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1995–96 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1995–96
year	1995
Team	New York Rangers
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	3rd
Division	Atlantic
DivisionRank	2nd
Record	41–27–14
HomeRecord	22–10–9
RoadRecord	19–17–5
GoalsFor	272
GoalsAgainst	237
GeneralManager	Neil Smith
Coach	Colin Campbell
Captain	Mark Messier
AltCaptain	Adam Graves
Brian Leetch
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Attendance	18,200
MinorLeague	Binghamton Rangers
GoalsLeader	Mark Messier (47)
AssistsLeader	Brian Leetch (70)
PointsLeader	Mark Messier (99)
PIMLeader	Jeff Beukeboom (220)
PlusMinusLeader	Mark Messier (+29)
Pat Verbeek (+29)
WinsLeader	Mike Richter (24)
GAALeader	Mike Richter (2.68)

Brian Leetch Pat Verbeek (+29)

The 1995–96 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 70th season. 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 1996 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 Semifinals, where the team lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.

Regular season

The Rangers were shorthanded a league-high 495 times during the regular season, and tied the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning for fewest short-handed goals scored (6).

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 7, 1995 || @ Hartford Whalers || 2–0 || 0–1–0 || |- | 2 || October 11, 1995 || Winnipeg Jets || 6–4 || 1–1–0 || |- | 3 || October 14, 1995 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–0 || 2–1–0 || |- | 4 || October 16, 1995 || Hartford Whalers || 7–5 || 2–2–0 || |- | 5 || October 17, 1995 || @ New York Islanders || 5–1 || 3–2–0 || |- | 6 || October 20, 1995 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 3–1 || 4–2–0 || |- | 7 || October 22, 1995 || Ottawa Senators || 4–2 || 4–3–0 || |- | 8 || October 24, 1995 || Vancouver Canucks || 5–2 || 5–3–0 || |- | 9 || October 26, 1995 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 4–4 OT || 5–3–1 || |- | 10 || October 29, 1995 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 6–3–1 || |- | 11 || October 31, 1995 || @ San Jose Sharks || 5–3 || 7–3–1 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 16, 1996 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 OT || Canadiens lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 18, 1996 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || Canadiens lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 21, 1996 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || Canadiens lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 23, 1996 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 26, 1996 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || Rangers lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 28, 1996 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || Rangers win 4–2 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

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.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
11	C	74	47	52	99	29	122	11	4	7	11	−10	16
2	D	82	15	70	85	12	30	11	1	6	7	−11	4
16	RW	69	41	41	82	29	129	11	3	6	9	−8	12
20	LW	77	23	46	69	13	80	11	1	5	6	1	8
27	RW	81	24	34	58	5	98	11	3	4	7	0	14
9	LW	82	22	36	58	18	100	10	7	1	8	−9	4
21	C	65	25	29	54	13	82
33	D	66	3	34	37	2	42	11	0	7	7	1	4
13	C	78	17	15	32	9	38	6	0	1	1	2	2
24	C	82	9	12	21	2	14	11	4	3	7	1	4
5	D	74	1	18	19	9	122	11	1	5	6	−1	16
25	D	40	2	16	18	12	26	6	0	1	1	−2	4
6	D	59	5	9	14	11	50	7	1	0	1	−4	6
23	D	82	3	11	14	19	220	11	0	3	3	−1	6
15	LW	64	7	4	11	2	175	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	RW	61	4	6	10	7	71
32	LW	19	4	4	8	−2	30	11	3	1	4	0	14
19	LW	42	3	4	7	1	77
32	LW	32	4	2	6	−4	22
4	D	53	1	5	6	20	76	10	0	4	4	5	4
12	RW	10	2	3	5	−3	4	6	0	0	0	0	0
17	RW	14	1	4	5	−4	2	11	3	5	8	−2	2
37	LW	25	2	2	4	−1	30
18	LW	18	2	1	3	0	8	10	1	0	1	−1	0
14	D	25	2	1	3	5	22
26	RW	38	1	2	3	−4	49
22	C	28	1	2	3	−5	53
55	D	9	0	2	2	−6	21	4	0	0	0	−1	0
14	RW	2	1	0	1	−3	0
21	C	5	0	1	1	−5	0
30	G	44	0	1	1		8
29	D	4	0	1	1	2	0
35	G	41	0	1	1		4	11	0	0	0		0
22	RW	10	0	0	0	−3	26	11	2	2	4	−2	14
22	C	5	0	0	0	−1	2
39	C	1	0	0	0	0	0
34	G	1	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
35	Mike Richter	41	24	13	3	1221	107	2.68	.912	3	2396	11	5	6	308	36	3.27	.883	0	661
30	Glenn Healy	44	17	14	11	1237	124	2.90	.900	2	2564	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Jamie Ram	1	0	0	0	9	0	0.00	1.000	0	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
NHL Second All-Star team	Brian Leetch (Defense)
[NHL All-Star Game](1996-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Brian Leetch
Mark Messier
Pat Verbeek
Ceil Saidel Memorial Award	Adam Graves
Glenn Healy
"Crumb Bum" Award	Jeff Beukeboom
Frank Boucher Trophy	Mark Messier
Good Guy Award	Glenn Healy
Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award	Niklas Sundstrom
Players' Player Award	Mark Messier
Rangers MVP	Mark Messier
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award	Mark Messier

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	400th goal
Niklas Sundstrom	October 7, 1995
Peter Ferraro	October 16, 1995
Jamie Ram	February 3, 1996
Ken Gernander	March 9, 1996
Barry Richter	April 5, 1996
Chris Ferraro	April 8, 1996
Pat Verbeek	January 10, 1996

Transactions

July 31, 1995 – Doug Lidster was traded by the St. Louis Blues to the New York Rangers in exchange for Jay Wells.

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft in Edmonton, Alberta, at the Edmonton Coliseum.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	39	Christian Dube	RW	Canada	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
3	65	Mike Martin	D	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4	91	Marc Savard	C	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
5	110	Alexei Vasiliev	D	Russia	Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
5	117	Dale Purinton	D	United States	Tacoma Rockets (WHL)
6	143	Peter Slamiar	RW	Slovakia	Zvolen Jrs. (Slovak Extraliga)
7	169	Jeff Heil	G	United States	University of Wisconsin–River Falls (NCAA)
8	195	Ilya Gorokhov	D	Russia	Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
9	221	Bob Maudie	C	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)

Notes

References

"New York Rangers".
"1995–96 NHL Summary".
"1995–96 New York Rangers Schedule and Results".
"New York Rangers 1995–96 roster and statistics".
"1995–96 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics".
"Postseason All-Star Teams".
"1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
(2014). "2014–15 New York Rangers Media Guide". New York Rangers.
"1995–96 NHL Debuts".
(January 10, 1996). "Rangers 7, Sharks 4". United Press International.
Yannis, Alex. (August 1, 1995). "Hockey; Rangers Regain Lidster by Dealing Wells". [[The New York Times]].
"1995 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference.com.
"NHL Draft History". National Hockey League.

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