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The 2021–22 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 95th season of play and their 96th season overall. Before the season, the Rangers lost Colin Blackwell to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.[2]
2021–22 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 2nd Metropolitan |
Conference | 4th Eastern |
2021–22 record | 52–24–6 |
Home record | 27–10–4 |
Road record | 25–14–2 |
Goals for | 254 |
Goals against | 207 |
Team information | |
General manager | Chris Drury |
Coach | Gerard Gallant |
Captain | Vacant |
Alternate captains | Barclay Goodrow Chris Kreider Artemi Panarin Ryan Strome Jacob Trouba Mika Zibanejad |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Average attendance | 16,839[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Chris Kreider (52) |
Assists | Artemi Panarin (74) |
Points | Artemi Panarin (96) |
Penalty minutes | Jacob Trouba (88) |
Plus/minus | Mika Zibanejad (+30) |
Wins | Igor Shesterkin (36) |
Goals against average | Keith Kinkaid (2.00) |
The Rangers retired the no. 30 jersey in honor of Henrik Lundqvist on January 28, 2022.[3]
During the season the team commemorated Rod Gilbert, who died in August 2021,[4] with a no. 7 shoulder patch on their jerseys. Additionally, the Rangers created the Rod Gilbert "Mr. Ranger" Award, which will be given annually to the player "who best honors Rod's legacy by exemplifying leadership qualities both on and off the ice, and making a significant humanitarian contribution to his community."[5][6]
On December 3, 2021, after a 1–0 win over the San Jose Sharks, Rangers goaltenders Igor Shesterkin and Alexandar Georgiev had a first combined shutout since Henrik Lundqvist and Antti Raanta achieved it during a 2–0 victory over the Dallas Stars on December 15, 2016.[7]
Three Rangers were selected to participate in the 2022 NHL All-Star Game: Chris Kreider, Adam Fox, and Mika Zibanejad. However, for personal reasons, Zibanejad did not attend the game. It was the 34th time in franchise history that the Rangers have had three or more players selected to the same All-Star Game and first since the 2011–12 season with Henrik Lundqvist, Daniel Girardi and Marian Gaborik.[8] At the conclusion of the regular season, Shesterkin was nominated for and eventually won the Vezina Trophy,[9][10] and was also named to the NHL first All-Star team.[11]
On April 9, 2022, the Rangers clinched a playoff berth after a 5–1 win against the Ottawa Senators.[12] In the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Rangers trailed 3–1 after the first four games of the series, but won the next three games against the Pittsburgh Penguins and won the series 4–3. This was the third time in franchise history that the Rangers won the seven-game series after trailing 3–1 (2013–14 and 2014–15).[13] The Rangers qualified for the Conference Finals for the first time since the 2014–15 season after they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games in the Second Round.[14][15] They would go on to lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games after winning the first two.[16]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 47 | 278 | 202 | +76 | 116 |
2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 44 | 254 | 207 | +47 | 110 |
3 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 37 | 272 | 229 | +43 | 103 |
4 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
5 | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
6 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
8 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
3 | ME | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
4 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
5 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
7 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
8 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
9 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
10 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
The preseason schedule was published on July 27, 2021.[19]
2021 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
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The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021,[26] with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[27] However, on December 22, the NHL announced that its players would not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[28]
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October: 6–2–1, 13 points (home: 1–1–1; road: 5–1–0)
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November: 7–2–2, 16 points (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–2–2)
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December: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–0)
