2017–18 New York Rangers season

2017–18 New York Rangers
Division	8th Metropolitan
Conference	12th Eastern
2017–18 record	34–39–9
Home record	21–16–4
Road record	13–23–5
Goals for	231
Goals against	268
Team information
General manager	Jeff Gorton
Coach	Alain Vigneault
Captain	Ryan McDonagh (Oct.–Feb.) Vacant (Feb.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	Jesper Fast (Feb.) Chris Kreider (Mar.–Apr.) Rick Nash (Oct.–Feb.) Marc Staal Mats Zuccarello
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Average attendance	17,851
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Mika Zibanejad (27)
Assists	Mats Zuccarello (37)
Points	Mats Zuccarello (53)
Penalty minutes	Chris Kreider Kevin Shattenkirk (44)
Plus/minus	Marc Staal (+11)
Wins	Henrik Lundqvist (26)
Goals against average	Henrik Lundqvist (2.98)

The 2017–18 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 91st season of play and their 92nd season overall. This season saw the Rangers struggle with inconsistency for much of the season, with the team going 4–7–2 in October. Despite going 9–3–0 in November, the team's struggles would be amplified in later months with injuries to Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider and Kevin Shattenkirk, the latter of whom had season-ending knee surgery. After winning the 2018 Winter Classic over the Buffalo Sabres, the team would go 6–16–2 up to the trade deadline. On February 8, the Rangers announced their intention to rebuild, and then weeks later traded away many key players such as Ryan McDonagh, Rick Nash, J. T. Miller, Nick Holden, and Michael Grabner. They also acquired Rob O'Gara, Vladislav Namestnikov and Ryan Spooner. The Rangers ultimately missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2009–10 season, placed last in the Metropolitan Division and finished under .500 for the first time since the 2003–04 season. At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, head coach Alain Vigneault was fired by the team.

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Washington Capitals	82	49	26	7	46	259	239	+20	105
2	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	29	6	45	272	250	+22	100
3	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	26	14	40	251	243	+8	98
4	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	45	30	7	39	242	230	+12	97
5	x – New Jersey Devils	82	44	29	9	39	248	244	+4	97
6	Carolina Hurricanes	82	36	35	11	33	228	256	−28	83
7	New York Islanders	82	35	37	10	32	264	296	−32	80
8	New York Rangers	82	34	39	9	31	231	268	−37	77

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	45	30	7	39	242	230	+12	97
2	ME	x – New Jersey Devils	82	44	29	9	39	248	244	+4	97
3	AT	Florida Panthers	82	44	30	8	41	248	246	+2	96
4	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	36	35	11	33	228	256	−28	83
5	ME	New York Islanders	82	35	37	10	32	264	296	−32	80
6	ME	New York Rangers	82	34	39	9	31	231	268	−37	77
7	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	30	39	13	25	217	255	−38	73
8	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	29	40	13	27	209	264	−55	71
9	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	28	43	11	26	221	291	−70	67
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	25	45	12	24	199	280	−81	62

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The team's pre-season schedule was revealed on June 13, 2017.

2017 pre-season game log: 3–2–1 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 0–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score Record 1 September 18 New York Islanders 1–0 OT 1–0–0 2 September 20 New Jersey Devils 4–3 OT 2–0–0 3 September 22 @ New York Islanders 1–2 2–1–0 4 September 23 @ New Jersey Devils 1–2 2–2–0 5 September 25 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 OT 3–2–0 6 September 26 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–4 OT 3–2–1

Regular season

The regular season schedule was made public on June 22, 2017.

