# 2016–17 New York Rangers season

The 2016–17 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 90th season of play and their 91st season overall. The team began its regular games on October 13, 2016, against the New York Islanders.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 53 | 263 | 182 | +81 | 118 |
| 2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 46 | 282 | 234 | +48 | 111 |
| 3 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 249 | 195 | +54 | 108 |
| 4 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 256 | 220 | +36 | 102 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 241 | 242 | −1 | 94 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 219 | 236 | −17 | 88 |
| 7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 215 | 236 | −21 | 87 |
| 8 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 70 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ME | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 256 | 220 | +36 | 102 |
| 2 | AT | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 95 |
| 3 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 241 | 242 | −1 | 94 |
| 4 | AT | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 234 | 227 | +7 | 94 |
| 5 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 219 | 236 | −17 | 88 |
| 6 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 215 | 236 | −21 | 87 |
| 7 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 210 | 237 | −27 | 81 |
| 8 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 207 | 244 | −37 | 79 |
| 9 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 78 |
| 10 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 70 |

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

2016 Pre-season: 2–2–2 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–1–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecord
1September 27New York Islanders5–21–0–0
2September 29New Jersey Devils3–12–0–0
3October 1@ New Jersey Devils4–52–1–0
4October 3@ Philadelphia Flyers3–4 (OT)2–1–1
5October 4@ New York Islanders2–3 (OT)2–1–2
6October 6Philadelphia Flyers4–22–2–2 :

