2011–12 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2011–12 2011 New York Rangers Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 51–24–7 27–12–2 24–12–5 226 187 Glen Sather John Tortorella Ryan Callahan Brad RichardsMarc Staal Madison Square Garden 18,191 (100.0%)Total: 745,852 (41 games) Marian Gaborik (41) Brad Richards (41) Marian Gaborik (76) Ryan McDonagh (+25) Brandon Prust (156) Henrik Lundqvist (39) Henrik Lundqvist (1.97) yes The 2011–12 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 85th season of play and their 86th season overall.National Hockey League The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 2010 Triumph Books 91 978-1-60078-422-4 The Rangers finished the regular season in first place in the Eastern Conference, winning the Atlantic Division title, the franchise's seventh division title, and their first since the 1993–94 championship season. The team's 51 wins and 109 points were also the most since their last championship. In the playoffs, the Rangers reached the Conference finals for the first time since 1997, losing to the New Jersey Devils in six games. Off-season On April 11, 2011, the NHL announced that the Rangers would open the regular season in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 7, 2011, against the Los Angeles Kings, and on October 8 against the Anaheim Ducks as part of the 2011 NHL Premiere.Rangers open next season in Sweden On May 13, Rangers forward Derek Boogaard was found dead in his apartment. Boogaard had played in 22 games for the Rangers during the 2010–11 season after signing a four-year deal with the Rangers in the previous off-season.Derek Boogaard passes away at age 28 On June 29, Rangers captain Chris Drury's contract was bought out.Rangers buy out Drury's contract On July 2, free agent Brad Richards signed a nine-year contract worth almost $60 million with the Rangers. Richards had been considered to be the top free agent of 2011.Rosen Dan Report: Brad Richards chooses Rangers http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=568285 https://web.archive.org/web/20110704082913/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=568285 dead July 4, 2011 NHL.com July 2, 2011Richards chooses Rangers for nine years, 60 million https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370694 The Sports Network July 2, 2011 On August 4, Sean Avery was arrested at his home in Hollywood Hills for battery on a police officer after pushing an officer that was trying to break up a party at Avery's home.REPORT: AVERY ARRESTED FOR BATTERY ON A POLICE OFFICER On September 12, the Rangers announced that Ryan Callahan would be the 26th captain in New York Rangers history.Callahan named Rangers' 26th captain Brad Richards and Marc Staal were named as alternate captains. On September 26, the NHL officially announced that the Rangers would face the Philadelphia Flyers on January 2, 2012, in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park, the home of the Philadelphia Phillies.It's Rangers vs. Flyers in Winter Classic As part of the Winter Classic festivities, the Rangers were featured in HBO's 24/7 series.Rangers to be featured on HBO's '24/7' The throwback jerseys the Rangers wore for the Winter Classic were unveiled at an event on November 28.Rangers unveil Winter Classic jersey Regular season On December 10, the Rangers won their 2,500th game in franchise history at the Buffalo Sabres, 4–1.NYR win No. 2,500 truly a sweet oneJuly 2026 medicmedic On December 17, in a game against the Phoenix Coyotes in Phoenix, Brad Richards scored the game-winning goal with 0.1 seconds left in the third period to win the game for the Rangers 3–2, at the last possible moment in regulation. On January 2, 2012, the Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic, moving into first place overall in the NHL for the first time at this point in the season since the 1995–96 season.https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gametracker/preview/NHL_20120106_NYR@PIT NHL Preview - New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins - Jan 06, 2012 CBSSports.com 2012-05-19 On January 6, thanks to the Rangers' first place standing in the Eastern Conference, Head Coach John Tortorella was named as one of the coaches for the 2012 NHL All-Star Game.Tortorella to coach in NHL All-Star Game The Rangers set an NHL record by not allowing more than four goals in regulation in a game through the first 69 games of the season. The Rangers, with back-up goaltender Martin Biron playing, lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 15 by a score of 5–2 to break the streak.Without Henrik, Rangers fall at home From March 11 to March 23, the Rangers had a seven-game homestand (playing every other day during that span), tying a franchise record for most consecutive games played at Madison Square Garden.http://letsgokings.com/f58/chrisbottanhl_rangers_7_game_homestand_starting-370249.html #Islanders ChrisBottaNHL: Rangers' 7-game homestand, starting Sunday, ties longest in team histo Letsgokings.com 2012-03-09 2012-05-19 https://archive.today/20120709231039/http://letsgokings.com/f58/chrisbottanhl_rangers_7_game_homestand_starting-370249.html 2012-07-09 dead The other time this occurred was between December 10 and December 23 of the 2001–02 season. The Rangers became the first Eastern Conference team to clinch a playoff spot with a 4–2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on March 20.