2017–18 New York Rangers season

The 2017–18 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 91st season of play and their 92nd season overall. This season saw the Rangers struggle with inconsistency for much of the season, with the team going 4–7–2 in October. Despite going 9–3–0 in November, the team's struggles would be amplified in later months with injuries to Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider and Kevin Shattenkirk, the latter of whom had season-ending knee surgery. After winning the 2018 Winter Classic over the Buffalo Sabres, the team would go 6–16–2 up to the trade deadline. On February 8, the Rangers announced their intention to rebuild, and then weeks later traded away many key players such as Ryan McDonagh, Rick Nash, J. T. Miller, Nick Holden, and Michael Grabner. They also acquired Rob O'Gara, Vladislav Namestnikov and Ryan Spooner. The Rangers ultimately missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2009–10 season, placed last in the Metropolitan Division and finished under .500 for the first time since the 2003–04 season. At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, head coach Alain Vigneault was fired by the team.[2]

2017–18 New York Rangers
Division8th Metropolitan
Conference12th Eastern
2017–18 record34–39–9
Home record21–16–4
Road record13–23–5
Goals for231
Goals against268
Team information
General managerJeff Gorton
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainRyan McDonagh (Oct-Feb)
Vacant (Feb-Apr)
Alternate captainsJesper Fast (Feb)
Chris Kreider (Mar-Apr)
Rick Nash (Oct-Feb)
Marc Staal
Mats Zuccarello
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance17,851[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMika Zibanejad (27)
AssistsMats Zuccarello (37)
PointsMats Zuccarello (53)
Penalty minutesChris Kreider
Kevin Shattenkirk (44)
Plus/minusMarc Staal (+11)
WinsHenrik Lundqvist (26)
Goals against averageHenrik Lundqvist (2.98)

Standings

Divisional standings
Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 82 49 26 7 46 259 239 +20 105
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 29 6 45 272 250 +22 100
3 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 26 14 40 251 243 +8 98
4 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
5 x – New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 −28 83
7 New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 −32 80
8 New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 −37 77
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
2 ME x – New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
3 AT Florida Panthers 82 44 30 8 41 248 246 +2 96
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 −28 83
5 ME New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 −32 80
6 ME New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 −37 77
7 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 13 25 217 255 −38 73
8 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 29 40 13 27 209 264 −55 71
9 AT Ottawa Senators 82 28 43 11 26 221 291 −70 67
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 12 24 199 280 −81 62
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The team's pre-season schedule was revealed on June 13, 2017.[5]

2017 pre-season game log: 3–2–1 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 0–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecord
1September 18New York Islanders1–0 OT1–0–0
2September 20New Jersey Devils4–3 OT2–0–0
3September 22@ New York Islanders1–22–1–0
4September 23@ New Jersey Devils1–22–2–0
5September 25Philadelphia Flyers3–2 OT3–2–0
6September 26@ Philadelphia Flyers3–4 OT3–2–1

Regular season

The regular season schedule was made public on June 22, 2017.[6]

