2016–17 New York Rangers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2016–17
Year:	2016
Team:	New York Rangers
Division:	Metropolitan
Divisionrank:	4th
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	5th
Record:	48–28–6
Homerecord:	21–16–4
Roadrecord:	27–12–2
Goalsfor:	256
Goalsagainst:	220
Generalmanager:	Jeff Gorton
Coach:	Alain Vigneault
Captain:	Ryan McDonagh
Altcaptain:	Dan Girardi Rick Nash Marc Staal Derek Stepan
Arena:	Madison Square Garden
Attendance:	18,006
Minorleague:	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Chris Kreider (28)
Assistsleader:	Mats Zuccarello (44)
Pointsleader:	Mats Zuccarello (59)
Plusminusleader:	Michael Grabner (+22)
Pimleader:	Chris Kreider (58)
Winsleader:	Henrik Lundqvist (31)
Gaaleader:	Magnus Hellberg (1.52)

The 2016–17 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 90th season of play and their 91st season overall. The team began its regular games on October 13, 2016, against the New York Islanders.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || September 27 || New York Islanders || 5–2 || 1–0–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || September 29 || New Jersey Devils || 3–1 || 2–0–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3 || October 1 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4–5 || 2–1–0|- style="background:#fff;"| 4 || October 3 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–4 (OT) || 2–1–1|- style="background:#fff;"| 5 || October 4 || @ New York Islanders || 2–3 (OT) || 2–1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6 || October 6 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–2 || 2–2–2|-

