2012–13 New York Rangers season

The 2012–13 New York Rangers season was the National Hockey League franchise's 86th season of play and their 87th season overall. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. The lockout ended on January 5 when the NHL and NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) reached an agreement.[2] The Rangers were defeated by the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. After the Rangers' season ended, John Tortorella was fired as head coach.[3]

2012–13 New York Rangers
Division	2nd Atlantic
Conference	6th Eastern
2012–13 record	26–18–4
Home record	16–6–2
Road record	10–12–2
Goals for	130
Goals against	112
Team information
General Manager	Glen Sather
Coach	John Tortorella
Captain	Ryan Callahan
Alternate captains	Brad Richards Marc Staal
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Average attendance	17,200 (94.5%)[1]
Team leaders
Goals	Rick Nash (21)
Assists	Derek Stepan (26)
Points	Derek Stepan (44)
Penalty minutes	Aaron Asham (50)
Plus/minus	Derek Stepan (+25)
Wins	Henrik Lundqvist (24)
Goals against average	Lundqvist (2.05)

Off-season

After speculation that began during the 2011–12 season, Rick Nash was traded to the Rangers in a blockbuster trade on July 23, 2012, giving the Rangers the much-needed scoring winger they were seeking.[4] The Rangers sent forwards Artem Anisimov and Brandon Dubinsky, defenseman Tim Erixon and a first-round draft pick in 2013 to the Blue Jackets in exchange. The Rangers also received minor league defenseman Steven Delisle and a conditional third-round draft pick in 2013 (the condition being that the Rangers make the Stanley Cup Finals in 2013) from Columbus.[5] Nash had been on the trading block since the February 2012 trade deadline, after Nash had requested a trade out of Columbus.[6]

On September 15, the collective bargaining agreement expired and the NHL owners locked-out the league.[7]

Pre-season

The New York Rangers were scheduled to play six exhibition games (all on the road) prior to the beginning of the regular season, but due to the ongoing labor negotiations between the League and the players resulting in a lockout, the NHL cancelled all preseason games in September on September 19.[8] The Rangers were scheduled to play the New Jersey Devils on September 26 (in Albany) and on September 28, and the Philadelphia Flyers on September 29. Later, on September 27, the NHL cancelled the remainder of the pre-season.[9] The Rangers were scheduled to play the New York Islanders on October 4, the Colorado Avalanche on October 6 (in Kansas City, Missouri) and the Los Angeles Kings on October 8.

2012–13 NHL Lockout

Main article: 2012–13 NHL lockout

On October 4, the first two weeks of the 2012–13 season was cancelled due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.[10] Cancellations would continue until games for the 2012–13 season were cancelled through January 14, 2013, on December 20, 2012.[11] This was the last set of game cancellations before the NHL and NHLPA came to an agreement on a new CBA on January 6, 2013.[12][13]

During the lockout, nine New York Rangers (Arron Asham, Brian Boyle, Steve Eminger, Dan Girardi, Jeff Halpern, Henrik Lundqvist, Taylor Pyatt, Brad Richards and Marc Staal) played as part of Team New York in Operation Hat Trick, a charity game to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.[14] The game was played on November 24, 2012, at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall. Team New York beat Team New Jersey 10–6 in front of 10,792 spectators.[15]

Regular season

Once the new CBA was signed, the Rangers were able to open their 2013 training camp on January 13, 2013. The new regular season schedule was announced, with all teams playing within their conference for a shortened 48-game season beginning on January 19.[16]

January

The New York Rangers opened the season on January 19 with a 3–1 loss against the Boston Bruins. They were outshot 34 to 21,[17] and failed to capitalize on a 90-second five-on-three during the third period, when they were trailing 2–1.[18][19] While Brad Richards attributed the team's poor performance to "rust" from the eight-month layoff, John Tortorella refused to entertain any questions from reporters about the topic.[17] The team fared even worse the next day against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who defeated them 6–3 during New York's first home game at Madison Square Garden.[20] The Rangers gave up two power play goals in the first 30 minutes,[21] and although they scored two of their three goals during the third period, the rally came too late.[22] Lundqvist was pulled from the net in the third period after giving up four goals.[21][23]

Marian Gaborik got his fifth hat trick as a Ranger during the January 23 game against the Boston Bruins.

