# 2014–15 New York Rangers season

The 2014–15 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 88th season of play and their 89th season overall.
The Rangers clinched their third Presidents' Trophy and eighth division title by finishing with the best record in the NHL at 53–22–7. The 53 wins and 113 points both set franchise records (which were both surpassed by the 2023–24 team). The 113 points marked the eighth time in franchise history that the team had reached the 100-point plateau. The division title was the Rangers' first in the Metropolitan Division, which was created during the NHL's realignment in the 2013 offseason. The team won 28 road games in the regular season, breaking the franchise record set the previous season.
The Rangers faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round, winning the series in five games following an overtime winner from Carl Hagelin. In the second round, the Rangers took on the Washington Capitals, winning the series in seven games after initially trailing three games to one. The season marked the third time in four years that the Rangers reached the Eastern Conference Finals. They faced the Tampa Bay Lightning, but lost the series in seven games, falling one win short from a second consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. They were the most recent Presidents' Trophy winners to advance past the second round of the playoffs until the 2023–24 team.

## Off-season

The Rangers used their second compliance buyout on center Brad Richards on June 20, 2014.

### Training camp

On September 24, center Derek Stepan suffered a fractured fibula during on-ice fitness testing, meaning the Rangers would need to start the season without their number one center for four-to-six weeks.
At the conclusion of training camp, Anthony Duclair was named the 2014 winner of the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award for being the best Rangers rookie in training camp. Duclair, a third round draft pick in 2013, turned heads in camp by scoring in three-straight pre-season games. Duclair was also the only teenager to score five points or more during the pre-season.
On October 6, defenseman Ryan McDonagh was named the 27th captain in New York Rangers history. Dan Girardi, Martin St. Louis, Marc Staal and Derek Stepan were named alternate captains.

## Regular season

On October 14, 2014, in a loss to the New York Islanders, Rick Nash established a franchise record by scoring a goal in each of the team's first four games of a season.
On December 27, the Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 3–1 to extend their winning streak to eight in a row, which was the longest win streak by the Rangers since the 1974–75 season.
The Rangers became the first team to clinch a playoff spot on March 26 with a 5–1 win over the Ottawa Senators with 101 points. It is the eighth time in franchise history the team has reached the 100-point mark.
On April 2, 2015, the Rangers clinched the Metropolitan Division title with a win over the Minnesota Wild, 3–2. This win also made it their 26th road win of the season, a franchise record.
On April 4, 2015, the Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 6–1 for their 50th win of the season. This was the fourth time in franchise history that the Rangers achieved a 50-win season.
On April 7, 2015, the Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 4–2 to clinch the Presidents' Trophy, the third in franchise history. This win also made it their 27th league-leading road win.
On April 11, 2015, the Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 to win their 53rd game with 113 points. This was their most wins and points scored in franchise history, which were both surpassed by the 2023–24 team.

## Playoffs

In the first round of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, the Rangers played the Pittsburgh Penguins and won the series in five games. The series winner occurred in Game 5 in overtime from Carl Hagelin.
In the second round of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Rangers played the Washington Capitals and won the series in seven games. In Game 5, Chris Kreider tied the game with 1:41 left in regulation, and Ryan McDonagh won it in overtime. In Game 7, Derek Stepan scored an overtime winner, making him the second Ranger to score a Game 7 overtime winner after Stéphane Matteau did so in Game 7 against the New Jersey Devils. During the second round, the Rangers set an NHL record in which 14-straight playoff games were decided by one goal. They also became the first team in NHL history to battle back from a 3–1 deficit in back-to-back seasons.
In the third round, the Rangers played the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Rangers, trailing 3-2, forced a Game 7 behind Derick Brassard's hat trick. However, the Rangers lost the series in seven games including two shutouts at home. With the Game 7 loss, it was the first time the Rangers have lost a playoff Game 7 at Madison Square Garden.
After the playoff loss, head coach Alain Vigneault revealed that McDonagh was playing with a broken foot throughout the playoffs. Additionally, Mats Zuccarello also suffered a serious brain contusion and concussion after taking a hit in the head from a shot by McDonagh. Keith Yandle revealed that he suffered a sprained acromioclavicular joint after taking a hit from Blake Comeau of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first round of playoffs.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – New York Rangers | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 49 | 252 | 192 | +60 | 113 |
| 2 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 40 | 242 | 203 | +39 | 101 |
| 3 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 40 | 252 | 230 | +22 | 101 |
| 4 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 221 | 210 | +11 | 98 |
| 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 33 | 236 | 250 | −14 | 89 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 30 | 215 | 234 | −19 | 84 |
| 7 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 27 | 181 | 216 | −35 | 78 |
| 8 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 188 | 226 | −38 | 71 |

