# 2015–16 New York Rangers season

The 2015–16 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 89th season of play and their 90th season overall. The season began its regular games on October 7, 2015, against the Chicago Blackhawks.

## Regular season

* On November 15, the Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs to extend their winning streak to nine: the second-longest in franchise history. Additionally, the win surpassed eight-game winning streaks that occurred in the 2014–15 season and the 1974–75 season.
* On January 16, Henrik Lundqvist recorded his 20th victory of the season, making him the first NHL goaltender to start his career with 11 straight, 20-win seasons. Lundqvist also joined Hockey Hall of Fame member Tony Esposito and retired goaltender Martin Brodeur as the only goalies with 11 consecutive, 20-win seasons at any point in their career. Overall, Lundqvist became the 15th NHL netminder to have won at least 20 games in a season 11 times.
* On February 14, Lundqvist became the Rangers' all-time leader in games played by a goaltender. He surpassed Mike Richter with his 667th career appearance in a 3–1 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 252 | 193 | +59 | 120 |
| 2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 44 | 245 | 203 | +42 | 104 |
| 3 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 43 | 236 | 217 | +19 | 101 |
| 4 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 232 | 216 | +16 | 100 |
| 5 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 214 | 218 | −4 | 96 |
| 6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 198 | 226 | −28 | 86 |
| 7 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 184 | 208 | −24 | 84 |
| 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 219 | 252 | −33 | 76 |

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

2015 pre-season: 4–1–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecord
1September 21New Jersey Devils6–31–0–0
2September 22@ Philadelphia Flyers3–51–1–0
3September 24@ Boston Bruins3–4 (SO)1–1–1
4September 26@ New Jersey Devils4–32–1–1
5September 28Philadelphia Flyers3–2 (OT)3–1–1
6September 30Boston Bruins3–24–1–1 :