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January: 9–5–0, 18 points (home: 6–1–0; road: 3–4–0)
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February: 4–2–1, 9 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–1–0)
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March: 11–4–0, 22 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 6–3–0)
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April: 8–5–1, 17 points (home: 5–4–1; road: 3–1–0)
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Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
The Rangers faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the First Round,[117] and defeated them in seven games.[118] In the Second Round, the Rangers faced the Carolina Hurricanes,[119] and defeated them in seven games.[120] In the Conference Finals, the Rangers faced the Tampa Bay Lightning,[121] and lost in six games.[122]
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Pittsburgh Penguins: New York won 4–3
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Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Carolina Hurricanes: New York won 4–3
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Eastern Conference Finals vs. (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2
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Win Loss |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Igor Shesterkin | 53 | 52 | 3,070:32 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 106 | 2.07 | 1,622 | .935 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Alexandar Georgiev | 33 | 28 | 1,746:06 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 85 | 2.92 | 832 | .898 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Kinkaid | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 31 | .935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Huska | 1 | 1 | 59:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.04 | 39 | .821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Igor Shesterkin | 20 | 20 | 1,181:34 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 2.59 | 720 | .929 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Alexandar Georgiev | 2 | 0 | 58:57 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.04 | 31 | .935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Award | Date |
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Chris Kreider | Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award | April 26, 2022 |
Chris Kreider | Mr. Ranger Award | April 27, 2022 |
Igor Shesterkin | Vezina Trophy | June 21, 2022 |
Player | Milestone | Reached |
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Nils Lundkvist | 1st NHL career point | October 29, 2021 |
Ryan Reaves | 700th NHL career game | November 21, 2021 |
Artemi Panarin | 500th NHL career point | December 7, 2021 |
Adam Huska | 1st NHL career game | December 8, 2021 |
Nils Lundkvist | 1st NHL career goal | December 8, 2021 |
Chris Kreider | 600th game as a Ranger | December 12, 2021 |
Braden Schneider | 1st NHL career game 1st NHL career goal | January 13, 2022 |
Chris Kreider | 200th NHL career goal | January 13, 2022 |
Braden Schneider | 1st NHL career assist | January 27, 2022 |
Gerard Gallant | 300th NHL coaching career win | February 1, 2022 |
Chris Kreider | 400th NHL career point | March 15, 2022 |
Mika Zibanejad | 500th NHL career point | March 25, 2022 |
Artemi Panarin | 500th NHL career game | April 7, 2022 |
Frank Vatrano | 100th NHL career goal | April 16, 2022 |
Adam Fox | 200th NHL career game | April 21, 2022 |
Igor Shesterkin | 1st NHL career playoff win | May 5, 2022 |
Kaapo Kakko | 1st NHL career playoff goal | May 7, 2022 |
Alexis Lafreniere | 1st NHL career playoff assist | May 7, 2022 |
Alexis Lafreniere | 1st NHL career playoff goal | May 9, 2022 |
Filip Chytil | 1st NHL career playoff goal | May 11, 2022 |
Player | Record | Reached |
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Chris Kreider | 60th NHL career power play goal (2nd most power play goals in Rangers history, passing Andy Bathgate) | October 16, 2021 |
Chris Kreider | 25th power play goal in a single season (most in Rangers history) 10th game-winning goal (franchise record) | April 5, 2022 |
Chris Kreider | 50th goal in a single season (fourth Ranger to score 50-plus goals in franchise history) | April 11, 2022 |
The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 17, 2021 | To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2022 |
To New York Rangers Barclay Goodrow |
[149] |
July 17, 2021 | To Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden |
To New York Rangers Nick DeSimone WPG's 4th-round pick in 2022 |
[149] |
