2014–15 New York Rangers season

2014–15 New York Rangers
Presidents' Trophy Winners
Metropolitan Division Champions
Division	1st Metropolitan
Conference	1st Eastern
2014–15 record	53–22–7
Home record	25–11–5
Road record	28–11–2
Goals for	252
Goals against	192
Team information
General Manager	Glen Sather
Coach	Alain Vigneault
Captain	Ryan McDonagh
Alternate captains	Dan Girardi Marc Staal Derek Stepan Martin St. Louis
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Average attendance	18,006[1] (37 games)
Minor league affiliations	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Rick Nash (42)
Assists	Derick Brassard (41)
Points	Rick Nash (69)
Penalties in minutes	Tanner Glass (98)
Plus/minus	(+): Rick Nash (29) (−): Tanner Glass (−12)
Wins	Henrik Lundqvist (30)
Goals against average	Mackenzie Skapski (0.50)
<2013–14 2015–16>

The 2014–15 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 88th season of play and their 89th season overall.

Off-season

The Rangers used their second compliance buyout on center Brad Richards on June 20, 2014.^[2][3]

Training camp

On September 24, center Derek Stepan suffered a fractured fibula during on-ice fitness testing, meaning the Rangers would need to start the season without their number one center for four-to-six weeks.^[4][5]

At the conclusion of training camp, Anthony Duclair was named the 2014 winner of the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award for being the best Rangers rookie in training camp. Duclair, a third round draft pick in 2013, turned heads in camp by scoring in three-straight pre-season games. Duclair was also the only teenager to score five points or more during the pre-season.^[6]

On October 6, defenseman Ryan McDonagh was named the 27th captain in New York Rangers history. Dan Girardi, Martin St. Louis, Marc Staal and Derek Stepan were named alternate captains.^[7]

Regular season

On October 14, 2014, in a loss to the New York Islanders, Rick Nash established a franchise record by scoring a goal in each of the team's first four games of a season.^[8]

On December 27, the Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 3–1 to extend their winning streak to eight in a row, which was the longest win streak by the Rangers since the 1974–75 season.^[9]

The Rangers became the first team to clinch a playoff spot on March 26 with a 5–1 win over the Ottawa Senators with 101 points.^[10] It is the eighth time in franchise history the team has reached the 100-point mark.

On April 2, 2015, the Rangers clinched the Metropolitan Division title with a win over the Minnesota Wild, 3–2. This win also made it their 26th road win of the season, a franchise record.

On April 4, 2015, the Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 6–1 for their 50th win of the season. This was the fourth time in franchise history that the Rangers achieved a 50 win season.

On April 7, 2015, the Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 4–2 to clinch the Presidents' Trophy, the third in franchise history. This win also made it their 27th league-leading road win.

On April 11, 2015, the Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 to win their 53rd game with 113 points. This is the most wins and points ever by the team, breaking single-season franchise records.

Playoffs

In the first round of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, the Rangers played the Pittsburgh Penguins and won the series in five games.

In the second round of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Rangers played the Washington Capitals and won the series in seven games.

During the second round, the Rangers set an NHL record in which 14-straight playoff games were decided by one goal. They also became the first team in NHL history to battle back from a 3–1 deficit in back-to-back seasons.

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – New York Rangers	82	53	22	7	49	252	192	+60	113
2	x – Washington Capitals	82	45	26	11	40	242	203	+39	101
3	x – New York Islanders	82	47	28	7	40	252	230	+22	101
4	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	82	50	22	10	43	221	189	+32	110
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	50	24	8	47	262	211	+51	108
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	43	25	14	39	235	221	+14	100

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – New York Rangers	82	53	22	7	49	252	192	+60	113
2	x – Washington Capitals	82	45	26	11	40	242	203	+39	101
3	x – New York Islanders	82	47	28	7	40	252	230	+22	101

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Ottawa Senators	82	43	26	13	37	238	215	+23	99
2	ME	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98
3	AT	Boston Bruins	82	41	27	14	37	213	211	+2	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	38	29	15	30	206	223	−17	91
5	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71
9	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	25	211	262	−51	68
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	23	51	8	15	161	274	−113	54