### Regular season

2015–16 Game Log :
October: 7–2–2, 16 Points (home: 5–1–1; road: 2–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 7@ Chicago3–2LundqvistUnited Center22,1041–0–02Recap
2October 9@ Columbus4–2LundqvistNationwide Arena19,0272–0–04Recap
3October 10Columbus5–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0063–0–06Recap
4October 13Winnipeg1–4LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0063–1–06Recap
5October 15@ Montreal0–3LundqvistBell Centre21,2883–2–06Recap
6October 18New Jersey1–2OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0063–2–17Recap
7October 19San Jose4–0RaantaMadison Square Garden18,0064–2–19Recap
8October 22Arizona4–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0065–2–111Recap
9October 24@ Philadelphia2–3SOLundqvistWells Fargo Center19,8055–2–212Recap
10October 25Calgary4–1RaantaMadison Square Garden18,0066–2–214Recap
11October 30Toronto3–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0067–2–216Recap :
November: 10–4–0, 20 Points (home: 6–2–0; road: 4–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 3Washington5–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0068–2–218Recap
13November 6@ Colorado2–1LundqvistPepsi Center17,8189–2–220Recap
14November 7@ Arizona4–1RaantaGila River Arena13,02910–2–222Recap
15November 10Carolina3–0LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00611–2–224Recap
16November 12St. Louis6–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00612–2–226Recap
17November 14@ Ottawa2–1SOLundqvistCanadian Tire Centre20,00613–2–228Recap
18November 15Toronto4–3RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00614–2–230Recap
19November 19@ Tampa Bay1–2LundqvistAmalie Arena19,09214–3–230Recap
20November 21@ Florida5–4OTLundqvistBB&T Center17,86615–3–232Recap
21November 23Nashville3–0LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00616–3–234Recap
22November 25Montreal1–5LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00616–4–234Recap
23November 27@ Boston3–4LundqvistTD Garden17,56516–5–234Recap
24November 28Philadelphia0–3RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00616–6–234Recap
25November 30Carolina4–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00617–6–236Recap :
December: 4–7–2, 10 Points (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–5–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
26December 2@ NY Islanders1–2SOLundqvistBarclays Center15,79517–6–337Recap
27December 3Colorado1–2RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00617–7–337Recap
28December 6Ottawa4–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00618–7–339Recap
29December 9@ Vancouver1–2LundqvistRogers Arena18,19518–8–339Recap
30December 11@ Edmonton5–7RaantaRexall Place16,83618–9–339Recap
31December 12@ Calgary4–5OTRaantaScotiabank Saddledome19,28918–9–440Recap
32December 15Edmonton4–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00619–9–442Recap
33December 17@ Minnesota2–5LundqvistXcel Energy Center19,09019–10–442Recap
34December 18@ Winnipeg2–5LundqvistMTS Centre15,29419–11–442Recap
35December 20Washington3–7LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00619–12–442Recap
36December 22Anaheim3–2OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00620–12–444Recap
37December 28@ Nashville3–5LundqvistBridgestone Arena17,31720–13–444Recap
38December 30@ Tampa Bay5–2LundqvistAmalie Arena19,09221–13–446Recap :
January: 6–4–1, 13 Points (home: 4–0–1; road: 2–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
39January 2@ Florida0–3LundqvistBB&T Center20,28921–14–446Recap
40January 5Dallas6–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00622–14–448Recap
41January 9Washington3–4OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00622–14–549Recap
42January 11Boston2–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00623–14–551Recap
43January 14@ NY Islanders1–3LundqvistBarclays Center15,79523–15–551Recap
44January 16@ Philadelphia3–2SOLundqvistWells Fargo Center19,84324–15–553Recap
45January 17@ Washington2–5RaantaVerizon Center18,50624–16–553Recap
46January 19Vancouver3–2OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00625–16–555Recap
47January 22@ Carolina4–1LundqvistPNC Arena14,10226–16–557Recap
48January 24@ Ottawa0–3LundqvistCanadian Tire Centre18,94026–17–557Recap
49January 25Buffalo6–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00627–17–559Recap :
February: 10–3–1, 21 Points (home: 5–1–1; road: 5–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
50February 2@ New Jersey2–3LundqvistPrudential Center16,51427–18–559Recap
51February 4Minnesota4–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00628–18–561Recap
52February 6@ Philadelphia3–2SOLundqvistWells Fargo Center19,80529–18–563Recap
53February 8New Jersey2–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00630–18–565Recap
54February 10@ Pittsburgh3–0LundqvistConsol Energy Center18,53931–18–567Recap
55February 12Los Angeles4–5OTRaantaMadison Square Garden18,00631–18–668Recap
56February 14Philadelphia3–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00632–18–670Recap
57February 17Chicago3–5LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00632–19–670Recap
58February 18@ Toronto4–2RaantaAir Canada Centre18,95233–19–672Recap
59February 21Detroit1–0OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00634–19–674Recap
60February 23@ New Jersey2–5LundqvistPrudential Center16,51434–20–674Recap
61February 25@ St. Louis2–1LundqvistScottrade Center17,52435–20–676Recap
62February 27@ Dallas3–2LundqvistAmerican Airlines Center18,53236–20–678Recap
63February 29Columbus2–1RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00637–20–680Recap :
March: 6–5–3, 15 Points (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
64March 3@ Pittsburgh1–4LundqvistConsol Energy Center18,49237–21–680Recap
65March 4@ Washington3–2RaantaVerizon Center18,50638–21–682Recap
66March 6NY Islanders4–6RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00638–22–682Recap
67March 8@ Buffalo4–2RaantaFirst Niagara Center19,07039–22–684Recap
68March 12@ Detroit2–3OTLundqvistJoe Louis Arena20,02739–22–785Recap
69March 13Pittsburgh3–5LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00639–23–785Recap
70March 16@ Anaheim2–1RaantaHonda Center15,40040–23–787Recap
71March 17@ Los Angeles3–4OTLundqvistStaples Center18,23040–23–888Recap
72March 19@ San Jose1–4LundqvistSAP Center at San Jose16,88840–24–888Recap
73March 21Florida4–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00641–24–890Recap
74March 23Boston5–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00642–24–892Recap
75March 26@ Montreal5–2RaantaBell Centre18,60443–24–894Recap
76March 27Pittsburgh2–3OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00643–24–995Recap
77March 31@ Carolina3–4LundqvistPNC Arena16,33643–25–995Recap :
April: 3–2–0, 6 Points (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
78April 2Buffalo3–4RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00643–26–995Recap
79April 4@ Columbus4–2LundqvistNationwide Arena15,95144–26–997Recap
80April 5Tampa Bay3–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00645–26–999Recap
81April 7NY Islanders1–4LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00645–27–999Recap
82April 9Detroit3–2RaantaMadison Square Garden18,00646–27–9101Recap :
Win (2 Points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

