2011–12 New York Rangers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2011–12
Year:	2011
Team:	New York Rangers
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	1st
Division:	Atlantic
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	51–24–7
Homerecord:	27–12–2
Roadrecord:	24–12–5
Goalsfor:	226
Goalsagainst:	187
Generalmanager:	Glen Sather
Coach:	John Tortorella
Captain:	Ryan Callahan
Altcaptain:	Brad Richards Marc Staal
Arena:	Madison Square Garden
Attendance:	18,191 (100.0%) Total: 745,852 (41 games)
Goalsleader:	Marian Gaborik (41)
Assistsleader:	Brad Richards (41)
Pointsleader:	Marian Gaborik (76)
Plusminusleader:	Ryan McDonagh (+25)
Pimleader:	Brandon Prust (156)
Winsleader:	Henrik Lundqvist (39)
Gaaleader:	Henrik Lundqvist (1.97)
Divisionwin:	yes

The 2011–12 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 85th season of play and their 86th season overall.^[1] The Rangers finished the regular season in first place in the Eastern Conference, winning the Atlantic Division title, the franchise's seventh division title, and their first since the 1993–94 championship season. The team's 51 wins and 109 points were also the most since their last championship. In the playoffs, the Rangers reached the Conference finals for the first time since 1997, losing to the New Jersey Devils in six games.

Off-season

On April 11, 2011, the NHL announced that the Rangers would open the regular season in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 7, 2011, against the Los Angeles Kings, and on October 8 against the Anaheim Ducks as part of the 2011 NHL Premiere.^[2]

On May 13, Rangers forward Derek Boogaard was found dead in his apartment. Boogaard had played in 22 games for the Rangers during the 2010–11 season after signing a four-year deal with the Rangers in the previous off-season.^[3]

On June 29, Rangers captain Chris Drury's contract was bought out.^[4]

On July 2, free agent Brad Richards signed a nine-year contract worth almost $60 million with the Rangers. Richards had been considered to be the top free agent of 2011.^{[5] [6]}

On August 4, Sean Avery was arrested at his home in Hollywood Hills for battery on a police officer after pushing an officer that was trying to break up a party at Avery's home.^[7]

On September 12, the Rangers announced that Ryan Callahan would be the 26th captain in New York Rangers history.^[8] Brad Richards and Marc Staal were named as alternate captains.

On September 26, the NHL officially announced that the Rangers would face the Philadelphia Flyers on January 2, 2012, in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park, the home of the Philadelphia Phillies.^[9] As part of the Winter Classic festivities, the Rangers were featured in HBO's 24/7 series.^[10] The throwback jerseys the Rangers wore for the Winter Classic were unveiled at an event on November 28.^[11]

Regular season

On December 10, the Rangers won their 2,500th game in franchise history at the Buffalo Sabres, 4–1.^[12]

On December 17, in a game against the Phoenix Coyotes in Phoenix, Brad Richards scored the game-winning goal with 0.1 seconds left in the third period to win the game for the Rangers 3–2, at the last possible moment in regulation.

On January 2, 2012, the Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic, moving into first place overall in the NHL for the first time at this point in the season since the 1995–96 season.^[13]

On January 6, thanks to the Rangers' first place standing in the Eastern Conference, Head Coach John Tortorella was named as one of the coaches for the 2012 NHL All-Star Game.^[14]

The Rangers set an NHL record by not allowing more than four goals in regulation in a game through the first 69 games of the season. The Rangers, with back-up goaltender Martin Biron playing, lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 15 by a score of 5–2 to break the streak.^[15]

From March 11 to March 23, the Rangers had a seven-game homestand (playing every other day during that span), tying a franchise record for most consecutive games played at Madison Square Garden.^[16] The other time this occurred was between December 10 and December 23 of the 2001–02 season.

