# 2021–22 New York Rangers season

The 2021–22 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 95th season of play and their 96th season overall. Before the season, the Rangers lost Colin Blackwell to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.
The Rangers retired the no. 30 jersey in honor of Henrik Lundqvist on January 28, 2022.
During the season the team commemorated Rod Gilbert, 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, Rangers goaltenders Igor Shesterkin and Alexandar Georgiev had a first combined shutout since Henrik Lundqvist and Antti Raanta achieved it during a 2–0 victory over the Dallas Stars on December 15, 2016.
Three Rangers were selected to participate in the 2022 NHL All-Star Game: Chris Kreider, Adam Fox, and Mika Zibanejad. However, for personal reasons, Zibanejad did not attend the game. It was the 34th time in franchise history that the Rangers have had three or more players selected to the same All-Star Game and first since the 2011–12 season with Henrik Lundqvist, Daniel Girardi and Marian Gaborik. At the conclusion of the regular season, Shesterkin was nominated for and eventually won the Vezina Trophy, and was also named to the NHL first All-Star team.
On April 9, 2022, the Rangers clinched a playoff berth after a 5–1 win against the Ottawa Senators. In the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Rangers trailed 3–1 after the first four games of the series, but won the next three games against the Pittsburgh Penguins and won the series 4–3. This was the third time in franchise history that the Rangers won the seven-game series after trailing 3–1 (2013–14 and 2014–15). The Rangers qualified for the Conference Finals for the first time since the 2014–15 season after they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games in the Second Round. They would go on to lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games after winning the first two.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 47 | 278 | 202 | +76 | 116 |
| 2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 44 | 254 | 207 | +47 | 110 |
| 3 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 37 | 272 | 229 | +43 | 103 |
| 4 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
| 5 | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
| 6 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
| 8 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
| 2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
| 3 | ME | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
| 4 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
| 5 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
| 6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
| 7 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
| 8 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
| 9 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
| 10 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on July 27, 2021.
2021 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 26NY Islanders0–4GeorgievMadison Square Garden10,2380–1–0
2September 28Boston3–2WallMadison Square Garden9,9021–1–0
3October 1@ New Jersey1–7ShesterkinPrudential Center10,4741–2–0
4October 2@ Boston4–3OTWallTD Garden17,8502–2–0
5October 6New Jersey6–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden10,4683–2–0
6October 9@ NY Islanders5–4OTGeorgievWebster Bank Arena—4–2–0 :