### Regular season

2016–17 Game Log :
October: 6–3–0, 12 Points (home: 5–1–0; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 13NY Islanders5–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,2001–0–02Recap
2October 15@ St. Louis2–3LundqvistScottrade Center19,1971–1–02Recap
3October 17San Jose7–4RaantaMadison Square Garden18,2002–1–04Recap
4October 19Detroit1–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,2002–2–04Recap
5October 22@ Washington4–2LundqvistVerizon Center18,5063–2–06Recap
6October 23Arizona3–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0064–2–08Recap
7October 26Boston5–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0065–2–010Recap
8October 28@ Carolina2–3LundqvistPNC Arena18,3805–3–010Recap
9October 30Tampa Bay6–1RaantaMadison Square Garden18,0066–3–012Recap :
November: 10–4–1, 21 Points (home: 4–3–1; road: 6–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 1St. Louis5–0LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0067–3–014Recap
11November 3Edmonton5–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0068–3–016Recap
12November 5@ Boston5–2RaantaTD Garden17,5659–3–018Recap
13November 6Winnipeg5–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00610–3–020Recap
14November 8Vancouver3–5RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00610–4–020Recap
15November 12@ Calgary4–1LundqvistScotiabank Saddledome19,28911–4–022Recap
16November 13@ Edmonton3–1RaantaRogers Place18,34712–4–024Recap
17November 15@ Vancouver7–2LundqvistRogers Arena17,81413–4–026Recap
18November 18@ Columbus2–4LundqvistNationwide Arena14,54113–5–026Recap
19November 20Florida2–3SOLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00613–5–127Recap
20November 21@ Pittsburgh5–2RaantaConsol Energy Center18,63214–5–129Recap
21November 23Pittsburgh1–6LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00614–6–129Recap
22November 25@ Philadelphia3–2LundqvistWells Fargo Center19,98115–6–131Recap
23November 27Ottawa0–2RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00615–7–131Recap
24November 29Carolina3–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00616–7–133Recap :
December: 10–5–0, 20 Points (home: 4–2–0; road: 6–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 1@ Buffalo3–4LundqvistFirst Niagara Center18,04716–8–133Recap
26December 3Carolina4–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00617–8–135Recap
27December 6@ NY Islanders2–4LundqvistBarclays Center15,79517–9–135Recap
28December 8@ Winnipeg2–1RaantaMTS Centre15,29418–9–137Recap
29December 9@ Chicago1–0OTRaantaUnited Center21,77019–9–139Recap
30December 11New Jersey5–0RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00620–9–141Recap
31December 13Chicago1–2RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00620–10–141Recap
32December 15@ Dallas2–0LundqvistAmerican Airlines Center18,21221–10–143Recap
33December 17@ Nashville2–1SOLundqvistBridgestone Arena17,11322–10–145Recap
34December 18New Jersey3–2SOLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00623–10–147Recap
35December 20@ Pittsburgh2–7RaantaConsol Energy Center18,54123–11–147Recap
36December 23Minnesota4–7RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00623–12–147Recap
37December 27Ottawa4–3RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00624–12–149Recap
38December 29@ Arizona6–3RaantaGila River Arena15,09025–12–151Recap
39December 31@ Colorado6–2LundqvistPepsi Center17,60926–12–153Recap :
January: 5–6–0, 10 Points (home: 1–5–0; road: 4–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
40January 3Buffalo1–4LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00626–13–153Recap
41January 4@ Philadelphia5–2LundqvistWells Fargo Center19,85827–13–155Recap
42January 7@ Columbus5–4LundqvistNationwide Arena19,00128–13–157Recap
43January 13Toronto2–4LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00628–14–157Recap
44January 14@ Montreal4–5LundqvistBell Centre21,28828–15–157Recap
45January 17Dallas6–7LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00628–16–157Recap
46January 19@ Toronto5–2LundqvistAir Canada Centre19,08829–16–159Recap
47January 22@ Detroit1–0OTLundqvistJoe Louis Arena20,02730–16–161Recap
48January 23Los Angeles3–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00631–16–163Recap
49January 25Philadelphia0–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00631–17–163Recap
January 27–29All-Star Break in Los Angeles
50January 31Columbus4–6RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00631–18–163Recap :
February: 9–3–1, 19 Points (home: 5–2–1; road: 4–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51February 2@ Buffalo2–1OTLundqvistFirst Niagara Center18,94132–18–165Recap
52February 5Calgary4–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00633–18–167Recap
53February 7Anaheim4–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00634–18–169Recap
54February 9Nashville4–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00635–18–171Recap
55February 11Colorado4–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00636–18–173Recap
56February 13@ Columbus3–2RaantaNationwide Arena14,37837–18–175Recap
57February 16@ NY Islanders2–4LundqvistBarclays Center15,79537–18–175Recap
58February 19Washington2–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00638–19–177Recap
59February 21Montreal2–3SOLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00638–19–278Recap
60February 23@ Toronto2–1SOLundqvistAir Canada Centre19,17539–19–280Recap
61February 25@ New Jersey4–3OTRaantaPrudential Center16,51440–19–282Recap
62February 26Columbus2–5LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00640–20–282Recap
63February 28Washington1–4LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00640–21–282Recap :
March: 6–5–4, 16 Points (home: 0–3–2; road: 6–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
64March 2@ Boston2–1LundqvistTD Garden17,56541–21–284Recap
65March 4Montreal1–4LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00641–22–284Recap
66March 6@ Tampa Bay1–0OTRaantaAmalie Arena19,09242–22–286Recap
67March 7@ Florida5–2LundqvistBB&T Center16,11643–22–288Recap
68March 9@ Carolina3–4RaantaPNC Arena11,40443–23–288Recap
69March 12@ Detroit4–1RaantaJoe Louis Arena20,02744–23–290Recap
70March 13Tampa Bay2–3RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00644–24–290Recap
71March 17Florida3–4SORaantaMadison Square Garden18,00644–24–391Recap
72March 18@ Minnesota3–2RaantaXcel Energy Center19,33745–24–393Recap
73March 21@ New Jersey2–3OTRaantaPrudential Center16,51445–24–494Recap
74March 22NY Islanders2–3RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00645–25–494Recap
75March 25@ Los Angeles3–0RaantaStaples Center18,23046–25–496Recap
76March 26@ Anaheim3–6LundqvistHonda Center17,17446–26–496Recap
77March 28@ San Jose4–5OTLundqvistSAP Center17,56246–26–597Recap
78March 31Pittsburgh3–4SOLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00646–26–698Recap :
April: 2–2–0, 4 Points (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
79April 2Philadelphia4–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00647–26–6100Recap
80April 5@ Washington0–2LundqvistVerizon Center18,50647–27–6100Recap
81April 8@ Ottawa1–3LundqvistCanadian Tire Centre18,97647–28–6100Recap
82April 9Pittsburgh3–2HellbergMadison Square Garden18,00648–28–6102Recap :
