# 2024–25 New York Rangers season

The 2024–25 New York Rangers season is the franchise's 98th season of play and their 99th overall season. The Rangers are going into the season as defending Presidents' Trophy winners.
Despite a 12–4–1 start to the season, the Rangers have since gone 4–15–0, and fallen to last place in the Metropolitan division. They did, however, turn things around in January, going 8–3–3.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Washington Capitals | 68 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 248 | 176 | +72 | 98 |
| 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 67 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 217 | 178 | +39 | 86 |
| 3 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 33 | 206 | 178 | +28 | 80 |
| 4 | New York Rangers | 69 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 205 | 206 | −1 | 72 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | 67 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 25 | 183 | 198 | −15 | 70 |
| 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 67 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 23 | 218 | 223 | −5 | 70 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 70 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 204 | 254 | −50 | 66 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 17 | 192 | 234 | −42 | 64 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 67 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 27 | 198 | 193 | +5 | 77 |
| 2 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 67 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 203 | 219 | −16 | 73 |
| 3 | ME | New York Rangers | 69 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 205 | 206 | −1 | 72 |
| 4 | ME | New York Islanders | 67 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 25 | 183 | 198 | −15 | 70 |
| 5 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 67 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 23 | 218 | 223 | −5 | 70 |
| 6 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 68 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 195 | 215 | −20 | 70 |
| 7 | AT | Boston Bruins | 69 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 23 | 186 | 221 | −35 | 69 |
| 8 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 70 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 204 | 254 | −50 | 66 |
| 9 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 17 | 192 | 234 | −42 | 64 |
| 10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 66 | 27 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 209 | 232 | −23 | 60 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2024.
2024 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 22@ Boston3–2DomingueTD Garden17,8501–0–0
2September 24NY Islanders6–4QuickMadison Square Garden16,5682–0–0
3September 26Boston5–2QuickMadison Square Garden16,2053–0–0
4September 30@ New Jersey1–3QuickPrudential Center13,4443–1–0
5October 1New Jersey5–4GarandMadison Square Garden17,1104–1–0
6October 4@ NY Islanders2–5ShesterkinUBS Arena16,1064–2–0 :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2024.
2024–25 game log :
October: 6–2–1, 13 points (home: 2–1–1; road: 4–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 9@ Pittsburgh6–0ShesterkinPPG Paints Arena18,1901–0–02
2October 12Utah5–6OTShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0061–0–13
3October 14Detroit4–1ShesterkinMadison Square Garden17,5102–0–15
4October 17@ Detroit5–2QuickLittle Caesars Arena19,5153–0–17
5October 19@ Toronto4–1ShesterkinScotiabank Arena15,7774–0–19
6October 22@ Montreal7–2ShesterkinBell Centre21,1055–0–111
7October 24Florida1–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0065–1–111
8October 26Anaheim2–1QuickMadison Square Garden18,0066–1–113
9October 29@ Washington3–5ShesterkinCapital One Arena17,3906–2–113 :
November: 7–7–0, 14 points (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 1Ottawa2–1ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0067–2–115
11November 3NY Islanders5–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0068–2–117
12November 7Buffalo1–6ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0068–3–117
13November 9@ Detroit4–0QuickLittle Caesars Arena19,5159–3–119
14November 12Winnipeg3–6ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,0069–4–119
15November 14San Jose3–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00610–4–121
16November 17@ Seattle2–0QuickClimate Pledge Arena17,15111–4–123
17November 19@ Vancouver4–3ShesterkinRogers Arena18,68812–4–125
18November 21@ Calgary2–3ShesterkinScotiabank Saddledome17,03312–5–125
