The Rangers became the first team in nine years to win the Presidents Trophy and advance to the conference finals.
With a 4-0 win over the Senators in April, the Rangers officially clinched first place in the Metropolitan Division, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, and the Presidents Trophy, capping off a stellar regular season.
After a 5-3 come-from-behind victory over the Hurricanes on Thursday thanks to Chris Kreider’s third-period hat trick, the Rangers won the series 4-2 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Who was the last team to advance to the conference finals after winning the Presidents Trophy?
2014-15 Rangers.
The Blueshirts finished that year with the NHL’s best record of 53 wins, 22 losses, and 7, winning their third Presidents Trophy and eight division titles.
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The Rangers lost to the Lightning in the seven-game conference finals that year, so they hope for a better result this time around.
The current Rangers have similar results to their previous team, as the 1994 team also won the Presidents Trophy and won the Stanley Cup.
In the series leading up to the finals, Mark Messier scored a hat trick in the third period of Game 6, matching Chris Kreider’s hat trick on Thursday.
