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New York Rangers
Seasons 1927-2021 (95 seasons)

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Founded in 1926 by Tex Rickard, the Rangers are one of the Original Six teams that competed in the NHL before its 1967 expansion, along with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. The team attained success early on under the guidance of Lester Patrick, who coached a team containing Frank Boucher, Murray Murdoch, and Bun and Bill Cook to Stanley Cup glory in 1928, making them the first NHL franchise in the United States to win the trophy. The team would then go onto win two additional Stanley Cups in 1933 and 1940.

Following this initial grace period, the franchise struggled between the 1940s and 1960s, whereby playoff appearances and success was infrequent. The team enjoyed a mini renaissance in the 1970s, where they made the Stanley Cup finals twice, albeit, losing to the Bruins in 1972 and the Canadiens in 1979. The Rangers subsequently embraced a rebuild for much of the 1980s and early 1990s, which eventually paid dividends, where the team, led by Mark Messier, Brian Leetch, Adam Graves, and Mike Richter, captured their fourth Stanley Cup in 1994.

The team was unable to duplicate that success in the years that followed, and entered into another period of mediocrity. They endured a franchise-record seven-year postseason drought from 1998 to 2005, and languished for the majority of the 2000s before enjoying another period of prosperity after the 2004–05 NHL Lockout. Upon the arrival of goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, the Rangers thrived, missing the playoffs just once between 2006 and 2017. They reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2014, falling to the Los Angeles Kings in five games. They have since entered into another period of rebuilding.

Several former members of the Rangers have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, four of whom—Buddy O'Connor, Chuck Rayner, Andy Bathgate, and Messier—have won the Hart Memorial Trophy while playing for the team.

