2021–22 New York Rangers season

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
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)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League^[17]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League^[18]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

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) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Recap 1 September 26 NY Islanders 0–4 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 10,238 0–1–0 [20] 2 September 28 Boston 3–2 Wall Madison Square Garden 9,902 1–1–0 [21] 3 October 1 @ New Jersey 1–7 Shesterkin Prudential Center 10,474 1–2–0 [22] 4 October 2 @ Boston 4–3 OT Wall TD Garden 17,850 2–2–0 [23] 5 October 6 New Jersey 6–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 10,468 3–2–0 [24] 6 October 9 @ NY Islanders 5–4 OT Georgiev Webster Bank Arena — 4–2–0 [25]

Regular season

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]

2021–22 game log
October: 6–2–1, 13 points (home: 1–1–1; road: 5–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 13 @ Washington 1–5 Georgiev Capital One Arena 18,573 0–1–0 0 [29] 2 October 14 Dallas 2–3 OT Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,173 0–1–1 1 [30] 3 October 16 @ Montreal 3–1 Shesterkin Bell Centre 21,105 1–1–1 3 [31] 4 October 18 @ Toronto 2–1 OT Shesterkin Scotiabank Arena 18,098 2–1–1 5 [32] 5 October 21 @ Nashville 3–1 Shesterkin Bridgestone Arena 17,159 3–1–1 7 [33] 6 October 23 @ Ottawa 3–2 Georgiev Canadian Tire Centre 11,167 4–1–1 9 [34] 7 October 25 Calgary 1–5 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 13,590 4–2–1 9 [35] 8 October 29 Columbus 4–0 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 14,532 5–2–1 11 [36] 9 October 31 @ Seattle 3–1 Shesterkin Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 6–2–1 13 [37]
November: 7–2–2, 16 points (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–2–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 10 November 2 @ Vancouver 2–3 OT Shesterkin Rogers Arena 18,257 6–2–2 14 [38] 11 November 5 @ Edmonton 5–6 OT Georgiev Rogers Place 17,404 6–2–3 15 [39] 12 November 6 @ Calgary 0–6 Shesterkin Scotiabank Saddledome 15,879 6–3–3 15 [40] 13 November 8 Florida 4–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 14,877 7–3–3 17 [41] 14 November 13 @ Columbus 5–3 Shesterkin Nationwide Arena 15,539 8–3–3 19 [42] 15 November 14 New Jersey 4–3 SO Georgiev Madison Square Garden 16,130 9–3–3 21 [43] 16 November 16 Montreal 3–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 15,255 10–3–3 23 [44] 17 November 18 @ Toronto 1–2 Shesterkin Scotiabank Arena 19,029 10–4–3 23 [45] — November 20 @ Ottawa – Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;[46] moved to February 20[47] 18 November 21 Buffalo 5–4 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,256 11–4–3 25 [48] 19 November 24 @ NY Islanders 4–1 Shesterkin UBS Arena 17,255 12–4–3 27 [49] 20 November 26 @ Boston 5–2 Shesterkin TD Garden 17,850 13–4–3 29 [50] — November 28 NY Islanders – Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;[51] moved to March 17[52]
December: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 21 December 1 Philadelphia 4–1 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 15,687 14–4–3 31 [53] 22 December 3 San Jose 1–0 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 16,726 15–4–3 33 [54] 23 December 4 Chicago 3–2 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 17,046 16–4–3 35 [55] 24 December 7 @ Chicago 6–2 Georgiev United Center 17,207 17–4–3 37 [56] 25 December 8 Colorado 3–7 Huska Madison Square Garden 16,714 17–5–3 37 [57] 26 December 10 @ Buffalo 2–1 Georgiev KeyBank Center 9,703 18–5–3 39 [58] 27 December 12 Nashville 0–1 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 16,177 18–6–3 39 [59] 28 December 14 @ Colorado 2–4 Georgiev Ball Arena 17,198 18–7–3 39 [60] 29 December 15 @ Arizona 3–2 Kinkaid Gila River Arena 11,380 19–7–3 41 [61] 30 December 17 Vegas 2–3 SO Georgiev Madison Square Garden 17,400 19–7–4 42 [62] — December 22 Montreal – Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;[63] moved to April 27[47] — December 27 Detroit – Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol;[64] moved to February 17[47] 31 December 29 @ Florida 3–4 Shesterkin FLA Live Arena 15,857 19–8–4 42 [65] 32 December 31 @ Tampa Bay 4–3 SO Shesterkin Amalie Arena 19,092 20–8–4 44 [66]
