The 2016–17 New York Rangers season was the franchise's

90th 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bot ...

season of play and their 91st season overall. The team began its regular games on October 13, 2016, against the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

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New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...

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Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

, , 3–4 (OT) , , 2–1–1 , - style="background:#fff;" , 5 , , October 4 , , @ New York Islanders , , 2–3 (OT) , , 2–1–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , , October 6 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 4–2 , , 2–2–2 , -

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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , October 13 , , NY Islanders , , 5–3 , , , , Lundqvist , ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

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St. Louis St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a populatio ...

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Scottrade Center The Enterprise Center is an 18,096-seat arena located in Downtown St. Louis, downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Its primary tenant is the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, but it is also used for other functions, such as ...

, , 19,197 , , 1–1–0 , , 2 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , October 17 , , San Jose , , 7–4 , , , , Raanta , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,200 , , 2–1–0 , , 4 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , , October 19 , ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

, , 1–2 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,200 , , 2–2–0 , , 4 ,
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Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

, , 4–2 , , , , Lundqvist , , Verizon Center , , 18,506 , , 3–2–0 , , 6 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , October 23 , ,

Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

, , 3–2 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 4–2–0 , , 8 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , , October 26 , ,

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, , 5–2 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 5–2–0 , , 10 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , , October 28 , , @ Carolina , , 2–3 , , , , Lundqvist , ,

PNC Arena Lenovo Center (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly RBC Center and PNC Arena) is an list of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The arena seats 18,700 for ice hockey and 19,500 ...

, , 18,380 , , 5–3–0 , , 10 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , , October 30 , ,

Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and shallow estuary connected to the Gulf of Mexico on the west-central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay. The largest freshwater i ...

, , 6–1 , , , , Raanta , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 6–3–0 , , 12 ,
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, - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , , November 1 , ,

, , 5–0 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 7–3–0 , , 14 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , , November 3 , ,

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

, , 5–3 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 8–3–0 , , 16 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , , November 5 , , @

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TD Garden TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening i ...

, , 17,565 , , 9–3–0 , , 18 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , , November 6 , ,

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

, , 5–2 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 10–3–0 , , 20 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 14 , , November 8 , ,

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

, , 3–5 , , , , Raanta , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 10–4–0 , , 20 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , , November 12 , , @

Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...

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Scotiabank Saddledome Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames ...

, , 19,289 , , 11–4–0 , , 22,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 16 , , November 13 , , @

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Rogers Place Rogers Place is a multi-use indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Construction started in March 2014, and the building officially opened on September 8, 2016. The arena has a seating capacity of 18,347 as a ice hockey, hockey venue and 20,73 ...

, , 18,347 , , 12–4–0 , , 24 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , , November 15 , , @

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Rogers Arena Rogers Arena, (formerly General Motors Place), is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, arena at 800 Griffiths Way in the Downtown Vancouver, downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General ...

, , 17,814 , , 13–4–0 , , 26 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 18 , , November 18 , , @ Columbus , , 2–4 , , , , Lundqvist , ,

Nationwide Arena Nationwide Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the Arena District of Columbus, Ohio, United States. Since completion in 2000, the arena has served as the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is one of two faci ...

, , 14,541 , , 13–5–0 , , 26 ,
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, - style="background:#fff;" , 19 , , November 20 , ,

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

, , 2–3 , , SO , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 13–5–1 , , 27 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 20 , , November 21 , , @

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...

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Consol Energy Center PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It previously was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football Leagu ...

, , 18,632 , , 14–5–1 , , 29 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 21 , , November 23 , ,

, , 1–6 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 14–6–1 , , 29 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , , November 25 , , @

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

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Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: * Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California * Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo C ...

, , 19,981 , , 15–6–1 , , 31 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , , November 27 , ,

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

, , 0–2 , , , , Raanta , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 15–7–1 , , 31 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , , November 29 , , Carolina , , 3–2 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 16–7–1 , , 33 ,
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, - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 25 , , December 1 , , @ Buffalo , , 3–4 , , , , Lundqvist , ,

First Niagara Center KeyBank Center is a multipurpose indoor arena located in Buffalo, New York, United States. Originally known as Marine Midland Arena, the venue has since been named HSBC Arena and First Niagara Center. Home to the Buffalo Sabres of the Nation ...