The Rangers captured their first win of the season on January 23, besting the Bruins 4–3 in overtime. Rick Nash, Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik were placed in a line together for the first time and dominated the game,[24][25] making 15 of the team's 33 shots.[24] Gaborik scored a hat-trick, the 14th of his career and fifth as a Ranger, capturing his third goal on a breakaway 27 seconds into overtime.[26] Zach Parise of the Minnesota Wild would tie Gaborik's mark on February 26, 2013, when he scored 27 seconds into the overtime period to give the Wild a 2–1 home win over the Calgary Flames.[27] Both goals would prove to be the fastest overtime goals scored during the lockout-shortened season.[28] But on January 24, New York lost 1–2 to a previously-winless Philadelphia Flyers, despite Lundqvist making 31 saves and the Flyers lacking their top forwards due to injuries or suspensions.[29][30] Taylor Pyatt scored his third goal in as many games, but the Gaborik, Richards and Nash line managed only three shots,[29] and the Flyers killed nearly four minutes of consecutive Rangers power play in the third period.[31]

Chris Kreider, who scored five goals during his debut in the 2012 playoffs, was scratched for the Flyers game and would not for the next five games.[32][33] This led Tortorella to consider sending him back to the American Hockey League,[32] although it was later learned Kreider had been playing since January 5 with a bone chip in his right ankle.[33] The Rangers next earned their first two consecutive wins, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 after a two-goal deficit on January 26,[34] followed by Philadelphia 2–1 on January 29.[35] New York sent into the third period against Toronto trailing 1–2, but won after a four-goal rally in the third period.[34] Gáborík captured two goals, bringing his season total to five.[36] The Rangers outshot the Maple Leafs 42 to 17, but failed to score on four power plays.[34]

Against Philadelphia, Ryan Callahan scored a goal to earn his 200th career point,[37] but suffered a left shoulder subluxation during a third period fight with Maxime Talbot, an injury that was expected to make him miss up to 14 days.[38] The Flyers only goal came on the power play shortly after Callahan left, raising concerns about how his absence would affect the Ranger's penalty killing and defensive forward play.[39][40] The Rangers ended the month with a 0–3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on January 31, the team's first shutout loss in 31 regular season games.[41] New York failed to score on four power plays without Callahan and surrendered seven penalties,[42] including their fourth penalty for too many men on the ice in seven games, the most of any team in the league.[43]

February

The Rangers won their third in four games with a 3–2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 2,[44] but lost 3–1 to the New Jersey Devils on February 5, a game in which Chris Kreider scored his first regular season goal.[45] Afterward, John Tortorella said the Rangers played too "scared" and "tentative."[45] However, the team went on to win four of their next five games,[46] starting with a 4–1 victory against the New York Islanders on February 7 that also marked the return of Ryan Callahan. Nineteen-year-old rookie forward J. T. Miller scored two goals, marking the Rangers' first multi-goal Madison Square Garden debut since Chris Kontos in 1993.[47] Miller scored the team's only fourth power play goal out of 37 opportunities, giving them the worst power play record of the season at that point.[48] Brian Boyle was a healthy scratch and missed a total of three games due to poor performance.[48][49]

The Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 on February 10,[50] and beat the Boston Bruins in overtime on February 12. Boston tied game with a three-goal rally in the third period, including two goals in 91 seconds with the goaltender pulled, but Callahan made the game-winning shootout goal in the fourth round.[51][52] During that game, the Rangers received their sixth penalty of the season for too many men on the ice, the most of any team in the league.[53] They lost 3–4 in overtime against the New York Islanders on February 14, surrendering a 0–2 lead after the Islanders scored three goals in seven minutes during the second period.[54] Hagelin scored his fourth goal in three games to tie the game,[54][55] but they lost in an overtime shootout when Gaborik's and Nash's shots were stopped.[54] The Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on February 17, bringing New York to seventh place and putting them in playoff contention for the first time all season.[56][57]

Rick Nash, pictured here in 2011, missed four games due to an injury, which corresponded with a four-game Rangers losing streak.

