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1997–98 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1997–98
year	1997
Team	New York Rangers
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	11th
Division	Atlantic
DivisionRank	5th
Record	25–39–18
HomeRecord	14–18–9
RoadRecord	11–21–9
GoalsFor	197
GoalsAgainst	231
GeneralManager	Neil Smith
Coach	Colin Campbell (Oct.–Feb.)
John Muckler (Feb.–Apr.)
Captain	Brian Leetch
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Attendance	18,189
MinorLeague	Hartford Wolf Pack
Charlotte Checkers
GoalsLeader	Adam Graves/Wayne Gretzky/
Alexei Kovalev/Pat LaFontaine (23)
AssistsLeader	Wayne Gretzky (67)
PointsLeader	Wayne Gretzky (90)
PIMLeader	Darren Langdon (197)
PlusMinusLeader	Tim Sweeney (+7)
WinsLeader	Mike Richter (21)
GAALeader	Dan Cloutier (2.50)

John Muckler (Feb.–Apr.) Charlotte Checkers Alexei Kovalev/Pat LaFontaine (23)

The 1997–98 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 72nd season. The Rangers posted a 25–39–18 regular season record, finishing in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. New York missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1992–93 season.

The Rangers fired head coach Colin Campbell mid-season and replaced him with former Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup-winning coach John Muckler. This was also the first season since the 1991–92 season that the Rangers did not have Mark Messier; after a contentious negotiating period, the Rangers elected not to re-sign Messier and he instead joined the Vancouver Canucks.

Regular season

The Rangers were the only team in the league not to score a short-handed goal.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || October 3, 1997 || New York Islanders || 2–2 OT || 0–0–1 || |- | 2 || October 5, 1997 || Los Angeles Kings || 2–2 OT || 0–0–2 || |- | 3 || October 8, 1997 || @ Edmonton Oilers || 3–3 OT || 0–0–3 || |- | 4 || October 9, 1997 || @ Calgary Flames || 1–1 OT || 0–0–4 || |- | 5 || October 11, 1997 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 6–3 || 1–0–4 || |- | 6 || October 14, 1997 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0 || 1–1–4 || |- | 7 || October 15, 1997 || @ Ottawa Senators || 5–1 || 1–2–4 || |- | 8 || October 18, 1997 || @ St. Louis Blues || 5–3 || 1–3–4 || |- | 9 || October 20, 1997 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || 2–3–4 || |- | 10 || October 22, 1997 || Chicago Blackhawks || 1–0 || 2–4–4 || |- | 11 || October 24, 1997 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 4–3 || 3–4–4 || |- | 12 || October 26, 1997 || Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || 3–3 OT || 3–4–5 || |- | 13 || October 28, 1997 || Dallas Stars || 3–2 || 3–5–5 || |- | 14 || October 30, 1997 || @ New York Islanders || 5–3 || 3–6–5 ||

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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	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
99	C	82	23	67	90	−11	28
16	C	67	23	39	62	−16	36
27	LW	73	23	30	53	−22	44
2	D	76	17	33	50	−36	32
24	RW	70	19	28	47	0	24
17	LW	80	14	27	41	−7	130
9	LW	72	23	12	35	−30	41
37	RW	56	11	18	29	7	26
33	D	75	5	15	20	−3	46
12	RW	70	8	10	18	−12	47
5	D	73	3	9	12	1	122
20	C	59	5	6	11	−4	39
32	C	48	5	5	10	−2	16
25	D	47	3	7	10	−1	38
18	C	67	1	9	10	−15	55
26	D	63	1	6	7	−3	55
15	LW	70	3	3	6	0	197
10	C	28	1	5	6	−4	4
28	C	38	2	3	5	4	114
23	D	63	0	5	5	−25	195
39	RW	15	2	2	4	−10	6
21	LW	38	1	3	4	4	28
6	D	36	0	4	4	2	24
29	D	39	0	3	3	−3	92
36	LW	11	2	0	2	−4	4
14	D	15	1	1	2	−4	6
8	RW	16	1	0	1	−2	38
4	D	6	0	1	1	1	2
35	G	72	0	1	1		2
30	D	1	0	0	0	0	5
34	G	12	0	0	0		19
12	RW	12	0	0	0	−5	7
14	RW	1	0	0	0	−2	2
31	G	6	0	0	0		10
36	LW	3	0	0	0	0	2
8	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0
38	D	1	0	0	0	0	0
32	C	2	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltending

- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.*

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SO
35	Mike Richter	72	21	31	15	1888	184	2.66	.903	4143
34	Dan Cloutier	12	4	5	1	248	23	2.50	.907	551
31	Jason Muzzatti	6	0	3	2	156	17	3.26	.891	313

Sources:

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
NHL Second All-Star Team	Wayne Gretzky (Center)
[NHL All-Star Game](1998-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Wayne Gretzky
Brian Leetch
Ceil Saidel Memorial Award	Adam Graves	title=2014–15 New York Rangers Media Guide	publisher=New York Rangers	year=2014	pages=349–352}}
Frank Boucher Trophy	Wayne Gretzky
Good Guy Award	Alexei Kovalev
Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award	Marc Savard
Players' Player Award	Darren Langdon
Rangers MVP	Wayne Gretzky
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award	Wayne Gretzky

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	1,000th point
Marc Savard	October 3, 1997
Johan Lindbom	November 12, 1997
P. J. Stock	November 21, 1997
Dan Cloutier	January 3, 1998
Ronnie Sundin	January 14, 1998
Maxim Galanov	April 4, 1998
Pat LaFontaine	January 22, 1998

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Civic Arena.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	19	Stefan Cherneski	RW	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
2	46	Wes Jarvis	D	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
3	73	Burke Henry	D	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
4	93	Tomi Kallarsson	D	Finland	HPK Junior (Finland)
5	126	Jason McLean	G	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5	134	Johan Lindbom	RW	Sweden	HV71 (SEL)
6	136	Mike York	C	United States	Michigan State University (NCAA)
6	154	Shawn Degagne	G	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7	175	Johan Holmqvist	G	Sweden	Brynäs IF (SEL)
7	182	Mike Mottau	D	United States	Boston College (NCAA)
8	210	Andrew Proskurnicki	LW	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
9	236	Richard Miller	D	United States	Providence College (NCAA)

Notes

References

"1997–98 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.
Sandomir, Richard. (1998-04-08). "Hockey; For Garden, No Playoffs Means No Payoff". [[The New York Times]].
(February 20, 1998). "Veteran Muckler Hired To Coach N.Y. Rangers". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Diamos, Jason. (July 29, 1997). "A Bad Feeling Chases Messier Out of New York". The New York Times.
"1997–98 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference.
"1997–98 New York Rangers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.
"New York Rangers 1997-98 roster and statistics".
"Postseason All-Star Teams".
"1998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.
"NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)".
(2014). "2014–15 New York Rangers Media Guide". New York Rangers.
"1997–98 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.
(January 23, 1998). "Flyers get victory, spoil LaFontaine feat". Deseret News.
"1997 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference.
"NHL Draft History". National Hockey League.

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