# 2013–14 New York Rangers season

The 2013–14 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 87th season of play and their 88th season overall. It was the Rangers' first season in the newly created Metropolitan Division, which was created during the NHL's realignment in the 2013 offseason. The Rangers won 25 road games in the regular season, setting a franchise record. The Rangers returned to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since their championship in the 1993–94 season, losing in five games to the Los Angeles Kings.

## Off-season

The Rangers first order of business for the 2013–14 season was to find a new head coach after letting John Tortorella go on May 29, 2013. The Rangers hired recently fired Canucks coach Alain Vigneault on June 21. Coincidentally, Tortorella would be hired as the new Canucks coach only days after Vigneault was hired by the Rangers. The Rangers finished their coaching staff on August 6 by hiring Scott Arniel as an associate coach, along with former players Ulf Samuelsson and Daniel Lacroix as assistant coaches.

## Pre-season

The New York Rangers lost five of their six pre-season games, during which they scored nine goals and allowed 22 goals against. They went 2-for-22 on the power play and allowed five power play goals against in the last three games.

## Regular season

Due to final stages of renovations at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers opened the season on a nine-game road trip from October 3 to 24, during which the team went 3–6–0. The Rangers had a franchise-record nine-game homestand from December 7 to 23, during which they had a record of 3–4–2.
As part of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series games, the Rangers played two consecutive outdoor games at Yankee Stadium on January 26 against the New Jersey Devils (7–3 win) and on January 29 against the New York Islanders (2–1 win).
The NHL took a two-week break from February 9 to February 25 for the Olympics. The Rangers had seven players represent their countries: Ryan Callahan, Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan for the United States; Rick Nash for Canada; Mats Zuccarello for Norway; and Carl Hagelin and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.
On April 7, with a New Jersey Devils loss to the Calgary Flames, the Rangers clinched a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season, and for the eighth time out of nine seasons.
On April 10, with a 2–1 win over the Buffalo Sabres and a Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Rangers clinched second place in their division and home ice advantage for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 44 | 249 | 207 | +42 | 109 |
| 2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 41 | 218 | 193 | +25 | 96 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 39 | 236 | 235 | +1 | 94 |
| 4 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
| 5 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
| 6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
| 7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
| 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

2013 pre-season: 1–5–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–5–0)
GameSeptemberOpponentScoreRecord
116@ New Jersey Devils1–20–1–0
217@ Philadelphia Flyers3–21–1–0
323@ Calgary Flames1–41–2–0
424@ Edmonton Oilers3–51–3–0
526@ Vancouver Canucks0–51–4–0
627@ Los Angeles Kings$^a$1–41–5–0
$^a$ Game was played at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, as part of the Frozen Fury series of exhibition games. :