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

2014 pre-season: 3–3–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecord
1September 22New Jersey Devils4–50–1–0
2September 26@ Chicago Blackhawks4–11–1–0
3September 29Philadelphia Flyers6–32–1–0
4September 30@ Philadelphia Flyers2–42–2–0
5October 3Chicago Blackhawks3–2 SO3–2–0
6October 4@ New Jersey Devils0–33–3–0 :

### Regular season

2014–15 Game Log :
October: 5–4–0, 10 Points (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 9@ St. Louis3–2LundqvistScottrade Center19,1831–0–02Recap
2October 11@ Columbus2–5TalbotNationwide Arena18,9221–1–02Recap
3October 12Toronto3–6LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0061–2–02Recap
4October 14NY Islanders3–6LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0061–3–02Recap
5October 17Carolina2–1SOLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0062–3–04Recap
6October 19San Jose4–0LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0063–3–06Recap
7October 21@ New Jersey4–3OTLundqvistPrudential Center14,4844–3–08Recap
8October 25@ Montreal1–3LundqvistBell Centre21,2874–4–08Recap
9October 27Minnesota5–4LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0065–4–010Recap :
November: 6–4–4, 16 Points (home: 5–2–3; road: 1–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 1Winnipeg0–1SOLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0065–4–111Recap
11November 3St. Louis3–4SOTalbotMadison Square Garden18,0065–4–212Recap
12November 5Detroit4–3OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0066–4–214Recap
13November 8@ Toronto4–5TalbotAir Canada Centre19,3206–5–214Recap
14November 9Edmonton1–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0066–6–214Recap
15November 11Pittsburgh5–0LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0067–6–216Recap
16November 13Colorado3–4SOLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0067–6–317Recap
17November 15@ Pittsburgh2–3SOLundqvistConsol Energy Center18,6527–6–418Recap
18November 17Tampa Bay1–5LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0067–7–418Recap
19November 19Philadelphia2–0TalbotMadison Square Garden18,0068–7–420Recap
–November 21@ BuffaloGame rescheduled to February 20 due to hazardous weather in Buffalo.
20November 23Montreal5–0LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0069–7–422Recap
21November 26@ Tampa Bay3–4LundqvistTampa Bay Times Forum19,2049–8–422Recap
22November 28@ Philadelphia3–0TalbotWells Fargo Center19,96910–8–424Recap
23November 29Philadelphia5–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00611–8–426Recap :
December: 9–3–0, 18 Points (home: 4–1–0; road: 5–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
24December 1Tampa Bay3–6LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00611–9–426Recap
25December 6@ Detroit2–3TalbotJoe Louis Arena20,02711–10–426Recap
26December 8Pittsburgh4–3OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00612–10–428Recap
27December 13@ Vancouver5–1LundqvistRogers Arena18,87013–10–430Recap
28December 14@ Edmonton2–0LundqvistRexall Place16,83914–10–432Recap
29December 16@ Calgary5–2LundqvistScotiabank Saddledome18,35215–10–434Recap
30December 20@ Carolina3–2SOLundqvistPNC Arena13,32916–10–436Recap
31December 21Carolina1–0TalbotMadison Square Garden18,00617–10–438Recap
32December 23Washington4–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00618–10–440Recap
33December 27New Jersey3–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00619–10–442Recap
34December 29@ Dallas2–3LundqvistAmerican Airlines Center18,53219–11–442Recap
35December 31@ Florida5–2LundqvistBB&T Center15,09020–11–444Recap :
January: 8–4–0, 16 Points (home: 3–2–0; road: 5–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
36January 3Buffalo6–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00621–11–446Recap
37January 7@ Anaheim4–1LundqvistHonda Center17,17422–11–448Recap
38January 8@ Los Angeles4–3TalbotStaples Center18,23023–11–450Recap
39January 10@ San Jose3–1LundqvistSAP Center at San Jose17,56224–11–452Recap
40January 13NY Islanders0–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00624–12–452Recap
41January 15@ Boston0–3TalbotTD Garden17,56524–13–452Recap
42January 16@ Columbus2–1LundqvistNationwide Arena16,10425–13–454Recap
43January 18@ Pittsburgh5–2LundqvistConsol Energy Center18,68726–13–456Recap
44January 20Ottawa3–2OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00627–13–458Recap
45January 27@ NY Islanders1–4LundqvistNassau Coliseum16,17027–14–458Recap