January: 9–5–0, 18 points (home: 6–1–0; road: 3–4–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 33 January 2 Tampa Bay 4–0 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 16,885 21–8–4 46 [67] 34 January 3 Edmonton 4–1 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 16,979 22–8–4 48 [68] 35 January 6 @ Vegas 1–5 Georgiev T-Mobile Arena 18,117 22–9–4 48 [69] 36 January 8 @ Anaheim 4–1 Georgiev Honda Center 15,146 23–9–4 50 [70] 37 January 10 @ Los Angeles 1–3 Georgiev Crypto.com Arena 13,558 23–10–4 50 [71] 38 January 13 @ San Jose 3–0 Shesterkin SAP Center 10,919 24–10–4 52 [72] 39 January 15 @ Philadelphia 3–2 Shesterkin Wells Fargo Center 18,293 25–10–4 54 [73] 40 January 19 Toronto 6–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 16,624 26–10–4 56 [74] 41 January 21 @ Carolina 3–6 Georgiev PNC Arena 16,118 26–11–4 56 [75] 42 January 22 Arizona 7–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,006 27–11–4 58 [76] 43 January 24 Los Angeles 3–2 SO Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 15,666 28–11–4 60 [77] 44 January 27 @ Columbus 3–5 Georgiev Nationwide Arena 14,878 28–12–4 60 [78] 45 January 28 Minnesota 2–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 28–13–4 60 [79] 46 January 30 Seattle 3–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 29–13–4 62 [80]
February: 4–2–1, 9 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 47 February 1 Florida 5–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 15,942 30–13–4 64 [81] 48 February 15 Boston 2–1 SO Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 15,403 31–13–4 66 [82] 49 February 17 Detroit 2–3 SO Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 16,461 31–13–5 67 [83] 50 February 20 @ Ottawa 2–1 Shesterkin Canadian Tire Centre 5,181 32–13–5 69 [84] 51 February 24 Washington 4–1 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 33–13–5 71 [85] 52 February 26 @ Pittsburgh 0–1 Shesterkin PPG Paints Arena 18,413 33–14–5 71 [86] 53 February 27 Vancouver 2–5 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 16,483 33–15–5 71 [87]
March: 11–4–0, 22 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 6–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 54 March 2 St. Louis 5–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 16,870 34–15–5 73 [88] 55 March 4 New Jersey 3–1 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 35–15–5 75 [89] 56 March 6 @ Winnipeg 4–1 Shesterkin Canada Life Centre 12,867 36–15–5 77 [90] 57 March 8 @ Minnesota 2–5 Georgiev Xcel Energy Center 18,356 36–16–5 77 [91] 58 March 10 @ St. Louis 2–6 Shesterkin Enterprise Center 18,096 36–17–5 77 [92] 59 March 12 @ Dallas 7–4 Shesterkin American Airlines Center 18,532 37–17–5 79 [93] 60 March 15 Anaheim 4–3 OT Georgiev Madison Square Garden 18,006 38–17–5 81 [94] 61 March 17 NY Islanders 1–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 38–18–5 81 [95] 62 March 19 @ Tampa Bay 2–1 Shesterkin Amalie Arena 19,092 39–18–5 83 [96] 63 March 20 @ Carolina 2–0 Georgiev PNC Arena 18,680 40–18–5 85 [97] 64 March 22 @ New Jersey 4–7 Shesterkin Prudential Center 16,514 40–19–5 85 [98] 65 March 25 Pittsburgh 5–1 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 41–19–5 87 [99] 66 March 27 Buffalo 5–4 OT Georgiev Madison Square Garden 18,006 42–19–5 89 [100] 67 March 29 @ Pittsburgh 3–2 Shesterkin PPG Paints Arena 18,011 43–19–5 91 [101] 68 March 30 @ Detroit 5–4 OT Georgiev Little Caesars Arena 16,375 44–19–5 93 [102]
April: 8–5–1, 17 points (home: 5–4–1; road: 3–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 69 April 1 NY Islanders 0–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,325 44–20–5 93 [103] 70 April 3 Philadelphia 3–4 SO Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 16,005 44–20–6 94 [104] 71 April 5 @ New Jersey 3–1 Georgiev Prudential Center 15,020 45–20–6 96 [105] 72 April 7 Pittsburgh 3–0 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 16,694 46–20–6 98 [106] 73 April 9 Ottawa 5–1 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 47–20–6 100 [107] 74 April 12 Carolina 2–4 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 47–21–6 100 [108] 75 April 13 @ Philadelphia 4–0 Georgiev Wells Fargo Center 15,967 48–21–6 102 [109] 76 April 16 Detroit 4–0 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 49–21–6 104 [110] 77 April 19 Winnipeg 3–0 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 50–21–6 106 [111] 78 April 21 @ NY Islanders 6–3 Georgiev UBS Arena 17,255 51–21–6 108 [112] 79 April 23 @ Boston 1–3 Shesterkin TD Garden 17,850 51–22–6 108 [113] 80 April 26 Carolina 3–4 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,358 51–23–6 108 [114] 81 April 27 Montreal 3–4 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 16,845 51–24–6 108 [115] 82 April 29 Washington 3–2 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 17,230 52–24–6 110 [116]
Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs

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]

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Pittsburgh Penguins: New York won 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap 1 May 3 Pittsburgh 3–4 3OT Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 0–1 [123] 2 May 5 Pittsburgh 5–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–1 [124] 3 May 7 @ Pittsburgh 4–7 Georgiev PPG Paints Arena 18,385 1–2 [125] 4 May 9 @ Pittsburgh 2–7 Shesterkin PPG Paints Arena 18,392 1–3 [126] 5 May 11 Pittsburgh 5–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 2–3 [127] 6 May 13 @ Pittsburgh 5–3 Shesterkin PPG Paints Arena 18,342 3–3 [128] 7 May 15 Pittsburgh 4–3 OT Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 4–3 [129]
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Carolina Hurricanes: New York won 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap 1 May 18 @ Carolina 1–2 OT Shesterkin PNC Arena 18,705 0–1 [130] 2 May 20 @ Carolina 0–2 Shesterkin PNC Arena 19,332 0–2 [131] 3 May 22 Carolina 3–1 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–2 [132] 4 May 24 Carolina 4–1 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 2–2 [133] 5 May 26 @ Carolina 1–3 Shesterkin PNC Arena 18,786 2–3 [134] 6 May 28 Carolina 5–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 3–3 [135] 7 May 30 @ Carolina 6–2 Shesterkin PNC Arena 18,922 4–3 [136]
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap 1 June 1 Tampa Bay 6–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–0 [137] 2 June 3 Tampa Bay 3–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 2–0 [138] 3 June 5 @ Tampa Bay 2–3 Shesterkin Amalie Arena 19,092 2–1 [139] 4 June 7 @ Tampa Bay 1–4 Shesterkin Amalie Arena 19,092 2–2 [140] 5 June 9 Tampa Bay 1–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 2–3 [141] 6 June 11 @ Tampa Bay 1–2 Shesterkin Amalie Arena 19,092 2–4 [142]
Win   Loss

Player statistics

As of June 12, 2022^[143][144]

Skaters

Regular season[145] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Artemi Panarin 75 22 74 96 +21 18 Mika Zibanejad 81 29 52 81 +30 12 Chris Kreider 81 52 25 77 +19 24 Adam Fox 78 11 63 74 +18 26 Ryan Strome 74 21 33 54 +15 69 Jacob Trouba 81 11 28 39 +25 88 Barclay Goodrow 79 13 20 33 +13 69 Alexis Lafreniere 79 19 12 31 +2 37 Filip Chytil 67 8 14 22 –1 14 K'Andre Miller 82 7 13 20 +23 24 Andrew Copp† 16 8 10 18 +13 8 Kaapo Kakko 43 7 11 18 +9 10 Dryden Hunt 76 6 11 17 –10 52 Ryan Lindgren 78 4 11 15 +18 48 Frank Vatrano† 22 8 5 13 +6 6 Ryan Reaves 69 5 8 13 –13 43 Kevin Rooney 61 6 6 12 –1 18 Braden Schneider 43 2 9 11 +5 9 Julien Gauthier 49 3 4 7 –9 8 Patrik Nemeth 63 2 5 7 –9 28 Greg McKegg 43 2 3 5 –11 6 Nils Lundkvist 25 1 3 4 +4 0 Samuel Blais 14 0 4 4 +3 17 Justin Braun† 8 1 1 2 –1 0 Jonny Brodzinski 22 1 1 2 +1 10 Zac Jones 12 0 2 2 –7 0 Jarred Tinordi 7 1 0 1 –5 7 Libor Hajek 17 0 1 1 –10 8 Morgan Barron‡ 13 0 1 1 –1 4 Tyler Motte† 9 0 0 0 –1 0 Tim Gettinger 8 0 0 0 0 0 Anthony Greco 1 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs[146] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Mika Zibanejad 20 10 14 24 0 4 Adam Fox 20 5 18 23 0 2 Chris Kreider 20 10 6 16 –1 14 Artemi Panarin 20 6 10 16 –5 8 Andrew Copp 20 6 8 14 –2 2 Frank Vatrano 20 5 8 13 –1 13 Filip Chytil 20 7 2 9 –2 4 Alexis Lafreniere 20 2 7 9 –3 11 Ryan Strome 19 2 7 9 0 10 K'Andre Miller 20 2 5 7 –5 10 Kaapo Kakko 19 2 3 5 +1 2 Ryan Lindgren 17 2 3 5 +8 10 Jacob Trouba 20 1 4 5 0 25 Braden Schneider 20 0 3 3 –3 6 Tyler Motte 15 2 0 2 –1 4 Kevin Rooney 15 0 2 2 0 10 Barclay Goodrow 9 0 1 1 –1 6 Justin Braun 19 0 1 1 0 6 Dryden Hunt 3 0 0 0 –2 0 Jonny Brodzinski 1 0 0 0 0 2 Patrik Nemeth 5 0 0 0 –4 8 Ryan Reaves 18 0 0 0 –1 12

