2014–15 New York Rangers season

2014–15 New York Rangers
Presidents' Trophy winners
Metropolitan Division champions
Division	1st Metropolitan
Conference	1st Eastern
2014–15 record	53–22–7
Home record	25–11–5
Road record	28–11–2
Goals for	252
Goals against	192
Team information
General manager	Glen Sather
Coach	Alain Vigneault
Captain	Ryan McDonagh
Alternate captains	Dan Girardi Marc Staal Derek Stepan Martin St. Louis
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Average attendance	18,006 (37 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Rick Nash (42)
Assists	Derick Brassard (41)
Points	Rick Nash (69)
Penalty minutes	Tanner Glass (98)
Plus/minus	Rick Nash (+29)
Wins	Henrik Lundqvist (30)
Goals against average	Mackenzie Skapski (0.50)

The 2014–15 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 88th season of play and their 89th season overall.

The Rangers clinched their third Presidents' Trophy and eighth division title by finishing with the best record in the NHL at 53–22–7. The 53 wins and 113 points both set franchise records (which were both surpassed by the 2023–24 team). The 113 points marked the eighth time in franchise history that the team had reached the 100-point plateau. The division title was the Rangers' first in the Metropolitan Division, which was created during the NHL's realignment in the 2013 offseason. The team won 28 road games in the regular season, breaking the franchise record set the previous season.

The Rangers faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round, winning the series in 5 games following an overtime winner from Carl Hagelin. In the second round, the Rangers would take on the Washington Capitals, winning the series in 7 games after initially trailing 3-1 throughout the series. The season marked the third time in four years that the Rangers reached the Eastern Conference Finals. They would face the Tampa Bay Lightning, but their season ended in 7 games. As of 2023, the Rangers are the most recent Presidents' Trophy winners to advance past the second round of the playoffs.

Off-season

The Rangers used their second compliance buyout on center Brad Richards on June 20, 2014.

Training camp

Anthony Duclair during a pre-season matchup against the New Jersey Devils.

On September 24, center Derek Stepan suffered a fractured fibula during on-ice fitness testing, meaning the Rangers would need to start the season without their number one center for four-to-six weeks.

At the conclusion of training camp, Anthony Duclair was named the 2014 winner of the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award for being the best Rangers rookie in training camp. Duclair, a third round draft pick in 2013, turned heads in camp by scoring in three-straight pre-season games. Duclair was also the only teenager to score five points or more during the pre-season.

On October 6, defenseman Ryan McDonagh was named the 27th captain in New York Rangers history. Dan Girardi, Martin St. Louis, Marc Staal and Derek Stepan were named alternate captains.

Regular season

On October 14, 2014, in a loss to the New York Islanders, Rick Nash established a franchise record by scoring a goal in each of the team's first four games of a season.

On December 27, the Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 3–1 to extend their winning streak to eight in a row, which was the longest win streak by the Rangers since the 1974–75 season.

The Rangers became the first team to clinch a playoff spot on March 26 with a 5–1 win over the Ottawa Senators with 101 points. It is the eighth time in franchise history the team has reached the 100-point mark.

On April 2, 2015, the Rangers clinched the Metropolitan Division title with a win over the Minnesota Wild, 3–2. This win also made it their 26th road win of the season, a franchise record.

On April 4, 2015, the Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 6–1 for their 50th win of the season. This was the fourth time in franchise history that the Rangers achieved a 50-win season.

On April 7, 2015, the Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 4–2 to clinch the Presidents' Trophy, the third in franchise history. This win also made it their 27th league-leading road win.

On April 11, 2015, the Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 to win their 53rd game with 113 points. This was their most wins and points scored in franchise history, which were both surpassed by the 2023–24 team.

Playoffs

See also: 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs

In the first round of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, the Rangers played the Pittsburgh Penguins and won the series in five games. The series winner occurred in Game 5 in overtime from Carl Hagelin.

In the second round of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Rangers played the Washington Capitals and won the series in seven games. In Game 5, Chris Kreider tied the game with 1:41 left in regulation, and Ryan McDonagh won it in overtime. In Game 7, Derek Stepan scored an overtime winner, making him the second Ranger to score a Game 7 overtime winner after Stéphane Matteau did so in Game 7 against the New Jersey Devils. During the second round, the Rangers set an NHL record in which 14-straight playoff games were decided by one goal. They also became the first team in NHL history to battle back from a 3–1 deficit in back-to-back seasons.