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-nyr/2012/03/19/2011021083 Rangers down Devils to clinch playoff berth at home 2012-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20120419042859/http://rangers.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011021083 2012-04-19 live With a victory on March 24 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Rangers reached the 100-point plateau for the seventh time in franchise history, and the first time since the 2005–06 season.Rangers beat Leafs, reach 101 points On March 28, Henrik Lundqvist notched his 250th career win as the Broadway Blueshirts netminder, thus becoming the 45th goalie in NHL history to reach this plateau, in a 4–2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/rangers/ny-rangers-defeat-winnipeg-jets-4-2-stay-top-eastern-conference-playoff-picture-article-1.1052458 NY Rangers defeat Winnipeg Jets 4-2 to stay on top of Eastern Conference playoff picture NY Daily News March 28, 2012 2012-05-19 New York Pat Leonard With a 5–3 win at the Philadelphia Flyers on April 3, the Rangers clinched the Atlantic Division title and first place in the Eastern Conference with their 51st win in their 80th game of the season. The Rangers had been in first place in the Conference since December 30, 2011.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/rangers/ny-rangers-earn-eastern-conference-top-seed-2012-nhl-playoffs-5-3-trouncing-philadephia-flyers-win-conference-time-winning-stanley-cup-article-1.1055533 NY Rangers earn Eastern Conference top seed for 2012 NHL Playoffs with 5-3 win over Philadelphia Flyers, top conference for first time since Stanley Cup win NY Daily News April 3, 2012 2012-05-19 New York Pat Leonard It was the first title of either kind for the Rangers since winning the 1994 Stanley Cup. Rookie Carl Hagelin was an early standout, coming in 6th on the team in both goals and total points, despite playing in only 64 games. Standings Divisional standings NYR Conference standings NYR Schedule and results Pre-season y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; 2011 pre-season: 4–2–1 (home: 0–0–0; road: 4–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score Decision Record |- style="text-align:center; background:white;" | 1 || September 21 (in Albany, New York) || @ New Jersey Devils || 2 – 1 OT || Talbot || 0–0–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2 || September 23 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4–3 || Johnson || 1–0–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 3 || September 26 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5–3 || Lundqvist || 1–1–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 4 || September 29 (in Prague, Czech Republic) || @ Sparta Praha || 2–0 || Biron || 2–1–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 5 || September 30 (in Gothenburg, Sweden) || @ Frölunda HC || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 3–1–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 6 || October 2 (in Bratislava, Slovakia) || @ Slovan Bratislava || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 4–1–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 7 || October 3 (in Zug, Switzerland) || @ EV Zug || 8–4 || Biron || 4–2–1 |- Regular season background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 2011–12 game log y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 4–3–3, 11 points (home: 1–1–1; road: 3–2–2) Game October Opponent Score Decision Record |- style="text-align:center; background:white;" | 1 || 7 (in Stockholm, Sweden) || @ Los Angeles Kings || 3 – 2 (OT) || Lundqvist || 0–0–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:white;" | 2 || 8 (in Stockholm, Sweden) || @ Anaheim Ducks || 2 – 1 (SO) || Lundqvist || 0–0–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 3 || 15 || @ New York Islanders || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 0–1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 4 || 18 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 4–0 || Lundqvist || 1–1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 5 || 20 || @ Calgary Flames || 3 – 2 (OT) || Lundqvist || 2–1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 6 || 22 || @ Edmonton Oilers || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 2–2–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 7 || 24 || @ Winnipeg Jets || 2–1 || Biron || 3–2–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 8 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 3–3–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:white;" | 9 || 29 || Ottawa Senators || 5 – 4 (SO) || Lundqvist || 3–3–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 10 || 31 || San Jose Sharks || 5–2 || Biron || 4–3–3 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 9–2–0, 18 points (home: 6–0–0; road: 3–2–0) Game November Opponent Score Decision Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 11 || 3 || Anaheim Ducks || 2 – 1 (SO) || Lundqvist || 5–3–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 12 || 5 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || Lundqvist || 6–3–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 13 || 6 || Winnipeg Jets || 3–0 || Biron || 7–3–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 14 || 9 || @ Ottawa Senators || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 8–3–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 15 || 11 || Carolina Hurricanes || 5–1 || Lundqvist || 9–3–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 16 || 15 || @ New York Islanders || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 10–3–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 17 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–0 || Biron || 10–4–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 18 || 23 || @ Florida Panthers || 2–1 || Lundqvist || 10–5–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 19 || 25 || @ Washington Capitals || 6–3 || Lundqvist || 11–5–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 20 || 26 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 12–5–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 21 || 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 13–5–3 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 10–4–1, 21 points (home: 4–2–1; road: 6–2–0) Game December Opponent Score Decision Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 22 || 1 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 5–3 || Biron || 14–5–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 23 || 3 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 15–5–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 24 || 5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 15–6–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:white;" | 25 || 8 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3 – 2 (SO) || Lundqvist || 15–6–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 26 || 10 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 4–1 || Biron || 16–6–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 27 || 11 || Florida Panthers || 6–1 || Lundqvist || 17–6–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 28 || 13 || Dallas Stars || 1–0 || Lundqvist || 17–7–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 29 || 15 || @ St. Louis Blues || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 17–8–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 30 || 17 || @ Phoenix Coyotes || 3–2 || Biron || 18–8–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 31 || 20 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 19–8–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 32 || 22 || New York Islanders || 4–2 || Biron || 20–8–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 33 || 23 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 21–8–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 34 || 26 || New York Islanders || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 22–8–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 35 || 28 || @ Washington Capitals || 4–1 || Biron || 22–9–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 36 || 30 || @ Florida Panthers || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 23–9–4 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 8–3–1, 17 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–1–1) Game January Opponent Score Decision Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 37 || 2 (2012 NHL Winter Classic) || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 24–9–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 38 || 5 || Florida Panthers || 3 – 2 (OT) || Biron || 25–9–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 39 || 6 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 