2009–10 New York Rangers season

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2009–10 New York Rangers
Division4th Atlantic
Conference9th Eastern
2009–10 record38–33–11
Home record18–17–6
Road record20–16–5
Goals for222
Goals against218
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachJohn Tortorella
CaptainChris Drury
Alternate captainsRyan Callahan
Vaclav Prospal (Nov.–Apr.)
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance18,200
Team leaders
GoalsMarian Gaborik (42)
AssistsMarian Gaborik (44)
PointsMarian Gaborik (86)
Penalty minutesSean Avery (160)
Plus/minusMarian Gaborik (+15)
WinsHenrik Lundqvist (35)
Goals against averageLundqvist (2.41)

The 2009–10 New York Rangers season was the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise's 83rd season of play and their 84th season overall. For the first time in five years, the Rangers failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Off-season[]

On May 4, 2009, Markus Naslund announced that he would be retiring from professional hockey after playing one season for the Rangers.[1]

At the NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers chose Chris Kreider with their first-round pick, 19th overall. The Rangers followed this with a couple of trades at the draft to acquire Brian Boyle and Chad Johnson. A bigger splash was made a few days later when the Rangers traded Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens. With Gomez's $7 million contract gone, the Rangers then signed free agent Marian Gaborik on July 1, the first day of free agency. On July 16, the Rangers announced that Mike Sullivan had been hired as an assistant coach.[2]

On August 16, 2009, Mark Messier rejoined the Rangers organization as a special assistant to general manager Glen Sather.[3]

Pre-season[]

Regular season[]

The NHL took a two-week break from February 15 to March 1 for the Olympics. The Rangers had five players represent their countries; Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan for the United States, Marian Gaborik for Slovakia, Olli Jokinen for Finland and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.

Divisional standings[]

Atlantic Division[4]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 New Jersey Devils 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
4 New York Rangers 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
5 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 222 264 79

Conference standings[]

Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals SE 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
2 y – New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
3 y – Buffalo Sabres NE 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
5 Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
7 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
8 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
12 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
13 New York Islanders AT 82 34 37 11 222 264 79
14 Florida Panthers SE 82 32 37 13 208 244 77
15 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 30 38 14 214 267 74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results[]