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 pre-season: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record 1 September 22 New Jersey Devils 4–5 0–1–0 2 September 26 @ Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 1–1–0 3 September 29 Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 2–1–0 4 September 30 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 2–2–0 5 October 3 Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 SO 3–2–0 6 October 4 @ New Jersey Devils 0–3 3–3–0

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
October: 5–4–0, 10 Points (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 9 @ St. Louis 3–2 Lundqvist Scottrade Center 19,183 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 11 @ Columbus 2–5 Talbot Nationwide Arena 18,922 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 12 Toronto 3–6 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 14 NY Islanders 3–6 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 17 Carolina 2–1 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 19 San Jose 4–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 21 @ New Jersey 4–3 OT Lundqvist Prudential Center 14,484 4–3–0 8 Recap 8 October 25 @ Montreal 1–3 Lundqvist Bell Centre 21,287 4–4–0 8 Recap 9 October 27 Minnesota 5–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 5–4–0 10 Recap
November: 6–4–4, 16 Points (Home: 5–5–0; Road: 1–3–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 10 November 1 Winnipeg 0–1 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 5–4–1 11 Recap 11 November 3 St. Louis 3–4 SO Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 5–4–2 12 Recap 12 November 5 Detroit 4–3 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 6–4–2 14 Recap 13 November 8 @ Toronto 4–5 Talbot Air Canada Centre 19,320 6–5–2 14 Recap 14 November 9 Edmonton 1–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 6–6–2 14 Recap 15 November 11 Pittsburgh 5–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 7–6–2 16 Recap 16 November 13 Colorado 3–4 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 7–6–3 17 Recap 17 November 15 @ Pittsburgh 2–3 SO Lundqvist Consol Energy Center 18,652 7–6–4 18 Recap 18 November 17 Tampa Bay 1–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 7–7–4 18 Recap 19 November 19 Philadelphia 2–0 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 8–7–4 20 Recap – November 21 @ Buffalo Game rescheduled to February 20 due to hazardous weather in Buffalo. 20 November 23 Montreal 5–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 9–7–4 22 Recap 21 November 26 @ Tampa Bay 3–4 Lundqvist Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 9–8–4 22 Recap 22 November 28 @ Philadelphia 3–0 Talbot Wells Fargo Center 19,969 10–8–4 24 Recap 23 November 29 Philadelphia 5–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 11–8–4 26 Recap
December: 9–3–0, 18 Points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 5–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 24 December 1 Tampa Bay 3–6 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 11–9–4 26 Recap 25 December 6 @ Detroit 2–3 Talbot Joe Louis Arena 20,027 11–10–4 26 Recap 26 December 8 Pittsburgh 4–3 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 12–10–4 28 Recap 27 December 13 @ Vancouver 5–1 Lundqvist Rogers Arena 18,870 13–10–4 30 Recap 28 December 14 @ Edmonton 2–0 Lundqvist Rexall Place 16,839 14–10–4 32 Recap 29 December 16 @ Calgary 5–2 Lundqvist Scotiabank Saddledome 18,352 15–10–4 34 Recap 30 December 20 @ Carolina 3–2 SO Lundqvist PNC Arena 13,329 16–10–4 36 Recap 31 December 21 Carolina 1–0 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 17–10–4 38 Recap 32 December 23 Washington 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 18–10–4 40 Recap 33 December 27 New Jersey 3–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 19–10–4 42 Recap 34 December 29 @ Dallas 2–3 Lundqvist American Airlines Center 18,532 19–11–4 42 Recap 35 December 31 @ Florida 5–2 Lundqvist BB&T Center 15,090 20–11–4 44 Recap
January: 8–4–0, 16 Points (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 5–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 36 January 3 Buffalo 6–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 21–11–4 46 Recap 37 January 7 @ Anaheim 4–1 Lundqvist Honda Center 17,174 22–11–4 48 Recap 38 January 8 @ Los Angeles 4–3 Talbot Staples Center 18,230 23–11–4 50 Recap 39 January 10 @ San Jose 3–1 Lundqvist SAP Center at San Jose 17,562 24–11–4 52 Recap 40 January 13 NY Islanders 0–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 24–12–4 52 Recap 41 January 15 @ Boston 0–3 Talbot TD Garden 17,565 24–13–4 52 Recap 42 January 16 @ Columbus 2–1 Lundqvist Nationwide Arena 16,104 25–13–4 54 Recap 43 January 18 @ Pittsburgh 5–2 Lundqvist Consol Energy Center 18,687 26–13–4 56 Recap 44 January 20 Ottawa 3–2 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 27–13–4 58 Recap 45 January 27 @ NY Islanders 1–4 Lundqvist Nassau Coliseum 16,170 27–14–4 58 Recap 46 January 29 Montreal 0–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 27–15–4 58 Recap 47 January 31 Carolina 4–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 28–15–4 60 Recap
