2006–07 New York Rangers season facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids 2006–07 New York Rangers
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	6th Eastern
2006–07 record	42–30–10
Home record	21–15–5
Road record	21–15–5
Goals for	242
Goals against	216
Team information
General Manager	Glen Sather
Coach	Tom Renney
Captain	Jaromir Jagr
Alternate captains	Brendan Shanahan Martin Straka
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Average attendance	18,200
Team leaders
Goals	Jaromir Jagr (30)
Assists	Jaromir Jagr (66)
Points	Jaromir Jagr (96)
Penalties in minutes	Sean Avery (174)
Plus/minus	Marek Malik (+32)
Wins	Henrik Lundqvist (37)
Goals against average	Henrik Lundqvist (2.34)

The 2006–07 New York Rangers season was the National Hockey League franchise's 80th season of play and their 81st season overall.

Regular season
- Season standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Player statistics
Awards and records
- Team specific awards
- Milestones
Transactions
Draft picks
Roster
Related pages

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	New Jersey Devils	82	49	24	9	216	201	107
2	5	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	24	11	277	246	105
3	6	New York Rangers	82	42	30	10	242	216	94
4	8	New York Islanders	82	40	30	12	248	240	92
5	15	Philadelphia Flyers	82	22	48	12	214	303	56

Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P - Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	53	22	7	308	242	113
2	Y - New Jersey Devils	AT	82	49	24	9	216	201	107
3	Y - Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	43	28	11	246	245	97
4	X - Ottawa Senators	NE	82	48	25	9	288	222	105
5	X - Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	47	24	11	277	246	105
6	X - New York Rangers	AT	82	42	30	10	242	216	94
7	X - Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	44	33	5	253	261	93
8	X - New York Islanders	AT	82	40	30	12	248	240	92
8.5
9	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	40	31	11	258	269	91
10	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	42	34	6	245	256	90
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	40	34	8	241	253	88
12	Florida Panthers	SE	82	35	31	16	247	257	86
13	Boston Bruins	NE	82	35	41	6	219	289	76
14	Washington Capitals	SE	82	28	40	14	235	286	70
15	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	22	48	12	214	303	56

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

2006–07 Game Log

October: 5-6-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Road: 3-2-0)

November: 8-3-3 (Home: 3-0-3; Road: 5-3-0)

December: 6-8-1 (Home: 3-3-0; Road: 3-5-1)

January: 6-5-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Road: 4-1-0)

February: 5-5-2 (Home: 3-3-1; Road: 2-2-1)

March: 10-2-3 (Home: 6-1-1; Road: 4-1-2)

April: 2-1-1 (Home: 2-0-0; Road: 0-1-1)

Playoffs

Main page: 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs

The New York Rangers ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's sixth seed.

Key: Win Loss

2007 Stanley Cup playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Atlanta Thrashers – New York Rangers win series 4-0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Series
1	April 12	New York Rangers	4 – 3	Atlanta Thrashers		18,857	New York Rangers lead series 1-0
2	April 14	New York Rangers	2 – 1	Atlanta Thrashers		18,803	New York Rangers lead series 2-0
3	April 17	Atlanta Thrashers	0 – 7	New York Rangers		18,200	New York Rangers lead series 3-0
4	April 18	Atlanta Thrashers	2 – 4	New York Rangers		18,200	New York Rangers win series 4-0

Conference Semi-finals: vs. (1) Buffalo Sabres – Buffalo wins series 4-2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Series
1	April 25	New York Rangers	2 – 5	Buffalo Sabres		18,690	Buffalo leads series 1-0
2	April 27	New York Rangers	2 – 3	Buffalo Sabres		18,690	Buffalo leads series 2-0
3	April 29	Buffalo Sabres	1 – 2	New York Rangers	2OT	18,200	Buffalo leads series 2-1
4	May 1	Buffalo Sabres	1 – 2	New York Rangers		18,200	Series tied 2-2
5	May 4	New York Rangers	1 – 2	Buffalo Sabres	OT	18,690	Buffalo leads series 3-2
6	May 6	Buffalo Sabres	5 – 4	New York Rangers		18,200	Buffalo wins series 4-2