The Rangers became the first Eastern Conference team to clinch a playoff spot with a 4–2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on March 20.^[17]

With a victory on March 24 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Rangers reached the 100-point plateau for the seventh time in franchise history, and the first time since the 2005–06 season.^[18]

On March 28, Henrik Lundqvist notched his 250th career win as the Broadway Blueshirts netminder, thus becoming the 45th goalie in NHL history to reach this plateau, in a 4–2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre.^[19]

With a 5–3 win at the Philadelphia Flyers on April 3, the Rangers clinched the Atlantic Division title and first place in the Eastern Conference with their 51st win in their 80th game of the season. The Rangers had been in first place in the Conference since December 30, 2011.^[20] It was the first title of either kind for the Rangers since winning the 1994 Stanley Cup.

Rookie Carl Hagelin was an early standout, coming in 6th on the team in both goals and total points, despite playing in only 64 games.

Post-season

On May 2, 2012, Marian Gaborik scored 14:41 into the third overtime of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals to defeat the Washington Capitals 2–1 at the Verizon Center. This was longest playoff game for the Rangers since April 29, 1971, when Pete Stemkowski scored in the third overtime for a 3–2 win in Game 6 of the 1971 Semi-finals over the Chicago Blackhawks at Madison Square Garden.^[21] Later in the series with Washington, on May 7, 2012, Brad Richards tied Game 5 with 6.6 seconds left in regulation, on a power-play. This was the latest tying goal in Rangers playoff history. That same Rangers power-play carried over into overtime due to it being a 4-minute double minor. Marc Staal then scored at 1:35 of overtime on the power-play, giving the Rangers a 3–2 victory, and a 3–2 series lead.^[22]

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

|- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 1 || September 21
(in Albany, New York) || @ New Jersey Devils || 2 – 1 OT || Talbot || 0–0–1|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2 || September 23 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4–3 || Johnson || 1–0–1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 3 || September 26 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5–3 || Lundqvist || 1–1–1|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 4 || September 29
(in Prague, Czech Republic) || @ Sparta Praha || 2–0 || Biron || 2–1–1|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 5 || September 30
(in Gothenburg, Sweden) || @ Frölunda HC || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 3–1–1|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 6 || October 2
(in Bratislava, Slovakia) || @ Slovan Bratislava || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 4–1–1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 7 || October 3
(in Zug, Switzerland) || @ EV Zug || 8–4 || Biron || 4–2–1|-

