | GAPG | PP% | PK% | Division | League | Playoffs |
57-20-5 | 30-9-2 | 27-11-3 | 3.48 (3rd) | 2.52 (1st) | 19.4% (T-6th) | 83.8% (T-14th) | 1st | 1st | 1st Met |
The New York Rangers took ahold of the 1st spot in the league early in the season, gave it up briefly, but once they got it back they did not relinquish it once for the rest of the year.
The 3rd ranked offense, 1st ranked defense, 6th ranked PP team is only hindered by a 14th ranked PK that is not bad by any means.
Goaltender | Record | SV% | GAA | SO |
Igor Shesterkin | 40-15-5 | .918 | 2.49 | 4 |
Philipp Grubauer | 16-5-0 | .920 | 2.46 | 3 |
Dylan Garand | 1-0-0 | .916 | 3.00 | 0 |
The Rangers received quality goaltender all season long, and Igor Shesterkin registered 40 wins for the 1st time in his career in the process.
While his win total was 2 behind both Carter Hart and Ville Husso, his .918 SV% tops both of theirs. The 3 Vezina finalists each posted a SV% of .913 or higher, Shesterkin leading with .918. They each earned over 4 shutouts, with Hart's 8 being the highest. They all got over 40-wins, with Hart and Husso tying at 42 to Igor's 40.
Carter Hart is likely the favorite, as the Vezina is a notoriously hard award to win 2 seasons in a row.
After Marc-Andre Fleury posted 20+ wins last year for the Rangers, they once again got wins and quality play out of their backup, as Philipp Grubauer maintained a .920 SV% and earned 16 wins for New York.
Defenseman | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Adam Fox | 82 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 28 | 10 |
K'Andre Miller | 81 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 50 |
Tobias Bjornfot | 82 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 50 |
Axel Andersson | 79 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 24 |
Braden Schneider | 82 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 30 |
Logan Stanley | 75 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 26 |
Troy Stecher | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Adam Fox finished tied for 6th in defensive scoring, with 57 points with that and his +28 rating each tying a 6 season (GMBK's tenure) high from 2 seasons ago.
K'Andre Millers +41 rating was the 3rd best among defensemen, behind only Bowen Byram and Cale Fleury of the Avs.
Tobias Bjornfot likely earned himself a nice raise with his play in the top-4 this season, with 24-points in his 1st NHL season after serving as the Rangers 7th D the past 2. He previously played 34 games with the Kings in 23/24, posting 7 points.
Braden Schneider and Axel Andersson were great for the Rangers in the first years of their deals, providing stability and reliability on the back end.
Free Agent signing Logan Stanley posted career highs in goals and +/- in his first season with the Rangers.
Troy Stechers +8 in cameo appearances was impressive for the veteran 7th D.
Forward | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Artemi Panarin | 82 | 28 | 59 | 87 | 30 | 2 |
Alexis Lafreniere | 82 | 34 | 49 | 83 | 35 | 36 |
Kaapo Kakko | 78 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 19 | 42 |
Mika Zibanejad | 74 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 32 | 14 |
Filip Chytil | 81 | 20 | 46 | 66 | 34 | 24 |
Kirby Dach | 81 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 12 | 27 |
Zach Benson | 82 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 11 | 4 |
Barclay Goodrow | 82 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 10 | 57 |
Brennan Othmann | 63 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 26 | 25 |
Logan Stankoven | 62 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 4 |
Will Cuylle | 82 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 18 |
Adam Edstrom | 82 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
Jeff Skinner | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
Matthew Rempe | 33 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
Laurent Syvret | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Rangers would have had all their top-6 forwards crack 60 points if not for Brennan Othmanns injury. Othmann though, still managed to nearly hit 20-goals despite missing 19 games, and managed to get 40 points for the 2nd straight season.
Kaapo Kakko finally took the big step forward we were all waiting for, while Kirby Dach nearly cracked 50 points for the first time, falling 1 point short after missing 1 game this season due to injury.
Mika Zibanejad and Filip Chytil were very solid as the teams top 2 centres, while Zach Benson posted career highs in goals, assists, points and +/- in his sophomore season.
Artemi Panarin outscored Alexis Lafreniere, although both finished with over a point per game. That said, neither were near the top of the league in scoring, as Nathan MacKinnons monstrous 71 goal, 125 point season led the way in a high scoring season for the leagues top stars.
Barclay Goodrow recorded his 4th career 20-goal season, all within the past 6 years. He also hit 40 points for the 6th straight year.
Logan Stankoven forced himself into the regular lineup with strong play after starting the season as the 13th forward, but had his season cut short due to injury. Matthew Rempe, Jeff Skinner and Laurent Syvret all got time in his absence.
Syvret, the Rangers 1st round pick in 2025, has been returnred to the AHL to ensure he is on the roster for the Calder Cup Playoffs.
Adam Edstrom and Will Cuylle flanked the 4th line the entire season, with Edstrom having a solid rookie season and Cuylle returning to the double digit goal plateau after missing it last season.
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2028 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2028 NHL Offseason
1ST ROUND VS DETROIT RED WINGS
2028 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers and Red Wings will face off in the 1st round of the Playoffs for the 2nd consecutive season.