26–9–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 40 || 10 || Phoenix Coyotes || 2 – 1 (SO) || Lundqvist || 27–9–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 41 || 12 || Ottawa Senators || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 27–10–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 42 || 14 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || Biron || 28–10–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 43 || 15 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 28–11–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 44 || 17 || Nashville Predators || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 29–11–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 45 || 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 29–12–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 46 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 3 – 2 (OT) || Lundqvist || 30–12–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 47 || 24 || Winnipeg Jets || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 31–12–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:white;" | 48 || 31 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4 – 3 (SO) || Biron || 31–12–5 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 9–3–1, 19 points (home: 6–2–0; road: 3–1–1) Game February Opponent Score Decision Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 49 || 1 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 1 – 0 (SO) || Lundqvist || 32–12–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 50 || 5 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 33–12–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 51 || 7 || New Jersey Devils || 1–0 || Lundqvist || 33–13–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 52 || 9 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 4 – 3 (OT) || Biron || 34–13–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 53 || 11 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5–2 || Lundqvist || 35–13–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 54 || 12 || Washington Capitals || 3–2 || Lundqvist || 36–13–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 55 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–0 || Lundqvist || 37–13–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 56 || 16 || Chicago Blackhawks || 4–2 || Biron || 37–14–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 57 || 19 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 3 – 2 (OT) || Lundqvist || 38–14–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 58 || 21 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 38–15–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:white;" | 59 || 24 || @ New York Islanders || 4 – 3 (SO) || Biron || 38–15–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 60 || 25 || Buffalo Sabres || 3 – 2 (OT) || Lundqvist || 39–15–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 61 || 27 || New Jersey Devils || 2–0 || Lundqvist || 40–15–6 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 10–6–1, 21 points (home: 6–3–0; road: 4–3–1) Game March Opponent Score Decision Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 62 || 1 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 || Biron || 41–15–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:white;" | 63 || 2 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 4 – 3 (OT) || Lundqvist || 41–15–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 64 || 4 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 42–15–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 65 || 6 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4–1 || Lundqvist || 42–16–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 66 || 8 || @ Ottawa Senators || 4–1 || Biron || 42–17–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 67 || 9 || @ Chicago Blackhawks || 4–3 || Lundqvist || 42–18–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 68 || 11 || New York Islanders || 4 – 3 (OT) || Lundqvist || 43–18–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 69 || 13 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || Biron || 44–18–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 70 || 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Biron || 44–19–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 71 || 17 || Colorado Avalanche || 3–1 || Lundqvist || 44–20–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 72 || 19 || New Jersey Devils || 4–2 || Lundqvist || 45–20–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 73 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 2 – 1 (OT) || Lundqvist || 46–20–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 74 || 23 || Buffalo Sabres || 