In the third round, the Rangers played the Tampa Bay Lightning, but lost the series in seven games including two shutouts at home. With the Game 7 loss, it was the first time the Rangers have lost a playoff Game 7 at Madison Square Garden.

After the playoff loss, head coach Alain Vigneault revealed that McDonagh was playing with a broken foot throughout the playoffs. Additionally, Mats Zuccarello also suffered a serious brain contusion and concussion after taking a hit in the head from a shot by McDonagh.

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – New York Rangers	82	53	22	7	49	252	192	+60	113
2	x – Washington Capitals	82	45	26	11	40	242	203	+39	101
3	x – New York Islanders	82	47	28	7	40	252	230	+22	101
4	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 pre-season: 3–3–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record 1 September 22 New Jersey Devils 4–5 0–1–0 2 September 26 @ Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 1–1–0 3 September 29 Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 2–1–0 4 September 30 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 2–2–0 5 October 3 Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 SO 3–2–0 6 October 4 @ New Jersey Devils 0–3 3–3–0

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
October: 5–4–0, 10 Points (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 9 @ St. Louis 3–2 Lundqvist Scottrade Center 19,183 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 11 @ Columbus 2–5 Talbot Nationwide Arena 18,922 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 12 Toronto 3–6 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 14 NY Islanders 3–6 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 17 Carolina 2–1 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 19 San Jose 4–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 21 @ New Jersey 4–3 OT Lundqvist Prudential Center 14,484 4–3–0 8 Recap 8 October 25 @ Montreal 1–3 Lundqvist Bell Centre 21,287 4–4–0 8 Recap 9 October 27 Minnesota 5–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 5–4–0 10 Recap
November: 6–4–4, 16 Points (home: 5–2–3; road: 1–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 10 November 1 Winnipeg 0–1 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 5–4–1 11 Recap 11 November 3 St. Louis 3–4 SO Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 5–4–2 12 Recap 12 November 5 Detroit 4–3 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 6–4–2 14 Recap 13 November 8 @ Toronto 4–5 Talbot Air Canada Centre 19,320 6–5–2 14 Recap 14 November 9 Edmonton 1–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 6–6–2 14 Recap 15 November 11 Pittsburgh 5–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 7–6–2 16 Recap 16 November 13 Colorado 3–4 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 7–6–3 17 Recap 17 November 15 @ Pittsburgh 2–3 SO Lundqvist Consol Energy Center 18,652 7–6–4 18 Recap 18 November 17 Tampa Bay 1–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 7–7–4 18 Recap 19 November 19 Philadelphia 2–0 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 8–7–4 20 Recap – November 21 @ Buffalo Game rescheduled to February 20 due to hazardous weather in Buffalo. 20 November 23 Montreal 5–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 9–7–4 22 Recap 21 November 26 @ Tampa Bay 3–4 Lundqvist Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 9–8–4 22 Recap 22 November 28 @ Philadelphia 3–0 Talbot Wells Fargo Center 19,969 10–8–4 24 Recap 23 November 29 Philadelphia 5–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 11–8–4 26 Recap
December: 9–3–0, 18 Points (home: 4–1–0; road: 5–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 24 December 1 Tampa Bay 3–6 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 11–9–4 26 Recap 25 December 6 @ Detroit 2–3 Talbot Joe Louis Arena 20,027 11–10–4 26 Recap 26 December 8 Pittsburgh 4–3 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 12–10–4 28 Recap 27 December 13 @ Vancouver 5–1 Lundqvist Rogers Arena 18,870 13–10–4 30 Recap 28 December 14 @ Edmonton 2–0 Lundqvist Rexall Place 16,839 14–10–4 32 Recap 29 December 16 @ Calgary 5–2 Lundqvist Scotiabank Saddledome 18,352 15–10–4 34 Recap 30 December 20 @ Carolina 3–2 SO Lundqvist PNC Arena 13,329 16–10–4 36 Recap 31 December 21 Carolina 1–0 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 17–10–4 38 Recap 32 December 23 Washington 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 18–10–4 40 Recap 33 December 27 New Jersey 3–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 19–10–4 42 Recap 34 December 29 @ Dallas 2–3 Lundqvist American Airlines Center 18,532 19–11–4 42 Recap 35 December 31 @ Florida 5–2 Lundqvist BB&T Center 15,090 20–11–4 44 Recap
January: 8–4–0, 16 Points (home: 3–2–0; road: 5–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 36 January 3 Buffalo 6–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 21–11–4 46 Recap 37 January 7 @ Anaheim 4–1 Lundqvist Honda Center 17,174 22–11–4 48 Recap 38 January 8 @ Los Angeles 4–3 Talbot Staples Center 18,230 23–11–4 50 Recap 39 January 10 @ San Jose 3–1 Lundqvist SAP Center at San Jose 17,562 24–11–4 52 Recap 40 January 13 NY Islanders 0–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 24–12–4 52 Recap 41 January 15 @ Boston 0–3 Talbot TD Garden 17,565 24–13–4 52 Recap 42 January 16 @ Columbus 2–1 Lundqvist Nationwide Arena 16,104 25–13–4 54 Recap 43 January 18 @ Pittsburgh 5–2 Lundqvist Consol Energy Center 18,687 26–13–4 56 Recap 44 January 20 Ottawa 3–2 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 27–13–4 58 Recap 45 January 27 @ NY Islanders 1–4 Lundqvist Nassau Coliseum 16,170 27–14–4 58 Recap 46 January 29 Montreal 0–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 27–15–4 58 Recap 47 January 31 Carolina 4–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 28–15–4 60 Recap