Last year, the Rangers went up 3-0 on the Wings before losing Game 4 and taking the series in 5 games.
The keys will once again be to limit Auston Matthews and Lucas Raymond. They had just 6 points each in 5 games, 2 of which were goals. This season, Matthews scored 50 goals and 102 points, while Raymond scored 31 and 99.
They are still supported by captain Dylan Larkin (28-52--80) and Marco Kasper (22-49-71).
Seb Cossa had 32 wins and a .907 SV% this regular season. New York had his number last series, and that has to be the case this time around or the Red Wings offense could take over at any given moment.
2028 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2028 NHL Offseason
1ST ROUND VS DETROIT RED WINGS
2028 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Rangers and Red Wings will face off in the 1st round of the Playoffs for the 2nd consecutive season.
Last year, the Rangers went up 3-0 on the Wings before losing Game 4 and taking the series in 5 games.
The keys will once again be to limit Auston Matthews and Lucas Raymond. They had just 6 points each in 5 games, 2 of which were goals. This season, Matthews scored 50 goals and 102 points, while Raymond scored 31 and 99.
They are still supported by captain Dylan Larkin (28-52--80) and Marco Kasper (22-49-71).
Seb Cossa had 32 wins and a .907 SV% this regular season. New York had his number last series, and that has to be the case this time around or the Red Wings offense could take over at any given moment.
Game | Score | NYR Goal Scorers | NYR Goaltender | Game Notes | Series |
1 | 3-2 DET (OT) | Goodrow (1), Panarin (1) | Shesterkin 43/46 .935 SV% | Detroit sends message early with OT win | 1-0 DET |
2 | 1-0 NYR | Cuylle (1) | Shesterkin 26/26 1.000 SV% | NYR even series with 4th line goal and shutout | 1-1 |
3 | 4-1 NYR | Othmann (1,2), Kakko (1), Andersson (1) | Shesterkin 23/24 .958 SV% | Rangers take first lead of series. | 2-1 NYR |
4 | 3-2 DET (OT) | Chytil (1), Dach (1) | Shesterkin 37/40 .925 SV% | Igor can't hold off Wigns as AM34 scores OT winner, Wings outshot NYR 40-28 | 2-2 |
5 | 5-4 NYR (OT) | Zibanejad (1), Lafreniere (1), Benson (1), Othmann (3), Rempe (1) | Shesterkin 34/38 .895 SV% | Rangers hand Detroit taste of own medicine with OT win. | 3-2 NYR |
6 | 4-1 DET | Skinner (1) | Shesterkin 33/36 .917 SV% | Detroit forces Game 7, Rangers lose Miller for that game | 3-3 |
7 | 3-1 DET | Benson (2) | Shesterkin 23/26 .884 SV% | Rangers upset in stunning Game 7. | 4-3 DET |
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE RANGERS? WHERE DO THEY GO FROM HERE?
Conclusion of Stanley Cup Playoffs
After their best regular season under GM Brant King and HC Myles Smith, the Rangers offense dried up and cost them a first round 7 game series against the Red Wings.
Artemi Panarin led the team with just 5 points in 7 games. The team wasted a brilliant performance from Igor Shesterkin, who stole multiple games for them in the series, as the Wings outskated and outshot them.
It would be silly to believe this slams the Rangers window shut, as the still have Alexis Lafreniere, Kaapo Kakko, Brennan Othmann, Filip Chytil, Kirby Dach, and Zach Benson ranging from 28-23. Their best defenseman is only 30.
That said, Artemi Panarin, despite the solid season, makes over $9M the next 2 seasons and is in the twilight of his career. The same goes for Mika Zibanejad, who makes $8.5M the next 2 seasons and is on the decline despite another solid season.
Igor Shesterkin could always play the great equalizer, but that only goes so far when the offense dries up, like we saw against Detroit. But how do you change that when your two aging stars have NMC's, your core is still intact, and everyone is signed long-term.
No one would blame the Rangers coming back with the same formula and giving it another try, but is that good enough for them after a 1st round loss?
SHESTERKIN WINS 3RD VEZINA, SECOND CONSECUTIVE
2028 NHL Awards, Las Vegas
Igor Shesterkin, now a man with 3 Vezinas, 2 Stanley Cups ans 1 Conn Smyth, has already cemented his legacy with Henrik Lundqvist and Mike Richter as the best goaltenders in Rangers history, and he may be building the strongest case for #1.
The 32-year old just won his second straight Vezina Trophy, the 3rd of his career, and was the only reason the Rangers didn't lose quicker in Round 1.
He has won a Conn Smythe and two Cups, and last season, hit 40-wins for the first time in his career.
In 479 career games, all with the Rangers, the goaltender has 275 wins, 36 shutouts and a .916 career SV%.
FORMER RANGERS CROSBY, ZUCCARELLO ANNOUNCE RETIREMENT
2028 NHL Offseason
The best player of his generation, one of the best of all time, a 1st ballot HOFer, a 3-time Stanley Cup Champion, and a 2x Olympic Gold Medalist all retired today. The catch? They are all the same guy. Sidney Crosby, a Rangers for 1.5 years and 2 playoffs runs, has called it quits after 1845 points (689-1156--1845) in 1583 games.