### 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. 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.
2021–22 game log :
October: 6–2–1, 13 points (home: 1–1–1; road: 5–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 13@ Washington1–5GeorgievCapital One Arena18,5730–1–00
2October 14Dallas2–3OTShesterkinMadison Square Garden17,1730–1–11
3October 16@ Montreal3–1ShesterkinBell Centre21,1051–1–13
4October 18@ Toronto2–1OTShesterkinScotiabank Arena18,0982–1–15
5October 21@ Nashville3–1ShesterkinBridgestone Arena17,1593–1–17
6October 23@ Ottawa3–2GeorgievCanadian Tire Centre11,1674–1–19
7October 25Calgary1–5ShesterkinMadison Square Garden13,5904–2–19
8October 29Columbus4–0ShesterkinMadison Square Garden14,5325–2–111
9October 31@ Seattle3–1ShesterkinClimate Pledge Arena17,1516–2–113 :
November: 7–2–2, 16 points (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 2@ Vancouver2–3OTShesterkinRogers Arena18,2576–2–214
11November 5@ Edmonton5–6OTGeorgievRogers Place17,4046–2–315
12November 6@ Calgary0–6ShesterkinScotiabank Saddledome15,8796–3–315
13November 8Florida4–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden14,8777–3–317
14November 13@ Columbus5–3ShesterkinNationwide Arena15,5398–3–319
15November 14New Jersey4–3SOGeorgievMadison Square Garden16,1309–3–321
16November 16Montreal3–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden15,25510–3–323
17November 18@ Toronto1–2ShesterkinScotiabank Arena19,02910–4–323
—November 20@ Ottawa–Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol; moved to February 20
18November 21Buffalo5–4ShesterkinMadison Square Garden17,25611–4–325
19November 24@ NY Islanders4–1ShesterkinUBS Arena17,25512–4–327
20November 26@ Boston5–2ShesterkinTD Garden17,85013–4–329
—November 28NY Islanders–Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol; moved to March 17 :
December: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
21December 1Philadelphia4–1ShesterkinMadison Square Garden15,68714–4–331
22December 3San Jose1–0ShesterkinMadison Square Garden16,72615–4–333
23December 4Chicago3–2GeorgievMadison Square Garden17,04616–4–335
24December 7@ Chicago6–2GeorgievUnited Center17,20717–4–337
25December 8Colorado3–7HuskaMadison Square Garden16,71417–5–337
26December 10@ Buffalo2–1GeorgievKeyBank Center9,70318–5–339
27December 12Nashville0–1GeorgievMadison Square Garden16,17718–6–339
28December 14@ Colorado2–4GeorgievBall Arena17,19818–7–339
29December 15@ Arizona3–2KinkaidGila River Arena11,38019–7–341
30December 17Vegas2–3SOGeorgievMadison Square Garden17,40019–7–442
—December 22Montreal–Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol; moved to April 27
—December 27Detroit–Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol; moved to February 17
31December 29@ Florida3–4ShesterkinFLA Live Arena15,85719–8–442
32December 31@ Tampa Bay4–3SOShesterkinAmalie Arena19,09220–8–444 :
January: 9–5–0, 18 points (home: 6–1–0; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
33January 2Tampa Bay4–0ShesterkinMadison Square Garden16,88521–8–446
34January 3Edmonton4–1GeorgievMadison Square Garden16,97922–8–448
35January 6@ Vegas1–5GeorgievT-Mobile Arena18,11722–9–448
36January 8@ Anaheim4–1GeorgievHonda Center15,14623–9–450
37January 10@ Los Angeles1–3GeorgievCrypto.com Arena13,55823–10–450
38January 13@ San Jose3–0ShesterkinSAP Center10,91924–10–452
39January 15@ Philadelphia3–2ShesterkinWells Fargo Center18,29325–10–454
40January 19Toronto6–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden16,62426–10–456
41January 21@ Carolina3–6GeorgievPNC Arena16,11826–11–456
42January 22Arizona7–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden17,00627–11–458
43January 24Los Angeles3–2SOShesterkinMadison Square Garden15,66628–11–460
44January 27@ Columbus3–5GeorgievNationwide Arena14,87828–12–460
45January 28Minnesota2–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00628–13–460
46January 30Seattle3–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00629–13–462 :
February: 4–2–1, 9 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
47February 1Florida5–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden15,94230–13–464
48February 15Boston2–1SOShesterkinMadison Square Garden15,40331–13–466
49February 17Detroit2–3SOShesterkinMadison Square Garden16,46131–13–567
50February 20@ Ottawa2–1ShesterkinCanadian Tire Centre5,18132–13–569
51February 24Washington4–1ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00633–13–571
52February 26@ Pittsburgh0–1ShesterkinPPG Paints Arena18,41333–14–571
53February 27Vancouver2–5GeorgievMadison Square Garden16,48333–15–571 :
March: 11–4–0, 22 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 6–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
54March 2St. Louis5–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden16,87034–15–573
55March 4New Jersey3–1ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00635–15–575
56March 6@ Winnipeg4–1ShesterkinCanada Life Centre12,86736–15–577
57March 8@ Minnesota2–5GeorgievXcel Energy Center18,35636–16–577
58March 10@ St. Louis2–6ShesterkinEnterprise Center18,09636–17–577
59March 12@ Dallas7–4ShesterkinAmerican Airlines Center18,53237–17–579
60March 15Anaheim4–3OTGeorgievMadison Square Garden18,00638–17–581
61March 17NY Islanders1–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00638–18–581
62March 19@ Tampa Bay2–1ShesterkinAmalie Arena19,09239–18–583
63March 20@ Carolina2–0GeorgievPNC Arena18,68040–18–585
64March 22@ New Jersey4–7ShesterkinPrudential Center16,51440–19–585
65March 25Pittsburgh5–1ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00641–19–587
66March 27Buffalo5–4OTGeorgievMadison Square Garden18,00642–19–589
67March 29@ Pittsburgh3–2ShesterkinPPG Paints Arena18,01143–19–591
68March 30@ Detroit5–4OTGeorgievLittle Caesars Arena16,37544–19–593 :
April: 8–5–1, 17 points (home: 5–4–1; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
69April 1NY Islanders0–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden17,32544–20–593
70April 3Philadelphia3–4SOShesterkinMadison Square Garden16,00544–20–694
71April 5@ New Jersey3–1GeorgievPrudential Center15,02045–20–696
72April 7Pittsburgh3–0ShesterkinMadison Square Garden16,69446–20–698
73April 9Ottawa5–1ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00647–20–6100
74April 12Carolina2–4ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00647–21–6100
75April 13@ Philadelphia4–0GeorgievWells Fargo Center15,96748–21–6102
76April 16Detroit4–0ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00649–21–6104
77April 19Winnipeg3–0ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00650–21–6106
78April 21@ NY Islanders6–3GeorgievUBS Arena17,25551–21–6108
79April 23@ Boston1–3ShesterkinTD Garden17,85051–22–6108
80April 26Carolina3–4ShesterkinMadison Square Garden17,35851–23–6108
81April 27Montreal3–4GeorgievMadison Square Garden16,84551–24–6108
82April 29Washington3–2GeorgievMadison Square Garden17,23052–24–6110 :
Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