The Rangers qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, entering as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference and being matched up against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins won series 4–1 (home: 0–2; Away: 1–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1April 13@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–5Raanta (0–1)Penguins lead 1–0
2April 16@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Lundqvist (1–0)Series tied 1–1
3April 19Pittsburgh Penguins1–3Lundqvist (1–1)Penguins lead 2–1
4April 21Pittsburgh Penguins0–5Lundqvist (1–2)Penguins lead 3–1
5April 23@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–6Lundqvist (1–3)Penguins win series 4–1 :
Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Mats Zuccarello | 81 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 2 | 34 |
| Derick Brassard | 80 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 12 | 30 |
| Derek Stepan | 72 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 5 | 20 |
| Keith Yandle | 82 | 5 | 42 | 47 | −4 | 40 |
| J. T. Miller | 82 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 10 | 46 |
| Chris Kreider | 79 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 10 | 58 |
| Rick Nash | 60 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 30 |
| Kevin Hayes | 79 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 4 | 30 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 73 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 26 | 22 |
| Jesper Fast | 79 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 18 |
| Oscar Lindberg | 68 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 43 |
| Kevin Klein | 69 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 19 |
| Dan Boyle | 74 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 30 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 75 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 22 |
| Dan Girardi | 74 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Dominic Moore | 80 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −2 | 32 |
| Marc Staal | 77 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 36 |
| Tanner Glass | 57 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −3 | 66 |
| Eric Staal$^†$ | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 64 |
| Jarret Stoll$^‡$ | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Emerson Etem$^‡$ | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 2 |
| Jayson Megna | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Marek Hrivik | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Paille | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Chris Summers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| Brady Skjei | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Rick Nash | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Derick Brassard | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
| J. T. Miller | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 4 |
| Derek Stepan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kreider | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 4 |
| Marc Staal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| Brady Skjei | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Keith Yandle | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 2 |
| Dominic Moore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Dan Boyle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Klein | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 7 |
| Dan Girardi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Jesper Fast | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Raphael Diaz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Eric Staal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 4 |
| Tanner Glass | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Oscar Lindberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Kevin Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 1 | 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 | 65 | 64 | 3,772 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 156 | 2.48 | 1944 | .920 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Antti Raanta | 25 | 18 | 1,150 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 2.24 | 530 | .919 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnus Hellberg | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 5 | 5 | 205 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4.39 | 113 | .867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antti Raanta | 3 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.55 | 38 | .895 | 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 |
| Oscar Lindberg | NHL Second Star of the Week | October 12, 2015 |
| Mats Zuccarello | NHL Second Star of the Week | November 16, 2015 |
| Ryan McDonagh | NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | NHL Second Star of the Week | February 15, 2016 |
| Mats Zuccarello | Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award | April 7, 2016 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Oscar Lindberg | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | October 7, 2015 |
| Kevin Klein | 500th career NHL game | October 9, 2015 |
| Alain Vigneault | 100th Win as Rangers Head Coach | October 9, 2015 |
| Oscar Lindberg | 1st career NHL assist | October 18, 2015 |
| Marc Staal | 100th career NHL assist | October 19, 2015 |
| Rick Nash | 700th career NHL point | October 22, 2015 |
| Jarret Stoll | 800th career NHL game | October 24, 2015 |
| Dan Girardi | 200th career NHL point | October 25, 2015 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 1st career NHL hat-trick | October 30, 2015 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 100th career NHL assist | November 3, 2015 |
| Derick Brassard | 500th career NHL game | November 14, 2015 |
| Dominic Moore | 700th career NHL game | November 14, 2015 |
| Keith Yandle | 600th career NHL game | November 23, 2015 |
| Kevin Hayes | 100th career NHL game | November 23, 2015 |
| Derick Brassard | 300th career NHL point | November 25, 2015 |
| Alain Vigneault | 1,000th career NHL game as Head Coach | December 11, 2015 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | December 11, 2015 |
| Chris Kreider | 100th career NHL point | December 11, 2015 |
| Chris Kreider | 200th career NHL game | December 12, 2015 |
| Brady Skjei | 1st career NHL game | December 15, 2015 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 1st career NHL goal | December 15, 2015 |
| Jesper Fast | 100th career NHL game | December 17, 2015 |
| Derick Brassard | 200th career NHL assist | December 22, 2015 |
| Rick Nash | 900th career NHL game | January 5, 2016 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 20th career NHL win in 11 straight seasons | January 16, 2016 |
| Derek Stepan | 400th career NHL game | January 24, 2016 |
| Dan Girardi | 700th career NHL game | February 12, 2016 |
| Derek Stepan | 100th career NHL goal | February 14, 2016 |
| Marek Hrivik | 1st career NHL game | February 21, 2016 |
| Marek Hrivik | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | February 23, 2016 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 30th career NHL win in 11 straight seasons (only goalie in NHL history with 30 wins in 10 of 11 seasons) | February 25, 2016 |
| Marc Staal | 600th career NHL game | February 27, 2016 |
| Dan Boyle | 600th career NHL point | March 6, 2016 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 400th career NHL game | March 12, 2016 |
| Kevin Klein | 100th career NHL assist | March 21, 2016 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 200th career NHL point | March 31, 2016 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 300th career NHL game | April 2, 2016 |
| Derek Stepan | 300th career NHL point | April 4, 2016 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Antti Raanta | 1st career NHL playoff game | April 13, 2016 |
| Brady Skjei | 1st career NHL playoff game | April 13, 2016 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 1st career NHL playoff game | April 16, 2016 |
| Brady Skjei | 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point | April 16, 2016 |
| Oscar Lindberg | 1st career NHL playoff game | April 21, 2016 |
| Raphael Diaz | 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point | April 23, 2016 |