February: 10–2–2, 22 Points (home: 5–0–2; road: 5–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 48 February 2 Florida 6–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 29–15–4 62 Recap 49 February 4 Boston 3–2 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 30–15–4 64 Recap 50 February 7 @ Nashville 2–3 Talbot Bridgestone Arena 17,329 30–16–4 64 Recap 51 February 8 Dallas 2–3 OT Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 30–16–5 65 Recap 52 February 10 @ Toronto 5–4 Talbot Air Canada Centre 18,946 31–16–5 67 Recap 53 February 12 @ Colorado 6–3 Talbot Pepsi Center 17,378 32–16–5 69 Recap 54 February 14 @ Arizona 5–1 Talbot Jobing.com Arena 14,719 33–16–5 71 Recap 55 February 16 @ NY Islanders 6–5 Talbot Nassau Coliseum 16,170 34–16–5 73 Recap 56 February 19 Vancouver 4–5 SO Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 34–16–6 74 Recap 57 February 20 @ Buffalo 3-1 Skapski First Niagara Center 19,070 35–16–6 76 Recap 58 February 22 Columbus 4–3 SO Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 36–16–6 78 Recap 59 February 24 Calgary 1–0 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 37–16–6 80 Recap 60 February 26 Arizona 4–3 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 38–16–6 82 Recap 61 February 28 @ Philadelphia 2–4 Talbot Wells Fargo Center 19,979 38–17–6 82 Recap
March: 10–4–1, 21 Points (home: 3–3–0; road: 7–1–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 62 March 2 Nashville 4–1 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 39–17–6 84 Recap 63 March 4 @ Detroit 1–2 OT Talbot Joe Louis Arena 20,027 39–17–7 85 Recap 64 March 8 @ Chicago 1–0 OT Talbot United Center 22,160 40–17–7 87 Recap 65 March 10 @ NY Islanders 2–1 Talbot Nassau Coliseum 16,170 41–17–7 89 Recap 66 March 11 @ Washington 3–1 Talbot Verizon Center 18,506 42–17–7 91 Recap 67 March 14 @ Buffalo 2–0 Skapski First Niagara Center 19,070 43–17–7 93 Recap 68 March 15 Florida 2–1 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 44–17–7 95 Recap 69 March 18 Chicago 0–1 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 44–18–7 95 Recap 70 March 21 @ Carolina 3–2 SO Talbot PNC Arena 13,404 45–18–7 97 Recap 71 March 22 Anaheim 7–2 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 46–18–7 99 Recap 72 March 24 Los Angeles 2–4 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 46–19–7 99 Recap 73 March 26 @ Ottawa 5–1 Talbot Canadian Tire Centre 17,753 47–19–7 101 Recap 74 March 28 @ Boston 2–4 Lundqvist TD Garden 17,565 47–20–7 101 Recap 75 March 29 Washington 2–5 Talbot Madison Square Garden 18,006 47–21–7 101 Recap 76 March 31 @ Winnipeg 3–2 Lundqvist MTS Centre 15,016 48–21–7 103 Recap
April: 5–1–0, 10 Points (home: 2–1–0; road: 3–0–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 77 April 2 @ Minnesota 3–2 Lundqvist Xcel Energy Center 19,244 49–21–7 105 Recap 78 April 4 New Jersey 6–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 50–21–7 107 Recap 79 April 6 Columbus 4–3 OT Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 51–21–7 109 Recap 80 April 7 @ New Jersey 4–2 Talbot Prudential Center 16,592 52–21–7 111 Recap 81 April 9 Ottawa 0–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 52–22–7 111 Recap 82 April 11 @ Washington 4–2 Lundqvist Verizon Center 18,506 53–22–7 113 Recap
Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Pittsburgh Penguins – Rangers won series 4–1 (home: 2–1 Away: 2–0) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Series 1 April 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Lundqvist (1–0) Rangers lead 1–0 2 April 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Lundqvist (1–1) Series tied 1–1 3 April 20 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Lundqvist (2–1) Rangers lead 2–1 4 April 22 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Lundqvist (3–1) Rangers lead 3–1 5 April 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Lundqvist (4–1) Rangers win series 4–1
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M2) Washington Capitals – Rangers won series 4–3 (home: 3–1 Away: 1–2) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Series 1 April 30 Washington Capitals 1–2 Lundqvist (4–2) Capitals lead 1–0 2 May 2 Washington Capitals 3–2 Lundqvist (5–2) Series tied 1–1 3 May 4 @ Washington Capitals 0–1 Lundqvist (5–3) Capitals lead 2–1 4 May 6 @ Washington Capitals 1–2 Lundqvist (5–4) Capitals lead 3–1 5 May 8 Washington Capitals 2–1 OT Lundqvist (6–4) Capitals lead 3–2 6 May 10 @ Washington Capitals 4–3 Lundqvist (7–4) Series tied 3–3 7 May 13 Washington Capitals 2–1 OT Lundqvist (8–4) Rangers win series 4–3
Eastern Conference Final vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning – Lightning won series 4–3 (home: 1–3 Away: 2–1) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Series 1 May 16 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 Lundqvist (9–4) Rangers lead 1–0 2 May 18 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–6 Lundqvist (9–5) Series tied 1–1 3 May 20 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–6 OT Lundqvist (9–6) Lightning lead 2–1 4 May 22 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 Lundqvist (10–6) Series tied 2–2 5 May 24 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–2 Lundqvist (10–7) Lightning lead 3–2 6 May 26 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 7–3 Lundqvist (11–7) Series tied 3–3 7 May 29 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–2 Lundqvist (11–8) Lightning win series 4–3
Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Rick Nash	79	42	27	69	29	36
Derick Brassard	80	19	41	60	9	34
Derek Stepan	68	16	39	55	26	22
Martin St. Louis	74	21	31	52	12	20
Mats Zuccarello	78	15	34	49	17	45
Chris Kreider	80	21	25	46	24	88
Kevin Hayes	79	17	28	45	15	22
Carl Hagelin	82	17	18	35	18	46
Ryan McDonagh	71	8	25	33	23	26
Dominic Moore	82	10	17	27	5	28
Kevin Klein	65	9	17	26	24	25
J. T. Miller	58	10	13	23	5	23
Dan Boyle	65	9	11	20	18	20
Marc Staal	80	5	15	20	18	42
Dan Girardi	82	4	16	20	12	22
Lee Stempniak‡	53	9	9	18	7	18
Jesper Fast	58	6	8	14	−1	8
Matt Hunwick	55	2	9	11	17	16
Keith Yandle†	21	2	9	11	6	8
Anthony Duclair‡	18	1	6	7	4	4
Tanner Glass	66	1	5	6	−12	98
John Moore‡	38	1	5	6	7	19
James Sheppard†	14	2	0	2	−1	9
Chris Mueller	7	1	1	2	−1	0
Michael Kostka	7	0	1	1	1	0
Chris Summers†	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Bourque	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Oscar Lindberg	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan McIlrath	1	0	0	0	0	9
Conor Allen	4	0	0	0	−1	4
Ryan Malone	6	0	0	0	−4	4