2017–18 game log
October: 4–7–2, 10 points (Home: 4–4–2; Road: 0–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 5Colorado2–4LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0060–1–00Recap
2October 7@ Toronto5–8PavelecAir Canada Centre19,6210–2–00Recap
3October 8Montreal2–0LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0061–2–02Recap
4October 10St. Louis1–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0061–3–02Recap
5October 13@ Columbus1–3LundqvistNationwide Arena15,3421–4–02Recap
6October 14New Jersey2–3PavelecMadison Square Garden18,0061–5–02Recap
7October 17Pittsburgh4–5OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0061–5–13Recap
8October 19NY Islanders3–4SOLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0061–5–24Recap
9October 21Nashville4–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden17,1812–5–26Recap
10October 23San Jose1–4LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0062–6–26Recap
11October 26Arizona5–2PavelecMadison Square Garden18,0063–6–28Recap
12October 28@ Montreal4–5PavelecBell Centre21,3023–7–28Recap
13October 31Vegas6–4LundqvistMadison Square Garden17,2944–7–210Recap
November: 9–3–0, 18 points (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 3–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
14November 2@ Tampa Bay2–1OTLundqvistAmalie Arena19,0925–7–212Recap
15November 4@ Florida5–4OTLundqvistBB&T Center15,0366–7–214Recap
16November 6Columbus5–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden17,3487–7–216Recap
17November 8Boston4–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0068–7–218Recap
18November 11Edmonton4–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,0069–7–220Recap
19November 15@ Chicago3–6LundqvistUnited Center21,5289–8–220Recap
20November 17@ Columbus0–2LundqvistNationwide Arena17,0939–9–220Recap
21November 19Ottawa3–0LundqvistMadison Square Garden17,52410–9–222Recap
22November 22@ Carolina6–1LundqvistPNC Arena11,39811–9–224Recap
23November 24Detroit2–1OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00612–9–226Recap
24November 26Vancouver4–3SOLundqvistMadison Square Garden17,63213–9–228Recap
25November 28Florida4–5LundqvistMadison Square Garden17,37613–10–228Recap
December: 7–3–3, 17 points (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
26December 1Carolina5–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden17,69514–10–230Recap
27December 5@ Pittsburgh4–3PavelecPPG Paints Arena18,41415–10–232Recap
28December 8@ Washington2–4LundqvistCapital One Arena18,50615–11–232Recap
29December 9New Jersey5–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00616–11–234Recap
30December 11Dallas1–2SOPavelecMadison Square Garden17,66716–11–335Recap
31December 13@ Ottawa2–3LundqvistCanadian Tire Centre13,21216–12–335Recap
32December 15Los Angeles4–2LundqvistMadison Square Garden17,75617–12–337Recap
33December 16@ Boston3–2OTLundqvistTD Garden17,56518–12–339Recap
34December 19Anaheim4–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00619–12–341Recap
35December 21@ New Jersey3–4SOLundqvistPrudential Center16,51419–12–442Recap
36December 23Toronto2–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00619–13–442Recap
37December 27Washington1–0SOPavelecMadison Square Garden18,00620–13–444Recap
38December 29@ Detroit2–3SOLundqvistLittle Caesars Arena19,51520–13–545Recap
January: 5–7–0, 10 points (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 3–5–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
39January 1@ Buffalo3–2OTLundqvistCiti Field41,821
(outdoors)		21–13–547Recap
40January 3Chicago2–5LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00621–14–547Recap
41January 6@ Arizona2–1SOLundqvistGila River Arena13,42022–14–549Recap
42January 7@ Vegas1–2PavelecT-Mobile Arena18,23422–15–549Recap
43January 13NY Islanders2–7PavelecMadison Square Garden18,00622–16–549Recap
44January 14@ Pittsburgh2–5LundqvistPPG Paints Arena18,64722–17–549Recap
45January 16Philadelphia5–1LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00623–17–551Recap
46January 18Buffalo4–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00624–17–553Recap
47January 20@ Colorado1–3LundqvistPepsi Center18,05624–18–553Recap
48January 21@ Los Angeles2–4LundqvistStaples Center18,23024–19–553Recap
49January 23@ Anaheim3–6PavelecHonda Center16,76324–20–553Recap
50January 25@ San Jose6–5PavelecSAP Center17,47725–20–555Recap
February: 3–10–1, 7 points (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 2–6–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51February 1Toronto0–4LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00625–21–555Recap
52February 3@ Nashville2–5LundqvistBridgestone Arena17,54325–22–555Recap
53February 5@ Dallas1–2LundqvistAmerican Airlines Center17,54325–23–555Recap
54February 7Boston1–6LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00625–24–555Recap
55February 9Calgary4–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00626–24–557Recap
56February 11@ Winnipeg3–1LundqvistBell MTS Place15,32127–24–559Recap
57February 13@ Minnesota2–3LundqvistXcel Energy Center18,88727–25–559Recap
58February 15@ NY Islanders0–3LundqvistBarclays Center15,79527–26–559Recap
59February 17@ Ottawa3–6LundqvistCanadian Tire Centre17,25927–27–559Recap
60February 18Philadelphia4–7LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00627–28–559Recap
61February 22@ Montreal1–3GeorgievBell Centre21,30227–29–559Recap
62February 23Minnesota1–4GeorgievMadison Square Garden18,00627–30–559Recap
63February 25Detroit2–3OTLundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00627–30–660Recap
64February 28@ Vancouver6–5OTLundqvistRogers Arena18,04428–30–662Recap
March: 6–6–3, 15 points (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 3–2–3)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
65March 2@ Calgary3–1LundqvistScotiabank Saddledome19,14329–30–664Recap
66March 3@ Edmonton3–2GeorgievRogers Place18,34730–30–666Recap
67March 6Winnipeg0–3LundqvistMadison Square Garden18,00630–31–666Recap
68March 8@ Tampa Bay3–5LundqvistAmalie Arena19,09230–32–666Recap
69March 10@ Florida3–4SOLundqvistBB&T Center16,71230–32–767Recap
70March 12Carolina6–3GeorgievMadison Square Garden17,67931–32–769Recap
71March 14Pittsburgh4–3OTGeorgievMadison Square Garden17,37932–32–771Recap
72March 17@ St. Louis3–4OTGeorgievScottrade Center18,97532–32–872Recap
73March 20Columbus3–5LundqvistMadison Square Garden17,19432–33–872Recap
74March 22@ Philadelphia3–4GeorgievWells Fargo Center19,58432–34–872Recap
75March 24Buffalo5–1GeorgievMadison Square Garden18,00633–34–874Recap
76March 26Washington2–4GeorgievMadison Square Garden18,00633–35–874Recap
77March 28@ Washington2–3OTLundqvistCapital One Arena18,50633–35–975Recap
78March 30Tampa Bay3–7PavelecMadison Square Garden18,00633–36–975Recap
79March 31@ Carolina2–1LundqvistPNC Arena14,99334–36–977Recap
April: 0–3–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
80April 3@ New Jersey2–5LundqvistPrudential Center16,51434–37–977Recap
81April 5@ NY Islanders1–2PavelecBarclays Center14,15234–38–977Recap
82April 7@ Philadelphia0–5LundqvistWells Fargo Center20,02834–39–977Recap

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

Player statistics

As of April 7, 2018[7]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist63613,502:32262671742.982036.9152010
Ondrej Pavelec1912903:42491463.05510.9101002
Alexandar Georgiev109514:46441273.15331.9180000
Brandon Halverson1012:3300014.786.8330000
  • † 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 honors

Milestones
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