2024–25 New York Rangers season explained

Season:2024–25
Year:2024
League:NHL
Team:New York Rangers
Division:Metropolitan
Conference:Eastern
Record:13–10–1
Homerecord:6–5–1
Roadrecord:7–5–0
Goalsfor:76
Goalsagainst:70
Generalmanager:Chris Drury
Coach:Peter Laviolette
Captain:Jacob Trouba
Altcaptain:Adam Fox
Chris Kreider
Artemi Panarin
Mika Zibanejad
Arena:Madison Square Garden
Minorleague:Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Bloomington Bison (ECHL)
Goalsleader:Artemi Panarin (13)
Assistsleader:Adam Fox (20)
Pointsleader:Artemi Panarin (29)
Pimleader:Jacob Trouba (22)
Plusminusleader:Will Cuylle
Kaapo Kakko (+10)
Winsleader:Igor Shesterkin (8)
Gaaleader:Jonathan Quick (2.03)

The 2024–25 New York Rangers season is the franchise's 98th season of play and their 99th overall season. The Rangers are going into the season as defending Presidents' Trophy winners.

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2024.[1] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || September 22 || @ Boston || 3–2 || || Domingue || TD Garden || 17,850 || 1–0–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || September 24 || NY Islanders || 6–4 || || Quick || Madison Square Garden || 16,568 || 2–0–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || September 26 || Boston || 5–2 || || Quick || Madison Square Garden || 16,205 || 3–0–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4 || September 30 || @ New Jersey || 1–3 || || Quick || Prudential Center || 13,444 || 3–1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || October 1 || New Jersey || 5–4 || || Garand || Madison Square Garden || 17,110 || 4–1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6 || October 4 || @ NY Islanders || 2–5 || || Shesterkin || UBS Arena || 16,106 || 4–2–0|-

