History

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On May 16 in NYR history: A team is born

On May 15 in NYR history: 2 tough playoff losses

On May 14 in NYR history: Saying goodbye to Quebec

On May 13 in NYR history: A glorious day for playoff heroics

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 12: Goalie Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers celebrates after they won 2-1 against the Washington Capitals in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images)

On May 12 in NYR history: A rare series win over Washington

NEW YORK, NY - 1972: Derek Sanderson #16 of the Boston Bruins and Jean Ratelle #19 of the New York Rangers wait for the puck to be dropped during their game circa 1972 at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by Melchior DiGiacomo/Getty Images)

On May 11 in NYR history: A loss in the Final

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 04: Mike Green #52 of the Washington Capitals is mobbed by Mike Ribeiro #9 and Alex Ovechkin #8 after scoring the game winning goal in overtime against the New York Rangers in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center on May 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. Washington won the game 1-0. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)

On May 10 in NYR history: No more goals against Lundqvist after an OT loss

NEW YORK, NY - 1972: Derek Sanderson #16 of the Boston Bruins and Jean Ratelle #19 of the New York Rangers wait for the puck to be dropped during their game circa 1972 at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by Melchior DiGiacomo/Getty Images)

On May 9 in NYR history: An elimination game win over Boston

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 09: Mark Messier #11 of the New York Rangers skates with the puck during a NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals on November 9, 1996 at the USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

On May 8 in NYR history: Messier’s 100th playoff goal

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Brad Richards #19 of the New York Rangers celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal to tie up the game late in the third period against Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

On May 7 in NYR history: An insane finish & an overtime win

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 20: Carl Hagelin #62 of the New York Rangers celebrates his game winning goal against Craig Anderson #41 of the Ottawa Senators to defeat the Ottawa Senators in overtime in their game at Madison Square Garden on January 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

On May 6 in NYR history: Their last playoff penalty shot

Jun 1994: Adam Graves #9 of the New York Rangers skates as Trevor Linden #16 of the Vancover Canucks follows him during the Stanley Cup Finals at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancover, Canada. Mandatory Credit: Mike Powell /Allsport

On May 5 in NYR history: The most famous slash in Rangers history

11 May 1997: Goaltender Mike Richter of the New York Rangers tries to stop the shot of Randy McKay of the New Jersey Devils during a playoff game at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Rangers won the game 2-1. Mandatory C

On May 4 in NYR history: A shutout record for Richter

Bob Nystrom #23 of the New York Islanders skates against the New York Rangers . (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

On May 3 in NYR history: An OT loss to the Islanders in an epic series

Marian Gaborik #10 of the New York Rangers celebrates with his teammates after scoring the game winning goal in the third overtime period. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

On May 2 in NYR history: A triple OT win on a goal by Gaborik

Brian Leetch #2 of the New York Rangers skates against the New Jersey Devils in1992 (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

May 1 in NYR History: Blueshirts finally win a game 7

Adam Fox #23 of the New York Rangers celebrates his first NHL goal . (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

On April 30 in NYR history: The day Adam Fox became a Ranger

Pete Stemkowski #21 of the New York Rangers races down the ice with the puck (Photo by Melchior DiGiacomo/Getty Images)

On April 29 in NYR history: A triple OT goal for Stemmer

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 28: Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers celebrates his third period goal in Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Washington Capitals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on April 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

On April 28 in NYR history: A rookie named Kreider sets a record

Phil Esposito of the New York Rangers watches the play during NHL game (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)

On April 27 in NYR history: A bizarre coaching saga ends after 16 games

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Matt Gilroy #97 of the Ottawa Senators congratulates Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers and his teammates after the Rangers defeated the Senators 2 to 1 in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on April 26, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

On April 26 in NYR history: Finally, a seven game series win after 18 years

NEW YORK - MARCH 31: Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Pittsburgh Penguins moves into position to defend against Jaromir Jagr #68 of the New York Rangers on March 31, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Penguins 2-1 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

On April 25 in NYR history: A rare blown 3-goal lead

28 JAN 1994: NEW YORK RANGERS RIGHT WING ALEXEI KOVALEV IN ACTION DURING A GAME AGAINST MIGHTY DUCKS AT THE POND IN ANAHEIM. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Cratty/ALLSPORT

On April 24 in NYR history: Sweeping the Islanders

New York Rangers at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)

On April 23 in NYR history: Losing Game 7 of the Final in double OT

OTTAWA, ON - FEBRUARY 17: Mats Zuccarello #36 of the New York Rangers looks on in a game against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on February 17, 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

On April 22 in NYR history: The last playoff series win

Don Maloney #12 of the New York Rangers skates against the New York Islander(Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

On April 21 in NYR history: A win against the odds

New York Rangers at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)

On April 20 in NYR history: An OT record for “Bones” Raleigh

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - CIRCA 1986: John Vanbiesbrouck #34 of the New York Rangers defends his goal against the New Jersey Devils during an NHL Hockey game circa 1986 at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Vanbiesbrouck playing career went from 1981-2002. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

On April 19 in NYR history: Ugliest playoff loss ever