2010–11 New York Rangers
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference8th Eastern
2010–11 record44–33–5
Home record20–17–4
Road record24–16–1
Goals for233
Goals against198
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachJohn Tortorella
CaptainChris Drury
Alternate captainsRyan Callahan
Marc Staal
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance18,103 (99.5%)
Team leaders
GoalsBrandon Dubinsky (24)
AssistsBrandon Dubinsky (30)
PointsBrandon Dubinsky (54)
Penalty minutesSean Avery (174)
Plus/minusMichael Sauer (+20)
WinsHenrik Lundqvist (36)
Goals against averageMartin Biron (2.13)

The 2010–11 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 84th season of play and their 85th season overall.[1] The Rangers celebrated 85 years since their establishment in 1926.

The New York Rangers 85th Anniversary logo

Pre-season

After an off-season of speculation and rumors, the Rangers waived veteran defenseman Wade Redden on September 25. By waiving Redden, the Rangers were able to rid themselves of his large salary and have more flexibility to sign players under the current salary cap.[2]

Regular season

The Rangers won their first game of the season, on October 9 at Buffalo. Derek Stepan had a hat trick in the 6–3 win, becoming only the fourth player in NHL history to record a hat trick in his first career NHL game.[3]

On November 12, 2010, the Rangers unveiled their 85th anniversary Heritage "third" jersey at an event at Rockefeller Center.[4] The Rangers wore the jersey for a game for the first time on November 17 against the Boston Bruins.

Three Rangers participated in the 2011 NHL All-Star Game. Marc Staal and Henrik Lundqvist played in the main game, and rookie Derek Stepan took part in the SuperSkills Competition.

On April 4, 2011, the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5–3 after trailing in the game 3–0. According to the Versus broadcasters, this was the first time in franchise history that the Rangers were able to overcome a 3–0 deficit to the Bruins to win the game. The two teams had played each other 624 times since 1926.[5]

The Rangers tied the Boston Bruins for the most shutouts for, with 11.[6]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division[7]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers8247231244259223106
2 Pittsburgh Penguins824925839238199106
3 New York Rangers82443353523319893
4 New Jersey Devils82383953517420981
5 New York Islanders823039132622926473

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – Washington CapitalsSE8248231143224197107
2 y – Philadelphia FlyersAT8247231244259223106
3 y – Boston BruinsNE8246251144246195103
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT824925839238199106
5 Tampa Bay LightningSE8246251140247240103
6 Montreal CanadiensNE82443084121620996
7 Buffalo SabresNE824329103824522996
8 New York RangersAT82443353523319893
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE824031113523623991
10 Toronto Maple LeafsNE823734113221825185
11 New Jersey DevilsAT82383953517420981
12 Atlanta ThrashersSE823436122922326980
13 Ottawa SenatorsNE823240103019225074
14 New York IslandersAT823039132622926473
15 Florida PanthersSE823040122619522972

