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.[1]

2017–18 New York Rangers
Division	8th Metropolitan
Conference	12th Eastern
2017–18 record	34–39–9
Home record	21–16–4
Road record	13–23–5
Goals for	231
Goals against	268
Team information
General Manager	Jeff Gorton
Coach	Alain Vigneault
Captain	Ryan McDonagh (Oct-Feb) Vacant (Feb-Apr)
Alternate captains	Jesper Fast (Feb) Chris Kreider (Mar-Apr) Rick Nash (Oct-Feb) Marc Staal Mats Zuccarello
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Average attendance	18,006
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Mika Zibanejad (27)
Assists	Mats Zuccarello (37)
Points	Mats Zuccarello (53)
Penalty minutes	Chris Kreider Kevin Shattenkirk (44)
Plus/minus	Marc Staal (+11)
Wins	Henrik Lundqvist (26)
Goals against average	Henrik Lundqvist (2.98)

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
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

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
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The team's pre-season schedule was revealed on June 13, 2017.[2]

2017 pre-season game log: 3–2–1 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 0–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score Record 1 September 18 New York Islanders 1–0 OT 1–0–0 2 September 20 New Jersey Devils 4–3 OT 2–0–0 3 September 22 @ New York Islanders 1–2 2–1–0 4 September 23 @ New Jersey Devils 1–2 2–2–0 5 September 25 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 OT 3–2–0 6 September 26 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–4 OT 3–2–1

Regular season

The regular season schedule was made public on June 22, 2017.[3]

