NHL hockey team season
The 2009–10 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 83rd season of play and their 84th season overall. For the first time in five years, the Rangers failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs after falling to the Philadelphia Flyers in each team's last game with the winner clinching the final Eastern Conference playoff spot and the loser being eliminated. This is the only season the Rangers missed the playoffs between 2005–06 and 2016–17 .
Off-season
On May 4, 2009, Markus Naslund announced that he would be retiring from professional hockey after playing one season for the Rangers.
At the NHL Entry Draft , the Rangers chose Chris Kreider with their first-round pick, 19th overall. The Rangers followed this with a couple of trades at the draft to acquire Brian Boyle and Chad Johnson . A bigger splash was made a few days later when the Rangers traded Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens . With Gomez's $7 million contract gone, the Rangers then signed free agent Marian Gaborik on July 1, the first day of free agency. On July 16, the Rangers announced that Mike Sullivan had been hired as an assistant coach.
On August 16, 2009, Mark Messier rejoined the Rangers organization as a special assistant to general manager Glen Sather .
Pre-season
Regular season
The NHL took a two-week break from February 15 to March 1 for the Olympics . The Rangers had five players represent their countries; Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan for the United States , Marian Gaborik for Slovakia , Olli Jokinen for Finland and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden .
Divisional standings
Conference standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division
Schedule and results
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
2009–10 game log
October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–3–1)
November: 5–8–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 3–4–0)
December: 6–4–3 (Home: 1–4–2; Road: 5–0–1)
January: 6–7–3 (Home: 4–3–2; Road: 2–4–1)
February: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)
March: 6–5–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 4–3–1)
April: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 2–1–1)
Playoffs
The New York Rangers failed to qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs , despite going 7–1–2 at the end of the season. Their run set up a home and home series with the eighth place Philadelphia Flyers , but the Rangers fell to the Flyers in a shootout in the final game of the season and finished one point out of the playoffs.
Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player
GP
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Henrik Lundqvist
73
4204
35
27
10
167
2.38
2109
.921
4
0
1
0
Steve Valiquette
6
305
2
3
0
19
3.74
128
.852
1
0
0
0
Chad Johnson
5
281
1
2
1
11
2.35
135
.919
0
0
1
0
Alex Auld
3
119
0
1
0
5
2.52
52
.904
0
0
0
0
Matt Zaba
1
34
0
0
0
2
3.53
16
.875
0
0
0
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
Awards
Milestones
Regular season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Matt Gilroy
1st NHL game
October 2, 2009
Michael Del Zotto
1st NHL game
October 2, 2009
Michael Del Zotto
1st NHL goal 1st NHL point
October 3, 2009
Vaclav Prospal
600th NHL point
October 3, 2009
Daniel Girardi
200th NHL game
October 3, 2009
Michael Del Zotto
1st NHL assist
October 5, 2009
Matt Gilroy
1st NHL goal 1st NHL point
October 5, 2009
Artem Anisimov
1st NHL assist 1st NHL point
October 8, 2009
Artem Anisimov
1st NHL goal
October 11, 2009
Vaclav Prospal
200th NHL goal
October 14, 2009
Chris Drury
800th NHL game
October 19, 2009
Matt Gilroy
1st NHL assist
October 19, 2009
P. A. Parenteau
1st NHL goal
October 28, 2009
Dane Byers
1st NHL goal 1st NHL point
October 30, 2009
Henrik Lundqvist
150th NHL win
November 1, 2009
Donald Brashear
1,000th NHL game
November 12, 2009
Chris Higgins
300th NHL game
November 12, 2009
Enver Lisin
100th NHL game
November 23, 2009
Bobby Sanguinetti
1st NHL game
November 27, 2009
Sean Avery
200th NHL point
November 28, 2009
Vaclav Prospal
900th NHL game
November 28, 2009
Ilkka Heikkinen
1st NHL game
December 5, 2009
Marc Staal
200th NHL game
December 26, 2009
Chad Johnson
1st NHL game
December 30, 2009
Henrik Lundqvist
300th NHL game
December 30, 2009
Erik Christensen
100th NHL point
December 31, 2009
John Tortorella
600th NHL game coached
December 31, 2009
Brandon Dubinsky
100th NHL point
January 4, 2010
Brandon Dubinsky
200th NHL game
January 6, 2010
Chad Johnson
1st NHL assist 1st NHL point
January 7, 2010
Michal Rozsival
600th NHL game
January 9, 2010
Matt Zaba
1st NHL game
January 23, 2010
Ryan Callahan
200th NHL game
January 25, 2010
Chad Johnson
1st NHL win
January 31, 2010
Marian Gaborik
500th NHL point
January 31, 2010
Chris Drury
600th NHL point
February 14, 2010
Brian Boyle
100th NHL game
March 7, 2010
Brandon Prust
100th NHL game
March 10, 2010
Transactions
The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
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Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Player
New team
Date claimed off waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
New York's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal , Canada, at the Bell Centre .
* On March 11, 2009, the NHL general managers agreed to award the 17th selection of the second round as a compensatory pick to the New York Rangers for deceased player Alexei Cherepanov .
See also
Farm teams
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
The 2009–10 season will be the 13th season of AHL hockey for the franchise.
Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)
The 2009–10 season will be the 17th and final season of ECHL hockey for the franchise, as their place will be taken by an American Hockey League team of the same name (currently known as the Albany River Rats ) for the 2010–11 season .
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