2020–21 New York Rangers season
The 2020–21 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 94th season of play and their 95th season overall. Following the buyout of his contract on September 30, 2020, Henrik Lundqvist was not on the roster for the first time since the 2005–06 season.[1] Before the season, the Rangers received the first overall pick in the draft lottery of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[2][3] They drafted Alexis Lafreniere, who became only the second player to be drafted first overall by the Rangers, after Andre Veilleux in 1965.[4] On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Rangers played this season in the East Division and only played games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season.[5]
2020–21 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 5th East |
2020–21 record | 27–23–6 |
Home record | 14–11–3 |
Road record | 13–12–3 |
Goals for | 177 |
Goals against | 157 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jeff Gorton (Jan. 14 – May 5) Chris Drury (May 5 – May 8) |
Coach | David Quinn |
Captain | Vacant |
Alternate captains | Chris Kreider Artemi Panarin Jacob Trouba Mika Zibanejad |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Maine Mariners (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mika Zibanejad (24) |
Assists | Adam Fox (42) |
Points | Artemi Panarin (58) |
Penalty minutes | Brendan Smith (73) |
Plus/minus | Ryan Lindgren (+20) |
Wins | Igor Shesterkin (16) |
Goals against average | Keith Kinkaid (2.59) |
Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until February 23, 2021, per an executive order from Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo.[6] The Rangers reopened Madison Square Garden to spectators on February 26.[7]
On March 17, head coach David Quinn and his assistant coaches, Jacques Martin, David Oliver, and Greg Brown were unavailable to coach the Rangers' game against the Philadelphia Flyers because of COVID-19 protocols and health and safety guidelines. A temporary coaching staff was called in and the team was coached by head coach Kris Knoblauch and assistant coach Gord Murphy from the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack, and the team's associate general manager Chris Drury. This was the first time in the NHL an entire coaching staff was not allowed to be in the arena to coach a game due to a pandemic.[8] The Rangers won the game 9–0, which was the largest margin of victory since March 31, 1986, when they won 9–0 against the New Jersey Devils.[9]
The Rangers scored the most hat tricks of any NHL team during the season. The players were – Mika Zibanejad (3), Chris Kreider (2), and Pavel Buchnevich (1). This was the most since the 1991–92 season when the team had eight.[10]
On May 3, the Rangers were eliminated from playoff contention after a 6–3 loss to the Washington Capitals.[11] Two days later, Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton and president/alternative governor John Davidson were both relieved of their duties by the organization. They were replaced by former Rangers captain Chris Drury who was named the new president and general manager.[12]
On May 12, the Rangers fired head coach David Quinn after the team failed to make the playoffs.[13] Assistant coaches Jacques Martin, David Oliver and Greg Brown were also fired.[14]
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | 56 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 196 | 156 | +40 | 77 |
2 | x – Washington Capitals | 56 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 29 | 191 | 163 | +28 | 77 |
3 | x – Boston Bruins | 56 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 168 | 136 | +32 | 73 |
4 | x – New York Islanders | 56 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 156 | 128 | +28 | 71 |
5 | e – New York Rangers | 56 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 177 | 157 | +20 | 60 |
6 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 56 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 163 | 201 | −38 | 58 |
7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 56 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 145 | 194 | −49 | 45 |
8 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 56 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 138 | 199 | −61 | 37 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Schedule and results
Regular season
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January: 2–4–2, 6 points (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)
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February: 5–5–1, 11 points (Home: 3–4–1; Road: 2–1–0)
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March: 9–6–1, 19 points (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 5–6–0)
