2013–14 New York Rangers season

The 2013–14 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 87th season of play and their 88th season overall. It was the Rangers' first season in the newly-created Metropolitan Division, which was created during the NHL's realignment in the 2013 offseason. The Rangers won 25 road games in the regular season, setting a franchise record. The Rangers returned to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since their championship in the 1993–94 season, losing in five games to the Los Angeles Kings.

2013–14 New York Rangers
Eastern Conference champions
Division2nd Metropolitan
Conference5th Eastern
2013–14 record45–31–6
Home record20–17–4
Road record25–14–2
Goals for218
Goals against193
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainRyan Callahan (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar–Jun)
Alternate captainsDan Girardi (Mar–Jun)
Brad Richards
Marc Staal
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance18,006[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsRick Nash (26)
AssistsDerek Stepan
Mats Zuccarello (40)
PointsMats Zuccarello (59)
Penalty minutesDerek Dorsett (128)
Plus/minusChris Kreider (+14)
WinsHenrik Lundqvist (33)
Goals against averageCam Talbot (1.64)

Off-season

The Rangers first order of business for the 2013–14 season was to find a new head coach after letting John Tortorella go on May 29, 2013.[2] The Rangers hired recently fired Canucks coach Alain Vigneault on June 21. Coincidentally, Tortorella would be hired as the new Canucks coach only days after Vigneault was hired by the Rangers.[3] The Rangers finished their coaching staff on August 6 by hiring Scott Arniel as an associate coach, along with former players Ulf Samuelsson and Daniel Lacroix as assistant coaches.[4]

Pre-season

The New York Rangers lost five of their six pre-season games, during which they scored nine goals and allowed 22 goals against. They went 2-for-22 on the power play and allowed five power play goals against in the last three games.

Regular season

Due to final stages of renovations at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers opened the season on a nine-game road trip from October 3 to 24, during which the team went 3–6–0. The Rangers had a franchise-record nine-game homestand from December 7 to 23, during which they had a record of 3–4–2.[5]

As part of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series games, the Rangers played two consecutive outdoor games at Yankee Stadium on January 26 against the New Jersey Devils (7–3 win) and on January 29 against the New York Islanders (2–1 win).[6]

The NHL took a two-week break from February 9 to February 25 for the Olympics. The Rangers had seven players represent their countries: Ryan Callahan, Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan for the United States; Rick Nash for Canada; Mats Zuccarello for Norway; and Carl Hagelin and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.

On April 7, with a New Jersey Devils loss to the Calgary Flames, the Rangers clinched a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season, and for the eighth time out of nine seasons.

On April 10, with a 2–1 win over the Buffalo Sabres and a Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Rangers clinched second place in their division and home ice advantage for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Standings
Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 24 7 44 249 207 +42 109
2 x – New York Rangers 82 45 31 6 41 218 193 +25 96
3 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 30 10 39 236 235 +1 94
4 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 43 32 7 38 231 216 +15 93
5 Washington Capitals 82 38 30 14 28 235 240 −5 90
6 New Jersey Devils 82 35 29 18 35 197 208 −11 88
7 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 34 207 230 −23 83
8 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 25 225 267 −42 79
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season
2013 pre-season: 1–5–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–5–0)
GameSeptemberOpponentScoreRecord
116@ New Jersey Devils1–20–1–0
217@ Philadelphia Flyers3–21–1–0
323@ Calgary Flames1–41–2–0
424@ Edmonton Oilers3–51–3–0
526@ Vancouver Canucks0–51–4–0
627@ Los Angeles Kingsa1–41–5–0
a Game was played at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, as part of the Frozen Fury series of exhibition games.