February: 10–2–2, 22 Points (Home: 5–0–2; Road: 5–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 48 February 2 Florida 6–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 29–15–4 62 Recap 49 February 4 Boston 3–2 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 30–15–4 64 Recap 50 February 7 @ Nashville 2–3 Talbot Bridgestone Arena 17,329 30–16–4 64 Recap 51 February 8 Dallas 2–3 OT Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 30–16–5 65 Recap 52 February 10 @ Toronto 5–4 Talbot Air Canada Centre 18,946 31–16–5 67 Recap 53 February 12 @ Colorado 6–3 Talbot Pepsi Center 17,378 32–16–5 69 Recap 54 February 14 @ Arizona 5–1 Talbot Jobing.com Arena 14,719 33–16–5 71 Recap 55 February 16 @ NY Islanders 6–5 Talbot Nassau Coliseum 16,170 34–16–5 73 Recap 56 February 19 Vancouver 4–5 SO Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 34–16–6 74 Recap 57 February 20 @ Buffalo 3-1 Skapski First Niagara Center 19,070 35–16–6 76 Recap 58 February 22 Columbus 4–3 SO Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 36–16–6 78 Recap 59 February 24 Calgary 1–0 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 37–16–6 80 Recap 60 February 26 Arizona 4–3 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 38–16–6 82 Recap 61 February 28 @ Philadelphia 2–4 Talbot Wells Fargo Center 19,979 38–17–6 82 Recap
March: 10–4–1, 21 Points (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 7–1–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 62 March 2 Nashville 4–1 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 39–17–6 84 Recap 63 March 4 @ Detroit 1–2 OT Talbot Joe Louis Arena 20,027 39–17–7 85 Recap 64 March 8 @ Chicago 1–0 OT Talbot United Center 22,160 40–17–7 87 Recap 65 March 10 @ NY Islanders 2–1 Talbot Nassau Coliseum 16,170 41–17–7 89 Recap 66 March 11 @ Washington 3–1 Talbot Verizon Center 18,506 42–17–7 91 Recap 67 March 14 @ Buffalo 2–0 Skapski First Niagara Center 19,070 43–17–7 93 Recap 68 March 15 Florida 2–1 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 44–17–7 95 Recap 69 March 18 Chicago 0–1 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 44–18–7 95 Recap 70 March 21 @ Carolina 3–2 SO Talbot PNC Arena 13,404 45–18–7 97 Recap 71 March 22 Anaheim 7–2 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 46–18–7 99 Recap 72 March 24 Los Angeles 2–4 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 46–19–7 99 Recap 73 March 26 @ Ottawa 5–1 Talbot Canadian Tire Centre 17,753 47–19–7 101 Recap 74 March 28 @ Boston 2–4 Lundqvist TD Garden 17,565 47–20–7 101 Recap 75 March 29 Washington 2–5 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 47–21–7 101 Recap 76 March 31 @ Winnipeg 3–2 Lundqvist MTS Centre 15,016 48–21–7 103 Recap
April: 5–1–0, 10 Points (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 3–0–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 77 April 2 @ Minnesota 3–2 Lundqvist Xcel Energy Center 19,244 49–21–7 105 Recap 78 April 4 New Jersey 6–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 50–21–7 107 Recap 79 April 6 Columbus 4–3 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 51–21–7 109 Recap 80 April 7 @ New Jersey 4–2 Talbot Prudential Center 16,592 52–21–7 111 Recap 81 April 9 Ottawa 0–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 52–22–7 111 Recap 82 April 11 @ Washington 4–2 Lundqvist Verizon Center 18,506 53–22–7 113 Recap
Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC) Pittsburgh Penguins – Rangers won series 4–1 (Home: 2–1 Away: 2–0) Game Date Time (EDT) Opponent Score Decision Series 1 April 16 7:00pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Henrik Lundqvist (1-0) Rangers lead 1–0 2 April 18 8:00pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Lundqvist (1-1) Series tied 1–1 3 April 20 7:00pm @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Lundqvist (2-1) Rangers lead 2–1 4 April 22 7:00pm @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Lundqvist (3-1) Rangers lead 3–1 5 April 24 7:00pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Lundqvist (4-1) Rangers win series 4–1
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M2) Washington Capitals – Rangers won series 4–3 (Home: 3–1 Away: 1–2) Game Date Time (EDT) Opponent Score Decision Series 1 April 30 7:30pm Washington Capitals 1–2 Lundqvist (4-2) Capitals lead 1–0 2 May 2 12:30pm Washington Capitals 3–2 Lundqvist (5-2) Series tied 1–1 3 May 4 7:30pm @ Washington Capitals 0–1 Lundqvist (5-3) Capitals lead 2–1 4 May 6 7:30pm @ Washington Capitals 1–2 Lundqvist (5-4) Capitals lead 3–1 5 May 8 7:00pm Washington Capitals 2–1 OT Lundqvist (6-4) Capitals lead 3–2 6 May 10 7:00pm @ Washington Capitals 4–3 Lundqvist (7-4) Series tied 3–3 7 May 13 7:30pm Washington Capitals 2–1 OT Lundqvist (8-4) Rangers win series 4–3
Eastern Conference Final vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning – Lightning won series 4–3 (Home: 1–3 Away: 2–1) Game Date Time (EDT) Opponent Score Decision Series 1 May 16 1:00pm Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 Lundqvist (9-4) Rangers lead 1–0 2 May 18 8:00pm Tampa Bay Lightning 2–6 Lundqvist (9-5) Series tied 1–1 3 May 20 8:00pm @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–6 OT Lundqvist (9-6) Lightning lead 2–1 4 May 22 8:00pm @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 Lundqvist (10-6) Series tied 2–2 5 May 24 8:00pm Tampa Bay Lightning 0–2 Lundqvist (10-7) Lightning lead 3–2 6 May 26 8:00pm @ Tampa Bay Lightning 7–3 Lundqvist (11-7) Series tied 3–3 7 May 29 8:00pm Tampa Bay Lightning 0–2 Lundqvist (11-8) Lightning win series 4–3