Regular season

|- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 1 || 7 (in Stockholm, Sweden) || @ Los Angeles Kings || 3 – 2 (OT) || Lundqvist || 0–0–1|- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 2 || 8 (in Stockholm, Sweden) || @ Anaheim Ducks || 2 – 1 (SO) || Lundqvist || 0–0–2|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 3 || 15 || @ New York Islanders || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 0–1–2|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 4 || 18 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 4–0 || Lundqvist || 1–1–2|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 5 || 20 || @ Calgary Flames || 3 – 2 (OT) || Lundqvist || 2–1–2|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 6 || 22 || @ Edmonton Oilers || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 2–2–2|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 7 || 24 || @ Winnipeg Jets || 2–1 || Biron || 3–2–2|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 8 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 3–3–2|- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 9 || 29 || Ottawa Senators || 5 – 4 (SO) || Lundqvist || 3–3–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 10 || 31 || San Jose Sharks || 5–2 || Biron || 4–3–3|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 11 || 3 || Anaheim Ducks || 2 – 1 (SO) || Lundqvist || 5–3–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 12 || 5 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || Lundqvist || 6–3–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 13 || 6 || Winnipeg Jets || 3–0 || Biron || 7–3–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 14 || 9 || @ Ottawa Senators || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 8–3–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 15 || 11 || Carolina Hurricanes || 5–1 || Lundqvist || 9–3–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 16 || 15 || @ New York Islanders || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 10–3–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 17 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–0 || Biron || 10–4–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 18 || 23 || @ Florida Panthers || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 10–5–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 19 || 25 || @ Washington Capitals || 6–3 || Lundqvist || 11–5–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 20 || 26 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 12–5–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 21 || 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 13–5–3|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 22 || 1 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 5–3 || Biron || 14–5–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 23 || 3 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 15–5–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 24 || 5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 15–6–3|- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 25 || 8 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3 – 2 (SO) || Lundqvist || 15–6–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 26 || 10 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 4–1 || Biron || 16–6–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 27 || 11 || Florida Panthers || 6–1 || Lundqvist || 17–6–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 28 || 13 || Dallas Stars || 1–0 || Lundqvist || 17–7–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 29 || 15 || @ St. Louis Blues || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 17–8–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 30 || 17 || @ Phoenix Coyotes || 3–2 || Biron || 18–8–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 31 || 20 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 19–8–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 32 || 22 || New York Islanders || 4–2 || Biron || 20–8–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 33 || 23 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 21–8–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 34 || 26 || New York Islanders || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 22–8–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 35 || 28 || @ Washington Capitals || 4–1 || Biron || 22–9–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 36 || 30 || @ Florida Panthers || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 23–9–4|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 37 || 2 (2012 NHL Winter Classic) || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 24–9–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 38 || 5 || Florida Panthers || 3 – 2 (OT) || Biron || 25–9–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 39 || 6 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 26–9–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 40 || 10 || Phoenix Coyotes || 2 – 1 (SO) || Lundqvist || 27–9–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 41 || 12 || Ottawa Senators || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 27–10–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 42 || 14 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || Biron || 28–10–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 43 || 15 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 28–11–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 44 || 17 || Nashville Predators || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 29–11–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 45 || 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 29–12–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 46 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 3 – 2 (OT) || Lundqvist || 30–12–4|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 47 || 24 || Winnipeg Jets || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 31–12–4|- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 48 || 31 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4 – 3 (SO) || Biron || 31–12–5|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 49 || 1 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 1 – 0 (SO) || Lundqvist || 32–12–5|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 50 || 5 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 33–12–5|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 51 || 7 || New Jersey Devils || 1–0 || Lundqvist || 33–13–5|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 52 || 9 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 4 – 3 (OT) || Biron || 34–13–5|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 53 || 11 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 35–13–5|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 54 || 12 || Washington Capitals || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 36–13–5|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 55 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 37–13–5|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 56 || 16 || Chicago Blackhawks || 4–2 || Biron || 37–14–5|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 57 || 19 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 3 – 2 (OT) || Lundqvist || 38–14–5|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 58 || 21 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 38–15–5|- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 59 || 24 || @ New York Islanders || 4 – 3 (SO) || Biron || 38–15–6|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 60 || 25 || Buffalo Sabres || 3 – 2 (OT) || Lundqvist || 39–15–6|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 61 || 27 || New Jersey Devils || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 40–15–6|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 62 || 1 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 || Biron || 41–15–6|- style="text-align:center; background:white;"| 63 || 2 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 4 – 3 (OT) || Lundqvist || 41–15–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 64 || 4 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 42–15–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 65 || 6 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 42–16–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 66 || 8 || @ Ottawa Senators || 4–1 || Biron || 42–17–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 67 || 9 || @ Chicago Blackhawks || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 42–18–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 68 || 11 || New York Islanders || 4 – 3 (OT) || Lundqvist || 43–18–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 69 || 13 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || Biron || 44–18–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 70 || 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Biron || 44–19–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 71 || 17 || Colorado Avalanche || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 44–20–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 72 || 19 || New Jersey Devils || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 45–20–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 73 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 2 – 1 (OT) || Lundqvist || 46–20–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 74 || 23 || Buffalo Sabres || 4 – 1 || Lundqvist || 46–21–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 75 || 24 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4 – 3 (SO) || Lundqvist || 47–21–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 76 || 27 || @ Minnesota Wild || 3 – 2 || Lundqvist || 48–21–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 77 || 28 || @ Winnipeg Jets || 4 – 2 || Lundqvist || 49–21–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 78 || 30 || Montreal Canadiens || 4 – 1 || Lundqvist || 50–21–7|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 79 || 1 || Boston Bruins || 2 – 1 || Lundqvist || 50–22–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 80 || 3 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5 – 3 || Lundqvist || 51–22–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 81 || 5 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5 – 2 || Biron || 51–23–7|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 82 || 7 || Washington Capitals || 4 – 1 || Lundqvist || 51–24–7|-

