The New York Rangers have a solid club that is well-positioned for the offseason. Along with a top goalie and coach, they have line after line of solid players who collectively get the job done. They will be hard to beat in a 7-game series.
For choosing individual skaters, the rankings below are as good a guide as any unless you’ve watched them extensively and have “a hunch.”
Goalie Lundqvist is a great choice if you think the Rangers will have post-season success.
| Pos | Player | Rank: Fwd/Def | GP | G | A | PTS | P/G |
| R | Marian Gaborik | 1 | 76 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 0.91 |
| C | Brad Richards | 2 | 76 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 0.79 |
| R | Ryan Callahan | 3 | 70 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 0.73 |
| L | Carl Hagelin | 4 | 58 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 0.64 |
| C | Derek Stepan | 5 | 76 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 0.62 |
| D | Michael Del Zotto | 1 | 71 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 0.51 |
| D | Ryan McDonagh | 2 | 76 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 0.38 |
| D | Anton Stralman | 3 | 47 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 0.36 |
| D | Dan Girardi | 4 | 76 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 0.36 |
| Source: 2011-2012 Regular Season up to March 28, 2012 |