2016–17 New York Rangers season

2016–17 New York Rangers
Division	4th Metropolitan
Conference	5th Eastern
2016–17 record	48–28–6
Home record	21–16–4
Road record	27–12–2
Goals for	256
Goals against	220
Team information
General Manager	Jeff Gorton
Coach	Alain Vigneault
Captain	Ryan McDonagh
Alternate captains	Dan Girardi Rick Nash Marc Staal Derek Stepan
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Average attendance	18,006
Team leaders
Goals	Chris Kreider (28)
Assists	Mats Zuccarello (44)
Points	Mats Zuccarello (59)
Penalties in minutes	Chris Kreider (58)
Plus/minus	Michael Grabner (+22)
Wins	Henrik Lundqvist (31)
Goals against average	Magnus Hellberg (1.52)
<2015–16 2017–18>

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.

File:New York Rangers 90th Anniversary logo.png

The New York Rangers 90th Anniversary logo

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 z – Washington Capitals 82 55 19 8 53 263 182 +81 118 2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 50 21 11 46 282 234 +48 111 3 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 50 24 8 48 249 195 +54 108 4 x – New York Rangers 82 48 28 6 45 256 220 +36 102 5 New York Islanders 82 41 29 12 39 241 242 −1 94 6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 39 33 10 32 219 236 −17 88 7 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 31 15 33 215 236 −21 87 8 New Jersey Devils 82 28 40 14 25 183 244 −61 70

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – New York Rangers	82	48	28	6	45	256	220	+36	102
2	AT	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	40	27	15	39	251	242	+9	95
3	ME	New York Islanders	82	41	29	12	39	241	242	−1	94
4	AT	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	42	30	10	38	234	227	+7	94
5	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	39	33	10	32	219	236	−17	88
6	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	36	31	15	33	215	236	−21	87
7	AT	Florida Panthers	82	35	36	11	30	210	237	−27	81
8	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	33	36	13	24	207	244	−37	79
9	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	37	12	31	201	237	−36	78
10	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	28	40	14	25	183	244	−61	70

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016 Pre-season: 2–2–2 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–1–2) Game Date Opponent Score Record 1 September 27 New York Islanders 5–2 1–0–0 2 September 29 New Jersey Devils 3–1 2–0–0 3 October 1 @ New Jersey Devils 4–5 2–1–0 4 October 3 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–4 (OT) 2–1–1 5 October 4 @ New York Islanders 2–3 (OT) 2–1–2 6 October 6 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 2–2–2

