The Rangers posted a 25–39–18 record in the regular season and finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Division.
[1] New York missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1992–93 season.
[2] The Rangers fired head coach Colin Campbell during the season and replaced him with former Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup-winning coach John Muckler.
[3] This was also the first season since the 1990–91 campaign that the Rangers did not have Mark Messier; after a contentious negotiating period, the Rangers elected not to re-sign Messier and he instead joined the Vancouver Canucks.
[5] Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast bold – Qualified for playoffs