2009–10 New York Rangers season

The 2009–10 New York Rangers season is the New York Rangers' 83rd season in the National Hockey League. For the first time in five years, the Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
On May 4, 2009, Markus Naslund announced that he would be retiring after one season with the Rangers. 
At the NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers chose Chris Kreider with their first-round pick, 19th overall. The Rangers followed this with a couple of trades at the draft to pick up Brian Boyle and Chad Johnson. A bigger splash was made a few days later when the Rangers traded Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens. With Gomez's $7 million contract gone, the Rangers then signed free agent Marian Gaborik on July 1, the first day of free agency. On July 16, the Rangers announced that Mike Sullivan had been hired as an assistant coach.Rangers name Sullivan as assistant coach
On August 16, 2009, Mark Messier rejoined the New York Rangers organization as a special assistant to general manager Glen Sather.
==Pre-season==
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	
1 	September 15 	Boston Bruins 	2 - 1 	New York Rangers 	 	Zaba 	0-1-0 	 	 	
2 	September 16 	New York Rangers 	2 - 3 	New Jersey Devils 	SO 	Johnson 	0-1-1 	 	 	
3 	September 18 	New York Rangers 	3 - 4 	Detroit Red Wings 	 	Zaba 	0-2-1 	 	 	
4 	September 19 	New York Rangers 	5 - 2 	Boston Bruins 	 	Valiquette 	1-2-1 	 	 	
5 	September 21 	Detroit Red Wings 	2 - 4 	New York Rangers 	 	Lundqvist 	2-2-1 	 	 	
6 	September 24 	Washington Capitals 	2 - 3 	New York Rangers 	 	Lundqvist 	3-2-1 	 	 	
7 	September 27 	New York Rangers 	3 - 4 	Washington Capitals 	 	Lundqvist 	3-3-1 	 	 	
==Regular season==
The NHL took a two-week break from February 15-March 1 for the Olympics. The Rangers had five players represent their countries; Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan for the United States, Marian Gaborik for Slovakia, Olli Jokinen for Finland and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
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October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 2 	Rangers 	2 - 3 	Penguins 	 	Lundqvist 	17,132 	0-1-0 	0 	
2 	October 3 	Senators 	2 - 5 	Rangers 	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	1-1-0 	2 	
3 	October 5 	Rangers 	3 - 2 	Devils 	 	Lundqvist 	17,625 	2-1-0 	4 	
4 	October 8 	Rangers 	4 - 3 	Capitals 	 	Lundqvist 	18,277 	3-1-0 	6 	
5 	October 11 	Ducks 	0 - 3 	Rangers 	 	Valiquette 	18,200 	4-1-0 	8 	
6 	October 12 	Maple Leafs 	2 - 7 	Rangers 	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	5-1-0 	10 	
7 	October 14 	Kings 	2 - 4 	Rangers 	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	6-1-0 	12 	
8 	October 17 	Rangers 	4 - 1 	Maple Leafs 	 	Lundqvist 	19,295 	7-1-0 	14 	
9 	October 19 	Sharks 	7 - 3 	Rangers 	 	Valiquette 	18,200 	7-2-0 	14 	
10 	October 22 	Devils 	4 - 2 	Rangers 	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	7-3-0 	14 	
11 	October 24 	Rangers 	4 - 5 	Canadiens 	OT 	Lundqvist 	21,273 	7-3-1 	15 	
12 	October 26 	Coyotes 	2 - 5 	Rangers 	 	Lundqvist 	18,200 	8-3-1 	17 	
13 	October 28 	Rangers 	1 - 3 	Islanders 	 	Lundqvist 	15,213 	8-4-1 	17 	
14 	October 30 	Rangers 	2 - 3 	Wild 	 	Lundqvist 	18,106 	8-5-1 	17 	
==Playoffs==
The New York Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs. Despite going 7-1-2 at the end of the season to set up a home and away series with 8th place Philadelphia Flyers, the Rangers fell to the Flyers in a shootout in the final game of the season and finished 1 point out of the playoffs.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	76	42	44	86 	15 	37
 	75	20	38	58 	8 	32
 	69	20	24	44 	9 	54
 	80	9 	28	37 	-20	32
 	77	19	18	37 	-12	48
 	77	14	18	32 	-10	31
 	69	11	20	31 	0 	160
 	82	12	16	28 	-2 	32
 	82	8 	19	27 	11 	44
 	49	8 	18	26 	14 	24
 	82	6 	18	24 	-2 	53
 	82	3 	20	23 	3 	78
 	45	8 	14	22 	-18	38
 	69	4 	11	15 	0 	23
 	26	4 	11	15 	1 	22
 	75	2 	12	14 	8 	27
 	57	6 	8 	14 	-1 	18
 	55	6 	8 	14 	-9 	32
 	26	4 	5 	9 	3 	65
 	22	3 	5 	8 	-2 	4
 	41	3 	4 	7 	-2 	89
 	71	4 	2 	6 	-6 	47
 	21	2 	4 	6 	4 	37
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	2 	0
 	36	0 	1 	1 	-9 	73
 	5 	1 	0 	1 	1 	31
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G= Goals; A= Assists; PIM= Penalties in Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	73	4204	35	27	10	167	2.38	2109	.921	4 	0	1	0
