New York Rangers
Eastern · Metropolitan
38-3486 pts1996-97
Team Stats
1996-97
- Goals / G
- 3.15
- Goals Against / G
- 2.82
- Power Play %
- 22.0
- Penalty Kill %
- 79.9
- Shots / G
- 30.8
- Shots Against / G
- 31.6
- Faceoff %
- —
Arena
- Arena
- —
- Conference
- Eastern
- Division
- Metropolitan
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| P | Wayne Gretzky | 97 |
| G | Mark Messier | 36 |
| A | Wayne Gretzky | 72 |
Skaters
by points
| Player | Pos | # | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | C | — | 82 | 25 | 72 | 97 | +12 | 28 | 286 | 8.7 | 6 | — |
| Mark Messier | C | — | 71 | 36 | 48 | 84 | +12 | 88 | 227 | 15.9 | 7 | — |
| Brian Leetch | D | — | 82 | 20 | 58 | 78 | +31 | 40 | 256 | 7.8 | 9 | — |
| Adam Graves | L | — | 82 | 33 | 28 | 61 | +10 | 66 | 269 | 12.3 | 10 | — |
| Niklas Sundstrom | R | — | 82 | 24 | 28 | 52 | +23 | 20 | 132 | 18.2 | 5 | — |
| Luc Robitaille | L | — | 69 | 24 | 24 | 48 | +16 | 48 | 200 | 12.0 | 5 | — |
| Alexander Karpovtsev | D | — | 77 | 9 | 29 | 38 | +1 | 59 | 84 | 10.7 | 6 | — |
| Alex Kovalev | R | — | 45 | 13 | 22 | 35 | +11 | 42 | 110 | 11.8 | 1 | — |
| Russ Courtnall | R | — | 61 | 11 | 24 | 35 | +1 | 26 | 125 | 8.8 | 2 | — |
| Bruce Driver | D | — | 79 | 5 | 25 | 30 | +8 | 48 | 154 | 3.2 | 2 | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | L | — | 76 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -9 | 72 | 133 | 9.8 | 4 | — |
| Patrick Flatley | R | — | 68 | 10 | 12 | 22 | +6 | 26 | 96 | 10.4 | 0 | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | D | — | 73 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +3 | 138 | 77 | 7.8 | 1 | — |
| Bill Berg | L | — | 67 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +2 | 37 | 84 | 9.5 | 0 | — |
| Daniel Goneau | L | — | 41 | 10 | 3 | 13 | -5 | 10 | 44 | 22.7 | 3 | — |
| Jeff Beukeboom | D | — | 80 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +22 | 167 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | — |
| Mike Eastwood | C | — | 60 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 14 | 44 | 4.5 | 0 | — |
| Vladimir Vorobiev | R | — | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +4 | 6 | 42 | 11.9 | 2 | — |
| Darren Langdon | L | — | 60 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 195 | 24 | 12.5 | 0 | — |
| Doug Lidster | D | — | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +10 | 24 | 42 | 7.1 | 0 | — |
| David Oliver | R | — | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 8 | 35 | 8.6 | 0 | — |
| Chris Ferraro | C | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 23 | 4.3 | 0 | — |
| Christian Dube | C | — | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 | 14 | 7.1 | 1 | — |
