2015–16 New York Rangers season

The 2015–16 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 89th season of play and their 90th season overall. The season began its regular games on October 7, 2015, against the Chicago Blackhawks.^[1]

2015–16 New York Rangers
Division	3rd Metropolitan
Conference	4th Eastern
2015–16 record	46–27–9
Home record	27–10–4
Road record	19–17–5
Goals for	236
Goals against	217
Team information
General manager	Jeff Gorton
Coach	Alain Vigneault
Captain	Ryan McDonagh
Alternate captains	Dan Girardi Marc Staal Derek Stepan
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Average attendance	18,006
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Derick Brassard (27)
Assists	Keith Yandle (42)
Points	Mats Zuccarello (61)
Penalty minutes	Tanner Glass (66)
Plus/minus	Ryan McDonagh (+26)
Wins	Henrik Lundqvist (35)
Goals against average	Antti Raanta (2.24)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Regular season

• On November 15, the Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs to extend their winning streak to nine: the second-longest in franchise history. Additionally, the win surpassed eight-game winning streaks that occurred in the 2014–15 season and the 1974–75 season.^[2]
• On January 16, Henrik Lundqvist recorded his 20th victory of the season, making him the first NHL goaltender to start his career with 11 straight, 20-win seasons. Lundqvist also joined Hockey Hall of Fame member Tony Esposito and retired goaltender Martin Brodeur as the only goalies with 11 consecutive, 20-win seasons at any point in their career. Overall, Lundqvist became the 15th NHL netminder to have won at least 20 games in a season 11 times.^[3]
• On February 14, Lundqvist became the Rangers' all-time leader in games played by a goaltender. He surpassed Mike Richter with his 667th career appearance in a 3–1 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers.^[4]

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	82	56	18	8	52	252	193	+59	120
2	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	48	26	8	44	245	203	+42	104
3	x – New York Rangers	82	46	27	9	43	236	217	+19	101
4	x – New York Islanders	82	45	27	10	40	232	216	+16	100
5	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	27	14	38	214	218	−4	96
6	Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	31	16	33	198	226	−28	86
7	New Jersey Devils	82	38	36	8	36	184	208	−24	84
8	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	40	8	28	219	252	−33	76

Source: National Hockey League^[5]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 pre-season: 4–1–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–1–1)[1] Game Date Opponent Score Record 1 September 21 New Jersey Devils 6–3 1–0–0 2 September 22 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–5 1–1–0 3 September 24 @ Boston Bruins 3–4 (SO) 1–1–1 4 September 26 @ New Jersey Devils 4–3 2–1–1 5 September 28 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (OT) 3–1–1 6 September 30 Boston Bruins 3–2 4–1–1