 	6 	305 	2 	3 	0 	19 	3.74	128 	.852	1 	0	0	0
 	5 	281 	1 	2 	1 	11 	2.35	135 	.919	0 	0	1	0
 	3 	119 	0 	1 	0 	5 	2.52	52 	.904	0 	0	0	0
 	1 	34 	0 	0 	0 	2 	3.53	16 	.875	0 	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michael Del ZottoRangers defenceman Del Zotto receives NHL rookie of the month honours	NHL Rookie of the Month 	October 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marian GaborikIginla, Thornton, Gaborik November's 3 Stars 	NHL Third Star of the Month	November 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Records===
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Gilroy 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 2, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michael Del Zotto 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 2, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michael Del Zotto 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	October 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vaclav Prospal 	600th Career NHL Point 	October 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dan Girardi 	200th Career NHL Game 	October 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michael Del Zotto 	1st Career NHL Assist 	October 5, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Gilroy 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	October 5, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Artem Anisimov 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	October 8, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Artem Anisimov 	1st Career NHL Goal 	October 11, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vaclav Prospal 	200th Career NHL Goal 	October 14, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Drury 	800th Career NHL Game 	October 19, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Gilroy 	1st Career NHL Assist 	October 19, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
P. A. Parenteau 	1st Career NHL Goal 	October 28, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dane Byers 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	October 30, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Henrik Lundqvist 	150th Career NHL Win 	November 1, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Donald Brashear 	1,000th Career NHL Game 	November 12, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Christopher Higgins	300th Career NHL Game 	November 12, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Enver Lisin 	100th Career NHL Game 	November 23, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bobby Sanguinetti 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 27, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sean Avery 	200th Career NHL Point 	November 28, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vaclav Prospal 	900th Career NHL Game 	November 28, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ilkka Heikkinen 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 5, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marc Staal 	200th Career NHL Game 	December 26, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chad Johnson 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 30, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Henrik Lundqvist 	300th Career NHL Game 	December 30, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Erik Christensen 	100th Career NHL Point 	December 31, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
John Tortorella 	600th Career NHL Game Coached 	December 31, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Dubinsky 	100th Career NHL Point 	January 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Dubinsky 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 6, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chad Johnson 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	January 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michal Rozsival 	600th Career NHL Game 	January 9, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Zaba 	1st Career NHL Game 	January 23, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Callahan 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 25, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chad Johnson 	1st Career NHL Win 	January 31, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marian Gaborik 	500th Career NHL Point 	January 31, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Drury 	600th Career NHL Point 	February 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brian Boyle 	100th Career NHL Game 	March 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Prust 	100th Career NHL Game 	March 10, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details	Details