| Eric Cairns | D | — | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 147 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Ryan Vandenbussche | R | — | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 30 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | — |
| Shane Churla | R | — | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 106 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Dallas Eakins | D | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Jeff Nielsen | R | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Peter Ferraro | R | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Sylvain Blouin | L | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
Goalies
by wins
| Player | # | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Richter | — | 61 | 61 | 33 | 22 | — | .917 | 2.69 | 4 | 1784 |
| Glenn Healy | — | 23 | 21 | 5 | 12 | — | .907 | 2.61 | 1 | 573 |
Team Profile
96-97 · percentile vs league
GF
3.1588
GA
2.8258
PP%
22.0100
PK%
79.98
SF
30.875
SA
31.625
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
| Power Play % | 22.0 |
| Penalty Kill % | 79.9 |
| Shots For / G | 30.8 |
| Shots Against / G | 31.6 |
| Faceoff % | — |
| Goal Differential | +27 |
Scoring Trend
last 20 · GF / GA
Season History
99 seasons
| Season | Record | PTS | GF/G | GA/G | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-26 | 34-39-9 | 77 | 2.87 | 3.04 | -14 |
| 24-25 | 39-36-7 | 85 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 0 |
| 23-24 | 55-23-4 | 114 | 3.39 | 2.76 | +52 |
| 22-23 | 47-22-13 | 107 | 3.33 | 2.63 | +57 |
| 21-22 | 52-24-6 | 110 | 3.05 | 2.49 | +46 |
| 20-21 | 27-23-6 | 60 | 3.14 | 2.77 | +21 |
| 19-20 | 37-28-5 | 79 | 3.33 | 3.14 | +13 |
| 18-19 | 32-36-14 | 78 | 2.70 | 3.26 | -46 |
| 17-18 | 34-39-9 | 77 | 2.78 | 3.21 | -35 |
| 16-17 | 48-28-6 | 102 | 3.09 | 2.63 | +37 |
| 15-16 | 46-27-9 | 101 | 2.84 | 2.62 | +18 |
| 14-15 | 53-22-7 | 113 | 3.02 | 2.28 | +61 |
| 13-14 | 45-31-6 | 96 | 2.61 | 2.32 | +24 |
| 12-13 | 26-18-4 | 56 | 2.62 | 2.25 | +18 |
| 11-12 | 51-24-7 | 109 | 2.71 | 2.22 | +40 |
| 10-11 | 44-33-5 | 93 | 2.73 | 2.38 | +29 |
| 09-10 | 38-33-11 | 87 | 2.67 | 2.61 | +5 |
| 08-09 | 43-30-9 | 95 | 2.44 | 2.59 | -12 |
| 07-08 | 42-27-13 | 97 | 2.50 | 2.32 | +15 |
| 06-07 | 42-30-10 | 94 | 2.84 | 2.57 | +22 |
| 05-06 | 44-26-12 | 100 | 3.05 | 2.57 | +39 |
| 03-04 | 27-40-8 | 69 | 2.51 | 3.05 | -44 |
| 02-03 | 32-36-4 | 78 | 2.56 | 2.82 | -21 |
| 01-02 | 36-38-4 | 80 | 2.77 | 3.15 | -31 |
| 00-01 | 33-43-1 | 72 | 3.05 | 3.54 | -40 |
| 99-00 | 29-38-3 | 73 | 2.66 | 3.00 | -28 |
| 98-99 | 33-38 | 77 | 2.65 | 2.77 | -10 |
| 97-98 | 25-39 | 68 | 2.40 | 2.82 | -34 |
| 96-97 | 38-34 | 86 | 3.15 | 2.82 | +27 |
| 95-96 | 41-27 | 96 | 3.32 | 2.89 | +35 |
| 94-95 | 22-23 | 47 | 2.90 | 2.79 | +5 |
| 93-94 | 52-24 | 112 | 3.56 | 2.75 | +68 |
| 92-93 | 34-39 | 79 | 3.62 | 3.67 | -4 |
| 91-92 | 50-25 | 105 | 4.01 | 3.08 | +75 |
