2022–23 New York Rangers season

The 2022–23 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 96th season of play and their 97th season overall.

During the off-season, the Rangers named Jacob Trouba the 28th captain in franchise history. Trouba became the first captain since Ryan McDonagh was traded during the 2017–18 season, and is also the 12th defenseman in franchise history to be named captain. He is the fourth consecutive U.S.-born player to be named captain after Chris Drury (2008–2011), Ryan Callahan (2011–2014) and McDonagh (2014–2018). Trouba served as an alternate captain the previous two years, while being lauded for his leadership abilities by previous Rangers head coach, David Quinn, and his successor, Gerard Gallant.

On March 14, 2023, the Rangers were featured in the first-ever live, animated NHL telecast called the "NHL Big City Greens Classic". ESPN, Disney Channel and the National Hockey League teamed up to showcase ice hockey to a younger audience. They defeated the Washington Capitals in a game that featured characters from the award-winning cartoon playing for both teams. The Rangers clinched a playoff berth on March 27, after losses by the Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers. In the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Rangers, despite leading the series 2–0, were eliminated by the New Jersey Devils in seven games.

Head coach Gallant resigned from his duties after the Rangers' elimination from the playoffs.

Pre-season
The pre-season schedule was published on June 27, 2022.

Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.



Playoffs
The Rangers faced the New Jersey Devils in the First Round.



Player statistics
As of May 1, 2023

Goaltenders
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Rangers. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.

‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions
The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Draft picks
Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.


 * 1) The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alexandar Georgiev to Colorado in exchange for a third-round pick in 2023, a fifth-round pick in 2022 and this pick.
 * 2) The Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on July 17, 2021, that sent Brett Howden to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Nick DeSimone and this pick.
 * 3) The Colorado Avalanche's fifth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alexandar Georgiev to Colorado in exchange for a third-round pick in both 2022 and 2023 and this pick.