Detailed records

Eastern Conference
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
	2–1–0	1–1–1	3–2–1	7	14	12
	3–0–0	1–1–1	4–1–1	9	20	15
New York Rangers	–	–	–	–	–	–
	3–0–0	3–0–0	6–0–0	12	24	11
	1–2–0	1–2–0	2–4–0	4	12	20
	9–3–0	6–4–2	15–7–2	32	70	58
Northeast Division
	1–1–0	2–0–0	3–1–0	6	11	7
	1–1–0	2–0–0	3–1–0	6	8	7
	2–0–0	0–2–0	2–2–0	4	10	12
	0–1–1	1–1–0	1–2–1	3	8	14
	0–2–0	2–0–0	2–2–0	4	11	11
	4–5–1	7–3–0	11–8–1	23	49	51
Southeast Division
	2–0–0	2–0–0	4–0–0	8	17	8
	2–0–0	1–1–0	3–1–0	6	14	6
	1–0–1	1–0–1	2–0–2	6	13	12
	1–1–0	1–1–0	2–2–0	4	11	13
	2–0–0	2–0–0	4–0–0	8	12	3
	8–1–1	7–2–1	15–3–2	32	67	42

Western Conference
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Central Division
	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	5	8
	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	3	2
	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	2	1
	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	3	0
	0–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	0	1	4
	3–1–0	0–2–0	3–3–0	6	14	15
Northwest Division
	0–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2	3	2
	0–1–0	0–0–0	0–1–0	0	1	3
	0–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	0	0	2
	0–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2	3	2
	0–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2	4	0
	0–1–0	3–1–0	3–2–0	6	11	9
Pacific Division
	1–0–0	0–0–1	1–0–1	3	3	3
	0–1–0	0–0–0	0–1–0	0	0	1
	0–0–0	0–0–1	0–0–1	1	2	3
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	5	3
	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	5	2
	3–0–0	1–1–2	4–1–2	10	15	12

Playoffs

See main article: 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs. The New York Rangers ended the 2011–12 regular season as the Eastern Conference's first seed. They faced the #8 seed Ottawa Senators in the first round. The Rangers battled back from a 3–2 series deficit to defeat the Senators in seven games. The Rangers defeated the #7 seed Washington Capitals their second round opponent, in seven games. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Rangers faced the #6 seed New Jersey Devils. After leading the series 2–1, the Rangers lost 3 games in a row and lost the series 4–2.

Key: Win Loss

2012 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference quarterfinals: vs. (8) Ottawa Senators – Rangers win series 4-3 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series 1 April 12 2 – 4 Lundqvist Rangers lead series 1–0 2 April 14 Ottawa Senators 3 – 2 New York Rangers OT Lundqvist Series tied 1–1 3 April 16 New York Rangers 1 – 0 Ottawa Senators Lundqvist Rangers lead series 2–1 4 April 18 New York Rangers 2 – 3 Ottawa Senators OT Lundqvist Series tied 2–2 5 April 21 Ottawa Senators 2 – 0 New York Rangers Lundqvist Senators lead series 3–2 6 April 23 New York Rangers 3 – 2 Ottawa Senators Lundqvist Series tied 3–3 7 April 26 Ottawa Senators 1 – 2 New York Rangers Lundqvist Rangers win series 4–3
Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (7) Washington Capitals – Rangers win series 4-3 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series 1 April 28 1 – 3 Lundqvist Rangers lead series 1–0 2 April 30 Washington Capitals 3 – 2 New York Rangers Lundqvist Series tied 1–1 3 May 2 New York Rangers 2 – 1 Washington Capitals 3OT Lundqvist Rangers lead series 2–1 4 May 5 New York Rangers 2 – 3 Washington Capitals Lundqvist Series tied 2–2 5 May 7 Washington Capitals 2 – 3 New York Rangers OT Lundqvist Rangers lead series 3–2 6 May 9 New York Rangers 1 – 2 Washington Capitals Lundqvist Series tied 3–3 7 May 12 Washington Capitals 1 – 2 New York Rangers Lundqvist Rangers win series 4–3 Eastern Conference finals: vs. (6) New Jersey Devils – Devils win series 4-2 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series 1 May 14 0 – 3 Lundqvist Rangers lead series 1–0 2 May 16 New Jersey Devils 3 – 2 New York Rangers Lundqvist Series tied 1-1 3 May 19 New York Rangers 3 – 0 New Jersey Devils Lundqvist Rangers lead series 2-1 4 May 21 New York Rangers 1 – 4 New Jersey Devils Lundqvist Series tied 2-2 5 May 23 New Jersey Devils 5 – 3 New York Rangers Lundqvist Devils lead series 3-2 6 May 25 New York Rangers 2 – 3 New Jersey Devils OT Lundqvist Devils win series 4-2

