1995–96 New York Rangers season

1995–96 New York Rangers
Division	2nd Atlantic
Conference	3rd Eastern
1995–96 record	41–27–14
Goals for	272
Goals against	237
Team information
General manager	Neil Smith
Coach	Colin Campbell
Captain	Mark Messier
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Mark Messier (47)
Assists	Brian Leetch (70)
Points	Mark Messier (99)
Penalty minutes	Jeff Beukeboom (220)
Wins	Mike Richter (24)
Goals against average	Jamie Ram (0.00)

The 1995–96 New York Rangers season was the 70th season for the team in the National Hockey League. 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 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 semi-finals, where the team lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.

Regular season

Final standings

Atlantic Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	24	13	282	208	103
New York Rangers	82	41	27	14	272	237	96
Florida Panthers	82	41	31	10	254	234	92
Washington Capitals	82	39	32	11	234	204	89
Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	32	12	238	248	88
New Jersey Devils	82	37	33	12	215	202	86
New York Islanders	82	22	50	10	229	315	54

Game log

#	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	Oct 7, 1995	0–2	@ Hartford Whalers	0–1–0
2	W	Oct 11, 1995	6–4	Winnipeg Jets	1–1–0
3	W	Oct 14, 1995	2–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	2–1–0
5	W	Oct 17, 1995	5–1	@ New York Islanders	3–2–0
6	W	Oct 20, 1995	3–1	@ Buffalo Sabres	4–2–0
7	L	Oct 22, 1995	2–4	Ottawa Senators	4–3–0
8	W	Oct 24, 1995	5–2	Vancouver Canucks	5–3–0
9	T	Oct 26, 1995	4–4 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	5–3–1
10	W	Oct 29, 1995	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–3–1
11	W	Oct 31, 1995	5–3	@ San Jose Sharks	7–3–1
12	L	Nov 2, 1995	3–5	@ Los Angeles Kings	7–4–1
13	L	Nov 3, 1995	4–7	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	7–5–1
14	W	Nov 6, 1995	4–2	Calgary Flames	8–5–1
15	W	Nov 8, 1995	5–4	Tampa Bay Lightning	9–5–1
16	W	Nov 10, 1995	4–1	New York Islanders	10–5–1
17	W	Nov 11, 1995	4–1	@ Hartford Whalers	11–5–1
18	T	Nov 14, 1995	1–1 OT	@ St. Louis Blues	11–5–2
19	L	Nov 16, 1995	1–3	@ Chicago Blackhawks	11–6–2
20	L	Nov 17, 1995	3–6	@ Winnipeg Jets	11–7–2
21	W	Nov 21, 1995	9–4	Pittsburgh Penguins	12–7–2
22	W	Nov 22, 1995	4–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	13–7–2
23	L	Nov 25, 1995	0–2	@ Detroit Red Wings	13–8–2
24	T	Nov 27, 1995	1–1 OT	New Jersey Devils	13–8–3
25	W	Nov 29, 1995	5–3	Buffalo Sabres	14–8–3
26	W	Dec 1, 1995	5–3	Colorado Avalanche	15–8–3
27	W	Dec 2, 1995	4–2	@ Ottawa Senators	16–8–3
28	W	Dec 4, 1995	5–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	17–8–3
29	T	Dec 6, 1995	5–5 OT	Chicago Blackhawks	17–8–4
30	W	Dec 8, 1995	2–1 OT	Detroit Red Wings	18–8–4
31	T	Dec 9, 1995	2–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens	18–8–5
32	W	Dec 11, 1995	3–2	Dallas Stars	19–8–5