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[1]
October: 7–2–2, 16 Points (home: 5–1–1; road: 2–1–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 7 @ Chicago 3–2 Lundqvist United Center 22,104 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 9 @ Columbus 4–2 Lundqvist Nationwide Arena 19,027 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 10 Columbus 5–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 13 Winnipeg 1–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 15 @ Montreal 0–3 Lundqvist Bell Centre 21,288 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 18 New Jersey 1–2 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 3–2–1 7 Recap 7 October 19 San Jose 4–0 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 22 Arizona 4–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 5–2–1 11 Recap 9 October 24 @ Philadelphia 2–3 SO Lundqvist Wells Fargo Center 19,805 5–2–2 12 Recap 10 October 25 Calgary 4–1 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 6–2–2 14 Recap 11 October 30 Toronto 3–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 7–2–2 16 Recap
November: 10–4–0, 20 Points (home: 6–2–0; road: 4–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 12 November 3 Washington 5–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 8–2–2 18 Recap 13 November 6 @ Colorado 2–1 Lundqvist Pepsi Center 17,818 9–2–2 20 Recap 14 November 7 @ Arizona 4–1 Raanta Gila River Arena 13,029 10–2–2 22 Recap 15 November 10 Carolina 3–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 11–2–2 24 Recap 16 November 12 St. Louis 6–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 12–2–2 26 Recap 17 November 14 @ Ottawa 2–1 SO Lundqvist Canadian Tire Centre 20,006 13–2–2 28 Recap 18 November 15 Toronto 4–3 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 14–2–2 30 Recap 19 November 19 @ Tampa Bay 1–2 Lundqvist Amalie Arena 19,092 14–3–2 30 Recap 20 November 21 @ Florida 5–4 OT Lundqvist BB&T Center 17,866 15–3–2 32 Recap 21 November 23 Nashville 3–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 16–3–2 34 Recap 22 November 25 Montreal 1–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 16–4–2 34 Recap 23 November 27 @ Boston 3–4 Lundqvist TD Garden 17,565 16–5–2 34 Recap 24 November 28 Philadelphia 0–3 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 16–6–2 34 Recap 25 November 30 Carolina 4–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 17–6–2 36 Recap
December: 4–7–2, 10 Points (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–5–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 26 December 2 @ NY Islanders 1–2 SO Lundqvist Barclays Center 15,795 17–6–3 37 Recap 27 December 3 Colorado 1–2 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 17–7–3 37 Recap 28 December 6 Ottawa 4–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 18–7–3 39 Recap 29 December 9 @ Vancouver 1–2 Lundqvist Rogers Arena 18,195 18–8–3 39 Recap 30 December 11 @ Edmonton 5–7 Raanta Rexall Place 16,836 18–9–3 39 Recap 31 December 12 @ Calgary 4–5 OT Raanta Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 18–9–4 40 Recap 32 December 15 Edmonton 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 19–9–4 42 Recap 33 December 17 @ Minnesota 2–5 Lundqvist Xcel Energy Center 19,090 19–10–4 42 Recap 34 December 18 @ Winnipeg 2–5 Lundqvist MTS Centre 15,294 19–11–4 42 Recap 35 December 20 Washington 3–7 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 19–12–4 42 Recap 36 December 22 Anaheim 3–2 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 20–12–4 44 Recap 37 December 28 @ Nashville 3–5 Lundqvist Bridgestone Arena 17,317 20–13–4 44 Recap 38 December 30 @ Tampa Bay 5–2 Lundqvist Amalie Arena 19,092 21–13–4 46 Recap
January: 6–4–1, 13 Points (home: 4–0–1; road: 2–4–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 39 January 2 @ Florida 0–3 Lundqvist BB&T Center 20,289 21–14–4 46 Recap 40 January 5 Dallas 6–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 22–14–4 48 Recap 41 January 9 Washington 3–4 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 22–14–5 49 Recap 42 January 11 Boston 2–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 23–14–5 51 Recap 43 January 14 @ NY Islanders 1–3 Lundqvist Barclays Center 15,795 23–15–5 51 Recap 44 January 16 @ Philadelphia 3–2 SO Lundqvist Wells Fargo Center 19,843 24–15–5 53 Recap 45 January 17 @ Washington 2–5 Raanta Verizon Center 18,506 24–16–5 53 Recap 46 January 19 Vancouver 3–2 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 25–16–5 55 Recap 47 January 22 @ Carolina 4–1 Lundqvist PNC Arena 14,102 26–16–5 57 Recap 48 January 24 @ Ottawa 0–3 Lundqvist Canadian Tire Centre 18,940 26–17–5 57 Recap 49 January 25 Buffalo 6–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 27–17–5 59 Recap
February: 10–3–1, 21 Points (home: 5–1–1; road: 5–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 50 February 2 @ New Jersey 2–3 Lundqvist Prudential Center 16,514 27–18–5 59 Recap 51 February 4 Minnesota 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 28–18–5 61 Recap 52 February 6 @ Philadelphia 3–2 SO Lundqvist Wells Fargo Center 19,805 29–18–5 63 Recap 53 February 8 New Jersey 2–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 30–18–5 65 Recap 54 February 10 @ Pittsburgh 3–0 Lundqvist Consol Energy Center 18,539 31–18–5 67 Recap 55 February 12 Los Angeles 4–5 OT Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 31–18–6 68 Recap 56 February 14 Philadelphia 3–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 32–18–6 70 Recap 57 February 17 Chicago 3–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 32–19–6 70 Recap 58 February 18 @ Toronto 4–2 Raanta Air Canada Centre 18,952 33–19–6 72 Recap 59 February 21 Detroit 1–0 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 34–19–6 74 Recap 60 February 23 @ New Jersey 2–5 Lundqvist Prudential Center 16,514 34–20–6 74 Recap 61 February 25 @ St. Louis 2–1 Lundqvist Scottrade Center 17,524 35–20–6 76 Recap 62 February 27 @ Dallas 3–2 Lundqvist American Airlines Center 18,532 36–20–6 78 Recap 63 February 29 Columbus 2–1 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 37–20–6 80 Recap
March: 6–5–3, 15 Points (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–2–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 64 March 3 @ Pittsburgh 1–4 Lundqvist Consol Energy Center 18,492 37–21–6 80 Recap 65 March 4 @ Washington 3–2 Raanta Verizon Center 18,506 38–21–6 82 Recap 66 March 6 NY Islanders 4–6 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 38–22–6 82 Recap 67 March 8 @ Buffalo 4–2 Raanta First Niagara Center 19,070 39–22–6 84 Recap 68 March 12 @ Detroit 2–3 OT Lundqvist Joe Louis Arena 20,027 39–22–7 85 Recap 69 March 13 Pittsburgh 3–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 39–23–7 85 Recap 70 March 16 @ Anaheim 2–1 Raanta Honda Center 15,400 40–23–7 87 Recap 71 March 17 @ Los Angeles 3–4 OT Lundqvist Staples Center 18,230 40–23–8 88 Recap 72 March 19 @ San Jose 1–4 Lundqvist SAP Center at San Jose 16,888 40–24–8 88 Recap 73 March 21 Florida 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 41–24–8 90 Recap 74 March 23 Boston 5–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 42–24–8 92 Recap 75 March 26 @ Montreal 5–2 Raanta Bell Centre 18,604 43–24–8 94 Recap 76 March 27 Pittsburgh 2–3 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 43–24–9 95 Recap 77 March 31 @ Carolina 3–4 Lundqvist PNC Arena 16,336 43–25–9 95 Recap
April: 3–2–0, 6 Points (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–0–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 78 April 2 Buffalo 3–4 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 43–26–9 95 Recap 79 April 4 @ Columbus 4–2 Lundqvist Nationwide Arena 15,951 44–26–9 97 Recap 80 April 5 Tampa Bay 3–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 45–26–9 99 Recap 81 April 7 NY Islanders 1–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 45–27–9 99 Recap 82 April 9 Detroit 3–2 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 46–27–9 101 Recap
Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Rangers qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, entering as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference and being matched up against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins won series 4–1 (home: 0–2; Away: 1–2) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Series 1 April 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Raanta (0–1) Penguins lead 1–0 2 April 16 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Lundqvist (1–0) Series tied 1–1 3 April 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Lundqvist (1–1) Penguins lead 2–1 4 April 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–5 Lundqvist (1–2) Penguins lead 3–1 5 April 23 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Lundqvist (1–3) Penguins win series 4–1
Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season[6] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Mats Zuccarello 81 26 35 61 2 34 Derick Brassard 80 27 31 58 12 30 Derek Stepan 72 22 31 53 5 20 Keith Yandle 82 5 42 47 −4 40 J. T. Miller 82 22 21 43 10 46 Chris Kreider 79 21 22 43 10 58 Rick Nash 60 15 21 36 8 30 Kevin Hayes 79 14 22 36 4 30 Ryan McDonagh 73 9 25 34 26 22 Jesper Fast 79 10 20 30 9 18 Oscar Lindberg 68 13 15 28 12 43 Kevin Klein 69 9 17 26 16 19 Dan Boyle 74 10 14 24 0 30 Viktor Stalberg 75 9 11 20 6 22 Dan Girardi 74 2 15 17 18 20 Dominic Moore 80 6 9 15 −2 32 Marc Staal 77 2 13 15 2 36 Tanner Glass 57 4 3 7 −3 66 Eric Staal† 20 3 3 6 1 2 Dylan McIlrath 34 2 2 4 7 64 Jarret Stoll‡ 29 1 2 3 3 20 Emerson Etem‡ 19 0 3 3 −4 2 Jayson Megna 6 1 1 2 −1 2 Marek Hrivik 5 0 1 1 3 0 Daniel Paille 12 0 0 0 −2 0 Chris Summers 3 0 0 0 −2 4 Brady Skjei 7 0 0 0 1 4