2017–18 game log
October: 4–7–2, 10 points (Home: 4–4–2; Road: 0–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 5 Colorado 2–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 7 @ Toronto 5–8 Pavelec Air Canada Centre 19,621 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 8 Montreal 2–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 10 St. Louis 1–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 13 @ Columbus 1–3 Lundqvist Nationwide Arena 15,342 1–4–0 2 Recap 6 October 14 New Jersey 2–3 Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–5–0 2 Recap 7 October 17 Pittsburgh 4–5 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–5–1 3 Recap 8 October 19 NY Islanders 3–4 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–5–2 4 Recap 9 October 21 Nashville 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,181 2–5–2 6 Recap 10 October 23 San Jose 1–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 2–6–2 6 Recap 11 October 26 Arizona 5–2 Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,006 3–6–2 8 Recap 12 October 28 @ Montreal 4–5 Pavelec Bell Centre 21,302 3–7–2 8 Recap 13 October 31 Vegas 6–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,294 4–7–2 10 Recap
November: 9–3–0, 18 points (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 3–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 14 November 2 @ Tampa Bay 2–1 OT Lundqvist Amalie Arena 19,092 5–7–2 12 Recap 15 November 4 @ Florida 5–4 OT Lundqvist BB&T Center 15,036 6–7–2 14 Recap 16 November 6 Columbus 5–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,348 7–7–2 16 Recap 17 November 8 Boston 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 8–7–2 18 Recap 18 November 11 Edmonton 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 9–7–2 20 Recap 19 November 15 @ Chicago 3–6 Lundqvist United Center 21,528 9–8–2 20 Recap 20 November 17 @ Columbus 0–2 Lundqvist Nationwide Arena 17,093 9–9–2 20 Recap 21 November 19 Ottawa 3–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,524 10–9–2 22 Recap 22 November 22 @ Carolina 6–1 Lundqvist PNC Arena 11,398 11–9–2 24 Recap 23 November 24 Detroit 2–1 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 12–9–2 26 Recap 24 November 26 Vancouver 4–3 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,632 13–9–2 28 Recap 25 November 28 Florida 4–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,376 13–10–2 28 Recap
December: 7–3–3, 17 points (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–2–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 26 December 1 Carolina 5–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,695 14–10–2 30 Recap 27 December 5 @ Pittsburgh 4–3 Pavelec PPG Paints Arena 18,414 15–10–2 32 Recap 28 December 8 @ Washington 2–4 Lundqvist Capital One Arena 18,506 15–11–2 32 Recap 29 December 9 New Jersey 5–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 16–11–2 34 Recap 30 December 11 Dallas 1–2 SO Pavelec Madison Square Garden 17,667 16–11–3 35 Recap 31 December 13 @ Ottawa 2–3 Lundqvist Canadian Tire Centre 13,212 16–12–3 35 Recap 32 December 15 Los Angeles 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,756 17–12–3 37 Recap 33 December 16 @ Boston 3–2 OT Lundqvist TD Garden 17,565 18–12–3 39 Recap 34 December 19 Anaheim 4–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 19–12–3 41 Recap 35 December 21 @ New Jersey 3–4 SO Lundqvist Prudential Center 16,514 19–12–4 42 Recap 36 December 23 Toronto 2–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 19–13–4 42 Recap 37 December 27 Washington 1–0 SO Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,006 20–13–4 44 Recap 38 December 29 @ Detroit 2–3 SO Lundqvist Little Caesars Arena 19,515 20–13–5 45 Recap
January: 5–7–0, 10 points (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 3–5–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 39 January 1 @ Buffalo 3–2 OT Lundqvist Citi Field 41,821 (outdoors) 21–13–5 47 Recap 40 January 3 Chicago 2–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 21–14–5 47 Recap 41 January 6 @ Arizona 2–1 SO Lundqvist Gila River Arena 13,420 22–14–5 49 Recap 42 January 7 @ Vegas 1–2 Pavelec T-Mobile Arena 18,234 22–15–5 49 Recap 43 January 13 NY Islanders 2–7 Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,006 22–16–5 49 Recap 44 January 14 @ Pittsburgh 2–5 Lundqvist PPG Paints Arena 18,647 22–17–5 49 Recap 45 January 16 Philadelphia 5–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 23–17–5 51 Recap 46 January 18 Buffalo 4–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 24–17–5 53 Recap 47 January 20 @ Colorado 1–3 Lundqvist Pepsi Center 18,056 24–18–5 53 Recap 48 January 21 @ Los Angeles 2–4 Lundqvist Staples Center 18,230 24–19–5 53 Recap 49 January 23 @ Anaheim 3–6 Pavelec Honda Center 16,763 24–20–5 53 Recap 50 January 25 @ San Jose 6–5 Pavelec SAP Center 17,477 25–20–5 55 Recap
February: 3–10–1, 7 points (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 2–6–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 51 February 1 Toronto 0–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 25–21–5 55 Recap 52 February 3 @ Nashville 2–5 Lundqvist Bridgestone Arena 17,543 25–22–5 55 Recap 53 February 5 @ Dallas 1–2 Lundqvist American Airlines Center 17,543 25–23–5 55 Recap 54 February 7 Boston 1–6 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 25–24–5 55 Recap 55 February 9 Calgary 4–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 26–24–5 57 Recap 56 February 11 @ Winnipeg 3–1 Lundqvist Bell MTS Place 15,321 27–24–5 59 Recap 57 February 13 @ Minnesota 2–3 Lundqvist Xcel Energy Center 18,887 27–25–5 59 Recap 58 February 15 @ NY Islanders 0–3 Lundqvist Barclays Center 15,795 27–26–5 59 Recap 59 February 17 @ Ottawa 3–6 Lundqvist Canadian Tire Centre 17,259 27–27–5 59 Recap 60 February 18 Philadelphia 4–7 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 27–28–5 59 Recap 61 February 22 @ Montreal 1–3 Georgiev Bell Centre 21,302 27–29–5 59 Recap 62 February 23 Minnesota 1–4 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 18,006 27–30–5 59 Recap 63 February 25 Detroit 2–3 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 27–30–6 60 Recap 64 February 28 @ Vancouver 6–5 OT Lundqvist Rogers Arena 18,044 28–30–6 62 Recap
March: 6–6–3, 15 points (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 3–2–3) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 65 March 2 @ Calgary 3–1 Lundqvist Scotiabank Saddledome 19,143 29–30–6 64 Recap 66 March 3 @ Edmonton 3–2 Georgiev Rogers Place 18,347 30–30–6 66 Recap 67 March 6 Winnipeg 0–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 30–31–6 66 Recap 68 March 8 @ Tampa Bay 3–5 Lundqvist Amalie Arena 19,092 30–32–6 66 Recap 69 March 10 @ Florida 3–4 SO Lundqvist BB&T Center 16,712 30–32–7 67 Recap 70 March 12 Carolina 6–3 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 17,679 31–32–7 69 Recap 71 March 14 Pittsburgh 4–3 OT Georgiev Madison Square Garden 17,379 32–32–7 71 Recap 72 March 17 @ St. Louis 3–4 OT Georgiev Scottrade Center 18,975 32–32–8 72 Recap 73 March 20 Columbus 3–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,194 32–33–8 72 Recap 74 March 22 @ Philadelphia 3–4 Georgiev Wells Fargo Center 19,584 32–34–8 72 Recap 75 March 24 Buffalo 5–1 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 18,006 33–34–8 74 Recap 76 March 26 Washington 2–4 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 18,006 33–35–8 74 Recap 77 March 28 @ Washington 2–3 OT Lundqvist Capital One Arena 18,506 33–35–9 75 Recap 78 March 30 Tampa Bay 3–7 Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,006 33–36–9 75 Recap 79 March 31 @ Carolina 2–1 Lundqvist PNC Arena 14,993 34–36–9 77 Recap
April: 0–3–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 80 April 3 @ New Jersey 2–5 Lundqvist Prudential Center 16,514 34–37–9 77 Recap 81 April 5 @ NY Islanders 1–2 Pavelec Barclays Center 14,152 34–38–9 77 Recap 82 April 7 @ Philadelphia 0–5 Lundqvist Wells Fargo Center 20,028 34–39–9 77 Recap
Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final[4]

