2008–09 New York Rangers season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=2008–09
Team=New York Rangers
Conference=Eastern
ConferenceRank= 1st
Division=Atlantic
DivisionRank= 1st
Record= 3-0-0
HomeRecord= 2-0-0
RoadRecord= 1-0-0
GoalsFor= 8
GoalsAgainst= 4
GeneralManager= Glen Sather
Coach= Tom Renney
Captain= Chris Drury
AltCaptain= Scott Gomez
Markus Naslund
Arena=Madison Square Garden
Attendance= 18,200
GoalsLeader= Brandon Dubinsky (2)
Wade Redden (2)
AssistsLeader= 4-way tie with 2
PointsLeader= Brandon Dubinsky (4)
PlusMinusLeader= Aaron Voros (+3)
Nikolai Zherdev (+3)
PIMLeader= 3-way tie with 5
WinsLeader= Henrik Lundqvist (3)
GAALeader= Henrik Lundqvist (1.33)

The 2008–09 New York Rangers season is the New York Rangers' 82nd season in the National Hockey League, and sees the Rangers attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. The Rangers started the season in Europe. First, as part of the inaugural Victoria Cup being held in Switzerland, the Rangers played an exhibition game against SC Bern on September 30, and then the main game against the 2008 European Champions Metallurg Magnitogorsk on October 1 (the first game between a Russian club and an NHL team since 1991). They won both games, and were awarded the first Victoria Cup. The Rangers opened the NHL regular season against the Tampa Bay Lightning with two games in Prague, Czech Republic, on October 4 and 5. [ [http://www.tsn.ca/ctvnews/sportsstory.asp?story_id=228084 NHL's European plans finalized] ]

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Game log

* Green background indicates win (2 points).
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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Playoffs

Player stats

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

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2008–09 season.

Trades

Players re-signed

Roster

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario.

ee also

*2008–09 NHL season

Farm teams

Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)

The 2008–09 season will be the 12th season of AHL hockey for the franchise.

Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)

The 2008–09 season will be the 16th season of ECHL hockey for the franchise.

References

*Game log: [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/schedule?team=nyr New York Rangers game log] on espn.com
*Player stats: [http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/stats?team=nyr New York Rangers statistics] on espn.com