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 The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The t ...

in the 2021 NHL expansion draft. The Rangers retired the no. 30 jersey in honor of

Henrik Lundqvist Henrik Lundqvist (; born 2 March 1982) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. Before winning the Vezina Trophy in 2012, he was nominated in each ...

on January 28, 2022. During the season the team commemorated

Rod Gilbert Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert (July 1, 1941 – August 19, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played his entire career for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as "Mr. Ranger", he played right wing o ...

, who died in August 2021, 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." On December 3, 2021, after a 1–0 win over the

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

, Rangers goaltenders Igor Shesterkin and Alexandar Georgiev had a first combined shutout since

and

Antti Raanta Antti Raanta (born 12 May 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Lukko in the Finnish Liiga. He last played with Genève-Servette Hockey Club, Genève-Servette HC of the National League (ice hockey), Nationa ...

achieved it during a 2–0 victory over the

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. The Stars compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The Stars ...

on December 15, 2016. Three Rangers were selected to participate in the

2022 NHL All-Star Game The 2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on February 5, 2022, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, the home of the Vegas Golden Knights. For the sixth consecutive All-Star Game, a three-on-three format was used, with teams represe ...

Chris Kreider Christopher James Kreider (born April 30, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey winger (ice hockey), winger for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Growing up in Boxford, Massachusetts, Kreider played high school hock ...

, Adam Fox, and

Mika Zibanejad Mika Zibanejad (; born 18 April 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre and Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains, alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Sweden men' ...

. 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

, Daniel Girardi and

Marian Gaborik Marian may refer to: People * Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name * Marian (surname), a list of people so named Places *Marian, Iran (disambiguation) * Marian, Queensland, a town in Australia * Marian, a village in toe comm ...

. At the conclusion of the regular season, Shesterkin was nominated for and eventually won the

Vezina Trophy The Vezina Trophy ( ) is awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the thirty-two List of NHL general managers, NHL general managers vote to dete ...

, and was also named to the

NHL first All-Star team The National Hockey League All-Star teams were first named at the end of the 1930–31 NHL season, to honor the best performers over the season at each position. Representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote for the all-st ...

. On April 9, 2022, the Rangers clinched a playoff berth after a 5–1 win against the

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...

. In the First Round of the

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs The 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2021–22 season. The playoffs began on May 2, 2022, one day after the regular season ended, and concluded on June 26, 2022, with the Colorado ...

, the Rangers trailed 3–1 after the first four games of the series, but won the next three games against the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...

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). The Rangers qualified for the Conference Finals for the first time since the 2014–15 season after they defeated the

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con ...

in seven games in the Second Round. They would go on to lose to the

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the ...

in six games after winning the first two.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021, with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...

. 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 The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

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Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened o ...

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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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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), ...

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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 ...

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Scotiabank Arena 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 ...

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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 ...

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Canadian Tire Centre Canadian Tire Centre () is a multi-purpose arena in the suburb of Kanata in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It opened in January 1996 as the Palladium and was also known as Corel Centre () from 1996 to 2006 and Scotiabank Place () from 2006 to 2013. ...

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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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Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

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Climate Pledge Arena Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located north of downtown Seattle in the entertainment complex known as the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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UBS Arena UBS Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located within in Elmont, New York, on Long Island. The venue is situated directly adjacent to the eastern limits of the borough of Queens in New York City. Opened in 2021, it is the home of the New York ...

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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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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) ...

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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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KeyBank 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 ...

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Ball Arena 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 Inter ...

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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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Vegas Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-larg ...

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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 ...

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FLA Live Arena Amerant Bank Arena (previously known as the National Car Rental Center, Office Depot Center, BankAtlantic Center, BB&T Center, and FLA Live Arena) is an list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in Sunrise, Florida, United States. It is the home venu ...

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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 ...

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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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T-Mobile Arena T-Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States. Opened on April 6, 2016, it is the home arena of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). A joint venture between MGM Resorts International ...

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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 ...

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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PPG Paints Arena 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 ...

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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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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 ...

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Canada Life Centre Canada Life Centre (formerly Bell MTS Place) is an indoor arena in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the home of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. The arena stand ...

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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 ...

, , 18,356 , , 36–16–5 , , 77 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 58 , , March 10 , , @ St. Louis , , 2–6 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

Enterprise Center The Enterprise Center is an 18,096-seat arena located in 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 NCAA basketball, N ...

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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 ...