Mats Zuccarello, a beloved fan-favorite while we wore the Blueshirt, has also retired. Former Rangers goaltenders Antti Raanta and Cam Talbot have also called it quits.
Quite a few other notable names called it quits: Patrice Bergeron, John Tavares, Ryan O'Reilly, Jeff Carter, Vlad Tarasenko, John Carlson, Drew Doughty and Mark Stone. Sergei Bobrovsky also retired.
GOODROW ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM NHL
2028 NHL Offseason
After winning 2 Stanley Cups with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Barclay Goodrow came to join the New York Rangers.
In 7 seasons wearing the Blueshirt, Goodrow's Rangers won 2 Stanley Cups, lost in the ECF in his first season, missed the Playoffs just once, went to the Stanley Cup finals and lost twice, and lost once in the first round. All in all, in 7 seasons, Goodrow and the Rangers went the Eastern Conference Finals or better in 5 of 7 years.
He became an offensive force in his final 6 years with the Rangers, with 6 straight 40-point seasons, including one 67 point season with 39 goals.
He retires with 4 career Cups.
Pretty successful era for Goodrow and the Rangers. Now, a new window of contention.
STANKOVEN, BENSON RE-SIGN WITH RANGERS
2028 NHL Offseason
The New York Rangers clearly are not satisfied with their 2028 Playoff result, and are set to make some changes this offseason.
Re-signing are Logan Stankoven and Zach Benson. Stankoven, 25, still showed flairof the top-6 potential he was drafted with, but sadly had his season ended due to injury. He re-ups for 2 years with an AAV of $1.175M. Benson, 23, and the 7th overall pick in 2023, has signed a 2-year, $5.0M contract ($2.5M AAV).
Will Cuylle was tendered a qualifying offer, and agreed to the 1-year extension.
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GM Brant King elected to allow Kirby Dach walk to Free Agency. Also leaving the team are Tobias Bjornfot, Troy Stecher and Philipp Grubauer. Each of those players felt after their individual seasons, there are greener pastures awaiting for them in Free Agency.
Karl Henriksson, who spent all of last season as an RFA without a contract, has been released by the Rangers as well.
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The Rangers enter Free Agency with just shy of $7.0M in cap space. They have vacant holes a 3LW, 3RW, 2LD, 7D and 2G.
RANGERS RE-SIGN HC MYLES SMITH, LOOKING FOR NEW ASSISTANTS
2028 NHL Offseason
Despite the 1st round loss, GM Brant King gave a vote of confidence to his pending FA coach Myles Smith, hammering out a 4-year extension that pays the bench boss over $4M per season.
One of his assistants retired over the offseason, while the other, Maxime Ouellet, has thrown his hat in the HC carousel this summer.
In 5 seasons as the Rangers HC, Smith has a record of 252-131-27 for a points % of 65.1%. He has 2 Stanley Cups, 1 Presidents' Trophy, and surprisingly no Jack Adams.
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The Rangers have hired Stephane Appel and Jonah Redmond as assistant coaches. Each has signed a 3-year contract, 1 short of Myles Smith's 4-year deal.
Neither Appel nor Redmond have any HC experience so Myles Smith really has to feel comfortable with these hires as they don't put anything in the back of his head.
RANGERS SIGN UFA FERRARO, RFA BRAD LAMBERT TO CONTRACTS
2028 NHL Offseason
GM Brant King has crossed the GM code last crossed in a feud between Carolina and Montreal resulting in Carolina matching the Canadiens offer to Aho and successfully offer sheeting Jesperi Kotkaniemi the following season.
It was a risk, signing RFA C/LW Brad Lambert to a 1 year deal worth $3.0M when he's played just 13 NHL games to date with just 1 assist.
Many pundits have been questioning GM Brant Kings decisions since the Trade Deadline, when he decided not to bolster his roster and subsequently saw his team, defending their 2027 Cup title, get sent packing in a Round 1 upset by the Red Wings. This bolsters their argument if the Rangers GM has lost his way with the roster and Cap control.
That said, the Mario Ferraro deal, a 1-year term at a conservative $2.0M looks like a solid deal. The defenseman has played heavy top-4 minutes in San Jose, before settling in as a 5/6 defenseman while sometimes coming out of the lineup over past seasons in Calgary.
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RANGERS HAND MASSIVE EXTENSIONS TO CHYTIL AND FOX, NAME FOX CAPTAIN
Sept. 1st, 2028
Prior to the beginning of training camp, GM Brant King got his 2029 Offseason business started with huge extensions given out to key core players Filip Chytil and Adam Fox.
In another vote of confidence to his club after re-signing head coach Myles Smith for 4 years, King gave Chytil a 7-year extension and Adam Fox an 8-year deal.
Chytil, 29, gets an AAV of $7.7M ($53.9M total). The 2017 1st round pick is now a veteran of 740 games over 10 NHL seasons with New York, having produced 433 points (169 goals) in that span.
Fox, the first Rangers captain since the departed Jacob Trouba after the 2024 Cup win, gets an 8-year, $84M contract carrying a $10.5M AAV. The 30 year old defenseman has spent his entire career with the Rangers, earning 524 points in 690 games.