Player statistics

Final Stats

Skaters

Regular season[11] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Nash, RickRick Nash 79 42 27 69 29 36 Brassard, DerickDerick Brassard 80 19 41 60 9 34 Stepan, DerekDerek Stepan 68 16 39 55 26 22 St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis 74 21 31 52 12 20 Zuccarello, MatsMats Zuccarello 78 15 34 49 17 45 Kreider, ChrisChris Kreider 80 21 25 46 24 88 Hayes, KevinKevin Hayes 79 17 28 45 15 22 Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin 82 17 18 35 18 46 McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh 71 8 25 33 23 26 Moore, DominicDominic Moore 82 10 17 27 5 28 Klein, KevinKevin Klein 65 9 17 26 24 25 Miller, J. T.J. T. Miller 58 10 13 23 5 23 Boyle, DanDan Boyle 65 9 11 20 18 20 Staal, MarcMarc Staal 80 5 15 20 18 42 Girardi, DanDan Girardi 82 4 16 20 12 22 Stempniak, LeeLee Stempniak^‡ 53 9 9 18 7 18 Fast, JesperJesper Fast 58 6 8 14 −1 8 Hunwick, MattMatt Hunwick 55 2 9 11 17 16 Yandle, KeithKeith Yandle^† 21 2 9 11 6 8 Duclair, AnthonyAnthony Duclair^‡ 18 1 6 7 4 4 Glass, TannerTanner Glass 66 1 5 6 −12 98 Moore, JohnJohn Moore^‡ 38 1 5 6 7 19 Sheppard, JamesJames Sheppard^† 14 2 0 2 −1 9 Mueller, ChrisChris Mueller 7 1 1 2 −1 0 Kostka, MichaelMichael Kostka 7 0 1 1 1 0 Summers, ChrisChris Summers^† 3 0 0 0 0 0 Bourque, RyanRyan Bourque 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Lindberg, OscarOscar Lindberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 McIlrath, DylanDylan McIlrath 1 0 0 0 0 9 Allen, ConorConor Allen 4 0 0 0 −1 4 Malone, RyanRyan Malone 6 0 0 0 −4 4

