2006–07 New York Rangers season

The 2006–07 New York Rangers season saw the team attempting to build off their surprising run into the playoffs the prior year.
After being swept by their cross-river rivals the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Rangers looked to add playoff experience through off-season free agent signings. As such, the Rangers signed forward Matt CullenNew York Rangers add former Carolina Hurricanes forward Cullen - accessed May 7, 2007 and defenseman Aaron WardRangers sign defenceman Aaron Ward away from champion Hurricanes - accessed May 7, 2007 from the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in addition to three-time champion Brendan ShanahanFree agent winger Brendan Shanahan signs with New York Rangers - accessed May 7, 2007 from the Detroit Red Wings. However, the Rangers lost a few big names from their strong regular season run, including assistant captain Steve RucchinThrashers sign unrestricted free agents Steve Rucchin, Glen Metropolit - accessed May 7, 2007, Martin RucinskySt. Louis Blues sign free-agent forward Martin Rucinsky - accessed May 7, 2007, Tom PotiPoti leaves Rangers, signs one-year deal with rival Islanders - accessed May 7, 2007 and Petr Sykora.Free-agent forward Petr Sykora signs one-year deal with Oilers - accessed May 7, 2007
==Regular season==
The Rangers opened regular season play at Madison Square Garden on October 5, 2006 against the Washington Capitals. In the 5–2 victory, Jaromir Jagr scored on the season's first shot, and Brendan Shanahan scored twice, to tally his 600th career NHL goal.Rangers forward Brendan Shanahan scores twice to reach 600 NHL goals - accessed May 7, 2007 Despite a 2–0 start, the Rangers struggled through the month of October and finished the calendar month in the midst of their west coast swing with a 5–6 record.
Things began to turn in the right direction for the team in the month of November. The Rangers began the month with wins over Anaheim and San Jose to bring their record above .500 and after an 8–3–3 month, the Rangers had a 13–9–3 record.
The Rangers rose high in December, with a five game winning streak during the second week, but then crashed hard back to Earth. A 9–2 loss at Toronto on December 16 keyed a seven game losing streak which included two heart-breaking losses in Florida (one to the Panthers in which the Rangers led 2–0 after two periods and lost 3–2 and another two nights later to the Lightning in which the Rangers led 3–0 after two and lost 4–3). The Rangers were also shutout in their final two losses of the streak. The Rangers got back on the right track and snapped their losing skid with a 4–1 win against the Capitals in their final game of 2006. This win would key a four game winning streak; however, the Rangers lost 8 of their next 11 games as they limped into February.
On February 5, 2007, in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings the Rangers acquired the agitator Sean Avery.Rangers acquire forward Sean Avery in five-player swap with Kings - accessed May 7, 2007 Avery's first few games with the Rangers saw an increase in the team's intensity, but still a lack of luck in the standings. In his first game, the Rangers lost to the Devils 3–2 in a shootout, then proceeded to win three straight against the likes of Tampa Bay, Washington, and Carolina.
Against the Philadelphia Flyers on February 17, the Rangers lost not only the game (5–3) but also lost Shanahan to a concussion after an open ice collision with Mike Knuble in the third period.Rangers forward Shanahan hospitalized following collision with Philadelphia's Knuble - accessed May 7, 2007 Shanahan would miss the next 15 games. As of the trading deadline on February 27, the Rangers were 29–27–6 and a run at a playoff berth looked unlikely.
During the month of March, the Rangers lost a number of other players to injury, including Fedor TyutinTyutin out 3 to 4 weeks due to sprained knee ligament - accessed May 7, 2007, Marcel HossaRangers' Hossa out 3–to-4 weeks with knee injury - accessed May 7, 2007 and Karel RachunekRangers D Rachunek joins growing list of injuries - accessed May 7, 2007 all to MCL sprains. However, thanks to the stellar play of goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, the Rangers went 10–2–3 in the month of March to move into playoff position and on April 5, 2007, with a 3–1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, clinched a playoff berth for the second consecutive season. The Rangers concluded the regular season with a record of 13–3–4 after the trading deadline and 17–6–6 after the acquisition of Avery from Los Angeles.
On their final night of the regular season, the Rangers lost 2–1 to Pittsburgh, but thanks to Tampa Bay's shootout loss to Atlanta, the Rangers locked up the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs for the second straight year. 