RANGERS ACQUIRE EKLUND IN BLOCKBUSTER WITH SHARKS
Sept 3rd, 2028
New York offense was stunningly the reason it got upset in the 1st round these past Playoffs, and GM Brant King is taking his best shot at fixing that.
William Eklund, 25, is a tantalizing 7th overall pick from 2021. The centreman was vocally critic of San Jose's performance last season, and of his own. After a career high 68 point season in 26/27, he dropped to 58 points last season as San Jose struggled and missed the Playoffs for the 9th consecutive season.
The Rangers ponied up big time, trading 2029 and 2030 1st round picks, 2025 1st round pick Laurent Syvret, Will Cuylle and Logan Stanley for the top of the lineup player.
San Jose has to hope that the Rangers will falter, as they lost in the 1st round in their earliest exit since missing the Playoffs in 22/23. They also have aging players on big $$ deals with NMC's in Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin.
For the Rangers, the hope is that Eklund can add another layer of offense to the Blueshirts already potent attack. The catch is that they now have too many top-6 players, and it looks as though veteran Mika Zibanejad will be the odd man out, moving to the 3rd line on a potential unit with Zach Benson and FA signing Brad Lambert.
That could help the Rangers if Zibanejad remains a steady offensive force from there, or could hurt them if it only accelerates his decline.
RANGERS TRADE MILLER, PICK TO SENS FOR 1ST ROUNDER
Sept 13th, 2028
The writing was on the wall for K'Andre Miller.
Mario Ferraro has played with a top defenseman before (Erik Karlsson), and is slated to line up next to Adam Fox, Millers spot the past few seasons.
Of the Rangers 3 pending UFAs, he was the only left unsigned after Chytil and and Fox signed 7 and 8 year contracts respectively.
Then, the Rangers made a big swing and landed William Eklund in a deal with the Sharks. His contract, carrying a $7.66M AAV for this season and next was the final blow to Millers NYR tenure. With $0.015M in Cap Space and a roster of just 18 skaters, GM Brant King needed to make a cap saving move to get his 20 or 21 man roster.
Miller, 28, along with a 4th round pick in this years draft was dealt to the Ottawa Senators for their 2028 1st round pick.
For the Sens, Miller is set to slot in behind Jake Sanderson on the 2nd pair LHD, forming a pair with 2023 1st round pick Lukas Dragicevic.
Sept 13th, 2028
The writing was on the wall for K'Andre Miller.
Mario Ferraro has played with a top defenseman before (Erik Karlsson), and is slated to line up next to Adam Fox, Millers spot the past few seasons.
Of the Rangers 3 pending UFAs, he was the only left unsigned after Chytil and and Fox signed 7 and 8 year contracts respectively.
Then, the Rangers made a big swing and landed William Eklund in a deal with the Sharks. His contract, carrying a $7.66M AAV for this season and next was the final blow to Millers NYR tenure. With $0.015M in Cap Space and a roster of just 18 skaters, GM Brant King needed to make a cap saving move to get his 20 or 21 man roster.
Miller, 28, along with a 4th round pick in this years draft was dealt to the Ottawa Senators for their 2028 1st round pick.
For the Sens, Miller is set to slot in behind Jake Sanderson on the 2nd pair LHD, forming a pair with 2023 1st round pick Lukas Dragicevic.
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2028-2029 NHL Season
EKLUNDS 3 POINTS NOT ENOUGH AS RANGERS FALL TO SENS 8-7 IN SHOOTOUT
Oct. 22nd, 2028
In a high scoring affair, the Rangers big name addition William Eklund and his 3-points (1-2--3) were not enough to survive K'Andre Miller and the Sens in the shootout loss.
Scoring for New York was Lafreniere (2), Othmann, Guhle, Panarin, Schneider and Eklund.
Igor Shesterkin had a tough outing, stopping just 30 of 37 in the loss.
The Rangers drop to 2-1-1 this season, a solid start for a team with uncertain expectations with assistant coach turnover and a new star player following a 1st round out.
RANGERS LOOK TO CONTINUE HOT START AGAINST BUFFALO
Nov. 10th, 2028
After dropping just their 2nd regulation game so far against Winnipeg two nights ago, the Rangers come into Buffalo sitting 7-2-1.
Despite the hot start, they still sit 1 point behind Philadelphia for 1st in the Metro.
William Eklund's fit hasn't been perfect so far, with just 3 goals and 6 points in 10 games, 3 of which came in one game against the Sens.
A bright spot so far has been 2023 1st round pick Zach Benson, who is tied with Adam Fox for the team lead in points with 9 (1-8--9).
Igor Shesterkins season has been uneven so far, with several great outings and 2 duds. So far, backup Dylan Garand has yet to appear in a game. Shesterkin boasts a .913 SV% and 1 shutout with his 7-2-1 record.
RANGERS TOP FLYERS IN METRO HEAVYWEIGHT MATCHUP
Nov. 13th, 2028
Following 3 straight regulation losses, which dropped the Rangers to 7-4-1, they had a huge matchup against their divisional rival the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Flyers, the team that has held 1st in the Metro every calendar day of the Regular Season to date, who also had a strong season last year, were looking to give the Blueshirts their 4th straight loss.