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2010-11 game log
October: 5-4-1 (Home: 1-3-1; Road: 4-1-0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
19@ Buffalo Sabres6 - 3Lundqvist1-0-0
211@ New York Islanders6 - 4Lundqvist1-1-0
315Toronto Maple Leafs4 - 3 OTLundqvist1-1-1
418Colorado Avalanche3 - 1Lundqvist1-2-1
521@ Toronto Maple Leafs2 - 1Biron2-2-1
623@ Boston Bruins3 - 2Lundqvist3-2-1
724New Jersey Devils3 - 1Lundqvist4-2-1
827Atlanta Thrashers6 - 4Biron4-3-1
929Carolina Hurricanes4 - 3Lundqvist4-4-1
1030@ Toronto Maple Leafs2 - 0Lundqvist5-4-1
November: 9-7-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Road: 5-3-0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
111Chicago Blackhawks4 - 2Lundqvist6-4-1
124@ Philadelphia Flyers4 - 1Lundqvist6-5-1
135@ New Jersey Devils3 - 0Lundqvist7-5-1
147St. Louis Blues2 - 0Biron7-6-1
159Washington Capitals5 - 3Lundqvist7-7-1
1611Buffalo Sabres3 - 2 OTBiron8-7-1
1714Edmonton Oilers8 - 2Biron9-7-1
1815@ Pittsburgh Penguins3 - 2 OTLundqvist10-7-1
1917Boston Bruins3 - 2Lundqvist10-8-1
2019@ Colorado Avalanche5 - 1Lundqvist10-9-1
2120@ Minnesota Wild5 - 2Biron11-9-1
2222Calgary Flames2 - 1Biron12-9-1
2324@ Tampa Bay Lightning5 - 3Lundqvist12-10-1
2426@ Florida Panthers3 - 0Lundqvist13-10-1
2527@ Nashville Predators2 - 1 SOLundqvist14-10-1
2629Pittsburgh Penguins3 - 1Lundqvist14-11-1
December: 8-3-1 (Home: 4-1-1; Road: 4-2-0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
272@ New York Islanders6 - 5Lundqvist15-11-1
283New York Islanders2 - 0Lundqvist16-11-1
295Ottawa Senators3 - 1Lundqvist16-12-1
309@ Ottawa Senators5 - 3Lundqvist17-12-1
3111@ Columbus Blue Jackets3 - 1Lundqvist17-13-1
3212Washington Capitals7 - 0Lundqvist18-13-1
3315@ Pittsburgh Penguins4 - 1Lundqvist19-13-1
3416Phoenix Coyotes4 - 3 SOBiron20-13-1
3518@ Philadelphia Flyers4 - 1Lundqvist20-14-1
3623Tampa Bay Lightning4 - 3 SOLundqvist20-14-2
3727New York Islanders7 - 2Lundqvist21-14-2
3829@ New Jersey Devils3 - 1Lundqvist22-14-2
January: 7-6-1 (Home: 3-3-0; Road: 4-3-1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
391@ Tampa Bay Lightning2 - 1 OTLundqvist22-14-3
402@ Florida Panthers3 - 0Lundqvist22-15-3
415Carolina Hurricanes2 - 1 OTLundqvist23-15-3
427@ Dallas Stars3 - 2 SOLundqvist24-15-3
438@ St. Louis Blues2 - 1Biron25-15-3
4411Montreal Canadiens2 - 1Lundqvist25-16-3
4513Vancouver Canucks1 - 0Lundqvist26-16-3
4615@ Montreal Canadiens3 - 2Lundqvist26-17-3
4716Philadelphia Flyers3 - 2Biron26-18-3
4819Toronto Maple Leafs7 - 0Lundqvist27-18-3
4920@ Carolina Hurricanes4 - 1Lundqvist27-19-3
5022@ Atlanta Thrashers3 - 2 SOLundqvist28-19-3
5124@ Washington Capitals2 - 1 SOBiron29-19-3
5225Florida Panthers4 - 3Lundqvist29-20-3
February: 4-7-1 (Home: 2-3-1; Road: 2-4-0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
531Pittsburgh Penguins4 - 3 SOLundqvist29-20-4
543New Jersey Devils3 - 2Lundqvist29-21-4
555@ Montreal Canadiens2 - 0Biron29-22-4
567@ Detroit Red Wings3 - 2Biron29-23-4
5711@ Atlanta Thrashers3 - 2Lundqvist29-24-4
5813Pittsburgh Penguins5 - 3Lundqvist30-24-4
5917Los Angeles Kings4 - 3 SOLundqvist31-24-4
6018@ New Jersey Devils1 - 0Lundqvist31-25-4
6120Philadelphia Flyers4 - 2Lundqvist31-26-4
6222@ Carolina Hurricanes4 - 3 SOLundqvist32-26-4
6325@ Washington Capitals6 - 0Lundqvist33-26-4
6427Tampa Bay Lightning2 - 1Lundqvist33-27-4
March: 8-5-1 (Home: 4-2-1; Road: 4-3-0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
651Buffalo Sabres3 - 2Lundqvist33-28-4
663Minnesota Wild3 - 1Lundqvist33-29-4
674@ Ottawa Senators4 - 1Lundqvist34-29-4
686Philadelphia Flyers7 - 0Lundqvist35-29-4
699@ Anaheim Ducks5 - 2Lundqvist35-30-4
7012@ San Jose Sharks3 - 2 SOLundqvist36-30-4
7115New York Islanders6 - 3Lundqvist37-30-4
7218Montreal Canadiens6 - 3Lundqvist38-30-4
7320@ Pittsburgh Penguins5 - 2Lundqvist39-30-4
7422Florida Panthers1 - 0Lundqvist40-30-4
7524Ottawa Senators2 - 1 SOLundqvist40-30-5
7626@ Boston Bruins1 - 0Lundqvist41-30-5
7730@ Buffalo Sabres1 - 0Lundqvist41-31-5
7831@ New York Islanders6 - 2Lundqvist41-32-5
April: 3-1-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Road: 1-0-0)
GameAprilOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
793@ Philadelphia Flyers3 - 2 SOLundqvist42-32-5
804Boston Bruins5 - 3Lundqvist43-32-5
817Atlanta Thrashers3 - 0Lundqvist43-33-5
829New Jersey Devils5 - 2Lundqvist44-33-5

