2017–18 New York Rangers season

National Hockey League season

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)

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]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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)
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.[6]

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

As of April 7, 2018[7]

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
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. 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

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 		[8]
October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) To Detroit Red Wings
Matt Puempel 		To New York Rangers
Ryan Sproul 		[9]
November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30) To Montreal Canadiens
Adam Cracknell 		To New York Rangers
Peter Holland 		[10]
February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09) To Washington Capitals
Adam Chapie
Joe Whitney 		To New York Rangers
John Albert
Hubert Labrie 		[11]
February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20) To Boston Bruins
Nick Holden 		To New York Rangers
Rob O'Gara
3rd-round pick in 2018 		[12]
February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22) To New Jersey Devils
Michael Grabner 		To New York Rangers
Yegor Rykov
2nd-round pick in 2018 		[13]
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 		[14]
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 		[15]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Colorado Avalanche
Ryan Graves 		To New York Rangers
Chris Bigras 		[16]
  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 [17]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Ondrej Pavelec Winnipeg Jets 1-year, $1.3 million [18]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Cole Schneider Buffalo Sabres 2-year, $1.3 million [19]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Kevin Shattenkirk Washington Capitals 4-year, $26.6 million [20]
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) David Desharnais Edmonton Oilers 1-year, $1 million [21]
July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18) Alexandar Georgiev TPS 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [22]
December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06) Marek Mazanec Slovan Bratislava 1-year, $650,000 [23]
May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02) Michael Lindqvist Färjestad BK 1-year, $1.775 million entry-level contract [24]
May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03) Ville Meskanen Ilves 2-year, $2.275 million entry-level contract [25]

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 [26]
June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13) Taylor Beck Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 1-year [27]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Adam Clendening Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $650,000 [28]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Dan Girardi Tampa Bay Lightning 2-year, $6 million [29]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Marek Hrivik Calgary Flames 1-year, $650,000 [30]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Chris Summers Pittsburgh Penguins 2-year, $1.3 million [31]
July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12) Nicklas Jensen Jokerit 1-year [32]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) Michael Paliotta Toronto Marlies 1-year [33]
July 19, 2017 (2017-07-19) Chris Brown Iserlohn Roosters 1-year [34]
August 23, 2017 (2017-08-23) Tommy Hughes Hershey Bears 1-year [35]
September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06) Troy Donnay Kansas City Mavericks 1-year [36]
October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) Tanner Glass Calgary Flames 1-year, $650,000 [37]
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04) Brandon Pirri Vegas Golden Knights 1-year, $650,000 [38]
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04) Robin Kovacs Luleå HF 2-year [39]
October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26) Malte Stromwall Luleå HF 2-year [40]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref
Adam Cracknell Dallas Stars October 9, 2017 (2017-10-09) [41]
Cody McLeod Nashville Predators January 25, 2018 (2018-01-25) [42]

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref

Players released

Date Player Via Ref
October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01) Robin Kovacs Contract termination [43]
October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) Malte Stromwall Contract termination [44]
April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10) Alexei Bereglazov Contract termination [45]
June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19) Sergei Zborovsky Contract termination [46]

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref
July 7, 2017 Kevin Klein [47]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28) Brendan Smith 4-year, $17.4 million [48]
July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05) Jesper Fast 3-year, $5.55 million [49]
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13) Lias Andersson 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [50]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) Filip Chytil 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [51]
July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17) Daniel Catenacci 1-year, $650,000 [52]
July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25) Mika Zibanejad 5-year, $26.75 million [53]
October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02) Brandon Crawley 3-year, $2.6 million entry-level contract [54]
March 5, 2018 (2018-03-05) Ty Ronning 3-year, $2.2525 million entry-level contract [55]
March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22) Ryan Lindgren 3-year, $3.3 million entry-level contract [56]
June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12) Marek Mazanec 1-year, $650,000 contract extension [57]

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.[58]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team
1 71 Lias Andersson C Sweden Sweden HV71 (SHL)
1 21 Filip Chytil C Czech Republic Czech Republic PSG Zlín (ELH)
4 1232 Brandon Crawley D  United States London Knights (OHL)
5 145 Calle Sjalin D Sweden Sweden Östersunds IK (Hockeyettan)
6 1573 Dominik Lakatos C Czech Republic Czech Republic HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH)
6 1744 Morgan Barron C  Canada St. Andrew's College (CISAA)
7 207 Patrik Virta C Finland Finland HC TPS (Liiga)
  1. 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.[8]
  2. 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.[59]
  3. 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.[60]
  4. 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.[59]

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