===Season standings===
===Game log===
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====October====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1 	October 5 	Washington 	2 – 5	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 7 	NY Rangers 	5 – 4	Philadelphia	SO	Lundqvist	19,798 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 10	Philadelphia	4 – 2	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 12	Pittsburgh 	6 – 5	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	2–2–0 	4 	
5 	October 14	NY Rangers 	4 – 7	Buffalo 	 	Weekes 	18,690 	2–3–0 	4 	
6 	October 16	New Jersey 	2 – 4	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	3–3–0 	6 	
7 	October 18	Nashville 	3 – 0	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	3–4–0 	6 	
8 	October 21	NY Rangers 	5 – 4	Toronto 	SO	Lundqvist	19,419 	4–4–0 	8 	
9 	October 25	Florida 	4 – 2	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	4–5–0 	8 	
10	October 28	NY Rangers 	7 – 3	Phoenix 	 	Lundqvist	14,513 	5–5–0 	10 	
11	October 30	NY Rangers 	1 – 4	Los Angeles 	 	Lundqvist	17,236 	5–6–0 	10 	
====November====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 1 	NY Rangers	4 – 3	Anaheim 	OT	Weekes 	13,350 	6–6–0 	12 	
13	November 2 	NY Rangers	3 – 1	San Jose 	 	Weekes 	17,091 	7–6–0 	14 	
14	November 5 	Buffalo 	4 – 3	NY Rangers	OT	Weekes 	18,200 	7–6–1 	15 	
15	November 8 	NY Rangers	4 – 3	Florida 	SO	Lundqvist	16,893 	8–6–1 	17 	
16	November 10	NY Rangers	5 – 2	Atlanta 	 	Lundqvist	18,545 	9–6–1 	19 	
17	November 11	NY Rangers	1 – 3	Washington	 	Lundqvist	16,263 	9–7–1 	19 	
18	November 14	New Jersey	2 – 3	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	10–7–1	21 	
19	November 15	NY Rangers	1 – 2	Carolina 	 	Weekes 	16,080 	10–8–1	21 	
20	November 18	NY Rangers	1 – 3	Pittsburgh	 	Lundqvist	16,737 	10–9–1	21 	
21	November 19	Tampa Bay 	1 – 4	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	11–9–1	23 	
22	November 21	Carolina 	0 – 4	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	12–9–1	25 	
23	November 25	NY Rangers	2 – 1	Pittsburgh	OT	Lundqvist	17,134 	13–9–1	27 	
24	November 26	Buffalo 	3 – 2	NY Rangers	OT	Lundqvist	18,200 	13–9–2	28 	
25	November 28	Atlanta 	5 – 4	NY Rangers	OT	Lundqvist	18,200 	13–9–3	29 	
====December====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts	Recap
26	December 1 	NY Rangers 	3 – 4	Buffalo 	SO	Weekes 	18,690 	13–9–4 	30 	
27	December 3 	NY Islanders	7 – 4	NY Rangers 	 	Weekes 	18,200 	13–10–4	30 	
28	December 7 	Pittsburgh 	2 – 3	NY Rangers 	SO	Lundqvist	18,200 	14–10–4	32 	
29	December 9 	NY Rangers 	3 – 1	Ottawa 	 	Lundqvist	19,192 	15–10–4	34 	
30	December 10	Florida 	1 – 2	NY Rangers 	 	Weekes 	18,200 	16–10–4	36 	
31	December 12	NY Rangers 	3 – 1	Philadelphia	 	Weekes 	19,389 	17–10–4	38 	
32	December 14	NY Rangers 	5 – 2	Dallas 	 	Lundqvist	17,788 	18–10–4	40 	
33	December 16	NY Rangers 	2 – 9	Toronto 	 	Lundqvist	19,468 	18–11–4	40 	
34	December 17	New Jersey 	6 – 1	NY Rangers 	 	Weekes 	18,200 	18–12–4	40 	
35	December 19	NY Islanders	4 – 3	NY Rangers 	 	Weekes 	18,200 	18–13–4	40 	
36	December 21	NY Rangers 	2 – 3	Florida 	 	Weekes 	17,556 	18–14–4	40 	
37	December 23	NY Rangers 	3 – 4	Tampa Bay 	 	Lundqvist	20,122 	18–15–4	40 	
38	December 26	NY Rangers 	0 – 2	NY Islanders	 	Lundqvist	16,234 	18–16–4	40 	
39	December 29	NY Rangers 	0 – 1	Ottawa 	 	Lundqvist	20,214 	18–17–4	40 	
40	December 30	Washington 	1 – 4	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	19–17–4	42 	
====January====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts	Recap
41	January 2 	NY Rangers 	3 – 2	New Jersey 	SO	Lundqvist	17,759 	20–17–4	44 	
42	January 4 	Philadelphia	2 – 3	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	21–17–4	46 	
43	January 6 	NY Rangers 	4 – 3	Montreal 	 	Lundqvist	21,273 	22–17–4	48 	