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log
October: 6–3–0, 12 Points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 1–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 13 NY Islanders 5–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,200 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 15 @ St. Louis 2–3 Lundqvist Scottrade Center 19,197 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 17 San Jose 7–4 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,200 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 19 Detroit 1–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,200 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 22 @ Washington 4–2 Lundqvist Verizon Center 18,506 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 23 Arizona 3–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 4–2–0 8 Recap 7 October 26 Boston 5–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 5–2–0 10 Recap 8 October 28 @ Carolina 2–3 Lundqvist PNC Arena 18,380 5–3–0 10 Recap 9 October 30 Tampa Bay 6–1 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 6–3–0 12 Recap
November: 10–4–1, 21 Points (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 6–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 10 November 1 St. Louis 5–0 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 7–3–0 14 Recap 11 November 3 Edmonton 5–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 8–3–0 16 Recap 12 November 5 @ Boston 5–2 Raanta TD Garden 17,565 9–3–0 18 Recap 13 November 6 Winnipeg 5–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 10–3–0 20 Recap 14 November 8 Vancouver 3–5 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 10–4–0 20 Recap 15 November 12 @ Calgary 4–1 Lundqvist Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 11–4–0 22 Recap 16 November 13 @ Edmonton 3–1 Raanta Rogers Place 18,347 12–4–0 24 Recap 17 November 15 @ Vancouver 7–2 Lundqvist Rogers Arena 17,814 13–4–0 26 Recap 18 November 18 @ Columbus 2–4 Lundqvist Nationwide Arena 14,541 13–5–0 26 Recap 19 November 20 Florida 2–3 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 13–5–1 27 Recap 20 November 21 @ Pittsburgh 5–2 Raanta Consol Energy Center 18,632 14–5–1 29 Recap 21 November 23 Pittsburgh 1–6 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 14–6–1 29 Recap 22 November 25 @ Philadelphia 3–2 Lundqvist Wells Fargo Center 19,981 15–6–1 31 Recap 23 November 27 Ottawa 0–2 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 15–7–1 31 Recap 24 November 29 Carolina 3–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 16–7–1 33 Recap
December: 10–5–0, 20 Points (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 6–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 25 December 1 @ Buffalo 3–4 Lundqvist First Niagara Center 18,047 16–8–1 33 Recap 26 December 3 Carolina 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 17–8–1 35 Recap 27 December 6 @ NY Islanders 2–4 Lundqvist Barclays Center 15,795 17–9–1 35 Recap 28 December 8 @ Winnipeg 2–1 Raanta MTS Centre 15,294 18–9–1 37 Recap 29 December 9 @ Chicago 1–0 OT Raanta United Center 21,770 19–9–1 39 Recap 30 December 11 New Jersey 5–0 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 20–9–1 41 Recap 31 December 13 Chicago 1–2 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 20–10–1 41 Recap 32 December 15 @ Dallas 2–0 Lundqvist American Airlines Center 18,212 21–10–1 43 Recap 33 December 17 @ Nashville 2–1 SO Lundqvist Bridgestone Arena 17,113 22–10–1 45 Recap 34 December 18 New Jersey 3–2 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 23–10–1 47 Recap 35 December 20 @ Pittsburgh 2–7 Raanta Consol Energy Center 18,541 23–11–1 47 Recap 36 December 23 Minnesota 4–7 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 23–12–1 47 Recap 37 December 27 Ottawa 4–3 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 24–12–1 49 Recap 38 December 29 @ Arizona 6–3 Raanta Gila River Arena 15,090 25–12–1 51 Recap 39 December 31 @ Colorado 6–2 Lundqvist Pepsi Center 17,609 26–12–1 53 Recap
January: 5–6–0, 10 Points (Home: 1–5–0; Road: 4–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 40 January 3 Buffalo 1–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 26–13–1 53 Recap 41 January 4 @ Philadelphia 5–2 Lundqvist Wells Fargo Center 19,858 27–13–1 55 Recap 42 January 7 @ Columbus 5–4 Lundqvist Nationwide Arena 19,001 28–13–1 57 Recap 43 January 13 Toronto 2–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 28–14–1 57 Recap 44 January 14 @ Montreal 4–5 Lundqvist Bell Centre 21,288 28–15–1 57 Recap 45 January 17 Dallas 6–7 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 28–16–1 57 Recap 46 January 19 @ Toronto 5–2 Lundqvist Air Canada Centre 19,088 29–16–1 59 Recap 47 January 22 @ Detroit 1–0 OT Lundqvist Joe Louis Arena 20,027 30–16–1 61 Recap 48 January 23 Los Angeles 3–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 31–16–1 63 Recap 49 January 25 Philadelphia 0–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 31–17–1 63 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 50 January 31 Columbus 4–6 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 31–18–1 63 Recap
February: 9–3–1, 19 Points (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 4–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 51 February 2 @ Buffalo 2–1 OT Lundqvist First Niagara Center 18,941 32–18–1 65 Recap 52 February 5 Calgary 4–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 33–18–1 67 Recap 53 February 7 Anaheim 4–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 34–18–1 69 Recap 54 February 9 Nashville 4–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 35–18–1 71 Recap 55 February 11 Colorado 4–2 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 36–18–1 73 Recap 56 February 13 @ Columbus 3–2 Raanta Nationwide Arena 14,378 37–18–1 75 Recap 57 February 16 @ NY Islanders 2–4 Lundqvist Barclays Center 15,795 37–18–1 75 Recap 58 February 19 Washington 2–1 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 38–19–1 77 Recap 59 February 21 Montreal 2–3 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 38–19–2 78 Recap 60 February 23 @ Toronto 2–1 SO Lundqvist Air Canada Centre 19,175 39–19–2 80 Recap 61 February 25 @ New Jersey 4–3 OT Raanta Prudential Center 16,514 40–19–2 82 Recap 62 February 26 Columbus 2–5 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 40–20–2 82 Recap 63 February 28 Washington 1–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 40–21–2 82 Recap
March: 6–5–4, 16 Points (Home: 0–3–2; Road: 6–2–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 64 March 2 @ Boston 2–1 Lundqvist TD Garden 17,565 41–21–2 84 Recap 65 March 4 Montreal 1–4 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 41–22–2 84 Recap 66 March 6 @ Tampa Bay 1–0 OT Raanta Amalie Arena 19,092 42–22–2 86 Recap 67 March 7 @ Florida 5–2 Lundqvist BB&T Center 16,116 43–22–2 88 Recap 68 March 9 @ Carolina 3–4 Raanta PNC Arena 11,404 43–23–2 88 Recap 69 March 12 @ Detroit 4–1 Raanta Joe Louis Arena 20,027 44–23–2 90 Recap 70 March 13 Tampa Bay 2–3 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 44–24–2 90 Recap 71 March 17 Florida 3–4 SO Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 44–24–3 91 Recap 72 March 18 @ Minnesota 3–2 Raanta Xcel Energy Center 19,337 45–24–3 93 Recap 73 March 21 @ New Jersey 2–3 OT Raanta Prudential Center 16,514 45–24–4 94 Recap 74 March 22 NY Islanders 2–3 Raanta Madison Square Garden 18,006 45–25–4 94 Recap 75 March 25 @ Los Angeles 3–0 Raanta Staples Center 18,230 46–25–4 96 Recap 76 March 26 @ Anaheim 3–6 Lundqvist Honda Center 17,174 46–26–4 96 Recap 77 March 28 @ San Jose 4–5 OT Lundqvist SAP Center 17,562 46–26–5 97 Recap 78 March 31 Pittsburgh 3–4 SO Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 46–26–6 98 Recap
April: 2–2–0, 4 Points (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 79 April 2 Philadelphia 4–3 Lundqvist Madison Square Garden 18,006 47–26–6 100 Recap 80 April 5 @ Washington 0–2 Lundqvist Verizon Center 18,506 47–27–6 100 Recap 81 April 8 @ Ottawa 1–3 Lundqvist Canadian Tire Centre 18,976 47–28–6 100 Recap 82 April 9 Pittsburgh 3–2 Hellberg Madison Square Garden 18,006 48–28–6 102 Recap
Win (2 Points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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.

