2019–20 New York Rangers season

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2019–20 New York Rangers
DivisionMetropolitan
ConferenceEastern
2019–20 record2–0–0
Home record1–0–0
Road record1–0–0
Goals for10
Goals against5
Team information
General managerJeff Gorton
CoachDavid Quinn
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsJesper Fast
Chris Kreider
Marc Staal
Mika Zibanejad
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Minor league affiliate(s)Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMika Zibanejad (4)
AssistsMika Zibanejad (4)
PointsMika Zibanejad (8)
Penalty minutesChris Kreider
Ryan Strome (4)
Plus/minusMika Zibanejad (+6)
WinsAlexandar Georgiev
Henrik Lundqvist (1)
Goals against averageAlexandar Georgiev (1.00)

The 2019–20 New York Rangers season is the franchise's 93rd season of play and their 94th season overall.

Regular season

October

The Rangers won their season opener 6–4 against the Winnipeg Jets on October 3, during which Artemi Panarin and Jacob Trouba each scored their first goals for the team.[1] Trouba tied a single game career high in points,[2] and became the first defenseman to register three points in the Rangers debut.[3] The game marked the fifth time in franchise history that two players (Trouba and Panarin) making their Rangers debuts scored multiple points in the same game.[4] The season opener also marked the 450th win for Henrik Lundqvist, making him the sixth goaltender to reach that milestone,[1] and the second one to do so with one franchise.[5] He made 43 saves in the game, tying a franchise record for most by a Rangers goaltender in a season opener, the highest amount since Gump Worsley in 1955.[6]

Zibanejad posted his third career hat-trick against the Ottawa Senators on October 5, becoming the sixth player in NHL history with four-point games in each of the first two games of the season, and the first player to do so since John Cullen of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1990. He was the second player in the Rangers' history to post eight points through the first two games of the season,[7] the fourth in franchise history to score six or more points in that span,[8] and the first in both cases since Rod Gilbert in 1976.[7][8] The Rangers started the season with a 2–0–0 record for the 16th time in franchise history, the first time since the 2015–16 season, and the second time in 11 years dating back to the 2009–10 season.[9] The Rangers also scored short-handed goals in both of their first two games of the season for the first time in franchise history.[10] Zibanejad's game on October 5 made him the first Rangers' player with an even strength goal, a power play goal, and a short-handed goal in an away game since Petr Nedved in 2000, and the first Ranger to do so in any game since Derek Stepan in 2014.[11] On October 8, Zibanejad was named NHL's First Star of the Week.[12]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Washington Capitals 69 41 20 8 31 240 215 +25 90
2 Philadelphia Flyers 69 41 21 7 31 232 196 +36 89
3 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 40 23 6 29 224 196 +28 86
4 Carolina Hurricanes 68 38 25 5 27 222 193 +29 81
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 33 22 15 25 180 187 −7 81
6 New York Islanders 68 35 23 10 24 192 193 −1 80
7 New York Rangers 70 37 28 5 31 234 222 +12 79
8 New Jersey Devils 69 28 29 12 22 189 230 −41 68
Source: National Hockey League[13]

Conference standings

Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Boston Bruins 70 44 14 12 38 227 174 +53 .714 Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[14]
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 6 35 245 195 +50 .657
3 Washington Capitals 69 41 20 8 31 240 215 +25 .652
4 Philadelphia Flyers 69 41 21 7 31 232 196 +36 .645
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 40 23 6 29 224 196 +28 .623 Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[14]
6 Carolina Hurricanes 68 38 25 5 27 222 193 +29 .596
7 New York Islanders 68 35 23 10 24 192 193 −1 .588
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 36 25 9 28 238 227 +11 .579
9 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 33 22 15 25 180 187 −7 .579
10 Florida Panthers 69 35 26 8 30 231 228 +3 .565
11 New York Rangers 70 37 28 5 31 234 222 +12 .564
12 Montreal Canadiens 71 31 31 9 19 212 221 −9 .500
13 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 8 22 195 217 −22 .493
14 New Jersey Devils 69 28 29 12 22 189 230 −41 .493
15 Ottawa Senators 71 25 34 12 18 191 243 −52 .437
16 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 5 13 145 267 −122 .275
Source: National Hockey League[15]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[16]

2019 pre-season game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[17]

2019–20 game log
October: 2–0–0, 4 points (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 1–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 3 Winnipeg 6–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 5 @ Ottawa 4–1 Georgiev Canadian Tire Centre 15,135 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 12 Edmonton – Madison Square Garden
4 October 17 @ New Jersey – Prudential Center
5 October 18 @ Washington – Capital One Arena
6 October 20 Vancouver – Madison Square Garden
7 October 22 Arizona – Madison Square Garden
8 October 24 Buffalo – Madison Square Garden
9 October 27 Boston – Madison Square Garden
10 October 29 Tampa Bay – Madison Square Garden
November: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
December: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
January: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
February: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
March: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
April: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

  Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of October 5, 2019[18]

Skaters

Regular season[19]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mika Zibanejad 2 4 4 8 +6 0
Artemi Panarin 2 2 2 4 +4 0
Jacob Trouba 2 1 3 4 +1 0
Brendan Smith 2 1 1 2 +1 0
Pavel Buchnevich 2 0 2 2 +4 2
Chris Kreider 2 0 2 2 0 4
Marc Staal 2 1 0 1 +1 2
Brett Howden 2 1 0 1 0 0
Brady Skjei 2 0 1 1 0 2
Tony DeAngelo 2 0 1 1 –1 0
Libor Hajek 2 0 1 1 +1 0
Jesper Fast 2 0 1 1 –1 2
Vladislav Namestnikov‡ 2 0 0 0 –2 2
Lias Andersson 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kaapo Kakko 2 0 0 0 –1 0
Adam Fox 2 0 0 0 +1 0
Brendan Lemieux 2 0 0 0 0 2
Ryan Strome 2 0 0 0 –1 4