Playoffs

For the second straight season, the Rangers playoff hopes came down to the final game of the regular season. The Rangers defeated the Devils 5-2 on the afternoon of April 9, 2011 and then had to wait for the result of the Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning game that night. The Lightning defeated the Hurricanes, securing the Rangers spot in the playoffs. (Both the New York Islanders and the New Jersey Devils missed the 2011 playoffs; had the Rangers also failed to qualify, it would have marked the first time since 1966 that the Stanley Cup Playoffs did not feature a club from the New York metro area.)[8] The Rangers qualified for the playoffs, after missing the playoffs last season for the first time since the lockout, as the #8 seed. They were defeated by the #1 seeded Washington Capitals in the first round.

Key:   Win   Loss

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist684007362751522.281965.92311046
Martin Biron17928860332.13426.9230000
Chad Johnson12000026.0011.8180000
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Henrik Lundqvist534614132.25156.9170000

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

Regular season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Henrik Lundqvist[9]NHL Third Star of the WeekMarch 28, 2011
Brandon Prust[10]Steven McDonald Extra Effort AwardApril 7, 2011
Henrik Lundqvist[11]Rangers' MVP (voted by New York Rangers media)April 7, 2011
Ryan Callahan[11]Players' Player Award (voted by Ranger players)April 7, 2011
Ryan Callahan[11]John Halligan Good Guy Award (voted by the NY chapter of the PHWA)April 7, 2011

Records

With a 6–3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on March 18, 2011, Henrik Lundqvist became the first goalie in NHL history to record 30 wins or more in each of his first six seasons.[12]

Milestones

Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Derek StepanFirst Career NHL Game
First Career NHL Goal
First Career NHL Point
First Career NHL Hat-trick
October 9, 2010
Derek StepanFirst Career NHL AssistOctober 18, 2010
Ryan Callahan100th Career NHL PointOctober 23, 2010
Michael SauerFirst Career NHL Assist
First Career NHL Point
October 23, 2010
Evgeny Grachev1st Career NHL GameOctober 29, 2010
Henrik Lundqvist25th Career NHL ShutoutOctober 30, 2010
Sean Avery500th Career NHL GameNovember 1, 2010
Artem Anisimov100th Career NHL GameNovember 14, 2010
Michael Del Zotto100th Career NHL GameNovember 19, 2010
Daniel Girardi300th Career NHL GameNovember 19, 2010
Ruslan Fedotenko700th Career NHL GameNovember 24, 2010
Erik Christensen300th Career NHL GameNovember 29, 2010
Michael Sauer1st Career NHL GoalDecember 9, 2010
Marian Gaborik600th Career NHL GameDecember 18, 2010
Dale Weise1st Career NHL GameDecember 18, 2010
Mats Zuccarello1st Career NHL GameDecember 23, 2010
Mats Zuccarello1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
December 27, 2010
Daniel Girardi100th Career NHL PointJanuary 1, 2011
Mats Zuccarello1st Career NHL GoalJanuary 5, 2011
Ryan McDonagh1st Career NHL GameJanuary 7, 2011
Matt Gilroy100th Career NHL GameJanuary 16, 2011
Chad Kolarik1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
January 20, 2011
Ryan McDonagh1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
January 20, 2011
Brodie Dupont1st Career NHL GameJanuary 22, 2011
Brandon Dubinsky100th Career NHL AssistFebruary 1, 2011
Marc Staal300th Career NHL GameFebruary 7, 2011
Henrik Lundqvist200th Career NHL WinFebruary 17, 2011
Brandon Dubinsky300th Career NHL GameMarch 3, 2011
Steve Eminger400th Career NHL GameMarch 4, 2011
Ryan Callahan1st Career NHL Hat-trickMarch 6, 2011
Henrik Lundqvist400th Career NHL GameMarch 26, 2011
Ryan McDonagh1st Career NHL GoalApril 9, 2011
Playoffs
PlayerMilestoneReached
Brian Boyle1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 13, 2011
Matt Gilroy1st Career NHL Playoff Game
1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 13, 2011
Ryan McDonagh1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 13, 2011
Brandon Prust1st Career NHL Playoff Game
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 13, 2011
Michael Sauer1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 13, 2011
Derek Stepan1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 13, 2011
Mats Zuccarello1st Career NHL Playoff GameApril 13, 2011
Erik Christensen1st Career NHL Playoff GoalApril 17, 2011
Artem Anisimov1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 20, 2011
Michael Sauer1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 20, 2011

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

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