Dylan Garand, in his first action of the season, would have other plans. Stopping all 28 shots sent his way, the netminder posted his first win and shutout of the season as the Rangers would get goals from Eklund and Lambert en route to a 2-0 win.
The Rangers, with 2 games in hand on the Flyers (13 to their 15), now sit just 2 points behind Philadelphia with a record of 8-4-1.
NEW YORK GETS REVENGE ON DETROIT IN FIRST MATCHUP SINCE 1ST ROUND
Nov. 17th, 2028
Following their 1st Presidents' Trophy since 14-15, the Rangers were stunned in Game 7 by the Red Wings in the 1st Round of last years Playoffs.
The upset sparked Eklund's arrival in NY, and assistant coaching changes.
In the first matchup since that series, the Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 lead they would not give up as they held on to win 3-2 despite Red Wings goals in the 2nd and 3rd period.
Oskar Olausson, Alexis Lafreniere and Zach Benson scored for the Rangers, while Igor Shesterkin made 37 saves (.949 SV%) in the win, which improved the Rangers to 9-5-1.
Unfortunately, the Rangers lost Adam Fox for 4-6 weeks in this one. After trading K'Andre Miller this offseason, the leaves New York without their top 2 defenders from last season for the next month atleast.
EKLUND COMES UP BIG FOR RANGERS WITH HATTRICK IN WIN
Dec. 10th, 2028
The Rangers have now been without Adam Fox since Nov. 17th, and have gotten mixed results.
It's certainly been a struggle, without their #1 defenseman, 1st PP QB and best puck mover on defense. That said, tonight they got their best team performance since losing their star defensman.
William Eklund had a hattrick and 4 points, Filip Chytil scored twice and Igor Shesterkin posted a 29 save shutout in a 6-0 rout of the Seattle Kraken.
Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad each had 2 assists in the game, while Kaiden Guhle scored the Rangers other goal.
New York has now managed to survive without Fox, going 6-5-0 without their 30-year old #1 D man.
Their season record is 15-10-1, good for a 2nd place tie with the New Jersey Devils in the Metro, 6 points behind the Flyers.
ZIBANEJAD LEADS RANGERS TO 9-0 STOMPING OF BLACKHAWKS
Jan. 7th, 2029
It has not been an easy season for the Rangers so far, missing Fox for an extended period for the second time this season and sitting outside the playoffs almost halfway through the season.
That said, Mika Zibanejad (2-1--3) and Zach Benson (1-2--3) combined for 6 points on the 3rd line to lead New York over Chicago 9-0.
Braden Schneider, Artemi Panarin, Fil Chytil and Will Eklund each had 2 assists, while Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere each had 2 goals.
Othmann and Ziemmer also scored for the Rangers, while Dylan Garand made 25 saves for the shutout.
The win moved the Rangers to 20-16-2, 2 points outside of the 2WC position currently held by the Sabres, or 5 points out of 3rd in the Metro.
RANGERS DROP TO 1-5-4 IN LAST 10 AS PLAYOFF HOPES LOOKING GRIM
Jan 31st, 2029
The Rangers, following a 4-2 loss to the Metro-leading Flyers, now have just 1 win in their last 10 games.
Despite goals from Braden Schneider and Brennan Othmann, the Rangers, once again without Adam Fox in his 3rd shoulder related absence of the season, still gave up 4 in a 4-2 loss.
New York now sits 23-21-6 50 games into the season. Despite this, they sit just 2 points outside the Playoffs following this discouraging run.
JUST AS THEY GAIN MOMENTUM, BLUESHIRTS LOSE TO LAST PLACE PENGUINS
Feb. 17th, 2029
Following a 3-game winning streak, the Rangers seemed to have turned the corner once Adam Fox came back a week ago.
That was, until the lost 3-1 to the lowly Penguins, who fired their coach just weeks ago.
The loss, a 3-1 loss, dropped the Rangers to 26-23-6, once again out of the playoffs after holding the 2WC position for less than 24 hours following a 4-0 win last night over the Canadiens.
RANGERS FINDING GROOVE, BEAT BRUINS 6-2
March 12th, 2029
Following a Trade Deadline in which GM Brant King stood pat and did nothing, the Rangers are proving him right as the season gets to its final sprint.
Following a 2nd embarrassing loss to the last-place Penguins, the Rangers held a players only meeting.
Coming out of that, the team won 3-straight heading into the deadline, and have now followed that up with a 2-1-0 record post deadline to be 5-1-0 in their last 6.
Igor Shesterkin starred, stopping 34 (.944 SV%) in the win, but he got goal support from Olausson, Ziemmer, Andersson, Othmann, Panarin and Lafreniere in the 6-2 victory.
Zach Benson (0-3--3) and Mika Zibanejad (0-2--2) also had multi-point games.
New York is now tied for 3rd in the Metro, occupying the 1WC, 2 points ahead of the 2WC Sabres and 4 points clear of the Sens who are outside the playoffs.
BENSON HAS 3-POINTS, RANGERS DOWN COYOTES, IMPROVE TO 8-2-0 L10
March 21st, 2029
The Rangers took a long time this season following a 1st round loss, the exit of K'Andre Miller and the arrival of William Eklund, but they seem to have figured out how to make it work.