Regular season
2013–14 game log
October: 5–7–0, 10 Points (home: 1–1–0; road: 4–6–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
13@ Phoenix Coyotes1–4Lundqvist0–1–0
27@ Los Angeles Kings3–1Lundqvist1–1–0
38@ San Jose Sharks2–9Lundqvist1–2–0
410@ Anaheim Ducks0–6Lundqvist1–3–0
512@ St. Louis Blues3–5Biron1–4–0
616@ Washington Capitals2–0Lundqvist2–4–0
719@ New Jersey Devils0–4Lundqvist2–5–0
824@ Philadelphia Flyers1–2Talbot2–6–0
926@ Detroit Red Wings3–2 (OT)Talbot3–6–0
1028Montreal Canadiens0–2Lundqvist3–7–0
1129@ New York Islanders3–2Talbot4–7–0
1231Buffalo Sabres2–0Lundqvist5–7–0
November: 9–6–0, 18 Points (home: 4–4–0; road: 5–2–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
132Carolina Hurricanes5–1Lundqvist6–7–0
144Anaheim Ducks1–2Lundqvist6–8–0
156Pittsburgh Penguins5–1Lundqvist7–8–0
167@ Columbus Blue Jackets4–2Talbot8–8–0
1710Florida Panthers4–3Lundqvist9–8–0
1812New Jersey Devils3–2Lundqvist9–9–0
1916@ Montreal Canadiens1–0Talbot10–9–0
2017Los Angeles Kings0–1Lundqvist10–10–0
2119Boston Bruins1–2Lundqvist10–11–0
2221@ Dallas Stars3–2Lundqvist11–11–0
2323@ Nashville Predators2–0Talbot12–11–0
2425@ Tampa Bay Lightning0–5Lundqvist12–12–0
2527@ Florida Panthers5–2Lundqvist13–12–0
2629@ Boston Bruins2–3Lundqvist13–13–0
2730Vancouver Canucks5–2Talbot14–13–0
December: 6–6–2, 14 Points (home: 3–5–2; road: 3–1–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
282Winnipeg Jets2–5Talbot14–14–0
295@ Buffalo Sabres3–1Lundqvist15–14–0
307New Jersey Devils3–4 (OT)Lundqvist15–14–1
318Washington Capitals1–4Lundqvist15–15–1
3210Nashville Predators1–4Lundqvist15–16–1
3312Columbus Blue Jackets2–4Lundqvist15–17–1
3415Calgary Flames4–3 (SO)Lundqvist16–17–1
3518Pittsburgh Penguins3–4 (SO)Lundqvist16–17–2
3620New York Islanders3–5Lundqvist16–18–2
3722Minnesota Wild4–1Talbot17–18–2
3823Toronto Maple Leafs2–1 (SO)Talbot18–18–2
3927@ Washington Capitals2–3Talbot18–19–2
4029@ Tampa Bay Lightning4–3Lundqvist19–19–2
4131@ Florida Panthers2–1 (SO)Lundqvist20–19–2
January: 10–4–1, 21 Points (home: 5–3–1; road: 5–1–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
423@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–5Lundqvist20–20–2
434@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–1Talbot21–20–2
446Columbus Blue Jackets3–4 (SO)Lundqvist21–20–3
458@ Chicago Blackhawks3–2Lundqvist22–20–3
4610Dallas Stars3–2Lundqvist23–20–3
4712Philadelphia Flyers4–1Lundqvist24–20–3
4814Tampa Bay Lightning1–2Lundqvist24–21–3
4916Detroit Red Wings1–0Lundqvist25–21–3
5018@ Ottawa Senators4–1Talbot26–21–3
5119Washington Capitals4–1Lundqvist27–21–3
5221New York Islanders3–5Talbot27–22–3
5323St. Louis Blues1–2Lundqvist27–23–3
5426a@ New Jersey Devils7–3Lundqvist28–23–3
5529a@ New York Islanders2–1Lundqvist29–23–3
5631New York Islanders4–1Lundqvist30–23–3
a Games were played at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York.
February: 3–1–0, 6 Points (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–0–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
574Colorado Avalanche5–1Lundqvist31–23–3
586Edmonton Oilers1–2Talbot31–24–3
597@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 (SO)Lundqvist32–24–3
6027Chicago Blackhawks2–1Talbot33–24–3
March: 9–6–1, 17 Points (home: 3–2–1; road: 6–4–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
611@ Philadelphia Flyers2–4Lundqvist33–25–3
622Boston Bruins3–6Lundqvist33–26–3
635Toronto Maple Leafs2–3 (OT)Lundqvist33–26–4
647@ Carolina Hurricanes4–2Lundqvist34–26–4
659Detroit Red Wings3–0Lundqvist35–26–4
6611@ Carolina Hurricanes1–3Lundqvist35–27–4
6713@ Minnesota Wild1–2Talbot35–28–4
6814@ Winnipeg Jets4–2Lundqvist36–28–4
6916San Jose Sharks0–1Lundqvist36–29–4
7018@ Ottawa Senators8–4Lundqvist37–29–4
7121@ Columbus Blue Jackets3–1Lundqvist38–29–4
7222@ New Jersey Devils2–0Lundqvist39–29–4
7324Phoenix Coyotes4–3 OTLundqvist40–29–4
7426Philadelphia Flyers3–1Lundqvist41–29–4
7528@ Calgary Flames3–4Lundqvist41–30–4
7630@ Edmonton Oilers5–0Talbot42–30–4
April: 3–1–2, 8 Points (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–0–2)
GameAprilOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
771@ Vancouver Canucks3–1Lundqvist43–30–4
783@ Colorado Avalanche2–3 (SO)Lundqvist43–30–5
795Ottawa Senators2–3Lundqvist43–31–5
808Carolina Hurricanes4–1Lundqvist44–31–5
8110Buffalo Sabres2–1Lundqvist45–31–5
8212@ Montreal Canadiens0–1 (OT)Talbot45–31–6