The Rangers faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the First Round, and defeated them in seven games. In the Second Round, the Rangers faced the Carolina Hurricanes, and defeated them in seven games. In the Conference Finals, the Rangers faced the Tampa Bay Lightning, and lost in six games.
2022 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Pittsburgh Penguins: New York won 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 3Pittsburgh3–43OTShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0060–1
2May 5Pittsburgh5–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0061–1
3May 7@ Pittsburgh4–7GeorgievPPG Paints Arena18,3851–2
4May 9@ Pittsburgh2–7ShesterkinPPG Paints Arena18,3921–3
5May 11Pittsburgh5–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0062–3
6May 13@ Pittsburgh5–3ShesterkinPPG Paints Arena18,3423–3
7May 15Pittsburgh4–3OTShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0064–3 :
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Carolina Hurricanes: New York won 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 18@ Carolina1–2OTShesterkinPNC Arena18,7050–1
2May 20@ Carolina0–2ShesterkinPNC Arena19,3320–2
3May 22Carolina3–1ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0061–2
4May 24Carolina4–1ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0062–2
5May 26@ Carolina1–3ShesterkinPNC Arena18,7862–3
6May 28Carolina5–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0063–3
7May 30@ Carolina6–2ShesterkinPNC Arena18,9224–3 :
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1June 1Tampa Bay6–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0061–0
2June 3Tampa Bay3–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0062–0
3June 5@ Tampa Bay2–3ShesterkinAmalie Arena19,0922–1
4June 7@ Tampa Bay1–4ShesterkinAmalie Arena19,0922–2
5June 9Tampa Bay1–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0062–3
6June 11@ Tampa Bay1–2ShesterkinAmalie Arena19,0922–4 :
Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

As of June 12, 2022

### Skaters

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

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Igor Shesterkin | 53 | 52 | 3,070:32 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 106 | 2.07 | 1,622 | .935 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexandar Georgiev | 33 | 28 | 1,746:06 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 85 | 2.92 | 832 | .898 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Kinkaid | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 31 | .935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Huska | 1 | 1 | 59:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.04 | 39 | .821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Igor Shesterkin | 20 | 20 | 1,181:34 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 2.59 | 720 | .929 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Alexandar Georgiev | 2 | 0 | 58:57 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.04 | 31 | .935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Rangers. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
* $^‡$ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
* Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