46January 29Montreal0–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00627–15–458Recap
47January 31Carolina4–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00628–15–460Recap :
February: 10–2–2, 22 Points (home: 5–0–2; road: 5–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
48February 2Florida6–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00629–15–462Recap
49February 4Boston3–2TalbotMadison Square Garden18,00630–15–464Recap
50February 7@ Nashville2–3TalbotBridgestone Arena17,32930–16–464Recap
51February 8Dallas2–3OTTalbotMadison Square Garden18,00630–16–565Recap
52February 10@ Toronto5–4TalbotAir Canada Centre18,94631–16–567Recap
53February 12@ Colorado6–3TalbotPepsi Center17,37832–16–569Recap
54February 14@ Arizona5–1TalbotJobing.com Arena14,71933–16–571Recap
55February 16@ NY Islanders6–5TalbotNassau Coliseum16,17034–16–573Recap
56February 19Vancouver4–5SOTalbotMadison Square Garden18,00634–16–674Recap
57February 20@ Buffalo3-1SkapskiFirst Niagara Center19,07035–16–676Recap
58February 22Columbus4–3SOTalbotMadison Square Garden18,00636–16–678Recap
59February 24Calgary1–0TalbotMadison Square Garden18,00637–16–680Recap
60February 26Arizona4–3TalbotMadison Square Garden18,00638–16–682Recap
61February 28@ Philadelphia2–4TalbotWells Fargo Center19,97938–17–682Recap :
March: 10–4–1, 21 Points (home: 3–3–0; road: 7–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
62March 2Nashville4–1TalbotMadison Square Garden18,00639–17–684Recap
63March 4@ Detroit1–2OTTalbotJoe Louis Arena20,02739–17–785Recap
64March 8@ Chicago1–0OTTalbotUnited Center22,16040–17–787Recap
65March 10@ NY Islanders2–1TalbotNassau Coliseum16,17041–17–789Recap
66March 11@ Washington3–1TalbotVerizon Center18,50642–17–791Recap
67March 14@ Buffalo2–0SkapskiFirst Niagara Center19,07043–17–793Recap
68March 15Florida2–1TalbotMadison Square Garden18,00644–17–795Recap
69March 18Chicago0–1TalbotMadison Square Garden18,00644–18–795Recap
70March 21@ Carolina3–2SOTalbotPNC Arena13,40445–18–797Recap
71March 22Anaheim7–2TalbotMadison Square Garden18,00646–18–799Recap
72March 24Los Angeles2–4TalbotMadison Square Garden18,00646–19–799Recap
73March 26@ Ottawa5–1TalbotCanadian Tire Centre17,75347–19–7101Recap
74March 28@ Boston2–4LundqvistTD Garden17,56547–20–7101Recap
75March 29Washington2–5TalbotMadison Square Garden18,00647–21–7101Recap
76March 31@ Winnipeg3–2LundqvistMTS Centre15,01648–21–7103Recap :
April: 5–1–0, 10 Points (home: 2–1–0; road: 3–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
77April 2@ Minnesota3–2LundqvistXcel Energy Center19,24449–21–7105Recap
78April 4New Jersey6–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00650–21–7107Recap
79April 6Columbus4–3OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00651–21–7109Recap
80April 7@ New Jersey4–2TalbotPrudential Center16,59252–21–7111Recap
81April 9Ottawa0–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00652–22–7111Recap
82April 11@ Washington4–2LundqvistVerizon Center18,50653–22–7113Recap :
Win (2 Points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Pittsburgh Penguins – Rangers won series 4–1 (home: 2–1 Away: 2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1April 16Pittsburgh Penguins2–1Lundqvist (1–0)Rangers lead 1–0
2April 18Pittsburgh Penguins3–4Lundqvist (1–1)Series tied 1–1
3April 20@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–1Lundqvist (2–1)Rangers lead 2–1
4April 22@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–1 OTLundqvist (3–1)Rangers lead 3–1
5April 24Pittsburgh Penguins2–1 OTLundqvist (4–1)Rangers win series 4–1 :
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M2) Washington Capitals – Rangers won series 4–3 (home: 3–1 Away: 1–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1April 30Washington Capitals1–2Lundqvist (4–2)Capitals lead 1–0
2May 2Washington Capitals3–2Lundqvist (5–2)Series tied 1–1
3May 4@ Washington Capitals0–1Lundqvist (5–3)Capitals lead 2–1
4May 6@ Washington Capitals1–2Lundqvist (5–4)Capitals lead 3–1
5May 8Washington Capitals2–1 OTLundqvist (6–4)Capitals lead 3–2
6May 10@ Washington Capitals4–3Lundqvist (7–4)Series tied 3–3
7May 13Washington Capitals2–1 OTLundqvist (8–4)Rangers win series 4–3 :
Eastern Conference Final vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning – Lightning won series 4–3 (home: 1–3 Away: 2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1May 16Tampa Bay Lightning2–1Lundqvist (9–4)Rangers lead 1–0
2May 18Tampa Bay Lightning2–6Lundqvist (9–5)Series tied 1–1
3May 20@ Tampa Bay Lightning5–6 OTLundqvist (9–6)Lightning lead 2–1