Zach Benson has been one of the best Rangers skaters all season, and scored 2 goals (2-1--3) in this one. The 2023 7th overall pick looks primed to take the next step forward in his development.
Ola Johannson also had 2 goals in this one, while Dylan Garand made 31 saves (31/33, .939) for the win.
New York sits 37-27-6, still tied for 3rd in the Met, occupying the 1WC position.
OLAUSSON SCORES AGAIN, HAS 2 POINTS, AS RANGERS GET 40TH WIN OF SEASON
March 29th, 2029
Following a disappointing 3-2 OT loss to the Stars after holding a 2-1 lead heading into the final 20 minutes, New York reset, and won an imperfect game against the Washington Capitals 7-4.
Dressing 13F and 5D due to injuries to Schneider and spare defenseman Matier, Adam Edstrom stepped into action, and scored a goal in the process.
Also scoring for the Rangers were Olausson, his 16th of the season from the 4th line, Fil Chytil, Brad Lambert, Kaapo Kakko, Alexis Lafreniere and Brennan Othmann.
Eklund, Andersson and Fox each had 2 assists.
Igor Shesterkin was good enough with 23 saves to hold off the Caps.
NEW YORK PULLS INTO 2ND IN METRO WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS OVER LIGHTNING
April 6th, 2029
The Rangers silenced all doubters of their furious push collapsing as they've now managed to get 8 points clear of the Playoff line late in the season following an insane run, going 15-2-1 in their last 18, the hottest team in the NHL.
In two high scoring affairs, the Rangers came out on top of both, defeating the Lightning 7-5 and 6-4.
Artemi Panarin (1-3--4) and Mika Zibanejad (2-2--4) led the way, while team leading scorer Zach Benson added a goal and an assist to his totals (now 11-51--62).
William Eklund had 2 assists, while Shesterkin made 23 saves for his 38th win of the season.
The Rangers are now 43-27-7, with 93 points, with 5 games remaining in the season.
RANGERS DOWN ISLANDERS 2-1 TO CONTINUE HEATER HEADING INTO PLAYOFFS
April 9th, 2029
The Rangers, now 9-0-1 in their last 10 and 17-2-1 in their last 20, are finally showing the potential of the team that appeared in 4 straight Cup Finals and won 2 Cups before winning a Presidents' Trophy and succumbing to an upset in last years 1st round.
One of the most successful runs of any Cap-Era team, up there with Chicago, LA, Pittsburgh and Tampa, the Rangers curiously looked like their window had slammed shut until the 55 game mark.
No one remembers that now, as the Rangers have climbed from fringe playoff team to 2nd place lock in the Metro and home ice advantage in the 1st round.
It's been quite the turnaround, and it bodes well for carrying it into the Playoffs.
2028-2029 NHL Season
EKLUNDS 3 POINTS NOT ENOUGH AS RANGERS FALL TO SENS 8-7 IN SHOOTOUT
Oct. 22nd, 2028
In a high scoring affair, the Rangers big name addition William Eklund and his 3-points (1-2--3) were not enough to survive K'Andre Miller and the Sens in the shootout loss.
Scoring for New York was Lafreniere (2), Othmann, Guhle, Panarin, Schneider and Eklund.
Igor Shesterkin had a tough outing, stopping just 30 of 37 in the loss.
The Rangers drop to 2-1-1 this season, a solid start for a team with uncertain expectations with assistant coach turnover and a new star player following a 1st round out.
RANGERS LOOK TO CONTINUE HOT START AGAINST BUFFALO
Nov. 10th, 2028
After dropping just their 2nd regulation game so far against Winnipeg two nights ago, the Rangers come into Buffalo sitting 7-2-1.
Despite the hot start, they still sit 1 point behind Philadelphia for 1st in the Metro.
William Eklund's fit hasn't been perfect so far, with just 3 goals and 6 points in 10 games, 3 of which came in one game against the Sens.
A bright spot so far has been 2023 1st round pick Zach Benson, who is tied with Adam Fox for the team lead in points with 9 (1-8--9).
Igor Shesterkins season has been uneven so far, with several great outings and 2 duds. So far, backup Dylan Garand has yet to appear in a game. Shesterkin boasts a .913 SV% and 1 shutout with his 7-2-1 record.
RANGERS TOP FLYERS IN METRO HEAVYWEIGHT MATCHUP
Nov. 13th, 2028
Following 3 straight regulation losses, which dropped the Rangers to 7-4-1, they had a huge matchup against their divisional rival the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Flyers, the team that has held 1st in the Metro every calendar day of the Regular Season to date, who also had a strong season last year, were looking to give the Blueshirts their 4th straight loss.
Dylan Garand, in his first action of the season, would have other plans. Stopping all 28 shots sent his way, the netminder posted his first win and shutout of the season as the Rangers would get goals from Eklund and Lambert en route to a 2-0 win.
The Rangers, with 2 games in hand on the Flyers (13 to their 15), now sit just 2 points behind Philadelphia with a record of 8-4-1.
NEW YORK GETS REVENGE ON DETROIT IN FIRST MATCHUP SINCE 1ST ROUND
Nov. 17th, 2028
Following their 1st Presidents' Trophy since 14-15, the Rangers were stunned in Game 7 by the Red Wings in the 1st Round of last years Playoffs.