Darroll Powe left the game with a concussion after accidentally colliding with Washington's Matt Hendricks and landing on his head.[58] He was placed on injured reserve and missed the next three games,[59] and Brandon Mashinter was called up from Whale to fill in for him in that time.[58] Nash also missed the next four games due to an unspecified injury widely suspected to be a concussion.[60][61][62] His absence corresponded with a four-game losing streak for the Rangers, starting with a 3–1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on February 19. Arron Asham missed the next five games after that due to back spasms.[63] New York lost 3–2 in overtime to the Ottawa Senators on February 21, where Callahan was the only Ranger to score in a seven-round shootout.[64] Michael Del Zotto suffered a lower body injury that took him out of the next two games,[65] and the Rangers briefly recalled Christian Thomas and Steve Eminger from the Whale due to the team's litany of injuries.[66] Tortorella believed the team was struggling with consistency problems, despite what he called strong play in recent games from Carl Hagelin and Derek Stepan.[67]

The Rangers suffered two more injuries during their 0–3 shutout loss to the Canadiens on February 23. McDonagh was hit into the glass by forward Max Pacioretty, requiring 14 stitches near his mouth and forcing him out of the next game.[65] Dan Girardi was injured when a shot by P. K. Subban struck his ankle, but he did not suffer a fracture and missed no games.[68] The Rangers started a four-game homestead on February 26 with a 4–3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Callahan received a standing ovation after blocking two shots and making two hits despite lacking a stick, but it failed to rally the Rangers.[69][70] New York broke their losing streak with a 4–1 win against Tampa Bay on February 28, a game that also saw the return of Nash, Del Zotto and McDonagh. Nash scored a goal and made a career-high 12 shots in the game,[63] and Hagelin scored his seventh goal of the season, tying him with Gaborik as the team's lead goal-scorer.[71] The game brought their season penalty kill percentage to ninth best in the league.[71] Kreider, who had one goal and one assist in 11 games, was sent back to the Whale on February 28.[72]

March

On March 3, the Rangers were trailing the Buffalo Sabres 1–0 at home after two periods. Early in the third, Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for checking Brad Richards from behind. He would later be given a suspension. Rangers scored on a 5-on-3 opportunity, and then another power play goal. The game was tied by a shorthanded goal from Nathan Gerbe and went into overtime. Rick Nash and Ryan Callahan each scored in the shootout to win it for the Rangers Two days later, the Rangers hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. Ryan Callahan scored a pair of goals in the first period, and Rick Nash scored two in the third to lead the Rangers to a 4–2 victory. On March 7, the Rangers played the Islanders in Nassau Coliseum. Nash scored a late goal to prevent a 1–0 loss, and the game went to overtime. Rangers connected on the power play and Marian Gaborik found the perfect time to get out of his scoring slump. The next day, Rangers lost 3–2 to the Ottawa Senators at home. On March 10, the Rangers topped the Capitals 4–1 in Washington. On March 12, Derek Stepan scored his first NHL short-handed goal against Buffalo, but the Rangers lost 3–1. Two days later, the Rangers were defeated 3–1 in Winnipeg, and two days after that, they were shutout 3–0 in Pittsburgh. On March 18, Rangers ended their three-game slump by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 in a shootout. The next day, the Rangers traveled to New Jersey. Michael Del Zotto gave the Rangers a 1–0 lead, but the Devils were quick to tie it. Carl Hagelin gave them a 2–1 lead, but again the Devils tied it. In the second period, Nash's goal gave Rangers a 3–2 lead that they would hold on to for the rest of the game. On March 21, Rangers were beaten by the Florida Panthers 3–1 on home ice. On March 23, Rangers were beaten 3–2 in the shootout by the Capitals. Two days later, the Rangers beat the Flyers on the road 5–2. They did not end the month well as they were shutout by the Senators and Montreal Canadiens, respectively.