19November 23@ Edmonton2–6QuickRogers Place18,34712–6–125
20November 25St. Louis2–5ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00612–7–125
21November 27@ Carolina3–4ShesterkinLenovo Center18,90512–8–125
22November 29@ Philadelphia1–3ShesterkinWells Fargo Center19,34612–9–125
23November 30Montreal4–3QuickMadison Square Garden18,00613–9–127 :
December: 3–10–0, 6 points (home: 1–5–0; road: 2–5–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
24December 2New Jersey1–5ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00613–10–127
25December 6Pittsburgh4–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00614–10–129
26December 8Seattle5–7QuickMadison Square Garden18,00614–11–129
27December 9Chicago1–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00614–12–129
28December 11@ Buffalo3–2ShesterkinKeyBank Center15,81515–12–131
29December 14Los Angeles1–5ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00615–13–131
30December 15@ St. Louis2–3QuickEnterprise Center17,56915–14–131
31December 17@ Nashville0–2ShesterkinBridgestone Arena17,15915–15–131
32December 20@ Dallas3–1ShesterkinAmerican Airlines Center18,53216–15–133
33December 22Carolina1–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00616–16–133
34December 23@ New Jersey0–5QuickPrudential Center16,51416–17–133
35December 28@ Tampa Bay2–6ShesterkinAmalie Arena19,09216–18–133
36December 30@ Florida3–5ShesterkinAmerant Bank Arena19,55616–19–133 :
January: 8–3–3, 19 points (home: 5–2–1; road: 3–1–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
37January 2Boston2–1QuickMadison Square Garden18,00617–19–135
38January 4@ Washington4–7QuickCapital One Arena18,57317–20–135
39January 5@ Chicago6–2DomingueUnited Center18,81918–20–137
40January 7Dallas4–5OTQuickMadison Square Garden18,00618–20–238
41January 9New Jersey3–2OTShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00619–20–240
42January 11@ Vegas2–1ShesterkinT-Mobile Arena18,11420–20–242
43January 14@ Colorado2–3OTShesterkinBall Arena18,03720–20–343
44January 16@ Utah5–3ShesterkinDelta Center11,13121–20–345
45January 18Columbus1–0OTShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00622–20–347
46January 19@ Montreal4–5OTQuickBell Centre21,10522–20–448
47January 21Ottawa5–0ShesterkinMadison Square Garden17,66223–20–450
48January 23Philadelphia6–1ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00624–20–452
49January 26Colorado4–5ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00624–21–452
50January 28Carolina0–4ShesterkinMadison Square Garden17,62924–22–452 :
February: 5–4–0, 10 points (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51February 1@ Boston3–6ShesterkinTD Garden17,85024–23–452
52February 2Vegas4–2QuickMadison Square Garden18,00625–23–454
53February 5Boston3–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00626–23–456
54February 7Pittsburgh3–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00626–24–456
55February 8@ Columbus4–3QuickNationwide Arena18,75527–24–458
56February 22@ Buffalo2–8ShesterkinKeyBank Center19,07027–25–458
57February 23@ Pittsburgh5–3ShesterkinPPG Paints Arena17,18628–25–460
58February 25@ NY Islanders5–1ShesterkinUBS Arena17,25529–25–462
59February 28Toronto2–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00629–26–462 :
March: 4–4–2, 10 points (home: 2–3–1; road: 2–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
60March 2Nashville4–0QuickMadison Square Garden17,33630–26–464
61March 3NY Islanders4–0ShesterkinMadison Square Garden17,47531–26–466
62March 5Washington2–3OTShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00631–26–567
63March 8@ Ottawa3–4OTShesterkinCanadian Tire Centre18,22431–26–668
64March 9Columbus3–7QuickMadison Square Garden18,00631–27–668
65March 11@ Winnipeg1–2ShesterkinCanada Life Centre14,27831–28–668
66March 13@ Minnesota3–2OTShesterkinXcel Energy Center18,97632–28–670
67March 15@ Columbus4–0ShesterkinNationwide Arena18,46433–28–672
68March 16Edmonton1–3ShesterkinMadison Square Garden18,00633–29–672
69March 18Calgary1–2ShesterkinMadison Square Garden17,59133–30–672
70March 20Toronto–Madison Square Garden
71March 22Vancouver–Madison Square Garden
72March 25@ Los Angeles–Crypto.com Arena
73March 28@ Anaheim–Honda Center
74March 29@ San Jose–SAP Center :
April: 0–0–0, 0 points (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
75April 2Minnesota–Madison Square Garden
76April 5@ New Jersey–Prudential Center
77April 7Tampa Bay–Madison Square Garden
78April 9Philadelphia–Madison Square Garden
79April 10@ NY Islanders–UBS Arena
80April 12@ Carolina–Lenovo Center
81April 14@ Florida–Amerant Bank Arena
82April 17Tampa Bay–Madison Square Garden :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

