2016–17 New York Rangers season

2016–17 New York Rangers
Division TBD Metropolitan
Conference TBD Eastern
2016–17 record 17–8–1
Home record 10–4–1
Road record 7–4–0
Goals for 95
Goals against 65
Team information
General Manager Jeff Gorton
Coach Alain Vigneault
Captain Ryan McDonagh
Alternate captains Dan Girardi
Rick Nash
Marc Staal
Derek Stepan
Arena Madison Square Garden
Average attendance 18,006
Minor league affiliations Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Michael Grabner (13)
Assists Ryan McDonagh
Brady Skjei
Derek Stepan (13)
Points Kevin Hayes
J. T. Miller (19)
Penalties in minutes Chris Kreider
Brandon Pirri (13)
Plus/minus Michael Grabner (+19)
Wins Henrik Lundqvist (12)
Goals against average Antti Raanta (2.20)
<2015–16

 

The 2016–17 New York Rangers season is the franchise's 90th season of play and their 91st season overall. The season began its regular games on October 13, 2016 against the New York Islanders.

The New York Rangers 90th Anniversary logo

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Rangers 26 17 8 1 17 95 65 +30 35
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 26 16 7 3 14 88 80 +8 35
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 24 15 5 4 14 77 53 +24 34
4 Washington Capitals 24 14 7 3 14 61 55 +6 31
5 Philadelphia Flyers 27 14 10 3 11 87 85 +2 31
6 New Jersey Devils 24 11 7 6 9 63 66 3 28
7 Carolina Hurricanes 25 10 10 5 9 58 65 7 25
8 New York Islanders 24 9 10 5 8 62 71 9 23
Updated to game(s) played on December 5, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Rangers 26 17 8 1 17 95 65 +30 35
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 26 16 7 3 14 88 80 +8 35
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 24 15 5 4 14 77 53 +24 34
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 25 17 6 2 16 74 56 +18 36
2 Ottawa Senators 26 15 9 2 12 64 67 3 32
3 Boston Bruins 26 15 10 1 13 63 58 +5 31
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Washington Capitals 24 14 7 3 14 61 55 +6 31
2 ME Philadelphia Flyers 27 14 10 3 11 87 85 +2 31
3 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 27 14 11 2 12 77 72 +5 30
4 ME New Jersey Devils 24 11 7 6 9 63 66 3 28
5 AT Florida Panthers 26 12 11 3 10 63 67 4 27
6 AT Detroit Red Wings 26 12 11 3 9 65 69 4 27
7 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 24 10 9 5 10 72 77 5 25
8 ME Carolina Hurricanes 25 10 10 5 9 58 65 7 25
9 AT Buffalo Sabres 25 9 10 6 8 51 65 14 24
10 ME New York Islanders 24 9 10 5 8 62 71 9 23
Updated to game(s) played on December 5, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log

  Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of November 28, 2016

Skaters

Regular season[2]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Hayes, KevinKevin Hayes 23 10 9 19 15 6
Miller, J. T.J. T. Miller 23 8 11 19 13 8
Grabner, MichaelMichael Grabner 23 12 4 16 20 2
Zuccarello, MatsMats Zuccarello 23 7 8 15 1 8
Zibanejad, MikaMika Zibanejad 19 5 10 15 1 6
Nash, RickRick Nash 23 9 5 14 –1 12
Stepan, DerekDerek Stepan 23 4 10 14 3 8
Vesey, JimmyJimmy Vesey 23 7 6 13 3 2
Kreider, ChrisChris Kreider 17 4 9 13 –1 13
McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh 23 0 13 13 11 9
Holden, NickNick Holden 23 2 9 11 11 6
Skjei, BradyBrady Skjei 23 0 11 11 2 8
Pirri, BrandonBrandon Pirri 23 5 5 10 0 11
Fast, JesperJesper Fast 23 2 8 10 8 12
Buchnevich, PavelPavel Buchnevich 10 4 4 8 4 4
Girardi, DanDan Girardi 19 3 3 6 12 6
Klein, KevinKevin Klein 20 0 6 6 3 0
Staal, MarcMarc Staal 23 1 3 4 7 8
Jooris, JoshJosh Jooris 10 1 1 2 2 2
Clendening, AdamAdam Clendening 6 0 2 2 4 2
Puempel, MattMatt Puempel 2 1 0 1 1 0
Lindberg, OscarOscar Lindberg 9 0 1 1 –2 8
Nieves, CristovalCristoval Nieves 1 0 0 0 –1 0
McIlrath, DylanDylan McIlrath 1 0 0 0 0 4