44	January 9 	NY Islanders	5 – 3	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	22–18–4	48 	
45	January 11	Ottawa 	6 – 4	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	22–19–4	48 	
46	January 13	Boston 	1 – 3	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	23–19–4	50 	
47	January 16	NY Rangers 	0 – 1	New Jersey 	 	Lundqvist	18,096 	23–20–4	50 	
48	January 20	Atlanta 	3 – 1	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	23–21–4	50 	
49	January 27	NY Rangers 	2 – 1	Philadelphia	 	Lundqvist	19,618 	24–21–4	52 	
50	January 29	NY Rangers 	6 – 1	Boston 	 	Lundqvist	13,367 	25–21–4	54 	
51	January 31	Toronto 	2 – 1	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	25–22–4	54 	
====February====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts	Recap
52	February 3 	NY Rangers 	2 – 3	Tampa Bay 	 	Lundqvist 	21,354 	25–23–4	54 	
53	February 5 	Detroit 	4 – 3	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	25–24–4	54 	
54	February 6 	NY Rangers 	2 – 3	New Jersey	SO	Lundqvist 	16,290 	25–24–5	55 	
55	February 9 	Tampa Bay 	0 – 5	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	26–24–5	57 	
56	February 10	NY Rangers 	5 – 2	Washington	 	Lundqvist 	18,277 	27–24–5	59 	
57	February 15	NY Rangers 	4 – 1	Carolina 	 	Lundqvist 	17,255 	28–24–5	61 	
58	February 17	Philadelphia	5 – 3	NY Rangers	 	Valiquette	18,200 	28–25–5	61 	
59	February 18	Chicago 	1 – 2	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	29–25–5	63 	
60	February 20	NY Rangers 	1 – 2	New Jersey	 	Lundqvist 	18,537 	29–26–5	63 	
61	February 22	New Jersey 	3 – 2	NY Rangers	SO	Lundqvist 	18,200 	29–26–6	64 	
62	February 24	Columbus 	3 – 2	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	29–27–6	64 	
63	February 27	Montreal 	0 – 4	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	30–27–6	66 	
====March====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts	Recap
64	March 1 	Pittsburgh 	4 – 3	NY Rangers 	SO	Lundqvist 	18,200 	30–27–7	67 	
65	March 3 	St. Louis 	2 – 3	NY Rangers 	SO	Valiquette	18,200 	31–27–7	69 	
66	March 5 	NY Islanders	1 – 2	NY Rangers 	SO	Lundqvist 	18,200 	32–27–7	71 	
67	March 8 	NY Rangers 	2 – 1	NY Islanders	 	Lundqvist 	16,234 	33–27–7	73 	
68	March 10	NY Rangers 	2 – 3	Pittsburgh 	OT	Lundqvist 	17,132 	33–27–8	74 	
69	March 11	Carolina 	1 – 2	NY Rangers 	SO	Lundqvist 	18,200 	34–27–8	76 	
70	March 13	Ottawa 	3 – 2	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	34–28–8	76 	
71	March 16	NY Rangers 	1 – 2	Atlanta 	OT	Lundqvist 	18,457 	34–28–9	77 	
72	March 17	Boston 	0 – 7	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	35–28–9	79 	
73	March 19	Pittsburgh 	1 – 2	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	36–28–9	81 	
74	March 21	Philadelphia	0 – 5	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	37–28–9	83 	
75	March 24	NY Rangers 	2 – 1	Boston 	SO	Lundqvist 	17,565 	38–28–9	85 	
76	March 25	NY Rangers 	2 – 1	NY Islanders	OT	Lundqvist 	16,234 	39–28–9	87 	
77	March 27	NY Rangers 	4 – 6	Montreal 	 	Valiquette	21,273 	39–29–9	87 	
78	March 31	NY Rangers 	6 – 4	Philadelphia	 	Lundqvist 	19,555 	40–29–9	89 	
====April====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts	Recap
79	April 1	Toronto 	2 – 7	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	41–29–9 	91 	
80	April 3	NY Rangers	2 – 3	NY Islanders	SO	Lundqvist	15,591 	41–29–10	92 	
81	April 5	Montreal 	1 – 3	NY Rangers 	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	42–29–10	94 	
82	April 7	NY Rangers	1 – 2	Pittsburgh 	 	Lundqvist	17,132 	42–30–10	94 	
*Green background indicates win. 
*Red background indicates regulation loss. 
*White background indicates overtime/shootout loss. 
== Playoffs ==
The New York Rangers ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's sixth seed.
===Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Atlanta Thrashers===
Entering the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the New York Rangers had not won a playoff game since May 18, 1997 against the Philadelphia Flyers, having lost seven consecutive playoff games in that time span. They began the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals against the Atlanta Thrashers, a team making their first playoff appearance in franchise history.
In front of a sellout crowd in Atlanta for Game 1, the Rangers struck first with a Jaromir Jagr goal 12:50 into the first period to take a 1–0 lead. Michal Rozsival added a power play goal four minutes later to extend the Ranger lead to 2–0. Atlanta's Eric Belanger tallied a power play goal in the first period's final minute to make the score 2–1 at first intermission. The Rangers held a two goal lead two other times through the remainder of the game, but Atlanta cut the deficit back to one on both occasions, with their final tally coming from former Ranger Pascal Dupuis early in the third period. Atlanta pressured for the equalizer for the final minutes but could not beat Henrik Lundqvist for a fourth goal and the Rangers prevailed 4–3. Not only was the victory the Rangers first playoff win in nearly ten years, it was also the first time the Rangers won Game 1 of a playoff series since the 1994 Eastern Conference Semi-finals against the Washington Capitals. In addition, the four goals scored by New York in Game 1 matched their four game offensive output against the New Jersey Devils from the year prior.
Atlanta switched goaltenders for Game 2, giving the nod to Johan Hedberg over Kari Lehtonen. The Rangers would strike first again, this time on a fluke goal credited to Sean Avery. Avery dumped the puck into the offensive zone from the red line, causing Hedberg to leave the crease in order to play the puck behind the net. The puck caromed off the boards in a peculiar manner and ended up in the net. After the bizarre goal, the game settled into a goaltending duel between Hedberg and Lundqvist. Atlanta would tie the game five minutes into the third period on a goal by Ilya Kovalchuk. The Rangers, however, would prevail, winning on a Brendan Shanahan goal with four minutes to play.
Up 2–0 in the series, the Rangers returned home for Game 3, and the Atlanta Thrashers returned to Kari Lehtonen in net. The switch did not work, as the Rangers struck 32 seconds into the game and would not let up from there. Jaromir Jagr tied an NHL record with three assists in the first period as Michael Nylander scored twice and Marek Malik added another to give New York a 3–0 lead after one. Rookie Ryan Callahan scored twice in the second period (the first two playoff goals of his career), Brendan Shanahan added a power play goal midway through the third period, and Nylander completed the hat trick seven minutes later to seal a 7–0 Game 3 victory. The 7–0 victory was the first playoff shutout in Henrik Lundqvist's career and the largest margin of victory in a playoff shutout in franchise history.
Atlanta switched back to Hedberg in Game 4 and struck first to take their first lead of the series with a Keith Tkachuk goal in the first period. The Rangers would respond just over a minute later with Michal Rozsival's second power play goal of the series to make the score 1–1 after one period. Atlanta would take the lead for a second time in the second period on a goal by Greg de Vries, but the Rangers would counter again, this time with a Brendan Shanahan goal to tie the game at 2–2 after two periods. Early in the third period Matt Cullen would score the eventual game winner, driving a rolling puck from the point off the crossbar. The puck bounced straight down and at first glance never crossed the goal line. After a five minute video review, the puck was clearly shown to have crossed the line in its entirety while on edge and the goal counted. Jaromir Jagr added an empty net goal late in the period to seal a 4–2 win and a series sweep. The sweep was only the third sweep of a seven-game playoff series in franchise history (the other sweeps came against the Chicago Blackhawks in 1972 and the New York Islanders in 1994).
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Series 	Recap
1	April 12	NY Rangers	4 – 3	Atlanta 	 	Lundqvist	18,857 	Rangers lead 1–0	
2	April 14	NY Rangers	2 – 1	Atlanta 	 	Lundqvist	18,803 	Rangers lead 2–0	
3	April 17	Atlanta 	0 – 7	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	Rangers lead 3–0	
4	April 18	Atlanta 	2 – 4	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	Rangers win 4–0 	
===Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (1) Buffalo Sabres===
After sweeping Atlanta in the first round, the Rangers next opponent was the Eastern Conference's top seed (and the regular season Presidents Trophy winner), the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres had been a powerful offensive team in the regular season, scoring 308 goals in the 82 games (20 more than the second place team in that department, the Ottawa Senators with 288). The Sabres had four players score 30+ goals during the season, led by Thomas Vanek with 43 in his sophomore campaign.