2017–18 game log
October: 4–7–2, 10 points (Home: 4–4–2; Road: 0–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 5 Colorado 2–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 7 @ Toronto 5–8 Pavelec Air Canada Centre 19,621 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 8 Montreal 2–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 10 St. Louis 1–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 13 @ Columbus 1–3 Lundqvist Nationwide Arena 15,342 1–4–0 2 Recap 6 October 14 New Jersey 2–3 Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–5–0 2 Recap 7 October 17 Pittsburgh 4–5 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–5–1 3 Recap 8 October 19 NY Islanders 3–4 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–5–2 4 Recap 9 October 21 Nashville 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,181 2–5–2 6 Recap 10 October 23 San Jose 1–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 2–6–2 6 Recap 11 October 26 Arizona 5–2 Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,006 3–6–2 8 Recap 12 October 28 @ Montreal 4–5 Pavelec Bell Centre 21,302 3–7–2 8 Recap 13 October 31 Vegas 6–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,294 4–7–2 10 Recap
November: 9–3–0, 18 points (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 3–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 14 November 2 @ Tampa Bay 2–1 OT Lundqvist Amalie Arena 19,092 5–7–2 12 Recap 15 November 4 @ Florida 5–4 OT Lundqvist BB&T Center 15,036 6–7–2 14 Recap 16 November 6 Columbus 5–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,348 7–7–2 16 Recap 17 November 8 Boston 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 8–7–2 18 Recap 18 November 11 Edmonton 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 9–7–2 20 Recap 19 November 15 @ Chicago 3–6 Lundqvist United Center 21,528 9–8–2 20 Recap 20 November 17 @ Columbus 0–2 Lundqvist Nationwide Arena 17,093 9–9–2 20 Recap 21 November 19 Ottawa 3–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,524 10–9–2 22 Recap 22 November 22 @ Carolina 6–1 Lundqvist PNC Arena 11,398 11–9–2 24 Recap 23 November 24 Detroit 2–1 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 12–9–2 26 Recap 24 November 26 Vancouver 4–3 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,632 13–9–2 28 Recap 25 November 28 Florida 4–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,376 13–10–2 28 Recap
December: 7–3–3, 17 points (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–2–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 26 December 1 Carolina 5–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,695 14–10–2 30 Recap 27 December 5 @ Pittsburgh 4–3 Pavelec PPG Paints Arena 18,414 15–10–2 32 Recap 28 December 8 @ Washington 2–4 Lundqvist Capital One Arena 18,506 15–11–2 32 Recap 29 December 9 New Jersey 5–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 16–11–2 34 Recap 30 December 11 Dallas 1–2 SO Pavelec Madison Square Garden 17,667 16–11–3 35 Recap 31 December 13 @ Ottawa 2–3 Lundqvist Canadian Tire Centre 13,212 16–12–3 35 Recap 32 December 15 Los Angeles 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,756 17–12–3 37 Recap 33 December 16 @ Boston 3–2 OT Lundqvist TD Garden 17,565 18–12–3 39 Recap 34 December 19 Anaheim 4–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 19–12–3 41 Recap 35 December 21 @ New Jersey 3–4 SO Lundqvist Prudential Center 16,514 19–12–4 42 Recap 36 December 23 Toronto 2–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 19–13–4 42 Recap 37 December 27 Washington 1–0 SO Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,006 20–13–4 44 Recap 38 December 29 @ Detroit 2–3 SO Lundqvist Little Caesars Arena 19,515 20–13–5 45 Recap
January: 5–7–0, 10 points (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 3–5–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 39 January 1 @ Buffalo 3–2 OT Lundqvist Citi Field 41,821 (outdoors) 21–13–5 47 Recap 40 January 3 Chicago 2–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 21–14–5 47 Recap 41 January 6 @ Arizona 2–1 SO Lundqvist Gila River Arena 13,420 22–14–5 49 Recap 42 January 7 @ Vegas 1–2 Pavelec T-Mobile Arena 18,234 22–15–5 49 Recap 43 January 13 NY Islanders 2–7 Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,006 22–16–5 49 Recap 44 January 14 @ Pittsburgh 2–5 Lundqvist PPG Paints Arena 18,647 22–17–5 49 Recap 45 January 16 Philadelphia 5–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 23–17–5 51 Recap 46 January 18 Buffalo 4–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 24–17–5 53 Recap 47 January 20 @ Colorado 1–3 Lundqvist Pepsi Center 18,056 24–18–5 53 Recap 48 January 21 @ Los Angeles 2–4 Lundqvist Staples Center 18,230 24–19–5 53 Recap 49 January 23 @ Anaheim 3–6 Pavelec Honda Center 16,763 24–20–5 53 Recap 50 January 25 @ San Jose 6–5 Pavelec SAP Center 17,477 25–20–5 55 Recap
February: 3–10–1, 7 points (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 2–6–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 51 February 1 Toronto 0–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 25–21–5 55 Recap 52 February 3 @ Nashville 2–5 Lundqvist Bridgestone Arena 17,543 25–22–5 55 Recap 53 February 5 @ Dallas 1–2 Lundqvist American Airlines Center 17,543 25–23–5 55 Recap 54 February 7 Boston 1–6 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 25–24–5 55 Recap 55 February 9 Calgary 4–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 26–24–5 57 Recap 56 February 11 @ Winnipeg 3–1 Lundqvist Bell MTS Place 15,321 27–24–5 59 Recap 57 February 13 @ Minnesota 2–3 Lundqvist Xcel Energy Center 18,887 27–25–5 59 Recap 58 February 15 @ NY Islanders 0–3 Lundqvist Barclays Center 15,795 27–26–5 59 Recap 59 February 17 @ Ottawa 3–6 Lundqvist Canadian Tire Centre 17,259 27–27–5 59 Recap 60 February 18 Philadelphia 4–7 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 27–28–5 59 Recap 61 February 22 @ Montreal 1–3 Georgiev Bell Centre 21,302 27–29–5 59 Recap 62 February 23 Minnesota 1–4 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 18,006 27–30–5 59 Recap 63 February 25 Detroit 2–3 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 27–30–6 60 Recap 64 February 28 @ Vancouver 6–5 OT Lundqvist Rogers Arena 18,044 28–30–6 62 Recap
March: 6–6–3, 15 points (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 3–2–3) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 65 March 2 @ Calgary 3–1 Lundqvist Scotiabank Saddledome 19,143 29–30–6 64 Recap 66 March 3 @ Edmonton 3–2 Georgiev Rogers Place 18,347 30–30–6 66 Recap 67 March 6 Winnipeg 0–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 30–31–6 66 Recap 68 March 8 @ Tampa Bay 3–5 Lundqvist Amalie Arena 19,092 30–32–6 66 Recap 69 March 10 @ Florida 3–4 SO Lundqvist BB&T Center 16,712 30–32–7 67 Recap 70 March 12 Carolina 6–3 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 17,679 31–32–7 69 Recap 71 March 14 Pittsburgh 4–3 OT Georgiev Madison Square Garden 17,379 32–32–7 71 Recap 72 March 17 @ St. Louis 3–4 OT Georgiev Scottrade Center 18,975 32–32–8 72 Recap 73 March 20 Columbus 3–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 17,194 32–33–8 72 Recap 74 March 22 @ Philadelphia 3–4 Georgiev Wells Fargo Center 19,584 32–34–8 72 Recap 75 March 24 Buffalo 5–1 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 18,006 33–34–8 74 Recap 76 March 26 Washington 2–4 Georgiev Madison Square Garden 18,006 33–35–8 74 Recap 77 March 28 @ Washington 2–3 OT Lundqvist Capital One Arena 18,506 33–35–9 75 Recap 78 March 30 Tampa Bay 3–7 Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,006 33–36–9 75 Recap 79 March 31 @ Carolina 2–1 Lundqvist PNC Arena 14,993 34–36–9 77 Recap
April: 0–3–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 80 April 3 @ New Jersey 2–5 Lundqvist Prudential Center 16,514 34–37–9 77 Recap 81 April 5 @ NY Islanders 1–2 Pavelec Barclays Center 14,152 34–38–9 77 Recap 82 April 7 @ Philadelphia 0–5 Lundqvist Wells Fargo Center 20,028 34–39–9 77 Recap
Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of April 7, 2018

