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2013–14 New York Rangers
Eastern Conference champions
Division2nd Metropolitan
Conference5th Eastern
2013–14 record45–31–6
Home record20–17–4
Road record25–14–2
Goals for218
Goals against193
Team information
General manager Glen Sather
Coach Alain Vigneault
Captain Ryan Callahan (Oct.–Mar.)
Vacant (Mar.–Jun.)
Alternate captains Dan Girardi (Mar.–Jun.)
Brad Richards
Marc Staal
Arena Madison Square Garden
Average attendance18,006 [1]
Minor league affiliate(s) Hartford Wolf Pack ( AHL)
Greenville Road Warriors ( ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Rick Nash (26)
Assists Derek Stepan
Mats Zuccarello (40)
PointsMats Zuccarello (59)
Penalty minutes Derek Dorsett (128)
Plus/minus Chris Kreider (+14)
Wins Henrik Lundqvist (33)
Goals against average Cam Talbot (1.64)
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The 2013–14 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 87th season of play and their 88th season overall. It was the Rangers' first season in the newly created Metropolitan Division, which was created during the NHL's realignment in the 2013 offseason. The Rangers won 25 road games in the regular season, setting a franchise record. The Rangers returned to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since their championship in the 1993–94 season, losing in five games to the Los Angeles Kings.

Off-season

The Rangers first order of business for the 2013–14 season was to find a new head coach after letting John Tortorella go on May 29, 2013. [2] The Rangers hired recently fired Canucks coach Alain Vigneault on June 21. Coincidentally, Tortorella would be hired as the new Canucks coach only days after Vigneault was hired by the Rangers. [3] The Rangers finished their coaching staff on August 6 by hiring Scott Arniel as an associate coach, along with former players Ulf Samuelsson and Daniel Lacroix as assistant coaches. [4]

Pre-season

The New York Rangers lost five of their six pre-season games, during which they scored nine goals and allowed 22 goals against. They went 2-for-22 on the power play and allowed five power play goals against in the last three games.

Regular season

Due to final stages of renovations at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers opened the season on a nine-game road trip from October 3 to 24, during which the team went 3–6–0. The Rangers had a franchise-record nine-game homestand from December 7 to 23, during which they had a record of 3–4–2. [5]

As part of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series games, the Rangers played two consecutive outdoor games at Yankee Stadium on January 26 against the New Jersey Devils (7–3 win) and on January 29 against the New York Islanders (2–1 win). [6]

The NHL took a two-week break from February 9 to February 25 for the Olympics. The Rangers had seven players represent their countries: Ryan Callahan, Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan for the United States; Rick Nash for Canada; Mats Zuccarello for Norway; and Carl Hagelin and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.

On April 7, with a New Jersey Devils loss to the Calgary Flames, the Rangers clinched a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season, and for the eighth time out of nine seasons.

On April 10, with a 2–1 win over the Buffalo Sabres and a Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Rangers clinched second place in their division and home ice advantage for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 24 7 44 249 207 +42 109
2 x – New York Rangers 82 45 31 6 41 218 193 +25 96
3 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 30 10 39 236 235 +1 94
4 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 43 32 7 38 231 216 +15 93
5 Washington Capitals 82 38 30 14 28 235 240 −5 90
6 New Jersey Devils 82 35 29 18 35 197 208 −11 88
7 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 34 207 230 −23 83
8 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 25 225 267 −42 79
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2013 pre-season: 1–5–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–5–0)
Game September Opponent Score Record
1 16 @ New Jersey Devils 1–2 0–1–0
2 17 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 1–1–0
3 23 @ Calgary Flames 1–4 1–2–0
4 24 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–5 1–3–0
5 26 @ Vancouver Canucks 0–5 1–4–0
6 27 @ Los Angeles Kings a 1–4 1–5–0
a Game was played at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, as part of the Frozen Fury series of exhibition games.

