{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="5%" | April
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | Score
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 75 || 4 || Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 3 - 2 SO || 42-21-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 76 || 6 || New York Islanders

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 3 - 1 || 43-21-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 77 || 8 || @ Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 || 4 - 3 OT || 44-21-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 78 || 9 || @ New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 3 - 2 || 44-22-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 79 || 11 || New York Islanders

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 3 - 2 || 44-23-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 80 || 13 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

 || 5 - 3 || 44-24-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 81 || 15 || @ Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 4 - 1 || 44-25-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 82 || 18 || Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 5 - 1 || 44-26-12
|}
|}

Playoffs

The Rangers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs

1997 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League , began in April, 1997, following the 1996–97 NHL season. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarter-finals, semi-finals and championships, and then...

.

Key: Win Loss

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=10 style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs
|-
| colspan=10 |
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=10; style="background:#E31937; color: #FFFFFF;" |Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) New Jersey Devils - New Jersey wins series 4-0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 1 || April 22 || New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 || 1 - 6 || New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || || New Jersey leads series 1-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 2 || April 24 || New York Rangers || 1 - 4 || New Jersey Devils || || New Jersey leads series 2-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 3 || April 26 || New Jersey Devils || 3 - 0 || New York Rangers || || New Jersey leads series 3-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 4 || April 29 || New Jersey Devils || 4 - 2 || New York Rangers || || New Jersey wins series 4-0
|}
|}

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
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|-align=center
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="40%" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | G
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | A
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | Pts
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | +/−
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | PIM
|-align=center
| || 82 || 54 || 69 || 123 || 34 || 72
|-align=center
| || 81 || 23 || 56 || 79 || 31 || 76
|-align=center
| || 82 || 22 || 54 || 76 || 17 || 42
|-align=center
| || 52 || 16 || 39 || 55 || 10 || 56
|-align=center
| || 68 || 30 || 17 || 47 || 3 || 32
|-align=center
| || 72 || 13 || 23 || 36 || 6 || 10
|-align=center
| ^† || 40 || 16 || 15 || 31 || 5 || 22
|-align=center
| || 82 || 5 || 25 || 30 || 35 || 90
|-align=center
| || 81 || 10 || 18 || 28 || -4 || 44
|-align=center
| || 77 || 6 || 19 || 25 || 1 || 58
|-align=center
| || 73 || 3 || 20 || 23 || 16 || 70
|-align=center
| || 74 || 2 || 16 || 18 || 28 || 78
|-align=center
| || 82 || 9 || 9 || 18 || 4 || 28
|-align=center
| ^‡ || 48 || 5 || 12 || 17 || 10 || 53
|-align=center
| || 64 || 10 || 6 || 16 || -6 || 28
|-align=center
| ^† || 19 || 3 || 11 || 14 || 2 || 20
|-align=center
| || 66 || 8 || 2 || 10 || -10 || 24
|-align=center
| || 65 || 3 || 4 || 7 || -10 || 66
|-align=center
| || 78 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 2 || 38
|-align=center
| || 67 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 7 || 97
|-align=center
| || 52 || 2 || 3 || 5 || -3 || 84
|-align=center
| ^‡ || 29 || 1 || 2 || 3 || -2 || 22
|-align=center
| || 6 || 2 || 0 || 2 || -1 || 0
|-align=center
| || 8 || 1 || 1 || 2 || -3 || 4
|-align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4
|-align=center
| ^† || 15 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 44
|-align=center
| ^‡ || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || -2 || 6
|-align=center
| ^†‡ || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -1 || 0
|-align=center
| || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|-align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -1 || 2
|-align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;"
! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|-align=center
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="40%" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | G
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | A
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | Pts
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | +/−
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | PIM
|-align=center
| || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || -1 || 2
|-align=center
| || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
| || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -1 || 2
|-align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -3 || 0
|-align=center
| || 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || -2 || 0
|-align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -2 || 6
|-align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -2 || 8
|-align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -1 || 0
|-align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -1 || 19
|-align=center
| || 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || -3 || 0
|-align=center
| || 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-align=center
| || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -3 || 6
|-align=center
| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -1 || 0
|-align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -4 || 2
|-align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -5 || 0
|-align=center
| || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -1 || 0
|-align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -4 || 2
|-align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -1 || 6
|-align=center
| || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -1 || 2
|-align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|}
|}

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G= Goals; A= Assists; PIM= Penalties in Minutes
{| class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" width="90%"
! style="border: 0;" | Regular season
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Min
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | W
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | L
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | OT
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GAA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | SA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Sv%
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | SO
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | G
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | A
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | PIM
|-align=center
| || 53 || 3112 || 30 || 12 || 9 || 116 || 2.24 || 1485 || .922 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0
|-align=center
| || 32 || 1850 || 14 || 14 || 3 || 91 || 2.95 || 867 || .895 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4
|-align=center
| || 1 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 2 || 1.000 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" width="75%"
! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Min
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | W
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | L
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GAA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | SA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | SV%
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | SO
|-align=center
| || 3 || 177 || 0 || 3 || 13 || 4.41 || 79 || .835 || 0
|-align=center
| || 1 || 60 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 4.00 || 25 || .840 || 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

• Jaromir Jagr
  Jaromir Jagr
  Jaromír Jágr is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . Jágr formerly played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and New York Rangers, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers...
  