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

2009–10 game log
October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–3–1)
Game October Opponent Score Decision Record
1 2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Lundqvist 0–1–0
2 3 Ottawa Senators 5–2 Lundqvist 1–1–0
3 5 @ New Jersey Devils 3–2 Lundqvist 2–1–0
4 8 @ Washington Capitals 4–3 Lundqvist 3–1–0
5 11 Anaheim Ducks 3–0 Valiquette 4–1–0
6 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 Lundqvist 5–1–0
7 14 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Lundqvist 6–1–0
8 17 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 Lundqvist 7–1–0
9 19 San Jose Sharks 7–3 Valiquette 7–2–0
10 22 New Jersey Devils 4–2 Lundqvist 7–3–0
11 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–4 OT Lundqvist 7–3–1
12 26 Phoenix Coyotes 5–2 Lundqvist 8–3–1
13 28 @ New York Islanders 3–1 Lundqvist 8–4–1
14 30 @ Minnesota Wild 3–2 Lundqvist 8–5–1
November: 5–8–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 3–4–0)
Game November Opponent Score Decision Record
15 1 Boston Bruins 1–0 Lundqvist 9–5–1
16 3 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Lundqvist 9–6–1
17 5 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–2 Valiquette 10–6–1
18 7 @ Calgary Flames 3–1 Valiquette 10–7–1
19 12 Atlanta Thrashers 5–3 Lundqvist 10–8–1
20 14 @ Ottawa Senators 2–1 SO Lundqvist 11–8–1
21 17 Washington Capitals 4–2 Lundqvist 11–9–1
22 21 Florida Panthers 3–2 Lundqvist 11–10–1
23 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 7–4 Lundqvist 12–10–1
24 25 @ Florida Panthers 2–1 SO Lundqvist 13–10–1
25 27 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 Lundqvist 13–11–1
26 28 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 8–3 Valiquette 13–12–1
27 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Lundqvist 13–13–1
December: 6–4–3 (Home: 1–4–2; Road: 5–0–1)
Game December Opponent Score Decision Record
28 5 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–1 Lundqvist 14–13–1
29 6 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Lundqvist 14–14–1
30 9 @ Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 OT Lundqvist 14–14–2
31 12 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Lundqvist 14–15–2
32 14 Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 SO Lundqvist 14–15–3
33 16 New York Islanders 2–1 Lundqvist 14–16–3
34 17 @ New York Islanders 5–2 Lundqvist 15–16–3
35 19 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Lundqvist 16–16–3
36 21 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Lundqvist 17–16–3
37 23 Florida Panthers 4–1 Lundqvist 18–16–3
38 26 New York Islanders 3–2 OT Lundqvist 18–16–4
39 30 Philadelphia Flyers 6–0 Lundqvist 18–17–4
40 31 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 Lundqvist 19–17–4
January: 6–7–3 (Home: 4–3–2; Road: 2–4–1)
Game January Opponent Score Decision Record
41 2 Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 OT Lundqvist 19–17–5
42 4 Boston Bruins 3–2 Lundqvist 20–17–5
43 6 Dallas Stars 5–2 Lundqvist 21–17–5
44 7 @ Atlanta Thrashers 2–1 SO Johnson 21–17–6
45 9 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 Lundqvist 22–17–6
46 12 New Jersey Devils 1–0 SO Lundqvist 22–17–7
47 14 Ottawa Senators 2–0 Lundqvist 22–18–7
48 16 @ St. Louis Blues 4–1 Johnson 22–19–7
49 17 Montreal Canadiens 6–2 Lundqvist 23–19–7
50 19 Tampa Bay Lightning 8–2 Lundqvist 24–19–7
51 21 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–0 Lundqvist 24–20–7
52 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–0 Lundqvist 24–21–7
53 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Lundqvist 24–22–7
54 27 Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 Lundqvist 24–23–7
55 30 @ Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Johnson 24–24–7
56 31 @ Colorado Avalanche 3–1 Johnson 25–24–7
February: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)
Game February Opponent Score Decision Record
57 2 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–1 Lundqvist 25–25–7
58 4 Washington Capitals 6–5 Lundqvist 25–26–7
59 6 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Lundqvist 26–26–7
60 10 Nashville Predators 2–1 Lundqvist 26–27–7
61 12 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Lundqvist 27–27–7
62 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 Lundqvist 28–27–7
March: 6–5–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 4–3–1)
Game March Opponent Score Decision Record
63 2 @ Ottawa Senators 4–1 Lundqvist 29–27–7
64 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 OT Lundqvist 29–27–8
65 6 @ Washington Capitals 2–0 Auld 29–28–8
66 7 Buffalo Sabres 2–1 OT Lundqvist 29–28–9
67 10 @ New Jersey Devils 6–3 Lundqvist 29–29–9
68 12 @ Atlanta Thrashers 5–2 Lundqvist 30–29–9
69 14 Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 Lundqvist 31–29–9
70 16 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Lundqvist 31–30–9
71 18 St. Louis Blues 4–3 Lundqvist 31–31–9
72 21 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 Lundqvist 31–32–9
73 24 New York Islanders 5–0 Lundqvist 32–32–9
74 25 @ New Jersey Devils 4–3 SO Lundqvist 33–32–9
75 27 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 OT Lundqvist 33–32–10
76 30 @ New York Islanders 4–3 Lundqvist 34–32–10
April: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 2–1–1)
Game April Opponent Score Decision Record
77 2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–0 Lundqvist 35–32–10
78 3 @ Florida Panthers 4–1 Lundqvist 36–32–10
79 6 @ Buffalo Sabres 5–2 Lundqvist 36–33–10
80 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 Lundqvist 37–33–10
81 9 Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 Lundqvist 38–33–10
82 11 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 SO Lundqvist 38–33–11

Playoffs[]

The New York Rangers failed to qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, despite going 7–1–2 at the end of the season. Their run set up a home and home series with the eighth place Philadelphia Flyers, but the Rangers fell to the Flyers in a shootout in the final game of the season and finished one point out of the playoffs.

