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1995–96 New York Rangers season

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1995–96 New York Rangers
Division 2nd Atlantic
Conference 3rd Eastern
1995–96 record 41–27–14
Goals for 272
Goals against 237
Team information
General manager Neil Smith
Coach Colin Campbell
Captain Mark Messier
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Mark Messier (47)
Assists Brian Leetch (70)
Points Mark Messier (99)
Penalty minutes Jeff Beukeboom (220)
Wins Mike Richter (24)
Goals against average Jamie Ram (0.00)

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.

Offseason[]

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

Atlantic Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 24 13 282 208 103
New York Rangers 82 41 27 14 272 237 96
Florida Panthers 82 41 31 10 254 234 92
Washington Capitals 82 39 32 11 234 204 89
Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 32 12 238 248 88
New Jersey Devils 82 37 33 12 215 202 86
New York Islanders 82 22 50 10 229 315 54

Game log[]

# R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L Oct 7, 1995 0–2 @ Hartford Whalers 0–1–0
2 W Oct 11, 1995 6–4 Winnipeg Jets 1–1–0
3 W Oct 14, 1995 2–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1–0
5 W Oct 17, 1995 5–1 @ New York Islanders 3–2–0
6 W Oct 20, 1995 3–1 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–2–0
7 L Oct 22, 1995 2–4 Ottawa Senators 4–3–0
8 W Oct 24, 1995 5–2 Vancouver Canucks 5–3–0
9 T Oct 26, 1995 4–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3–1
10 W Oct 29, 1995 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3–1
11 W Oct 31, 1995 5–3 @ San Jose Sharks 7–3–1
12 L Nov 2, 1995 3–5 @ Los Angeles Kings 7–4–1
13 L Nov 3, 1995 4–7 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 7–5–1
14 W Nov 6, 1995 4–2 Calgary Flames 8–5–1
15 W Nov 8, 1995 5–4 Tampa Bay Lightning 9–5–1
16 W Nov 10, 1995 4–1 New York Islanders 10–5–1
17 W Nov 11, 1995 4–1 @ Hartford Whalers 11–5–1
18 T Nov 14, 1995 1–1 OT @ St. Louis Blues 11–5–2
19 L Nov 16, 1995 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks 11–6–2
20 L Nov 17, 1995 3–6 @ Winnipeg Jets 11–7–2
21 W Nov 21, 1995 9–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 12–7–2
22 W Nov 22, 1995 4–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 13–7–2
23 L Nov 25, 1995 0–2 @ Detroit Red Wings 13–8–2
24 T Nov 27, 1995 1–1 OT New Jersey Devils 13–8–3
25 W Nov 29, 1995 5–3 Buffalo Sabres 14–8–3
26 W Dec 1, 1995 5–3 Colorado Avalanche 15–8–3
27 W Dec 2, 1995 4–2 @ Ottawa Senators 16–8–3
28 W Dec 4, 1995 5–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 17–8–3
29 T Dec 6, 1995 5–5 OT Chicago Blackhawks 17–8–4
30 W Dec 8, 1995 2–1 OT Detroit Red Wings 18–8–4
31 T Dec 9, 1995 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens 18–8–5
32 W Dec 11, 1995 3–2 Dallas Stars 19–8–5
33 W Dec 13, 1995 4–2 Boston Bruins 20–8–5
34 L Dec 15, 1995 4–5 @ Buffalo Sabres 20–9–5
35 L Dec 16, 1995 2–3 @ Washington Capitals 20–10–5
36 W Dec 18, 1995 3–0 Washington Capitals 21–10–5
37 W Dec 21, 1995 2–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers 22–10–5
38 T Dec 22, 1995 3–3 OT Hartford Whalers 22–10–6
39 W Dec 26, 1995 6–4 Ottawa Senators 23–10–6
40 W Dec 28, 1995 3–2 @ Vancouver Canucks 24–10–6
41 W Dec 30, 1995 8–3 @ Edmonton Oilers 25–10–6
42 L Dec 31, 1995 1–3 @ Calgary Flames 25–11–6