### Records

Regular season :
| Player | Record | Reached |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 743rd career NHL game (Franchise record) | November 10, 2015 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 19,405th career NHL save (Franchise record) | November 10, 2015 |

## Transactions

The Rangers were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | To Anaheim Ducks:Carl Hagelin 2nd-round pick in 2015 6th-round pick in 2015 | To New York Rangers:Emerson Etem FLA's 2nd-round pick in 2015 |
| June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | To Edmonton Oilers:Cam Talbot 7th-round pick in 2015 | To New York Rangers:MTL's 2nd-round pick in 2015 OTT's 3rd-round pick in 2015 7th-round pick in 2015 |
| June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | To Washington Capitals:MTL's 2nd-round pick in 2015 | To New York Rangers:BUF's 3rd-round pick in 2015 4th-round pick in 2015 |
| June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | To Chicago Blackhawks:Ryan Haggerty | To New York Rangers:Antti Raanta |
| July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | To Nashville Predators:6th-round pick in 2017 | To New York Rangers:Magnus Hellberg |
| January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08) | To Vancouver Canucks:Emerson Etem | To New York Rangers:Nicklas Jensen 6th-round pick in 2017 |
| February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28) | To Carolina Hurricanes:Aleksi Saarela 2nd-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2017 | To New York Rangers:Eric Staal |
| February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28) | To Washington Capitals:Ryan Bourque | To New York Rangers:Chris Brown |
| June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) | To Florida Panthers:Keith Yandle (negotiating rights) | To New York Rangers:6th-round pick in 2016 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2017 |