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Derick Brassard	19	9	7	16	9	20
Rick Nash	19	5	9	14	8	4
Derek Stepan	19	5	7	12	−1	10
Keith Yandle	19	2	9	11	7	10
Dan Boyle	19	3	7	10	−3	2
Chris Kreider	19	7	2	9	−1	14
Ryan McDonagh	19	3	6	9	2	8
J. T. Miller	19	1	7	8	3	2
Kevin Hayes	19	2	5	7	−3	2
Martin St. Louis	19	1	6	7	−1	4
Jesper Fast	19	3	3	6	1	2
Carl Hagelin	19	2	3	5	−4	6
Dan Girardi	19	0	4	4	5	4
Kevin Klein	14	0	4	4	−1	2
Dominic Moore	19	1	2	3	−7	12
James Sheppard	13	1	1	2	2	8
Mats Zuccarello	5	0	2	2	1	0
Tanner Glass	19	0	1	1	−2	31
Marc Staal	19	0	1	1	−8	10
Matt Hunwick	6	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Henrik Lundqvist	46	46	2743	30	13	3	103	2.25	1329	.922	5	0	1	0
Cam Talbot	36	34	2095	21	9	4	77	2.21	1038	.926	5	0	0	0
Mackenzie Skapski	2	2	120	2	0	0	1	0.50	45	.978	1	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Henrik Lundqvist	19	19	1166	11	8	41	2.11	570	.928	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.

