2016–17 New York Rangers season

The 2016–17 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 90th season of play and their 91st season overall. The season began its regular games on October 13, 2016 against the New York Islanders.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2016 Pre-season: 2–2–2 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–1–2)
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Game	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	Record
1 	September 27	New York Islanders 	5–2 	1–0–0
2 	September 29	New Jersey Devils 	3–1 	2–0–0
3 	October 1 	@ New Jersey Devils 	4–5 	2–1–0
4 	October 3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers	3–4 (OT)	2–1–1
5 	October 4 	@ New York Islanders 	2–3 (OT)	2–1–2
6 	October 6 	Philadelphia Flyers 	4–2 	2–2–2
===Regular season===
2016–17 Game Log	2016–17 Game Log	2016–17 Game Log	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
October: 6–3–0, 12 Points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 1–2–0)
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score	OT	Decision 	Location 	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
1 	October 13 	NY Islanders 	5–3 	 	Lundqvist	Madison Square Garden	18,200 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 15 	@ St. Louis 	2–3 	 	Lundqvist	Scottrade Center 	19,197 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 17 	San Jose 	7–4 	 	Raanta 	Madison Square Garden	18,200 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	October 19 	Detroit 	1–2 	 	Lundqvist	Madison Square Garden	18,200 	2–2–0 	4 	Recap
5 	October 22 	@ Washington 	4–2 	 	Lundqvist	Verizon Center 	18,506 	3–2–0 	6 	Recap
6 	October 23 	Arizona 	3–2 	 	Lundqvist	Madison Square Garden	18,006 	4–2–0 	8 	Recap
7 	October 26 	Boston 	5–2 	 	Lundqvist	Madison Square Garden	18,006 	5–2–0 	10 	Recap
8 	October 28 	@ Carolina 	2–3 	 	Lundqvist	PNC Arena 	18,380 	5–3–0 	10 	Recap
9 	October 30 	Tampa Bay 	6–1 	 	Raanta 	Madison Square Garden	18,006 	6–3–0 	12 	Recap
==Playoffs==
The Rangers qualified for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, entering as the Wild Card in the Eastern Conference and being matched up against the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. The Rangers defeated the Canadiens in six games, moving on to round 2 against the Ottawa Senators. The Rangers were then eliminated by the Senators in six games.
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs	 	 	 	
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Montreal Canadiens: Rangers won series 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–1)
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	Decision 	Series
1 	April 12 	@ Montreal	2–0 	Lundqvist	Rangers lead 1–0
2 	April 14 	@ Montreal	3–4 OT	Lundqvist	Series tied 1–1
3 	April 16 	Montreal 	1–3 	Lundqvist	Canadiens lead 2–1
4 	April 18 	Montreal 	2–1 	Lundqvist	Series tied 2–2
5 	April 20 	@ Montreal	3–2 OT	Lundqvist	Rangers lead 3–2
6 	April 22 	Montreal 	3–1 	Lundqvist	Rangers win series 4–2
==Player statistics==
Final stats
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	80	15	44	59	15 	26
 	82	22	34	56	17 	21
 	81	17	38	55	19 	16
 	75	28	25	53	6 	58
 	76	17	32	49	10 	18
 	77	6 	36	42	20 	37
 	76	27	13	40	22 	10
 	80	5 	34	39	11 	42
 	67	23	15	38	9 	26
 	56	14	23	37	9 	16
 	80	11	23	34	13 	35
 	80	16	11	27	–13	26
 	68	6 	15	21	6 	16
 	65	8 	12	20	2 	32
 	41	8 	12	20	6 	13
 	60	8 	10	18	–8 	25
 	63	4 	11	15	8 	16
 	60	3 	11	14	5 	31
 	31	2 	9 	11	3 	17
 	72	3 	7 	10	9 	34
† 	27	6 	3 	9 	–6 	4
† 	18	1 	3 	4 	2 	29
 	11	1 	1 	2 	0 	17
† 	10	1 	1 	2 	–1 	2
 	16	0 	2 	2 	–3 	2
‡ 	12	1 	1 	2 	1 	6
† 	2 	0 	0 	0 	–2 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	–2 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
‡ 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	12	2	7	9	4 	0
 	12	4	3	7	0 	16
 	12	2	5	7	0 	12
 	12	4	2	6	4 	0
 	12	3	3	6	4 	0
 	12	2	4	6	–3	4
 	12	4	1	5	6 	10
 	12	3	2	5	1 	4
 	12	1	4	5	0 	9
 	12	3	1	4	1 	18
 	12	3	1	4	3 	2
 	11	2	2	4	–3	4
 	7 	1	3	4	–1	7
 	12	0	4	4	8 	20
 	12	0	3	3	0 	4
 	12	0	3	3	1 	21
 	12	0	2	2	–1	2
 	5 	0	1	1	1 	0
 	1 	0	1	1	0 	0
 	12	0	0	0	–1	2
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	57	55	3241	31	20	4	148	2.74	1650	.910	2	0	1	0
 	30	26	1618	16	8 	2	61 	2.26	782 	.922	4	0	1	0
 	2 	1 	79 	1 	0 	0	2 	1.52	28 	.929	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	12	12	775	6	6	29	2.25	395	.927	1	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.