4 – 1 || Lundqvist || 46–21–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 75 || 24 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4 – 3 (SO) || Lundqvist || 47–21–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 76 || 27 || @ Minnesota Wild || 3 – 2 || Lundqvist || 48–21–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 77 || 28 || @ Winnipeg Jets || 4 – 2 || Lundqvist || 49–21–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 78 || 30 || Montreal Canadiens || 4 – 1 || Lundqvist || 50–21–7 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; April: 1–3–0, 2 points (home: 0–2–0; road: 1–1–0) Game April Opponent Score Decision Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 79 || 1 || Boston Bruins || 2 – 1 || Lundqvist || 50–22–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 80 || 3 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5 – 3 || Lundqvist || 51–22–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 81 || 5 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5 – 2 || Biron || 51–23–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 82 || 7 || Washington Capitals || 4 – 1 || Lundqvist || 51–24–7 |- Detailed records Eastern Conference Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Atlantic Division New Jersey Devils 2–1–0 1–1–1 3–2–1 7 14 12 New York Islanders 3–0–0 1–1–1 4–1–1 9 20 15 New York Rangers – – – – – – Philadelphia Flyers 3–0–0 3–0–0 6–0–0 12 24 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2–0 1–2–0 2–4–0 4 12 20 9–3–0 6–4–2 15–7–2 32 70 58 Northeast Division Boston Bruins 1–1–0 2–0–0 3–1–0 6 11 7 Buffalo Sabres 1–1–0 2–0–0 3–1–0 6 8 7 Montreal Canadiens 2–0–0 0–2–0 2–2–0 4 10 12 Ottawa Senators 0–1–1 1–1–0 1–2–1 3 8 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–2–0 2–0–0 2–2–0 4 11 11 4–5–1 7–3–0 11–8–1 23 49 51 Southeast Division Carolina Hurricanes 2–0–0 2–0–0 4–0–0 8 17 8 Florida Panthers 2–0–0 1–1–0 3–1–0 6 14 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0–1 1–0–1 2–0–2 6 13 12 Washington Capitals 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 11 13 Winnipeg Jets 2–0–0 2–0–0 4–0–0 8 12 3 8–1–1 7–2–1 15–3–2 32 67 42 Western Conference Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Central Division Chicago Blackhawks 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 5 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 2 Detroit Red Wings 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 2 1 Nashville Predators 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 0 St. Louis Blues 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 1 4 3–1–0 0–2–0 3–3–0 6 14 15 Northwest Division Calgary Flames 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 2 Colorado Avalanche 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 0 1 3 Edmonton Oilers 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 0 2 Minnesota Wild 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 2 Vancouver Canucks 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2 4 0 0–1–0 3–1–0 3–2–0 6 11 9 Pacific Division Anaheim Ducks 1–0–0 0–0–1 1–0–1 3 3 3 Dallas Stars 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 0 0 1 Los Angeles Kings 0–0–0 0–0–1 0–0–1 1 2 3 Phoenix Coyotes 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 5 3 San Jose Sharks 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 5 2 3–0–0 1–1–2 4–1–2 10 15 12 Playoffs 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs The New York Rangers ended the 2011–12 regular season as the Eastern Conference's first seed. They faced the #8 seed Ottawa Senators in the first round. The Rangers battled back from a 3–2 series deficit to defeat the Senators in seven games. The Rangers defeated the #7 seed Washington Capitals their second round opponent, in seven games. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Rangers faced the #6 seed New Jersey Devils. After leading the series 2–1, the Rangers lost 3 games in a row and lost the series 4–2. Key: #ccffcc darkgray Win #ffbbbb darkgray Loss 2012 Stanley Cup playoffsEastern Conference quarterfinals: vs. (8) Ottawa Senators – Rangers win series 4-3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series 1 April 12 Ottawa Senators 2 – 4 New York Rangers Lundqvist Rangers lead series 1–0 2 April 14 Ottawa Senators 3 – 2 New York Rangers OT Lundqvist Series tied 1–1 3 April 16 New York Rangers 1 – 0 Ottawa Senators Lundqvist Rangers lead series 2–1 4 April 18 New York Rangers 2 – 3 Ottawa Senators OT Lundqvist Series tied 2–2 5 April 21 Ottawa Senators 2 – 0 New York Rangers Lundqvist Senators lead series 3–2 6 April 23 New York Rangers 3 – 2 Ottawa Senators Lundqvist Series tied 3–3 7 April 26 Ottawa Senators 1 – 2 New York Rangers Lundqvist Rangers win series 