Player injuries

Updated as of May 2, 2015

Player	Injury	Date	Returned	Games missed
Derek Stepan	Lower-body-injury (broken leg)	September 24, 2014	November 8, 2014	12 games
Dan Boyle	Upper-body-injury (broken hand)	October 9, 2014	November 13, 2014	14 games
Ryan McDonagh	Upper-body-injury (shoulder)	November 1, 2014	November 28, 2014	10 games
Kevin Klein	Lower-body-injury (foot)	November 1, 2014	November 5, 2014	1 game
Mats Zuccarello	Undisclosed	November 1, 2014	November 5, 2014	1 game
Henrik Lundqvist	Vascular injury (neck)	February 4, 2015	March 28, 2015	25 games
Jesper Fast	Knee sprain	February 8, 2015	March 2, 2015	11 games
Rick Nash	Neck spasms	February 24, 2015	February 26, 2015	1 game
Kevin Klein	Upper-body-injury (arm)	March 11, 2015	April 30, 2015	16 games
Martin St. Louis	Lower-body-injury (leg)	March 15, 2015	April 2, 2015	8 games
Total				74 games

Player suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
John Moore	Illegal check to the head of Minnesota Wild forward Erik Haula during NHL Game No. 122 in New York on Monday, October 27, 2014, at 7:12 of the second period.	5 games	$51,859.75	October 29, 2014
Tanner Glass	Butt-ending of Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid during NHL Game No. 1116 in Boston on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 20:00 of the third period.	–	$3,897.85	March 28, 2015

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Date
H. Lundqvist	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 15, 2014
R. Nash	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
R. Nash	NHL All-Star game assistant captain	January 14, 2015
C. Talbot	NHL Third Star of the Week	March 9, 2015
C. Talbot	NHL Second Star of the Week	March 16, 2015
C. Talbot	Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award	April 8, 2015
R. Nash	Rangers' MVP Players' Player Award	April 8, 2015

