The 2026–27 New York Rangers season is the franchise's 100th season of play and their 101st overall season.
On October 1, 2026, during the team home opener against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Igor Shesterkin scored a empty net goalie goal, becoming the 18th goaltender to do so and the first Rangers goaltender to do so.https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/igor-shesterkin-scores-rangers-beat-lightning/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7651161/2026/10/01/igor-shesterkin-goalie-goal-new-york-rangers/
Standings
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results
Preseason The preseason schedule was published on June 24, 2026.
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || September 21 || @ New Jersey || 2–3 || || Garand || Prudential Center || 11,156 || 0–1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || September 22 || NY Islanders || 3–4 || || Martin || Madison Square Garden || 16,603 || 0–2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || September 24 || New Jersey || 4–3 || SO || Korpisalo || Madison Square Garden || 16,078 || 1–2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || September 25 || @ NY Islanders || 6–1 || || Shesterkin || UBS Arena || 14,034 || 2–2–0
Regular season The regular season schedule was published on July 16, 2026.
| 1 || September 29 || @ Boston || 0–3 || || Shesterkin || TD Garden || 17,850 || 0–1–0 || 0 ||
| 2 || October 1 || Tampa Bay || 5–1 || || Shesterkin || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 1–1–0 || 2 ||
| 3 || October 2 || @ Detroit || 2–0 || || Garand || Little Caesars Arena || 19,515 || 2–1–0 || 4 ||
| 4 || October 4 || Utah || 4–2 || || Shesterkin || Madison Square Garden || 17,377 || 3–1–0 || 6 ||
| 5 || October 6 || NY Islanders || 5–2 || || Shesterkin || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 4–1–0 || 8 ||
| 6 || October 9 || @ Washington || – || || || Capital One Arena || || || ||
| 7 || October 11 || Vancouver || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 8 || October 13 || Tampa Bay || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 9 || October 15 || @ New Jersey || – || || || Prudential Center || || || ||
| 10 || October 17 || @ Columbus || – || || || Nationwide Arena || || || ||
| 11 || October 19 || Anaheim || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 12 || October 22 || @ Toronto || – || || || Scotiabank Arena || || || ||
| 13 || October 24 || @ Ottawa || – || || || Canadian Tire Centre || || || ||
| 14 || October 26 || Los Angeles || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 15 || November 1 || Edmonton || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 16 || November 3 || St. Louis || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 17 || November 5 || Philadelphia || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 18 || November 7 || @ Seattle || – || || || Climate Pledge Arena || || || ||
| 19 || November 9 || @ Edmonton || – || || || Rogers Place || || || ||
| 20 || November 11 || @ Calgary || – || || || Scotiabank Saddledome || || || ||
| 21 || November 13 || @ Vancouver || – || || || Rogers Arena || || || ||
| 22 || November 16 || Montreal || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 23 || November 22 || Carolina || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 24 || November 25 || @ Buffalo || – || || || KeyBank Center || || || ||
| 25 || November 27 || @ Chicago || – || || || United Center || || || ||
| 26 || November 28 || Calgary || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 27 || November 30 || Carolina || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 28 || December 3 || San Jose || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 29 || December 5 || Colorado || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 30 || December 7 || New Jersey || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 31 || December 8 || @ Carolina || – || || || Lenovo Center || || || ||
| 32 || December 11 || @ Detroit || – || || || Little Caesars Arena || || || ||
| 33 || December 13 || Columbus || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 34 || December 15 || @ New Jersey || – || || || Prudential Center || || || ||
| 35 || December 16 || @ Philadelphia || – || || || Xfinity Mobile Arena || || || ||
| 36 || December 18 || Nashville || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 37 || December 20 || @ NY Islanders || – || || || UBS Arena || || || ||
| 38 || December 22 || New Jersey || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 39 || December 27 || @ St. Louis || – || || || Enterprise Center || || || ||
| 40 || December 29 || Detroit || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 41 || December 31 || @ Dallas || – || || || American Airlines Center || || || ||
| 42 || January 3 || Columbus || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 43 || January 5 || @ Columbus || – || || || Nationwide Arena || || || ||
| 44 || January 7 || Chicago || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 45 || January 9 || @ San Jose || – || || || SAP Center || || || ||
| 46 || January 11 || @ Los Angeles || – || || || Crypto.com Arena || || || ||
| 47 || January 12 || @ Anaheim || – || || || Honda Center || || || ||