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || October 13 || NY Islanders || 5–3 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,200 || 1–0–0 || 2 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || October 15 || @ St. Louis || 2–3 || || Lundqvist || Scottrade Center || 19,197 || 1–1–0 || 2 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || October 17 || San Jose || 7–4 || || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,200 || 2–1–0 || 4 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4 || October 19 || Detroit || 1–2 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,200 || 2–2–0 || 4 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || October 22 || @ Washington || 4–2 || || Lundqvist || Verizon Center || 18,506 || 3–2–0 || 6 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || October 23 || Arizona || 3–2 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 4–2–0 || 8 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || October 26 || Boston || 5–2 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 5–2–0 || 10 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8 || October 28 || @ Carolina || 2–3 || || Lundqvist || PNC Arena || 18,380 || 5–3–0 || 10 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9 || October 30 || Tampa Bay || 6–1 || || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 6–3–0 || 12 || Recap|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10 || November 1 || St. Louis || 5–0 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 7–3–0 || 14 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11 || November 3 || Edmonton || 5–3 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 8–3–0 || 16 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12 || November 5 || @ Boston || 5–2 || || Raanta || TD Garden || 17,565 || 9–3–0 || 18 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || November 6 || Winnipeg || 5–2 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 10–3–0 || 20 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14 || November 8 || Vancouver || 3–5 || || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 10–4–0 || 20 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 12 || @ Calgary || 4–1 || || Lundqvist || Scotiabank Saddledome || 19,289 || 11–4–0 || 22|| Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 16 || November 13 || @ Edmonton || 3–1 || || Raanta || Rogers Place || 18,347 || 12–4–0 || 24 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17 || November 15 || @ Vancouver || 7–2 || || Lundqvist || Rogers Arena || 17,814 || 13–4–0 || 26 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18 || November 18 || @ Columbus || 2–4 || || Lundqvist || Nationwide Arena || 14,541 || 13–5–0 || 26 || Recap|- style="background:#fff;"| 19 || November 20 || Florida || 2–3 || SO || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 13–5–1 || 27 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || November 21 || @ Pittsburgh || 5–2 || || Raanta || Consol Energy Center || 18,632 || 14–5–1 || 29 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21 || November 23 || Pittsburgh || 1–6 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 14–6–1 || 29 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 22 || November 25 || @ Philadelphia || 3–2 || || Lundqvist || Wells Fargo Center || 19,981 || 15–6–1 || 31 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23 || November 27 || Ottawa || 0–2 || || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 15–7–1 || 31 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || November 29 || Carolina || 3–2 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 16–7–1 || 33 || Recap|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25 || December 1 || @ Buffalo || 3–4 || || Lundqvist || First Niagara Center || 18,047 || 16–8–1 || 33 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || December 3 || Carolina || 4–2 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 17–8–1 || 35 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27 || December 6 || @ NY Islanders || 2–4 || || Lundqvist || Barclays Center || 15,795 || 17–9–1 || 35 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || December 8 || @ Winnipeg || 2–1 || || Raanta || MTS Centre || 15,294 || 18–9–1 || 37 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || December 9 || @ Chicago || 1–0 || OT || Raanta || United Center || 21,770 || 19–9–1 || 39 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30 || December 11 || New Jersey || 5–0 || || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 20–9–1 || 41 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31 || December 13 || Chicago || 1–2 || || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 20–10–1 || 41 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || December 15 || @ Dallas || 2–0 || || Lundqvist || American Airlines Center || 18,212 || 21–10–1 || 43 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33 || December 17 || @ Nashville || 2–1 || SO || Lundqvist || Bridgestone Arena || 17,113 || 22–10–1 || 45 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || December 18 || New Jersey || 3–2 || SO || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 23–10–1 || 47 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35 || December 20 || @ Pittsburgh || 2–7 || || Raanta || Consol Energy Center || 18,541 || 23–11–1 || 47 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 36 || December 23 || Minnesota || 4–7 || || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 23–12–1 || 47 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37 || December 27 || Ottawa || 4–3 || || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 24–12–1 || 49 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38 || December 29 || @ Arizona || 6–3 || || Raanta || Gila River Arena || 15,090 || 25–12–1 || 51 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39 || December 31 || @ Colorado || 6–2 || || Lundqvist || Pepsi Center || 17,609 || 26–12–1 || 53 || Recap|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 40 || January 3 || Buffalo || 1–4 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 26–13–1 || 53 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41 || January 4 || @ Philadelphia || 5–2 || || Lundqvist || Wells Fargo Center || 19,858 || 27–13–1 || 55 