2018–19 New York Rangers season

The 2018–19 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 92nd season of play and their 93rd season overall. The Rangers were eliminated from playoff contention on March 23, 2019.[2][3]

2018–19 New York Rangers
Division7th Metropolitan
Conference12th Eastern
2018–19 record32–36–14
Home record18–14–9
Road record14–22–5
Goals for227
Goals against272
Team information
General managerJeff Gorton
CoachDavid Quinn
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsJesper Fast
Chris Kreider
Marc Staal
Mika Zibanejad
Mats Zuccarello (Oct. 4 – Feb. 23)
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance17,318[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMika Zibanejad (30)
AssistsMika Zibanejad (44)
PointsMika Zibanejad (74)
Penalty minutesTony DeAngelo (77)
Plus/minusTony DeAngelo (+6)
WinsHenrik Lundqvist (18)
Goals against averageAlexandar Georgiev (2.91)

Standings

Divisional standings
Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 82 48 26 8 44 278 249 +29 104
2 x – New York Islanders 82 48 27 7 43 228 196 +32 103
3 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 44 26 12 42 273 241 +32 100
4 x – Carolina Hurricanes 82 46 29 7 44 245 223 +22 99
5 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 47 31 4 45 258 232 +26 98
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 37 37 8 34 244 281 −37 82
7 New York Rangers 82 32 36 14 26 227 272 −45 78
8 New Jersey Devils 82 31 41 10 28 222 275 −53 72
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Conference standings
Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 82 48 26 8 44 278 249 +29 104
2 x – New York Islanders 82 48 27 7 43 228 196 +32 103
3 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 44 26 12 42 273 241 +32 100
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 62 16 4 56 325 222 +103 128
2 x – Boston Bruins 82 49 24 9 47 259 215 +44 107
3 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 46 28 8 46 286 251 +35 100
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – Carolina Hurricanes 82 46 29 7 44 245 223 +22 99
2 ME x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 47 31 4 45 258 232 +26 98
3 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 44 30 8 41 249 236 +13 96
4 AT Florida Panthers 82 36 32 14 33 267 280 −13 86
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 37 37 8 34 244 281 −37 82
6 ME New York Rangers 82 32 36 14 26 227 272 −45 78
7 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 33 39 10 28 226 271 −45 76
8 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 10 29 227 277 −50 74
9 ME New Jersey Devils 82 31 41 10 28 222 275 −53 72
10 AT Ottawa Senators 82 29 47 6 29 242 302 −60 64
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was published on June 19, 2018.[4]

2018 pre-season game log: 3–2–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–1–0)

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[5]

2018–19 game log
October: 4–7–1, 9 points (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–1)
November: 9–4–1, 19 points (Home: 7–1–0; Road: 2–3–1)
December: 4–3–5, 13 points (Home: 1–0–5; Road: 3–3–0)
January: 5–7–0, 10 points (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 3–4–0)
February: 5–5–3, 13 points (Home: 3–3–2; Road: 2–2–1)
March: 4–8–3, 11 points (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 2–5–2)
April: 1–2–1, 3 points (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 1–1–0)

  Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019[6]

Skaters
Regular season[7]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mika Zibanejad82304474–1247
Chris Kreider79282452+457
Kevin Hayes‡51142842+110
Pavel Buchnevich64211738–1013
Mats Zuccarello‡46112637–1124
Jimmy Vesey81171835–621
Ryan Strome†63181533–250
Vladislav Namestnikov78112031–744
Tony DeAngelo6142630+677
Kevin Shattenkirk7322628–1520
Neal Pionk7362026–1635
Brady Skjei7881725–444
Filip Chytil75111223–228
Brett Howden6661723–1614
Jesper Fast6681220–326
Brendan Smith634913–771
Marc Staal7931013–932
Boo Nieves434610–48
Brendan Lemieux†19336–444
Fredrik Claesson37246+39
Lias Andersson42246–1329
Adam McQuaid‡36235+333
Connor Brickley†14134+39
Vinni Lettieri27123–714
Ryan Spooner‡16112–50
Libor Hajek5101+16
Cody McLeod‡31101–1060
Matt Beleskey4101+15
Ryan Lindgren5000–68
Steven Fogarty10000–10
John Gilmour5000–34
Tim Gettinger400000

Goaltenders
Regular season[8]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist52523,088:531823101583.071,699.9070030
Alexandar Georgiev33301,874:1014134912.911,057.9142022

†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
PlayerMilestoneReached
Brett Howden1st career NHL gameOctober 4, 2018
Brett Howden1st career NHL goalOctober 6, 2018
Brett Howden1st career NHL assistOctober 7, 2018
Jesper Fast100th career NHL pointOctober 7, 2018
David Quinn1st career NHL winOctober 11, 2018
Alexandar Georgiev1st career NHL shutoutNovember 21, 2018
Ryan Lindgren1st career NHL gameJanuary 15, 2019
Ryan Strome400th career NHL gameFebruary 23, 2019
Libor Hajek1st career NHL gameMarch 1, 2019
Libor Hajek1st career NHL goalMarch 9, 2019

Records
Regular season
PlayerRecordReached
Henrik Lundqvist435th career NHL win (8th all-time)November 4, 2018
Henrik Lundqvist438th career NHL win (7th all-time)November 17, 2018
Henrik Lundqvist445th career NHL win (tied 6th all-time)January 17, 2019
Henrik Lundqvist446th career NHL win (6th all-time)January 19, 2019