Regular season

2013–14 game log
October: 5–7–0, 10 Points (home: 1–1–0; road: 4–6–0)
Game October Opponent Score Decision Record
1 3 @ Phoenix Coyotes 1–4 Lundqvist 0–1–0
2 7 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–1 Lundqvist 1–1–0
3 8 @ San Jose Sharks 2–9 Lundqvist 1–2–0
4 10 @ Anaheim Ducks 0–6 Lundqvist 1–3–0
5 12 @ St. Louis Blues 3–5 Biron 1–4–0
6 16 @ Washington Capitals 2–0 Lundqvist 2–4–0
7 19 @ New Jersey Devils 0–4 Lundqvist 2–5–0
8 24 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Talbot 2–6–0
9 26 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT) Talbot 3–6–0
10 28 Montreal Canadiens 0–2 Lundqvist 3–7–0
11 29 @ New York Islanders 3–2 Talbot 4–7–0
12 31 Buffalo Sabres 2–0 Lundqvist 5–7–0
November: 9–6–0, 18 Points (home: 4–4–0; road: 5–2–0)
Game November Opponent Score Decision Record
13 2 Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 Lundqvist 6–7–0
14 4 Anaheim Ducks 1–2 Lundqvist 6–8–0
15 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Lundqvist 7–8–0
16 7 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 Talbot 8–8–0
17 10 Florida Panthers 4–3 Lundqvist 9–8–0
18 12 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Lundqvist 9–9–0
19 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–0 Talbot 10–9–0
20 17 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 Lundqvist 10–10–0
21 19 Boston Bruins 1–2 Lundqvist 10–11–0
22 21 @ Dallas Stars 3–2 Lundqvist 11–11–0
23 23 @ Nashville Predators 2–0 Talbot 12–11–0
24 25 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 0–5 Lundqvist 12–12–0
25 27 @ Florida Panthers 5–2 Lundqvist 13–12–0
26 29 @ Boston Bruins 2–3 Lundqvist 13–13–0
27 30 Vancouver Canucks 5–2 Talbot 14–13–0
December: 6–6–2, 14 Points (home: 3–5–2; road: 3–1–0)
Game December Opponent Score Decision Record
28 2 Winnipeg Jets 2–5 Talbot 14–14–0
29 5 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–1 Lundqvist 15–14–0
30 7 New Jersey Devils 3–4 (OT) Lundqvist 15–14–1
31 8 Washington Capitals 1–4 Lundqvist 15–15–1
32 10 Nashville Predators 1–4 Lundqvist 15–16–1
33 12 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–4 Lundqvist 15–17–1
34 15 Calgary Flames 4–3 (SO) Lundqvist 16–17–1
35 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 (SO) Lundqvist 16–17–2
36 20 New York Islanders 3–5 Lundqvist 16–18–2
37 22 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Talbot 17–18–2
38 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (SO) Talbot 18–18–2
39 27 @ Washington Capitals 2–3 Talbot 18–19–2
40 29 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 Lundqvist 19–19–2
41 31 @ Florida Panthers 2–1 (SO) Lundqvist 20–19–2
January: 10–4–1, 21 Points (home: 5–3–1; road: 5–1–0)
Game January Opponent Score Decision Record
42 3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Lundqvist 20–20–2
43 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1 Talbot 21–20–2
44 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–4 (SO) Lundqvist 21–20–3
45 8 @ Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 Lundqvist 22–20–3
46 10 Dallas Stars 3–2 Lundqvist 23–20–3
47 12 Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 Lundqvist 24–20–3
48 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 Lundqvist 24–21–3
49 16 Detroit Red Wings 1–0 Lundqvist 25–21–3
50 18 @ Ottawa Senators 4–1 Talbot 26–21–3
51 19 Washington Capitals 4–1 Lundqvist 27–21–3
52 21 New York Islanders 3–5 Talbot 27–22–3
53 23 St. Louis Blues 1–2 Lundqvist 27–23–3
54 26 a @ New Jersey Devils 7–3 Lundqvist 28–23–3
55 29 a @ New York Islanders 2–1 Lundqvist 29–23–3
56 31 New York Islanders 4–1 Lundqvist 30–23–3
a Games were played at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York.
February: 3–1–0, 6 Points (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–0–0)
Game February Opponent Score Decision Record
57 4 Colorado Avalanche 5–1 Lundqvist 31–23–3
58 6 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Talbot 31–24–3
59 7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (SO) Lundqvist 32–24–3
60 27 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 Talbot 33–24–3
March: 9–6–1, 17 Points (home: 3–2–1; road: 6–4–0)
Game March Opponent Score Decision Record
61 1 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Lundqvist 33–25–3
62 2 Boston Bruins 3–6 Lundqvist 33–26–3
63 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 (OT) Lundqvist 33–26–4
64 7 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 Lundqvist 34–26–4
65 9 Detroit Red Wings 3–0 Lundqvist 35–26–4
66 11 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–3 Lundqvist 35–27–4
67 13 @ Minnesota Wild 1–2 Talbot 35–28–4
68 14 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–2 Lundqvist 36–28–4
69 16 San Jose Sharks 0–1 Lundqvist 36–29–4
70 18 @ Ottawa Senators 8–4 Lundqvist 37–29–4
71 21 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 Lundqvist 38–29–4
72 22 @ New Jersey Devils 2–0 Lundqvist 39–29–4
73 24 Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 OT Lundqvist 40–29–4
74 26 Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 Lundqvist 41–29–4
75 28 @ Calgary Flames 3–4 Lundqvist 41–30–4
76 30 @ Edmonton Oilers 5–0 Talbot 42–30–4
April: 3–1–2, 8 Points (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–0–2)
Game April Opponent Score Decision Record
77 1 @ Vancouver Canucks 3–1 Lundqvist 43–30–4
78 3 @ Colorado Avalanche 2–3 (SO) Lundqvist 43–30–5
79 5 Ottawa Senators 2–3 Lundqvist 43–31–5
80 8 Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Lundqvist 44–31–5
81 10 Buffalo Sabres 2–1 Lundqvist 45–31–5
82 12 @ Montreal Canadiens 0–1 (OT) Talbot 45–31–6

