2005–06 New York Rangers season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=2005–06
Team=New York Rangers
Conference=Eastern
ConferenceRank=6th
Division=Atlantic
DivisionRank=3rd
Record=44–26–12
HomeRecord=25–10–6
RoadRecord=19–16–6
GoalsFor=257
GoalsAgainst=215
GeneralManager=Glen Sather
Coach=Tom Renney
Captain=none
AltCaptain=Jaromir Jagr
Darius Kasparaitis
Steve Rucchin
Arena=Madison Square Garden
Attendance=18,142 (99.7%)
GoalsLeader=Jaromir Jagr (54)
AssistsLeader=Jaromir Jagr (69)
PointsLeader=Jaromir Jagr (123)
PIMLeader=Darius Kasparaitis (97)
PlusMinusLeader=Michal Rozsival (+35)
WinsLeader=Henrik Lundqvist (30)
GAALeader=Henrik Lundqvist (2.24)

The 2005–06 New York Rangers season marked a resurgence for the Rangers, with their highest point total since their 1993–94 championship, and a return to the playoffs for the first time since 1996–97. Jaromir Jagr also broke several Rangers single-season records including goals (54), points (123), power-play goals (24) and shots on goal (368).

Regular season

* October 17, 2005 – Henrik Lundqvist becomes the first Rangers rookie goaltender to get a shutout since 1985.
* March 11, 2006 – The New York Rangers played the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The pregame festivities involved the jersey retirement for former Canadien and Ranger player Bernie Geoffrion.
* March 29, 2006 - Jaromir Jagr breaks the club single season points record of 109, previously held by Jean Ratelle, (1972–73). Jagr would finish the season with 123 points, the 3rd best total of his illustrious career.
* April 8, 2006 – Jaromir Jagr breaks the club single season goal scoring record of 52, previously held by Adam Graves, (1993–94). Jagr would finish the season with 54 goals, the second best total of his career.

eason standings

Player stats

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"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes"

Free agents acquired

Offseason

Draft picks

New York Ranger's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft at The Westin Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

References

*cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/schedule?team=nyr&year=2006|title=New York Rangers game log|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=2007-11-23
*cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/standings?season=2006|title=2005-06 Team Standings|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=2007-11-23
*cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000482006.html|title=2005-06 Player Statistics|publisher=hockeyDB|accessdate=2007-11-23
*cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/attendance?year=2006|title=NHL attendance|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=2007-11-23