1995–96 New York Rangers season

The 1995–96 New York Rangers season was the 70th season for the team in the National Hockey League. During the regular season, the Rangers posted a 41–27–14 record, which placed them second in the Atlantic Division and gave them a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, New York defeated the Montreal Canadiens in six games to advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, where the team lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.
==Offseason==
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Game log===
# 	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L	Oct 7, 1995 	0–2 	@ Hartford Whalers 	0–1–0
2 	W	Oct 11, 1995	6–4 	Winnipeg Jets 	1–1–0
3 	W	Oct 14, 1995	2–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs 	2–1–0
5 	W	Oct 17, 1995	5–1 	@ New York Islanders 	3–2–0
6 	W	Oct 20, 1995	3–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres 	4–2–0
7 	L	Oct 22, 1995	2–4 	Ottawa Senators 	4–3–0
8 	W	Oct 24, 1995	5–2 	Vancouver Canucks 	5–3–0
9 	T	Oct 26, 1995	4–4 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning 	5–3–1
10	W	Oct 29, 1995	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	6–3–1
11	W	Oct 31, 1995	5–3 	@ San Jose Sharks 	7–3–1
12	L	Nov 2, 1995 	3–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings 	7–4–1
13	L	Nov 3, 1995 	4–7 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	7–5–1
14	W	Nov 6, 1995 	4–2 	Calgary Flames 	8–5–1
15	W	Nov 8, 1995 	5–4 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	9–5–1
16	W	Nov 10, 1995	4–1 	New York Islanders 	10–5–1
17	W	Nov 11, 1995	4–1 	@ Hartford Whalers 	11–5–1
18	T	Nov 14, 1995	1–1 OT	@ St. Louis Blues 	11–5–2
19	L	Nov 16, 1995	1–3 	@ Chicago Blackhawks 	11–6–2
20	L	Nov 17, 1995	3–6 	@ Winnipeg Jets 	11–7–2
21	W	Nov 21, 1995	9–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	12–7–2
22	W	Nov 22, 1995	4–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins 	13–7–2
23	L	Nov 25, 1995	0–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings 	13–8–2
24	T	Nov 27, 1995	1–1 OT	New Jersey Devils 	13–8–3
25	W	Nov 29, 1995	5–3 	Buffalo Sabres 	14–8–3
26	W	Dec 1, 1995 	5–3 	Colorado Avalanche 	15–8–3
27	W	Dec 2, 1995 	4–2 	@ Ottawa Senators 	16–8–3
28	W	Dec 4, 1995 	5–1 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 	17–8–3
29	T	Dec 6, 1995 	5–5 OT	Chicago Blackhawks 	17–8–4
30	W	Dec 8, 1995 	2–1 OT	Detroit Red Wings 	18–8–4
31	T	Dec 9, 1995 	2–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens 	18–8–5
32	W	Dec 11, 1995	3–2 	Dallas Stars 	19–8–5
33	W	Dec 13, 1995	4–2 	Boston Bruins 	20–8–5
34	L	Dec 15, 1995	4–5 	@ Buffalo Sabres 	20–9–5
35	L	Dec 16, 1995	2–3 	@ Washington Capitals 	20–10–5
36	W	Dec 18, 1995	3–0 	Washington Capitals 	21–10–5
37	W	Dec 21, 1995	2–1 	@ Philadelphia Flyers 	22–10–5
38	T	Dec 22, 1995	3–3 OT	Hartford Whalers 	22–10–6
39	W	Dec 26, 1995	6–4 	Ottawa Senators 	23–10–6
40	W	Dec 28, 1995	3–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks 	24–10–6
41	W	Dec 30, 1995	8–3 	@ Edmonton Oilers 	25–10–6
42	L	Dec 31, 1995	1–3 	@ Calgary Flames 	25–11–6
43	W	Jan 3, 1996 	7–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	26–11–6
44	T	Jan 5, 1996 	4–4 OT	@ Washington Capitals 	26–11–7
45	W	Jan 10, 1996	7–4 	San Jose Sharks 	27–11–7
46	W	Jan 13, 1996	4–0 	@ Philadelphia Flyers 	28–11–7
47	T	Jan 14, 1996	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues 	28–11–8
48	W	Jan 22, 1996	3–1 	Los Angeles Kings 	29–11–8
49	T	Jan 24, 1996	4–4 OT	Philadelphia Flyers 	29–11–9
50	W	Jan 27, 1996	5–3 	@ Boston Bruins 	30–11–9
51	T	Jan 31, 1996	1–1 OT	@ Dallas Stars 	30–11–10
52	L	Feb 3, 1996 	1–7 	@ Colorado Avalanche 	30–12–10
53	W	Feb 6, 1996 	4–2 	@ New York Islanders 	31–12–10
54	W	Feb 8, 1996 	6–2 	New York Islanders 	32–12–10
55	L	Feb 10, 1996	0–3 	@ New Jersey Devils 	32–13–10
56	W	Feb 11, 1996	6–2 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning 	33–13–10
57	T	Feb 15, 1996	2–2 OT	Montreal Canadiens 	33–13–11
58	W	Feb 17, 1996	2–1 OT	@ Ottawa Senators 	34–13–11
59	L	Feb 18, 1996	3–4 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins 	34–14–11
60	L	Feb 22, 1996	3–5 	New York Islanders 	34–15–11
61	W	Feb 24, 1996	4–0 	@ Florida Panthers 	35–15–11
62	L	Feb 27, 1996	3–5 	Washington Capitals 	35–16–11
63	L	Feb 28, 1996	1–3 	Boston Bruins 	35–17–11
64	T	Mar 1, 1996 	3–3 OT	Buffalo Sabres 	35–17–12
65	T	Mar 4, 1996 	2–2 OT	New Jersey Devils 	35–17–13
66	L	Mar 7, 1996 	2–5 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning 	35–18–13
67	W	Mar 9, 1996 	6–1 	@ Washington Capitals 	36–18–13
68	T	Mar 13, 1996	3–3 OT	Florida Panthers 	36–18–14
69	L	Mar 16, 1996	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens 	36–19–14
70	L	Mar 19, 1996	1–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	36–20–14
71	W	Mar 23, 1996	5–4 	@ Boston Bruins 	37–20–14
72	L	Mar 24, 1996	2–8 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	37–21–14
73	W	Mar 27, 1996	3–0 	Florida Panthers 	38–21–14
74	W	Mar 31, 1996	4–1 	@ New York Islanders 	39–21–14
75	W	Apr 2, 1996 	3–1 	New Jersey Devils 	40–21–14
76	L	Apr 4, 1996 	1–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers 	40–22–14
77	W	Apr 5, 1996 	3–1 	Philadelphia Flyers 	41–22–14
78	L	Apr 7, 1996 	2–4 	@ New Jersey Devils 	41–23–14
79	L	Apr 8, 1996 	3–5 	Florida Panthers 	41–24–14
80	L	Apr 10, 1996	1–4 	Washington Capitals 	41–25–14
81	L	Apr 12, 1996	2–3 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	41–26–14
82	L	Apr 14, 1996	1–5 	@ Florida Panthers 	41–27–14
==Playoffs==
==Transactions==
*July 28, 1995 - Doug Lidster was traded by the St. Louis Blues to the New York Rangers in exchange for Jay Wells.
===Draft picks===
==See also==
*1995–96 NHL season
==References==
==External links==
*1995-96 New York Rangers Statistics
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