The series did not start well for the Rangers in western New York. Despite playing a scoreless first period, the key development in the first twenty minutes was a knee injury suffered by Ranger defenseman Michal Rozsival. Rozsival would see the ice for two shifts in the second period but could not stay in the game. As a result, the Rangers were forced to play the remainder of the game with five defensemen, a recipe for disaster against a team as talented offensively as the Sabres. Indeed, the result was a disaster for New York, as the Sabres struck for three goals in four minutes, two coming from the aforementioned Vanek, and Buffalo led 3–0 after two. The Rangers finally beat Ryan Miller halfway through the third period to cut the deficit to 3–1, thanks to a Marcel Hossa tally, but it would not be enough. Three minutes later Jason Pominville was awarded a goal on the first of several controversial video reviews in the series; the controversy in this case coming from the appearance that Pominville had punched the puck into the net. Brendan Shanahan scored a power play goal late for the Rangers to make it 4–2, but Drew Stafford hit the empty net to seal a 5–2 Sabre victory in Game 1.
The tide turned slightly for the Rangers in Game 2, but the result would not. The Rangers scored first this time around, on a Martin Straka power play goal midway through the first, but Brian Campbell and the Sabres responded with a goal on the man advantage 50 seconds later to even the game at one. Late in the second period, the Rangers scored again on the power play, this time with Paul Mara getting the tally, to take a 2–1 lead at second intermission. Things would unravel for the Rangers in the third as an errant Marek Malik pass was intercepted before exiting the defensive zone and Chris Drury converted the play into the equalizer goal 24 seconds into the period. Buffalo carried the momentum from there and Thomas Vanek netted the eventual game winner after a scramble in front at 10:11 of the third. The Sabres hung on to win 3–2 and take a 2–0 lead into the series.
The series shifted to New York City and Madison Square Garden for Game 3 with the Rangers in desperate need of a victory. For the second time in three games in the series, the game remained scoreless after one period of play; however, the Rangers struck early in the second, shortly after a power play opportunity had expired. Marek Malik kept the puck in at the blue line and Jaromir Jagr fired a shot that Ryan Miller stopped and thought he had covered. Unfortunately for the Sabres, the puck slipped behind him and Jagr followed up on the play by putting the loose puck in for his first goal of the series, giving the Rangers the 1–0 lead. A few minutes later, after driving hard to the net Karel Rachunek appeared to have given the Rangers a 2–0 lead when the puck deflected off his skate and past Miller into the open net. After a second controversial video review, the officials determined that Rachunek had kicked the puck into the net, negating the goal. Said Rangers coach Tom Renney after the game, "it has to be a distinct kicking motion. If that's distinct then we're all in trouble." In the third, Buffalo would even the score with a power play goal by co-captain Danny Briere with under eight minutes to play in regulation, forcing overtime. Buffalo nearly buried the game in the first overtime session nineteen minutes in while shorthanded, but Derek Roy's shot rang off the post behind Rangers netminder Henrik Lundqvist and out. In double overtime, it was Rozsival who would be the hero for New York, scoring on a drive from the point that deflected off the iron and in behind Ryan Miller, ending the game after 36:43 of extra time. The win came 36 years to the day that Pete Stemkowski scored a triple overtime winner at the Garden to beat the Chicago Blackhawks in 1971.
Two days later, the Rangers looked to even up the series on home ice, taking momentum from their double overtime Game 3 victory. Game 4 started similarly: after a scoreless first period, Jaromir Jagr scored a goal early in the first minute of the second period to give the Rangers a 1–0 lead. The Rangers would extend their lead to 2–0 midway through the third period, thanks to a power play goal from Brendan Shanahan. Buffalo would cut their deficit back to one goal just 33 seconds later on a goal by Ales Kotalik. Buffalo attacked hard for the game's final ten minutes but Lundqvist kept the Rangers up by a goal. The Sabres outshot the Rangers 11–4 in the game's final frame. With 20 seconds to play in regulation, Lundqvist was caught out of the net after misplaying the puck behind his own net as Buffalo charged for the equalizer. The puck came to Briere at the side of the net, but Lundqvist came across and made a right pad save at the goal line with 17 seconds to play. The play would go to another controversial video review and while many analysts believe that the puck logically would have crossed the goal line (resulting in a goal), there was no video angle available to conclusively prove that point. The ruling was no goal and the Rangers hung on for their second straight 2–1 victory to even the series 2–2 as it went back to Buffalo.
