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The Greatest New York Rangers of All Time

All-time greats by position · era-adjusted

Updated 2026-07-09

The greatest New York Rangers of all time — the forwards, defensemen and goaltenders who defined the franchise. Each is ranked by their finest era-adjusted season, weighted by how long they anchored the roster, so a dominant year from any era is measured fairly.

Top forwards

  1. Jean Ratelle Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1971 · 60G 82A 142P · +79 · 63 GP
    100Peak
  2. Vic Hadfield Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1971 · 53G 59A 111P · +63 · 78 GP
    87Peak
  3. Artemi Panarin Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2019 · 38G 75A 113P · +43 · 69 GP
    82Peak
  4. Jaromir Jagr Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 2005 · 54G 69A 123P · +34 · 82 GP
    83Peak
  5. Mika Zibanejad Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2019 · 59G 49A 108P · +13 · 57 GP
    70Peak
  6. Mark Messier Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1991 · 36G 75A 111P · +32 · 79 GP
    66Peak
  7. Pat Verbeek Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 1995 · 49G 49A 97P · +34 · 69 GP
    68Peak
  8. Marian Gaborik Right Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2009 · 45G 47A 93P · +16 · 76 GP
    64Peak
  9. Walt Tkaczuk Center
    3 seasons sampled · peak 1969 · 29G 54A 83P · +29 · 76 GP
    58Peak
  10. Theo Fleury Right Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2000 · 40G 58A 98P · +0 · 62 GP
    61Peak
  11. Dave Balon Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1969 · 36G 40A 76P · +43 · 76 GP
    61Peak
  12. Eric Lindros Center
    1 season sampled · peak 2001 · 42G 41A 83P · +22 · 72 GP
    64Peak

On defense

  1. Brian Leetch Defenseman
    3 seasons sampled · peak 1991 · 23G 82A 105P · +26 · 80 GP
    59Peak
  2. Brad Park Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1973 · 26G 60A 86P · +24 · 78 GP
    53Peak
  3. Sergei Zubov Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 1993 · 13G 81A 94P · +21 · 78 GP
    54Peak
  4. Adam Fox Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2021 · 12G 66A 78P · +19 · 78 GP
    49Peak
  5. James Patrick Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1991 · 14G 58A 73P · +35 · 80 GP
    47Peak
  6. Barry Beck Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1979 · 19G 60A 79P · +22 · 61 GP
    45Peak
  7. Rod Seiling Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1972 · 10G 38A 48P · +49 · 72 GP
    43Peak
  8. Tony DeAngelo Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2019 · 18G 46A 64P · +14 · 68 GP
    42Peak

In goal

  1. Igor Shesterkin Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2021 · 36W · 2.07 GAA · .935 SV% · 6 SO
    75Peak
  2. Henrik Lundqvist Goaltender
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2005 · 30W · 2.24 GAA · .922 SV% · 2 SO
    69Peak
  3. John Vanbiesbrouck Goaltender
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1991 · 27W · 2.85 GAA · .910 SV% · 2 SO
    70Peak
  4. Ed Giacomin Goaltender
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1970 · 27W · 2.16 GAA · .922 SV% · 8 SO
    67Peak
How this ranks: a player’s best season with the New York Rangers is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then nudged up for how many standout seasons they gave the club — rewarding peak brilliance and franchise tenure together.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the greatest New York Rangers player of all time?
By All-Time Hockey's era-adjusted peak-season ranking, Jean Ratelle leads the New York Rangers all-time greats; the top three overall are Jean Ratelle, Igor Shesterkin, Vic Hadfield. Each player is scored on his finest season relative to the league around him.
Who is the best New York Rangers goaltender of all time?
Igor Shesterkin ranks as the top New York Rangers goaltender by peak era-adjusted season, weighted by win volume so durable starters outrank one-year standouts.
How are the all-time New York Rangers rankings calculated?
Each player's best season with the New York Rangers is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then weighted by how many standout seasons he gave the club. Data spans the 1960s to today.

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