Playoffs

Main articles: 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs and 2014 Stanley Cup Finals

The New York Rangers ended the 2013–14 regular season as the Metropolitan Division's second seed. They defeated the third seed Philadelphia Flyers in the first round, 4–3. Then they faced the first seed Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the playoffs. For the first time in Rangers history, the team came back from a 3–1 series deficit to win the series in seven games to reach the third round for the first time since 1997. [7] Next, they defeated the Atlantic Division's third seed Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Final in the third round, 4–2, and became the Eastern Conference Champions. They are the first team in NHL history that played the maximum of 14 games over the first two rounds and still had enough to advance to the final. After 20 years, the Rangers headed to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they faced the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings, marking the first time since the Yankees and the Dodgers played in the 1981 World Series that teams from New York City and Los Angeles met for a major professional sports championship. [8] [9] The Rangers lost three games in overtime and lost the series 4–1.

2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers – Rangers won series 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Series
1 April 17 Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 Lundqvist Rangers lead 1–0
2 April 20 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Lundqvist Series tied 1–1
3 April 22 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 Lundqvist Rangers lead 2–1
4 April 25 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Lundqvist Series tied 2–2
5 April 27 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Lundqvist Rangers lead 3–2
6 April 29 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–5 Lundqvist Series tied 3–3
7 April 30 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Lundqvist Rangers win 4–3
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins – Rangers won series 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Series
1 May 2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Lundqvist Rangers lead 1–0
2 May 4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Lundqvist Series tied 1–1
3 May 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–2 Lundqvist Penguins lead 2–1
4 May 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Lundqvist Penguins lead 3–1
5 May 9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Lundqvist Penguins lead 3–2
6 May 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Lundqvist Series tied 3–3
7 May 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Lundqvist Rangers win 4–3
Eastern Conference Final vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens – Rangers won series 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Series
1 May 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–2 Lundqvist Rangers lead 1–0
2 May 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Lundqvist Rangers lead 2–0
3 May 22 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 OT Lundqvist Rangers lead 2–1
4 May 25 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 OT Lundqvist Rangers lead 3–1
5 May 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–7 Talbot Rangers lead 3–2
6 May 29 Montreal Canadiens 1–0 Lundqvist Rangers win 4–2
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings – Kings won series 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Series
1 June 4 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–3 OT Lundqvist Kings lead 1–0
2 June 7 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–5 2OT Lundqvist Kings lead 2–0
3 June 9 Los Angeles Kings 0–3 Lundqvist Kings lead 3–0
4 June 11 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 Lundqvist Kings lead 3–1
5 June 13 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–3 2OT Lundqvist Kings win 4–1