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Rick Nash 5 2 2 4 0 4 Derick Brassard 5 1 3 4 −1 0 J. T. Miller 5 0 3 3 −3 4 Derek Stepan 5 2 0 2 0 0 Chris Kreider 5 2 0 2 1 6 Mats Zuccarello 5 1 1 2 −2 4 Marc Staal 5 0 2 2 −1 4 Brady Skjei 5 0 2 2 1 2 Keith Yandle 5 1 0 1 −4 2 Dominic Moore 5 1 0 1 0 6 Dan Boyle 4 0 1 1 0 0 Kevin Klein 5 0 1 1 −3 7 Dan Girardi 2 0 1 1 −2 0 Jesper Fast 5 0 1 1 −2 0 Raphael Diaz 1 0 1 1 −1 0 Eric Staal 5 0 0 0 −7 4 Tanner Glass 4 0 0 0 0 4 Viktor Stalberg 5 0 0 0 −2 6 Ryan McDonagh 3 0 0 0 −1 0 Oscar Lindberg 2 0 0 0 −1 2 Kevin Hayes 3 0 0 0 −1 4 Dylan McIlrath 1 0 0 0 1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[6]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Henrik Lundqvist	65	64	3,772	35	21	7	156	2.48	1944	.920	4	0	4	4
Antti Raanta	25	18	1,150	11	6	2	43	2.24	530	.919	1	0	0	0
Magnus Hellberg	1	0	20	0	0	0	2	6.00	6	.667	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Henrik Lundqvist	5	5	205	1	3	15	4.39	113	.867	0	0	0	0
Antti Raanta	3	0	94	0	1	4	2.55	38	.895	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.