, , 18,047 , , 16–8–1 , , 33 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , , December 3 , , Carolina , , 4–2 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 17–8–1 , , 35 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 27 , , December 6 , , @ NY Islanders , , 2–4 , , , , Lundqvist , ,

Barclays Center Barclays Center ( ) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liber ...

, , 15,795 , , 17–9–1 , , 35 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , , December 8 , , @

, , 2–1 , , , , Raanta , , MTS Centre , , 15,294 , , 18–9–1 , , 37 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , , December 9 , , @

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

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United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

, , 21,770 , , 19–9–1 , , 39 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 30 , , December 11 , ,

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

, , 5–0 , , , , Raanta , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 20–9–1 , , 41 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 31 , , December 13 , ,

, , 1–2 , , , , Raanta , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 20–10–1 , , 41 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , , December 15 , , @

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

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American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National ...

, , 18,212 , , 21–10–1 , , 43 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , , December 17 , , @

Nashville Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...

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Bridgestone Arena Bridgestone Arena (originally Nashville Arena, and formerly Gaylord Entertainment Center and Sommet Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1996, it is the home of the Nashville Predat ...

, , 17,113 , , 22–10–1 , , 45 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , , December 18 , ,

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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 35 , , December 20 , , @

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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 36 , , December 23 , ,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

, , 4–7 , , , , Raanta , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 23–12–1 , , 47 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , , December 27 , ,

, , 4–3 , , , , Raanta , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 24–12–1 , , 49 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 38 , , December 29 , , @

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Gila River Arena Desert Diamond Arena (originally Glendale Arena and formerly Jobing.com Arena and Gila River Arena) is an indoor entertainment arena located in Glendale, Arizona, which anchors the 223-acre, $1 billion Westgate Entertainment District. Located ...

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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , , December 31 , , @

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

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Pepsi Center Ball Arena (formerly known as the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Int ...

, , 17,609 , , 26–12–1 , , 53 ,
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, - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 40 , , January 3 , , Buffalo , , 1–4 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 26–13–1 , , 53 ,
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, , 19,858 , , 27–13–1 , , 55 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 42 , , January 7 , , @ Columbus , , 5–4 , , , , Lundqvist , ,

, , 19,001 , , 28–13–1 , , 57 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 43 , , January 13 , ,

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, , 2–4 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 28–14–1 , , 57 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 44 , , January 14 , , @

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

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Bell Centre Bell Centre (French: ''Centre Bell)'', formerly known as Molson Centre, is a multi-purpose arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opened on March 16, 1996, it is the home arena of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), ...

, , 21,288 , , 28–15–1 , , 57 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 45 , , January 17 , ,

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Air Canada Centre Scotiabank Arena (SBA), formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and t ...

, , 19,088 , , 29–16–1 , , 59 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 47 , , January 22 , , @

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Joe Louis Arena Joe Louis Arena was an arena in Downtown Detroit. Completed in 1979 at a cost of US$57 million as a replacement for Olympia Stadium, it sat adjacent to Cobo Center on the bank of the Detroit River and was accessible by the Joe Louis Arena ...

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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , , January 23 , ,

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

, , 3–2 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 31–16–1 , , 63 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 49 , , January 25 , ,

, , 0–2 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 31–17–1 , , 63 ,
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, - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , , February 2 , , @ Buffalo , , 2–1 , , OT , , Lundqvist , ,

, , 18,941 , , 32–18–1 , , 65 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 52 , , February 5 , ,

, , 4–3 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 33–18–1 , , 67 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 53 , , February 7 , ,

Anaheim Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the tenth-most ...

, , 4–1 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 34–18–1 , , 69 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 54 , , February 9 , ,

, , 4–3 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 35–18–1 , , 71 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 55 , , February 11 , ,

, , 4–2 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 36–18–1 , , 73 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 56 , , February 13 , , @ Columbus , , 3–2 , , , , Raanta , ,

, , 14,378 , , 37–18–1 , , 75 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 57 , , February 16 , , @ NY Islanders , , 2–4 , , , , Lundqvist , ,

, , 15,795 , , 37–18–1 , , 75 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 58 , , February 19 , ,

, , 2–1 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 38–19–1 , , 77 ,
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, , 2–3 , , SO , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 38–19–2 , , 78 ,
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Prudential Center Prudential Center is a multipurpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), the New York Sirens of the Pro ...