As of March 13, 2025

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Artemi Panarin | 64 | 28 | 41 | 69 | –7 | 16 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 66 | 15 | 33 | 48 | –20 | 20 |
| Adam Fox | 58 | 5 | 43 | 48 | +5 | 28 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 66 | 18 | 25 | 43 | –1 | 40 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | 66 | 14 | 22 | 36 | –16 | 24 |
| Will Cuylle | 66 | 17 | 18 | 35 | +9 | 32 |
| Reilly Smith$^‡$ | 58 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −1+ | 22 |
| Chris Kreider | 52 | 18 | 4 | 22 | –8 | 20 |
| Filip Chytil$^‡$ | 41 | 11 | 9 | 20 | +4 | 14 |
| Ryan Lindgren | 54 | 2 | 17 | 19 | +1 | 36 |
| Sam Carrick | 66 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +1 | 52 |
| K'Andre Miller | 60 | 5 | 13 | 18 | –4 | 12 |
| J. T. Miller$^†$ | 16 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Braden Schneider | 66 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +4 | 12 |
| Kaapo Kakko$^‡$ | 30 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +9 | 14 |
| Jonny Brodzinski | 35 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +9 | 4 |
| Zac Jones | 36 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +1 | 18 |
| Adam Edstrom | 51 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 27 |
| Urho Vaakanainen$^†$ | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +1 | 14 |
| Brett Berard | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | –8 | 8 |
| Will Borgen$^†$ | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 27 |
| Jimmy Vesey$^‡$ | 33 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −2 | 0 |
| Jacob Trouba$^‡$ | 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | –3 | 22 |
| Matt Rempe | 31 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 52 |
| Victor Mancini$^‡$ | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 2 |
| Carson Soucy$^†$ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Calvin de Haan$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 2 |
| Chad Ruhwedel | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| Juuso Parssinen$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 7 |
| Connor Mackey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brennan Othmann | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Igor Shesterkin | 48 | 48 | 2,737:18 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 130 | 2.85 | 1,380 | .906 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jonathan Quick | 21 | 17 | 1,147:39 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 3.14 | 577 | .896 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Louis Domingue | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 27 | .926 | 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.

## Roster

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Updated March 18, 2025
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 65 | Brett Berard | LW | L | 22 | 2020 | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 17 | Will Borgen | D | R | 28 | 2024 | Moorhead, Minnesota |
| 22 | Jonny Brodzinski | C | R | 31 | 2020 | Ham Lake, Minnesota |
| 39 | Sam Carrick | C | R | 33 | 2024 | Markham, Ontario |
| 50 | Will Cuylle | LW | L | 23 | 2020 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 44 | Calvin de Haan | D | L | 33 | 2025 | Carp, Ontario |
| 84 | Adam Edstrom | C | L | 24 | 2019 | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 23 | Adam Fox (A) | D | R | 27 | 2019 | Jericho, New York |
| 6 | Zac Jones | D | L | 24 | 2019 | Glen Allen, Virginia |
| 34 | Arthur Kaliyev | LW | L | 23 | 2025 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 20 | Chris Kreider (A) | LW | L | 33 | 2009 | Boxford, Massachusetts |
| 13 | Alexis Lafreniere | LW | L | 23 | 2020 | Saint-Eustache, Quebec |
| 8 | J. T. Miller | LW | L | 32 | 2025 | East Palestine, Ohio |
| 79 | K'Andre Miller | D | L | 25 | 2018 | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 78 | Brennan Othmann | LW | L | 22 | 2021 | Scarborough, Ontario |
| 10 | Artemi Panarin (A) | LW | R | 33 | 2019 | Korkino, Soviet Union |
| 71 | Juuso Parssinen | C | L | 24 | 2025 | Hämeenlinna, Finland |
| 32 | Jonathan Quick | G | L | 39 | 2023 | Milford, Connecticut |
| 73 | Matt Rempe | C | R | 22 | 2020 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 4 | Braden Schneider | D | R | 23 | 2020 | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| 31 | Igor Shesterkin | G | L | 29 | 2014 | Moscow, Russia |
| 24 | Carson Soucy | D | L | 30 | 2025 | Viking, Alberta |
| 16 | Vincent Trocheck | C | R | 31 | 2022 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 18 | Urho Vaakanainen | D | L | 26 | 2024 | Joensuu, Finland |
| 93 | Mika Zibanejad (A) | C | R | 31 | 2016 | Huddinge, Sweden |