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42 || January 7 || @ Columbus || 5–4 || || Lundqvist || Nationwide Arena || 19,001 || 28–13–1 || 57 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43 || January 13 || Toronto || 2–4 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 28–14–1 || 57 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44 || January 14 || @ Montreal || 4–5 || || Lundqvist || Bell Centre || 21,288 || 28–15–1 || 57 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45 || January 17 || Dallas || 6–7 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 28–16–1 || 57 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46 || January 19 || @ Toronto || 5–2 || || Lundqvist || Air Canada Centre || 19,088 || 29–16–1 || 59 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47 || January 22 || @ Detroit || 1–0 || OT || Lundqvist || Joe Louis Arena || 20,027 || 30–16–1 || 61 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48 || January 23 || Los Angeles || 3–2 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 31–16–1 || 63 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 49 || January 25 || Philadelphia || 0–2 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 31–17–1 || 63 || Recap|- style="background:#bbcaff;"|colspan="2" | January 27–29 ||colspan="10" | All-Star Break in Los Angeles|- style="background:#fcc;"| 50 || January 31 || Columbus || 4–6 || || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 31–18–1 || 63 || Recap|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || February 2 || @ Buffalo || 2–1 || OT || Lundqvist || First Niagara Center || 18,941 || 32–18–1 || 65 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || February 5 || Calgary || 4–3 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 33–18–1 || 67 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53 || February 7 || Anaheim || 4–1 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 34–18–1 || 69 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54 || February 9 || Nashville || 4–3 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 35–18–1 || 71 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 55 || February 11 || Colorado || 4–2 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 36–18–1 || 73 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || February 13 || @ Columbus || 3–2 || || Raanta || Nationwide Arena || 14,378 || 37–18–1 || 75 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57 || February 16 || @ NY Islanders || 2–4 || || Lundqvist || Barclays Center || 15,795 || 37–18–1 || 75 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58 || February 19 || Washington || 2–1 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 38–19–1 || 77 || Recap|- style="background:#fff;"| 59 || February 21 || Montreal || 2–3 || SO || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 38–19–2 || 78 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60 || February 23 || @ Toronto || 2–1 || SO || Lundqvist || Air Canada Centre || 19,175 || 39–19–2 || 80 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61 || February 25 || @ New Jersey || 4–3 || OT || Raanta || Prudential Center || 16,514 || 40–19–2 || 82 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 62 || February 26 || Columbus || 2–5 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 40–20–2 || 82 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 63 || February 28 || Washington || 1–4 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 40–21–2 || 82 || Recap|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || March 2 || @ Boston || 2–1 || || Lundqvist || TD Garden || 17,565 || 41–21–2 || 84 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65 || March 4 || Montreal || 1–4 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 41–22–2 || 84 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66 || March 6 || @ Tampa Bay || 1–0 || OT || Raanta || Amalie Arena || 19,092 || 42–22–2 || 86 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67 || March 7 || @ Florida || 5–2 || || Lundqvist || BB&T Center || 16,116 || 43–22–2 || 88 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68 || March 9 || @ Carolina || 3–4 || || Raanta || PNC Arena || 11,404 || 43–23–2 || 88 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69 || March 12 || @ Detroit || 4–1 || || Raanta || Joe Louis Arena || 20,027 || 44–23–2 || 90 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 70 || March 13 || Tampa Bay || 2–3 || || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 44–24–2 || 90 || Recap|- style="background:#fff;"| 71 || March 17 || Florida || 3–4 || SO || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 44–24–3 || 91 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 72 || March 18 || @ Minnesota || 3–2 || || Raanta || Xcel Energy Center || 19,337 || 45–24–3 || 93 || Recap|- style="background:#fff;"| 73 || March 21 || @ New Jersey || 2–3 || OT || Raanta || Prudential Center || 16,514 || 45–24–4 || 94 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 74 || March 22 || NY Islanders || 2–3 || || Raanta || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 45–25–4 || 94 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 75 || March 25 || @ Los Angeles || 3–0 || || Raanta || Staples Center || 18,230 || 46–25–4 || 96 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76 || March 26 || @ Anaheim || 3–6 || || Lundqvist || Honda Center || 17,174 || 46–26–4 || 96 || Recap|- style="background:#fff;"| 77 || March 28 || @ San Jose || 4–5 || OT || Lundqvist || SAP Center || 17,562 || 46–26–5 || 97 || Recap|- style="background:#fff;"| 78 || March 31 || Pittsburgh || 3–4 || SO || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 46–26–6 || 98 || Recap|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 79 || April 2 || Philadelphia || 4–3 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 47–26–6 || 100 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 80 || April 5 || @ Washington || 0–2 || || Lundqvist || Verizon Center || 18,506 || 47–27–6 || 100 || Recap|- style="background:#fcc;"| 81 || April 8 || @ Ottawa || 1–3 || || Lundqvist || Canadian Tire Centre || 18,976 || 47–28–6 || 100 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 82 || April 9 || Pittsburgh || 3–2 || || Hellberg || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 48–28–6 || 102 || Recap|-|-|

