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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 for the second year in a row for the first time since the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons.
| 2018–19 New York Rangers |
|---|
| 7th Metropolitan |
| 12th Eastern |
| 32–36–14 |
| 18–14–9 |
| 14–22–5 |
| 227 |
| 272 |
| Jeff Gorton |
| David Quinn |
| Vacant |
| Jesper FastChris KreiderMarc StaalMika ZibanejadMats Zuccarello (Oct. 4 – Feb. 23) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 17,318 |
| Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)Maine Mariners (ECHL) |
| Mika Zibanejad (30) |
| Mika Zibanejad (44) |
| Mika Zibanejad (74) |
| Tony DeAngelo (77) |
| Tony DeAngelo (+6) |
| Henrik Lundqvist (18) |
| Alexandar Georgiev (2.91) |
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 for the second year in a row for the first time since the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons.
The pre-season schedule was published on June 19, 2018.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17 | @ New Jersey Devils | 4–3 OT | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | September 19 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4–6 | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | September 22 | @ New York Islanders | 2–5 | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | September 24 | New Jersey Devils | 4–3 OT | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | September 26 | New York Islanders | 3–4 OT | 2–2–1 |
| 6 | September 27 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 4–2 | 3–2–1 |
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
As of April 6, 2019
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Zibanejad | 82 | 30 | 44 | 74 | –12 | 47 |
| Chris Kreider | 79 | 28 | 24 | 52 | +4 | 57 |
| Kevin Hayes‡ | 51 | 14 | 28 | 42 | +1 | 10 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | 64 | 21 | 17 | 38 | –10 | 13 |
| Mats Zuccarello‡ | 46 | 11 | 26 | 37 | –11 | 24 |
| Jimmy Vesey | 81 | 17 | 18 | 35 | –6 | 21 |
| Ryan Strome† | 63 | 18 | 15 | 33 | –2 | 50 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 78 | 11 | 20 | 31 | –7 | 44 |
| Tony DeAngelo | 61 | 4 | 26 | 30 | +6 | 77 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 73 | 2 | 26 | 28 | –15 | 20 |
| Neal Pionk | 73 | 6 | 20 | 26 | –16 | 35 |
| Brady Skjei | 78 | 8 | 17 | 25 | –4 | 44 |
| Filip Chytil | 75 | 11 | 12 | 23 | –22 | 8 |
| Brett Howden | 66 | 6 | 17 | 23 | –16 | 14 |
| Jesper Fast | 66 | 8 | 12 | 20 | –3 | 26 |
| Brendan Smith | 63 | 4 | 9 | 13 | –7 | 71 |
| Marc Staal | 79 | 3 | 10 | 13 | –9 | 32 |
| Boo Nieves | 43 | 4 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 8 |
| Brendan Lemieux† | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –4 | 44 |
| Fredrik Claesson | 37 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
| Lias Andersson | 42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –13 | 29 |
| Adam McQuaid‡ | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 33 |
| Connor Brickley† | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 9 |
| Vinni Lettieri | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –7 | 14 |
| Ryan Spooner‡ | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –5 | 0 |
| Libor Hajek | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Cody McLeod‡ | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –10 | 60 |
| Matt Beleskey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Ryan Lindgren | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –6 | 8 |
| Steven Fogarty | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| John Gilmour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 4 |
| Tim Gettinger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | Milestone | Reached |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Howden | 1st career NHL game | October 4, 2018 |
| Brett Howden | 1st career NHL goal | October 6, 2018 |
| Brett Howden | 1st career NHL assist | October 7, 2018 |
| Jesper Fast | 100th career NHL point | October 7, 2018 |
| David Quinn | 1st career NHL win | October 11, 2018 |
| Alexandar Georgiev | 1st career NHL shutout | November 21, 2018 |
| Ryan Lindgren | 1st career NHL game | January 15, 2019 |
| Ryan Strome | 400th career NHL game | February 23, 2019 |
| Libor Hajek | 1st career NHL game | March 1, 2019 |
| Libor Hajek | 1st career NHL goal | March 9, 2019 |
| Player | Record | Reached |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Lundqvist | 435th career NHL win (8th all-time) | November 4, 2018 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 438th career NHL win (7th all-time) | November 17, 2018 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 445th career NHL win (tied 6th all-time) | January 17, 2019 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 446th career NHL win (6th all-time) | January 19, 2019 |
The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.