43 W Jan 3, 1996 7–4 Montreal Canadiens 26–11–6
44 T Jan 5, 1996 4–4 OT @ Washington Capitals 26–11–7
45 W Jan 10, 1996 7–4 San Jose Sharks 27–11–7
46 W Jan 13, 1996 4–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers 28–11–7
47 T Jan 14, 1996 3–3 OT St. Louis Blues 28–11–8
48 W Jan 22, 1996 3–1 Los Angeles Kings 29–11–8
49 T Jan 24, 1996 4–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers 29–11–9
50 W Jan 27, 1996 5–3 @ Boston Bruins 30–11–9
51 T Jan 31, 1996 1–1 OT @ Dallas Stars 30–11–10
52 L Feb 3, 1996 1–7 @ Colorado Avalanche 30–12–10
53 W Feb 6, 1996 4–2 @ New York Islanders 31–12–10
54 W Feb 8, 1996 6–2 New York Islanders 32–12–10
55 L Feb 10, 1996 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils 32–13–10
56 W Feb 11, 1996 6–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 33–13–10
57 T Feb 15, 1996 2–2 OT Montreal Canadiens 33–13–11
58 W Feb 17, 1996 2–1 OT @ Ottawa Senators 34–13–11
59 L Feb 18, 1996 3–4 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins 34–14–11
60 L Feb 22, 1996 3–5 New York Islanders 34–15–11
61 W Feb 24, 1996 4–0 @ Florida Panthers 35–15–11
62 L Feb 27, 1996 3–5 Washington Capitals 35–16–11
63 L Feb 28, 1996 1–3 Boston Bruins 35–17–11
64 T Mar 1, 1996 3–3 OT Buffalo Sabres 35–17–12
65 T Mar 4, 1996 2–2 OT New Jersey Devils 35–17–13
66 L Mar 7, 1996 2–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 35–18–13
67 W Mar 9, 1996 6–1 @ Washington Capitals 36–18–13
68 T Mar 13, 1996 3–3 OT Florida Panthers 36–18–14
69 L Mar 16, 1996 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens 36–19–14
70 L Mar 19, 1996 1–4 Edmonton Oilers 36–20–14
71 W Mar 23, 1996 5–4 @ Boston Bruins 37–20–14
72 L Mar 24, 1996 2–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 37–21–14
73 W Mar 27, 1996 3–0 Florida Panthers 38–21–14
74 W Mar 31, 1996 4–1 @ New York Islanders 39–21–14
75 W Apr 2, 1996 3–1 New Jersey Devils 40–21–14
76 L Apr 4, 1996 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 40–22–14
77 W Apr 5, 1996 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers 41–22–14
78 L Apr 7, 1996 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils 41–23–14
79 L Apr 8, 1996 3–5 Florida Panthers 41–24–14
80 L Apr 10, 1996 1–4 Washington Capitals 41–25–14
81 L Apr 12, 1996 2–3 Tampa Bay Lightning 41–26–14
82 L Apr 14, 1996 1–5 @ Florida Panthers 41–27–14

Playoffs[]

Transactions[]

  • July 28, 1995 - Doug Lidster was traded by the St. Louis Blues to the New York Rangers in exchange for Jay Wells.[1]

Draft picks[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Yannis, Alex (August 1, 1995). Hockey; Rangers Regain Lidster by Dealing Wells. The New York Times. Retrieved on October 16, 2009.

External links[]

New York Rangers Seasons

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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship
1995–96 NHL season by team
Northeast DivisionBuffalo • Pittsburgh • Boston • Montreal • Hartford • Ottawa
Atlantic DivisionPhiladelphia • NY Rangers • Florida • Washington • Tampa Bay • New Jersey • NY Islanders
Central DivisionDetroit • Chicago • Toronto • St. Louis • Winnipeg • Dallas
Pacific DivisionAnaheim • Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • Los Angeles • San Jose • Vancouver
See also1995 NHL Entry Draft • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Stanley Cup Finals


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