33	W	Dec 13, 1995	4–2	Boston Bruins	20–8–5
34	L	Dec 15, 1995	4–5	@ Buffalo Sabres	20–9–5
35	L	Dec 16, 1995	2–3	@ Washington Capitals	20–10–5
36	W	Dec 18, 1995	3–0	Washington Capitals	21–10–5
37	W	Dec 21, 1995	2–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers	22–10–5
38	T	Dec 22, 1995	3–3 OT	Hartford Whalers	22–10–6
39	W	Dec 26, 1995	6–4	Ottawa Senators	23–10–6
40	W	Dec 28, 1995	3–2	@ Vancouver Canucks	24–10–6
41	W	Dec 30, 1995	8–3	@ Edmonton Oilers	25–10–6
42	L	Dec 31, 1995	1–3	@ Calgary Flames	25–11–6
43	W	Jan 3, 1996	7–4	Montreal Canadiens	26–11–6
44	T	Jan 5, 1996	4–4 OT	@ Washington Capitals	26–11–7
45	W	Jan 10, 1996	7–4	San Jose Sharks	27–11–7
46	W	Jan 13, 1996	4–0	@ Philadelphia Flyers	28–11–7
47	T	Jan 14, 1996	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues	28–11–8
48	W	Jan 22, 1996	3–1	Los Angeles Kings	29–11–8
49	T	Jan 24, 1996	4–4 OT	Philadelphia Flyers	29–11–9
50	W	Jan 27, 1996	5–3	@ Boston Bruins	30–11–9
51	T	Jan 31, 1996	1–1 OT	@ Dallas Stars	30–11–10
52	L	Feb 3, 1996	1–7	@ Colorado Avalanche	30–12–10
53	W	Feb 6, 1996	4–2	@ New York Islanders	31–12–10
54	W	Feb 8, 1996	6–2	New York Islanders	32–12–10
55	L	Feb 10, 1996	0–3	@ New Jersey Devils	32–13–10
56	W	Feb 11, 1996	6–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	33–13–10
57	T	Feb 15, 1996	2–2 OT	Montreal Canadiens	33–13–11
58	W	Feb 17, 1996	2–1 OT	@ Ottawa Senators	34–13–11
59	L	Feb 18, 1996	3–4 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	34–14–11
60	L	Feb 22, 1996	3–5	New York Islanders	34–15–11
61	W	Feb 24, 1996	4–0	@ Florida Panthers	35–15–11
62	L	Feb 27, 1996	3–5	Washington Capitals	35–16–11
63	L	Feb 28, 1996	1–3	Boston Bruins	35–17–11
64	T	Mar 1, 1996	3–3 OT	Buffalo Sabres	35–17–12
65	T	Mar 4, 1996	2–2 OT	New Jersey Devils	35–17–13
66	L	Mar 7, 1996	2–5	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	35–18–13
67	W	Mar 9, 1996	6–1	@ Washington Capitals	36–18–13
68	T	Mar 13, 1996	3–3 OT	Florida Panthers	36–18–14
69	L	Mar 16, 1996	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens	36–19–14
70	L	Mar 19, 1996	1–4	Edmonton Oilers	36–20–14
71	W	Mar 23, 1996	5–4	@ Boston Bruins	37–20–14
72	L	Mar 24, 1996	2–8	Pittsburgh Penguins	37–21–14
73	W	Mar 27, 1996	3–0	Florida Panthers	38–21–14
74	W	Mar 31, 1996	4–1	@ New York Islanders	39–21–14
75	W	Apr 2, 1996	3–1	New Jersey Devils	40–21–14
76	L	Apr 4, 1996	1–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers	40–22–14
77	W	Apr 5, 1996	3–1	Philadelphia Flyers	41–22–14
78	L	Apr 7, 1996	2–4	@ New Jersey Devils	41–23–14
79	L	Apr 8, 1996	3–5	Florida Panthers	41–24–14
80	L	Apr 10, 1996	1–4	Washington Capitals	41–25–14
81	L	Apr 12, 1996	2–3	Tampa Bay Lightning	41–26–14
82	L	Apr 14, 1996	1–5	@ Florida Panthers	41–27–14

Transactions

• July 28, 1995 - Doug Lidster was traded by the St. Louis Blues to the New York Rangers in exchange for Jay Wells.

See also

• 1995–96 NHL season

External links

• 1995-96 New York Rangers Statistics