, , 18,532 , , 37–17–5 , , 79 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 60 , , March 15 , ,

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, , 2–1 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 19,092 , , 39–18–5 , , 83 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , , March 20 , , @ Carolina , , 2–0 , , , , Georgiev , ,

, , 18,680 , , 40–18–5 , , 85 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 64 , , March 22 , , @ New Jersey , , 4–7 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 16,514 , , 40–19–5 , , 85 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 65 , , March 25 , ,

, , 5–1 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 41–19–5 , , 87 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 66 , , March 27 , , Buffalo , , 5–4 , , OT , , Georgiev , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 42–19–5 , , 89 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 67 , , March 29 , , @ Pittsburgh , , 3–2 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 18,011 , , 43–19–5 , , 91 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , , March 30 , , @

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Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

, , 16,375 , , 44–19–5 , , 93 , , , - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 69 , , April 1 , , NY Islanders , , 0–3 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 17,325 , , 44–20–5 , , 93 , , , - style="background:#fff;" , 70 , , April 3 , ,

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, , 3–1 , , , , Georgiev , ,

, , 15,020 , , 45–20–6 , , 96 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 72 , , April 7 , ,

, , 3–0 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 16,694 , , 46–20–6 , , 98 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , , April 9 , ,

, , 5–1 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 47–20–6 , , 100 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 74 , , April 12 , , Carolina , , 2–4 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 47–21–6 , , 100 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , , April 13 , , @ Philadelphia , , 4–0 , , , , Georgiev , ,

, , 15,967 , , 48–21–6 , , 102 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , , April 16 , ,

, , 4–0 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 49–21–6 , , 104 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , , April 19 , ,

, , 3–0 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 50–21–6 , , 106 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 78 , , April 21 , , @ NY Islanders , , 6–3 , , , , Georgiev , ,

, , 17,255 , , 51–21–6 , , 108 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 79 , , April 23 , , @

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, , 17,850 , , 51–22–6 , , 108 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 80 , , April 26 , , Carolina , , 3–4 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 17,358 , , 51–23–6 , , 108 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 81 , , April 27 , ,

, , 3–4 , , , , Georgiev , , Madison Square Garden , , 16,845 , , 51–24–6 , , 108 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , , April 29 , ,

, , 3–2 , , , , Georgiev , , Madison Square Garden , , 17,230 , , 52–24–6 , , 110 , , , - , - ,

Playoffs

The Rangers faced the

in the First Round, and defeated them in seven games. In the Second Round, the Rangers faced the

, and defeated them in seven games. In the Conference Finals, the Rangers faced the

, and lost in six games. , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , , May 3 , , Pittsburgh , , 3–4 , , 3OT , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 18,006 , , 0–1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , May 5 , , Pittsburgh , , 5–2 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 1–1 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , , May 7 , , @ Pittsburgh , , 4–7 , , , , Georgiev , ,

, , 18,385 , , 1–2 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , , May 9 , , @ Pittsburgh , , 2–7 , , , , Shesterkin , , PPG Paints Arena , , 18,392 , , 1–3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , May 11 , , Pittsburgh , , 5–3 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 2–3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , May 13 , , @ Pittsburgh , , 5–3 , , , , Shesterkin , , PPG Paints Arena , , 18,342 , , 3–3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , , May 15 , , Pittsburgh , , 4–3 , , OT , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 4–3 , , , - , - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , , May 18 , , @ Carolina , , 1–2 , , OT , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 18,705 , , 0–1 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , , May 20 , , @ Carolina , , 0–2 , , , , Shesterkin , , PNC Arena , , 19,332 , , 0–2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , May 22 , , Carolina , , 3–1 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 18,006 , , 1–2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , May 24 , , Carolina , , 4–1 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 2–2 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , , May 26 , , @ Carolina , , 1–3 , , , , Shesterkin , , PNC Arena , , 18,786 , , 2–3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , May 28 , , Carolina , , 5–2 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 3–3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , , May 30 , , @ Carolina , , 6–2 , , , , Shesterkin , , PNC Arena , , 18,922 , , 4–3 , , , - , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , June 1 , , Tampa Bay , , 6–2 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 18,006 , , 1–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , June 3 , , Tampa Bay , , 3–2 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 2–0 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , , June 5 , , @ Tampa Bay , , 2–3 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 19,092 , , 2–1 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , , June 7 , , @ Tampa Bay , , 1–4 , , , , Shesterkin , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 2–2 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , , June 9 , , Tampa Bay , , 1–3 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 2–3 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , , June 11 , , @ Tampa Bay , , 1–2 , , , , Shesterkin , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 2–4 , , , - , - ,

Player statistics

As of June 12, 2022

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and honors

Awards

Milestones

Records

Transactions

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

Trades

Free agents

Waivers

Contract terminations

Signings

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

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, and Commissioner

Gary Bettman Gary Bruce Bettman (born June 2, 1952) is an American sports executive who serves as the NHL commissioner, commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL), a post he has held since February 1, 1993. Previously, Bettman was a senior vice preside ...

announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in

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. # The

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Con ...

' third-round pick went to the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...

as the result of a trade on July 1, 2019, that sent

Jimmy Vesey James Michael Vesey (born May 26, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey left winger for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round, 66th overall, of the 201 ...

to Buffalo in exchange for this pick. # The

Arizona Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are an inactive professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division (1996–1998, 2021–2024) and ...

' 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

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in exchange for this pick. # The

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The Kings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. ...

' 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. # The

' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 7, 2019, that sent

Vladislav Namestnikov Vladislav Yevgenievich Namestnikov (; born 22 November 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 27th overall by the Lightning in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and has ...

to Ottawa in exchange for Nick Ebert and this pick.

References

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