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Brassard, DerickDerick Brassard 19 9 7 16 9 20 Nash, RickRick Nash 19 5 9 14 8 4 Stepan, DerekDerek Stepan 19 5 7 12 −1 10 Yandle, KeithKeith Yandle 19 2 9 11 7 10 Boyle, DanDan Boyle 19 3 7 10 −3 2 McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh 19 3 6 9 2 8 Kreider, ChrisChris Kreider 19 7 2 9 −1 14 Miller, J. T.J. T. Miller 19 1 7 8 3 2 St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis 19 1 6 7 −1 4 Hayes, KevinKevin Hayes 19 2 5 7 −3 2 Fast, JesperJesper Fast 19 3 3 6 1 2 Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin 19 2 3 5 −4 6 Girardi, DanDan Girardi 19 0 4 4 5 4 Klein, KevinKevin Klein 14 0 4 4 −1 2 Moore, DominicDominic Moore 19 1 2 3 −7 12 Sheppard, JamesJames Sheppard 13 1 1 2 2 8 Zuccarello, MatsMats Zuccarello 5 0 2 2 1 0 Glass, TannerTanner Glass 19 0 1 1 −2 31 Staal, MarcMarc Staal 19 0 1 1 −8 10 Hunwick, MattMatt Hunwick 6 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[11]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist	46	46	2743	30	13	3	103	2.25	1329	.922	5	0	1	0
Talbot, CamCam Talbot	36	34	2095	21	9	4	77	2.21	1038	.926	5	0	0	0
Skapski, MackenzieMackenzie Skapski	2	2	120	2	0	0	1	0.50	45	.978	1	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist	19	19	1166	11	8	41	2.11	570	.928	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Rangers. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated November 21, 2016.^[12]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
89		Buchnevich, PavelPavel Buchnevich	LW	L	21	2013	Cherepovets, Russia
4		Clendening, AdamAdam Clendening	D	R	24	2016	Niagara Falls, New York
19		Fast, JesperJesper Fast	LW	L	25	2010	Nässjö, Sweden
5		Girardi, DanDan Girardi (A)	D	R	32	2006	Welland, Ontario
40		Grabner, MichaelMichael Grabner	RW	L	29	2016	Villach, Austria
13		Hayes, KevinKevin Hayes	C	L	24	2014	Boston, Massachusetts
22		Holden, NickNick Holden	D	L	29	2016	St. Albert, Alberta
86		Jooris, JoshJosh Jooris	C	R	26	2016	Burlington, Ontario
8		Klein, KevinKevin Klein	D	R	31	2014	Kitchener, Ontario
20		Kreider, ChrisChris Kreider	LW	L	25	2009	Boxford, Massachusetts
24		Lindberg, OscarOscar Lindberg	C	L	25	2013	Skellefteå, Sweden
30		Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist	G	L	34	2000	Åre, Sweden
27		McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh (C)	D	L	27	2009	St. Paul, Minnesota
10		Miller, J. T.J. T. Miller	RW	L	23	2011	East Palestine, Ohio
61		Nash, RickRick Nash (A)	LW	L	32	2012	Brampton, Ontario
73		Pirri, BrandonBrandon Pirri	F	L	25	2016	Toronto, Ontario
12		Puempel, MattMatt Puempel	LW	L	23	2016	Windsor, Ontario
32		Raanta, AnttiAntti Raanta	G	L	27	2015	Rauma, Finland
76		Skjei, BradyBrady Skjei	D	L	22	2012	Duluth, Minnesota
18		Staal, MarcMarc Staal (A)	D	L	29	2005	Thunder Bay, Ontario
21		Stepan, DerekDerek Stepan (A)	C	R	26	2008	Hastings, Minnesota
26		Vesey, JimmyJimmy Vesey	F	L	23	2016	Boston, Massachusetts
93		Zibanejad, MikaMika Zibanejad	C	R	23	2016	Huddinge, Sweden
36		Zuccarello, MatsMats Zuccarello	RW	L	29	2010	Oslo, Norway