Awards and honors

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Date
Oscar Lindberg	NHL Second Star of the Week[7]	October 12, 2015
Mats Zuccarello	NHL Second Star of the Week[8]	November 16, 2015
Ryan McDonagh	NHL All-Star game selection[9]	January 6, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	NHL Second Star of the Week[10]	February 15, 2016
Mats Zuccarello	Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award	April 7, 2016

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached Oscar Lindberg 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point October 7, 2015 Kevin Klein 500th career NHL game October 9, 2015 Alain Vigneault 100th Win as Rangers Head Coach October 9, 2015 Oscar Lindberg 1st career NHL assist October 18, 2015 Marc Staal 100th career NHL assist October 19, 2015 Rick Nash 700th career NHL point October 22, 2015 Jarret Stoll 800th career NHL game October 24, 2015 Dan Girardi 200th career NHL point October 25, 2015 Mats Zuccarello 1st career NHL hat-trick October 30, 2015 Mats Zuccarello 100th career NHL assist November 3, 2015 Derick Brassard 500th career NHL game November 14, 2015 Dominic Moore 700th career NHL game November 14, 2015 Keith Yandle 600th career NHL game November 23, 2015 Kevin Hayes 100th career NHL game November 23, 2015 Derick Brassard 300th career NHL point November 25, 2015 Alain Vigneault 1,000th career NHL game as Head Coach December 11, 2015 Dylan McIlrath 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point December 11, 2015 Chris Kreider 100th career NHL point December 11, 2015 Chris Kreider 200th career NHL game December 12, 2015 Brady Skjei 1st career NHL game December 15, 2015 Dylan McIlrath 1st career NHL goal December 15, 2015 Jesper Fast 100th career NHL game December 17, 2015 Derick Brassard 200th career NHL assist December 22, 2015 Rick Nash 900th career NHL game January 5, 2016 Henrik Lundqvist 20th career NHL win in 11 straight seasons January 16, 2016 Derek Stepan 400th career NHL game January 24, 2016 Dan Girardi 700th career NHL game February 12, 2016 Derek Stepan 100th career NHL goal February 14, 2016 Marek Hrivik 1st career NHL game February 21, 2016 Marek Hrivik 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point February 23, 2016 Henrik Lundqvist 30th career NHL win in 11 straight seasons (only goalie in NHL history with 30 wins in 10 of 11 seasons) February 25, 2016 Marc Staal 600th career NHL game February 27, 2016 Dan Boyle 600th career NHL point March 6, 2016 Viktor Stalberg 400th career NHL game March 12, 2016 Kevin Klein 100th career NHL assist March 21, 2016 Mats Zuccarello 200th career NHL point March 31, 2016 Mats Zuccarello 300th career NHL game April 2, 2016 Derek Stepan 300th career NHL point April 4, 2016