4May 22@ Tampa Bay Lightning5–1Lundqvist (10–6)Series tied 2–2
5May 24Tampa Bay Lightning0–2Lundqvist (10–7)Lightning lead 3–2
6May 26@ Tampa Bay Lightning7–3Lundqvist (11–7)Series tied 3–3
7May 29Tampa Bay Lightning0–2Lundqvist (11–8)Lightning win series 4–3 :
Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Rick Nash | 79 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 29 | 36 |
| Derick Brassard | 80 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 9 | 34 |
| Derek Stepan | 68 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 26 | 22 |
| Martin St. Louis | 74 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 12 | 20 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 78 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 17 | 45 |
| Chris Kreider | 80 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 24 | 88 |
| Kevin Hayes | 79 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 22 |
| Carl Hagelin | 82 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 18 | 46 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 71 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 23 | 26 |
| Dominic Moore | 82 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 28 |
| Kevin Klein | 65 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
| J. T. Miller | 58 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 23 |
| Dan Boyle | 65 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
| Marc Staal | 80 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 42 |
| Dan Girardi | 82 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 22 |
| Lee Stempniak$^‡$ | 53 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 18 |
| Jesper Fast | 58 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −1 | 8 |
| Matt Hunwick | 55 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 16 |
| Keith Yandle$^†$ | 21 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| Anthony Duclair$^‡$ | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Tanner Glass | 66 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −12 | 98 |
| John Moore$^‡$ | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| James Sheppard$^†$ | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 9 |
| Chris Mueller | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Michael Kostka | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Summers$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Bourque | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Oscar Lindberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Conor Allen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| Ryan Malone | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Derick Brassard | 19 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 20 |
| Rick Nash | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Derek Stepan | 19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −1 | 10 |
| Keith Yandle | 19 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Dan Boyle | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 |
| Chris Kreider | 19 | 7 | 2 | 9 | −1 | 14 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| J. T. Miller | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Kevin Hayes | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
| Martin St. Louis | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| Jesper Fast | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Carl Hagelin | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 6 |
| Dan Girardi | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Kevin Klein | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Dominic Moore | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 12 |
| James Sheppard | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tanner Glass | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 31 |
| Marc Staal | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −8 | 10 |
| Matt Hunwick | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 46 | 46 | 2743 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 103 | 2.25 | 1329 | .922 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Talbot | 36 | 34 | 2095 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 77 | 2.21 | 1038 | .926 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackenzie Skapski | 2 | 2 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 45 | .978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 19 | 19 | 1166 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 2.11 | 570 | .928 | 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.