Playoffs

See main article: 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Rangers qualified for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, entering as the Wild Card in the Eastern Conference and being matched up against the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. The Rangers defeated the Canadiens in six games, moving on to round 2 against the Ottawa Senators. The Rangers were then eliminated by the Senators in six games.

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || April 12 || @ Montreal || 2–0 || Lundqvist || Rangers lead 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || April 14 || @ Montreal || 3–4 OT || Lundqvist || Series tied 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3 || April 16 || Montreal || 1–3 || Lundqvist || Canadiens lead 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || April 18 || Montreal || 2–1 || Lundqvist || Series tied 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || April 20 || @ Montreal || 3–2 OT || Lundqvist || Rangers lead 3–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || April 22 || Montreal || 3–1 || Lundqvist || Rangers win series 4–2|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1 || April 27 || @ Ottawa || 1–2 || Lundqvist || Senators lead 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || April 29 || @ Ottawa || 5–6 2OT || Lundqvist || Senators lead 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || May 2 || Ottawa || 4–1 || Lundqvist || Senators lead 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || May 4 || Ottawa || 4–1 || Lundqvist || Series tied 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5 || May 6 || @ Ottawa || 4–5 OT || Lundqvist || Senators lead 3–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6 || May 9 || Ottawa || 2–4 || Lundqvist || Senators win series 4–2|-|-|

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season^[1]
Player					data-sort-type="number"
	80	15	44	59	15	26
	82	22	34	56	17	21
	81	17	38	55	19	16
	75	28	25	53	6	58
	76	17	32	49	10	18
	77	6	36	42	20	37
	76	27	13	40	22	10
	80	5	34	39	11	42
	67	23	15	38	9	26
	56	14	23	37	9	16
	80	11	23	34	13	35
	80	16	11	27	−13	26
	68	6	15	21	6	16
	65	8	12	20	2	32
	41	8	12	20	6	13
	60	8	10	18	−8	25
	63	4	11	15	8	16
	60	3	11	14	5	31
	31	2	9	11	3	17
	72	3	7	10	9	34
^†	27	6	3	9	−6	4
^†	18	1	3	4	2	29
	11	1	1	2	0	17
^†	10	1	1	2	−1	2
^‡	12	1	1	2	1	6
	16	0	2	2	−3	2
^†	2	0	0	0	−2	0
	7	0	0	0	−2	0
	1	0	0	0	−1	0
^‡	1	0	0	0	0	4

Playoffs^[2]
Player					data-sort-type="number"
	12	2	7	9	4	0
	12	4	3	7	0	16
	12	2	5	7	0	12
	12	4	2	6	4	0
	12	3	3	6	4	0
	12	2	4	6	−3	4
	12	4	1	5	6	10
	12	3	2	5	1	4
	12	1	4	5	0	9
	12	3	1	4	1	18
	12	3	1	4	3	2
	11	2	2	4	−3	4
	7	1	3	4	−1	7
	12	0	4	4	8	20
	12	0	3	3	0	4
	12	0	3	3	1	21
	12	0	2	2	−1	2
	5	0	1	1	1	0
	1	0	1	1	0	0
	12	0	0	0	−1	2

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player
style=white-space:nowrap	57	55	3241	31	20	4	148	2.74	1650	.910	2	1
style=white-space:nowrap	30	26	1618	16	8	2	61	2.26	782	.922	4	1
style=white-space:nowrap	2	1	79	1	0	0	2	1.52	28	.929	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

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Date
	NHL Second Star of the Week^[3]	December 12, 2016
	NHL Third Star of the Week	November 6, 2016
	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 19, 2016
	NHL Second Star of the Week^[4]	January 2, 2017
	NHL First Star of the Week	January 7, 2017
	Team Most Valuable Player	April 9, 2017
	Players Player Award	April 9, 2017
		April 9, 2017

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
	375th career NHL win	October 13, 2016
	1st career NHL point	October 13, 2016
	1st career NHL point 1st career NHL goal	October 17, 2016
	400th career NHL game	November 1, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	60th career shutout	November 1, 2016
Jimmy Vesey	1st career NHL assist 1st career three-point NHL game	November 1, 2016
	1st career NHL goal	November 5, 2016
	400th career NHL goal	November 8, 2016
	1st career NHL game	November 14, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	700th career NHL game	November 20, 2016
Brady Skjei	1st career NHL goal	December 11, 2016
	600th career NHL game	December 27, 2016
	1st career NHL hat trick	December 29, 2016
	1,100 career NHL game	January 23, 2017
Alain Vigneault	600th career NHL win	February 7, 2017
Henrik Lundqvist	400th career NHL win	February 11, 2017
	1st career NHL start 1st career NHL win	April 9, 2017