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Antti Raanta 1st career NHL playoff game April 13, 2016 Brady Skjei 1st career NHL playoff game April 13, 2016 Dylan McIlrath 1st career NHL playoff game April 16, 2016 Brady Skjei 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point April 16, 2016 Oscar Lindberg 1st career NHL playoff game April 21, 2016 Raphael Diaz 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point April 23, 2016

Records

Regular season

Player	Record	Reached
Henrik Lundqvist	743rd career NHL game (Franchise record)	November 10, 2015
Henrik Lundqvist	19,405th career NHL save (Franchise record)	November 10, 2015

Transactions

The Rangers were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)	To Anaheim Ducks: Carl Hagelin 2nd-round pick in 2015 6th-round pick in 2015	To New York Rangers: Emerson Etem FLA's 2nd-round pick in 2015	[11]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)	To Edmonton Oilers: Cam Talbot 7th-round pick in 2015	To New York Rangers: MTL's 2nd-round pick in 2015 OTT's 3rd-round pick in 2015 7th-round pick in 2015	[12]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)	To Washington Capitals: MTL's 2nd-round pick in 2015	To New York Rangers: BUF's 3rd-round pick in 2015 4th-round pick in 2015	[13]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)	To Chicago Blackhawks: Ryan Haggerty	To New York Rangers: Antti Raanta	[14]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	To Nashville Predators: 6th-round pick in 2017	To New York Rangers: Magnus Hellberg	[15]
January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08)	To Vancouver Canucks: Emerson Etem	To New York Rangers: Nicklas Jensen 6th-round pick in 2017	[16]
February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28)	To Carolina Hurricanes: Aleksi Saarela 2nd-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2017	To New York Rangers: Eric Staal[Note 1]	[17]
February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28)	To Washington Capitals: Ryan Bourque	To New York Rangers: Chris Brown	[18]
June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)	To Florida Panthers: Keith Yandle (negotiating rights)	To New York Rangers: 6th-round pick in 2016 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2017[Note 2]	[19]

Notes

• ^{Note 1} Carolina to retain 50% ($4.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
• ^{Note 2} Conditional on Yandle signing with the Panthers.

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Raphael Diaz Calgary Flames 1 year, $700,000 [20] July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Jayson Megna Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $600,000 [21] July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Matt Lindblad Providence Bruins 1 year, $600,000 [22] July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Viktor Stalberg Nashville Predators 1 year, $1.1 million [23] July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Brian Gibbons Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $600,000 [24] July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Luke Adam Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $600,000 [25] August 10, 2015 (2015-08-10) Jarret Stoll Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $800,000 [26] January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21) Daniel Paille Boston Bruins 1 year, $575,000 [27] April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01) Adam Chapie University of Massachusetts Lowell entry-level contract [28] April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17) Malte Stromwall AIK IF entry-level contract [29]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Chris Mueller Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $600,000 [30] July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Michael Kostka Ottawa Senators 1 year, $800,000 [31] July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Matt Hunwick Toronto Maple Leafs 2 years, $2.4 million [32] July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Chris Bourque Washington Capitals 2 years, $1.2 million [33] July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Conor Allen Nashville Predators 1 year, $575,000 [34] July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Danny Kristo St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000 [35]