April

The Rangers acquired Ryane Clowe on April 2, and on April 3, the day of the NHL trade deadline, they acquired Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett and John Moore. Clowe, Brassard and Moore made their debuts with the Rangers on April 3 in a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden, which the Rangers won 6–1. This trio made history as it was the first time in franchise history that three players making their debuts scored goals in the same game, as Brassard had a goal and three assists, Clowe had two goals and an assist, and Moore had one goal. Brassard's four points was also the most for a Rangers debut since Doug Bentley in 1954.[73]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	+46	72
2	x – New York Rangers	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	+18	56
3	x – New York Islanders	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	0	55
4	Philadelphia Flyers	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	−8	49
5	New Jersey Devils	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	−17	48

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	+46	72
2	NE	y – Montreal Canadiens	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	+23	63
3	SE	y – Washington Capitals	48	27	18	3	24	149	130	+19	57
4	NE	x – Boston Bruins	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	+22	62
5	NE	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	+12	57
6	AT	x – New York Rangers	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	+18	56
7	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	+12	56
8	AT	x – New York Islanders	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	0	55
9	SE	Winnipeg Jets	48	24	21	3	22	128	144	−16	51
10	AT	Philadelphia Flyers	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	−8	49
11	AT	New Jersey Devils	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	−17	48
12	NE	Buffalo Sabres	48	21	21	6	14	115	143	−28	48
13	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	48	19	25	4	18	128	160	−32	42
14	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	18	26	4	17	148	150	−2	40
15	SE	Florida Panthers	48	15	27	6	12	112	171	−59	36

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference.

Schedule and results

2012–13 Game Log
January: 3–4–0, 6 Points (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 0–2–0) Game January Opponent Score Decision Record 1 19 @ Boston Bruins 1–3 Lundqvist 0–1–0 2 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Lundqvist 0–2–0 3 23 Boston Bruins 4–3 OT Lundqvist 1–2–0 4 24 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Lundqvist 1–3–0 5 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 Lundqvist 2–3–0 6 29 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Lundqvist 3–3–0 7 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Lundqvist 3–4–0
February: 6–4–2, 14 Points (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–2–1) Game February Opponent Score Decision Record 8 2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 Biron 4–4–0 9 5 @ New Jersey Devils 1–3 Lundqvist 4–5–0 10 7 New York Islanders 4–1 Lundqvist 5–5–0 11 10 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 Lundqvist 6–5–0 12 12 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 SO Lundqvist 7–5–0 13 14 New York Islanders 3–4 SO Biron 7–5–1 14 17 Washington Capitals 2–1 Lundqvist 8–5–1 15 19 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 Lundqvist 8–6–1 16 21 @ Ottawa Senators 2–3 SO Lundqvist 8–6–2 17 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 0–3 Biron 8–7–2 18 26 Winnipeg Jets 3–4 Lundqvist 8–8–2 19 28 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 Lundqvist 9–8–2
March: 7–7–1, 15 Points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–5–0) Game March Opponent Score Decision Record 20 3 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 SO Lundqvist 10–8–2 21 5 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Lundqvist 11–8–2 22 7 @ New York Islanders 2–1 OT Lundqvist 12–8–2 23 8 Ottawa Senators 2–3 Lundqvist 12–9–2 24 10 @ Washington Capitals 4–1 Biron 13–9–2 25 12 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Lundqvist 13–10–2 26 14 @ Winnipeg Jets 1–3 Lundqvist 13–11–2 27 16 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Lundqvist 13–12–2 28 18 Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 SO Lundqvist 14–12–2 29 19 @ New Jersey Devils 3–2 Lundqvist 15–12–2 30 21 Florida Panthers 1–3 Lundqvist 15–13–2 31 24 Washington Capitals 3–2 SO Lundqvist 15–13–3 32 26 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 Lundqvist 16–13–3 33 28 @ Ottawa Senators 0–3 Lundqvist 16–14–3 34 30 @ Montreal Canadiens 0–3 Biron 16–15–3
April: 10–3–1, 21 Points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 4–3–1) Game April Opponent Score Decision Record 35 1 Winnipeg Jets 4–2 Lundqvist 17–15–3 36 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 Lundqvist 18–15–3 37 5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 SO Lundqvist 18–15–4 38 6 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Lundqvist 19–15–4 39 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 Lundqvist 19–16–4 40 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 SO Lundqvist 20–16–4 41 13 @ New York Islanders 1–0 OT Lundqvist 21–16–4 42 16 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Lundqvist 21–17–4 43 18 Florida Panthers 6–1 Lundqvist 22–17–4 44 19 @ Buffalo Sabres 8–4 Lundqvist 23–17–4 45 21 New Jersey Devils 4–1 Lundqvist 24–17–4 46 23 @ Florida Panthers 2–3 Lundqvist 24–18–4 47 25 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 OT Lundqvist 25–18–4 48 27 New Jersey Devils 4–0 Lundqvist 26–18–4