After an even first period in Game 5 resulted in no scoring, the momentum swung heavily in the Sabres' favor. Buffalo outshot New York 17–6 in the second period, but both goaltenders were a wall in net and the game remained scoreless through two. In the third, Buffalo had the advantage in shots once more (13–6), but it was New York that struck first, as Martin Straka scored to put the Rangers on top 1–0 with 3:19 to play in regulation. The Rangers looked like they were about to steal Game 5, but Chris Drury scored with 7.7 seconds remaining in the game to force overtime. Coincidentally, the Rangers had been burned for a game-tying goal with exactly 7.7 seconds on the clock in the past, specifically in Game 7 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals when Valeri Zelepukin beat Mike Richter to force overtime. While the Rangers had won that game in double overtime on a Stephane Matteau wrap-around, in this case, the Sabres would ride their momentum and win four minutes into overtime on a power play goal by Maxim Afinogenov who had been a healthy scratch the game before.
Down 3–2 in the series, the Rangers headed back to New York for Game 6, carrying a nine game winning streak at Madison Square Garden. For the fifth straight game in the series, the Rangers drew first blood, on a Michael Nylander backhand shot. With the score 1–0 Rangers in the second period, Buffalo started a heavy offensive onslaught. 1:29 into the second, Dmitri Kalinin scored on a shot that changed directions on Lundqvist after forward Nigel Dawes attempted to block the shot. Buffalo took the lead just over a minute later on a Jason Pominville goal. The Rangers would respond quickly, thanks to a power play goal by Paul Mara to tie the score at 2, but the Sabres were not done. Jochen Hecht and Chris Drury would add goals to give Buffalo a 4–2 lead after two periods. During the regular season and playoffs to that point, the Sabres had a 40–0 record when leading by two goals after two periods, but the Rangers would challenge that early. Jaromir Jagr scored on the power play five minutes into the third to cut the deficit to 4–3, but Hecht would net his second of the game ten minutes later on a tip-in in front to extend Buffalo's lead back to two goals. With 2:51 to play, Michael Nylander would score his second of the game on the power play to cut it to one goal again, but the Rangers could not tie the game late, and Buffalo held on for a 5–4 victory to eliminate the Rangers in six games.
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance	Series 	Recap
1	April 25	NY Rangers	2 – 5	Buffalo 	 	Lundqvist	18,690 	Sabres lead 1–0	
2	April 27	NY Rangers	2 – 3	Buffalo 	 	Lundqvist	18,690 	Sabres lead 2–0	
3	April 29	Buffalo 	1 – 2	NY Rangers	2OT	Lundqvist	18,200 	Sabres lead 2–1	
4	May 1 	Buffalo 	1 – 2	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	Series tied 2–2	
5	May 4 	NY Rangers	1 – 2	Buffalo 	OT 	Lundqvist	18,690 	Sabres lead 3–2	
6	May 6 	Buffalo 	5 – 4	NY Rangers	 	Lundqvist	18,200 	Sabres win 4–2 	
== Player stats ==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	+/- 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	+/- 	PIM
Jaromir Jagr 	 	82 	30 	66 	96 	26 	78 	 	10 	5 	6 	11 	6 	12
Michael Nylander 	 	79 	26 	57 	83 	12 	42 	 	10 	6 	7 	13 	9 	0
Martin Straka 	 	77 	29 	41 	70 	16 	24 	 	10 	2 	8 	10 	E 	2
Brendan Shanahan 	 	67 	29 	33 	62 	2 	47 	 	10 	5 	2 	7 	-5 	12
Matt Cullen 	 	80 	16 	25 	41 	E 	52 	 	10 	1 	3 	4 	-2 	6
Petr Prucha 	 	79 	22 	18 	40 	10 	30 	 	10 	0 	1 	1 	E 	4
Michal Rozsíval 	 	80 	10 	30 	40 	-7 	52 	 	10 	3 	4 	7 	6 	10
Karel Rachůnek 	 	66 	6 	20 	26 	-9 	38 	 	6 	0 	4 	4 	-1 	2
Marek Malík 	 	69 	2 	19 	21 	32 	70 	 	10 	1 	3 	4 	6 	10
Sean Avery 	 	29 	8 	12 	20 	11 	58 	 	10 	1 	4 	5 	-3 	27
Marcel Hossa 	 	64 	10 	8 	18 	-4 	26 	 	10 	2 	2 	4 	5 	4
Fedor Tyutin 	 	66 	2 	12 	14 	-8 	44 	 	10 	0 	5 	5 	-3 	8
Blair Betts 	 	82 	9 	4 	13 	-4 	24 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	-5 	4
Aaron Ward 	 	60 	3 	10 	13 	-3 	57 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adam Hall 	 	49 	4 	8 	12 	-13 	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jed Ortmeyer 	 	41 	2 	9 	11 	7 	22 	 	9 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	2
Jason Ward 	 	46 	4 	6 	10 	-3 	26 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Thomas Pöck 	 	44 	4 	4 	8 	-4 	16 	 	4 	0 	3 	3 	E 	4
Ryan Callahan 	 	14 	4 	2 	6 	5 	9 	 	10 	2 	1 	3 	1 	6
Jarkko Immonen 	 	14 	1 	5 	6 	-2 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Daniel Girardi 	 	34 	0 	6 	6 	7 	8 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	-4 	4
Paul Mara 	 	19 	2 	3 	5 	6 	18 	 	10 	2 	2 	4 	-4 	18
Brad Isbister 	 	19 	1 	4 	5 	5 	14 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	2
Darius Kasparaitis	 	24 	2 	2 	4 	-1 	30 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Colton Orr 	 	53 	2 	1 	3 	-2 	126 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	12