Injuries

Updated as of May 2, 2015

Player	Injury	Date	Returned	Games missed
Stepan, DerekDerek Stepan	Lower-body-injury (broken leg)	September 24, 2014[13]	November 8, 2014	12 games
Boyle, DanDan Boyle	Upper-body-injury (broken hand)	October 9, 2014[14]	November 13, 2014	14 games
McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh	Upper-body-injury (shoulder)	November 1, 2014	November 28, 2014	10 games
Klein, KevinKevin Klein	Lower-body-injury (foot)	November 1, 2014	November 5, 2014	1 game
Zuccarello, MatsMats Zuccarello	Undisclosed	November 1, 2014	November 5, 2014	1 game
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist	Vascular injury (neck)	February 4, 2015	March 28, 2015	25 games
Fast, JesperJesper Fast	Knee sprain	February 8, 2015[15]	March 2, 2015	11 games
Nash, RickRick Nash	Neck spasms	February 24, 2015	February 26, 2015	1 game
Klein, KevinKevin Klein	Upper-body-injury (arm)	March 11, 2015[16]	April 30, 2015	16 games
St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis	Lower-body-injury (leg)	March 15, 2015[17]	April 2, 2015	8 games
Total				74 games

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
John Moore	Illegal check to the head of Minnesota Wild forward Erik Haula during NHL Game No. 122 in New York on Monday, October 27, 2014, at 7:12 of the second period.	5 games	$51,859.75	October 29, 2014[18]
Tanner Glass	Butt-ending of Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid during NHL Game No. 1116 in Boston on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 20:00 of the third period.	—	$3,897.85	March 28, 2015[19]

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season Player Award Date Lundqvist, H.H. Lundqvist NHL Third Star of the Week[20] December 15, 2014 Nash, R.R. Nash NHL All-Star game selection[21] January 10, 2015 Nash, R.R. Nash NHL All-Star game assistant captain[22] January 14, 2015 Talbot, C.C. Talbot NHL Third Star of the Week[23] March 9, 2015 Talbot, C.C. Talbot NHL Second Star of the Week[24] March 16, 2015 Talbot, C.C. Talbot Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award April 8, 2015 Nash, R.R. Nash Rangers' MVP Players' Player Award[25] April 8, 2015

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached Duclair, AnthonyAnthony Duclair 1st career NHL game October 9, 2014 Anthony Duclair 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point October 11, 2014 Hayes, KevinKevin Hayes 1st career NHL game October 12, 2014 Kevin Hayes 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point October 19, 2014 Kevin Hayes 1st career NHL assist October 21, 2014 Anthony Duclair 1st career NHL goal October 27, 2014 Hunwick, MattMatt Hunwick 300th career NHL game November 1, 2014 Kreider, ChrisChris Kreider 100th career NHL game November 3, 2014 Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin 100th career NHL point November 9, 2014 Zuccarello, MatsMats Zuccarello 100th career NHL point November 11, 2014 Stepan, DerekDerek Stepan 200th career NHL point November 11, 2014 Carl Hagelin 200th career NHL game November 13, 2014 Nash, RickRick Nash 800th career NHL game November 15, 2014 Derek Stepan 300th career NHL game November 17, 2014 Fast, JesperJesper Fast 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point November 23, 2014 Rick Nash 300th career NHL assist November 26, 2014 St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis 1,000th career NHL point November 28, 2014 Jesper Fast 1st career NHL goal November 29, 2014 Glass, TannerTanner Glass 400th career NHL game December 14, 2014 Girardi, DanDan Girardi 600th career NHL game December 21, 2014 Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist 600th career NHL game December 27, 2014 Klein, KevinKevin Klein 100th career NHL point December 31, 2014 Martin St. Louis 1,100th career NHL game January 13, 2015 Staal, MarcMarc Staal 500th career NHL game January 13, 2015 Moore, JohnJohn Moore 200th career NHL game January 13, 2015 Vigneault, AlainAlain Vigneault 500th career NHL win (coach)[26] January 14, 2015 Stempniak, LeeLee Stempniak 200th career NHL assist February 16, 2015 Skapski, MackenzieMackenzie Skapski 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL win February 20, 2015 Mats Zuccarello 200th career NHL game February 22, 2015 Lindberg, OscarOscar Lindberg 1st career NHL game February 24, 2015 Boyle, DanDan Boyle 1,000th career NHL game March 4, 2015 McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh 300th career NHL game March 10, 2015 Mackenzie Skapski 1st career NHL shutout March 14, 2015 Miller, J. T.J. T. Miller 100th career NHL game March 15, 2015 Ryan McDonagh 100th career NHL assist April 4, 2015 Bourque, RyanRyan Bourque 1st career NHL game April 9, 2015 Brassard, DerickDerick Brassard 100th career NHL goal April 11, 2015