  , Lester B. Pearson Award
  Lester B. Pearson Award
  The Ted Lindsay Award, formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award, is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players Association. It has been awarded 40 times to 23 different players since its beginnings...
  
  
• Jaromir Jagr, First All-Star Team
  NHL All-Star Team
  The NHL All-Star Teams were first named at the end of the 1930–31 NHL season, to honor the best performers over the season at each position.Representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote for the All-Star Team at the end of the regular season.The career leaders in citations are...
  
  
• Michal Rozsival
  Michal Rozsival
  Michal Rozsíval is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League . He joined the team in 2011, previously playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins from 2000 until 2004, and the New York Rangers from 2005 to 2011.-Playing...
  
  , NHL Plus/Minus Award
  NHL Plus/Minus Award
  The NHL Plus-Minus Award is a trophy awarded annually by the National Hockey League to the ice hockey "player, having played a minimum of 60 games who leads the league in plus/minus statistics." It is sponsored by a commercial business, and it has been known under five different names...
  
  
• Henrik Lundqvist
  Henrik Lundqvist
  Henrik Lundqvist is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League . He was nominated for the Vezina Trophy in his first three seasons in the NHL, finishing third all three times, and is the only goaltender in NHL history to record 30 wins in...
  
  , NHL All-Rookie Team
  NHL All-Rookie Team
  The NHL All-Rookie Team is chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from the best rookies in the National Hockey League at each position for the season just concluded based on their performance in that year...
  
  

Trades

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|-
| August 23, 2005
| valign="top"|To Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks

The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

---

Trevor Gillies

Trevor Gillies

Trevor Gillies is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently playing for the New York Islanders organization of the National Hockey League . Gillies is primarily used as an enforcer.-Playing career:...

2007 conditional draft pick
| valign="top"|To New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

---

Steve Rucchin

Steve Rucchin

Steven Andrew Rucchin is a retired ice hockey centre who played for three teams in the National Hockey League, most notably for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.-Playing career:...

|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| September 30, 2005
| valign="top"|To Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

---

Garth Murray

Garth Murray

Garth Murray is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently playing for the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League...

| valign="top"|To New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

---

Marcel Hossa

Marcel Hossa

Marcel Hossa is a Slovak professional ice hockey player currently playing for Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League . His older brother Marián plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

|-
|-
| October 7, 2005
| valign="top"|To Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...

---

Jozef Balej

Jozef Balej

Jozef Balej is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger who has spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League, and currently plays for HC Oceláři Třinec.-Playing career:...

6th round pick in 2008

2008 NHL Entry Draft

The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...

| valign="top"|To New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

---

Fedor Fedorov
|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| October 18, 2005
| valign="top"|To Phoenix Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes

The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....

---

Jamie Lundmark

Jamie Lundmark

Jamie Lundmark is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Dinamo Riga of the KHL.-Playing career:...

| valign="top"|To New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

---

Jeff Taffe

Jeff Taffe

Jeffrey Charles Taffe is a center for the Minnesota Wild organization. He was acquired by Chicago on July 22, 2010 in exchange for center Marty Reasoner. Taffe was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, by the St...

|-
|-
| January 1, 2006
| valign="top"|To Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks

The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

---

Maxim Kondratiev

Maxim Kondratiev

Maxim Valerievich Kondratiev is a professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League...

| valign="top"|To New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

---

Petr Sykora

Petr Sýkora

Petr Sýkora is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League . Sýkora has previously played in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota Wild. He is a two-time Stanley Cup...

4th round pick in 2007

2007 NHL Entry Draft

The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007...

|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| January 24, 2006
| valign="top"|To Phoenix Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes

The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....

