Jensen was moved to the New York Rangers on January 8, 2016, while playing for the Canucks' AHL club, the Utica Comets, in exchange for winger Emerson Etem and a sixth-round draft selection in 2017. Jensen was recalled by the New York Rangers from the team's AHL club, the Hartford Wolf Pack, on April 20, 2016. He played two games with the Rangers before being returned to the Wolf Pack after suffering an upper body injury during his first game with the team. Nicklas Jensen debuted with the Vancouver Canucks on October 5, 2009, against the San Jose Sharks. He played three seasons with the team, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals in 2011 before losing to the Boston Bruins. Jensen was named to Sweden's Olympic team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. There, he won a silver medal as the Swedes were defeated by the United States in the gold-medal game. After six seasons with the Canucks, Jensen signed a seven-year, $35 million contract with the New York Rangers on July 1, 2015. He made his debut with the Rangers that same day, playing over 19 minutes in a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 436 career NHL games with Vancouver and New York, Jensen has 130 goals and 155 assists for 285 points. He also has four goals and five assists in 16 playoff games. Jensen was born on June 17, 1987, in Borlänge, Sweden.