Goaltenders
Regular season[2]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist 17 16 940 10 6 1 38 2.43 448 .915 1 0 1 0
Raanta, AnttiAntti Raanta 8 7 438 5 1 0 16 2.20 233 .931 0 0 1 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.[3]

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

Awards and honors

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist 375th NHL win (14th all-time) October 13, 2016
Skjei, BradyBrady Skjei 1st career NHL point October 13, 2016
Vesey, JimmyJimmy Vesey 1st career NHL point
1st career NHL goal
October 17, 2016
McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh 400th career NHL game November 1, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist 60th career shutout November 1, 2016
Jimmy Vesey 1st career NHL assist
1st three-point NHL game
November 1, 2016
Buchnevich, PavelPavel Buchnevich 1st career NHL goal November 5, 2016
Nash, RickRick Nash 400th career NHL goal November 8, 2016
Christoval Nieves 1st career NHL game November 14, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist 700th career NHL game November 20, 2016

Records

Regular season
Player Record Reached
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist 375th career NHL win (14th all-time) October 13, 2016

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Trades

Date
Details
Ref
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) To Colorado Avalanche:
4th-round pick in 2017
To New York Rangers:
Nick Holden
[4]
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18) To Ottawa Senators:
Derick Brassard
7th-round pick in 2018
To New York Rangers:
Mika Zibanejad
2nd-round pick in 2018
[5]
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) To Florida Panthers:
Dylan McIlrath
To New York Rangers:
Steven Kampfer
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2018
[6]
Notes

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Michael Grabner Toronto Maple Leafs 2 years, $3.3 million [7]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Nathan Gerbe Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $600,000 [8]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Adam Clendening Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $600,000 [9]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Michael Paliotta Lake Erie Monsters 1 year, $600,000 [10]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) Josh Jooris Calgary Flames 1 year, $600,000 [11]
August 18, 2016 (2016-08-18) John Gilmour Providence College 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract [12]
August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) Jimmy Vesey Harvard University 2 years, $7.55 million entry-level contract [13]
August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26) Brandon Pirri Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $1.1 million [14]
October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) Justin Fontaine Minnesota Wild 1 year, $600,000 [15]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Jayson Megna Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $600,000 [16]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Eric Staal Minnesota Wild 3 years, $10.5 million [17]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Viktor Stalberg Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $1.5 million [18]
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30) Dominic Moore Boston Bruins 1 year, $900,000 [19]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref
Matt Puempel Ottawa Senators November 21, 2016 [20]

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref

Lost via retirement

Player Ref
Dan Boyle

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) Mat Bodie 1 year, $600,000 [21]
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) Nicklas Jensen 1 year, $600,000 [22]
July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13) J. T. Miller 2 years, $5.25 million [23]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) Dylan McIlrath 1 year, $800,000 [24]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) Tommy Hughes 1 year, $632,500 [25]
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18) Robin Kovacs 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [26]
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) Chris Kreider 4 years, $18.5 million [27]
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) Kevin Hayes 2 years, $5.2 million [28]
July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) Sergey Zborovskiy 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [29]
July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28) Marek Hrivik 1 year, $600,000 [30]

Draft picks

Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
3 81 Sean Day D Canada Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
4 98[a] Tarmo Reunanen D Finland Finland TPS Jr.
5 141 Timothy Gettinger LW United States United States Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 171 Gabriel Fontaine C Canada Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
6 174[b] Tyler Wall G Canada Canada Leamington Flyers (GOJHL)
7 201 Ty Ronning RW Canada Canada Vancouver Giants (WHL)
Draft notes[31]

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