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mats Zuccarello	80	15	44	59	15	26
J. T. Miller	82	22	34	56	17	21
Derek Stepan	81	17	38	55	19	16
Chris Kreider	75	28	25	53	6	58
Kevin Hayes	76	17	32	49	10	18
Ryan McDonagh	77	6	36	42	20	37
Michael Grabner	76	27	13	40	22	10
Brady Skjei	80	5	34	39	11	42
Rick Nash	67	23	15	38	9	26
Mika Zibanejad	56	14	23	37	9	16
Nick Holden	80	11	23	34	13	35
Jimmy Vesey	80	16	11	27	−13	26
Jesper Fast	68	6	15	21	6	16
Oscar Lindberg	65	8	12	20	2	32
Pavel Buchnevich	41	8	12	20	6	13
Brandon Pirri	60	8	10	18	−8	25
Dan Girardi	63	4	11	15	8	16
Kevin Klein	60	3	11	14	5	31
Adam Clendening	31	2	9	11	3	17
Marc Staal	72	3	7	10	9	34
Matt Puempel†	27	6	3	9	−6	4
Brendan Smith†	18	1	3	4	2	29
Tanner Glass	11	1	1	2	0	17
Steven Kampfer†	10	1	1	2	−1	2
Josh Jooris‡	12	1	1	2	1	6
Marek Hrivik	16	0	2	2	−3	2
Taylor Beck†	2	0	0	0	−2	0
Nicklas Jensen	7	0	0	0	−2	0
Cristoval Nieves	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Dylan McIlrath‡	1	0	0	0	0	4

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mika Zibanejad	12	2	7	9	4	0
Mats Zuccarello	12	4	3	7	0	16
Ryan McDonagh	12	2	5	7	0	12
Michael Grabner	12	4	2	6	4	0
Jesper Fast	12	3	3	6	4	0
Derek Stepan	12	2	4	6	−3	4
Brady Skjei	12	4	1	5	6	10
Rick Nash	12	3	2	5	1	4
Jimmy Vesey	12	1	4	5	0	9
Chris Kreider	12	3	1	4	1	18
Oscar Lindberg	12	3	1	4	3	2
Nick Holden	11	2	2	4	−3	4
Tanner Glass	7	1	3	4	−1	7
Brendan Smith	12	0	4	4	8	20
Kevin Hayes	12	0	3	3	0	4
J. T. Miller	12	0	3	3	1	21
Dan Girardi	12	0	2	2	−1	2
Pavel Buchnevich	5	0	1	1	1	0
Kevin Klein	1	0	1	1	0	0
Marc Staal	12	0	0	0	−1	2

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Henrik Lundqvist	57	55	3241	31	20	4	148	2.74	1650	.910	2	0	1	0
Antti Raanta	30	26	1618	16	8	2	61	2.26	782	.922	4	0	1	0
Magnus Hellberg	2	1	79	1	0	0	2	1.52	28	.929	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Henrik Lundqvist	12	12	775	6	6	29	2.25	395	.927	1	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 honors