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Anthony Duclair	1st career NHL game	October 9, 2014
Anthony Duclair	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 11, 2014
Kevin Hayes	1st career NHL game	October 12, 2014
Kevin Hayes	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	October 19, 2014
Kevin Hayes	1st career NHL assist	October 21, 2014
Anthony Duclair	1st career NHL goal	October 27, 2014
Matt Hunwick	300th career NHL game	November 1, 2014
Chris Kreider	100th career NHL game	November 3, 2014
Carl Hagelin	100th career NHL point	November 9, 2014
Mats Zuccarello	100th career NHL point	November 11, 2014
Derek Stepan	200th career NHL point	November 11, 2014
Carl Hagelin	200th career NHL game	November 13, 2014
Rick Nash	800th career NHL game	November 15, 2014
Derek Stepan	300th career NHL game	November 17, 2014
Jesper Fast	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 23, 2014
Rick Nash	300th career NHL assist	November 26, 2014
Martin St. Louis	1,000th career NHL point	November 28, 2014
Jesper Fast	1st career NHL goal	November 29, 2014
Tanner Glass	400th career NHL game	December 14, 2014
Dan Girardi	600th career NHL game	December 21, 2014
Henrik Lundqvist	600th career NHL game	December 27, 2014
Kevin Klein	100th career NHL point	December 31, 2014
Martin St. Louis	1,100th career NHL game	January 13, 2015
Marc Staal	500th career NHL game	January 13, 2015
John Moore	200th career NHL game	January 13, 2015
Alain Vigneault	500th career NHL win (coach)	January 14, 2015
Lee Stempniak	200th career NHL assist	February 16, 2015
Mackenzie Skapski	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL win	February 20, 2015
Mats Zuccarello	200th career NHL game	February 22, 2015
Oscar Lindberg	1st career NHL game	February 24, 2015
Dan Boyle	1,000th career NHL game	March 4, 2015
Ryan McDonagh	300th career NHL game	March 10, 2015
Mackenzie Skapski	1st career NHL shutout	March 14, 2015
J. T. Miller	100th career NHL game	March 15, 2015
Ryan McDonagh	100th career NHL assist	April 4, 2015
Ryan Bourque	1st career NHL game	April 9, 2015
Derick Brassard	100th career NHL goal	April 11, 2015

Playoffs

Player	Milestone	Reached
Kevin Hayes	1st career NHL playoff game	April 16, 2015
Kevin Hayes	1st career NHL playoff goal 1st career NHL playoff point	April 22, 2015
Jesper Fast	1st career NHL playoff goal	April 30, 2015
Henrik Lundqvist	100th career NHL playoff game	May 4, 2015
J. T. Miller	1st career NHL playoff goal	May 26, 2015

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades

June 27, 2014	To Vancouver Canucks: Derek Dorsett	To New York Rangers: ANA's 3rd-round pick in 2014
June 28, 2014	To Washington Capitals: 3rd-round pick in 2014	To New York Rangers: 4th-round pick in 2014 CHI's 4th-round pick in 2014
June 28, 2014	To Tampa Bay Lightning: 4th-round pick in 2014	To New York Rangers: 5th-round pick in 2014 STL's 5th round pick in 2014
October 6, 2014	To Florida Panthers: Steven Kampfer Andrew Yogan	To New York Rangers: Joey Crabb
March 1, 2015	To Arizona Coyotes: John Moore Anthony Duclair Conditional 1st-round pick in 2016 2nd round pick in 2015	To New York Rangers: Keith Yandle Chris Summers 4th-round pick in 2016
March 1, 2015	To Winnipeg Jets: Lee Stempniak	To New York Rangers: Carl Klingberg
March 1, 2015	To San Jose Sharks: 4th-round pick in 2016	To New York Rangers: James Sheppard
June 1, 2015	To Tampa Bay Lightning: Daniel Walcott	To New York Rangers: NYR's 7th-round pick in 2015

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Dan Boyle	San Jose Sharks	2 years, $9 million
July 1, 2014	Chris Mueller	Dallas Stars	1 year, $600,000
July 1, 2014	Tanner Glass	Pittsburgh Penguins	3 years, $4.35 million
July 1, 2014	Mike Kostka	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $650,000
July 1, 2014	Cedrick Desjardins	Tampa Bay Lightning	2 years, $1.2 million
July 1, 2014	Steven Kampfer	Iowa Wild	1 year, $550,000
July 1, 2014	Matt Hunwick	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $600,000
July 1, 2014	Chris Bourque	EHC Biel	1 year, $600,000
July 1, 2014	Nick Tarnasky	Hamilton Bulldogs	1 year, $1.725 million
July 16, 2014	Matthew Lombardi	Geneve-Servette HC	2 years, $1.6 million
July 19, 2014	Lee Stempniak	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $900,000
August 20, 2014	Kevin Hayes	Boston College	3 years, $7.5 million entry-level contract
September 11, 2014	Ryan Malone	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $700,000