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April: 10–4–2, 22 points (Home: 6–3–0; Road: 4–1–2)
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May: 1–4–0, 2 points (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 1–2–0)
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Player statistics
As of May 8, 2021[77]
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Artemi Panarin | 42 | 17 | 41 | 58 | +14 | 6 |
Mika Zibanejad | 56 | 24 | 26 | 50 | +2 | 18 |
Ryan Strome | 56 | 14 | 35 | 49 | +6 | 39 |
Pavel Buchnevich | 54 | 20 | 28 | 48 | +12 | 42 |
Adam Fox | 55 | 5 | 42 | 47 | +19 | 14 |
Chris Kreider | 50 | 20 | 10 | 30 | –1 | 34 |
Colin Blackwell | 47 | 12 | 10 | 22 | +2 | 15 |
Filip Chytil | 42 | 8 | 14 | 22 | +9 | 10 |
Alexis Lafreniere | 56 | 12 | 9 | 21 | –7 | 8 |
Kaapo Kakko | 48 | 9 | 8 | 17 | +3 | 10 |
Ryan Lindgren | 51 | 1 | 15 | 16 | +20 | 35 |
Kevin Rooney | 54 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 54 |
K'Andre Miller | 53 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +9 | 20 |
Jacob Trouba | 38 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +3 | 22 |
Brendan Smith | 48 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +3 | 73 |
Julien Gauthier | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –6 | 14 |
Phillip Di Giuseppe | 31 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +2 | 13 |
Brendan Lemieux‡ | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 59 |
Brett Howden | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –2 | 11 |
Vitali Kravtsov | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –6 | 4 |
Libor Hajek | 44 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 10 |
Anthony Bitetto | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –8 | 20 |
Zac Jones | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | –2 | 2 |
Jack Johnson | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –5 | 8 |
Jonny Brodzinski | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Morgan Barron | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Tony DeAngelo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –6 | 4 |
Tarmo Reunanen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
Justin Richards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
Tim Gettinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 0 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Igor Shesterkin | 35 | 31 | 1,899:01 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 83 | 2.62 | 987 | .916 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alexandar Georgiev | 19 | 18 | 973:56 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 2.71 | 465 | .905 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Keith Kinkaid | 9 | 7 | 485:53 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2.59 | 205 | .898 | 1 | 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.
Awards and honors
Awards
Player | Award | Date |
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Adam Fox | Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award | April 29, 2021 |
Milestones
Player | Milestone | Reached |
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Alexis Lafreniere | 1st NHL career game | January 14, 2021 |
K'Andre Miller | 1st NHL career game | January 14, 2021 |
K'Andre Miller | 1st NHL career point | January 22, 2021 |
K'Andre Miller | 1st NHL career goal | January 26, 2021 |
Alexis Lafreniere | 1st NHL career goal | January 28, 2021 |
Kevin Rooney | 100th NHL career game | January 28, 2021 |
Artem Panarin | 400th NHL career game | February 1, 2021 |
Julien Gauthier | 1st NHL career goal | February 10, 2021 |
Ryan Strome | 100th NHL career goal 200th NHL career point | February 20, 2021 |
Alexis Lafreniere | 1st NHL career assist | February 26, 2021 |
Pavel Buchnevich | 100th NHL career assist | March 7, 2021 |
Tarmo Reunanen | 1st NHL career game 1st NHL career assist 1st NHL career point | March 15, 2021 |
Jacob Trouba | 50th NHL career goal | March 17, 2021 |
Brendan Smith | 500th NHL career game | March 19, 2021 |
Adam Fox | 100th NHL career game | March 22, 2021 |
Vitali Kravtsov | 1st NHL career game | April 3, 2021 |
Vitali Kravtsov | 1st NHL career assist 1st NHL career point | April 11, 2021 |
Pavel Buchnevich | Scored the 20,000th goal in Rangers franchise history | April 13, 2021 |
Igor Shesterkin | 1st NHL career shutout | April 13, 2021 |
Artem Panarin | 300th NHL career assist | April 17, 2021 |
Pavel Buchnevich | 1st NHL career hat trick | April 17, 2021 |
Vitali Kravtsov | 1st NHL career goal | April 18, 2021 |
Zac Jones | 1st NHL career game | April 22, 2021 |
Zac Jones | 1st NHL career point | April 25, 2021 |
Ryan Strome | 300th NHL career point | April 27, 2021 |
Morgan Barron | 1st NHL career game | May 1, 2021 |