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22) To Ottawa Senators
BOS's 1st-round pick in 2018
NJD's 2nd-round pick in 2018		 To New York Rangers
PIT's 1st-round pick in 2018		 [9]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To Carolina Hurricanes
BOS' 7th-round pick in 2019		 To New York Rangers
VGK's 7th-round pick in 2018		 [10]
September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11) To Boston Bruins
Steven Kampfer
4th-round pick in 2019
Conditional 7th-round pick		 To New York Rangers
Adam McQuaid		 [11]
November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16) To Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Spooner		 To New York Rangers
Ryan Strome		 [12]
January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) To Nashville Predators
Cole Schneider		 To New York Rangers
Connor Brickley		 [13]
February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06) To Nashville Predators
Cody McLeod		 To New York Rangers
7th-round pick in 2020		 [14]
February 12, 2019 (2019-02-12) To Vancouver Canucks
Marek Mazanec		 To New York Rangers
7th-round pick in 2020		 [15]
February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18) To Chicago Blackhawks
Peter Holland		 To New York Rangers
Darren Raddysh		 [16]
February 23, 2019 (2019-02-23) To Dallas Stars
Mats Zuccarello		 To New York Rangers
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2020		 [17]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Adam McQuaid		 To New York Rangers
Julius Bergman
4th-round pick in 2019
7th-round pick in 2019		 [18]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Winnipeg Jets
Kevin Hayes		 To New York Rangers
Brendan Lemieux
1st-round pick in 2019
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2022		 [19]
April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30) To Carolina Hurricanes
2nd-round pick in 2019
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2020		 To New York Rangers
Adam Fox		 [20]
June 17, 2019 (2019-06-17) To Winnipeg Jets
Neal Pionk
WPG's 1st-round pick in 2019		 To New York Rangers
Jacob Trouba		 [21]

Free agents
DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)Sergei Zborovskyto Sochi (KHL)2-year[22]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Paul Careyto Ottawa Senators1-year[23]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Fredrik Claessonfrom Ottawa Senators1-year[24]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)David Desharnaisto Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)1-year[25]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)John Albertto Grizzlys Wolfsburg (DEL)1-year[26]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)Daniel Catenaccito Bolzano-Bozen Foxes (EBEL)Unknown[27]
July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)Adam Tambellinito Ottawa Senators1-year[28]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)Dustin Tokarskifrom Philadelphia Flyers1-year[29]
March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)Jacob Elmerfrom Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)3-year[30]
March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)Patrick Newellfrom St. Cloud State Huskies (NCHC)2-year[31]
May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)Julius BergmanFrölunda (SHL)2-year[32][33]

Waivers
DatePlayerTeamRef

Signings
DatePlayerContract termRef
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Vladislav Namestnikov2-year[37]
July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12)Cody McLeod1-year[38]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)Chris Bigras1-year[39]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)Steven Fogarty1-year[39]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)John Gilmour1-year[39]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)Boo Nieves1-year[39]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)Rob O'Gara1-year[39]
July 17, 2018 (2018-07-17)Jimmy Vesey2-year[40]
July 28, 2018 (2018-07-28)Brady Skjei6-year[41]
July 31, 2018 (2018-07-31)Kevin Hayes1-year[42]
July 31, 2018 (2018-07-31)Ryan Spooner2-year[43]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)Steven Fogarty1-year[44]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)Boo Nieves1-year[44]
March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)Joey Keane3-year[45]
March 9, 2019 (2019-03-09)Adam Huska2-year[46]
May 2, 2019 (2019-05-02)Adam Fox3-year[47]
May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)Vitali Kravtsov3-year[48]
May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)Igor Shestyorkin2-year[48]
May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20)Yegor Rykov2-year[49]
June 5, 2019 (2019-06-05)Tarmo Reunanen2-year[50]

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

Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 9 Vitali Kravtsov RW  Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)
1 221 K'Andre Miller D  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
1 282 Nils Lundkvist D  Sweden Lulea HF (SHL)
2 39 Olof Lindbom G  Sweden Djurgardens IF J20 (SuperElit)
3 70 Jacob Ragnarsson D  Sweden Almtuna IS (Allsvenskan)
3 883 Joey Keane D  United States Barrie Colts (OHL)
4 101 Nico Gross D   Switzerland Oshawa Generals (OHL)
5 132 Lauri Pajuniemi RW  Finland TPS (Liiga)
6 163 Simon Kjellberg D  Sweden Rogle BK J20 (SuperElit)
7 2164 Riley Hughes RW  United States St. Sebastian's School (USHS)

Notes:

  1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018, that sent Boston's first-round pick and New Jersey's second-round pick (22nd and 48th overall) both in 2018 to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.[51]
  2. The Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018, that sent Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller to Tampa Bay in exchange for Vladislav Namestnikov, Libor Hajek, Brett Howden, a conditional first-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[52]
  3. The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 20, 2018, that sent Nick Holden to Boston in exchange for Rob O'Gara and this pick.[53]
  4. The Vegas Golden Knights' seventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Boston's seventh-round pick in 2019 to Carolina in exchange for this pick.[54]

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