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2024.[2] |- | 1 || October 9 || @ Pittsburgh || 6–0 || || Shesterkin || PPG Paints Arena || 18,190 || 1–0–0 || 2 || [3] |- | 2 || October 12 || Utah || 5–6 || OT || Shesterkin|| Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 1–0–1 || 3 || [4] |- | 3 || October 14 || Detroit || 4–1 || || Shesterkin|| Madison Square Garden || 17,510 || 2–0–1 || 5 || [5] |- | 4 || October 17 || @ Detroit || 5–2 || || Quick || Little Caesars Arena || 19,515 || 3–0–1 || 7 ||[6] |- | 5 || October 19 || @ Toronto || 4–1 || || Shesterkin|| Scotiabank Arena || 15,777 || 4–0–1 || 9 || [7] |- | 6 || October 22 || @ Montreal || 7–2 || || Shesterkin|| Bell Centre || 21,105 || 5–0–1 || 11 || [8] |- | 7 || October 24 || Florida || 1–3 || || Shesterkin|| Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 5–1–1 || 11 || [9] |- | 8 || October 26 || Anaheim || 2–1 || || Quick || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 6–1–1 || 13 || [10] |- | 9 || October 29 || @ Washington || 3–5 || || Shesterkin || Capital One Arena || 17,390 || 6–2–1 || 13 || [11] |-|- | 10 || November 1 || Ottawa || 2–1 || || Shesterkin || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 7–2–1 || 15 || [12] |- | 11 || November 3 || NY Islanders || 5–2 || || Shesterkin || Madison Square Garden ||18,006 || 8–2–1 || 17 || [13] |- | 12 || November 7 || Buffalo || 1–6 || || Shesterkin || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 8–3–1 || 17 || [14] |- | 13 || November 9 || @ Detroit || 4–0 || || Quick || Little Caesars Arena || 19,515 || 9–3–1 || 19 || [15] |- | 14 || November 12 || Winnipeg || 3–6 || || Shesterkin || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 9–4–1 || 19 || [16] |- | 15 || November 14 || San Jose || 3–2 || || Shesterkin || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 10–4–1 || 21 || [17] |- | 16 || November 17 || @ Seattle || 2–0 || || Quick || Climate Pledge Arena || 17,151 || 11–4–1 || 23 || [18] |- | 17 || November 19 || @ Vancouver || 4–3 || || Shesterkin || Rogers Arena || 18,688 || 12–4–1 || 25 || [19] |- | 18 || November 21 || @ Calgary || 2–3 || || Shesterkin || Scotiabank Saddledome || 17,033 || 12–5–1 || 25 || [20] |- | 19 || November 23 || @ Edmonton || 2–6 || || Quick || Rogers Place || 18,347 || 12–6–1 || 25 || [21] |- | 20 || November 25 || St. Louis || 2–5 || || Shesterkin || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 12–7–1 || 25 || [22] |- | 21 || November 27 || @ Carolina || 3–4 || || Shesterkin || Lenovo Center || 18,905 || 12–8–1 || 25 || [23] |- | 22 || November 29 || @ Philadelphia || 1–3 || || Shesterkin || Wells Fargo Center || 19,346 || 12–9–1 || 25 || [24] |- | 23 || November 30 || Montreal || 4–3 || || Quick || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 13–9–1 || 27 || [25] |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24 || December 2 || New Jersey || 1–5 || || Shesterkin || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 13–10–1 || 27 || [26] |- style="background:#;"| 25 || December 6 || Pittsburgh || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 26 || December 8 || Seattle || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 27 || December 9 || Chicago || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 28 || December 11 || @ Buffalo || – || || || KeyBank Center || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 29 || December 14 || Los Angeles || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 30 || December 15 || @ St. Louis || – || || || Enterprise Center || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 31 || December 17 || @ Nashville || – || || || Bridgestone Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 32 || December 20 || @ Dallas || – || || || American Airlines Center || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 33 || December 22 || Carolina || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 34 || December 23 || @ New Jersey || – || || || Prudential Center || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 35 || December 28 || @ Tampa Bay || – || || || Amalie Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 36 || December 30 || @ Florida || – || || || Amerant Bank Arena || || || || |-|- style="background:#;"| 37 || January 2 || Boston || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 38 || January 4 || @ Washington || – || || || Capital One Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 39 || January 5 || @ Chicago || – || || || United Center || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 40 || January 7 || Dallas || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 41 || January 9 || New Jersey || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 42 || January 11 || @ Vegas || – || || || T-Mobile Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 43 || January 14 || @ Colorado || – || || || Ball Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 44 || January 16 || @ Utah || – || || || Delta Center || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 45 || January 18 || Columbus || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 46 || January 19 || @ Montreal || – || || || Bell Centre || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 47 || January 21 || Ottawa || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 48 || January 23 || Philadelphia || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 49 || January 26 || Colorado || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 50 || January 28 || Carolina || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |-|- style="background:#;"| 51 || February 1 || @ Boston || – || || || TD Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 52 || February 2 || Vegas || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 53 || February 5 || Boston || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 54 || February 7 || Pittsburgh || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 55 || February 8 || @ Columbus || – || || || Nationwide Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 56 || February 22 || @ Buffalo || – || || || KeyBank Center || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 57 || February 23 || @ Pittsburgh || – || || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 58 || February 25 || @ NY Islanders || – || || || UBS Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 59 || February 28 || Toronto || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |-|- style="background:#;"| 60 || March 2 || Nashville || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 61 || March 3 || NY Islanders || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 62 || March 5 || Washington || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 63 || March 8 || @ Ottawa || – || || || Canadian Tire Centre || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 64 || March 9 || Columbus || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 65 || March 11 || @ Winnipeg || – || || || Canada Life Centre || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 66 || March 13 || @ Minnesota || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 67 || March 15 || @ Columbus || – || || || Nationwide Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 68 || March 16 || Edmonton || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 69 || March 18 || Calgary || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 70 || March 20 || Toronto || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 71 || March 22 || Vancouver || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 72 || March 25 || @ Los Angeles || – || || || Crypto.com Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 73 || March 28 || @ Anaheim || – || || || Honda Center || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 74 || March 29 || @ San Jose || – || || || SAP Center || || || || |-|- style="background:#;"| 75 || April 2 || Minnesota || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 76 || April 5 || @ New Jersey || – || || || Prudential Center || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 77 || April 7 || Tampa Bay || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 78 || April 9 || Philadelphia || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 79 || April 10 || @ NY Islanders || – || || || UBS Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 80 || April 12 || @ Carolina || – || || || Lenovo Center || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 81 || April 14 || @ Florida || – || || || Amerant Bank Arena || || || || |- style="background:#;"| 82 || April 17 || Tampa Bay || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |-|-|Legend:

Player statistics

As of June 1, 2024[27] [28]

Goaltenders

Regular season[30] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Awards and honors

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
1st NHL career game October 9, 2024
Victor Mancini 1st NHL career goal October 17, 2024
Victor Mancini 1st NHL career assist October 21, 2024
200th NHL career goal November 3, 2024
100th NHL career goal November 14, 2024
1st NHL career game
1st NHL career point
November 25, 2024
Brett Berard 1st NHL career goal November 27, 2024

Records

Regular season
Player Record Reached
1st Ranger in franchise history to have multiple points in each of the first 4 games in a season October 17, 2024
Tied-18th place for most career shutouts in NHL history (61 with Turk Broda) November 9, 2024
2nd Ranger in franchise history to have the most game winning goals (46 goals in 832 games, passing Jean Ratelle) November 19, 2024
Jonathan Quick 15th place for most career wins in NHL history (398) November 30, 2024

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 29, 2024To Nashville Predators
4th-round pick in 2024 (#127 overall)
7th-round pick in 2026
To New York Rangers
4th-round pick in 2024 (#119 overall)
[31]
July 1, 2024To Pittsburgh Penguins
conditional MIN 5th-round pick in 2025 or
NYR 5th-round pick in 2025
2nd-round pick in 2027
To New York Rangers
Reilly Smith
[32]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term
July 1, 2024Sam Carrickfrom Edmonton Oilers3-year
July 2, 2024Casey Fitzgeraldfrom Colorado Avalanche2-year
July 2, 2024Benoit-Olivier Groulxfrom Anaheim Ducks1-year

