2019–20 New York Rangers season

The 2019–20 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 93rd season of play and their 94th season overall.

2019–20 New York Rangers
Division7th Metropolitan
Conference11th Eastern
2019–20 record37–28–5
Home record18–16–2
Road record19–12–3
Goals for234
Goals against222
Team information
General managerJeff Gorton
CoachDavid Quinn
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsJesper Fast
Chris Kreider
Marc Staal
Mika Zibanejad
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance17,206[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMika Zibanejad (41)
AssistsArtemi Panarin (63)
PointsArtemi Panarin (95)
Penalty minutesBrendan Lemieux (111)
Plus/minusArtemi Panarin (+36)
WinsAlexandar Georgiev (17)
Goals against averageIgor Shestyorkin (2.52)

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[4] The Rangers advanced to the playoffs for the first time since the 2016–17 season, but were swept in the qualifying round by the Carolina Hurricanes.[5]

Standings

Divisional standings
Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Washington Capitals 69 41 20 8 31 240 215 +25 90
2 Philadelphia Flyers 69 41 21 7 31 232 196 +36 89
3 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 40 23 6 29 224 196 +28 86
4 Carolina Hurricanes 68 38 25 5 27 222 193 +29 81
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 33 22 15 25 180 187 −7 81
6 New York Islanders 68 35 23 10 24 192 193 −1 80
7 New York Rangers 70 37 28 5 31 234 222 +12 79
8 New Jersey Devils 69 28 29 12 22 189 230 −41 68
Source: National Hockey League[6]

Conference standings
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Boston Bruins 70 44 14 12 38 227 174 +53 .714 Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[7]
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 6 35 245 195 +50 .657
3 Washington Capitals 69 41 20 8 31 240 215 +25 .652
4 Philadelphia Flyers 69 41 21 7 31 232 196 +36 .645
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 40 23 6 29 224 196 +28 .623 Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[7]
6 Carolina Hurricanes 68 38 25 5 27 222 193 +29 .596
7 New York Islanders 68 35 23 10 24 192 193 −1 .588
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 36 25 9 28 238 227 +11 .579
9 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 33 22 15 25 180 187 −7 .579
10 Florida Panthers 69 35 26 8 30 231 228 +3 .565
11 New York Rangers 70 37 28 5 31 234 222 +12 .564
12 Montreal Canadiens 71 31 31 9 19 212 221 −9 .500
13 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 8 22 195 217 −22 .493
14 New Jersey Devils 69 28 29 12 22 189 230 −41 .493
15 Ottawa Senators 71 25 34 12 18 191 243 −52 .437
16 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 5 13 145 267 −122 .275
Source: NHL Eastern Conference Points percentage

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[8]

2019 pre-season game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[9]

2019–20 game log
October: 4–5–1, 9 points (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 1–2–0)
November: 9–4–2, 20 points (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)
December: 6–7–1, 13 points (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 4–3–1)
January: 5–5–0, 10 points (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 1–3–0)
February: 11–4–0, 22 points (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 8–1–0)
March: 2–3–1, 5 points (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 1–0–1)
Cancelled games

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

Playoffs
Main article: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Rangers faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the qualifying round,[10] and were defeated in three games.[11]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Qualifying Round vs. (6) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 3–0

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats[12][13]

Skaters

Goaltenders
Regular season[16]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Alexandar Georgiev34321,891:4417142963.041,063.9102010
Igor Shestyorkin1212691:351020292.52424.9320000
Henrik Lundqvist30261,596:4410123843.16883.9051012
Playoffs [17]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist22119:090273.5271.9010000
Igor Shestyorkin1158:080133.1030.9000000

†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
Adam Fox1st NHL career gameOctober 3, 2019
Libor Hajek1st NHL career gameOctober 3, 2019
Kaapo Kakko1st NHL career gameOctober 3, 2019
Kaapo Kakko1st NHL career goalOctober 12, 2019
Ryan Strome200th NHL career pointOctober 24, 2019
Adam Fox1st NHL career pointOctober 24, 2019
Adam Fox1st NHL career goalOctober 29, 2019
Marc Staal850th NHL career gameNovember 6, 2019
Tim Gettinger1st NHL career pointNovember 22, 2019
Henrik Lundqvist1,000th career NHL gameNovember 27, 2019
Adam Fox1st NHL career power play goalNovember 30, 2019
Filip Chytil100th NHL career gameNovember 30, 2019
Igor Shestyorkin1st NHL career game
1st NHL career win		January 7, 2020
Tony DeAngelo1st NHL career hat trickJanuary 9, 2020

