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are an American

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that competes in the

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(NHL). One of the NHL's "

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" teams, the Rangers play in the

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of the Eastern Conference. Since 1968, the team has played its home games in Madison Square Garden. In 95 completed seasons (excluding the

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-canceled 2004–05 season), the team has won four Stanley Cup championships and has qualified for the playoffs sixty-one times. As of the end of the 2021–22 season, New York has won more than 2,900 regular-season games, the fifth-highest victory total among NHL teams. The Rangers were founded in 1926, and won their first Stanley Cup title in 1928, making them the first U.S.-based NHL franchise to win the Cup. Over the next 12 seasons, New York reached the Stanley Cup Finals five times and won twice, in 1933 and 1940. The Rangers then entered a period of decline; from 1943 to 1966, New York missed the playoffs 18 times. During that time, the Rangers reached the

1950 Stanley Cup Finals The 1950 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings. It was the Rangers' first appearance in the Finals since their Stanley Cup victory in 1940. The Red Wings would win the series 4–3 to mark their franch ...

, where they lost to the Detroit Red Wings. In the 1970s, the Rangers made the Stanley Cup Finals twice, but were defeated by the

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in 1972 and by the

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in 1979. Thirteen years later, in the 1991–92 season, New York won the

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by leading the NHL in regular-season points with 105. The team, however, was eliminated in the second round of the playoffs. After missing the playoffs in the 1992–93 season, the Rangers accumulated 112 points in the 1993–94 season and won their second Presidents' Trophy. With a seven-game victory against the

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in the

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, the Rangers ended a 54-year Stanley Cup drought. After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 1997, the Rangers did not return to the playoffs until 2006. In the 2013–14 season, the Rangers reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years, defeating the Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games before losing to the

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in the championship series. New York earned its third Presidents' Trophy with a team record 113 points in 2014–15, but was eliminated in the Conference Finals by the

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. In the most recent season, 2021–22, the Rangers finished second in the Metropolitan Division with 110 points and lost again in the Conference Finals to the Lightning in the 2022 playoffs.

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Notes

*From the 1926–27 season to the 1937–38 season, the Rangers played in the American Division. *From the 1938–39 season to the 1966–67 season, the NHL had no divisions. *Before the 1967–68 season, the NHL split into East and West Divisions because of the addition of six

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. *The NHL realigned before the 1974–75 season. The Rangers were placed in the

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Patrick Division The Patrick Division is a former division of the National Hockey League (NHL). It was formed in 1974 as part of the Clarence Campbell Conference. The division moved to the Prince of Wales Conference in 1981. The division existed for 19 seasons un ...

. *Before the 1981–82 season, the NHL moved the Patrick Division to the

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. *The NHL realigned into Eastern and Western conferences prior to the 1993–94 season. New York was placed in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. *The season was shortened to 48 games because of the

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. *Beginning with the 1999–2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular-season game in overtime. *The season was cancelled because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout. *Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a

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for regular-season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties. *The season was shortened to 48 games because of the

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. *The NHL realigned its divisions before the 2013–14 season. The Rangers were placed in the Metropolitan Division. *The Rangers' season was shortened to 70 games because of the

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. The Rangers qualified for the NHL's expanded 24-team postseason. * Due to the

, the

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was shortened to 56 games.

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