| 90-91 | 36-31 | 85 | 3.71 | 3.31 | +32 |
| 89-90 | 36-31 | 85 | 3.49 | 3.34 | +12 |
| 88-89 | 37-35 | 82 | 3.88 | 3.84 | +3 |
| 87-88 | 36-34 | 82 | 3.75 | 3.54 | +17 |
| 86-87 | 34-38 | 76 | 3.84 | 4.04 | -16 |
| 85-86 | 36-38 | 78 | 3.50 | 3.45 | +4 |
| 84-85 | 26-44 | 62 | 3.69 | 4.31 | -50 |
| 83-84 | 42-29 | 93 | 3.92 | 3.80 | +10 |
| 82-83 | 35-35 | 80 | 3.83 | 3.59 | +19 |
| 81-82 | 39-27 | 92 | 3.95 | 3.83 | +10 |
| 80-81 | 30-36 | 74 | 3.90 | 3.96 | -5 |
| 79-80 | 38-32 | 86 | 3.85 | 3.55 | +24 |
| 78-79 | 40-29 | 91 | 3.95 | 3.65 | +24 |
| 77-78 | 30-37 | 73 | 3.49 | 3.50 | -1 |
| 76-77 | 29-37 | 72 | 3.40 | 3.88 | -38 |
| 75-76 | 29-42 | 67 | 3.27 | 4.16 | -71 |
| 74-75 | 37-29 | 88 | 3.99 | 3.45 | +43 |
| 73-74 | 40-24 | 94 | 3.85 | 3.22 | +49 |
| 72-73 | 47-23 | 102 | 3.81 | 2.67 | +89 |
| 71-72 | 48-17 | 109 | 4.06 | 2.46 | +125 |
| 70-71 | 49-18 | 109 | 3.32 | 2.27 | +82 |
| 69-70 | 38-22 | 92 | 3.24 | 2.49 | +57 |
| 68-69 | 41-26 | 91 | 3.04 | 2.58 | +35 |
| 67-68 | 39-23 | 90 | 3.05 | 2.47 | +43 |
| 66-67 | 30-28 | 72 | 2.69 | 2.70 | -1 |
| 65-66 | 18-41 | 47 | 2.79 | 3.73 | -66 |
| 64-65 | 20-38 | 52 | 2.56 | 3.51 | -67 |
| 63-64 | 22-38 | 54 | 2.66 | 3.46 | -56 |
| 62-63 | 22-36 | 56 | 3.01 | 3.33 | -22 |
| 61-62 | 26-32 | 64 | 2.79 | 2.96 | -12 |
| 60-61 | 22-38 | 54 | 2.91 | 3.54 | -44 |
| 59-60 | 17-38 | 49 | 2.67 | 3.53 | -60 |
| 58-59 | 26-32 | 64 | 2.87 | 3.10 | -16 |
| 57-58 | 32-25 | 77 | 2.79 | 2.69 | +7 |
| 56-57 | 26-30 | 66 | 2.63 | 3.24 | -43 |
| 55-56 | 32-28 | 74 | 2.91 | 2.90 | +1 |
| 54-55 | 17-35 | 52 | 2.14 | 3.00 | -60 |
| 53-54 | 29-31 | 68 | 2.30 | 2.60 | -21 |
| 52-53 | 17-37 | 50 | 2.17 | 3.01 | -59 |
| 51-52 | 23-34 | 59 | 2.74 | 3.13 | -27 |
| 50-51 | 20-29 | 61 | 2.41 | 2.87 | -32 |
| 49-50 | 28-31 | 67 | 2.43 | 2.70 | -19 |
| 48-49 | 18-31 | 47 | 2.22 | 2.87 | -39 |
| 47-48 | 21-26 | 55 | 2.93 | 3.35 | -25 |
| 46-47 | 22-32 | 50 | 2.78 | 3.10 | -19 |
| 45-46 | 13-28 | 35 | 2.88 | 3.82 | -47 |
| 44-45 | 11-29 | 32 | 3.08 | 4.94 | -93 |
| 43-44 | 6-39 | 17 | 3.24 | 6.20 | -148 |
| 42-43 | 11-31 | 30 | 3.22 | 5.06 | -92 |
| 41-42 | 29-17 | 60 | 3.69 | 2.98 | +34 |
| 40-41 | 21-19 | 50 | 2.98 | 2.60 | +18 |
| 39-40 | 27-11 | 64 | 2.83 | 1.60 | +59 |
| 38-39 | 26-16 | 58 | 3.10 | 2.19 | +44 |
| 37-38 | 27-15 | 60 | 3.10 | 2.00 | +53 |
| 36-37 | 19-20 | 47 | 2.44 | 2.21 | +11 |
| 35-36 | 19-17 | 50 | 1.90 | 2.00 | -5 |
| 34-35 | 22-20 | 50 | 2.85 | 2.90 | -2 |
| 33-34 | 21-19 | 50 | 2.50 | 2.35 | +7 |
| 32-33 | 23-17 | 54 | 2.81 | 2.23 | +28 |
| 31-32 | 23-17 | 54 | 2.79 | 2.33 | +22 |
| 30-31 | 19-16 | 47 | 2.41 | 1.98 | +19 |
| 29-30 | 17-17 | 44 | 3.09 | 3.25 | -7 |
| 28-29 | 21-13 | 52 | 1.64 | 1.48 | +7 |
| 27-28 | 19-16 | 47 | 2.14 | 1.80 | +15 |
| 26-27 | 25-13 | 56 | 2.16 | 1.64 | +23 |
Recent results
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