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1995–96 New York Rangers season

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Division
  
1995–96 record
  
41–27–14

Goals against
  
237

Conference
  
Goals for
  
272

General Manager
  

The 1995–96 New York Rangers season was the 70th season for the team in the National Hockey League. During the regular season, the Rangers posted a 41–27–14 record, which placed them second in the Atlantic Division and gave them a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, New York defeated the Montreal Canadiens in six games to advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, where the team lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.

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Regular season

The Rangers were shorthanded a league-high 495 times during the regular season and tied the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning for fewest short-handed goals scored (6).

Final standings

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

Key:      Win      Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders

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.

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

  • July 31, 1995 – Doug Lidster was traded by the St. Louis Blues to the New York Rangers in exchange for Jay Wells.
  • Draft picks

    New York's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at Edmonton Coliseum.

    References

    1995–96 New York Rangers season Wikipedia


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