The upset sparked Eklund's arrival in NY, and assistant coaching changes.
In the first matchup since that series, the Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 lead they would not give up as they held on to win 3-2 despite Red Wings goals in the 2nd and 3rd period.
Oskar Olausson, Alexis Lafreniere and Zach Benson scored for the Rangers, while Igor Shesterkin made 37 saves (.949 SV%) in the win, which improved the Rangers to 9-5-1.
Unfortunately, the Rangers lost Adam Fox for 4-6 weeks in this one. After trading K'Andre Miller this offseason, the leaves New York without their top 2 defenders from last season for the next month atleast.
EKLUND COMES UP BIG FOR RANGERS WITH HATTRICK IN WIN
Dec. 10th, 2028
The Rangers have now been without Adam Fox since Nov. 17th, and have gotten mixed results.
It's certainly been a struggle, without their #1 defenseman, 1st PP QB and best puck mover on defense. That said, tonight they got their best team performance since losing their star defensman.
William Eklund had a hattrick and 4 points, Filip Chytil scored twice and Igor Shesterkin posted a 29 save shutout in a 6-0 rout of the Seattle Kraken.
Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad each had 2 assists in the game, while Kaiden Guhle scored the Rangers other goal.
New York has now managed to survive without Fox, going 6-5-0 without their 30-year old #1 D man.
Their season record is 15-10-1, good for a 2nd place tie with the New Jersey Devils in the Metro, 6 points behind the Flyers.
ZIBANEJAD LEADS RANGERS TO 9-0 STOMPING OF BLACKHAWKS
Jan. 7th, 2029
It has not been an easy season for the Rangers so far, missing Fox for an extended period for the second time this season and sitting outside the playoffs almost halfway through the season.
That said, Mika Zibanejad (2-1--3) and Zach Benson (1-2--3) combined for 6 points on the 3rd line to lead New York over Chicago 9-0.
Braden Schneider, Artemi Panarin, Fil Chytil and Will Eklund each had 2 assists, while Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere each had 2 goals.
Othmann and Ziemmer also scored for the Rangers, while Dylan Garand made 25 saves for the shutout.
The win moved the Rangers to 20-16-2, 2 points outside of the 2WC position currently held by the Sabres, or 5 points out of 3rd in the Metro.
RANGERS DROP TO 1-5-4 IN LAST 10 AS PLAYOFF HOPES LOOKING GRIM
Jan 31st, 2029
The Rangers, following a 4-2 loss to the Metro-leading Flyers, now have just 1 win in their last 10 games.
Despite goals from Braden Schneider and Brennan Othmann, the Rangers, once again without Adam Fox in his 3rd shoulder related absence of the season, still gave up 4 in a 4-2 loss.
New York now sits 23-21-6 50 games into the season. Despite this, they sit just 2 points outside the Playoffs following this discouraging run.
JUST AS THEY GAIN MOMENTUM, BLUESHIRTS LOSE TO LAST PLACE PENGUINS
Feb. 17th, 2029
Following a 3-game winning streak, the Rangers seemed to have turned the corner once Adam Fox came back a week ago.
That was, until the lost 3-1 to the lowly Penguins, who fired their coach just weeks ago.
The loss, a 3-1 loss, dropped the Rangers to 26-23-6, once again out of the playoffs after holding the 2WC position for less than 24 hours following a 4-0 win last night over the Canadiens.
RANGERS FINDING GROOVE, BEAT BRUINS 6-2
March 12th, 2029
Following a Trade Deadline in which GM Brant King stood pat and did nothing, the Rangers are proving him right as the season gets to its final sprint.
Following a 2nd embarrassing loss to the last-place Penguins, the Rangers held a players only meeting.
Coming out of that, the team won 3-straight heading into the deadline, and have now followed that up with a 2-1-0 record post deadline to be 5-1-0 in their last 6.
Igor Shesterkin starred, stopping 34 (.944 SV%) in the win, but he got goal support from Olausson, Ziemmer, Andersson, Othmann, Panarin and Lafreniere in the 6-2 victory.
Zach Benson (0-3--3) and Mika Zibanejad (0-2--2) also had multi-point games.
New York is now tied for 3rd in the Metro, occupying the 1WC, 2 points ahead of the 2WC Sabres and 4 points clear of the Sens who are outside the playoffs.
BENSON HAS 3-POINTS, RANGERS DOWN COYOTES, IMPROVE TO 8-2-0 L10
March 21st, 2029
The Rangers took a long time this season following a 1st round loss, the exit of K'Andre Miller and the arrival of William Eklund, but they seem to have figured out how to make it work.
Zach Benson has been one of the best Rangers skaters all season, and scored 2 goals (2-1--3) in this one. The 2023 7th overall pick looks primed to take the next step forward in his development.
Ola Johannson also had 2 goals in this one, while Dylan Garand made 31 saves (31/33, .939) for the win.
New York sits 37-27-6, still tied for 3rd in the Met, occupying the 1WC position.