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	82	30	66	96	26	78
Nylander, MichaelMichael Nylander	79	26	57	83	12	42
Straka, MartinMartin Straka	77	29	41	70	16	24
Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan	67	29	33	62	2	47
Cullen, MattMatt Cullen	80	16	25	41	0	52
Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival	80	10	30	40	10	52
Prucha, PetrPetr Prucha	79	22	18	40	-7	30
Rachunek, KarelKarel Rachunek	66	6	20	26	-9	38
Malik, MarekMarek Malik	69	2	19	21	32	70
Avery, SeanSean Avery^†	29	8	12	20	11	58
Hossa, MarcelMarcel Hossa	64	10	8	18	-4	26
Tyutin, FedorFedor Tyutin	66	2	12	14	-8	44
Ward, AaronAaron Ward^‡	60	3	10	13	-3	57
Betts, BlairBlair Betts	82	9	4	13	-4	24
Hall, AdamAdam Hall^‡	49	4	8	12	-13	18
Ortmeyer, JedJed Ortmeyer	41	2	9	11	7	22
Ward, JasonJason Ward^†‡	46	4	6	10	-3	26
Pock, ThomasThomas Pock	44	4	4	8	-4	16
Immonen, JarkkoJarkko Immonen	14	1	5	6	-2	4
Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan	14	4	2	6	5	9
Girardi, DanielDaniel Girardi	34	0	6	6	7	8
Isbister, BradBrad Isbister	19	1	4	5	5	14
Mara, PaulPaul Mara^†	19	2	3	5	6	18
Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis	24	2	2	4	-1	30
Ozolinsh, SandisSandis Ozolinsh	21	0	3	3	-8	8
Orr, ColtonColton Orr	53	2	1	3	-2	126
Hollweg, RyanRyan Hollweg	78	1	2	3	-11	131
Krog, JasonJason Krog^†‡	9	2	0	2	2	4
Dupuis, PascalPascal Dupuis^†‡	6	1	0	1	-4	0
Dawes, NigelNigel Dawes	8	1	0	1	-4	0
Strudwick, JasonJason Strudwick	8	0	0	0	0	2
Lampman, BryceBryce Lampman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Liffiton, DavidDavid Liffiton	2	0	0	0	1	7
Dubinsky, BrandonBrandon Dubinsky	6	0	0	0	0	2

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Nylander, MichaelMichael Nylander	10	6	7	13	9	0
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	10	5	6	11	6	12
Straka, MartinMartin Straka	10	2	8	10	0	2
Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan	10	5	2	7	-5	12
Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival	10	3	4	7	6	10
Avery, SeanSean Avery	10	1	4	5	-3	27
Tyutin, FedorFedor Tyutin	10	0	5	5	-3	8
Malik, MarekMarek Malik	10	1	3	4	6	10
Cullen, MattMatt Cullen	10	1	3	4	-2	6
Mara, PaulPaul Mara	10	2	2	4	-4	18
Rachunek, KarelKarel Rachunek	6	0	4	4	-1	2
Hossa, MarcelMarcel Hossa	10	2	2	4	5	4
Pock, ThomasThomas Pock	4	0	3	3	0	4
Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan	10	2	1	3	1	6
Prucha, PetrPetr Prucha	10	0	1	1	0	4
Isbister, BradBrad Isbister	4	0	0	0	-3	2
Betts, BlairBlair Betts	10	0	0	0	-5	4
Orr, ColtonColton Orr	4	0	0	0	-1	12
Hollweg, RyanRyan Hollweg	2	0	0	0	-1	2
Ortmeyer, JedJed Ortmeyer	9	0	0	0	-1	2
Dawes, NigelNigel Dawes	1	0	0	0	-2	0
Girardi, DanielDaniel Girardi	10	0	0	0	-4	4

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist	70	4109	37	22	8	160	2.34	1927	.917	5
Weekes, KevinKevin Weekes	14	761	4	6	2	43	3.39	355	.879	0
Valiquette, SteveSteve Valiquette	3	115	1	2	0	6	3.13	45	.867	0

Goaltenders

Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist	10	637	6	4	22	2.07	291	.924	1	0	0	0