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref Jarret Stoll Minnesota Wild December 15, 2015 [36]

Lost via retirement

Player	Ref
Martin St. Louis	[37]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)	Magnus Hellberg	2 years, $1.25 million	[38]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)	Marek Hrivik	1 year, $698,250	[39]
July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14)	Oscar Lindberg	2 years, $1.3 million	[40]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	Emerson Etem	1 year, $850,500	[41]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	Dylan McIlrath	1 year, $600,000	[42]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	Jesper Fast	2 years, $1.9 million	[43]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	J. T. Miller	1 year, $874,000	[44]
July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17)	Mathew Bodie	1 year, $575,000	[45]
July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27)	Derek Stepan	6 years, $39 million	[46]
December 31, 2015 (2015-12-31)	Ryan Gropp	entry-level contract	[47]
March 28, 2016 (2016-03-28)	Boo Nieves	entry-level contract	[48]
March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)	Steven Fogarty	entry-level contract	[49]
May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)	Antti Raanta	2 years, $2 million	[50]
May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)	Pavel Buchnevich	entry-level contract	[51]
June 15, 2016 (2016-06-15)	Chris Summers	1 year, $600,000	[52]

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks

Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2015 NHL entry draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	41[a]	Ryan Gropp	LW	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	62[b]	Robin Kovacs	RW	Sweden	AIK IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)
3	79[c]	Sergey Zborovskiy	D	Russia	Regina Pats (WHL)
3	89	Aleksi Saarela	C	Finland	Assat (Liiga)
4	113[d]	Brad Morrison	C	Canada	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
4	119	Daniel Bernhardt	RW	Sweden	Djurgardens IF J20 (J20 SuperElit)
7	184[e]	Adam Huska	G	Slovakia	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

Draft notes^[53]

• The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Edmonton's second-round pick in 2015 (33rd overall) and Florida's third-round pick in 2015 (72nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.^[54] Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Martin St. Louis and a conditional second-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for Ryan Callahan, a conditional first-round pick in 2014, a conditional seventh-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[55]
• ^[a] The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Carl Hagelin and a second and sixth-round pick in 2015 (59th and 179th overall) to Anaheim in exchange for Emerson Etem and this pick. Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Kyle Palmieri to New Jersey in exchange for a third-round pick in 2016 and this pick. New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2015, that sent Jaromir Jagr to Florida in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2016 and this pick.^[56]
• The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Emerson Etem and Florida's second-round pick in 2015 (41st overall) to New York in exchange for Carl Hagelin, a sixth-round pick in 2015 (179th overall) and this pick.
• ^[b] The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall) to Washington in exchange for and a fourth-round pick in 2015 (113th overall) and this pick. Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Michal Neuvirth and Rostislav Klesla to Buffalo in exchange for Jaroslav Halak and this pick.^[57]
• ^[c] The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Cam Talbot and a seventh-round pick in 2015 (209th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall), a seventh-round pick in 2015 (184th overall) and this pick. Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Ales Hemsky to Ottawa in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.^[58]
• ^[d] The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall) to Washington in exchange for and Buffalo's third-round pick in 2015 (62nd overall) and this pick.
• The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Raphael Diaz to New York in exchange for this pick.^[59]
• The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Emerson Etem and Florida's second-round pick in 2015 (41st overall) to New York in exchange for Carl Hagelin, a second-round pick in 2015 (59th overall) and this pick.
• ^[e] The Edmonton Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Cam Talbot and a seventh-round pick in 2015 (209th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall), the Ottawa Senators' third-round pick (79th overall) and this pick.