NHL hockey team season
The2005–06 New York Rangers season was the franchise's79th season of play and their 80th season overall. It marked a resurgence for the Rangers, with the team finishing the season having recorded 100 points, the sixth time in franchise history that the team had reached the 100-point plateau and their highest point total since their1993–94 championship season, and a return to the playoffs for the first time since1996–97 .Jaromir Jagr also broke several Rangers single-season records including goals (54), points (123), power-play goals (24) and shots on goal (368). The Rangers missed out on winning theAtlantic Division on the last day of the regular season when the Devils defeated theMontreal Canadiens and the Rangers lost to theOttawa Senators . The Rangers qualified for theplayoffs as the sixth seed but were swept by their rivals theNew Jersey Devils in the first round.
October 17, 2005 –Henrik Lundqvist becomes the first Rangers rookie goaltender to record ashutout since John Vanbiesbrouck in the 1984–85 season, in a 4-0 Rangers win at home over the Florida Panthers. March 11, 2006 – The New York Rangers played theMontreal Canadiens at theBell Centre in Montreal. The pre-game festivities involved the jersey retirement for former Canadien and Ranger playerBernie Geoffrion . March 29, 2006 –Jaromir Jagr records 4 assists, accumulating 113 points for the season and breaking the club single season points record of 109, previously held byJean Ratelle , (1972–73 ). Jagr would finish the season with 123 points, the 3rd best total of his illustrious career. March 29, 2006 – Henrik Lundqvist sets a franchise record for rookie goaltenders with his 30th win of the season, in a 5–1 win over the Islanders. April 8, 2006 – Jaromir Jagr records a goal and three assists, accumulating 53 goals for the season and breaking the club single season goal scoring record of 52, previously held byAdam Graves , (1993–94 ). Jagr would finish the season with 54 goals, the second best total of his career. April 8, 2006 – The Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime, capturing their 100th point in their final victory of the season. [ 2]
Divisions: AT – Atlantic,NE – Northeast,SE – Southeast
Z – Clinched conference ;Y – Clinched division ;X – Clinched playoff spot
The Rangers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the1997 Stanley Cup playoffs .
Schedule and results [ edit ] 2005–06 regular season[ 4] October: 6–4–3 (home: 4–1–2; road: 2–3–1)
November: 10–3–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 6–2–0)
December: 6–5–2 (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–2–2)
January: 7–3–3 (home: 5–1–3; road: 2–2–0)
February: 6–0–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 3–0–0)
March: 5–6–4 (home: 4–2–1; road: 1–4–3)
April: 3–5–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–3–0)
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2006 Stanley Cup playoffs[ 4] Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Series Recap 1 April 22 @New Jersey Devils 1–6 19,040 Devils lead 1–0 L 2 April 24 @ New Jersey Devils 1–4 19,040 Devils lead 2–0 L 3 April 26 New Jersey Devils 0–3 18,200 Devils lead 3–0 L 4 April 29 New Jersey Devils 2–4 18,200 Devils win 4–0 L
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Position abbreviations: C =Center ; D =Defense ; G =Goaltender ; LW =Left wing ; RW =Right wing † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only. ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only. The Rangers were involved in the followingtransactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the2006 Stanley Cup Finals .[ 17]
Date Details Ref July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30 ) ToAtlanta Thrashers 1st-round pick in2005 2nd-round pick in 2005 To New York Rangers [ 18] ToMontreal Canadiens To New York Rangers2nd-round pick in 2005 3rd-round pick in 2005 [ 18] August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23 ) ToAnaheim Mighty Ducks To New York Rangers [ 19] September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30 ) To Montreal Canadiens To New York Rangers [ 20] October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07 ) ToVancouver Canucks To New York Rangers [ 21] October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18 ) ToPhoenix Coyotes To New York Rangers [ 22] January 8, 2006 (2006-01-08 ) To Anaheim Mighty Ducks To New York Rangers [ 23] January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24 ) To Phoenix Coyotes To New York Rangers [ 24] March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08 ) ToSan Jose Sharks To New York Rangers [ 25] March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09 ) To Anaheim Mighty DucksSan Jose's 3rd-round pick in 2006 To New York Rangers [ 26] June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14 ) ToDallas Stars To New York RangersConditional draft pick in2008 [ 27]
Date Player New team Via[ c] Ref N/A Karel Rachunek Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL )Free agency (II)[ d] [ 39] April 18, 2005 (2005-04-18 ) Steve Valiquette Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency (VI) [ 40] July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29 ) Bobby Holik Atlanta Thrashers [ e] Compliance buyout [ 42] August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01 ) Richard Scott [ f] Contract expiration (VI) [ 37] August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02 ) Jason LaBarbera Los Angeles Kings Free agency (VI) [ 44] August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08 ) Jason Marshall Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (III) [ 45] August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09 ) Lawrence Nycholat Washington Capitals Free agency (VI) [ 46] August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12 ) Jeff MacMillan Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (VI) [ 47] August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31 ) Lucas Lawson JYP (Liiga )Free agency (UFA) [ 48] September 2, 2005 (2005-09-02 ) Mike Dunham Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (III) [ 49] September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06 ) Layne Ulmer San Antonio Rampage (AHL )Free agency (UFA) [ 50] September 25, 2005 (2005-09-25 ) Dan Blackburn Retirement (UFA) [ 51] May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14 ) Rory Rawlyk Bofors IK (Allsvenskan )Free agency [ 52]
Date Player Term Contract type Ref July 26, 2005 (2005-07-26 ) Rick Kozak Entry-level [ 53] July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27 ) Al Montoya 3-year Entry-level [ 54] July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29 ) Hugh Jessiman Entry-level [ 55] Henrik Lundqvist Entry-level [ 56] August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02 ) Kevin Weekes 2-year Re-signing [ 57] August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03 ) Thomas Pock Re-signing [ 58] August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11 ) Blair Betts Re-signing [ 59] August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15 ) Steve MacIntyre Re-signing [ 60] Tom Poti Re-signing [ 61] August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16 ) Jozef Balej Re-signing [ 62] August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17 ) Chris Holt Entry-level [ 63] Petr Prucha Entry-level [ 64] August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18 ) Jamie Lundmark Re-signing [ 65] Garth Murray Re-signing [ 66] Chad Wiseman Re-signing [ 67] August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23 ) Jarkko Immonen 3-year Entry-level [ 68] August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25 ) Alexandre Giroux Re-signing [ 69] Martin Grenier Re-signing [ 70] August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30 ) Bryce Lampman Re-signing [ 71] Dominic Moore Re-signing [ 72] September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06 ) Jed Ortmeyer Re-signing [ 73] Craig Weller Re-signing [ 74] September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21 ) Marc Staal Entry-level [ 75] October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03 ) Bruce Graham Entry-level [ 76] October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25 ) Fedor Fedorov Re-signing [ 77] April 12, 2006 (2006-04-12 ) Dane Byers Entry-level [ 78] Lauri Korpikoski Entry-level [ 79] Greg Moore Entry-level [ 80] April 20, 2006 (2006-04-20 ) Brandon Dubinsky Entry-level [ 81] May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11 ) Ryan Callahan Entry-level [ 82] June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15 ) Colton Orr Re-signing [ 83] June 19, 2006 (2006-06-19 ) Martin Richter Re-signing [ 84]
New York's picks at the2005 NHL entry draft inOttawa ,Ontario , Canada at theWestin Hotel .[ 85]
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