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 Colin Blackwell (born March 28, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Early life Blackwell was born on March 28, 1993, to parents Jim and Carla Blackwell in North Ando ...

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 in the Western Conference and began play during the league's 2021–22 season. ...

in the

2021 NHL Expansion Draft The 2021 NHL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft that was conducted by the National Hockey League on July 21, 2021, to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 2021–22 season, the Seattle Kraken. Background On December 4, 20 ...

. 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 his entire 15-season career with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before winning the Vezina Trophy in 2012, he was n ...

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. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertain ...

, Rangers goaltenders

Igor Shesterkin Igor Olegovich Shestyorkin (russian: Игорь Олегович Шестёркин, commonly spelled as Shesterkin; born 30 December 1995) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey Leag ...

and

Alexandar Georgiev Alexandar Georgiyevich Georgiev (russian: Александр Георгиевич Георгиев; born 10 February 1996) is a Bulgarian-born Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey Leagu ...

had a first combined shutout since

and

Antti Raanta Antti Raanta (born 12 May 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Raanta was initially signed by the Chicago Blackhawks as an undrafted free agent. ...

achieved it during a 2–0 victory over the

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

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 repres ...

Chris Kreider Christopher James Kreider (born April 30, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey winger and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Raised in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Kreider previou ...

, Adam Fox, and

Mika Zibanejad Mika Zibanejad ( fa, میکا زیبانژاد; born 18 April 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Zibanejad was selected sixth overall in the 2011 N ...

. However, due to 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 Daniel Girardi (born April 29, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Undrafted, Girardi played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning as a stay-at-home defenseman ...

and

Marian Gaborik Marian may refer to: People * Mari people, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group in Russia * Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name * Marian (surname), a list of people so named Places * Marian, Iran (disambiguation) * Marian, Queensla ...

. 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's (NHL) goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the thirty-two NHL general managers vote to determine the winner. It is named in ...

, 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- ...

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

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member ...

. 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). The playoffs began on May 2, 2022, one day after the 2021–22 NHL regular season, and concluded on June 26, 2022, with the Colorado Avalanche winnin ...

, 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. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have play ...

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. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

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. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

in six games.

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Divisional standings

Conference standings

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Preseason

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NY 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 Conferenc ...

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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 and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsyl ...

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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

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Prudential Center Prudential Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the men's basketball program of Seton Ha ...

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TD Garden TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after its sponsor, TD Bank, a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Ontario. It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston Garden and has bee ...

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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 (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Bei ...

. 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, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...

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Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. It has been largely considered to be a commercial success an ...

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Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

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Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

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Bell Centre Bell Centre (), 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), replacing the Montr ...

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Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most pop ...

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Scotiabank Arena Scotiabank Arena (French: ''Aréna Scotiabank)'', formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Rap ...

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Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., 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 venue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1996, it is the home of the Nashville Predators o ...

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Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

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Canadian Tire Centre Canadian Tire Centre (french: links=no, Centre Canadian Tire) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located in the western suburb of Stittsville. It opened in January 1996 as the Palladium and was also known as Corel Cen ...

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Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...

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Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

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Seattle Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...

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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 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 most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. Th ...

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Rogers Arena Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena located at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place (GM Place) from its opening until July 6, 2010, when G ...

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Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anc ...

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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 18,500 as a hockey venue and 20,734 as a conce ...

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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 Flam ...

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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...

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Nationwide Arena Nationwide Arena is a multi-purpose arena in 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 facilities in Columbus, alon ...

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UBS Arena UBS Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York directly adjacent to the New York City limits. Opened in 2021, it is the home of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing Nassau C ...

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Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

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

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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

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KeyBank Center KeyBank Center is a multipurpose indoor arena located in Buffalo, New York. 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 National Hockey Lea ...

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Ball Arena Ball Arena (formerly known as Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25. A light ...

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Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States. It is the list of U.S. states and territories by area, 6th largest and the list of U.S. states and territories by population, 14 ...

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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 multi-purpose entertainment arena located in Glendale, Arizona. The venue anchors the 223-acre, $1 billion Westgate Entertainment Di ...

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Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

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Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

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FLA Live Arena FLA Live Arena (previously known as the National Car Rental Center, Office Depot Center, BankAtlantic Center, and BB&T Center) is an indoor arena located next to Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, Florida. It is the home venue for the Florida Panthers o ...