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2020-21 New York Rangers Season
2020-21 New York Rangers
27-23 (.536)
Missed Playoffs
2019-20 New York Rangers Season
2019-20 New York Rangers
37-28 (.564)
Lost Qualifying Round
2018-19 New York Rangers Season
2018-19 New York Rangers
32-36 (.476)
Missed Playoffs
2017-18 New York Rangers Season
2017-18 New York Rangers
34-39 (.470)
Missed Playoffs
2016-17 New York Rangers Season
2016-17 New York Rangers
48-28 (.622)
Lost Second Round
2015-16 New York Rangers Season
2015-16 New York Rangers
46-27 (.616)
Lost First Round
2014-15 New York Rangers Season
2014-15 New York Rangers
53-22 (.689)
Lost Conference Finals
2013-14 New York Rangers Season
2013-14 New York Rangers
45-31 (.585)
Lost Stanley Cup Finals
2012-13 New York Rangers Season
2012-13 New York Rangers
26-18 (.583)
Lost Conference Semifinals
2011-12 New York Rangers Season
2011-12 New York Rangers
51-24 (.665)
Lost Conference Finals
2010-11 New York Rangers Season
2010-11 New York Rangers
44-33 (.567)
Lost Conference Quarterfinals
2009-10 New York Rangers Season
2009-10 New York Rangers
38-33 (.530)
Missed Playoffs
2008-09 New York Rangers Season
2008-09 New York Rangers
43-30 (.579)
Lost Conference Quarterfinals
2007-08 New York Rangers Season
2007-08 New York Rangers
42-27 (.591)
Lost Conference Semifinals
2006-07 New York Rangers Season
2006-07 New York Rangers
42-30 (.573)
Lost Conference Semifinals
2005-06 New York Rangers Season
2005-06 New York Rangers
44-26 (.610)
Lost Conference Quarterfinals
2004-05 New York Rangers Season
2004-05 New York Rangers
0-0 (.000)
No Postseason
2003-04 New York Rangers Season
2003-04 New York Rangers
27-40 (.421)
Missed Playoffs
2002-03 New York Rangers Season
2002-03 New York Rangers
32-36 (.476)
Missed Playoffs
2001-02 New York Rangers Season
2001-02 New York Rangers
36-38 (.488)
Missed Playoffs
2000-01 New York Rangers Season
2000-01 New York Rangers
33-43 (.439)
Missed Playoffs
1999-00 New York Rangers Season
1999-00 New York Rangers
29-38 (.445)
Missed Playoffs
1998-99 New York Rangers Season
1998-99 New York Rangers
33-38 (.470)
Missed Playoffs
1997-98 New York Rangers Season
1997-98 New York Rangers
25-39 (.415)
Missed Playoffs
1996-97 New York Rangers Season
1996-97 New York Rangers
38-34 (.524)
Lost Conference Finals
1995-96 New York Rangers Season
1995-96 New York Rangers
41-27 (.585)
Lost Conference Semifinals
1994-95 New York Rangers Season
1994-95 New York Rangers
22-23 (.490)
Lost Conference Semifinals
1993-94 New York Rangers Season
1993-94 New York Rangers
52-24 (.667)
Won Stanley Cup Finals
1992-93 New York Rangers Season
1992-93 New York Rangers
34-39 (.470)
Missed Playoffs
1991-92 New York Rangers Season
1991-92 New York Rangers
50-25 (.656)
Lost Division Finals
1990-91 New York Rangers Season
1990-91 New York Rangers
36-31 (.531)
Lost Division Semifinals
1989-90 New York Rangers Season
1989-90 New York Rangers
36-31 (.531)
Lost Division Finals
1988-89 New York Rangers Season
1988-89 New York Rangers
37-35 (.513)
Lost Division Semifinals
1987-88 New York Rangers Season
1987-88 New York Rangers
36-34 (.513)
Missed Playoffs
1986-87 New York Rangers Season
1986-87 New York Rangers
34-38 (.475)
Lost Division Semifinals
1985-86 New York Rangers Season
1985-86 New York Rangers
36-38 (.488)
Lost Conference Finals
1984-85 New York Rangers Season
1984-85 New York Rangers
26-44 (.388)
Lost Division Semifinals
1983-84 New York Rangers Season
1983-84 New York Rangers
42-29 (.581)
Lost Division Semifinals
1982-83 New York Rangers Season
1982-83 New York Rangers
35-35 (.500)
Lost Division Finals
1981-82 New York Rangers Season
1981-82 New York Rangers
39-27 (.575)
Lost Division Finals
1980-81 New York Rangers Season
1980-81 New York Rangers
30-36 (.463)
Lost Semifinals
1979-80 New York Rangers Season
1979-80 New York Rangers
38-32 (.538)
Lost Quarterfinals
1978-79 New York Rangers Season
1978-79 New York Rangers
40-29 (.569)
Lost Stanley Cup Finals
1977-78 New York Rangers Season
1977-78 New York Rangers
30-37 (.456)
Lost Preliminary Round
1976-77 New York Rangers Season
1976-77 New York Rangers
29-37 (.450)
Missed Playoffs
1975-76 New York Rangers Season
1975-76 New York Rangers
29-42 (.419)
Missed Playoffs
1974-75 New York Rangers Season
1974-75 New York Rangers
37-29 (.550)
Lost Preliminary Round
1973-74 New York Rangers Season
1973-74 New York Rangers
40-24 (.603)
Lost Semifinals
1972-73 New York Rangers Season
1972-73 New York Rangers
47-23 (.654)
Lost Semifinals
1971-72 New York Rangers Season
1971-72 New York Rangers
48-17 (.699)
Lost Stanley Cup Finals
1970-71 New York Rangers Season
1970-71 New York Rangers
49-18 (.699)
Lost Semifinals
1969-70 New York Rangers Season
1969-70 New York Rangers
38-22 (.605)
Lost Quarterfinals
1968-69 New York Rangers Season
1968-69 New York Rangers
41-26 (.599)
Lost Quarterfinals
1967-68 New York Rangers Season
1967-68 New York Rangers
39-23 (.608)
Lost Quarterfinals
1966-67 New York Rangers Season
1966-67 New York Rangers
30-28 (.514)
Lost Semifinals
1965-66 New York Rangers Season
1965-66 New York Rangers
18-41 (.336)
Missed Playoffs
1964-65 New York Rangers Season
1964-65 New York Rangers
20-38 (.371)
Missed Playoffs
1963-64 New York Rangers Season
1963-64 New York Rangers
22-38 (.386)
Missed Playoffs
1962-63 New York Rangers Season
1962-63 New York Rangers
22-36 (.400)
Missed Playoffs
1961-62 New York Rangers Season
1961-62 New York Rangers
26-32 (.457)
Lost Semifinals
1960-61 New York Rangers Season
1960-61 New York Rangers
22-38 (.386)
Missed Playoffs
1959-60 New York Rangers Season
1959-60 New York Rangers
17-38 (.350)
Missed Playoffs
1958-59 New York Rangers Season
1958-59 New York Rangers
26-32 (.457)
Missed Playoffs
1957-58 New York Rangers Season
1957-58 New York Rangers
32-25 (.550)
Lost Semifinals
1956-57 New York Rangers Season
1956-57 New York Rangers
26-30 (.471)
Lost Semifinals
1955-56 New York Rangers Season
1955-56 New York Rangers
32-28 (.529)
Lost Semifinals
1954-55 New York Rangers Season
1954-55 New York Rangers
17-35 (.371)
Missed Playoffs
1953-54 New York Rangers Season
1953-54 New York Rangers
29-31 (.486)
Missed Playoffs
1952-53 New York Rangers Season
1952-53 New York Rangers
17-37 (.357)
Missed Playoffs
1951-52 New York Rangers Season
1951-52 New York Rangers
23-34 (.423)
Missed Playoffs
1950-51 New York Rangers Season
1950-51 New York Rangers
20-29 (.436)
Missed Playoffs
1949-50 New York Rangers Season
1949-50 New York Rangers
28-31 (.479)
Lost Stanley Cup Finals
1948-49 New York Rangers Season
1948-49 New York Rangers
18-31 (.392)
Missed Playoffs
1947-48 New York Rangers Season
1947-48 New York Rangers
21-26 (.458)
Lost Semifinals
1946-47 New York Rangers Season
1946-47 New York Rangers
22-32 (.417)
Missed Playoffs
1945-46 New York Rangers Season
1945-46 New York Rangers
13-28 (.350)
Missed Playoffs
1944-45 New York Rangers Season
1944-45 New York Rangers
11-29 (.320)
Missed Playoffs
1943-44 New York Rangers Season
1943-44 New York Rangers
6-39 (.170)
Missed Playoffs
1942-43 New York Rangers Season
1942-43 New York Rangers
11-31 (.300)
Missed Playoffs
1941-42 New York Rangers Season
1941-42 New York Rangers
29-17 (.625)
Lost Semifinals
1940-41 New York Rangers Season
1940-41 New York Rangers
21-19 (.521)
Lost Quarterfinals
1939-40 New York Rangers Season
1939-40 New York Rangers
27-11 (.667)
Won Stanley Cup Finals
1938-39 New York Rangers Season
1938-39 New York Rangers
26-16 (.604)
Lost Semifinals
1937-38 New York Rangers Season
1937-38 New York Rangers
27-15 (.625)
Lost Quarterfinals
1936-37 New York Rangers Season
1936-37 New York Rangers
19-20 (.490)
Lost Stanley Cup Finals
1935-36 New York Rangers Season
1935-36 New York Rangers
19-17 (.521)
Missed Playoffs
1934-35 New York Rangers Season
1934-35 New York Rangers
22-20 (.521)
Lost Semifinals
1933-34 New York Rangers Season
1933-34 New York Rangers
21-19 (.521)
Lost Quarterfinals
1932-33 New York Rangers Season
1932-33 New York Rangers
23-17 (.563)
Won Stanley Cup Finals
1931-32 New York Rangers Season
1931-32 New York Rangers
23-17 (.563)
Lost Stanley Cup Finals
1930-31 New York Rangers Season
1930-31 New York Rangers
19-16 (.534)
Lost Semifinals
1929-30 New York Rangers Season
1929-30 New York Rangers
17-17 (.500)
Lost Semifinals
1928-29 New York Rangers Season
1928-29 New York Rangers
21-13 (.591)
Lost Stanley Cup Finals
1927-28 New York Rangers Season
1927-28 New York Rangers
19-16 (.534)
Won Stanley Cup Finals
1926-27 New York Rangers Season
1926-27 New York Rangers
25-13 (.636)
Lost Semifinals

