2013–14 New York Rangers season

The 2013–14 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 87th season of play and their 88th season overall. It was the Rangers' first season in the newly-created Metropolitan Division, which was created during the NHL's realignment in the 2013 offseason. The Rangers won 25 road games in the regular season, setting a then-franchise record. The season marked the first time the Rangers had returned to the Stanley Cup Finals since their championship in the 1993–94 season. However, they would lose in five games to the Los Angeles Kings.

2013–14 New York Rangers
Eastern Conference champions
Division2nd Metropolitan
Conference5th Eastern
2013–14 record45–31–6
Home record20–17–4
Road record25–14–2
Goals for218
Goals against193
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainRyan Callahan (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar–Jun)
Alternate captainsDan Girardi (Mar–Jun)
Brad Richards
Marc Staal
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance18,006[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsRick Nash (26)
AssistsDerek Stepan
Mats Zuccarello (40)
PointsMats Zuccarello (59)
Penalty minutesDerek Dorsett (128)
Plus/minusChris Kreider (+14)
WinsHenrik Lundqvist (33)
Goals against averageCam Talbot (1.64)

Off-season

The Rangers first order of business for the 2013–14 season was to find a new head coach after letting John Tortorella go on May 29, 2013.[2] The Rangers hired recently fired Canucks coach Alain Vigneault on June 21. Coincidentally, Tortorella would be hired as the new Canucks coach only days after Vigneault was hired by the Rangers.[3] The Rangers finished their coaching staff on August 6 by hiring Scott Arniel as an associate coach, along with former players Ulf Samuelsson and Daniel Lacroix as assistant coaches.[4]

Pre-season

The New York Rangers lost five of their six pre-season games, during which they scored nine goals and allowed 22 goals against. They went 2-for-22 on the power play and allowed five power play goals against in the last three games.

Regular season

Due to final stages of renovations at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers opened the season on a nine-game road trip from October 3 to 24, during which the team went 3–6–0. The Rangers had a franchise-record nine-game homestand from December 7 to 23, during which they had a record of 3–4–2.[5]

As part of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series games, the Rangers played two consecutive outdoor games at Yankee Stadium on January 26 against the New Jersey Devils (7–3 win) and on January 29 against the New York Islanders (2–1 win).[6]

The NHL took a two-week break from February 9 to February 25 for the Olympics. The Rangers had seven players represent their countries: Ryan Callahan, Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan for the United States; Rick Nash for Canada; Mats Zuccarello for Norway; and Carl Hagelin and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.

On April 7, with a New Jersey Devils loss to the Calgary Flames, the Rangers clinched a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season, and for the eighth time out of nine seasons.

On April 10, with a 2–1 win over the Buffalo Sabres and a Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Rangers clinched second place in their division and home ice advantage for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Standings
Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 24 7 44 249 207 +42 109
2 x – New York Rangers 82 45 31 6 41 218 193 +25 96
3 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 30 10 39 236 235 +1 94
4 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 43 32 7 38 231 216 +15 93
5 Washington Capitals 82 38 30 14 28 235 240 −5 90
6 New Jersey Devils 82 35 29 18 35 197 208 −11 88
7 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 34 207 230 −23 83
8 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 25 225 267 −42 79
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Schedule and results

Pre-season
2013 pre-season: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 1–5–0)

a Game was played at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, as part of the Frozen Fury series of exhibition games.

Regular season
2013–14 game log
October: 5–7–0, 10 Points (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 4–6–0)
November: 9–6–0, 18 Points (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 5–2–0)
December: 6–6–2, 14 Points (Home: 3–5–2; Road: 3–1–0)
January: 10–4–1, 21 Points (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 5–1–0)

a Games were played at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York.

February: 3–1–0, 6 Points (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–0–0)
March: 9–6–1, 17 Points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 6–4–0)
April: 3–1–2, 8 Points (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–0–2)

Playoffs
Main articles: 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs and 2014 Stanley Cup Final

The New York Rangers ended the 2013–14 regular season as the Metropolitan Division's second seed. They defeated the third seed Philadelphia Flyers in the first round, 4–3. Then they faced the first seed Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the playoffs. For the first time in Rangers history, the team came back from a 3–1 series deficit to win the series in seven games. Next, they defeated the Atlantic Division’s third seed Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Final in the third round, 4–2, and became the Eastern Conference Champions. They are the first team in NHL history that played the maximum of 14 games over the first two rounds and still had enough to advance to the final. After 20 years, the Rangers headed to the Stanley Cup Final, where they faced the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings. The Rangers lost three games in overtime and lost the series 4–1.

Key:   Win   Loss

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers – Rangers won series 4–3
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins – Rangers won series 4–3
Eastern Conference Final vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens – Rangers won series 4–2
Stanley Cup Final vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings – Kings won series 4–1

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist63623655332451442.3618100.9205040
Cam Talbot211912111261331.645600.9413000
Martin Biron217101097.61380.7630000
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist252515161311542.14737.9271010
Cam Talbot20460122.6113.8460000

†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 records

Awards

Milestones

Records

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

Lost via retirement
Player
Martin Biron[33]

Player signings
Player Date Contract terms
Ryan McDonagh[34]July 8, 20136 years, $28.2 million
Carl Hagelin[35]July 10, 20132 years, $4.5 million
Justin Falk[36]July 10, 20131 year, $975,000
Mats Zuccarello[37]July 30, 20131 year, $1.15 million
Brandon Mashinter[38]August 7, 20131 year, $605,000
Derek Stepan[39]September 26, 20132 years, $6.15 million
Henrik Lundqvist[40]November 4, 20137 years, $59.5 million contract extension
Anthony Duclair[41]January 2, 20143 years, $2.46 million entry-level contract
Dan Girardi[42]February 28, 20146 years, $33 million contract extension
Ryan Graves[43]March 17, 20143 years, $1.98 million entry-level contract
Mackenzie Skapski[44]June 2, 20143 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract
Calle Andersson[45]June 2, 20143 years, $1.985 million entry-level contract

Draft picks
See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks

New York Rangers' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.[46]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
3 65[a] Adam Tambellini C Canada Surrey Eagles (BCHL)
3 75[b] Pavel Buchnevich LW Russia Severstal Cherepovets (KHL)
3 80 Anthony Duclair LW Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
4 110 Ryan Graves D Canada P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL)
6 170 Mackenzie Skapski G Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
Draft notes[47]

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