Goaltenders

Regular season[20]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist 1 1 60:00 1 0 0 4 4.00 47 .915 0 0 0 0
Alexandar Georgiev 1 1 60:00 1 0 0 1 1.00 32 .969 0 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

Updated April 20, 2024[21][22]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 United States Jonny Brodzinski C R 30 2020 Ham Lake, Minnesota
72 Czech Republic Filip Chytil Injured Reserve C L 24 2017 Kroměříž, Czech Republic
50 Canada Will Cuylle LW L 22 2020 Toronto, Ontario
70 Canada Louis Domingue G R 32 2022 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
84 Sweden Adam Edstrom C L 23 2019 Karlstad, Sweden
23 United States Adam Fox (A) D R 26 2019 Jericho, New York
21 Canada Barclay Goodrow (A) C/RW L 31 2021 Toronto, Ontario
56 Sweden Erik Gustafsson D L 32 2023 Nynäshamn, Sweden
6 United States Zac Jones D L 23 2019 Glen Allen, Virginia
24 Finland Kaapo Kakko RW L 23 2019 Turku, Finland
20 United States Chris Kreider (A) LW L 33 2009 Boxford, Massachusetts
13 Canada Alexis Lafreniere LW L 22 2020 Saint-Eustache, Quebec
55 United States Ryan Lindgren D L 26 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota
79 United States K'Andre Miller D L 24 2018 Saint Paul, Minnesota
10 Russia Artemi Panarin (A) LW R 32 2019 Korkino, Soviet Union
32 United States Jonathan Quick G L 38 2023 Milford, Connecticut
73 Canada Matt Rempe C R 21 2020 Calgary, Alberta
96 United States Jack Roslovic C R 27 2024 Columbus, Ohio
5 United States Chad Ruhwedel D R 33 2024 San Diego, California
4 Canada Braden Schneider D R 22 2020 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
31 Russia Igor Shesterkin G L 28 2014 Moscow, Russia
16 United States Vincent Trocheck C R 30 2022 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
8 United States Jacob Trouba (C) D R 30 2019 Rochester, Michigan
26 United States Jimmy Vesey LW L 30 2022 Boston, Massachusetts
91 Sweden Alexander Wennberg C L 29 2024 Nacka, Sweden
17 United States Blake Wheeler Injured Reserve RW R 37 2023 Plymouth, Minnesota
93 Sweden Mika Zibanejad (A) C R 31 2016 Huddinge, Sweden

Awards and honors

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Adam Fox 1st NHL career game October 3, 2019
Libor Hajek 1st NHL career game October 3, 2019
Kaapo Kakko 1st NHL career game October 3, 2019

Records

Regular season
Player Record Reached
Henrik Lundqvist 450th career NHL win (6th all-time) October 3, 2018

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) To Buffalo Sabres
Jimmy Vesey 		To New York Rangers
3rd-round pick in 2021 		[23]
October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07) To Ottawa Senators
Vladislav Namestnikov 		To New York Rangers
Nick Ebert
4th-round pick in 2021 		[24]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Chris Bigras to Philadelphia Flyers 2-year [25]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) John Gilmour to Buffalo Sabres 1-year [26]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Greg McKegg from Carolina Hurricanes 1-year [27]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Danny O'Regan from Buffalo Sabres 1-year [27]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Artemi Panarin from Columbus Blue Jackets 7-year [28]
July 18, 2019 (2019-07-18) Phillip Di Giuseppe from Nashville Predators 1-year [29]
August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20) Rob O'Gara to San Antonio Rampage (AHL) 1-year [30]
September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17) Fredrik Claesson to Carolina Hurricanes 1-year [31]
October 1, 2019 (2019-10-01) Micheal Haley from San Jose Sharks 1-year [32]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) from/to

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11) Kaapo Kakko 3-year [34]
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11) Jacob Trouba 7-year [35]
July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24) Vinni Lettieri 1-year [36][37]
July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26) Pavel Buchnevich 2-year [38]
September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11) Brendan Lemieux 1-year [39]
September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20) Tony DeAngelo 1-year [40][41]
October 8, 2019 (2019-10-08) Matthew Robertson 3-year [42]

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks

Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 2 Kaapo Kakko RW  Finland TPS (Liiga)
2 491 Matthew Robertson D  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
2 582 Karl Henriksson C  Sweden Frölunda J20 (J20 SuperElit)
3 68 Zachary Jones D  United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
4 1123 Hunter Skinner D  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 130 Leevi Aaltonen RW  Finland KalPa U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
6 161 Adam Edstrom C  Sweden Mora IK J20 (J20 SuperElit)
7 2054 Eric Ciccolini RW  Canada Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)

Notes:

  1. The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 23, 2019, that sent Mats Zuccarello to Dallas in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2020 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[43]
  2. The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018, that sent Ryan McDonagh and J. T. Miller to Tampa Bay in exchange for Vladislav Namestnikov, Libor Hajek, Brett Howden, a first-round pick in 2018 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[44]
  3. The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019, that sent Adam McQuaid to Columbus in exchange for Julius Bergman, a seventh-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[45]
  4. The Columbus Blue Jackets' seventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019, that sent Adam McQuaid to Columbus in exchange for Julius Bergman, a fourth-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[45]

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