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	82	41	35	76	15	34
	82	25	41	66	-1	22
	76	29	25	54	−8	61
	82	17	34	51	14	22
	77	10	31	41	20	36
	64	14	24	38	21	24
	79	16	20	36	12	34
	77	10	24	34	16	110
	82	7	25	32	25	44
	82	5	24	29	13	20
	82	11	15	26	2	59
	73	9	11	20	−7	16
	53	2	16	18	9	20
	82	5	12	17	-1	156
	63	5	11	16	10	8
	51	0	9	9	2	108
	27	1	5	6	2	8
	60	4	1	5	-1	97
	42	2	3	5	0	28
	46	2	3	5	−7	16
^‡	20	1	4	5	0	2
	19	1	2	3	9	21
	15	3	0	3	2	21
	10	2	1	3	0	6
^‡	9	0	3	3	−2	2
	18	0	2	2	−2	8
	9	0	1	1	3	29
	7	0	0	0	−1	24
	1	0	0	0	−1	0
^†	6	0	0	0	−1	5

Playoffs

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	20	6	9	15	-2	8
	20	3	9	12	6	2
	20	5	6	11	0	2
	20	6	4	10	2	12
	20	3	7	10	1	4
	20	2	8	10	-4	12
	20	1	8	9	-2	4
	18	5	2	7	-4	6
	20	2	5	7	7	8
	20	3	3	6	0	12
	20	3	3	6	1	4
	17	3	3	6	0	15
	20	0	4	4	2	11
	17	0	3	3	-3	17
	19	1	1	2	-1	31
	9	0	2	2	2	14
	18	0	1	1	-2	2
	20	0	0	0	-3	36
	18	0	0	0	-3	16
	4	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player
	62	3754	39	18	5	123	1.97	1753	.930	8	0	2	4
	21	1220	12	6	2	50	2.46	519	.904	2	0	3	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season! Player !! Award !! Awarded

Marian Gaborik^[23]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 26, 2011
Marian Gaborik^[24]	NHL All-Star	January 12, 2012
	NHL All-Star	January 12, 2012
	NHL All-Star	January 12, 2012
Carl Hagelin^[25]	NHL All-Star Rookie	January 25, 2012
Carl Hagelin^[26]	NHL All-Star Game Fastest Skater	January 28, 2012
Marian Gaborik	NHL All-Star Game MVP	January 29, 2012
Ryan Callahan^[27]		March 30, 2012
Henrik Lundqvist^[28]		June 20, 2012

Nominations

Regular season! Player !! Award !! Nominated

Henrik Lundqvist^[29]		April 25, 2012
Henrik Lundqvist^[30]		April 27, 2012
John Tortorella^[31]		April 30, 2012
Henrik Lundqvist^[32]		May 2, 2012
Ryan Callahan^[33]		June 4, 2012