Ryan Hollweg 	 	78 	1 	2 	3 	-11 	131 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	2
Sandis Ozolinsh 	 	21 	0 	3 	3 	-8 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Krog 	 	9 	2 	0 	2 	2 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pascal Dupuis 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	-4 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nigel Dawes 	 	8 	1 	0 	1 	-4 	0 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
Bryce Lampman 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	E 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Liffiton 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Dubinsky 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	E 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Strudwick 	 	8 	0 	0 	0 	E 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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===Goaltending===
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	OTL 	GA 	SO 	SV% 	GAA 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	GA 	SO 	SV% 	GAA
Henrik Lundqvist 	 	70 	4108 	37 	22 	8 	160 	5 	.917 	2.34 	 	10 	637 	6 	4 	22 	1 	.924 	2.07
Kevin Weekes 	 	14 	761 	4 	6 	2 	43 	0 	.879 	3.39 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stephen Valiquette	 	3 	114 	1 	2 	0 	6 	0 	.867 	3.14 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and records==
*Lester Patrick Trophy: Brian Leetch & John Halligan
===Team specific awards===
*Frank Boucher Trophy (to the "most popular player on and off the ice"): Henrik LundqvistFrank Boucher Trophy - accessed May 7, 2007
*Rookie of the Year: Daniel GirardiRangers Rookie of the Year - accessed May 7, 2007
*Ceil Saidel Memorial Award ("for dedication to the organization on and off the ice"): Brendan ShanahanCeil Saidel Memorial Award - accessed May 7, 2007
*Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award ("for the player that goes above and beyond the call of duty"): Jed OrtmeyerSteven McDonald Extra Effort Award - accessed May 7, 2007
*Rangers Good Guy Award (for "cooperation with the media"): Brendan ShanahanRangers Good Guy Award - accessed May 7, 2007
*Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award (to the best rookie of training camp): Nigel Dawes and Brandon DubinskyLars-Erik Sjoberg Award - accessed May 7, 2007
*Rangers Most Valuable Player: Henrik LundqvistRangers MVP Award - accessed May 7, 2007
*Players' Player Award: Brendan ShanahanPlayers' Player Award - accessed May 7, 2007
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Name 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brendan Shanahan	600 Career Goals 	October 5, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jaromir Jagr 	600 Career Goals 	November 19, 2006 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jaromir Jagr 	602 Career Goals 	November 21, 2006, passed Jari Kurri for most goals by a European born player	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jaromir Jagr 	1,500 Career Points	February 10, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
===Trades===
July 19, 2006 	To New York Rangers Adam Hall 	To Nashville Predators Dominic Moore
November 21, 2006	To New York Rangers Brad Isbister 	To Carolina Hurricanes Jakub PetruzalekConditional pick in 2008
February 5, 2007 	To New York Rangers Sean AveryJohn Seymour	To Los Angeles Kings Jason WardMarc-Andre Cliche Jan Marek
February 9, 2007 	To New York Rangers Pascal Dupuis 	To Minnesota Wild Adam Hall
February 27, 2007	To New York Rangers Alex Bourret 	To Atlanta ThrashersPascal Dupuis3rd round pick in 2007
===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former Team
F Matt Cullen 	Carolina Hurricanes
D Aaron Ward 	Carolina Hurricanes
F Brendan Shanahan	Detroit Red Wings
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New Team
F Steve Rucchin 	Atlanta Thrashers
D Tom Poti 	New York Islanders
D Martin Grenier 	Philadelphia Flyers
F Martin Rucinsky	St. Louis Blues
F Petr Sykora 	Edmonton Oilers
===Received from waivers===
Player 	Former Team
F Jason Krog	Atlanta Thrashers
===Waiver losses===
Player 	New Team
F Jason Krog	Atlanta Thrashers
==Draft picks==
The Rangers' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com - accessed December 9, 2006
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	21 	Bob Sanguinetti (D)	 	New York Rangers 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
2 	54 	Artem Anisimov (C) 	 	New York Rangers 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russian Superleague)
3 	84 	Ryan Hillier (LW) 	 	New York Rangers 	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
5 	137	Tomas Zaborsky (W) 	 	New York Rangers (from Vancouver)	HC Dukla Trenčín (Slovak Extraliga)
6 	174	Eric Hunter (C) 	 	New York Rangers 	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
7 	204	Lukas Zeliska (C) 	 	New York Rangers 	Trinec Jr.