^†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

Lester Patrick Trophy: Brian Leetch & John Halligan

Team specific awards

Frank Boucher Trophy (to the "most popular player on and off the ice"): Henrik Lundqvist
Rookie of the Year: Daniel Girardi
Ceil Saidel Memorial Award ("for dedication to the organization on and off the ice"): Brendan Shanahan
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award ("for the player that goes above and beyond the call of duty"): Jed Ortmeyer
Rangers Good Guy Award (for "cooperation with the media"): Brendan Shanahan
Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award (to the best rookie of training camp): Nigel Dawes and Brandon Dubinsky
Rangers Most Valuable Player: Henrik Lundqvist
Players' Player Award: Brendan Shanahan

Milestones

Regular Season
Name	Milestone	Reached
Brendan Shanahan	600 Career Goals	October 5, 2006
Jaromir Jagr	600 Career Goals	November 19, 2006
Jaromir Jagr	602 Career Goals	November 21, 2006, passed Jari Kurri for most goals by a European born player
Jaromir Jagr	1,500 Career Points	February 10, 2007

Transactions

Trades

July 19, 2006	To New York Rangers Adam Hall	To Nashville Predators Dominic Moore
November 21, 2006	To New York Rangers Brad Isbister	To Carolina Hurricanes Jakub Petruzalek Conditional pick in 2008
February 5, 2007	To New York Rangers Sean Avery John Seymour	To Los Angeles Kings Jason Ward Marc-Andre Cliche Jan Marek
February 9, 2007	To New York Rangers Pascal Dupuis	To Minnesota Wild Adam Hall
February 27, 2007	To New York Rangers Alex Bourret	To Atlanta Thrashers Pascal Dupuis 3rd round pick in 2007
February 27, 2007	To New York Rangers Paul Mara	To Boston Bruins Aaron Ward

Free agents acquired

Player	Former Team
F Matt Cullen	Carolina Hurricanes
D Aaron Ward	Carolina Hurricanes
F Brendan Shanahan	Detroit Red Wings

Free agents lost

Player	New Team
F Steve Rucchin	Atlanta Thrashers
D Tom Poti	New York Islanders
D Martin Grenier	Philadelphia Flyers
F Martin Rucinsky	St. Louis Blues
F Petr Sykora	Edmonton Oilers

Received from waivers

Player	Former Team
F Jason Krog	Atlanta Thrashers

Waiver losses

Player	New Team
F Jason Krog	Atlanta Thrashers

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the General Motors Place.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	21	Bob Sanguinetti	D	United States	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
2	54	Artem Anisimov	C	Russia	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
3	84	Ryan Hillier	LW	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4	104	David Kveton	RW	Czech Republic	HC Vsetín (Czech Republic)
5	137	Tomas Zaborsky	LW	Slovakia	Dukla Trenčín (Slovak Extraliga)
6	174	Eric Hunter	C	Canada	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
7	204	Lukas Zeliska	C	Slovakia	Oceláři Třinec Jr. (Czech Jr.)

Roster

2006–07 New York Rangers Roster

Goaltenders:

30 Lundqvist • 40 Valiquette • 80 Weekes

Defensemen

3 Rozsíval • 8 Malik • 22 Pock • 23 Rachunek • 24 Ozolinsh • 27 Mara • 34 Strudwick • 46 Girardi • 51 Tyutin • 55 Liffiton

Forwards

5 Cullen • 10 Dawes • 14 Shanahan • 15 Isbister • 16 Avery • 19 Betts • 25 Prucha • 28 Orr • 38 Immonen • 41 Ortmeyer • 43 Callahan • 44 Hollweg • 54 Dubinsky • 68 Jagr • 81 Hossa • 82 Straka • 92 Nylander General Manager: Glen Sather • Coach: Tom Renney

2006–07 NHL season

Game log: New York Rangers game log on espn.com
Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
Player Stats: New York Rangers 2006–07 Reg. Season Stats on espn.com
Draft picks: 2006 NHL Entry Draft[[Category:Template:Title year range NHL season by team|New York Rangers]][[Category:Template:Title year range in American ice hockey by team|New York Rangers]][[Category:Template:Title year+1 in sports in New York City|New York Rangers]]

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