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mats Zuccarello	80	16	37	53	−10	36
Mika Zibanejad	72	27	20	47	−23	14
Kevin Hayes	76	25	19	44	1	18
Pavel Buchnevich	74	14	29	43	−3	20
J. T. Miller‡	63	13	27	40	−1	28
Chris Kreider	58	16	21	37	−2	44
Jesper Fast	71	13	20	33	−10	26
Michael Grabner‡	59	26	6	31	11	12
Rick Nash‡	60	18	10	28	−8	24
Jimmy Vesey	79	17	11	28	−18	20
David Desharnais	71	6	22	28	−22	18
Ryan McDonagh‡	49	2	24	26	7	20
Brady Skjei	82	4	21	25	−27	39
Kevin Shattenkirk	46	5	18	23	−14	44
Ryan Spooner†	20	4	12	16	−4	2
Paul Carey	60	7	7	14	−13	20
Neal Pionk	28	1	13	14	−1	12
Nick Holden‡	55	3	9	12	−3	14
Cristoval Nieves	28	1	8	9	6	12
Marc Staal	72	1	7	8	11	18
Brendan Smith	44	1	7	8	2	69
Anthony DeAngelo	32	0	8	8	−18	11
John Gilmour	28	2	3	5	−11	14
Vinni Lettieri	19	1	4	5	−12	0
Ryan Sproul	16	1	4	5	−6	6
Vladislav Namestnikov†	19	2	2	4	−5	10
Peter Holland	23	1	3	4	−10	7
Filip Chytil	9	1	2	3	−5	4
Rob O'Gara†	22	0	3	3	−2	6
Lias Andersson	7	1	1	2	1	0
Cody McLeod†	25	0	2	2	−11	39
Steven Kampfer	22	0	1	1	−7	20
Adam Cracknell‡	4	0	0	0	−1	0
Daniel Catenacci	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Steven Fogarty	1	0	0	0	0	2
Matt Beleskey†	1	0	0	0	−1	4