Milestones

Regular season! Player !! Milestone !! Reached

	1st career NHL game	October 7, 2011
	200th career NHL game	October 15, 2011
	500th career NHL game	October 15, 2011
	500th career NHL assist	October 20, 2011
	200th career NHL game	November 3, 2011
	300th career NHL game	November 15, 2011
	100th career NHL game	November 23, 2011
	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 25, 2011
Carl Hagelin	1st career NHL goal	November 26, 2011
New York Rangers franchise	2,500th win	December 10, 2011
Brad Richards	800th career NHL game	December 13, 2011
	300th career NHL goal	December 17, 2011
	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	December 20, 2011
Marian Gaborik	600th career NHL point	December 20, 2011
	200th career NHL game	December 30, 2011
	200th career NHL point	January 6, 2012
	400th career NHL game	January 10, 2012
	400th career NHL game	January 12, 2012
Marian Gaborik	300th career NHL assist	January 15, 2012
Dan Girardi	100th career NHL assist	January 21, 2012
Artem Anisimov	100th career NHL point	February 14, 2012
	200th career NHL game	February 24, 2012
Ryan Callahan	100th career NHL goal	February 25, 2012
Marian Gaborik	700th career NHL game	February 25, 2012
	100th career NHL game	February 25, 2012
	800th career NHL game	March 4, 2012
Tim Erixon	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	March 23, 2012
	200th career NHL game	March 30, 2012
	500th career NHL game	April 5, 2012

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st career NHL playoff assist	April 12, 2012
	1st career NHL playoff game	April 12, 2012
	1st career NHL playoff game 1st career NHL playoff goal 1st career NHL playoff point	April 12, 2012
	1st career NHL playoff game	April 12, 2012
	1st career NHL playoff game 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point	April 12, 2012
	1st career NHL playoff game	April 12, 2012
	1st career NHL playoff game 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point	April 12, 2012
Michael Del Zotto	1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point	April 14, 2012
Anton Stralman	1st career NHL playoff goal	April 14, 2012
	1st career NHL playoff game 1st career NHL playoff game	April 16, 2012
Chris Kreider	1st career NHL playoff goal 1st career NHL playoff point	April 23, 2012
	1st career NHL playoff goal 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point	April 23, 2012
	1st career NHL playoff goal	April 26, 2012
Chris Kreider	1st career NHL playoff assist	April 28, 2012
	100th career NHL playoff game	May 7, 2012
	1st career NHL playoff goal	May 24, 2012

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Trades

Date	Details
May 8, 2011^[34]	To Phoenix Coyotes----Ethan Werek	To New York Rangers----Oscar Lindberg
June 1, 2011^[35]	To Calgary Flames----Roman Horak Two 2nd-round picks (45th and 57th overall) in 2011	To New York Rangers----Tim Erixon 5th-round pick (134th overall) in 2011
June 25, 2011^[36]	To St. Louis Blues----Evgeny Grachev	To New York Rangers----3rd-round pick (72nd overall) in 2011
June 25, 2011^[37]	To Nashville Predators----6th-round pick in 2012	To New York Rangers----6th-round pick (172nd overall) in 2011
July 2, 2011^[38]	To Nashville Predators----Brodie Dupont	To New York Rangers----Andreas Thuresson
November 8, 2011^[39]	To Washington Capitals----Tomas Kundratek	To New York Rangers----Francois Bouchard
February 3, 2012^[40]	To Minnesota Wild----Erik Christensen Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013	To New York Rangers----Casey Wellman
February 25, 2012^[41]	To Florida Panthers----Wojtek Wolski	To New York Rangers----Michael Vernace 3rd-round pick in 2013
February 27, 2012^[42]	To Chicago Blackhawks----5th-round pick in 2012	To New York Rangers----John Scott

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Free agents signed

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Blake Parlett^[43]		2 years, $1.075 million entry-level contract
Mike Rupp^[44]		3 years, $4.5 million
Brad Richards^[45]		9 years, $58.5 million
Brendan Bell^[46]		1 year, $525,000
Andre Deveaux^[47]		1 year, $525,000
Anton Stralman^[48]		1 year, $900,000
Marek Hrivik^[49]		3 years, $1.925 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Alexander Frolov^[50]		3 years
Jeremy Williams^[51]		1 year
Matt Gilroy^[52]		1 year, $1 million
Vaclav Prospal^[53]		1 year, $1.75 million