4–3Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (7) Washington Capitals – Rangers win series 4-3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series 1 April 28 Washington Capitals 1 – 3 New York Rangers Lundqvist Rangers lead series 1–0 2 April 30 Washington Capitals 3 – 2 New York Rangers Lundqvist Series tied 1–1 3 May 2 New York Rangers 2 – 1 Washington Capitals 3OT Lundqvist Rangers lead series 2–1 4 May 5 New York Rangers 2 – 3 Washington Capitals Lundqvist Series tied 2–2 5 May 7 Washington Capitals 2 – 3 New York Rangers OT Lundqvist Rangers lead series 3–2 6 May 9 New York Rangers 1 – 2 Washington Capitals Lundqvist Series tied 3–3 7 May 12 Washington Capitals 1 – 2 New York Rangers Lundqvist Rangers win series 4–3 Eastern Conference finals: vs. (6) New Jersey Devils – Devils win series 4-2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series 1 May 14 New Jersey Devils 0 – 3 New York Rangers Lundqvist Rangers lead series 1–0 2 May 16 New Jersey Devils 3 – 2 New York Rangers Lundqvist Series tied 1-1 3 May 19 New York Rangers 3 – 0 New Jersey Devils Lundqvist Rangers lead series 2-1 4 May 21 New York Rangers 1 – 4 New Jersey Devils Lundqvist Series tied 2-2 5 May 23 New Jersey Devils 5 – 3 New York Rangers Lundqvist Devils lead series 3-2 6 May 25 New York Rangers 2 – 3 New Jersey Devils OT Lundqvist Devils win series 4-2 Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Marian Gaborik Marián Gáborík 82 41 35 76 15 34 Brad Richards 82 25 41 66 -1 22 Ryan Callahan 76 29 25 54 −8 61 Derek Stepan 82 17 34 51 14 22 Michael Del Zotto 77 10 31 41 20 36 Carl Hagelin 64 14 24 38 21 24 Artem Anisimov 79 16 20 36 12 34 Brandon Dubinsky 77 10 24 34 16 110 Ryan McDonagh 82 7 25 32 25 44 Dan Girardi 82 5 24 29 13 20 Brian Boyle 82 11 15 26 2 59 Ruslan Fedotenko 73 9 11 20 −7 16 Anton Stralman Anton Strålman 53 2 16 18 9 20 Brandon Prust 82 5 12 17 -1 156 John Mitchell John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985) 63 5 11 16 10 8 Stu Bickel 51 0 9 9 2 108 Jeff Woywitka 27 1 5 6 2 8 Mike Rupp 60 4 1 5 -1 97 Steve Eminger 42 2 3 5 0 28 Marc Staal 46 2 3 5 −7 16 Erik Christensen‡ 20 1 4 5 0 2 Michael Sauer Michael Sauer (ice hockey) 19 1 2 3 9 21 Sean Avery 15 3 0 3 2 21 Mats Zuccarello 10 2 1 3 0 6 Wojtek Wolski‡ 9 0 3 3 −2 2 Tim Erixon 18 0 2 2 −2 8 Andre Deveaux André Deveaux 9 0 1 1 3 29 Kris Newbury 7 0 0 0 −1 24 Brendan Bell Brendan Bell (ice hockey) 1 0 0 0 −1 0 John Scott John Scott (ice hockey, born 1982)† 6 0 0 0 −1 5 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Brad Richards 20 6 9 15 -2 8 Dan Girardi 20 3 9 12 6 2 Marian Gaborik Marián Gáborík 20 5 6 11 0 2 Ryan Callahan 20 6 4 10 2 12 Artem Anisimov 20 3 7 10 1 4 Michael Del Zotto 20 2 8 10 -4 12 Derek Stepan 20 1 8 9 -2 4 Chris Kreider 18 5 2 7 -4 6 Ruslan Fedotenko 20 2 5 7 7 8 Marc Staal 20 3 3 6 0 12 Anton Stralman Anton Strålman 20 3 3 6 1 4 Brian Boyle 17 3 3 6 0 15 Ryan McDonagh 20 0 4 4 2 11 Carl Hagelin 17 0 3 3 -3 17 Brandon Prust 19 1 1 2 -1 31 Brandon Dubinsky 9 0 2 2 2 14 John Mitchell John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985) 18 0 1 1 -2 2 Mike Rupp 20 0 0 0 -3 36 Stu Bickel 18 0 0 0 -3 16 Steve Eminger 4 0 0 0 0 0 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Henrik Lundqvist 62 3754 39 18 5 123 1.97 1753 .930 8 0 2 4 Martin Biron 21 1220 12 6 2 50 2.46 519 .904 2 0 3 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Henrik Lundqvist 20 1251 10 10 38 1.82 554 .931 3 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. Awards and records February 2024 Awards + Regular season Player Award Awarded Marian GaborikMarchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars NHL Second Star of the Week December 26, 2011 Marian Gaborikhttp://blueshirtsunited.com/photos/515 A Trio of NYR All-Stars 2012-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120115064346/http://blueshirtsunited.com/photos/515 2012-01-15 dead NHL All-Star January 12, 2012 Dan Girardi NHL All-Star January 12, 2012 Henrik Lundqvist NHL All-Star January 12, 2012 Carl HagelinHagelin going to All-Star Weekend NHL All-Star Rookie January 25, 2012 Carl HagelinGaborik MVP caps big All-Star Weekend NHL All-Star Game Fastest Skater January 28, 2012 Marian Gaborik NHL All-Star Game MVP January 29, 2012 Ryan CallahanCallahan wins third McDonald Award Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award March 30, 2012 Henrik LundqvistLundqvist honored with the Vezina Vezina Trophy June 20, 2012 Nominations + Regular season Player Award Nominated Henrik LundqvistLundqvist, Rinne, Quick tabbed Vezina finalists Vezina Trophy April 25, 2012 Henrik LundqvistLundqvist, Malkin and Stamkos are Hart finalists Hart Memorial Trophy April 27, 2012 John TortorellaAdams finalists: Hitchcock, MacLean, Tortorella Jack