Playoffs
Main articles: 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs and 2014 Stanley Cup Finals

The New York Rangers ended the 2013–14 regular season as the Metropolitan Division's second seed. They defeated the third seed Philadelphia Flyers in the first round, 4–3. Then they faced the first seed Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the playoffs. For the first time in Rangers history, the team came back from a 3–1 series deficit to win the series in seven games. Next, they defeated the Atlantic Division’s third seed Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Final in the third round, 4–2, and became the Eastern Conference Champions. They are the first team in NHL history that played the maximum of 14 games over the first two rounds and still had enough to advance to the final. After 20 years, the Rangers headed to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they faced the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings. The Rangers lost three games in overtime and lost the series 4–1.

2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers – Rangers won series 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1April 17Philadelphia Flyers4–1LundqvistRangers lead 1–0
2April 20Philadelphia Flyers2–4LundqvistSeries tied 1–1
3April 22@ Philadelphia Flyers4–1LundqvistRangers lead 2–1
4April 25@ Philadelphia Flyers1–2LundqvistSeries tied 2–2
5April 27Philadelphia Flyers4–2LundqvistRangers lead 3–2
6April 29@ Philadelphia Flyers2–5LundqvistSeries tied 3–3
7April 30Philadelphia Flyers2–1LundqvistRangers win 4–3
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins – Rangers won series 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1May 2@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–2 OTLundqvistRangers lead 1–0
2May 4@ Pittsburgh Penguins0–3LundqvistSeries tied 1–1
3May 5Pittsburgh Penguins0–2LundqvistPenguins lead 2–1
4May 7Pittsburgh Penguins2–4LundqvistPenguins lead 3–1
5May 9@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–1LundqvistPenguins lead 3–2
6May 11Pittsburgh Penguins3–1LundqvistSeries tied 3–3
7May 13@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–1LundqvistRangers win 4–3
Eastern Conference Final vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens – Rangers won series 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1May 17@ Montreal Canadiens7–2LundqvistRangers lead 1–0
2May 19@ Montreal Canadiens3–1LundqvistRangers lead 2–0
3May 22Montreal Canadiens2–3 OTLundqvistRangers lead 2–1
4May 25Montreal Canadiens3–2 OTLundqvistRangers lead 3–1
5May 27@ Montreal Canadiens4–7TalbotRangers lead 3–2
6May 29Montreal Canadiens1–0LundqvistRangers win 4–2
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings – Kings won series 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionSeries
1June 4@ Los Angeles Kings2–3 OTLundqvistKings lead 1–0
2June 7@ Los Angeles Kings4–5 2OTLundqvistKings lead 2–0
3June 9Los Angeles Kings0–3LundqvistKings lead 3–0
4June 11Los Angeles Kings2–1LundqvistKings lead 3–1
5June 13@ Los Angeles Kings2–3 2OTLundqvistKings win 4–1

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist63623655332451442.3618100.9205040
Cam Talbot211912111261331.645600.9413000
Martin Biron217101097.61380.7630000
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist252515161311542.14737.9271010
Cam Talbot20460122.6113.8460000

†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.

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Records

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

Lost via retirement
Player
Martin Biron[33]

Player signings
Player Date Contract terms
Ryan McDonagh[34]July 8, 20136 years, $28.2 million
Carl Hagelin[35]July 10, 20132 years, $4.5 million
Justin Falk[36]July 10, 20131 year, $975,000
Mats Zuccarello[37]July 30, 20131 year, $1.15 million
Brandon Mashinter[38]August 7, 20131 year, $605,000
Derek Stepan[39]September 26, 20132 years, $6.15 million
Henrik Lundqvist[40]November 4, 20137 years, $59.5 million contract extension
Anthony Duclair[41]January 2, 20143 years, $2.46 million entry-level contract
Dan Girardi[42]February 28, 20146 years, $33 million contract extension
Ryan Graves[43]March 17, 20143 years, $1.98 million entry-level contract
Mackenzie Skapski[44]June 2, 20143 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract
Calle Andersson[45]June 2, 20143 years, $1.985 million entry-level contract

Draft picks
See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks

New York Rangers' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.[46]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
3 65[a] Adam Tambellini C Canada Canada Surrey Eagles (BCHL)
3 75[b] Pavel Buchnevich LW Russia Russia Severstal Cherepovets (KHL)
3 80 Anthony Duclair LW Canada Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
4 110 Ryan Graves D Canada Canada P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL)
6 170 Mackenzie Skapski G Canada Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
Draft notes[47]

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