### Player injuries

Updated as of May 2, 2015
| Player | Injury | Date | Returned | Games missed |
| Derek Stepan | Lower-body-injury (broken leg) | September 24, 2014 | November 8, 2014 | 12 games |
| Dan Boyle | Upper-body-injury (broken hand) | October 9, 2014 | November 13, 2014 | 14 games |
| Ryan McDonagh | Upper-body-injury (shoulder) | November 1, 2014 | November 28, 2014 | 10 games |
| Kevin Klein | Lower-body-injury (foot) | November 1, 2014 | November 5, 2014 | 1 game |
| Mats Zuccarello | Undisclosed | November 1, 2014 | November 5, 2014 | 1 game |
| Henrik Lundqvist | Vascular injury (neck) | February 4, 2015 | March 28, 2015 | 25 games |
| Jesper Fast | Knee sprain | February 8, 2015 | March 2, 2015 | 11 games |
| Rick Nash | Neck spasms | February 24, 2015 | February 26, 2015 | 1 game |
| Kevin Klein | Upper-body-injury (arm) | March 11, 2015 | April 30, 2015 | 16 games |
| Martin St. Louis | Lower-body-injury (leg) | March 15, 2015 | April 2, 2015 | 8 games |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 74 games |

### Player suspensions/fines

| Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
| John Moore | Illegal check to the head of Minnesota Wild forward Erik Haula during NHL Game No. 122 in New York on Monday, October 27, 2014, at 7:12 of the second period. | 5 games | $51,859.75 | October 29, 2014 |
| Tanner Glass | Butt-ending of Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid during NHL Game No. 1116 in Boston on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 20:00 of the third period. | – | $3,897.85 | March 28, 2015 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Date |
| H. Lundqvist | NHL Third Star of the Week | December 15, 2014 |
| R. Nash | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |
| R. Nash | NHL All-Star game assistant captain | January 14, 2015 |
| C. Talbot | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 9, 2015 |
| C. Talbot | NHL Second Star of the Week | March 16, 2015 |
| C. Talbot | Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award | April 8, 2015 |
| R. Nash | Rangers' MVP Players' Player Award | April 8, 2015 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Anthony Duclair | 1st career NHL game | October 9, 2014 |
| Anthony Duclair | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 11, 2014 |
| Kevin Hayes | 1st career NHL game | October 12, 2014 |
| Kevin Hayes | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | October 19, 2014 |
| Kevin Hayes | 1st career NHL assist | October 21, 2014 |
| Anthony Duclair | 1st career NHL goal | October 27, 2014 |
| Matt Hunwick | 300th career NHL game | November 1, 2014 |
| Chris Kreider | 100th career NHL game | November 3, 2014 |
| Carl Hagelin | 100th career NHL point | November 9, 2014 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 100th career NHL point | November 11, 2014 |
| Derek Stepan | 200th career NHL point | November 11, 2014 |
| Carl Hagelin | 200th career NHL game | November 13, 2014 |
| Rick Nash | 800th career NHL game | November 15, 2014 |
| Derek Stepan | 300th career NHL game | November 17, 2014 |
| Jesper Fast | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | November 23, 2014 |
| Rick Nash | 300th career NHL assist | November 26, 2014 |
| Martin St. Louis | 1,000th career NHL point | November 28, 2014 |
| Jesper Fast | 1st career NHL goal | November 29, 2014 |
| Tanner Glass | 400th career NHL game | December 14, 2014 |