Win (2 Points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Rangers qualified for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, entering as the Wild Card in the Eastern Conference and being matched up against the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. The Rangers defeated the Canadiens in six games, moving on to round 2 against the Ottawa Senators. The Rangers were then eliminated by the Senators in six games.
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Montreal Canadiens: Rangers won series 4–2 (home: 2–1; Away: 2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1April 12@ Montreal2–0LundqvistRangers lead 1–0
2April 14@ Montreal3–4 OTLundqvistSeries tied 1–1
3April 16Montreal1–3LundqvistCanadiens lead 2–1
4April 18Montreal2–1LundqvistSeries tied 2–2
5April 20@ Montreal3–2 OTLundqvistRangers lead 3–2
6April 22Montreal3–1LundqvistRangers win series 4–2 :
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (A2) Ottawa Senators: Senators won series 4–2 (home: 2–1; Away: 0–3)
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1April 27@ Ottawa1–2LundqvistSenators lead 1–0
2April 29@ Ottawa5–6 2OTLundqvistSenators lead 2–0
3May 2Ottawa4–1LundqvistSenators lead 2–1
4May 4Ottawa4–1LundqvistSeries tied 2–2
5May 6@ Ottawa4–5 OTLundqvistSenators lead 3–2
6May 9Ottawa2–4LundqvistSenators win series 4–2 :
Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Mats Zuccarello | 80 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 15 | 26 |
| J. T. Miller | 82 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 17 | 21 |
| Derek Stepan | 81 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 19 | 16 |
| Chris Kreider | 75 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 6 | 58 |
| Kevin Hayes | 76 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 10 | 18 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 77 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 20 | 37 |
| Michael Grabner | 76 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 22 | 10 |
| Brady Skjei | 80 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 11 | 42 |
| Rick Nash | 67 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 9 | 26 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 56 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 9 | 16 |
| Nick Holden | 80 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 35 |
| Jimmy Vesey | 80 | 16 | 11 | 27 | −13 | 26 |
| Jesper Fast | 68 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 16 |
| Oscar Lindberg | 65 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 32 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | 41 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 13 |
| Brandon Pirri | 60 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 25 |
| Dan Girardi | 63 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 16 |
| Kevin Klein | 60 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| Adam Clendening | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| Marc Staal | 72 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| Matt Puempel$^†$ | 27 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 |
| Brendan Smith$^†$ | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| Tanner Glass | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Steven Kampfer$^†$ | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Josh Jooris$^‡$ | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Marek Hrivik | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 2 |
| Taylor Beck$^†$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Nicklas Jensen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Cristoval Nieves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Dylan McIlrath$^‡$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Mika Zibanejad | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Michael Grabner | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Jesper Fast | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Derek Stepan | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −3 | 4 |
| Brady Skjei | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Rick Nash | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Vesey | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Chris Kreider | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| Oscar Lindberg | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Nick Holden | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 4 |
| Tanner Glass | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 |
| Brendan Smith | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| Kevin Hayes | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| J. T. Miller | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| Dan Girardi | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Klein | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Staal | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 57 | 55 | 3241 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 148 | 2.74 | 1650 | .910 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Antti Raanta | 30 | 26 | 1618 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 2.26 | 782 | .922 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Magnus Hellberg | 2 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.52 | 28 | .929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 12 | 12 | 775 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 2.25 | 395 | .927 | 1 | 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 |
| Antti Raanta | NHL Second Star of the Week | December 12, 2016 |
| Kevin Hayes | NHL Third Star of the Week | November 6, 2016 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | NHL Second Star of the Week | December 19, 2016 |
| Chris Kreider | NHL Second Star of the Week | January 2, 2017 |
| Michael Grabner | NHL First Star of the Week | January 7, 2017 |
| Ryan McDonagh | Team Most Valuable Player | April 9, 2017 |
| Jesper Fast | Players Player Award | April 9, 2017 |
| Mats Zuccarello | Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award | April 9, 2017 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 375th career NHL win | October 13, 2016 |
| Brady Skjei | 1st career NHL point | October 13, 2016 |
| Jimmy Vesey | 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL goal | October 17, 2016 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 400th career NHL game | November 1, 2016 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 60th career shutout | November 1, 2016 |
| Jimmy Vesey | 1st career NHL assist 1st career three-point NHL game | November 1, 2016 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | 1st career NHL goal | November 5, 2016 |
| Rick Nash | 400th career NHL goal | November 8, 2016 |
| Cristoval Nieves | 1st career NHL game | November 14, 2016 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 700th career NHL game | November 20, 2016 |
| Brady Skjei | 1st career NHL goal | December 11, 2016 |
| Kevin Klein | 600th career NHL game | December 27, 2016 |
| Matt Puempel | 1st career NHL hat trick | December 29, 2016 |
| Alain Vigneault | 1,100 career NHL game | January 23, 2017 |
| Alain Vigneault | 600th career NHL win | February 7, 2017 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 400th career NHL win | February 11, 2017 |
| Magnus Hellberg | 1st career NHL start 1st career NHL win | April 9, 2017 |