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Date
Antti Raanta	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 12, 2016
Kevin Hayes	NHL Third Star of the Week	November 6, 2016
Henrik Lundqvist	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 19, 2016
Chris Kreider	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 2, 2017
Michael Grabner	NHL First Star of the Week	January 7, 2017
Ryan McDonagh	Team Most Valuable Player	April 9, 2017
Jesper Fast	Players Player Award	April 9, 2017
Mats Zuccarello	Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award	April 9, 2017

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Henrik Lundqvist	375th career NHL win	October 13, 2016
Brady Skjei	1st career NHL point	October 13, 2016
Jimmy Vesey	1st career NHL point 1st career NHL goal	October 17, 2016
Ryan McDonagh	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
Pavel Buchnevich	1st career NHL goal	November 5, 2016
Rick Nash	400th career NHL goal	November 8, 2016
Cristoval Nieves	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
Kevin Klein	600th career NHL game	December 27, 2016
Matt Puempel	1st career NHL hat trick	December 29, 2016
Alain Vigneault	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
Magnus Hellberg	1st career NHL start 1st career NHL win	April 9, 2017

Records

Regular season

Player	Record	Reached
Henrik Lundqvist	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)	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

Date	Details		Ref
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)	To Colorado Avalanche: 4th-round pick in 2017	To New York Rangers: Nick Holden
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)	To Ottawa Senators: Derick Brassard 7th-round pick in 2018	To New York Rangers: Mika Zibanejad 2nd-round pick in 2018
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)	To Florida Panthers: Dylan McIlrath	To New York Rangers: Steven Kampfer Conditional 7th-round pick in 2018
February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)	To Detroit Red Wings: 3rd-round pick in 2017 OTT's 2nd-round pick in 2018	To New York Rangers: Brendan Smith
February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)	To Buffalo Sabres: Mat Bodie	To New York Rangers: Daniel Catenacci
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)	To Edmonton Oilers: Justin Fontaine	To New York Rangers: Taylor Beck

Notes

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Michael Grabner	Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year, $3.3 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Nathan Gerbe	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year, $600,000
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Adam Clendening	Edmonton Oilers	1-year, $600,000
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Michael Paliotta	Lake Erie Monsters	1-year, $600,000
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)	Josh Jooris	Calgary Flames	1-year, $600,000
August 18, 2016 (2016-08-18)	John Gilmour	Providence College	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract
August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)	Jimmy Vesey	Harvard University	2-year, $7.55 million entry-level contract
August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)	Brandon Pirri	Anaheim Ducks	1-year, $1.1 million
October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16)	Justin Fontaine	Minnesota Wild	1-year, $600,000
March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)	Chris Nell	Bowling Green State University	entry-level contract
March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27)	Vinni Lettieri	University of Minnesota	entry-level contract
March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28)	Vince Pedrie	Penn State	entry-level contract
April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)	Alexei Bereglazov	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	2-year, $3.55 million
May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)	Neal Pionk	University of Minnesota Duluth	entry-level contract
May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)	Dawson Leedahl	Regina Pats	entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Jayson Megna	Vancouver Canucks	1-year, $600,000
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Eric Staal	Minnesota Wild	3-year, $10.5 million
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Viktor Stalberg	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year, $1.5 million
August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)	Dominic Moore	Boston Bruins	1-year, $900,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
Matt Puempel	Ottawa Senators	November 21, 2016

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref
Josh Jooris	Arizona Coyotes	December 11, 2016

Lost via retirement

Player	Ref
Dan Boyle

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)	Mat Bodie	1-year, $600,000
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)	Nicklas Jensen	1-year, $600,000
July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13)	J. T. Miller	2-year, $5.25 million
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)	Dylan McIlrath	1-year, $800,000
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)	Tommy Hughes	1-year, $632,500
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)	Robin Kovacs	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)	Chris Kreider	4-year, $18.5 million
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)	Kevin Hayes	2-year, $5.2 million
July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26)	Sergey Zborovskiy	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28)	Marek Hrivik	1-year, $600,000
March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)	Sean Day	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)	Tim Gettinger	3-year, $2.21 million entry-level contract
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)	Gabriel Fontaine	3-year, $2.21 million entry-level contract
April 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)	Steven Kampfer	2-year, $1.3 million contract extension
June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)	Matt Puempel	1-year, $725,000 contract extension

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

Draft notes

• 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. 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). The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if New York qualifies for the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 4, 2016.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.