| Dan Girardi | 600th career NHL game | December 21, 2014 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 600th career NHL game | December 27, 2014 |
| Kevin Klein | 100th career NHL point | December 31, 2014 |
| Martin St. Louis | 1,100th career NHL game | January 13, 2015 |
| Marc Staal | 500th career NHL game | January 13, 2015 |
| John Moore | 200th career NHL game | January 13, 2015 |
| Alain Vigneault | 500th career NHL win (coach) | February 14, 2015 |
| Lee Stempniak | 200th career NHL assist | February 16, 2015 |
| Mackenzie Skapski | 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL win | February 20, 2015 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 200th career NHL game | February 22, 2015 |
| Oscar Lindberg | 1st career NHL game | February 24, 2015 |
| Dan Boyle | 1,000th career NHL game | March 4, 2015 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 300th career NHL game | March 10, 2015 |
| Mackenzie Skapski | 1st career NHL shutout | March 14, 2015 |
| J. T. Miller | 100th career NHL game | March 15, 2015 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 100th career NHL assist | April 4, 2015 |
| Ryan Bourque | 1st career NHL game | April 9, 2015 |
| Derick Brassard | 100th career NHL goal | April 11, 2015 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Kevin Hayes | 1st career NHL playoff game | April 16, 2015 |
| Kevin Hayes | 1st career NHL playoff goal 1st career NHL playoff point | April 22, 2015 |
| Jesper Fast | 1st career NHL playoff goal | April 30, 2015 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 100th career NHL playoff game | May 4, 2015 |
| J. T. Miller | 1st career NHL playoff goal | May 26, 2015 |

## Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

### Trades

| June 27, 2014 | To Vancouver Canucks:Derek Dorsett | To New York Rangers:ANA's 3rd-round pick in 2014 |
| June 28, 2014 | To Washington Capitals:3rd-round pick in 2014 | To New York Rangers:4th-round pick in 2014 CHI's 4th-round pick in 2014 |
| June 28, 2014 | To Tampa Bay Lightning:4th-round pick in 2014 | To New York Rangers:5th-round pick in 2014 STL's 5th round pick in 2014 |
| October 6, 2014 | To Florida Panthers:Steven Kampfer Andrew Yogan | To New York Rangers:Joey Crabb |
| March 1, 2015 | To Arizona Coyotes:John Moore Anthony Duclair Conditional 1st-round pick in 2016 2nd round pick in 2015 | To New York Rangers:Keith Yandle Chris Summers 4th-round pick in 2016 |
| March 1, 2015 | To Winnipeg Jets:Lee Stempniak | To New York Rangers:Carl Klingberg |
| March 1, 2015 | To San Jose Sharks:4th-round pick in 2016 | To New York Rangers:James Sheppard |
| June 1, 2015 | To Tampa Bay Lightning:Daniel Walcott | To New York Rangers:NYR's 7th-round pick in 2015 |
Lost via retirement
Player
Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
July 1, 2014Dominic Moore2 years, $3 million
July 22, 2014Mats Zuccarello1 year, $3.5 million
July 23, 2014Chris Kreider2 years, $4.95 million
July 27, 2014Derick Brassard5 years, $25 million
August 8, 2014Ryan Bourque2 years, $1.125 million
August 19, 2014Danny Kristo1 year, $826,875
September 10, 2014John Moore1 year, $850,500
December 19, 2014Cam Talbot1 year, $1.45 million contract extension
January 18, 2015Marc Staal6 years, $34.2 million contract extension
March 1, 2015Mats Zuccarello4 years, $18 million contract extension
March 10, 2015Adam Tambellinientry-level contract
April 1, 2015Brady Skjeientry-level contract
Other
Name
Date
Details
Darryl WilliamsAugust 5, 2014Named as Assistant Coach :