June 27, 2009Rangers get Boyle in draft-day trade 	To Los Angeles Kings 
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3rd-round pick in 2010	To New York Rangers 
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Brian Boyle
June 27, 2009Penguins deal goalie Chad Johnson to Rangers for fifth-round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins 
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151st pick in 2009	To New York Rangers 
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Chad Johnson
June 30, 2009Rangers send Gomez to Habs in 6-player deal 	To Montreal Canadiens 
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Scott GomezTom PyattMichael Busto	To New York Rangers 
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Christopher HigginsRyan McDonaghPavel ValentenkoDoug Janik
July 13, 2009Rangers obtain Lisin in deal with Phoenix 	To Phoenix Coyotes 
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Lauri Korpikoski	To New York Rangers 
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Enver Lisin
July 16, 2009Rangers obtain Nigel Williams from Avs 	To Colorado Avalanche 
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Brian Fahey	To New York Rangers 
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Nigel Williams
February 1, 2010Rangers acquire Jokinen, Prust from Calgary 	To Calgary Flames 
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Christopher HigginsAles Kotalik	To New York Rangers 
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Olli JokinenBrandon Prust
February 12, 2010Blueshirts acquire Shelley from Sharks 	To San Jose Sharks 
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Conditional 6th-round draft pick in 2011	To New York Rangers 
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Jody Shelley
March 3, 2010Blueshirts deal for Detroit's Newbury 	To Detroit Red Wings 
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Jordan Owens	To New York Rangers 
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Kris Newbury
March 3, 2010Rangers obtain Eriksson from Phoenix 	To Phoenix Coyotes 
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Miika Wiikman7th-round draft pick in 2011	To New York Rangers 
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Anders Eriksson
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===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Paul CrowderRangers agree to terms with Paul Crowder 	University of Alaska-Anchorage 	undisclosed
Matt Gilroy Hobey Baker Winner Says 'I am a Ranger' 	Boston University 	2 years, $3.5 million
Andres AmbuhlRangers agree to terms with Andres Ambuhl 	HC Davos 	undisclosed
Ilkka HeikkinenRangers agree to terms with Heikkinen 	HIFK Helsinki 	undisclosed
Donald Brashear Rangers agree to terms with Brashear 	Washington Capitals 	2 years, $2.8 million
Marian GaborikRangers agree to terms with All-Star Gaborik	Minnesota Wild 	5 years, $37.5 million
Tyler ArnasonRangers agree to terms with Arnason 	Colorado Avalanche 	2-way contract
Corey LockeRangers agree to terms with free-agent Locke 	Houston Aeros 	undisclosed
Ales KotalikRangers agree to terms with Kotalik 	Edmonton Oilers 	3 years, $9 million
Sam KlassenRangers agree to terms with blueliner Klassen 	Saskatoon Blades 	undisclosed
Vaclav ProspalRangers Add Veteran Center Prospal 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 year, $1.1 million
Lee BaldwinRangers sign defenseman Baldwin 	University of Alaska Anchorage 	undisclosed
Cameron TalbotBlueshirts add goaltender Talbot 	University of Alabama in Huntsville	undisclosed
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Colton Orr Leafs Sign Free Agent Colton Orr 	Toronto Maple Leafs	4 years, $4 million
Nik AntropovThrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nik Antropov	Atlanta Thrashers 	4 years, $16 million
Fredrik SjostromFlames sign forward Fredrik Sjostrom 	Calgary Flames 	2 years, $1.5 million
Greg MooreIslanders Free Agent Tracker 	New York Islanders 	1 year, 2-way contract
Doug JanikWings sign Janik to one-year contract 	Detroit Red Wings 	1 year, 2-way contract