Records
Regular season
PlayerRecordReached
Henrik Lundqvist450th career NHL win (6th all-time)October 3, 2019
Henrik Lundqvist454th career NHL win (tied 5th all-time)November 20, 2019
Henrik Lundqvist455th career NHL win (5th all-time)November 25, 2019

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) To Buffalo Sabres
Jimmy Vesey		 To New York Rangers
3rd-round pick in 2021		 [18]
October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07) To Ottawa Senators
Vladislav Namestnikov		 To New York Rangers
Nick Ebert
4th-round pick in 2021		 [19]
February 18, 2020 (2020-02-18) To Carolina Hurricanes
Joey Keane		 To New York Rangers
Julien Gauthier		 [20]
February 18, 2020 (2020-02-18) To Philadelphia Flyers
Future considerations		 To New York Rangers
Jean-Francois Berube		 [21]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) To Carolina Hurricanes
Brady Skjei		 To New York Rangers
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020		 [22]
September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26) To Detroit Red Wings
Marc Staal
2nd-round pick in 2021		 To New York Rangers
Future considerations		 [23]

Free agents
DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Chris Bigrasto Philadelphia Flyers2-year[24]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)John Gilmourto Buffalo Sabres1-year[25]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Greg McKeggfrom Carolina Hurricanes1-year[26]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Danny O'Reganfrom Buffalo Sabres1-year[26]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)Artemi Panarinfrom Columbus Blue Jackets7-year[27]
July 18, 2019 (2019-07-18)Phillip Di Giuseppefrom Nashville Predators1-year[28]
August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20)Rob O'Garato San Antonio Rampage (AHL)1-year[29]
September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)Fredrik Claessonto Carolina Hurricanes1-year[30]
October 1, 2019 (2019-10-01)Micheal Haleyfrom San Jose Sharks1-year[31]
October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)Connor Brickleyto Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL)1-year[32]
October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)Chris Nellto Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)1-year[33]
October 8, 2019 (2019-10-08)Brandon Halversonto Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)1-year[34]
October 28, 2019 (2019-10-28)Vitali Kravtsovto Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)1-year[35]
March 10, 2020 (2020-03-10)Patrick Khodorenkofrom Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten)3-year[36]
March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)Austin Rueschhofffrom Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC)2-year[37]
April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02)Justin Richardsfrom Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (NCHC)2-year[38]
June 24, 2020 (2020-06-24)Nick Ebertto Örebro HK (SHL)2-year[39]

Waivers
DatePlayerTeamRef
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)from/to

Signings
DatePlayerContract termRef
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)Kaapo Kakko3-year[44]
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)Jacob Trouba7-year[45]
July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)Vinni Lettieri1-year[46][47]
July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)Pavel Buchnevich2-year[48]
September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11)Brendan Lemieux1-year[49]
September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)Tony DeAngelo1-year[50][51]
October 8, 2019 (2019-10-08)Matthew Robertson3-year[52]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)Chris Kreider7-year[53]
March 16, 2020 (2020-03-16)K'Andre Miller3-year[54]
May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)Tyler Wall2-year[55]
July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31)Morgan Barron3-year[56]

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

Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 2 Kaapo Kakko RW  Finland TPS (Liiga)
2 491 Matthew Robertson D  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
2 582 Karl Henriksson C  Sweden Frölunda J20 (J20 SuperElit)
3 68 Zachary Jones D  United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
4 1123 Hunter Skinner D  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 130 Leevi Aaltonen RW  Finland KalPa U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
6 161 Adam Edstrom C  Sweden Mora IK J20 (J20 SuperElit)
7 2054 Eric Ciccolini RW  Canada Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)

Notes:

  1. The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 23, 2019, that sent Mats Zuccarello to Dallas in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2020 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[57]
  2. The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-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 first-round pick in 2018 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[58]
  3. The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019, that sent Adam McQuaid to Columbus in exchange for Julius Bergman, a seventh-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[59]
  4. The Columbus Blue Jackets' seventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019, that sent Adam McQuaid to Columbus in exchange for Julius Bergman, a fourth-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[59]

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