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Mats Zuccarello 80 16 37 53 −10 36 Mika Zibanejad 72 27 20 47 −23 14 Kevin Hayes 76 25 19 44 1 18 Pavel Buchnevich 74 14 29 43 −3 20 J. T. Miller^‡ 63 13 27 40 −1 28 Chris Kreider 58 16 21 37 −2 44 Jesper Fast 71 13 20 33 −10 26 Michael Grabner^‡ 59 26 6 31 11 12 Rick Nash^‡ 60 18 10 28 −8 24 Jimmy Vesey 79 17 11 28 −18 20 David Desharnais 71 6 22 28 −22 18 Ryan McDonagh^‡ 49 2 24 26 7 20 Brady Skjei 82 4 21 25 −27 39 Kevin Shattenkirk 46 5 18 23 −14 44 Ryan Spooner^† 20 4 12 16 −4 2 Paul Carey 60 7 7 14 −13 20 Neal Pionk 28 1 13 14 −1 12 Nick Holden^‡ 55 3 9 12 −3 14 Cristoval Nieves 28 1 8 9 6 12 Marc Staal 72 1 7 8 11 18 Brendan Smith 44 1 7 8 2 69 Anthony DeAngelo 32 0 8 8 −18 11 John Gilmour 28 2 3 5 −11 14 Vinni Lettieri 19 1 4 5 −12 0 Ryan Sproul 16 1 4 5 −6 6 Vladislav Namestnikov^† 19 2 2 4 −5 10 Peter Holland 23 1 3 4 −10 7 Filip Chytil 9 1 2 3 −5 4 Rob O'Gara^† 22 0 3 3 −2 6 Lias Andersson 7 1 1 2 1 0 Cody McLeod^† 25 0 2 2 −11 39 Steven Kampfer 22 0 1 1 −7 20 Adam Cracknell^‡ 4 0 0 0 −1 0 Daniel Catenacci 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Steven Fogarty 1 0 0 0 0 2 Matt Beleskey^† 1 0 0 0 −1 4