July 23, 2021 | To St. Louis Blues Pavel Buchnevich |
To New York Rangers Samuel Blais 2nd-round pick in 2022 |
[150] |
July 24, 2021 | To Washington Capitals 3rd-round pick in 2021 6th round pick in 2021 |
To New York Rangers ARI's 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
[151] |
July 29, 2021 | To Vegas Golden Knights 3rd-round pick in 2022 |
To New York Rangers Ryan Reaves |
[152] |
March 16, 2022 | To Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2022 |
To New York Rangers Frank Vatrano |
[153] |
March 21, 2022 | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2023 |
To New York Rangers Justin Braun |
[154] |
March 21, 2022 | To San Jose Sharks Anthony Bitetto |
To New York Rangers Nick Merkley |
[155] |
March 21, 2022 | To Vancouver Canucks 4th-round pick in 2023 |
To New York Rangers Tyler Motte |
[156] |
March 21, 2022 | To Winnipeg Jets Morgan Barron 5th-round pick in 2023 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2022 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2022 |
To New York Rangers Andrew Copp 6th-round pick in 2023 |
[157] |
March 28, 2022 | To Carolina Hurricanes Tarmo Reunanen |
To New York Rangers Maxim Letunov |
[158] |
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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July 28, 2021 | Nick DeSimone | to Calgary Flames | 1-year | [159] |
July 28, 2021 | Phillip Di Giuseppe | to Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | [160] |
July 28, 2021 | Dryden Hunt | from Arizona Coyotes | 2-year | [161] |
July 28, 2021 | Greg McKegg | from Boston Bruins | 1-year | [161] |
July 28, 2021 | Patrik Nemeth | from Colorado Avalanche | 3-year | [162] |
July 28, 2021 | Darren Raddysh | to Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | [163] |
July 28, 2021 | Jarred Tinordi | from Boston Bruins | 2-year | [164] |
July 29, 2021 | Brendan Smith | to Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | [165] |
August 20, 2021 | Patrick Newell | to Stjernen Hockey (Eliteserien) | 1-year | [166] |
September 25, 2021 | Gabriel Fontaine | to Colorado Eagles (AHL) | 1-year | [167] |
October 10, 2021 | Jack Johnson | to Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | [168] |
March 20, 2022 | Brandon Scanlin | from Omaha Mavericks (NCHC) | 2-year | [169] |
April 1, 2022 | Bobby Trivigno | from UMass Minutemen (HE) | 2-year | [170] |
June 13, 2022 | Gustav Rydahl | from Färjestad BK (SHL) | 1-year | [171] |
June 27, 2022 | Anthony Greco | to Frölunda HC (SHL) | 1-year | [172] |
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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October 3, 2021 | Mason Geertsen | to New Jersey Devils | [173] |
Contract terminations
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Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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July 9, 2021 | Brett Howden | 1-year | [175] |
July 16, 2021 | Julien Gauthier | 1-year | [176] |
July 22, 2021 | Barclay Goodrow | 6-year | [177] |
July 29, 2021 | Filip Chytil | 2-year | [178] |
July 31, 2021 | Ryan Reaves | 1-year | [179] |
August 6, 2021 | Tim Gettinger | 1-year | [180] |
August 6, 2021 | Adam Huska | 1-year | [180] |
August 6, 2021 | Ty Ronning | 1-year | [180] |
August 9, 2021 | Igor Shesterkin | 4-year | [181] |
August 12, 2021 | Brennan Othmann | 3-year | [182] |
September 7, 2021 | Libor Hajek | 1-year | [183] |
October 10, 2021 | Mika Zibanejad | 8-year | [184] |
November 1, 2021 | Adam Fox | 7-year | [185] |
November 3, 2021 | Matt Rempe | 3-year | [186] |
December 23, 2021 | Dylan Garand | 3-year | [187] |
February 28, 2022 | Jonny Brodzinski | 2-year | [188] |
May 16, 2022 | Adam Edstrom | 3-year | [189] |
May 16, 2022 | Ryder Korczak | 3-year | [189] |
May 16, 2022 | Olof Lindbom | 2-year | [189] |
June 13, 2022 | Vitali Kravtsov | 1-year | [190] |
June 17, 2022 | Samuel Blais | 1-year | [191] |
July 5, 2022 | Julien Gauthier | 1-year | [192] |
Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.[193]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 16 | Brennan Othmann | LW | Canada | EHC Olten (SL) |
3 | 651 | Jayden Grubbe | C | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
3 | 752 | Ryder Korczak | C | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
4 | 1043 | Brody Lamb | RW | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
4 | 1064 | Kalle Vaisanen | LW | Finland | HC TPS U20 (U20 SM-sarja) |
4 | 112 | Talyn Boyko | G | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
5 | 144 | Jaroslav Chmelar | RW | Czech Republic | Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) |
7 | 208 | Hank Kempf | D | United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
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