Rangers clinch Presidents’ Trophy by shutting out Senators to cap franchise-best regular season By . Mollie Walker. Published April 15, 2024. Updated April 15, 2024, 10:57 p.m. ET.

Rangers staring down Presidents’ Trophy pressure, sting of last year’s early exit in playoffs By . Mark Cannizzaro. Published April 19, 2024, 10:41 p.m. ET.

The New York Rangers went from Presidents’ Trophy winners to missing the playoffs in one season. Here’s how it all unraveled for the 2024–25 Blueshirts.

The fourth Presidents' Trophy in franchise history (they also won it in 1991-92, 1993-94 and 2014-15) may add to that pressure in some ways, but it existed well before Monday's win.

Rangers center Barclay Goodrow (21) celebrates his goal against the Detroit Red Wings in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, April 5, 2024, in Detroit. Credit: AP/Paul Sancya ...

And while winning the Presidents’ Trophy wasn’t something the Rangers set out to do at the start of the season, it’s something they all wanted once it became a real possibility.

The New York Rangers fired coach Peter Laviolette on Saturday after the team finished out of the playoffs one year after they won the Presidents' Trophy as the top regular-season team. "After ...