Goaltenders

Regular season[4]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Henrik Lundqvist	63	61	3,502:32	26	26	7	174	2.98	2036	.915	2	0	1	0
Ondrej Pavelec	19	12	903:42	4	9	1	46	3.05	510	.910	1	0	0	2
Alexandar Georgiev	10	9	514:46	4	4	1	27	3.15	331	.918	0	0	0	0
Brandon Halverson	1	0	12:33	0	0	0	1	4.78	6	.833	0	0	0	0

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

Awards and honors

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached Filip Chytil 1st career NHL game October 5, 2017 Rick Nash 1,000th career NHL game October 26, 2017 Marc Staal 700th career NHL game October 26, 2017 Boo Nieves 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point October 26, 2017 Brady Skjei 100th career NHL game October 31, 2017 J. T. Miller 300th career NHL game November 22, 2017 Boo Nieves 1st career NHL goal December 5, 2017 Nick Holden 100th career NHL point December 19, 2017 Vinni Lettieri 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point December 29, 2017 Vinni Lettieri 1st career NHL assist January 7, 2018 Mats Zuccarello 200th career NHL assist January 13, 2018 Mats Zuccarello 300th career NHL point February 3, 2018 Neal Pionk 1st career NHL game February 9, 2018 John Gilmour 1st career NHL game February 9, 2018 John Gilmour 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point February 13, 2018 Neal Pionk 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point February 13, 2018 Brandon Halverson 1st career NHL game February 17, 2018 Alexandar Georgiev 1st career NHL game February 22, 2018 John Gilmour 1st career NHL assist March 3, 2018 Alexandar Georgiev 1st career NHL win March 3, 2018 Rob O'Gara 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point March 8, 2018 Mats Zuccarello 100th career NHL goal March 12, 2018 Jimmy Vesey 1st career NHL hat trick March 12, 2018 Neal Pionk 1st career NHL goal March 24, 2018 Lias Andersson 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point March 26, 2018 Lias Andersson 1st career NHL assist March 28, 2018 Filip Chytil 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point March 26, 2018 Filip Chytil 1st career NHL goal March 30, 2018

Records

Regular season Player Record Reached Henrik Lundqvist 62nd career NHL shutout (16th all-time) October 8, 2017 Henrik Lundqvist 408th career NHL win (9th all-time) October 31, 2017 Henrik Lundqvist 63rd career NHL shutout (16th all-time) November 19, 2017 Henrik Lundqvist 424th career NHL win (8th all-time) January 6, 2018

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)	To Arizona Coyotes Antti Raanta Derek Stepan	To New York Rangers Anthony DeAngelo ARI's 1st-round pick (7th overall) in 2017	[5]
October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21)	To Detroit Red Wings Matt Puempel	To New York Rangers Ryan Sproul	[6]
November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30)	To Montreal Canadiens Adam Cracknell	To New York Rangers Peter Holland	[7]
February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)	To Washington Capitals Adam Chapie Joe Whitney	To New York Rangers John Albert Hubert Labrie	[8]
February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20)	To Boston Bruins Nick Holden	To New York Rangers Rob O'Gara 3rd-round pick in 2018	[9]
February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22)	To New Jersey Devils Michael Grabner	To New York Rangers Yegor Rykov 2nd-round pick in 2018	[10]
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	To Boston Bruins Rick Nash^[Note 1]	To New York Rangers Matt Beleskey^[Note 2] Ryan Lindgren Ryan Spooner 1st-round pick in 2018 7th-round pick in 2019	[11]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan McDonagh J. T. Miller	To New York Rangers Libor Hajek Brett Howden Vladislav Namestnikov 1st-round pick in 2018 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019	[12]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Colorado Avalanche Ryan Graves	To New York Rangers Chris Bigras	[13]

Notes:

1. ^{Note 1} New York to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.
2. ^{Note 2} Boston to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Paul Carey Washington Capitals 1-year, $650,000 [14] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Ondrej Pavelec Winnipeg Jets 1-year, $1.3 million [15] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Cole Schneider Buffalo Sabres 2-year, $1.3 million [16] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Kevin Shattenkirk Washington Capitals 4-year, $26.6 million [17] July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) David Desharnais Edmonton Oilers 1-year, $1 million [18] July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18) Alexandar Georgiev TPS 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [19] December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06) Marek Mazanec Slovan Bratislava 1-year, $650,000 [20] May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02) Michael Lindqvist Färjestad BK 1-year, $1.775 million entry-level contract [21] May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03) Ville Meskanen Ilves 2-year, $2.275 million entry-level contract [22]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref May 25, 2017 (2017-05-25) Magnus Hellberg Kunlun Red Star 1-year [23] June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13) Taylor Beck Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 1-year [24] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Adam Clendening Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $650,000 [25] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Dan Girardi Tampa Bay Lightning 2-year, $6 million [26] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Marek Hrivik Calgary Flames 1-year, $650,000 [27] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Chris Summers Pittsburgh Penguins 2-year, $1.3 million [28] July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12) Nicklas Jensen Jokerit 1-year [29] July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) Michael Paliotta Toronto Marlies 1-year [30] July 19, 2017 (2017-07-19) Chris Brown Iserlohn Roosters 1-year [31] August 23, 2017 (2017-08-23) Tommy Hughes Hershey Bears 1-year [32] September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06) Troy Donnay Kansas City Mavericks 1-year [33] October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) Tanner Glass Calgary Flames 1-year, $650,000 [34] October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04) Brandon Pirri Vegas Golden Knights 1-year, $650,000 [35] October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04) Robin Kovacs Luleå HF 2-year [36] October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26) Malte Stromwall Luleå HF 2-year [37]

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref Adam Cracknell Dallas Stars October 9, 2017 (2017-10-09) [38] Cody McLeod Nashville Predators January 25, 2018 (2018-01-25) [39]

Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref

Players released Date Player Via Ref October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01) Robin Kovacs Contract termination [40] October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) Malte Stromwall Contract termination [41] April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10) Alexei Bereglazov Contract termination [42] June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19) Sergei Zborovsky Contract termination [43]

Lost via retirement Date Player Ref July 7, 2017 Kevin Klein [44]

Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28) Brendan Smith 4-year, $17.4 million [45] July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05) Jesper Fast 3-year, $5.55 million [46] July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13) Lias Andersson 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [47] July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) Filip Chytil 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [48] July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17) Daniel Catenacci 1-year, $650,000 [49] July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25) Mika Zibanejad 5-year, $26.75 million [50] October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02) Brandon Crawley 3-year, $2.6 million entry-level contract [51] March 5, 2018 (2018-03-05) Ty Ronning 3-year, $2.2525 million entry-level contract [52] March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22) Ryan Lindgren 3-year, $3.3 million entry-level contract [53] June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12) Marek Mazanec 1-year, $650,000 contract extension [54] Draft picks See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.[55] Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 7^1 Lias Andersson C Sweden HV71 (SHL) 1 21 Filip Chytil C Czech Republic PSG Zlín (ELH) 4 123^2 Brandon Crawley D United States London Knights (OHL) 5 145 Calle Sjalin D Sweden Östersunds IK (Hockeyettan) 6 157^3 Dominik Lakatos C Czech Republic HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH) 6 174^4 Morgan Barron C Canada St. Andrew's College (CISAA) 7 207 Patrik Virta C Finland HC TPS (Liiga) Notes: The Arizona Coyotes' first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta to Arizona in exchange for Anthony DeAngelo and this pick.[5] The Nashville Predators' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Florida's fourth-round pick in 2017 (102nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017 (174th overall) and this pick.[56] The Vancouver Canucks' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on January 8, 2016 that sent Emerson Etem to Vancouver in exchange for Nicklas Jensen and this pick.[57] The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Florida's fourth-round pick in 2017 (102nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for Nashville's fourth-round pick in 2017 (123rd overall) and this pick.[56] References "Rangers fire head coach Alain Vigneault after five seasons". sportsnet.ca. 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