## Awards and honors
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Date |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Victor Mancini | 1st NHL career game | October 9, 2024 |
| Victor Mancini | 1st NHL career goal | October 17, 2024 |
| Victor Mancini | 1st NHL career assist | October 21, 2024 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 200th NHL career goal | November 3, 2024 |
| Will Cuylle | 100th NHL career game | November 14, 2024 |
| Brett Berard | 1st NHL career game 1st NHL career point | November 25, 2024 |
| Brett Berard | 1st NHL career goal | November 27, 2024 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 300th NHL career goal (8th Swedish player in NHL history) | December 11, 2024 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 900th NHL career game | February 2, 2025 |
| Chris Kreider | 12th NHL career short-handed goal (Most in NHL history since the start of 2021–22 season) | February 5, 2025 |
| Jimmy Vesey | 100th NHL career goal | February 23, 2025 |
| Jonathan Quick | 63rd NHL career shutout 800th NHL career game | March 2, 2025 |

### Records

Regular season :
| Player | Record | Reached |
| Artemi Panarin | 1st Ranger in franchise history to have multiple points in each of the first 4 games in a season | October 17, 2024 |
| Jonathan Quick | Tied-18th place for most career shutouts in NHL history (61 with Turk Broda) | November 9, 2024 |
| Chris Kreider | 2nd Ranger in franchise history to have the most game winning goals (46 goals in 832 games, passing Jean Ratelle) | November 19, 2024 |
| Jonathan Quick | 15th place for most career wins in NHL history (398) | November 30, 2024 |
| Jonathan Quick | 1st American-born goaltender to win 400 career games in NHL history | February 2, 2025 |

## Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 29, 2024 | To Nashville Predators4th-round pick in 2024 NHL entry draft (#127 overall) 7th-round pick in 2026 NHL entry draft | To New York Rangers4th-round pick in 2024 (#119 overall) |
| July 1, 2024 | To Pittsburgh Penguinsconditional MIN 5th-round pick in 2025 NHL entry draft or NYR 5th-round pick in 2025 2nd-round pick in 2027 NHL entry draft | To New York RangersReilly Smith* |
| December 6, 2024 | To Anaheim DucksJacob Trouba | To New York RangersUrho Vaakanainen conditional ANA 4th-round pick in 2025 or DET 4th-round pick in 2025 |
| January 26, 2025 | To Tampa Bay LightningRyder Korczak | To New York RangersLucas Edmonds |
| January 31, 2025 | To Vancouver CanucksFilip Chytil Victor Mancini conditional 1st-round pick in 2025 or 2026 | To New York RangersErik Brannstrom Jackson Dorrington J. T. Miller |
| March 6, 2025 | To Vegas Golden KnightsReilly Smith | To New York RangersBrendan Brisson SJS 3rd-round pick in [[2025 NHL entry draft |
| March 6, 2025 | To Vancouver CanucksSJS 3rd-round pick in 2025 | To New York RangersCarson Soucy |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| July 1, 2024 | Sam Carrick | from Edmonton Oilers | 3-year |
| July 2, 2024 | Casey Fitzgerald | from Colorado Avalanche | 2-year |
| July 2, 2024 | Benoit-Olivier Groulx | from Anaheim Ducks | 1-year |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team | Ref |

### Contract terminations

| Date | Player | Via | Ref |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 12, 2024 | Chad Ruhwedel | 1-year |
| July 13, 2024 | Braden Schneider | 2-year |
| July 15, 2024 | Matthew Robertson | 1-year |
| July 30, 2024 | Ryan Lindgren | 1-year |
| October 25, 2024 | Alexis Lafreniere | 7-year‡ |
| December 6, 2024 | Igor Shesterkin | 8-year‡ |
| March 12, 2015 | Jonathan Quick | 1-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28, and 29th, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 30 | D | E. J. Emery | United States | U.S. NDTP (USHL) |
| 4 | 119 | C | Raoul Boilard | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 159 | LW | Nathan Aspinall | Canada | Flint Firebirds (OHL) |
| 6 | 191 | LW | Rico Gredig | Switzerland | HC Davos (National League) |