#### Notes

* $^{Note1}$ Carolina to retain 50% ($4.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
* $^{Note2}$ Conditional on Yandle signing with the Panthers.

### Lost via retirement

| Player | Ref |
| Martin St. Louis | |

### Player signings

| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) | Magnus Hellberg | 2 years, $1.25 million |
| July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) | Marek Hrivik | 1 year, $698,250 |
| July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14) | Oscar Lindberg | 2 years, $1.3 million |
| July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) | Emerson Etem | 1 year, $850,500 |
| July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) | Dylan McIlrath | 1 year, $600,000 |
| July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) | Jesper Fast | 2 years, $1.9 million |
| July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) | J. T. Miller | 1 year, $874,000 |
| July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) | Mathew Bodie | 1 year, $575,000 |
| July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27) | Derek Stepan | 6 years, $39 million |
| December 31, 2015 (2015-12-31) | Ryan Gropp | entry-level contract |
| March 28, 2016 (2016-03-28) | Boo Nieves | entry-level contract |
| March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29) | Steven Fogarty | entry-level contract |
| May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02) | Antti Raanta | 2 years, $2 million |
| May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13) | Pavel Buchnevich | entry-level contract |
| June 15, 2016 (2016-06-15) | Chris Summers | 1 year, $600,000 |

## Draft picks

Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 41 | Ryan Gropp | LW | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 3 | 62 | Robin Kovacs | RW | Sweden | AIK IF (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 3 | 79 | Sergey Zborovskiy | D | Russia | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 3 | 89 | Aleksi Saarela | C | Finland | Assat (Liiga) |
| 4 | 113 | Brad Morrison | C | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 4 | 119 | Daniel Bernhardt | RW | Sweden | Djurgardens IF J20 (J20 SuperElit) |
| 7 | 184 | Adam Huska | G | Slovakia | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |

### Draft notes

* The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Edmonton's second-round pick in 2015 (33rd overall) and Florida's third-round pick in 2015 (72nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick. Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Martin St. Louis and a conditional second-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for Ryan Callahan, a conditional first-round pick in 2014, a conditional seventh-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Carl Hagelin and a second and sixth-round pick in 2015 (59th and 179th overall) to Anaheim in exchange for Emerson Etem and this pick. Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Kyle Palmieri to New Jersey in exchange for a third-round pick in 2016 and this pick. New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2015, that sent Jaromir Jagr to Florida in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Emerson Etem and Florida's second-round pick in 2015 (41st overall) to New York in exchange for Carl Hagelin, a sixth-round pick in 2015 (179th overall) and this pick.
* The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall) to Washington in exchange for and a fourth-round pick in 2015 (113th overall) and this pick. Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Michal Neuvirth and Rostislav Klesla to Buffalo in exchange for Jaroslav Halak and this pick.
* The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Cam Talbot and a seventh-round pick in 2015 (209th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall), a seventh-round pick in 2015 (184th overall) and this pick. Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Ales Hemsky to Ottawa in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
* The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall) to Washington in exchange for and Buffalo's third-round pick in 2015 (62nd overall) and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Raphael Diaz to New York in exchange for this pick.
* The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Emerson Etem and Florida's second-round pick in 2015 (41st overall) to New York in exchange for Carl Hagelin, a second-round pick in 2015 (59th overall) and this pick.
* The Edmonton Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Cam Talbot and a seventh-round pick in 2015 (209th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall), the Ottawa Senators' third-round pick (79th overall) and this pick.