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Jason Wilson^[57]	May 12, 2011	3 years, $1.765 million entry-level contract
Christian Thomas^[58]	May 19, 2011	3 years, $2.515 million entry-level contract
Scott Stajcer^[59]	May 20, 2011	3 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract
	June 1, 2011	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Chad Kolarik^[60]	June 17, 2011	2 years, $1.05 million
Dale Weise^[61]	June 27, 2011	1 year, $605,000
John Mitchell^[62]	June 30, 2011	1 year, $650,000
Ruslan Fedotenko^[63]	July 1, 2011	1 year, $1.4 million
Michael Sauer^[64]	July 8, 2011	2 years, $2.5 million
Artem Anisimov^[65]	July 8, 2011	2 years, $3.75 million
Brian Boyle^[66]	July 15, 2011	3 years, $5.1 million
Brandon Dubinsky^[67]	July 21, 2011	4 years, $16.8 million
Steve Eminger^[68]	July 25, 2011	1 year, $800,000
Ryan Callahan^[69]	July 27, 2011	3 years, $12.825 million
J. T. Miller^[70]	July 28, 2011	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Andrew Yogan^[71]	March 26, 2012	3 years, $1.965 million entry-level contract
Chris Kreider^[72]	April 10, 2012	3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round		Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	15	J. T. Miller	LW		U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
3	72 (from St. Louis)	Steven Fogarty	C		Edina High School (USHS-MN)
4	106	Michael St. Croix	C		Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
5	134 (from Calgary)	Shane McColgan	RW		Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
5	136	Samuel Noreau	D		Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
6	172 (from Nashville)	Peter Ceresnak	D		Dukla Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia-Jr.)

See also

• 2011–12 NHL season

Farm teams

Connecticut Whale (AHL)

The 2011–12 season was the 15th season of AHL hockey for the franchise, and was the franchise's first full season as the Connecticut Whale.

Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL)

The 2011–12 season was the 2nd season of affiliation for the Rangers and the Greenville Road Warriors.