Signings

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks. Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28, and 29th, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/junior/club team
130DE. J. EmeryU.S. NDTP (USHL)
4119CRaoul BoilardBaie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
5159LWNathan AspinallFlint Firebirds (OHL)
6191LWRico GredigHC Davos (National League)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rangers Announce 2024 Preseason Schedule . NHL.com . June 20, 2024 . June 20, 2024.
  2. Web site: Rangers Announce 2024-25 Schedule . NHL.com . June 28, 2024 . June 27, 2024.
  3. Web site: New York Rangers – Pittsburgh Penguins – Oct 9, 2024 . NHL.com . October 10, 2024 . October 9, 2024.
  4. Web site: New York Rangers - Utah Hockey Club - Oct 12, 2024 . NHL.com . October 12, 2024 . October 12, 2024.
  5. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - New York Rangers - Oct 14, 2024 . NHL.com . October 14, 2024 . October 14, 2024.
  6. Web site: New York Rangers - Detroit Red Wings - October 17, 2024 . NHL.com . October 18, 2024 . October 17, 2024.
  7. Web site: New York Rangers – Toronto Maple Leafs – Oct 19, 2024 . NHL.com . October 19, 2024 . October 19, 2024.
  8. Web site: Montreal Canadiens – New York Rangers – Oct 22, 2024 . NHL.com . October 22, 2024 . October 22, 2024.
  9. Web site: Florida Panthers – New York Rangers – Oct 22, 2024 . NHL.com . October 24, 2024 . October 24, 2024.
  10. Web site: Anaheim Ducks – New York Rangers – Oct 26, 2024 . NHL.com . October 26, 2024 . October 26, 2024.
  11. Web site: New York Rangers – Washington Capitals – Oct 29, 2024 . NHL.com . October 29, 2024 . October 29, 2024.
  12. Web site: New York Rangers - Ottawa Senators - Nov 1, 2024 . NHL.com . November 1, 2024 . November 1, 2024.
  13. Web site: New York Rangers – New York Islanders – Nov 3, 2024 . NHL.com . November 3, 2024 . November 3, 2024.
  14. Web site: Buffalo Sabres – New York Rangers – Nov 7, 2024 . NHL.com . November 7, 2024 . November 7, 2024.
  15. Web site: Detroit Red Wings – New York Rangers – Nov 9, 2024 . NHL.com . November 9, 2024 . November 9, 2024.
  16. Web site: New York Rangers - Winnipeg Jets - Nov 12, 2024. NHL.com . November 12, 2024 . November 12, 2024.
  17. Web site: New York Rangers - San Jose Sharks - Nov 14, 2024 . NHL.com . November 14, 2024 . November 14, 2024.
  18. Web site: New York Rangers - Seattle Kraken - Nov 17, 2024 . NHL.com . November 17, 2024 . November 17, 2024.
  19. Web site: New York Rangers - Vancouver Canucks - Nov 19, 2024 . NHL.com . November 19, 2024 . November 19, 2024.
  20. Web site: Calgary Flames - New York Rangers - Nov 21, 2024 . NHL.com . November 21, 2024 . November 21, 2024.
  21. Web site: Calgary Flames - New York Rangers - Nov 23, 2024 . NHL.com . November 23, 2024 . November 23, 2024.
  22. Web site: New York Rangers - St. Louis Blues - Nov 25, 2024 . NHL.com . November 25, 2024 . November 25, 2024.
  23. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - New York Rangers - Nov 27, 2024 . NHL.com . November 27, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
  24. Web site: New York Rangers - Philadelphia Flyers - Nov 29, 2024 . NHL.com . November 29, 2024 . November 29, 2024.
  25. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - New York Rangers - Nov 30, 2024 . NHL.com . November 30, 2024 . November 30, 2024.
  26. Web site: New Jersey Devils - New York Rangers - Dec 2, 2024 . NHL.com . December 2, 2024 . December 2, 2024.
  27. Web site: New York Rangers Stats – 2023–2024 – Regular season . NHL.com . April 16, 2024.
  28. Web site: New York Rangers Stats – 2023–2024 – Playoffs . NHL.com . June 2, 2024.
  29. Web site: NHL.com – Stats – New York Rangers Skaters – Regular season . NHL.com . April 16, 2024.
  30. Web site: NHL.com – Stats – New York Rangers Goalies – Regular season . NHL.com . April 16, 2024.
  31. Web site: Rangers, Predators exchange picks in fourth round of NHL Draft . sportsnet.ca . June 29, 2024. October 25, 2024.
  32. Web site: Smith traded to Rangers by Penguins for 2 draft picks . nhl.com . July 1, 2024. October 25, 2024.
  33. Web site: Friedman . Elliotte . October 25, 2024 . Rangers, Alexis Lafreniere agree to seven-year contract extension . Sportsnet . October 25, 2024 . en-US.