Paul MaraOne-year contract for Paul Mara 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $1.675 million
Derek MorrisBruins Sign Derek Morris 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $3.3 million
Blair BettsBlair Betts Signs One-Year Deal 	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $550,000
Nikolai ZherdevFormer Rangers forward Zherdev joins Russian club 	Atlant Mytishchi 	1 year
===Claimed via Waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Erik ChristensenRangers claim Christensen off waivers	Anaheim Ducks	December 2, 2009
Alex AuldGoaltender Auld claimed from Stars 	Dallas Stars 	February 27, 2010
===Lost via Waivers===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
===Lost via retirement===
Player
Markus Naslund
===Player Signings===
Player 	Contract terms
Matt ZabaRangers agree to terms with goaltender Zaba 	undisclosed
Michael Del ZottoRangers sign 2008 first-round pick Del Zotto	undisclosed
Jordan OwensRangers reward Owens with an NHL contract 	undisclosed
P. A. ParenteauParenteau re-signs with Blueshirts 	undisclosed
Christopher HigginsRangers agree to terms with Higgins 	1 year, $2.25 million
Brian BoyleRangers agree to terms with Boyle 	2 years, $1.05 million
Dane ByersRangers, Byers agree to terms on new deal 	undisclosed
Chad JohnsonRangers agree to terms with goalie Johnson 	undisclosed
Ryan CallahanCallahan, Rangers agree to terms 	2 years, $4.6 million
Corey PotterRangers agree to terms with Potter 	1 year, $550,000
Enver LisinLisin agrees to terms on Rangers contract 	1 year, $790,000
Brandon DubinskyRangers Agree to Terms with Dubinsky 	2 years, $3.7 million
==Roster==
===Staff===
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 	Executive Operations
* Ownership - Madison Square Garden, L.P.
*Chairman - James L. Dolan
*Vice Chairman - Hank J. Ratner
*President/General Manager/Alternate Governor - Glen Sather	  	 	
Hockey Operations
*Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel - Jim Schoenfeld
*Assistant General Manager, Hockey Administration - Cameron Hope
*Senior advisor; Director of U.S. Scouting - Mike Barnett
*Director, Player Personnel - Gordie Clark
*Head coach - John Tortorella
*Assistant coaches - Mike Sullivan, Benoit Allaire
*Goaltending coach - Benoit Allaire
*Strength & conditioning - Reg Grant	  	 	
Scouting Staff
*Director, Player Personnel - Gordie Clark
*Director, Player Personnel, Europe - Christer Rockstrom
*Assistant Director, Player Personnel - Jeff Gorton
*Head Professional European Scout - Anders Hedberg
*Amateur Scouting Staff - Larry Bernard, Rich Brown, Ray Clearwater, Daniel Dore, Jan Gajdosik, Ernie Gare, Vladimir Lutchenko, Shanon Sather
*Professional Scouting Staff - Jeff Gorton, Rick Kehoe, Gilles Leger, Kevin Maxwell, Peter Stephan
*Hockey and Business Operations - Adam Graves	
==Draft picks==
New York's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal • Quebec. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	19 	Chris Kreider 	Left Wing 	 	Phillips Andover (USHS-MA)
2 	47 (compensatory) 	Ethan Werek 	Center 	 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 	80 	Ryan Bourque 	Center 	 	USA U-18 (U.S. NTDP)
5 	127 (from Phoenix)	Roman Horak 	Center 	 	Ceske Budejovice Mountfield Jr. (CZE-Jr)
5 	140 	Scott Stajcer 	Goaltender	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
6 	170 	Daniel Maggio 	Defense 	 	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 	200 	Mikhail Pashnin	Defense 	 	Mechel Chelyabinsk (RUS-2)
* On March 11, 2009, the NHL general managers agreed to award the 17th selection of the second round as a compensatory pick to the New York Rangers for deceased player Alexei Cherepanov.
==See also==
*2009–10 NHL season
==Farm teams==
===Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)===
The 2009–10 season will be the 13th season of AHL hockey for the franchise.
===Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)===
The 2009–10 season will be the 17th and final season of ECHL hockey for the franchise, as their place will be taken by an American Hockey League team of the same name (currently known as the Albany River Rats) for the 2010-11 season.
==References==
*Game log: New York Rangers game log on espn.com
*Player stats: New York Rangers statistics on espn.com
==External Links==
*2009–10 New York Rangers season at ESPN
*2009–10 New York Rangers season at Hockey Reference
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