---

Jeff Taffe

Jeff Taffe

Jeffrey Charles Taffe is a center for the Minnesota Wild organization. He was acquired by Chicago on July 22, 2010 in exchange for center Marty Reasoner. Taffe was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, by the St...

| valign="top"|To New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

---

Martin Sonnenberg

Martin Sonnenberg

Martin Sonnenberg is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward.- Playing career :Sonnenberg started his professional hockey career with the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL in 1995. He signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1998, and after several years in the NHL and AHL Sonnenberg signed with KalPa...

|-
|-
| March 8, 2006
| valign="top"|To San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

---

Ville Nieminen

Ville Nieminen

Ville Nieminen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career:...

| valign="top"|To New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

---

3rd round pick in 2006

2006 NHL Entry Draft

The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 24, 2006.The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006....

|-
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
| March 9, 2006
| valign="top"|To Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks

The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

---

3rd round pick in 2006

2006 NHL Entry Draft

The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 24, 2006.The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006....

| valign="top"|To New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

---

Sandis Ozolinsh

Sandis Ozolinsh

Sandis Ozoliņš , commonly known as Sandis Ozolinsh in North America, is a Latvian ice hockey player and captain of Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League. During his career in North America, Ozoliņš was a seven-time NHL All-Star, Stanley Cup champion, and Norris Trophy finalist...

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Free agents acquired

{|class="wikitable"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| Player || Former Team
|-
| D Marek Malik

Marek Malik

Marek Malík is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for HC Vítkovice Steel of the Czech Extraliga. Malík played in the National Hockey League from 1998 to 2009. He is best known for a highlight reel shootout goal while with the New York Rangers.-Playing career:After...

 || Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...

|-
| F Ville Nieminen

Ville Nieminen

Ville Nieminen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career:...

 || Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...

|-
| F Martin Straka

Martin Straka

Martin Straka is a Czech ice hockey centre who plays for HC Plzeň 1929 of the Czech Extraliga. He is also the club's general manager and co-owner.-Playing career:...

 || Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

|}

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft

2005 NHL Entry Draft

The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft.As a lockout cancelled the games of the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on July 22, 2005. Teams were assigned 1 to 3 balls based on their playoff appearances and first overall draft picks from the past three years...

 in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 at the Westin Hotel.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.00%;"| Round
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:16.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:12.25%;"| Position
! style="background:#ddf; width:17.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/Junior/Club Team (League)
|-
| 1
| 12
| Marc Staal

Marc Staal

Marc Staal is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League...

| D
|  Canada
| Sudbury Wolves

Sudbury Wolves

The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World...

 (OHL

Ontario Hockey League

The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....

)
|-
| 2
| 40
| Michael Sauer

Michael Sauer (ice hockey)

Michael "Mike" Curtis Sauer is an American ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the New York Rangers of the NHL. He is the younger brother of Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Kurt Sauer, and of former Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings linebacker Craig Sauer.He was drafted in the 2nd round,...

| D
|  United States
| Portland Winter Hawks

Portland Winter Hawks

The Portland Winterhawks are a major junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon, playing in the Western Hockey League, a member league in the Canadian Hockey League. They play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum, though typically a few games each season are also played in the...

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Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

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| Marc-Andre Cliche

Marc-Andre Cliche

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| Lewiston Maineiacs

Lewiston MAINEiacs

The Lewiston Maineiacs were a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Lewiston, Maine. The team played its home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée. They were the second QMJHL team in the United States, and the only one to play a full season...

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Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...

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| Brodie Dupont

Brodie Dupont

Brodie Dupont is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the NHL. He was drafted in the 3rd round, 66th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:Dupont current plays in the Nashville Predators organization...

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| Calgary Hitmen

Calgary Hitmen

The Calgary Hitmen are a major junior ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Hitmen play in the Central Division of the Western Hockey League . They play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Bret "The Hitman" Hart, a local-born professional wrestler, was a founding owner...

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| Saskatoon Blades

Saskatoon Blades

The Saskatoon Blades are a junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League. They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195 seat Credit Union Centre.-History:...

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| Tom Pyatt

Tom Pyatt

Thomas Cullum Pyatt is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently with Tampa Bay Lightning . He is the son of former NHL player Nelson Pyatt and brother of Phoenix Coyotes forward Taylor Pyatt.-Playing career:...

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| Saginaw Spirit

Saginaw Spirit

The Saginaw Spirit is a major junior ice hockey team based in Saginaw, Michigan. They are members of the West Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League , one of the Major Junior leagues of the Canadian Hockey League ....

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| Trevor Koverko
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| Owen Sound Attack

Owen Sound Attack

The Owen Sound Attack are a junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League since the year 2000. The Attack are based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.-History:...

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Forward (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...

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| Lake of the Woods

Lake of the Woods School

Lake of the Woods School is a public high school located in Baudette, Minnesota.-External links:...

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| Ryan Russell

Ryan Russell

Ryan Russell is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently part of the Columbus Blue Jackets organization and plays with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL, affiliate of the Blue Jackets. Russell has not yet played in the NHL. Russell has a twin brother; Kris Russell who plays for...

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| Kootenay Ice

Kootenay Ice

The Kootenay Ice are a major junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia and competing in the Western Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Cranbrook Recreational Complex, also nicknamed the RecPlex.-History:...

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