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Hayes, KevinKevin Hayes 1st career NHL playoff game April 16, 2015 Kevin Hayes 1st career NHL playoff goal 1st career NHL playoff point April 22, 2015 Fast, JesperJesper Fast 1st career NHL playoff goal April 30, 2015 Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist 100th career NHL playoff game May 4, 2015 Miller, J. T.J. T. Miller 1st career NHL playoff goal May 26, 2015

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades June 27, 2014[27] To Vancouver Canucks: Derek Dorsett To New York Rangers: ANA's 3rd-round pick in 2014 June 28, 2014[28] To Washington Capitals: 3rd-round pick in 2014 To New York Rangers: 4th-round pick in 2014 CHI's 4th-round pick in 2014 June 28, 2014[28] To Tampa Bay Lightning: 4th-round pick in 2014 To New York Rangers: 5th-round pick in 2014 STL's 5th round pick in 2014 October 6, 2014[29] To Florida Panthers: Steven Kampfer Andrew Yogan To New York Rangers: Joey Crabb March 1, 2015[30] To Arizona Coyotes: John Moore Anthony Duclair Conditional 1st-round pick in 2016 2nd round pick in 2015 To New York Rangers: Keith Yandle Chris Summers 4th-round pick in 2016 March 1, 2015[31] To Winnipeg Jets: Lee Stempniak To New York Rangers: Carl Klingberg March 1, 2015[32] To San Jose Sharks: 4th-round pick in 2016 To New York Rangers: James Sheppard June 1, 2015[33] To Tampa Bay Lightning: Daniel Walcott To New York Rangers: NYR's 7th-round pick in 2015 Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Dan Boyle San Jose Sharks 2 years, $9 million [34] July 1, 2014 Chris Mueller Dallas Stars 1 year, $600,000 [35] July 1, 2014 Tanner Glass Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $4.35 million [36] July 1, 2014 Mike Kostka Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $650,000 [37] July 1, 2014 Cedrick Desjardins Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $1.2 million [38] July 1, 2014 Steven Kampfer Iowa Wild 1 year, $550,000 [39] July 1, 2014 Matt Hunwick Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $600,000 [40] July 1, 2014 Chris Bourque EHC Biel 1 year, $600,000 [41] July 1, 2014 Nick Tarnasky Hamilton Bulldogs 1 year, $1.725 million [42] July 16, 2014 Matthew Lombardi Geneve-Servette HC 2 years, $1.6 million [43] July 19, 2014 Lee Stempniak Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $900,000 [44] August 20, 2014 Kevin Hayes Boston College 3 years, $7.5 million entry-level contract [45] September 11, 2014 Ryan Malone Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $700,000 [46] Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Benoit Pouliot Edmonton Oilers 5 years, $20 million [47] July 1, 2014 Anton Stralman Tampa Bay Lightning 5 years, $22.5 million [48] July 1, 2014 Brad Richards Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $2 million [49] July 1, 2014 Brian Boyle Tampa Bay Lightning 3 years, $6 million [50] July 1, 2014 Stu Bickel Minnesota Wild 1 year, $600,000 [51] August 1, 2014 Justin Falk Minnesota Wild 1 year, $700,000 [52] October 5, 2014 Daniel Carcillo Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $550,000 [53] October 6, 2014 Raphael Diaz Calgary Flames 1 year, $700,000 [54] Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Lost via waivers Player New team Date Lost via retirement Player Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Dominic Moore 2 years, $3 million [55] July 22, 2014 Mats Zuccarello 1 year, $3.5 million [56] July 23, 2014 Chris Kreider 2 years, $4.95 million [57] July 27, 2014 Derick Brassard 5 years, $25 million [58] August 8, 2014 Ryan Bourque 2 years, $1.125 million [59] August 19, 2014 Danny Kristo 1 year, $826,875 [60] September 10, 2014 John Moore 1 year, $850,500 [61] December 19, 2014 Cam Talbot 1 year, $1.45 million contract extension [62] January 18, 2015 Marc Staal 6 years, $34.2 million contract extension [63] March 1, 2015 Mats Zuccarello 4 years, $18 million contract extension [64] March 10, 2015 Adam Tambellini entry-level contract [65] April 1, 2015 Brady Skjei entry-level contract [66] Other Name Date Details Darryl Williams[67] August 5, 2014 Named as Assistant Coach Draft picks Below are the New York Rangers' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.