Morgan Barron | 1st NHL career goal 1st NHL career point | May 5, 2021 |
Justin Richards | 1st NHL career game 1st NHL career assist 1st NHL career point | May 8, 2021 |
Mika Zibanejad | 200th NHL career goal | May 8, 2021 |
Records
Player | Record | Reached |
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Chris Kreider | 161st NHL career goal (2nd most goals by American-born Ranger) | February 1, 2021 |
Mika Zibanejad | Most points in one period with 6 (tied with Bryan Trottier) | March 17, 2021 |
Mika Zibanejad | 1st player in NHL history to record 6+ points in consecutive games vs. one opponent within a regular season (6 goals, 6 assists against Philadelphia Flyers) | March 25, 2021 |
Artemi Panarin | Most assists (93) in first 100 games (98) in Rangers history (passing Mark Messier) | April 9, 2021 |
Transactions
The Rangers were involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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October 6, 2020 | To Calgary Flames CAR's 1st-round pick in 2020 3rd-round pick in 2020 |
To New York Rangers 1st-round pick in 2020 |
[80][81] |
October 7, 2020 | To Los Angeles Kings Lias Andersson |
To New York Rangers VGK's 2nd-round pick in 2020 |
[82] |
October 7, 2020 | To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2020 VAN's 7th-round pick in 2020 |
To New York Rangers 5th-round pick in 2020 |
[83] |
March 27, 2021 | To Los Angeles Kings Brendan Lemieux |
To New York Rangers 4th-round pick in 2021 |
[84] |
Free agents
Signings
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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October 9, 2020 | Brandon Crawley | 1-year | [98] |
October 12, 2020 | Alexis Lafreniere | 3-year | [99] |
October 13, 2020 | Phillip Di Giuseppe | 1-year | [100] |
October 15, 2020 | Tony DeAngelo | 2-year | [101] |
October 15, 2020 | Alexandar Georgiev | 2-year | [102] |
October 16, 2020 | Gabriel Fontaine | 1-year | [103] |
October 16, 2020 | Darren Raddysh | 1-year | [103] |
November 6, 2020 | Brendan Lemieux | 2-year | [104] |
November 6, 2020 | Ryan Strome | 2-year | [105] |
March 4, 2021 | Braden Schneider | 3-year | [106] |
March 29, 2021 | Hunter Skinner | 3-year | [107] |
April 13, 2021 | Zachary Jones | 3-year | [108] |
April 19, 2021 | William Cuylle | 3-year | [109] |
April 21, 2021 | Karl Henriksson | 3-year | [110] |
April 29, 2021 | Lauri Pajuniemi | 2-year | [111] |
May 10, 2021 | Ryan Lindgren | 3-year | [112] |
June 3, 2021 | Nils Lundkvist | 3-year | [113] |
Draft picks
Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on October 6 and 7, 2020, in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing selections from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.[114] It was originally scheduled to be held on June 26–27, 2020, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec,[115][116] but was postponed on March 25, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the conclusion of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.[117]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 1 | Alexis Lafreniere | LW | Canada | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) |
1 | 191 | Braden Schneider | D | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
2 | 602 | William Cuylle | LW | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
3 | 923 | Oliver Tarnstrom | C | Sweden | AIK IF J20 (J20 SuperElit) |
4 | 103 | Dylan Garand | G | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
5 | 1274 | Evan Vierling | C | Canada | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
5 | 134 | Brett Berard | LW | United States | U.S. NTDP U-18 (USDP) |
6 | 165 | Matt Rempe | C | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
7 | 1975 | Hugo Ollas | G | Sweden | Linköping HC J20 (J20 SuperElit) |
Notes:
- The Calgary Flames' first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 6, 2020, that sent Carolina Hurricanes' first-round pick and a third-round pick both in 2020 (22nd and 72nd overall) to Calgary in exchange for this pick.[80]
- The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent Lias Andersson to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[82]
- The Dallas Stars' third-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 second-round pick in 2019 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[118]
- The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent a seventh-round pick and Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick both in 2020 (196th and 206th overall) to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[83]
- The Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 6, 2019, that sent Cody McLeod to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[119]
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