Player statistics[]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist 73 4204 35 27 10 167 2.38 2109 .921 4 0 1 0
Steve Valiquette 6 305 2 3 0 19 3.74 128 .852 1 0 0 0
Chad Johnson 5 281 1 2 1 11 2.35 135 .919 0 0 1 0
Alex Auld† 3 119 0 1 0 5 2.52 52 .904 0 0 0 0
Matt Zaba 1 34 0 0 0 2 3.53 16 .875 0 0 0 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.

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Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Regular season
Player Award Reached
Michael Del Zotto[7] NHL Rookie of the Month October 2009
Marian Gaborik[8] NHL Third Star of the Month November 2009

Milestones[]

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Matt Gilroy 1st NHL game October 2, 2009
Michael Del Zotto 1st NHL game October 2, 2009
Michael Del Zotto 1st NHL goal
1st NHL point		 October 3, 2009
Vaclav Prospal 600th NHL point October 3, 2009
Daniel Girardi 200th NHL game October 3, 2009
Michael Del Zotto 1st NHL assist October 5, 2009
Matt Gilroy 1st NHL goal
1st NHL point		 October 5, 2009
Artem Anisimov 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		 October 8, 2009
Artem Anisimov 1st NHL goal October 11, 2009
Vaclav Prospal 200th NHL goal October 14, 2009
Chris Drury 800th NHL game October 19, 2009
Matt Gilroy 1st NHL assist October 19, 2009
P. A. Parenteau 1st NHL goal October 28, 2009
Dane Byers 1st NHL goal
1st NHL point		 October 30, 2009
Henrik Lundqvist 150th NHL win November 1, 2009
Donald Brashear 1,000th NHL game November 12, 2009
Chris Higgins 300th NHL game November 12, 2009
Enver Lisin 100th NHL game November 23, 2009
Bobby Sanguinetti 1st NHL game November 27, 2009
Sean Avery 200th NHL point November 28, 2009
Vaclav Prospal 900th NHL game November 28, 2009
Ilkka Heikkinen 1st NHL game December 5, 2009
Marc Staal 200th NHL game December 26, 2009
Chad Johnson 1st NHL game December 30, 2009
Henrik Lundqvist 300th NHL game December 30, 2009
Erik Christensen 100th NHL point December 31, 2009
John Tortorella 600th NHL game coached December 31, 2009
Brandon Dubinsky 100th NHL point January 4, 2010
Brandon Dubinsky 200th NHL game January 6, 2010
Chad Johnson 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		 January 7, 2010
Michal Rozsival 600th NHL game January 9, 2010
Matt Zaba 1st NHL game January 23, 2010
Ryan Callahan 200th NHL game January 25, 2010
Chad Johnson 1st NHL win January 31, 2010
Marian Gaborik 500th NHL point January 31, 2010
Chris Drury 600th NHL point February 14, 2010
Brian Boyle 100th NHL game March 7, 2010
Brandon Prust 100th NHL game March 10, 2010

Transactions[]

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Draft picks[]

New York's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the Bell Centre.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 19 Chris Kreider LW  United States Phillips Andover (USHS-MA)
2 47 (compensatory) Ethan Werek C  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 80 Ryan Bourque C  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
5 127 (from Phoenix) Roman Horak C  Czech Republic Ceske Budejovice Mountfield Jr. (Czech Extraliga-Jr)
5 140 Scott Stajcer G  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
6 170 Daniel Maggio D  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 200 Mikhail Pashnin D  Russia Mechel Chelyabinsk (Russia-2)

* On March 11, 2009, the NHL general managers agreed to award the 17th selection of the second round as a compensatory pick to the New York Rangers for deceased player Alexei Cherepanov.[54]

See also[]

Farm teams[]

Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)[]

The 2009–10 season will be the 13th season of AHL hockey for the franchise.

Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)[]

The 2009–10 season will be the 17th and final season of ECHL hockey for the franchise, as their place will be taken by an American Hockey League team of the same name (currently known as the Albany River Rats) for the 2010–11 season.

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