### Regular season

2013–14 game log :
October: 5–7–0, 10 Points (home: 1–1–0; road: 4–6–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
13@ Phoenix Coyotes1–4Lundqvist0–1–0
27@ Los Angeles Kings3–1Lundqvist1–1–0
38@ San Jose Sharks2–9Lundqvist1–2–0
410@ Anaheim Ducks0–6Lundqvist1–3–0
512@ St. Louis Blues3–5Biron1–4–0
616@ Washington Capitals2–0Lundqvist2–4–0
719@ New Jersey Devils0–4Lundqvist2–5–0
824@ Philadelphia Flyers1–2Talbot2–6–0
926@ Detroit Red Wings3–2 (OT)Talbot3–6–0
1028Montreal Canadiens0–2Lundqvist3–7–0
1129@ New York Islanders3–2Talbot4–7–0
1231Buffalo Sabres2–0Lundqvist5–7–0 :
November: 9–6–0, 18 Points (home: 4–4–0; road: 5–2–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
132Carolina Hurricanes5–1Lundqvist6–7–0
144Anaheim Ducks1–2Lundqvist6–8–0
156Pittsburgh Penguins5–1Lundqvist7–8–0
167@ Columbus Blue Jackets4–2Talbot8–8–0
1710Florida Panthers4–3Lundqvist9–8–0
1812New Jersey Devils3–2Lundqvist9–9–0
1916@ Montreal Canadiens1–0Talbot10–9–0
2017Los Angeles Kings0–1Lundqvist10–10–0
2119Boston Bruins1–2Lundqvist10–11–0
2221@ Dallas Stars3–2Lundqvist11–11–0
2323@ Nashville Predators2–0Talbot12–11–0
2425@ Tampa Bay Lightning0–5Lundqvist12–12–0
2527@ Florida Panthers5–2Lundqvist13–12–0
2629@ Boston Bruins2–3Lundqvist13–13–0
2730Vancouver Canucks5–2Talbot14–13–0 :
December: 6–6–2, 14 Points (home: 3–5–2; road: 3–1–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
282Winnipeg Jets2–5Talbot14–14–0
295@ Buffalo Sabres3–1Lundqvist15–14–0
307New Jersey Devils3–4 (OT)Lundqvist15–14–1
318Washington Capitals1–4Lundqvist15–15–1
3210Nashville Predators1–4Lundqvist15–16–1
3312Columbus Blue Jackets2–4Lundqvist15–17–1
3415Calgary Flames4–3 (SO)Lundqvist16–17–1
3518Pittsburgh Penguins3–4 (SO)Lundqvist16–17–2
3620New York Islanders3–5Lundqvist16–18–2
3722Minnesota Wild4–1Talbot17–18–2
3823Toronto Maple Leafs2–1 (SO)Talbot18–18–2
3927@ Washington Capitals2–3Talbot18–19–2
4029@ Tampa Bay Lightning4–3Lundqvist19–19–2
4131@ Florida Panthers2–1 (SO)Lundqvist20–19–2 :
January: 10–4–1, 21 Points (home: 5–3–1; road: 5–1–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
423@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–5Lundqvist20–20–2
434@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–1Talbot21–20–2
446Columbus Blue Jackets3–4 (SO)Lundqvist21–20–3
458@ Chicago Blackhawks3–2Lundqvist22–20–3
4610Dallas Stars3–2Lundqvist23–20–3
4712Philadelphia Flyers4–1Lundqvist24–20–3
4814Tampa Bay Lightning1–2Lundqvist24–21–3
4916Detroit Red Wings1–0Lundqvist25–21–3
5018@ Ottawa Senators4–1Talbot26–21–3
5119Washington Capitals4–1Lundqvist27–21–3
5221New York Islanders3–5Talbot27–22–3
5323St. Louis Blues1–2Lundqvist27–23–3
5426$^a$@ New Jersey Devils7–3Lundqvist28–23–3
5529$^a$@ New York Islanders2–1Lundqvist29–23–3
5631New York Islanders4–1Lundqvist30–23–3
$^a$ Games were played at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York. :
February: 3–1–0, 6 Points (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–0–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
574Colorado Avalanche5–1Lundqvist31–23–3
586Edmonton Oilers1–2Talbot31–24–3
597@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 (SO)Lundqvist32–24–3
6027Chicago Blackhawks2–1Talbot33–24–3 :
March: 9–6–1, 17 Points (home: 3–2–1; road: 6–4–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
611@ Philadelphia Flyers2–4Lundqvist33–25–3
622Boston Bruins3–6Lundqvist33–26–3
635Toronto Maple Leafs2–3 (OT)Lundqvist33–26–4
647@ Carolina Hurricanes4–2Lundqvist34–26–4
659Detroit Red Wings3–0Lundqvist35–26–4
6611@ Carolina Hurricanes1–3Lundqvist35–27–4
6713@ Minnesota Wild1–2Talbot35–28–4
6814@ Winnipeg Jets4–2Lundqvist36–28–4
6916San Jose Sharks0–1Lundqvist36–29–4
7018@ Ottawa Senators8–4Lundqvist37–29–4
7121@ Columbus Blue Jackets3–1Lundqvist38–29–4
7222@ New Jersey Devils2–0Lundqvist39–29–4
7324Phoenix Coyotes4–3 OTLundqvist40–29–4
7426Philadelphia Flyers3–1Lundqvist41–29–4
7528@ Calgary Flames3–4Lundqvist41–30–4
7630@ Edmonton Oilers5–0Talbot42–30–4 :
April: 3–1–2, 8 Points (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–0–2)
GameAprilOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
771@ Vancouver Canucks3–1Lundqvist43–30–4
783@ Colorado Avalanche2–3 (SO)Lundqvist43–30–5
795Ottawa Senators2–3Lundqvist43–31–5
808Carolina Hurricanes4–1Lundqvist44–31–5
8110Buffalo Sabres2–1Lundqvist45–31–5
8212@ Montreal Canadiens0–1 (OT)Talbot45–31–6 :