==Roster==
==Awards and honors==
===Awards===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Date
 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	December 12, 2016
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	November 6, 2016
 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	December 19, 2016
 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	January 2, 2017
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	January 7, 2017
 	Team Most Valuable Player 	April 9, 2017
 	Players Player Award 	April 9, 2017
 	Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award	April 9, 2017
===Milestones===
 Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	375th career NHL win 	October 13, 2016
 	1st career NHL point 	October 13, 2016
 	1st career NHL point1st career NHL goal 	October 17, 2016
 	400th career NHL game 	November 1, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	60th career shutout 	November 1, 2016
Jimmy Vesey 	1st career NHL assist1st career three-point NHL game	November 1, 2016
 	1st career NHL goal 	November 5, 2016
 	400th career NHL goal 	November 8, 2016
 	1st career NHL game 	November 14, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	700th career NHL game 	November 20, 2016
Brady Skjei 	1st career NHL goal 	December 11, 2016
 	600th career NHL game 	December 27, 2016
 	1st career NHL hat trick 	December 29, 2016
 	1,100 career NHL game 	January 23, 2017
Alain Vigneault 	600th career NHL win 	February 7, 2017
Henrik Lundqvist	400th career NHL win 	February 11, 2017
 	1st career NHL start 1st career NHL win 	April 9, 2017
===Records===
 Regular season
Player 	Record 	Reached
 	375th career NHL win (14th all-time) 	October 13, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	389th career NHL win (13th all-time) 	December 18, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	390th career NHL win (12th all-time) 	December 31, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	400th career NHL win (12th all-time) 	February 11, 2017
Henrik Lundqvist	401th career NHL win (11th all-time) 	February 19, 2017
Henrik Lundqvist	403rd career NHL win (Tied 10th all-time)http://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/records/nhl-goalies-all-time-wins-leaders.html	March 2, 2017
Henrik Lundqvist	404th career NHL win (10th all-time) 	March 7, 2017
==Transactions==
The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Colorado Avalanche:4th-round pick in 2017 	To New York Rangers:Nick Holden 	
 	To Ottawa Senators:Derick Brassard7th-round pick in 2018 	To New York Rangers:Mika Zibanejad2nd-round pick in 2018 	
 	To Florida Panthers:Dylan McIlrath 	To New York Rangers:Steven KampferConditional 7th-round pick in 2018	
 	To Detroit Red Wings:3rd-round pick in 2017OTT's 2nd-round pick in 2018	To New York Rangers:Brendan Smith 	
 	To Buffalo Sabres:Mat Bodie 	To New York Rangers:Daniel Catenacci 	
 	To Edmonton Oilers:Justin Fontaine 	To New York Rangers:Taylor Beck 	
;Notes
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Michael Grabner 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	2-year, $3.3 million 	
 	Nathan Gerbe 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year, $600,000 	
 	Adam Clendening 	Edmonton Oilers 	1-year, $600,000 	
 	Michael Paliotta 	Lake Erie Monsters 	1-year, $600,000 	
 	Josh Jooris 	Calgary Flames 	1-year, $600,000 	
 	John Gilmour 	Providence College 	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	
 	Jimmy Vesey 	Harvard University 	2-year, $7.55 million entry-level contract	
 	Brandon Pirri 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year, $1.1 million 	
 	Justin Fontaine 	Minnesota Wild 	1-year, $600,000 	
 	Chris Nell 	Bowling Green State University	entry-level contract 	
 	Vinni Lettieri 	University of Minnesota 	entry-level contract 	
 	Vince Pedrie 	Penn State 	entry-level contract 	
 	Alexei Bereglazov	Metallurg Magnitogorsk 	2-year, $3.55 million 	
 	Neal Pionk 	University of Minnesota Duluth	entry-level contract 	
 	Dawson Leedahl 	Regina Pats 	entry-level contract 	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Jayson Megna 	Vancouver Canucks 	1-year, $600,000 	
 	Eric Staal 	Minnesota Wild 	3-year, $10.5 million 	
 	Viktor Stalberg	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year, $1.5 million 	
 	Dominic Moore 	Boston Bruins 	1-year, $900,000 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Previous team 	Date 	Ref
Matt Puempel	Ottawa Senators	November 21, 2016	
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date 	Ref
Josh Jooris	Arizona Coyotes	December 11, 2016	
===Lost via retirement===
Player 	Ref
Dan Boyle	
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Mat Bodie 	1-year, $600,000 	
 	Nicklas Jensen 	1-year, $600,000 	
 	J. T. Miller 	2-year, $5.25 million 	
 	Dylan McIlrath 	1-year, $800,000 	
 	Tommy Hughes 	1-year, $632,500 	
 	Robin Kovacs 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Chris Kreider 	4-year, $18.5 million 	
 	Kevin Hayes 	2-year, $5.2 million 	
 	Sergey Zborovskiy	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Marek Hrivik 	1-year, $600,000 	
 	Sean Day 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Tim Gettinger 	3-year, $2.21 million entry-level contract 	
 	Gabriel Fontaine 	3-year, $2.21 million entry-level contract 	
 	Steven Kampfer 	2-year, $1.3 million contract extension 	
 	Matt Puempel 	1-year, $725,000 contract extension 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
3 	81 	Sean Day 	D 	Canada 	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
4 	98 	Tarmo Reunanen 	D 	Finland 	TPS Jr.
5 	141	Timothy Gettinger	LW 	United States	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 	171	Gabriel Fontaine 	C 	Canada 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
6 	174	Tyler Wall 	G 	Canada 	Leamington Flyers (GOJHL)
7 	201	Ty Ronning 	RW 	Canada 	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
;Draft notes
* The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Pavel Datsyuk and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Joe Vitale, a compensatory second-round pick in 2016 (53rd overall) and this pick. Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Keith Yandle, Chris Summers and a fourth-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for John Moore, Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if New York qualifies for the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 4, 2016.
* The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 15, 2016 that sent Teuvo Teravainen and Bryan Bickell to Carolina in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent John Moore, Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2015 and a conditional first-round pick in 2016 to Arizona in exchange for Keith Yandle, Chris Summers and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent James Sheppard to New York in exchange for this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent Keith Yandle to Florida in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
==References==
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