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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 ...

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

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T-Mobile Arena T-Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Paradise, Nevada. 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 and Anschutz En ...

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Anaheim Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-mos ...

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Honda Center The 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, ...

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Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wor ...

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SAP Center The SAP Center at San Jose (originally known as San Jose Arena and the 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 ...

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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 Ce ...

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Carolina Carolina may refer to: Geography * The Carolinas, the U.S. states of North and South Carolina ** North Carolina, a U.S. state ** South Carolina, a U.S. state * Province of Carolina, a British province until 1712 * Carolina, Alabama, a town in ...

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PNC Arena PNC Arena (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly the RBC Center) is an indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The arena seats 18,680 for ice hockey and 19,722 for basketball, including 61 suites, 13 loge boxes an ...

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, , 3–2 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 29–13–4 , , 62 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 47 , , February 1 , ,

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, , 15,942 , , 30–13–4 , , 64 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , , February 15 , ,

, , 2–1 , , SO , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 15,403 , , 31–13–4 , , 66 , , , - style="background:#fff;" , 49 , , February 17 , ,

, , 2–3 , , SO , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 16,461 , , 31–13–5 , , 67 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 50 , , February 20 , , @

, , 2–1 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 5,181 , , 32–13–5 , , 69 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , , February 24 , ,

, , 4–1 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 33–13–5 , , 71 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 52 , , February 26 , , @

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

, , 0–1 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

PPG Paints Arena PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, 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 League (AFL) from 2 ...

, , 18,413 , , 33–14–5 , , 71 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 53 , , February 27 , ,

, , 2–5 , , , , Georgiev , , Madison Square Garden , , 16,483 , , 33–15–5 , , 71 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 54 , , March 2 , ,

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

, , 5–3 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 16,870 , , 34–15–5 , , 73 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 55 , , March 4 , ,

, , 3–1 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 35–15–5 , , 75 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 56 , , March 6 , , @

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749 ...

, , 4–1 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

Canada Life Centre Canada Life Centre (formerly MTS Centre and Bell MTS Place) is an indoor arena in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. The arena is the home of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. T ...

, , 12,867 , , 36–15–5 , , 77 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 57 , , March 8 , , @

, , 2–5 , , , , Georgiev , ,

Xcel Energy Center Xcel Energy Center (also known as "The X") is a multipurpose arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Completed in 2000, it is named for its locally based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 17,954, the arena has fou ...

, , 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, NC ...

, , 18,096 , , 36–17–5 , , 77 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 59 , , March 12 , , @

, , 7–4 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association and the Dallas St ...

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

, , 4–3 , , OT , , Georgiev , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 38–17–5 , , 81 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 61 , , March 17 , ,

, , 1–2 , , , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 38–18–5 , , 81 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , , March 19 , , @

, , 2–1 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

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

, , 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 , , @

, , 5–4 , , OT , , Georgiev , ,

Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened 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 ...

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

, , 0–3 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

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

, , 3–4 , , SO , , Shesterkin , , Madison Square Garden , , 16,005 , , 44–20–6 , , 94 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 71 , , April 5 , , @

, , 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 , ,

, , 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 , , @

, , 1–3 , , , , Shesterkin , ,

, , 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 The 2021 NHL Entry Draft was the 59th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on July 23–24, 2021, delayed by one month from its normally scheduled time of June due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the later-than-normal finish of the 2020–21 NHL se ...

, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, in a remote format, with teams convening via

videoconferencing Videotelephony, also known as videoconferencing and video teleconferencing, is the two-way or multipoint reception and transmission of audio and video signals by people in different locations for real time communication.McGraw-Hill Concise Encyc ...

, and Commissioner

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

announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in

Secaucus, New Jersey Secaucus ( ) is a Town (New Jersey), town in Hudson County, New Jersey, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 16,264,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 Conf ...

' third-round pick went to the

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

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 New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks an ...

to Buffalo in exchange for this pick. # The

Arizona Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Coyotes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and currently play at the Mul ...

' 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 The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

in exchange for this pick. # The

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

' 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 (russian: link=no, Владислав Евгеньевич Наместников; born 22 November 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He ...

to Ottawa in exchange for Nick Ebert and this pick.

References

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