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Henrik Lundqvist	63	61	3,502:32	26	26	7	174	2.98	2036	.915	2	0	1	0
Ondrej Pavelec	19	12	903:42	4	9	1	46	3.05	510	.910	1	0	0	2
Alexandar Georgiev	10	9	514:46	4	4	1	27	3.15	331	.918	0	0	0	0
Brandon Halverson	1	0	12:33	0	0	0	1	4.78	6	.833	0	0	0	0

• ^† 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

Player	Milestone	Reached
Filip Chytil	1st career NHL game	October 5, 2017
Rick Nash	1,000th career NHL game	October 26, 2017
Marc Staal	700th career NHL game	October 26, 2017
Boo Nieves	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 26, 2017
Brady Skjei	100th career NHL game	October 31, 2017
J. T. Miller	300th career NHL game	November 22, 2017
Boo Nieves	1st career NHL goal	December 5, 2017
Nick Holden	100th career NHL point	December 19, 2017
Vinni Lettieri	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	December 29, 2017
Vinni Lettieri	1st career NHL assist	January 7, 2018
Mats Zuccarello	200th career NHL assist	January 13, 2018
Mats Zuccarello	300th career NHL point	February 3, 2018
Neal Pionk	1st career NHL game	February 9, 2018
John Gilmour	1st career NHL game	February 9, 2018
John Gilmour	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	February 13, 2018
Neal Pionk	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	February 13, 2018
Brandon Halverson	1st career NHL game	February 17, 2018
Alexandar Georgiev	1st career NHL game	February 22, 2018
John Gilmour	1st career NHL assist	March 3, 2018
Alexandar Georgiev	1st career NHL win	March 3, 2018
Rob O'Gara	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	March 8, 2018
Mats Zuccarello	100th career NHL goal	March 12, 2018
Jimmy Vesey	1st career NHL hat trick	March 12, 2018
Neal Pionk	1st career NHL goal	March 24, 2018
Lias Andersson	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	March 26, 2018
Lias Andersson	1st career NHL assist	March 28, 2018
Filip Chytil	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	March 26, 2018
Filip Chytil	1st career NHL goal	March 30, 2018

Records

Regular season

Player	Record	Reached
Henrik Lundqvist	62nd career NHL shutout (16th all-time)	October 8, 2017
Henrik Lundqvist	408th career NHL win (9th all-time)	October 31, 2017
Henrik Lundqvist	63rd career NHL shutout (16th all-time)	November 19, 2017
Henrik Lundqvist	424th career NHL win (8th all-time)	January 6, 2018

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)	To Arizona Coyotes Antti Raanta Derek Stepan	To New York Rangers Anthony DeAngelo ARI's 1st-round pick (7th overall) in 2017
October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21)	To Detroit Red Wings Matt Puempel	To New York Rangers Ryan Sproul
November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30)	To Montreal Canadiens Adam Cracknell	To New York Rangers Peter Holland
February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)	To Washington Capitals Adam Chapie Joe Whitney	To New York Rangers John Albert Hubert Labrie
February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20)	To Boston Bruins Nick Holden	To New York Rangers Rob O'Gara 3rd-round pick in 2018
February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22)	To New Jersey Devils Michael Grabner	To New York Rangers Yegor Rykov 2nd-round pick in 2018
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	To Boston Bruins Rick Nash	To New York Rangers Matt Beleskey Ryan Lindgren Ryan Spooner 1st-round pick in 2018 7th-round pick in 2019
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan McDonagh J. T. Miller	To New York Rangers Libor Hajek Brett Howden Vladislav Namestnikov 1st-round pick in 2018 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Colorado Avalanche Ryan Graves	To New York Rangers Chris Bigras