## Awards and honors
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Date |
| Chris Kreider | Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award | April 26, 2022 |
| Chris Kreider | Mr. Ranger Award | April 27, 2022 |
| Igor Shesterkin | Vezina Trophy | June 21, 2022 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Nils Lundkvist | 1st NHL career point | October 29, 2021 |
| Ryan Reaves | 700th NHL career game | November 21, 2021 |
| Artemi Panarin | 500th NHL career point | December 7, 2021 |
| Adam Huska | 1st NHL career game | December 8, 2021 |
| Nils Lundkvist | 1st NHL career goal | December 8, 2021 |
| Chris Kreider | 600th game as a Ranger | December 12, 2021 |
| Braden Schneider | 1st NHL career game 1st NHL career goal | January 13, 2022 |
| Chris Kreider | 200th NHL career goal | January 13, 2022 |
| Braden Schneider | 1st NHL career assist | January 27, 2022 |
| Gerard Gallant | 300th NHL coaching career win | February 1, 2022 |
| Chris Kreider | 400th NHL career point | March 15, 2022 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 500th NHL career point | March 25, 2022 |
| Artemi Panarin | 500th NHL career game | April 7, 2022 |
| Frank Vatrano | 100th NHL career goal | April 16, 2022 |
| Adam Fox | 200th NHL career game | April 21, 2022 |
| Igor Shesterkin | 1st NHL career playoff win | May 5, 2022 |
| Kaapo Kakko | 1st NHL career playoff goal | May 7, 2022 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | 1st NHL career playoff assist | May 7, 2022 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | 1st NHL career playoff goal | May 9, 2022 |
| Filip Chytil | 1st NHL career playoff goal | May 11, 2022 |

### Records

Regular season :
| Player | Record | Reached |
| Chris Kreider | 60th NHL career power play goal (2nd most power play goals in Rangers history, passing Andy Bathgate) | October 16, 2021 |
| Chris Kreider | 25th power play goal in a single season (most in Rangers history) 10th game-winning goal (franchise record) | April 5, 2022 |
| Chris Kreider | 50th goal in a single season (fourth Ranger to score 50-plus goals in franchise history) | April 11, 2022 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) | To Tampa Bay Lightning7th-round pick in 2022 | To New York RangersBarclay Goodrow |
| July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) | To Vegas Golden KnightsBrett Howden | To New York RangersNick DeSimone WPG's 4th-round pick in 2022 |
| July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) | To St. Louis BluesPavel Buchnevich | To New York RangersSamuel Blais 2nd-round pick in 2022 |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | To Washington Capitals3rd-round pick in 2021 6th round pick in 2021 | To New York RangersARI's 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | To Vegas Golden Knights3rd-round pick in 2022 | To New York RangersRyan Reaves |
| March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16) | To Florida Panthers4th-round pick in 2022 | To New York RangersFrank Vatrano |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-round pick in 2023 | To New York RangersJustin Braun |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To San Jose SharksAnthony Bitetto | To New York RangersNick Merkley |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Vancouver Canucks4th-round pick in 2023 | To New York RangersTyler Motte |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Winnipeg JetsMorgan Barron 5th-round pick in 2023 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2022 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2022 | To New York RangersAndrew Copp 6th-round pick in 2023 |
| March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28) | To Carolina HurricanesTarmo Reunanen | To New York RangersMaxim Letunov |

### Free agents

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

### Waivers

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

### Signings

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

## Draft picks

Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 16 | Brennan Othmann | LW | Canada | EHC Olten (SL) |
| 3 | 65$^1$ | Jayden Grubbe | C | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 3 | 75$^2$ | Ryder Korczak | C | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 4 | 104$^3$ | Brody Lamb | RW | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 4 | 106$^4$ | Kalle Vaisanen | LW | Finland | HC TPS U20 (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 4 | 112 | Talyn Boyko | G | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 5 | 144 | Jaroslav Chmelar | RW | Czech Republic | Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 7 | 208 | Hank Kempf | D | United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
* The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on July 1, 2019, that sent Jimmy Vesey to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a third and sixth-round picks both in 2021 (80th and 176th overall) to the Washington Capitals in exchange for this pick.
* The Los Angeles Kings' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on March 27, 2021, that sent Brendan Lemieux to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
* The Ottawa Senators' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 7, 2019, that sent Vladislav Namestnikov to Ottawa in exchange for Nick Ebert and this pick.