Playoffs

Main article: 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

The New York Rangers ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Eastern Conference's 6th seed. They faced the #3 seed Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs and won 4 games to 3. They were defeated by the #4 seed Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Key:      Win      Loss

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Washington Capitals – Rangers win series 4–3 Game Date Time (EDT) Opponent Score Decision Series 1 May 2 7:30PM @ Washington Capitals 1–3 Lundqvist Capitals lead 1–0 2 May 4 12:30PM @ Washington Capitals 0–1 OT Lundqvist Capitals lead 2–0 3 May 6 7:30PM Washington Capitals 4–3 Lundqvist Capitals lead 2–1 4 May 8 7:30PM Washington Capitals 4–3 Lundqvist Series tied 2–2 5 May 10 7:30PM @ Washington Capitals 1–2 OT Lundqvist Capitals lead 3–2 6 May 12 4:30PM Washington Capitals 1–0 Lundqvist Series tied 3–3 7 May 13 8:00PM @ Washington Capitals 5–0 Lundqvist Rangers win 4–3
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Boston Bruins – Bruins win series 4–1 Game Date Time (EDT) Opponent Score Decision Series 1 May 16 7:30PM @ Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Lundqvist Bruins lead 1–0 2 May 19 3:00PM @ Boston Bruins 2–5 Lundqvist Bruins lead 2–0 3 May 21 7:30PM Boston Bruins 1–2 Lundqvist Bruins lead 3–0 4 May 23 7:00PM Boston Bruins 4–3 OT Lundqvist Bruins lead 3–1 5 May 25 5:30PM @ Boston Bruins 1–3 Lundqvist Bruins win series 4–1

Player statistics

Final stats[74]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Derek Stepan 48 18 26 44 25 12 Rick Nash 44 21 21 42 16 26 Brad Richards 46 11 23 34 8 14 Ryan Callahan 45 16 15 31 9 12 Carl Hagelin 48 10 14 24 10 18 Michael Del Zotto 46 3 18 21 6 18 Ryan McDonagh 47 4 15 19 13 22 Marian Gaborik^‡ 35 9 10 19 −8 8 Daniel Girardi 46 2 12 14 −1 16 Taylor Pyatt 48 6 5 11 5 6 Marc Staal 21 2 9 11 4 14 Derick Brassard^† 13 5 6 11 3 0 Ryane Clowe^† 12 3 5 8 5 14 Mats Zuccarello 15 3 5 8 10 8 Anton Stralman 48 4 3 7 14 16 John Moore^† 13 1 5 6 9 5 Brian Boyle 38 2 3 5 −13 29 J. T. Miller 26 2 2 4 −7 8 Steve Eminger 35 0 3 3 9 8 Chris Kreider 23 2 1 3 −1 6 Arron Asham 27 2 0 2 2 50 Kris Newbury 6 0 1 1 1 9 Benn Ferriero 4 0 1 1 0 0 Jeff Halpern^‡ 30 0 1 1 −5 8 Roman Hamrlik^† 12 0 0 0 −3 6 Brandon Segal 1 0 0 0 0 2 Darroll Powe^† 34 0 0 0 −2 18 Micheal Haley 9 0 0 0 −1 12 Stu Bickel 16 0 0 0 −2 49 Brandon Mashinter 4 0 0 0 −2 0 Matt Gilroy 15 0 0 0 −3 6 Christian Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Rupp^‡ 8 0 0 0 −3 12