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Benoit Pouliot	Edmonton Oilers	5 years, $20 million
July 1, 2014	Anton Stralman	Tampa Bay Lightning	5 years, $22.5 million
July 1, 2014	Brad Richards	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year, $2 million
July 1, 2014	Brian Boyle	Tampa Bay Lightning	3 years, $6 million
July 1, 2014	Stu Bickel	Minnesota Wild	1 year, $600,000
August 1, 2014	Justin Falk	Minnesota Wild	1 year, $700,000
October 5, 2014	Daniel Carcillo	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year, $550,000
October 6, 2014	Raphael Diaz	Calgary Flames	1 year, $700,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date

Lost via retirement

Player

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Dominic Moore	2 years, $3 million
July 22, 2014	Mats Zuccarello	1 year, $3.5 million
July 23, 2014	Chris Kreider	2 years, $4.95 million
July 27, 2014	Derick Brassard	5 years, $25 million
August 8, 2014	Ryan Bourque	2 years, $1.125 million
August 19, 2014	Danny Kristo	1 year, $826,875
September 10, 2014	John Moore	1 year, $850,500
December 19, 2014	Cam Talbot	1 year, $1.45 million contract extension
January 18, 2015	Marc Staal	6 years, $34.2 million contract extension
March 1, 2015	Mats Zuccarello	4 years, $18 million contract extension
March 10, 2015	Adam Tambellini	entry-level contract
April 1, 2015	Brady Skjei	entry-level contract

Other

Name	Date	Details
Darryl Williams	August 5, 2014	Named as Assistant Coach

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks

Below are the New York Rangers' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	59	Brandon Halverson	Goaltender	United States	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
3	85a	Keegan Iverson	Center	United States	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4	104b	Ryan Mantha	Defenseman	United States	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
4	118c	Igor Shesterkin	Goaltender	Russia	JHC Spartak (MHL)
5	122d	Richard Nejezchleb	Right wing	Czech Republic	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5	140e	Daniel Walcott	Defenseman	Canada	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
5	142f	Tyler Nanne	Defenseman	United States	Edina High School (MSHSL)

Draft notes

• The Rangers' first-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Martin St. Louis to New York in exchange for Ryan Callahan, a first-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Tampa Bay will receive a first-round pick in 2014 if the Rangers advance to the 2014 Eastern Conference Final – was converted on May 13, 2014.
• ^a The Anaheim Ducks' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Derek Dorsett to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
      Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim in exchange for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, a first-round pick in 2014 (24th overall) and this pick.
• The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2014 (104th overall) and Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2014 (118th overall) to New York in exchange for this pick.
• ^b The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a third-round pick in 2014 (89th overall) to Washington in exchange for Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2014 (118th overall) and this pick.
• ^c The Chicago Blackhawks' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a third-round pick in 2014 (89th overall) to Washington in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 (104th overall) and this pick.
       Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 1, 2014, that sent Jaroslav Halak to the New York Islanders in exchange for this pick.
       New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 6, 2014, that sent Peter Regin and Pierre-Marc Bouchard to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
• The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2014 (120th overall) and St. Louis' fifth-round pick in 2014 (142nd overall) to New York in exchange for this pick.
• ^d The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick will go to the Rangers as the result of a trade on July 20, 2012, that sent Casey Wellman to Florida in exchange for this pick.
• ^e The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2014 (119th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for St. Louis' fifth-round pick in 2014 (142nd overall) and this pick.
• ^f The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2014 (119th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 (140th overall) and this pick.
       Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012, that sent fourth-round picks in 2013 and 2014 to St. Louis in exchange for B. J. Crombeen and this pick.
• The Rangers' fifth-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent Ryane Clowe to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013, Florida's third-round pick in 2013 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – If Clowe does not re-sign with New York and the Rangers do not advance to the Eastern Conference Final, then San Jose will receive a fifth-round pick in 2014 – was converted on July 5, 2013.
• The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a first-round pick and Florida's third-round pick both in 2014 (27th and 62nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick in 2014 (20th overall) and this pick.
       San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 16, 2013, that sent Brandon Mashinter to New York in exchange for Tommy Grant and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – San Jose will receive a sixth-round pick in 2014 if Mashinter was a signed player on the Rangers reserve list at some point during the 2013–14 NHL season. – was converted on August 5, 2013, when Mashinter re-signed with the Rangers for the 2013–14 NHL season.
• The Rangers' seventh-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as result of a trade on January 4, 2014, that sent Daniel Carcillo to New York in exchange for this conditional pick.