2015–16 New York Rangers season

2015–16 New York Rangers
Division 3rd Metropolitan
Conference 4th Eastern
2015–16 record 46–27–9
Home record 27–10–4
Road record 19–17–5
Goals for 236
Goals against 217
Team information
General Manager Jeff Gorton
Coach Alain Vigneault
Captain Ryan McDonagh
Alternate captains Dan Girardi
Marc Staal
Derek Stepan
Arena Madison Square Garden
Average attendance 18,006
Minor league affiliate(s) Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Derick Brassard (27)
Assists Keith Yandle (42)
Points Mats Zuccarello (61)
Penalties in minutes Tanner Glass (66)
Plus/minus Ryan McDonagh (+26)
Wins Henrik Lundqvist (35)
Goals against average Antti Raanta (2.24)

The 2015–16 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 89th season of play and their 90th season overall. The season began its regular games on October 7, 2015 against the Chicago Blackhawks.[1]

Off-season


Regular season

  • On November 15, the Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs to extend their winning streak to nine: the second-longest in franchise history. Additionally, the win surpassed eight-game winning streaks that occurred in the 2014–15 season and the 1974–75 season.[2]
  • On January 16, Henrik Lundqvist recorded his 20th victory of the season, making him the first NHL goaltender to start his career with 11 straight, 20-win seasons. Lundqvist also joined Hockey Hall of Fame member Tony Esposito and retired goaltender Martin Brodeur as the only goalies with 11 consecutive, 20-win seasons at any point in their career. Overall, Lundqvist became the 15th NHL netminder to have won at least 20 games in a season 11 times.[3]
  • On February 14, Lundqvist became the Rangers' all-time leader in games played by a goaltender. He surpassed Mike Richter with his 667th career appearance in a 3-1 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers.[4]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p Washington Capitals 82 56 18 8 52 252 193 +59 120
2 x Pittsburgh Penguins 82 48 26 8 44 245 203 +42 104
3 x New York Rangers 82 46 27 9 43 236 217 +19 101
4 x New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
5 x Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 4 96
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 28 86
7 New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 24 84
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 33 76
Source: National Hockey League
p Clinched Presidents Trophy; x Clinched playoff spot.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p Washington Capitals 82 56 18 8 52 252 193 +59 120
2 x Pittsburgh Penguins 82 48 26 8 44 245 203 +42 104
3 x New York Rangers 82 46 27 9 43 236 217 +19 101
Source: National Hockey League
p Clinched Presidents Trophy; x Clinched playoff spot.
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Florida Panthers 82 47 26 9 40 239 203 +36 103
2 x Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 31 5 43 227 201 +26 97
3 x Detroit Red Wings 82 41 30 11 39 211 224 13 93
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
2 ME x Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 4 96
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 42 31 9 38 240 230 +10 93
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 28 86
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 38 35 9 32 236 247 11 85
6 ME New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 24 84
7 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 38 38 6 33 221 236 15 82
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 11 33 201 222 21 81
9 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 33 76
10 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 29 42 11 23 198 246 48 69
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[1]

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

Playoffs

The Rangers qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, entering as the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference and being matched up against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist65643,772352171562.481944.9204044
Antti Raanta25181,1501162432.24530.9191000
Magnus Hellberg102000026.006.6670000
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist5520513154.39113.8670000
Antti Raanta30940142.5538.8950000

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

Awards

Milestones

Records

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