## Draft picks

Below are the New York Rangers' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 59 | Brandon Halverson | Goaltender | United States | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 3 | 85$^a$ | Keegan Iverson | Center | United States | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 4 | 104$^b$ | Ryan Mantha | Defenseman | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 4 | 118$^c$ | Igor Shesterkin | Goaltender | Russia | JHC Spartak (MHL) |
| 5 | 122$^d$ | Richard Nejezchleb | Right wing | Czech Republic | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 5 | 140$^e$ | Daniel Walcott | Defenseman | Canada | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 142$^f$ | Tyler Nanne | Defenseman | United States | Edina High School (MSHSL) |

### Draft notes

* The Rangers' first-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Martin St. Louis to New York in exchange for Ryan Callahan, a first-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Tampa Bay will receive a first-round pick in 2014 if the Rangers advance to the 2014 Eastern Conference Final – was converted on May 13, 2014.
* $^a$ The Anaheim Ducks' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Derek Dorsett to Vancouver in exchange for this pick. Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim in exchange for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, a first-round pick in 2014 (24th overall) and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2014 (104th overall) and Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2014 (118th overall) to New York in exchange for this pick.
* $^b$ The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a third-round pick in 2014 (89th overall) to Washington in exchange for Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2014 (118th overall) and this pick.
* $^c$ The Chicago Blackhawks' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a third-round pick in 2014 (89th overall) to Washington in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 (104th overall) and this pick. Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 1, 2014, that sent Jaroslav Halak to the New York Islanders in exchange for this pick. New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 6, 2014, that sent Peter Regin and Pierre-Marc Bouchard to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
* The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2014 (120th overall) and St. Louis' fifth-round pick in 2014 (142nd overall) to New York in exchange for this pick.
* $^d$ The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick will go to the Rangers as the result of a trade on July 20, 2012, that sent Casey Wellman to Florida in exchange for this pick.
* $^e$ The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2014 (119th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for St. Louis' fifth-round pick in 2014 (142nd overall) and this pick.
* $^f$ The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2014 (119th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 (140th overall) and this pick. Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012, that sent fourth-round picks in 2013 and 2014 to St. Louis in exchange for B. J. Crombeen and this pick.
* The Rangers' fifth-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent Ryane Clowe to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013, Florida's third-round pick in 2013 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – If Clowe does not re-sign with New York and the Rangers do not advance to the Eastern Conference Final, then San Jose will receive a fifth-round pick in 2014 – was converted on July 5, 2013.
* The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a first-round pick and Florida's third-round pick both in 2014 (27th and 62nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick in 2014 (20th overall) and this pick. San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 16, 2013, that sent Brandon Mashinter to New York in exchange for Tommy Grant and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – San Jose will receive a sixth-round pick in 2014 if Mashinter was a signed player on the Rangers reserve list at some point during the 2013–14 NHL season. – was converted on August 5, 2013, when Mashinter re-signed with the Rangers for the 2013–14 NHL season.
* The Rangers' seventh-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as result of a trade on January 4, 2014, that sent Daniel Carcillo to New York in exchange for this conditional pick.