Records

Regular season
Player	Record	Reached
	375th career NHL win (14th all-time)	October 13, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	389th career NHL win (13th all-time)	December 18, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	390th career NHL win (12th all-time)	December 31, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	400th career NHL win (12th all-time)	February 11, 2017
Henrik Lundqvist	401th career NHL win (11th all-time)	February 19, 2017
Henrik Lundqvist	403rd career NHL win (Tied 10th all-time)^[5]	March 2, 2017
Henrik Lundqvist	404th career NHL win (10th all-time)	March 7, 2017

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Trades

Details		Ref
To Colorado Avalanche: 4th-round pick in 2017	To New York Rangers: Nick Holden	^[6]
To Ottawa Senators: Derick Brassard 7th-round pick in 2018	To New York Rangers: Mika Zibanejad 2nd-round pick in 2018	^[7]
To Florida Panthers: Dylan McIlrath	To New York Rangers: Steven Kampfer Conditional 7th-round pick in 2018	^[8]
To Detroit Red Wings: 3rd-round pick in 2017 OTT's 2nd-round pick in 2018	To New York Rangers: Brendan Smith	^[9]
To Buffalo Sabres: Mat Bodie	To New York Rangers: Daniel Catenacci	^[10]
To Edmonton Oilers: Justin Fontaine	To New York Rangers: Taylor Beck	^[11]

Notes

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			2-year, $3.3 million	^[12]
			1-year, $600,000	^[13]
			1-year, $600,000	^[14]
			1-year, $600,000	^[15]
			1-year, $600,000	^[16]
			2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[17]
			2-year, $7.55 million entry-level contract	^[18]
			1-year, $1.1 million	^[19]
			1-year, $600,000	^[20]
			entry-level contract	^[21]
			entry-level contract	^[22]
			entry-level contract	^[23]
			2-year, $3.55 million	^[24]
			entry-level contract	^[25]
			entry-level contract	^[26]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			1-year, $600,000	^[27]
			3-year, $10.5 million	^[28]
			1-year, $1.5 million	^[29]
			1-year, $900,000	^[30]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		1-year, $600,000	^[33]
		1-year, $600,000	^[34]
		2-year, $5.25 million	^[35]
		1-year, $800,000	^[36]
		1-year, $632,500	^[37]
		3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[38]
		4-year, $18.5 million	^[39]
		2-year, $5.2 million	^[40]
		3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[41]
		1-year, $600,000	^[42]
		3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[43]
		3-year, $2.21 million entry-level contract	^[44]
		3-year, $2.21 million entry-level contract	^[45]
		2-year, $1.3 million contract extension	^[46]
		1-year, $725,000 contract extension	^[47]

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks. Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round		Player	Pos	College/Junior/Club team (League)
3	81	Sean Day	D	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
4	98	Tarmo Reunanen	D	TPS Jr.
5	141	Timothy Gettinger	LW	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6	171	Gabriel Fontaine	C	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
6	174	Tyler Wall	G	Leamington Flyers (GOJHL)
7	201	Ty Ronning	RW	Vancouver Giants (WHL)

Draft notes^[48]

The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Pavel Datsyuk and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Joe Vitale, a compensatory second-round pick in 2016 (53rd overall) and this pick.^[49] Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent Keith Yandle, Chris Summers and a fourth-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for John Moore, Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[50] The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if New York qualifies for the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs^[51] – was converted on April 4, 2016.^[52]
The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 15, 2016, that sent Teuvo Teravainen and Bryan Bickell to Carolina in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2017 and this pick.^[53] ^[54]
The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent John Moore, Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2015 and a conditional first-round pick in 2016 to Arizona in exchange for Keith Yandle, Chris Summers and this pick.^[50]
The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent James Sheppard to New York in exchange for this pick.^[55]
The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016, that sent Keith Yandle to Florida in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.^[56]