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Derick Brassard 12 2 10 12 1 2 Mats Zuccarello 12 1 6 7 −2 4 Carl Hagelin 12 3 3 6 6 0 Rick Nash 12 1 4 5 3 0 Brian Boyle 11 3 2 5 −1 2 Ryan Callahan 12 2 3 5 2 6 Derek Stepan 12 4 1 5 4 2 Taylor Pyatt 12 2 2 4 2 4 Daniel Girardi 12 2 2 4 2 2 Ryan McDonagh 12 1 3 4 1 6 Arron Asham 10 2 0 2 0 6 Steve Eminger 11 0 2 2 1 4 Michael Del Zotto 12 1 1 2 −3 8 Chris Kreider 8 1 1 2 0 0 Roman Hamrlik 2 0 1 1 0 2 Brad Richards 10 1 0 1 −3 2 Ryane Clowe 2 0 1 1 −1 0 Derek Dorsett 11 0 1 1 −5 28 John Moore 12 0 1 1 0 2 Kris Newbury 3 0 0 0 −1 2 Marc Staal 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Anton Stralman 10 0 0 0 1 0 Darroll Powe 3 0 0 0 0 0 Micheal Haley 2 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Henrik Lundqvist	43	2575:22	24	16	3	88	2.05	1190	.926	2	0	1	0
Martin Biron	6	335:42	2	2	1	13	2.32	156	.917	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Henrik Lundqvist	12	756:15	5	7	27	2.14	411	.934	2	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Rangers. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded Henrik Lundqvist[75] NHL Third Star of the Week April 8, 2013 Ryan Callahan[76] Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award April 19, 2013 Brad Richards[77] NHL Second Star of the Week April 22, 2013 Derek Stepan[78] NHL Third Star of the Month April 2013 Henrik Lundqvist[79] Vezina Trophy Nominee May 8, 2013

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Chris Kreider 1st career NHL game January 19, 2013 Derek Stepan 100th career NHL point[80] January 26, 2013 Ryan Callahan 200th career NHL point[80] January 29, 2013 Chris Kreider 1st career NHL goal[81] February 5, 2013 1st career NHL point J. T. Miller 1st career NHL game[82] February 5, 2013 Chris Kreider 1st career NHL assist February 7, 2013 J. T. Miller 1st career NHL goal[82] February 7, 2013 1st career NHL point Matt Gilroy 200th career NHL game[83] February 12, 2013 Darroll Powe 300th career NHL game[84] February 17, 2013 J. T. Miller 1st career NHL assist February 21, 2013 Christian Thomas 1st career NHL game February 23, 2013 Michael Del Zotto 100th career NHL point[85] March 19, 2013 Rick Nash 700th career NHL game March 21, 2013 Rick Nash 300th career NHL goal[86] March 26, 2013 Brad Richards 800th career NHL point March 26, 2013 John Tortorella 400th career NHL win [86] March 26, 2013 Brian Boyle 300th career NHL game March 28, 2013 Ryan Callahan 100th career NHL assist April 1, 2013 Anton Stralman 300th career NHL game April 1, 2013 Carl Hagelin 100th career NHL game April 3, 2013 Derek Stepan 200th career NHL game April 3, 2013 Henrik Lundqvist 500th career NHL game April 5, 2013 Ryan Callahan 400th career NHL game April 18, 2013 Brad Richards 1st career NHL hat-trick April 19, 2013 Taylor Pyatt 800th career NHL game April 21, 2013 Anton Stralman 100th career NHL point April 21, 2013 Brad Richards 900th career NHL game April 27, 2013

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Derick Brassard 1st career NHL playoff game May 2, 2013 Carl Hagelin 1st career NHL playoff goal May 2, 2013 John Moore 1st career NHL playoff game May 2, 2013 Kris Newbury 1st career NHL playoff game May 2, 2013 Derick Brassard 1st career NHL playoff goal May 6, 2013 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point Mats Zuccarello 1st career NHL playoff assist May 6, 2013 1st career NHL playoff point John Moore 1st career NHL playoff assist May 12, 2013 1st career NHL playoff point Derek Dorsett 1st career NHL playoff assist May 13, 2013 1st career NHL playoff point Mats Zuccarello 1st career NHL playoff goal May 13, 2013

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:

Trades Date Details June 23, 2012[87] To Nashville Predators 3rd-round pick in 2012 To New York Rangers 3rd-round pick in 2013 June 23, 2012[87] To Nashville Predators 5th-round pick in 2013 To New York Rangers 5th-round pick in 2012 July 20, 2012[88] To Florida Panthers Casey Wellman To New York Rangers 5th-round pick in 2014 July 23, 2012[89] To Columbus Blue Jackets Artem Anisimov Brandon Dubinsky Tim Erixon 1st-round pick in 2013 To New York Rangers Rick Nash Steven Delisle Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2013[lower-alpha 1] January 16, 2013[90] To San Jose Sharks Tommy Grant Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014[lower-alpha 2] To New York Rangers Brandon Mashinter January 24, 2013[91] To Pittsburgh Penguins Chad Kolarik To New York Rangers Benn Ferriero February 4, 2013[92] To Minnesota Wild Mike Rupp To New York Rangers Darroll Powe Nick Palmieri April 2, 2013[93] To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013 5th-round pick in 2014 To New York Rangers Ryane Clowe April 3, 2013[94] To Columbus Blue Jackets Marian Gaborik Steven Delisle Blake Parlett To New York Rangers Derick Brassard Derek Dorsett John Moore 6th-round pick in 2014 Condition satisfied. Condition satisfied. Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Arron Asham[95] Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $2 million Micheal Haley[96] New York Islanders 2 years, $1.2 million Sean Collins[97] Washington Capitals 1 year, $600,000 Logan Pyett[98] Grand Rapids Griffins 1 year, $600,000 Taylor Pyatt[99] Phoenix Coyotes 2 years, $3.1 million Kyle Jean[100] Lake Superior State University 2 years, $1.41 million entry-level contract Jeff Halpern[101] Washington Capitals 1 year, $700,000 Brandon Segal[102] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $550,000 Matt Gilroy[103] Connecticut Whale 1 year, $650,000 Josh Nicholls[104] Saskatoon Blades 3 years, $2.1275 million entry-level contract Conor Allen[105] University of Massachusetts Amherst 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract Tommy Hughes[106] London Knights 3 years, $1.825 million entry-level contract Michael Kantor[107] Sudbury Wolves 3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Andreas Thuresson[108] Brynäs IF 1 year, $600,000 John Scott[109] Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $600,000 Brandon Prust[110] Montreal Canadiens 4 years, $10 million John Mitchell[111] Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $2.2 million Chad Johnson[112] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $600,000 Jeff Woywitka[113] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $700,000 Ruslan Fedotenko[114] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $1.75 million Andre Deveaux[115] Florida Panthers 1 year, $700,000 Mats Zuccarello[116] Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2 years Wade Redden[117][118] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $800,000 Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Roman Hamrlik[119] Washington Capitals March 6, 2013 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Jeff Halpern[120] Montreal Canadiens March 23, 2013 Lost via buyout Player Wade Redden[118] Player signings Player Date Contract terms Jesper Fast[121] May 29, 2012 3 years, $2.415 million entry-level contract Oscar Lindberg[122] June 1, 2012 3 years, $2.025 million entry-level contract Martin Biron[123] June 29, 2012 2 years, $2.6 million Stu Bickel[124] July 1, 2012 2 years, $1.5 million Kris Newbury[125] July 3, 2012 2 years, $1.2 million Anton Stralman[126] July 26, 2012 2 years, $3.4 million Steve Eminger[127] September 10, 2012 1 year, $750,000 Michael St. Croix[128] September 14, 2012 3 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract Michael Del Zotto[129] January 13, 2013 2 years, $5.1 million Cam Talbot[130] February 18, 2013 2 years, $1.125 million contract extension Mats Zuccarello[131] March 28, 2013 1 year, $700,000 Samuel Noreau[132] May 31, 2013 3 years, $1.935 million entry-level contract Draft picks See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[133] Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 28 Brady Skjei Defense  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) 2 59 Boo Nieves Center  United States Kent School (USHS-CT) 4 119 Calle Andersson Defense  Sweden Farjestad BK Jr. (J20 SuperElit) 5 142^[a] Thomas Spelling Right wing  Denmark Herning Blue Fox (AL-Bank Ligaen) Draft notes[134] The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2013 third-round pick to the Rangers in exchange for this pick. ^a The Nashville Predators' fifth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent 2013 fifth-round pick to the Predators in exchange for this pick. 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