[68] Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 2 59 Brandon Halverson Goalie USA Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 3 85^a Keegan Iverson Center USA Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 4 104^b Ryan Mantha Defenseman USA Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 4 118^c Igor Shesterkin Goalie Russia JHC Spartak (MHL) 5 122^d Richard Nejezchleb Right Wing Czech Republic Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 5 140^e Daniel Walcott Defenseman Canada Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) 5 142^f Tyler Nanne Defenseman USA Edina High School (MSHSL) Draft notes[69] The Rangers' first-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Martin St. Louis to New York in exchange for Ryan Callahan, a first-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[70] The condition — Tampa Bay will receive a first-round pick in 2014 if the Rangers advance to the 2014 Eastern Conference Final — was converted on May 13, 2014. ^a The Anaheim Ducks' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Derek Dorsett to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.[71]     Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim in exchange for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, a first-round pick in 2014 (24th overall) and this pick.[72] The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2014 (104th overall) and Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2014 (118th overall) to New York in exchange for this pick. ^b The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a third-round pick in 2014 (89th overall) to Washington in exchange for Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2014 (118th overall) and this pick. ^c The Chicago Blackhawks' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a third-round pick in 2014 (89th overall) to Washington in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 (104th overall) and this pick.      Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 1, 2014, that sent Jaroslav Halak to the New York Islanders in exchange for this pick.[73]      New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 6, 2014, that sent Peter Regin and Pierre-Marc Bouchard to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[74] The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2014 (120th overall) and St. Louis' fifth-round pick in 2014 (142nd overall) to New York in exchange for this pick. ^d The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick will go to the Rangers as the result of a trade on July 20, 2012 that sent Casey Wellman to Florida in exchange for this pick.[75] ^e The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2014 (119th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for St. Louis' fifth-round pick in 2014 (142nd overall) and this pick. ^f The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2014 (119th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 (140th overall) and this pick.      Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012, that sent fourth-round picks in 2013 and 2014 to St. Louis in exchange for B. J. Crombeen and this pick.[76] The Rangers’ fifth-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent Ryane Clowe to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013, Florida's third-round pick in 2013 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[77] The condition – If Clowe does not re-sign with New York and the Rangers do not advance to the Eastern Conference Final, then San Jose will receive a fifth-round pick in 2014 – was converted on July 5, 2013.[78] The New York Rangers’ sixth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a first-round pick and Florida's third-round pick both in 2014 (27th and 62nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick in 2014 (20th overall) and this pick.[79]      San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 16, 2013, that sent Brandon Mashinter to New York in exchange for Tommy Grant and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[80] The condition – San Jose will receive a sixth-round pick in 2014 if Mashinter was a signed player on the Rangers reserve list at some point during the 2013–14 NHL season.[81] – was converted on August 5, 2013, when Mashinter re-signed with the Rangers for the 2013–14 NHL season. 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