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season [10]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist 63 62 3655 33 24 5 144 2.36 1810 0.920 5 0 4 0
Cam Talbot 21 19 1211 12 6 1 33 1.64 560 0.941 3 0 0 0
Martin Biron 2 1 71 0 1 0 9 7.61 38 0.763 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist 25 25 1516 13 11 54 2.14 737 .927 1 0 1 0
Cam Talbot 2 0 46 0 1 2 2.61 13 .846 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Rangers. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Records

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

Lost via retirement

Player
Martin Biron [36]

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Ryan McDonagh [37] July 8, 2013 6 years, $28.2 million
Carl Hagelin [38] July 10, 2013 2 years, $4.5 million
Justin Falk [39] July 10, 2013 1 year, $975,000
Mats Zuccarello [40] July 30, 2013 1 year, $1.15 million
Brandon Mashinter [41] August 7, 2013 1 year, $605,000
Derek Stepan [42] September 26, 2013 2 years, $6.15 million
Henrik Lundqvist [43] November 4, 2013 7 years, $59.5 million contract extension
Anthony Duclair [44] January 2, 2014 3 years, $2.46 million entry-level contract
Dan Girardi [45] February 28, 2014 6 years, $33 million contract extension
Ryan Graves [46] March 17, 2014 3 years, $1.98 million entry-level contract
Mackenzie Skapski [47] June 2, 2014 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract
Calle Andersson [48] June 2, 2014 3 years, $1.985 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks

New York Rangers' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013. [49]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
3 65 [a] Adam Tambellini C  Canada Surrey Eagles ( BCHL)
3 75 [b] Pavel Buchnevich LW  Russia Severstal Cherepovets ( KHL)
3 80 Anthony Duclair LW  Canada Quebec Remparts ( QMJHL)
4 110 Ryan Graves D  Canada P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL)
6 170 Mackenzie Skapski G  Canada Kootenay Ice ( WHL)
Draft notes [50]

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  2. ^ Tortorella relieved of coaching duties
  3. ^ Vigneault named Rangers head coach
  4. ^ Rangers Announce Additions to Coaching Staff
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  12. ^ Nyquist, Lundqvist, Iginla named 'Stars' of week
  13. ^ Mats Zuccarello wins 2013-14 Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award
  14. ^ Dominic Moore Captures Bill Masterton Trophy
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  35. ^ Penguins Claim Forward Taylor Pyatt Off Waivers
  36. ^ Martin Biron announces retirement
  37. ^ Rangers Agree to Terms With Defenseman Ryan McDonagh
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  39. ^ Rangers Agree to Terms With Defenseman Justin Falk
  40. ^ RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FORWARD MATS ZUCCARELLO
  41. ^ Rangers re-sign Brandon Mashinter
  42. ^ Rangers Agree to Terms With Forward Derek Stepan
  43. ^ Rangers Sign Henrik Lundqvist to Contract Extension
  44. ^ Rangers Agree to Terms With Forward Anthony Duclair
  45. ^ Rangers Agree to Terms With Dan Girardi on a Contract Extension
  46. ^ Rangers Agree to Terms With Defenseman Ryan Graves
  47. ^ Rangers Agree To Terms With Goaltender Mackenzie Skapski
  48. ^ Rangers Agree To Terms With Defenseman Calle Andersson
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