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==Farm teams==
===Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)===
Hartford finished with a regular season record of 47–29–3–1 for a total of 98 points in the standings. This snapped a three year streak in which the team had finished the regular season with at least 100 points, though it marked the fourth consecutive season in which the Wolf Pack won at least 40 games. Ryan Callahan led the team with 35 goals and 55 points on the season, earning him a spot on the AHL All-Rookie team for the season. By the time Callahan had won the honor, however, he was already seeing 3rd line playing time in the NHL for the Rangers. Goaltender Al Montoya finished fifth in the league in regular season goals against average at 2.30.
====Regular season standings====
Atlantic Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA
Manchester Monarchs (LA)	80	51	21	7 	1 	110	242	182
Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR)	80	47	29	3 	1 	98 	231	201
Providence Bruins (Bos) 	80	44	30	2 	4 	94 	251	218
Worcester Sharks (SJ) 	80	41	28	3 	8 	93 	247	244
Lowell Devils (NJ) 	80	38	30	6 	6 	88 	212	220
Portland Pirates (Ana) 	80	37	31	3 	9 	86 	225	232
Springfield Falcons (TB)	80	28	49	1 	2 	59 	181	268
====Playoffs====
As the second seed in the Atlantic Division, the Wolf Pack opened up the playoffs against the third seeded Providence Bruins. With home ice advantage secured, Hartford won Game 1 5–1, but fell behind early in Game 2 and lost 4–2. With the series even and headed to Providence, the Wolf Pack reclaimed home ice advantage in the series thanks to a 5–2 victory in Game 3. Providence evened the series again in Game 4 with a big 5–1 victory, but the Wolf Pack used a 26–save Al Montoya shutout in Game 5 (a 1–0 victory) to take a 3–2 series lead back home to Hartford. Providence stayed alive in the series by winning Game 6 convincingly by a 5–2 score to force a seventh game. Tied 3–3 in the third, the Bruins scored two goals in a span of 58 seconds to take a 5–3 lead which Hartford could not come back from, falling 5–4 and losing the series 4 games to 3.
===Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)===
Charlotte finished the regular season 42–27–1–2 for 87 points, making 2006–07 the third best regular season finish in franchise history (behind 93 points in 2001–02 and 94 points in 1995–96). The Checkers also qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. In each of the past two years, the Checkers were eliminated in the third round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Mark Lee led the team in scoring with 80 points, Bruce Graham led the team in goals with 33, and goaltender Chris Holt finished the season with a 24–18–0–2 record with a 3.15 goals against average.
====Regular season standings====
Southern Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	PTS	GF 	GA
Florida Everblades (Car/Fla) 	72	44	22	4 	2 	94 	272	212
Texas Wildcatters (Independent)	72	41	22	5 	4 	91 	265	222
Gwinnett Gladiators (Atl) 	72	41	24	5 	2 	89 	289	256
Charlotte Checkers (NYR) 	72	42	27	1 	2 	87 	252	220
Augusta Lynx (Ana) 	72	39	29	1 	3 	82 	258	265
South Carolina Stingrays (Was) 	72	36	27	4 	5 	81 	250	251
Columbia Inferno (Tor) 	72	29	34	4 	5 	67 	217	256
Pensacola Ice Pilots (NYI) 	72	20	46	2 	4 	46 	233	318
====Playoffs====
The fourth seeded Checkers played the fifth seeded Augusta Lynx in the American Conference's Southern Divisional Quarter-finals, a best-of-three series, sweeping it 2 games to 0. Charlotte won both games in overtime, 2–1 in Game 1 and 3–2 on the road in Game 2. Daymen Rycroft scored the game winning goal on both occasions. 
The Checkers would then play the top seeded Florida Everblades in the Divisional Semi-finals, a best-of-five series. Florida took Game 1 by the score of 3–2, then pounded the Checkers in Game 2 by scoring early and often, en route to a 7–2 win. Back home for Game 3, the Checkers could not stave off the sweep, falling 4–0 in their final game.
==See also==
*2006–07 NHL season
==References==
*Game log: New York Rangers game log on espn.com
*Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
*Player Stats: New York Rangers 2006–07 Reg. Season Stats on espn.com
*Draft picks: 2006 NHL Entry Draft
*Official site of the New York Rangers
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