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 91. 978-1-60078-422-4.
2. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=559163 Rangers open next season in Sweden
3. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=562775 Derek Boogaard passes away at age 28
4. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567717 Rangers buy out Drury's contract
5. Web site: Rosen. Dan. Report: Brad Richards chooses Rangers. NHL.com. July 2, 2011.
6. Web site: Richards chooses Rangers for nine years, 60 million. The Sports Network. July 2, 2011.
7. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=373247 REPORT: AVERY ARRESTED FOR BATTERY ON A POLICE OFFICER
8. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=588191 Callahan named Rangers' 26th captain
9. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589936 It's Rangers vs. Flyers in Winter Classic
10. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589957 Rangers to be featured on HBO's '24/7'
11. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=603632 Rangers unveil Winter Classic jersey
12. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=605824 NYR win No. 2,500 truly a sweet one
13. Web site: NHL Preview - New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins - Jan 06, 2012 . CBSSports.com . 2012-05-19.
14. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=610282 Tortorella to coach in NHL All-Star Game
15. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=622448 Without Henrik, Rangers fall at home
16. Web site: #Islanders ChrisBottaNHL: Rangers' 7-game homestand, starting Sunday, ties longest in team histo . Letsgokings.com . 2012-03-09 . 2012-05-19 . https://archive.today/20120709231039/http://letsgokings.com/f58/chrisbottanhl_rangers_7_game_homestand_starting-370249.html . 2012-07-09 . dead .
17. Web site: Rangers down Devils to clinch playoff berth at home . 2012-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419042859/http://rangers.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011021083 . 2012-04-19 . dead .
18. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=623929 Rangers beat Leafs, reach 101 points
19. News: NY Rangers defeat Winnipeg Jets 4-2 to stay on top of Eastern Conference playoff picture . NY Daily News . March 28, 2012. 2012-05-19 . New York . Pat . Leonard.
20. News: NY Rangers earn Eastern Conference top seed for 2012 NHL Playoffs with 5-3 win over Philadelphia Flyers, top conference for first time since Stanley Cup win . NY Daily News . April 3, 2012. 2012-05-19 . New York . Pat . Leonard.
21. News: NY Rangers' Marian Gaborik scores in third overtime of Game 3 to give Blueshirts 2-1 win over Washington Capitals . NY Daily News . May 3, 2012. 2012-05-19 . New York . Pat . Leonard.
22. Web site: Stunner! Rangers win in OT, 3-2 . Newsday.com . 2012-05-19.
23. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=608047 Marchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars
24. Web site: A Trio of NYR All-Stars . 2012-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120115064346/http://blueshirtsunited.com/photos/515 . 2012-01-15 . dead .
25. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=613729 Hagelin going to All-Star Weekend
26. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=614298 Gaborik MVP caps big All-Star Weekend
27. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=625090 Callahan wins third McDonald Award
28. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=635360 Lundqvist honored with the Vezina
29. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=629565 Lundqvist, Rinne, Quick tabbed Vezina finalists
30. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=629858 Lundqvist, Malkin and Stamkos are Hart finalists
31. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=630098 Adams finalists: Hitchcock, MacLean, Tortorella
32. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=630389 Malkin, Stamkos, Lundqvist named Lindsay finalists
33. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=633780 Brown, Doan, Callahan finalists for Messier Award
34. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=562254 Rangers obtain Lindberg for Werek
35. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=564444 Rangers get Erixon in deal with Flames
36. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567284 Grachev dealt for a pick to land Fogarty
37. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567384 Rangers make six picks at 2011 draft
38. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568307 Blueshirts get Thuresson from Preds
39. Web site: Rangers deal for Francois Bouchard . 2011-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120609115836/http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=599547 . 2012-06-09 . dead .
40. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=615107 Rangers obtain Wellman from Minnesota
41. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=618883 Wolski traded for Vernace, draft pick
42. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=619379 Rangers obtain Scott from Blackhawks
43. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=564584 Blueshirts add defenseman Parlett
44. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568068 Rupp joins Blueshirts as a free agent
45. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568290 Rangers land All-Star center Richards
46. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=585944 Rangers Agree To Terms With Free Agent Defenseman Brendan Bell
47. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=586998 Blueshirts add Deveaux as free agent
48. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=599039 Rangers add defenseman Stralman
49. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=633251 Hrivik gets first NHL deal with Rangers
50. https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Alex-Frolov-signs-with-KHL-one-year-after-he-sho?urn=nhl-wp4732 Alex Frolov signs with KHL one year after he should have
51. Web site: Forward Jeremy Williams reinforces the Red Bulls . . 2011-06-15 . 2011-06-15 . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715164542/http://redbulls.com/icehockey/ . 15 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
52. http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568294 Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Matt Gilroy
53. http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569865 Blue Jackets Sign Vinny Prospal
54. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=594695 Rangers claim Woywitka from Habs
55. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=594316 Canucks claim Dale Weise off waivers
56. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/rangers/2011-06-29-chris-drury-contract-bought-out_n.htm Rangers buy out final season of Chris Drury's contract
57. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=562629 Rangers, Wilson agree to terms
58. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=563251 Thomas agrees to first NHL contract
59. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=563318 Rangers, Stajcer agree to contract terms
60. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=566212 Rangers, Kolarik agree on an extension
61. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567454 Weise agrees to contract extension
62. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567713 Mitchell, Rangers agree on extension
63. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568253 Fedotenko returning with new deal
64. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568894 Rangers agree to terms with Sauer
65. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568897 Anisimov returning with new contract
66. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569437 Rangers agree to terms with Boyle
67. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569856 Rangers, Dubinsky agree to terms
68. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569936 Eminger returning to Blueshirts
69. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=585356 Callahan agrees to contract terms
70. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=585397 First-rounder Miller agrees to terms
71. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=624090 Rangers agree to terms with Yogan
72. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=627101 Rangers, Kreider agree to contract terms