### Records

Regular season :
| Player | Record | Reached |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 375th career NHL win (14th all-time) | October 13, 2016 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 389th career NHL win (13th all-time) | December 18, 2016 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 390th career NHL win (12th all-time) | December 31, 2016 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 400th career NHL win (12th all-time) | February 11, 2017 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 401th career NHL win (11th all-time) | February 19, 2017 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 403rd career NHL win (Tied 10th all-time) | March 2, 2017 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 404th career NHL win (10th all-time) | March 7, 2017 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) | To Colorado Avalanche:4th-round pick in 2017 | To New York Rangers:Nick Holden |
| July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18) | To Ottawa Senators:Derick Brassard 7th-round pick in 2018 | To New York Rangers:Mika Zibanejad 2nd-round pick in 2018 |
| November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) | To Florida Panthers:Dylan McIlrath | To New York Rangers:Steven Kampfer Conditional 7th-round pick in 2018 |
| February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28) | To Detroit Red Wings:3rd-round pick in 2017 OTT's 2nd-round pick in 2018 | To New York Rangers:Brendan Smith |
| February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28) | To Buffalo Sabres:Mat Bodie | To New York Rangers:Daniel Catenacci |
| March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) | To Edmonton Oilers:Justin Fontaine | To New York Rangers:Taylor Beck |

#### Notes

Lost via retirement
Player
Ref
Dan Boyle
Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)Mat Bodie1-year, $600,000
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)Nicklas Jensen1-year, $600,000
July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13)J. T. Miller2-year, $5.25 million
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)Dylan McIlrath1-year, $800,000
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)Tommy Hughes1-year, $632,500
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)Robin Kovacs3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)Chris Kreider4-year, $18.5 million
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)Kevin Hayes2-year, $5.2 million
July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26)Sergey Zborovskiy3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28)Marek Hrivik1-year, $600,000
March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)Sean Day3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)Tim Gettinger3-year, $2.21 million entry-level contract
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)Gabriel Fontaine3-year, $2.21 million entry-level contract
April 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)Steven Kampfer2-year, $1.3 million contract extension
June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)Matt Puempel1-year, $725,000 contract extension :

## Draft picks

Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 3 | 81 | Sean Day | D | Canada | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
| 4 | 98 | Tarmo Reunanen | D | Finland | TPS Jr. |
| 5 | 141 | Timothy Gettinger | LW | United States | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 6 | 171 | Gabriel Fontaine | C | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 174 | Tyler Wall | G | Canada | Leamington Flyers (GOJHL) |
| 7 | 201 | Ty Ronning | RW | Canada | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |

### Draft notes

* The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Pavel Datsyuk and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Joe Vitale, a compensatory second-round pick in 2016 (53rd overall) and this pick. Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent Keith Yandle, Chris Summers and a fourth-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for John Moore, Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if New York qualifies for the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 4, 2016.
* The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 15, 2016, that sent Teuvo Teravainen and Bryan Bickell to Carolina in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent John Moore, Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2015 and a conditional first-round pick in 2016 to Arizona in exchange for Keith Yandle, Chris Summers and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent James Sheppard to New York in exchange for this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016, that sent Keith Yandle to Florida in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.