Regular season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Henrik Lundqvist
375th career NHL win
October 13, 2016
Brady Skjei
1st career NHL point
October 13, 2016
Jimmy Vesey
1st career NHL point 1st career NHL goal
October 17, 2016
Ryan McDonagh
400th career NHL game
November 1, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist
60th career shutout
November 1, 2016
Jimmy Vesey
1st career NHL assist 1st career three-point NHL game
November 1, 2016
Pavel Buchnevich
1st career NHL goal
November 5, 2016
Rick Nash
400th career NHL goal
November 8, 2016
Cristoval Nieves
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
Kevin Klein
600th career NHL game
December 27, 2016
Matt Puempel
1st career NHL hat trick
December 29, 2016
Alain Vigneault
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
Magnus Hellberg
1st career NHL start 1st career NHL win
April 9, 2017
Records
Regular season
Player
Record
Reached
Henrik Lundqvist
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)[ 7]
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
Notes
Free agents acquired
Date
Player
Former team
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars )
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Michael Grabner
Toronto Maple Leafs
2-year, $3.3 million
[ 14]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Nathan Gerbe
Carolina Hurricanes
1-year, $600,000
[ 15]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Adam Clendening
Edmonton Oilers
1-year, $600,000
[ 16]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Michael Paliotta
Lake Erie Monsters
1-year, $600,000
[ 17]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15 )
Josh Jooris
Calgary Flames
1-year, $600,000
[ 18]
August 18, 2016 (2016-08-18 )
John Gilmour
Providence College
2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract
[ 19]
August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19 )
Jimmy Vesey
Harvard University
2-year, $7.55 million entry-level contract
[ 20]
August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26 )
Brandon Pirri
Anaheim Ducks
1-year, $1.1 million
[ 21]
October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16 )
Justin Fontaine
Minnesota Wild
1-year, $600,000
[ 22]
March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23 )
Chris Nell
Bowling Green State University
entry-level contract
[ 23]
March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27 )
Vinni Lettieri
University of Minnesota
entry-level contract
[ 24]
March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28 )
Vince Pedrie
Penn State
entry-level contract
[ 25]
April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21 )
Alexei Bereglazov
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2-year, $3.55 million
[ 26]
May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01 )
Neal Pionk
University of Minnesota Duluth
entry-level contract
[ 27]
May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08 )
Dawson Leedahl
Regina Pats
entry-level contract
[ 28]
Free agents lost
Date
Player
New team
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Jayson Megna
Vancouver Canucks
1-year, $600,000
[ 29]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Eric Staal
Minnesota Wild
3-year, $10.5 million
[ 30]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Viktor Stalberg
Carolina Hurricanes
1-year, $1.5 million
[ 31]
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30 )
Dominic Moore
Boston Bruins
1-year, $900,000
[ 32]
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Date
Player
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05 )
Mat Bodie
1-year, $600,000
[ 35]
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05 )
Nicklas Jensen
1-year, $600,000
[ 36]
July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13 )
J. T. Miller
2-year, $5.25 million
[ 37]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15 )
Dylan McIlrath
1-year, $800,000
[ 38]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15 )
Tommy Hughes
1-year, $632,500
[ 39]
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18 )
Robin Kovacs
3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
[ 40]
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22 )
Chris Kreider
4-year, $18.5 million
[ 41]
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22 )
Kevin Hayes
2-year, $5.2 million
[ 42]
July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26 )
Sergey Zborovskiy
3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
[ 43]
July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28 )
Marek Hrivik
1-year, $600,000
[ 44]
March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08 )
Sean Day
3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
[ 45]
March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16 )
Tim Gettinger
3-year, $2.21 million entry-level contract
[ 46]
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10 )
Gabriel Fontaine
3-year, $2.21 million entry-level contract
[ 47]
April 12, 2017 (2017-04-12 )
Steven Kampfer
2-year, $1.3 million contract extension
[ 48]
June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14 )
Matt Puempel
1-year, $725,000 contract extension
[ 49]
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 .
Draft notes[ 50]
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.[ 51] 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).[ 52] The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if New York qualifies for the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs [ 53] – was converted on April 4, 2016.[ 54]
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.[ 55] [ 56]
[a] 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.[ 52]
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.[ 57]
[b] 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.[ 58]
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