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NHL Playoffs G1 - New York Islanders vs New York Rangers - Radio Broadcast video clip
NHL Playoffs G1 - New York Islanders vs New York Rangers - Radio Broadcast
2½ hours Apr 8, 1975Apr 8, 1975
On April 8, 1975, the New York Islanders faced off against the New York Rangers...
NHL Playoffs G1 - New York Islanders vs New York Rangers - Radio Broadcast / On April 8, 1975, the New York Islanders faced off against the New York Rangers in the first game of their NHL playoff series, marking a significant moment in the burgeoning rivalry between the two teams. The game, broadcasted on radio, captured the intense atmosphere of playoff hockey as both teams battled fiercely on the ice. The 1974-75 season had seen the Islanders make a dramatic improvement in their performance, making this playoff series particularly notable as it underscored their rise from expansion team struggles to becoming a competitive force in the league. The game itself was characterized by strategic play, physical challenges, and crucial saves, reflecting the high stakes for both teams in this local derby. This particular matchup not only highlighted the skills of key players from both sides but also set the tone for what would become a historic series in the annals of the NHL. The tension and rivalry that defined this game would carry through the entire series, drawing fans and spectators into a compelling narrative of competition and regional pride. The game served not only as a test of skill and strategy but also as a showcase of the growing intensity and quality of hockey in the 1970s.
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New York Rangers Media Guide
99 issues 1927-2025
This media guide is a comprehensive resource created by the team to provide detailed information about its players, coaches, history,...
/ This media guide is a comprehensive resource created by the team to provide detailed information about its players, coaches, history, and season schedule. Released annually, it serves journalists, broadcasters, and fans by offering accurate profiles, statistics, and historical records. The guide enhances media coverage, fan engagement, and promotional efforts.

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