, , 16,514 , , 40–19–2 , , 82 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 62 , , February 26 , , Columbus , , 2–5 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 40–20–2 , , 82 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 63 , , February 28 , ,

, , 1–4 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 40–21–2 , , 82 ,
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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 65 , , March 4 , ,

, , 1–4 , , , , Lundqvist , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 41–22–2 , , 84 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 66 , , March 6 , , @

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Amalie Arena Amalie Arena (officially stylized as AMALIE Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Tampa, Florida, United States, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. It is mainly used as the home for the Tamp ...

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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 67 , , March 7 , , @

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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 68 , , March 9 , , @ Carolina , , 3–4 , , , , Raanta , ,

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, , 2–3 , , , , Raanta , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 44–24–2 , , 90 ,
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, , 3–4 , , SO , , Raanta , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 44–24–3 , , 91 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 72 , , March 18 , , @

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Xcel Energy Center Xcel Energy Center is a multipurpose arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Completed in 2000 and often called "The X" by fans, it is named for its locally based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 17,954, the arena ...

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, - style="background:#fcc;" , 74 , , March 22 , , NY Islanders , , 2–3 , , , , Raanta , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 45–25–4 , , 94 ,
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Staples Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

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Honda Center Honda Center (formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) is an indoor arena located in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Originally named the Anaheim Arena during construction, it w ...

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, - style="background:#fff;" , 77 , , March 28 , , @ San Jose , , 4–5 , , OT , , Lundqvist , ,

SAP Center SAP Center at San Jose (originally known as San Jose Arena and HP Pavilion at San Jose) is an indoor arena located in San Jose, California. Its primary tenant is the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, for which the arena has earned ...

, , 17,562 , , 46–26–5 , , 97 ,
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, - style="background:#fff;" , 78 , , March 31 , ,

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Playoffs

The Rangers qualified for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, entering as the Wild Card in the Eastern Conference and being matched up against the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. The Rangers defeated the Canadiens in six games, moving on to round 2 against the Ottawa Senators. The Rangers were then eliminated by the Senators in six games. , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , April 12 , , @ Montreal , , 2–0 , , Lundqvist , , Rangers lead 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , , April 14 , , @ Montreal , , 3–4 OT , , Lundqvist , , Series tied 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , , April 16 , , Montreal , , 1–3 , , Lundqvist , , Canadiens lead 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , April 18 , , Montreal , , 2–1 , , Lundqvist , , Series tied 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , April 20 , , @ Montreal , , 3–2 OT , , Lundqvist , , Rangers lead 3–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , April 22 , , Montreal , , 3–1 , , Lundqvist , , Rangers win series 4–2 , - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , , April 27 , , @ Ottawa , , 1–2 , , Lundqvist , , Senators lead 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , , April 29 , , @ Ottawa , , 5–6 2OT , , Lundqvist , , Senators lead 2–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , May 2 , , Ottawa , , 4–1 , , Lundqvist , , Senators lead 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , May 4 , , Ottawa , , 4–1 , , Lundqvist , , Series tied 2–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , , May 6 , , @ Ottawa , , 4–5 OT , , Lundqvist , , Senators lead 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , , May 9 , , Ottawa , , 2–4 , , Lundqvist , , Senators win series 4–2 , - , - ,

Player statistics

Final stats ;Skaters ;Goaltenders ^†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

Milestones

Records

Transactions

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

Trades

;Notes

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

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

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' first-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent

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and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Joe Vitale, a compensatory second-round pick in 2016 (53rd overall) and this pick. Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent

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, Chris Summers and a fourth-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for John Moore,

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, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in

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and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if New York qualifies for the

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– was converted on April 4, 2016. * The

' second-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 15, 2016, that sent Teuvo Teravainen and

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to Carolina in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in

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and this pick. * The

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' fourth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent John Moore,

, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in

and a conditional first-round pick in 2016 to Arizona in exchange for

, Chris Summers and this pick. * The

' fourth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent James Sheppard to New York in exchange for this pick. * The

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' sixth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016, that sent

to Florida in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in

and this pick.

References

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