| Date | Details | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22) | To Ottawa SenatorsBOS's 1st-round pick in 2018NJD's 2nd-round pick in 2018 | To New York RangersPIT's 1st-round pick in 2018 | |
| June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) | To Carolina HurricanesBOS' 7th-round pick in 2019 | To New York RangersVGK's 7th-round pick in 2018 | |
| September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11) | To Boston BruinsSteven Kampfer4th-round pick in 2019Conditional 7th-round pick | To New York RangersAdam McQuaid | |
| November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16) | To Edmonton OilersRyan Spooner | To New York RangersRyan Strome | |
| January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) | To Nashville PredatorsCole Schneider | To New York RangersConnor Brickley | |
| February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06) | To Nashville PredatorsCody McLeod | To New York Rangers7th-round pick in 2020 | |
| February 12, 2019 (2019-02-12) | To Vancouver CanucksMarek Mazanec | To New York Rangers7th-round pick in 2020 | |
| February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18) | To Chicago BlackhawksPeter Holland | To New York RangersDarren Raddysh | |
| February 23, 2019 (2019-02-23) | To Dallas StarsMats Zuccarello | To New York RangersConditional 2nd-round pick in 2019Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2020 | |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To Columbus Blue JacketsAdam McQuaid | To New York RangersJulius Bergman4th-round pick in 20197th-round pick in 2019 | |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To Winnipeg JetsKevin Hayes | To New York RangersBrendan Lemieux1st-round pick in 2019Conditional 4th-round pick in 2022 | |
| April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30) | To Carolina Hurricanes2nd-round pick in 2019Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2020 | To New York RangersAdam Fox | |
| June 17, 2019 (2019-06-17) | To Winnipeg JetsNeal PionkWPG's 1st-round pick in 2019 | To New York RangersJacob Trouba |
| Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) | Sergei Zborovsky | to Sochi (KHL) | 2-year | |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Paul Carey | to Ottawa Senators | 1-year | |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Fredrik Claesson | from Ottawa Senators | 1-year | |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | David Desharnais | to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) | 1-year | |
| July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) | John Albert | to Grizzlys Wolfsburg (DEL) | 1-year | |
| July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) | Daniel Catenacci | to Bolzano-Bozen Foxes (EBEL) | Unknown | |
| July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25) | Adam Tambellini | to Ottawa Senators | 1-year | |
| August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20) | Dustin Tokarski | from Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | |
| March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15) | Jacob Elmer | from Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | 3-year | |
| March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30) | Patrick Newell | from St. Cloud State Huskies (NCHC) | 2-year | |
| May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08) | Julius Bergman | Frölunda (SHL) | 2-year |
| Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Vladislav Namestnikov | 2-year | |
| July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12) | Cody McLeod | 1-year | |
| July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) | Chris Bigras | 1-year | |
| July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) | Steven Fogarty | 1-year | |
| July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) | John Gilmour | 1-year | |
| July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) | Boo Nieves | 1-year | |
| July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) | Rob O'Gara | 1-year | |
| July 17, 2018 (2018-07-17) | Jimmy Vesey | 2-year | |
| July 28, 2018 (2018-07-28) | Brady Skjei | 6-year | |
| July 31, 2018 (2018-07-31) | Kevin Hayes | 1-year | |
| July 31, 2018 (2018-07-31) | Ryan Spooner | 2-year | |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | Steven Fogarty | 1-year | |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | Boo Nieves | 1-year | |
| March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04) | Joey Keane | 3-year | |
| March 9, 2019 (2019-03-09) | Adam Huska | 2-year | |
| May 2, 2019 (2019-05-02) | Adam Fox | 3-year | |
| May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) | Vitali Kravtsov | 3-year | |
| May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) | Igor Shesterkin | 2-year | |
| May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20) | Yegor Rykov | 2-year | |
| June 5, 2019 (2019-06-05) | Tarmo Reunanen | 2-year |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Luleå HF (SHL) |
| 2 | 39 | Olof Lindbom | G | Sweden | Djurgardens IF J20 (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 | Rögle BK J20 (J20 SuperElit) |
| 7 | 2164 | Riley Hughes | RW | United States | St. Sebastian's School (USHS) |
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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