OLAUSSON SCORES AGAIN, HAS 2 POINTS, AS RANGERS GET 40TH WIN OF SEASON
March 29th, 2029
Following a disappointing 3-2 OT loss to the Stars after holding a 2-1 lead heading into the final 20 minutes, New York reset, and won an imperfect game against the Washington Capitals 7-4.
Dressing 13F and 5D due to injuries to Schneider and spare defenseman Matier, Adam Edstrom stepped into action, and scored a goal in the process.
Also scoring for the Rangers were Olausson, his 16th of the season from the 4th line, Fil Chytil, Brad Lambert, Kaapo Kakko, Alexis Lafreniere and Brennan Othmann.
Eklund, Andersson and Fox each had 2 assists.
Igor Shesterkin was good enough with 23 saves to hold off the Caps.
NEW YORK PULLS INTO 2ND IN METRO WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS OVER LIGHTNING
April 6th, 2029
The Rangers silenced all doubters of their furious push collapsing as they've now managed to get 8 points clear of the Playoff line late in the season following an insane run, going 15-2-1 in their last 18, the hottest team in the NHL.
In two high scoring affairs, the Rangers came out on top of both, defeating the Lightning 7-5 and 6-4.
Artemi Panarin (1-3--4) and Mika Zibanejad (2-2--4) led the way, while team leading scorer Zach Benson added a goal and an assist to his totals (now 11-51--62).
William Eklund had 2 assists, while Shesterkin made 23 saves for his 38th win of the season.
The Rangers are now 43-27-7, with 93 points, with 5 games remaining in the season.
RANGERS DOWN ISLANDERS 2-1 TO CONTINUE HEATER HEADING INTO PLAYOFFS
April 9th, 2029
The Rangers, now 9-0-1 in their last 10 and 17-2-1 in their last 20, are finally showing the potential of the team that appeared in 4 straight Cup Finals and won 2 Cups before winning a Presidents' Trophy and succumbing to an upset in last years 1st round.
One of the most successful runs of any Cap-Era team, up there with Chicago, LA, Pittsburgh and Tampa, the Rangers curiously looked like their window had slammed shut until the 55 game mark.
No one remembers that now, as the Rangers have climbed from fringe playoff team to 2nd place lock in the Metro and home ice advantage in the 1st round.
It's been quite the turnaround, and it bodes well for carrying it into the Playoffs.
Record | Home | Away | GFPG | GAPG | PP% | PK% | Division | NHL | Playoffs |
46-27-9 | 20-13-8 | 26-14-1 | 3.23 (8th) | 2.74 (3rd) | 14.1% (24th) | 85.7% (8th) | 2nd | 5th | 2ndMET |
Goaltender | Record | SV% | GAA | SO |
Shesterkin | 41-22-8 | .914 | 2.67 | 4 |
Garand | 5-5-1 | .908 | 2.79 | 2 |
Igor Shesterkins win totals and games (career high 71), have earned him a 3rd consecutive nomination for the Vezina following 2 straight wins, but the 3-peat is almost certainly not happening as his .914 falls short of Edmonton's Jarry with a .920 and 42 wins.
It is though, Shesterkins 2nd consecutive 40-win season and he has now started his career with 8 consecutive 30-win seasons as starter. He played just 12 and 35 games his first 2 seasons.
Defenseman | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Adam Fox | 59 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 4 | 10 |
Braden Schneider | 77 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 40 |
Kaiden Guhle | 82 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 38 |
Axel Andersson | 82 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 44 |
Ola Johansson | 79 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 35 |
Mario Ferraro | 82 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 46 |
Jack Matier | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
One of the biggest forgotten parts of the Rangers early struggles was an injured Adam Fox, who was not 100% until the team hit its stride that coincided with the insane season ending run.
Rookie Ola Johansson, a 2023 6th round pick, had a strong rookie season with a +26 rating and 10 goals.
Free Agent signing Kaiden Guhle was huge with 11 goals and 20 points, while Braden Schneider stepped up in a big way for New York when Adam Fox was out.
Forward | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Zach Benson | 82 | 11 | 57 | 68 | 31 | 6 |
Mika Zibanejad | 82 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 19 | 15 |
Alexis Lafreniere | 82 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 2 | 46 |
William Eklund | 82 | 22 | 40 | 62 | -4 | 18 |
Artemi Panarin | 82 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 15 | 6 |
Fil Chytil | 82 | 27 | 28 | 55 | -1 | 14 |
Brennan Othmann | 82 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 2 | 60 |
Kaapo Kakko | 82 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 2 | 60 |
Brad Lambert | 82 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 21 | 12 |
Oskar Olaussson | 82 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 22 |
Logan Stankoven | 82 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 2 |
Koehn Ziemmer | 82 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 33 |
Adam Edstrom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Brennan Othmann registered his first 30-goal season, Zach Benson had a breakout season, Mika Zibanejad staved off decline despite playing 3rd line the entire season, and the Rangers got 36 goals and 78 points from their 4th line.
Aside from that, William Eklund failed to fit in as hoped, depsite a career high 22 goals.
Kaapo Kakko, Alexis Lafreniere, Film Chytil and Artemi Panarin each disappointed.
Brad Lambert showed well in his first full NHL season.
Despite 8-50 point scorers and no regular under 20 points, no one would call this a good season for 4 of the Rangers top 9 forwards.
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