## Playoffs

The New York Rangers ended the 2013–14 regular season as the Metropolitan Division's second seed. They defeated the third seed Philadelphia Flyers in the first round, 4–3. Then they faced the first seed Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the playoffs. For the first time in Rangers history, the team came back from a 3–1 series deficit to win the series in seven games to reach the third round for the first time since 1997. Next, they defeated the Atlantic Division's third seed Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Final in the third round, 4–2, and became the Eastern Conference Champions. They are the first team in NHL history that played the maximum of 14 games over the first two rounds and still had enough to advance to the final. After 20 years, the Rangers headed to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they faced the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings, marking the first time since the Yankees and the Dodgers played in the 1981 World Series that teams from New York City and Los Angeles met for a major professional sports championship. The Rangers lost three games in overtime and lost the series 4–1.
2014 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers – Rangers won series 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1April 17Philadelphia Flyers4–1LundqvistRangers lead 1–0
2April 20Philadelphia Flyers2–4LundqvistSeries tied 1–1
3April 22@ Philadelphia Flyers4–1LundqvistRangers lead 2–1
4April 25@ Philadelphia Flyers1–2LundqvistSeries tied 2–2
5April 27Philadelphia Flyers4–2LundqvistRangers lead 3–2
6April 29@ Philadelphia Flyers2–5LundqvistSeries tied 3–3
7April 30Philadelphia Flyers2–1LundqvistRangers win 4–3 :
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins – Rangers won series 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1May 2@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–2 OTLundqvistRangers lead 1–0
2May 4@ Pittsburgh Penguins0–3LundqvistSeries tied 1–1
3May 5Pittsburgh Penguins0–2LundqvistPenguins lead 2–1
4May 7Pittsburgh Penguins2–4LundqvistPenguins lead 3–1
5May 9@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–1LundqvistPenguins lead 3–2
6May 11Pittsburgh Penguins3–1LundqvistSeries tied 3–3
7May 13@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–1LundqvistRangers win 4–3 :
Eastern Conference Final vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens – Rangers won series 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1May 17@ Montreal Canadiens7–2LundqvistRangers lead 1–0
2May 19@ Montreal Canadiens3–1LundqvistRangers lead 2–0
3May 22Montreal Canadiens2–3 OTLundqvistRangers lead 2–1
4May 25Montreal Canadiens3–2 OTLundqvistRangers lead 3–1
5May 27@ Montreal Canadiens4–7TalbotRangers lead 3–2
6May 29Montreal Canadiens1–0LundqvistRangers win 4–2 :
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings – Kings won series 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1June 4@ Los Angeles Kings2–3 OTLundqvistKings lead 1–0
2June 7@ Los Angeles Kings4–5 2OTLundqvistKings lead 2–0
3June 9Los Angeles Kings0–3LundqvistKings lead 3–0
4June 11Los Angeles Kings2–1LundqvistKings lead 3–1
5June 13@ Los Angeles Kings2–3 2OTLundqvistKings win 4–1 :
Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Mats Zuccarello | 77 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 11 | 32 |
| Derek Stepan | 82 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 12 | 18 |
| Brad Richards | 82 | 20 | 31 | 51 | −8 | 18 |
| Derick Brassard | 81 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 2 | 46 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 77 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 11 | 36 |
| Rick Nash | 65 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 10 | 36 |
| Chris Kreider | 66 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 72 |
| Benoit Pouliot | 80 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 56 |
| Carl Hagelin | 72 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 44 |
| Ryan Callahan$^‡$ | 45 | 11 | 14 | 25 | −3 | 16 |
| Dan Girardi | 81 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 16 |
| Dominic Moore | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Brian Boyle | 82 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 56 |
| John Moore | 74 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 25 |
| Marc Staal | 72 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −1 | 24 |
| Anton Stralman | 81 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 26 |
| Michael Del Zotto$^‡$ | 42 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −5 | 10 |
| Derek Dorsett | 51 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −1 | 128 |
| Martin St. Louis$^†$ | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| J. T. Miller | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −6 | 18 |
| Kevin Klein$^†$ | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Daniel Carcillo$^†$ | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| Raphael Diaz$^†$ | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Justin Falk | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 20 |
| Taylor Pyatt$^‡$ | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −9 | 10 |
| Arron Asham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 14 |
| Darroll Powe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 |
| Jesper Fast | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 2 |
| Conor Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Brandon Mashinter$^‡$ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 10 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Ryan McDonagh | 25 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −1 | 8 |
| Martin St. Louis | 25 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −5 | 2 |
| Derek Stepan | 24 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −1 | 2 |
| Chris Kreider | 15 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −2 | 14 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Carl Hagelin | 25 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| Derick Brassard | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Brad Richards | 25 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −2 | 4 |
| Benoit Pouliot | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| Rick Nash | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −1 | 8 |
| Dominic Moore | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 24 |
| Brian Boyle | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 19 |
| Dan Girardi | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −3 | 10 |
| Marc Staal | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Anton Stralman | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Kevin Klein | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Daniel Carcillo | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| John Moore | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| J. T. Miller | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Derek Dorsett | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 19 |
| Jesper Fast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raphael Diaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 63 | 62 | 3655 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 144 | 2.36 | 1810 | 0.920 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cam Talbot | 21 | 19 | 1211 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 1.64 | 560 | 0.941 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Biron | 2 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7.61 | 38 | 0.763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 25 | 25 | 1516 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 2.14 | 737 | .927 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Talbot | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.61 | 13 | .846 | 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 records
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Date |
| Henrik Lundqvist | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 13, 2014 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | NHL Second Star of the Week | March 24, 2014 |
| Mats Zuccarello | Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award | April 8, 2014 |
| Dominic Moore | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | June 24, 2014 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Jesper Fast | 1st career NHL game | October 3, 2013 |
| John Moore | 100th career NHL game | October 3, 2013 |
| Anton Stralman | 100th career NHL point | October 8, 2013 |
| Cam Talbot | 1st career NHL game | October 24, 2013 |
| Benoit Pouliot | 300th career NHL game | October 26, 2013 |
| Cam Talbot | 1st career NHL win | October 26, 2013 |
| Dan Girardi | 500th career NHL game | October 31, 2013 |
| Marc Staal | 400th career NHL game | October 31, 2013 |
| Marc Staal | 100th career NHL point | November 12, 2013 |
| Cam Talbot | 1st career NHL shutout | November 16, 2013 |
| Derek Dorsett | 300th career NHL game | November 17, 2013 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 1st career NHL game | December 12, 2013 |
| Derek Stepan | 100th career NHL assist | December 15, 2013 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 100th career NHL game | December 15, 2013 |
| Conor Allen | 1st career NHL game | December 29, 2013 |
| New York Rangers (franchise) | 6,000th game | February 6, 2014 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 300th career NHL win | March 9, 2014 |
| Dominic Moore | 200th career NHL point | March 9, 2014 |
| Carl Hagelin | 1st career NHL hat-trick | March 14, 2014 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 50th career NHL shutout | March 22, 2014 |
| Derick Brassard | 400th career NHL game | April 5, 2014 |
| Dominic Moore | 600th career NHL game | April 5, 2014 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Jesper Fast | 1st career NHL playoff game 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point | April 17, 2014 |
| J. T. Miller | 1st career NHL playoff game 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point | April 27, 2014 |
| Cam Talbot | 1st career NHL playoff game | April 29, 2014 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point | May 25, 2014 |