Notes and References

Web site: 2016–2017 Regular Season Stats – Points – New York Rangers – Statistics. New York Rangers. April 12, 2017.
Web site: 2016–2017 Regular Season Stats – Points – New York Rangers – Statistics. New York Rangers. April 25, 2017.
Web site: Antti Rannta named second star of week. NHL. December 12, 2016.
Web site: Chris Kreider named second star of week. NHL. January 2, 2016.
Web site: NHL Goalies ‑ All-Time Wins Leaders.
Web site: Rangers Acquire Defenseman Nick Holden. New York Rangers. June 25, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Acquire Forward Mika Zibanejad. New York Rangers. July 18, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Acquire Defenseman Steven Kampfer. New York Rangers. November 8, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Acquire Defenseman Brendan Smith. New York Rangers. February 28, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Acquire Forward Daniel Catenacci. New York Rangers. February 28, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Acquire Forward Taylor Beck. New York Rangers. March 1, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Michael Grabner. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Nathan Gerbe. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Come to Terms With Adam Clendening. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Michael Paliotta. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Josh Jooris. nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With John Gilmour. nhl.com. August 18, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Jimmy Vesey. nhl.com. August 19, 2016.
Web site: RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH BRANDON PIRRI. nhl.com. August 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160830223056/http://www.blueshirtsunited.com/article/rangers-agree-terms-brandon-pirri. August 30, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
Web site: Rangers Sign Justin Fontaine. nhl.com. October 17, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree To Terms With Goaltender Chris Nell. nhl.com. March 27, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Forward Vinni Lettieri. nhl.com. March 28, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Defenseman Vince Pedrie. nhl.com. March 28, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Free Agent Defenseman Alexei Bereglazov. nhl.com. April 25, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Agree To Terms With Free Agent Defenseman Neal Pionk. nhl.com. May 1, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Free Agent Forward Dawson Leedahl. nhl.com. May 10, 2017.
Web site: Canucks sign Jayson Megna to one-year deal. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
Web site: In Staal, Wild Gets Its Center at Right Price. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Viktor Stalberg. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
Web site: Bruins Sign Dominic Moore, Chris Casto, Brian Ferlin And Alex Grant To One-Year Contracts. nhl.com. August 31, 2016.
Web site: Puempel 'Reenergized' By Rangers Claim. New York Rangers. November 22, 2016.
Web site: Coyotes Claim Jooris off Waivers. Arizona Coyotes. December 21, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Mat Bodie. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Nicklas Jensen. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With J.T. Miller. nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Dylan McIlrath. nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Tommy Hughes. nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree To Terms With Robin Kovacs. nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
Web site: RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH CHRIS KREIDER. Blueshirts United. July 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160725140342/http://www.blueshirtsunited.com/article/rangers-agree-terms-chris-kreider. July 25, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
Web site: Rangers, Hayes Agree to Terms. nhl.com. July 22, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Defenseman Sergey Zborovskiy. nhl.com. August 2, 2016.
Web site: Rangers, Hrivik Agree to Terms. nhl.com. August 2, 2016.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Defenseman Sean Day. nhl.com. March 8, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Forward Tim Gettinger. nhl.com. March 16, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Forward Gabriel Fontaine. nhl.com. April 10, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Steven Kampfer. nhl.com. May 29, 2017.
Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms With Matt Puempel. NHL.com. June 16, 2017. June 14, 2017.
Web site: 2016 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 25, 2016.
Web site: Red Wings trade Datsyuk, pick to Coyotes. June 24, 2016. June 25, 2016.
Web site: Rangers acquire defenseman Yandle from Coyotes. March 1, 2015. March 1, 2015.
Web site: Keith Yandle traded to Rangers. March 1, 2015. March 1, 2015.
Web site: Rangers clinch playoff berth, defeat Blue Jackets. April 4, 2016. June 25, 2016.
Web site: Blackhawks acquire draft picks from Carolina. June 15, 2016. June 15, 2016.
Web site: Statistically Speaking: 'Canes use cap space to land Teravainen. June 15, 2016. June 15, 2016.
Web site: Rangers acquire F Sheppard from Sharks. March 1, 2015. March 1, 2015.
Web site: Panthers acquire Yandle's rights from Rangers. June 20, 2016. June 20, 2016.