Goaltenders

Regular season^[147]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
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

Playoffs^[148]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
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

• ^† 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
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

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
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

Records

Regular season

Player	Record	Reached
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

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17)	To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2022	To New York Rangers Barclay Goodrow	[149]
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17)	To Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden	To New York Rangers Nick DeSimone WPG's 4th-round pick in 2022	[149]
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)	To St. Louis Blues Pavel Buchnevich	To New York Rangers Samuel Blais 2nd-round pick in 2022	[150]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	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 (2021-07-29)	To Vegas Golden Knights 3rd-round pick in 2022	To New York Rangers Ryan Reaves	[152]
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)	To Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2022	To New York Rangers Frank Vatrano	[153]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2023	To New York Rangers Justin Braun	[154]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To San Jose Sharks Anthony Bitetto	To New York Rangers Nick Merkley	[155]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Vancouver Canucks 4th-round pick in 2023	To New York Rangers Tyler Motte	[156]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	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 (2022-03-28)	To Carolina Hurricanes Tarmo Reunanen	To New York Rangers Maxim Letunov	[158]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Nick DeSimone	to Calgary Flames	1-year	[159]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Phillip Di Giuseppe	to Vancouver Canucks	1-year	[160]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Dryden Hunt	from Arizona Coyotes	2-year	[161]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Greg McKegg	from Boston Bruins	1-year	[161]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Patrik Nemeth	from Colorado Avalanche	3-year	[162]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Darren Raddysh	to Tampa Bay Lightning	1-year	[163]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Jarred Tinordi	from Boston Bruins	2-year	[164]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Brendan Smith	to Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	[165]
August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)	Patrick Newell	to Stjernen Hockey (Eliteserien)	1-year	[166]
September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)	Gabriel Fontaine	to Colorado Eagles (AHL)	1-year	[167]
October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)	Jack Johnson	to Colorado Avalanche	1-year	[168]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	Brandon Scanlin	from Omaha Mavericks (NCHC)	2-year	[169]
April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)	Bobby Trivigno	from UMass Minutemen (HE)	2-year	[170]
June 13, 2022 (2022-06-13)	Gustav Rydahl	from Färjestad BK (SHL)	1-year	[171]
June 27, 2022 (2022-06-27)	Anthony Greco	to Frölunda HC (SHL)	1-year	[172]

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref
October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)	Mason Geertsen	to New Jersey Devils	[173]

Contract terminations Date Player Via Ref July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) Tony DeAngelo Buyout [174]

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
July 9, 2021 (2021-07-09)	Brett Howden	1-year	[175]
July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)	Julien Gauthier	1-year	[176]
July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)	Barclay Goodrow	6-year	[177]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Filip Chytil	2-year	[178]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)	Ryan Reaves	1-year	[179]
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)	Tim Gettinger	1-year	[180]
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)	Adam Huska	1-year	[180]
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)	Ty Ronning	1-year	[180]
August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09)	Igor Shesterkin	4-year	[181]
August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12)	Brennan Othmann	3-year	[182]
September 7, 2021 (2021-09-07)	Libor Hajek	1-year	[183]
October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)	Mika Zibanejad	8-year	[184]
November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01)	Adam Fox	7-year	[185]
November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03)	Matt Rempe	3-year	[186]
December 23, 2021 (2021-12-23)	Dylan Garand	3-year	[187]
February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)	Jonny Brodzinski	2-year	[188]
May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16)	Adam Edstrom	3-year	[189]
May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16)	Ryder Korczak	3-year	[189]
May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16)	Olof Lindbom	2-year	[189]
June 13, 2022 (2022-06-13)	Vitali Kravtsov	1-year	[190]
June 17, 2022 (2022-06-17)	Samuel Blais	1-year	[191]
July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05)	Julien Gauthier	1-year	[192]

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks

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
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)

1. The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on July 1, 2019, that sent Jimmy Vesey to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.^[194]
2. The Arizona Coyotes' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a third and sixth-round picks both in 2021 (80th and 176th overall) to the Washington Capitals in exchange for this pick.^[151]
3. The Los Angeles Kings' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on March 27, 2021, that sent Brendan Lemieux to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.^[195]
4. The Ottawa Senators' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 7, 2019, that sent Vladislav Namestnikov to Ottawa in exchange for Nick Ebert and this pick.^[196]