### Records

Regular season :
| Player | Record | Reached |
| Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers all-time wins leader (302 wins) | March 18, 2014 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers all-time shutout leader (50 shutouts) | March 22, 2014 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Record | Reached |
| Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers all-time playoff wins leader (42 wins) | May 29, 2014 |

## Transactions

The Rangers were involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

### Lost via retirement

* Player
* Martin Biron

### Player signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Ryan McDonagh | July 8, 2013 | 6 years, $28.2 million |
| Carl Hagelin | July 10, 2013 | 2 years, $4.5 million |
| Justin Falk | July 10, 2013 | 1 year, $975,000 |
| Mats Zuccarello | July 30, 2013 | 1 year, $1.15 million |
| Brandon Mashinter | August 7, 2013 | 1 year, $605,000 |
| Derek Stepan | September 26, 2013 | 2 years, $6.15 million |
| Henrik Lundqvist | November 4, 2013 | 7 years, $59.5 million contract extension |
| Anthony Duclair | January 2, 2014 | 3 years, $2.46 million entry-level contract |
| Dan Girardi | February 28, 2014 | 6 years, $33 million contract extension |
| Ryan Graves | March 17, 2014 | 3 years, $1.98 million entry-level contract |
| Mackenzie Skapski | June 2, 2014 | 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract |
| Calle Andersson | June 2, 2014 | 3 years, $1.985 million entry-level contract |

## Draft picks

New York Rangers' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 3 | 65 | Adam Tambellini | C | Canada | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) |
| 3 | 75 | Pavel Buchnevich | LW | Russia | Severstal Cherepovets (KHL) |
| 3 | 80 | Anthony Duclair | LW | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 110 | Ryan Graves | D | Canada | P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 170 | Mackenzie Skapski | G | Canada | Kootenay Ice (WHL) |

### Draft notes

* The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a July 23, 2012, trade that sent Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and a 2013 conditional third-round pick to the Rangers in exchange for Artem Anisimov, Brandon Dubinsky, Tim Erixon and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of an April 2, 2013, trade that sent Ryane Clowe to the Rangers in exchange for a 2013 third-round pick (previously acquired from Florida), a 2014 conditional round pick and this pick.
* $^a$ The Nashville Predators' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2012 third-round pick (#89–Brendan Leipsic) to the Predators in exchange for this pick.
* $^b$ The Columbus Blue Jackets' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a July 23, 2012, trade that sent Artem Anisimov, Brandon Dubinsky, Tim Erixon and a 2013 first-round pick to the Blue Jackets in exchange for Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2012 fifth-round pick (#142–Thomas Spelling) to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
* The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a February 3, 2012, trade that sent Casey Wellman to the Rangers in exchange for Erik Christensen and this pick.