Adams Award April 30, 2012 Henrik LundqvistMalkin, Stamkos, Lundqvist named Lindsay finalists Ted Lindsay Award May 2, 2012 Ryan CallahanBrown, Doan, Callahan finalists for Messier Award Mark Messier Leadership Award June 4, 2012 Records Milestones + Regular season Player Milestone Reached Tim Erixon 1st career NHL game October 7, 2011 Brandon Prust 200th career NHL game October 15, 2011 Mike Rupp 500th career NHL game October 15, 2011 Brad Richards 500th career NHL assist October 20, 2011 Brian Boyle 200th career NHL game November 3, 2011 Ryan Callahan 300th career NHL game November 15, 2011 Derek Stepan 100th career NHL game November 23, 2011 Carl Hagelin 1st career NHL game1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point November 25, 2011 Carl Hagelin 1st career NHL goal November 26, 2011 New York Rangers franchise 2,500th win December 10, 2011 Brad Richards 800th career NHL game December 13, 2011 Marian Gaborik 300th career NHL goal December 17, 2011 Stu Bickel 1st career NHL game1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point December 20, 2011 Marian Gaborik 600th career NHL point December 20, 2011 Artem Anisimov 200th career NHL game December 30, 2011 Brandon Dubinsky 200th career NHL point January 6, 2012 Dan Girardi 400th career NHL game January 10, 2012 Wojtek Wolski 400th career NHL game January 12, 2012 Marian Gaborik 300th career NHL assist January 15, 2012 Dan Girardi 100th career NHL assist January 21, 2012 Artem Anisimov 100th career NHL point February 14, 2012 John Mitchell 200th career NHL game February 24, 2012 Ryan Callahan 100th career NHL goal February 25, 2012 Marian Gaborik 700th career NHL game February 25, 2012 Ryan McDonagh 100th career NHL game February 25, 2012 Ruslan Fedotenko 800th career NHL game March 4, 2012 Tim Erixon 1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point March 23, 2012 Michael Del Zotto 200th career NHL game March 30, 2012 Martin Biron 500th career NHL game April 5, 2012 Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Artem Anisimov 1st career NHL playoff assist April 12, 2012 Stu Bickel 1st career NHL playoff game April 12, 2012 Brian Boyle 1st career NHL playoff game1st career NHL playoff goal1st career NHL playoff point April 12, 2012 Michael Del Zotto 1st career NHL playoff game April 12, 2012 Carl Hagelin 1st career NHL playoff game1st career NHL playoff assist1st career NHL playoff point April 12, 2012 John Mitchell 1st career NHL playoff game April 12, 2012 Anton Stralman 1st career NHL playoff game1st career NHL playoff assist1st career NHL playoff point April 12, 2012 Michael Del Zotto 1st career NHL playoff assist1st career NHL playoff point April 14, 2012 Anton Stralman 1st career NHL playoff goal April 14, 2012 Chris Kreider 1st career NHL playoff game1st career NHL playoff game April 16, 2012 Chris Kreider 1st career NHL playoff goal1st career NHL playoff point April 23, 2012 Derek Stepan 1st career NHL playoff goal1st career NHL playoff assist1st career NHL playoff point April 23, 2012 Dan Girardi 1st career NHL playoff goal April 26, 2012 Chris Kreider 1st career NHL playoff assist April 28, 2012 Ruslan Fedotenko 100th career NHL playoff game May 7, 2012 Brandon Prust 1st career NHL playoff goal May 24, 2012 Transactions The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season: Trades DateDetails May 8, 2011Rangers obtain Lindberg for Werek To Phoenix Coyotes Ethan Werek To New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg June 1, 2011Rangers get Erixon in deal with Flames To Calgary Flames Roman HorakTwo 2nd-round picks (45th and 57th overall) in 2011 To New York Rangers Tim Erixon5th-round pick (134th overall) in 2011 June 25, 2011Grachev dealt for a pick to land Fogarty To St. Louis Blues Evgeny Grachev To New York Rangers 3rd-round pick (72nd overall) in 2011 June 25, 2011Rangers make six picks at 2011 draft To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2012 To New York Rangers 6th-round pick (172nd overall) in 2011 July 2, 2011Blueshirts get Thuresson from Preds To Nashville Predators Brodie Dupont To New York Rangers Andreas Thuresson November 8, 2011http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=599547 Rangers deal for Francois Bouchard 2011-11-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609115836/http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=599547 2012-06-09 dead To Washington Capitals Tomas Kundratek To New York Rangers Francois Bouchard February 3, 2012Rangers obtain Wellman from Minnesota To Minnesota Wild Erik ChristensenConditional 7th-round pick in 2013 To New York Rangers Casey Wellman February 25, 2012Wolski traded for Vernace, draft pick To Florida Panthers Wojtek Wolski To New York Rangers Michael Vernace3rd-round pick in 2013 