New York Rangers Power Rankings - 2012-13
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 15 | 26-18-4 | 13 | The Rangers pulled away from potential playoff disaster with strong play down the stretch, and are looking to put an inconsistent regular season behind them, beginning with a familiar playoff foe in Washington. | |
| Week 14 | 24-17-4 | 13 | The Rangers still haven't locked up a postseason berth, but their 4-1 win over New Jersey that eliminated the Devils on Sunday was another big step in the right direction. They are 5-1-0 in their past six and have scored 18 times in their past three. | |
| Week 13 | 21-16-4 | 12 | The Blueshirts finish off their regular season with seven games against teams not in a playoff spot: Philly, Florida (twice), Buffalo, New Jersey (twice) and Carolina. If they don't make the playoffs, they'll have only themselves to blame. | |
| Week 12 | 19-15-4 | 11 | Trade deadline acquisitions seem to be fitting in nicely here. A big win over hapless Carolina on Saturday strengthened the Rangers' grip on a postseason spot as they're now within two points of sinking Ottawa in sixth place. Henrik Lundqvist has emerged as a Vezina candidate once again. | |
| Week 11 | 16-15-3 | 23 | The perplexing Rangers have won just once in five games and scored only eight times in that period, including suffering back-to-back shutouts. They are dead last in goals scored per game. | |
| Week 10 | 15-13-3 | 16 | Losses to Florida and Washington once again bring panic to the hearts of Rangers fans. | |
| Week 9 | 13-12-2 | 21 | Still hard to get your head around the fact that the Rangers could miss the playoffs, but after being shut out by Pittsburgh on Saturday for their third straight loss, it's an image that's getting harder to ignore. | |
| Week 8 | 13-9-2 | 11 | The preseason favorites are coming on, winning five of their past six games. Brad Richards appears to be pulling out of his funk. | |
| Week 7 | 10-8-2 | 18 | The Rangers are still meandering around outside the Eastern Conference playoff picture, although a come-from-behind shootout win over Buffalo Sunday was their second in a row. They are just 2-4-1 away from Madison Square Garden. | |
| Week 6 | 8-7-2 | 14 | The injuries are piling up for the Blueshirts, who have dropped four of five games. Rangers fans are restless! | |
| Week 5 | 8-5-1 | 14 | The Rangers have won four of five with a 2-1 win over Washington on Sunday, although still not where they'd like to be in the standings. | |
| Week 4 | 6-5-0 | 10 | Baby steps, but the Rangers are coming, folks. The Blueshirts are starting to get goals from lines other than the top unit, and that's the recipe for success they want. | |
| Week 3 | 4-4-0 | 14 | The Rangers are looking for some consistency, but a big effort in a 3-2 win over the red-hot Lightning helps take some of the sting out of the Rangers' previous effort, a 3-0 loss to Pittsburgh. The Rangers have won two in a row just once this season. | |
| Week 2 | 2-3-0 | 15 | They're rounding into form now. I doubt we'll see the Blueshirts ranked this low again this season. | |
| Week 1 | 0-0-0 | 2 | They might not be the consensus pick to come out of the Eastern Conference, but many observers believe that the Rangers with Rick Nash in the lineup will be the ones hoisting the Stanley Cup in June. | |
| Preseason | 0-0-0 | 1 | Rick Nash was the perfect addition and fit. Just hope he stays clear of any more injuries in Switzerland. Would like to see the Rangers add another impact defenseman at some point, but overall I think these guys are tops in the East. | |
| Spring Training | 0-0-0 | 2 | Adding Rick Nash to an already stellar defensive club, which boasts the defending Vezina Trophy winner in Henrik Lundqvist, suggests the Rangers are ready to the take final step to legitimate Cup-contender status. The lockout is also beneficial for the Rangers as Marian Gaborik continues to rehab from offseason shoulder surgery. | |