1. ^{Note 1} New York to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.
2. ^{Note 2} Boston to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Paul Carey	Washington Capitals	1-year, $650,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Ondrej Pavelec	Winnipeg Jets	1-year, $1.3 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Cole Schneider	Buffalo Sabres	2-year, $1.3 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Kevin Shattenkirk	Washington Capitals	4-year, $26.6 million
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)	David Desharnais	Edmonton Oilers	1-year, $1 million
July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)	Alexandar Georgiev	TPS	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)	Marek Mazanec	Slovan Bratislava	1-year, $650,000
May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)	Michael Lindqvist	Färjestad BK	1-year, $1.775 million entry-level contract
May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)	Ville Meskanen	Ilves	2-year, $2.275 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
May 25, 2017 (2017-05-25)	Magnus Hellberg	Kunlun Red Star	1-year
June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13)	Taylor Beck	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	1-year
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Adam Clendening	Arizona Coyotes	1 year, $650,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Dan Girardi	Tampa Bay Lightning	2-year, $6 million
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Marek Hrivik	Calgary Flames	1-year, $650,000
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Chris Summers	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-year, $1.3 million
July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)	Nicklas Jensen	Jokerit	1-year
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Michael Paliotta	Toronto Marlies	1-year
July 19, 2017 (2017-07-19)	Chris Brown	Iserlohn Roosters	1-year
August 23, 2017 (2017-08-23)	Tommy Hughes	Hershey Bears	1-year
September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06)	Troy Donnay	Kansas City Mavericks	1-year
October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)	Tanner Glass	Calgary Flames	1-year, $650,000
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)	Brandon Pirri	Vegas Golden Knights	1-year, $650,000
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)	Robin Kovacs	Luleå HF	2-year
October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)	Malte Stromwall	Luleå HF	2-year

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
Adam Cracknell	Dallas Stars	October 9, 2017 (2017-10-09)
Cody McLeod	Nashville Predators	January 25, 2018 (2018-01-25)

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref

Players released

Date	Player	Via	Ref
October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)	Robin Kovacs	Contract termination
October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)	Malte Stromwall	Contract termination
April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10)	Alexei Bereglazov	Contract termination
June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19)	Sergei Zborovsky	Contract termination

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref
July 7, 2017	Kevin Klein

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28)	Brendan Smith	4-year, $17.4 million
July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05)	Jesper Fast	3-year, $5.55 million
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)	Lias Andersson	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Filip Chytil	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)	Daniel Catenacci	1-year, $650,000
July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	Mika Zibanejad	5-year, $26.75 million
October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02)	Brandon Crawley	3-year, $2.6 million entry-level contract
March 5, 2018 (2018-03-05)	Ty Ronning	3-year, $2.2525 million entry-level contract
March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22)	Ryan Lindgren	3-year, $3.3 million entry-level contract
June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)	Marek Mazanec	1-year, $650,000 contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks

Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	71	Lias Andersson	C	Sweden	HV71 (SHL)
1	21	Filip Chytil	C	Czech Republic	PSG Zlín (ELH)
4	1232	Brandon Crawley	D	United States	London Knights (OHL)
5	145	Calle Sjalin	D	Sweden	Östersunds IK (Hockeyettan)
6	1573	Dominik Lakatos	C	Czech Republic	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH)
6	1744	Morgan Barron	C	Canada	St. Andrew's College (CISAA)
7	207	Patrik Virta	C	Finland	HC TPS (Liiga)

1. The Arizona Coyotes' first-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta to Arizona in exchange for Anthony DeAngelo and this pick.
2. The Nashville Predators' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Florida's fourth-round pick in 2017 (102nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017 (174th overall) and this pick.
3. The Vancouver Canucks' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on January 8, 2016, that sent Emerson Etem to Vancouver in exchange for Nicklas Jensen and this pick.
4. The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Florida's fourth-round pick in 2017 (102nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for Nashville's fourth-round pick in 2017 (123rd overall) and this pick.

References