February 27, 2012Rangers obtain Scott from Blackhawks To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2012 To New York Rangers John Scott |} Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Blake ParlettBlueshirts add defenseman Parlett Connecticut Whale 2 years, $1.075 million entry-level contract Mike RuppRupp joins Blueshirts as a free agent Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $4.5 million Brad RichardsRangers land All-Star center Richards Dallas Stars 9 years, $58.5 million Brendan BellRangers Agree To Terms With Free Agent Defenseman Brendan Bell EHC Biel 1 year, $525,000 Andre DeveauxBlueshirts add Deveaux as free agent Chicago Wolves 1 year, $525,000 Anton StralmanRangers add defenseman Stralman Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $900,000 Marek HrivikHrivik gets first NHL deal with Rangers Connecticut Whale 3 years, $1.925 million entry-level contract Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Alexander FrolovAlex Frolov signs with KHL one year after he should have Avangard Omsk 3 years Jeremy Williams http://redbulls.com/icehockey/ Forward Jeremy Williams reinforces the Red Bulls EC Red Bull Salzburg 2011-06-15 2011-06-15 de https://web.archive.org/web/20110715164542/http://redbulls.com/icehockey/ 15 July 2011 dead dmy-all Red Bull Salzburg 1 year Matt GilroyLightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Matt Gilroy Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $1 million Vaclav ProspalBlue Jackets Sign Vinny Prospal Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $1.75 million Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Jeff WoywitkaRangers claim Woywitka from Habs Montreal Canadiens October 6, 2011 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Dale WeiseCanucks claim Dale Weise off waivers Vancouver Canucks October 4, 2011 Lost via buyout Player Chris DruryRangers buy out final season of Chris Drury's contract Player signings Player Date Contract terms Jason WilsonRangers, Wilson agree to terms May 12, 2011 3 years, $1.765 million entry-level contract Christian ThomasThomas agrees to first NHL contract May 19, 2011 3 years, $2.515 million entry-level contract Scott StajcerRangers, Stajcer agree to contract terms May 20, 2011 3 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract Tim Erixon June 1, 2011 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Chad KolarikRangers, Kolarik agree on an extension June 17, 2011 2 years, $1.05 million Dale WeiseWeise agrees to contract extension June 27, 2011 1 year, $605,000 John MitchellMitchell, Rangers agree on extension June 30, 2011 1 year, $650,000 Ruslan FedotenkoFedotenko returning with new deal July 1, 2011 1 year, $1.4 million Michael SauerRangers agree to terms with Sauer July 8, 2011 2 years, $2.5 million Artem AnisimovAnisimov returning with new contract July 8, 2011 2 years, $3.75 million Brian BoyleRangers agree to terms with Boyle July 15, 2011 3 years, $5.1 million Brandon DubinskyRangers, Dubinsky agree to terms July 21, 2011 4 years, $16.8 million Steve EmingerEminger returning to Blueshirts July 25, 2011 1 year, $800,000 Ryan CallahanCallahan agrees to contract terms July 27, 2011 3 years, $12.825 million J. T. MillerFirst-rounder Miller agrees to terms July 28, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Andrew YoganRangers agree to terms with Yogan March 26, 2012 3 years, $1.965 million entry-level contract Chris KreiderRangers, Kreider agree to contract terms April 10, 2012 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract Draft picks New York's picks at the 2011 NHL entry draft in St. Paul, Minnesota. Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league) 1 15 J. T. Miller LW United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) 3 72 (from St. Louis) Steven Fogarty C United States Edina High School (USHS-MN) 4 106 Michael St. Croix C Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) 5 134 (from Calgary) Shane McColgan RW United States Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 5 136 Samuel Noreau D Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) 6 172 (from Nashville) Peter Ceresnak D Dukla Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia-Jr.) See also 2011–12 NHL season Farm teams Connecticut Whale (AHL) The 2011–12 season was the 15th season of AHL hockey for the franchise, and was the franchise's first full season as the Connecticut Whale. Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL) The 2011–12 season was the second season of affiliation for the Rangers and the Greenville Road Warriors. References 2011-12 Category:2011–12 NHL season by team Category:2011 in sports in New York City Category:2012 in sports in New York City Parameter 1=year required!}} in Manhattan