| 48 || January 16 || Boston || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 49 || January 17 || Dallas || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 50 || January 19 || Philadelphia || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 51 || January 21 || @ Winnipeg || – || || || Canada Life Centre || || || ||
| 52 || January 23 || @ Minnesota || – || || || Grand Casino Arena || || || ||
| 53 || January 25 || Seattle || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 54 || January 27 || Florida || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 55 || January 29 || @ Pittsburgh || – || || || PPG Paints Arena || || || ||
| 56 || January 30 || @ Ottawa || – || || || Canadian Tire Centre || || || ||
| 57 || February 3 || Winnipeg || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 58 || February 12 || NY Islanders || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 59 || February 14 || @ Montreal || – || || || Bell Centre || || || ||
| 60 || February 15 || Buffalo || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 61 || February 18 || @ NY Islanders || – || || || UBS Arena || || || ||
| 62 || February 20 || @ Philadelphia || – || || || Xfinity Mobile Arena || || || ||
| 63 || February 21 || @ Carolina || – || || || Lenovo Center || || || ||
| 64 || February 23 || @ Washington || – || || || Capital One Arena || || || ||
| 65 || February 26 || Washington || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 66 || February 28 || @ Pittsburgh || – || || || PPG Paints Arena || || || ||
| 67 || March 3 || Boston || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 68 || March 6 || @ Buffalo || – || || || KeyBank Center || || || ||
| 69 || March 7 || Vegas || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 70 || March 9 || @ Utah || – || || || Delta Center || || || ||
| 71 || March 11 || @ Colorado || – || || || Ball Arena || || || ||
| 72 || March 13 || @ Vegas || – || || || T-Mobile Arena || || || ||
| 73 || March 16 || Ottawa || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 74 || March 18 || Toronto || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 75 || March 20 || Pittsburgh || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 76 || March 21 || Washington || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 77 || March 23 || @ Nashville || – || || || Bridgestone Arena || || || ||
| 78 || March 25 || @ Florida || – || || || Amerant Bank Arena || || || ||
| 79 || March 27 || @ Tampa Bay || – || || || Benchmark International Arena || || || ||
| 80 || March 29 || Minnesota || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 81 || April 1 || @ Montreal || – || || || Bell Centre || || || ||
| 82 || April 3 || Florida || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 83 || April 6 || Pittsburgh || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
| 84 || April 10 || Toronto || – || || || Madison Square Garden || || || ||
Legend:
Roster
Player statistics Skaters As of September 14, 2026 Regular season Player
Goaltenders Regular season Player
Awards and honors Awards Regular season Player Award Date
Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached
Records Regular season
Transactions The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2026–27 season.
Trades Date Details Ref To Boston BruinsKalle Vaisanen4th-round pick in 2028 To New York RangersJoonas Korpisalo To Utah MammothVincent Trocheck To New York RangersCole BeaudoinSean Durziconditional TOR 3rd-round pick in 2027or UTA 3rd-round pick in 2027 To Vancouver Canucksconditional 1st-round pick in 2030or 1st-round pick in 2031 To New York RangersMarcus Pettersson To Boston BruinsWill Borgen To New York Rangers2nd-round pick in 2027conditional 2nd-round pick in 2028or 3rd-round pick in 2028
Free agents Date Player Team Contract term Ref Joe Veleno from Montreal Canadiens 1-year Jonny Brodzinski to Washington Capitals 1-year Trey Fix-Wolansky to Vancouver Canucks 1-year Oliver Bjorkstrand from Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Marc Del Gaizo from Montreal Canadiens 2-year Conor Sheary to Buffalo Sabres 1-year Connor Mackey to Chicago Blackhawks 2-year Glenn Gawdin from Los Angeles Kings 2-year Casey Fitzgerald to Florida Panthers 1-year Dennis Cholowski from New Jersey Devils 2-year Eeli Tolvanen from Seattle Kraken 1-year Brendan Brisson to Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year
Waivers Date Player Team Ref
Contract terminations Date Player Via Ref
Retirement Date Player Ref
Signings Date Player Term Ref William Trudeau 1-year Braden Schneider 1-year Alberts Smits 3-year† Scott Morrow 1-year Vincent Iorio 1-year
Key Contract is entry-level.
Contract takes effect in the 2027–28 season.
Draft picks
Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2026 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 26 and 27, 2026, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team15Alberts SmitsDEHC Red Bull Munchen (DEL)264Ben MacbeathDCalgary Hitmen (WHL)367Danai ShaiikovGGatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)377Charlie MorrisonDQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)381Tomas ChrenkoCHK Nitra (Slovak Extraliga)4102Spencer BowesLWOttawa 67's (OHL)6162Andre MondouxDKingston Frontenacs (OHL)6163Darian AndersonRWFlint Firebirds (OHL)7193Ivan PatrikhayevDCSKA Moscow (KHL)
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