2024–25 New York Rangers season

The 2024–25 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 98th season of play and their 99th overall season. The Rangers entered the season as defending Presidents' Trophy winners. Despite a 12–4–1 start to the season, the Rangers followed that a 4–15–0 stretch witch at one point they were 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They had a slight turn around in January, going 8–3–3, but a 5–4–0 stretch in February and a 6–6–3 stretch in March provided more trouble for the Rangers going into the playoff push in the tight Eastern Conference race.

2024–25 New York Rangers
Division	5th Metropolitan
Conference	11th Eastern
2024–25 record	39–36–7
Home record	19–19–3
Road record	20–17–4
Goals for	256
Goals against	255
Team information
General manager	Chris Drury
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	Jacob Trouba (Oct 9 – Dec. 6) Vacant (Dec 6 – Apr. 17)
Alternate captains	Adam Fox Chris Kreider Artemi Panarin Mika Zibanejad
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Bloomington Bison (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Artemi Panarin (37)
Assists	Artemi Panarin (52)
Points	Artemi Panarin (89)
Penalty minutes	Matt Rempe (67)
Plus/minus	Will Cuylle (+12)
Wins	Igor Shesterkin (27)
Goals against average	Louis Domingue (2.00)
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On April 12, 2025, the Rangers were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since the 2020–21 season and the first time in an 82 game season since 2018–19 season following a 7–3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. They also became the fourth defending President's Trophy champion to miss the playoffs the following season, after their 1992–93 team, the 2007–08 Buffalo Sabres, and the 2014–15 Boston Bruins and the first to do it twice.^[1][2]

Controversies

The Rangers season was marred by several internal and external controversies that significantly impacted team dynamics and performance.^[3] A notable incident involved captain Jacob Trouba, who was reportedly pressured by management to waive his no-trade clause or face being placed on waivers.^[4] This situation caused unrest among players, as many felt the handling of the trade saga was mishandled and detrimental to team morale. Additionally, the team's decision to waive Barclay Goodrow during the 2024 off-season, circumventing his no-trade clause, further strained relationships within the locker room.^[3]

Public expressions of discontent from players such as Kaapo Kakko, Zac Jones, Jimmy Vesey, and Calvin de Haan highlighted the growing frustration with management's decisions, including inconsistent playing time and roster changes.^[3][5] The situation escalated with the leak of a trade memo in November 2024 from general manager Chris Drury, listing key players as available for trade such as Trouba and Chris Kreider, which occurred after losses to the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, while the Rangers held a 12–4–1 record.^[6] In April 2025, forward Artemi Panarin faced a sexual assault allegation from a former team employee, leading to a settlement in August 2024 and raising questions about his future with the team.^[7] These controversies collectively contributed to a season characterized by internal discord and underperformance.^[3]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Washington Capitals	82	51	22	9	43	288	232	+56	111
2	x – Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	30	5	42	266	233	+33	99
3	x – New Jersey Devils	82	42	33	7	36	242	222	+20	91
4	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	40	33	9	30	273	268	+5	89
5	New York Rangers	82	39	36	7	35	256	255	+1	85
6	New York Islanders	82	35	35	12	28	224	260	−36	82
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	34	36	12	24	243	293	−50	80
8	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	39	10	21	238	286	−48	76

Source: National Hockey League^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Ottawa Senators	82	45	30	7	35	243	234	+9	97
2	AT	x – Montreal Canadiens	82	40	31	11	30	245	265	−20	91
3	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	40	33	9	30	273	268	+5	89
4	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	39	35	8	30	238	259	−21	86
5	ME	New York Rangers	82	39	36	7	35	256	255	+1	85
6	ME	New York Islanders	82	35	35	12	28	224	260	−36	82
7	ME	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	34	36	12	24	243	293	−50	80
8	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	36	39	7	29	269	289	−20	79
9	AT	Boston Bruins	82	33	39	10	26	222	272	−50	76
10	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	39	10	21	238	286	−48	76

Source: National Hockey League^[9]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2024.^[10]

2024 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record 1 September 22 @ Boston 3–2 Domingue TD Garden 17,850 1–0–0 2 September 24 NY Islanders 6–4 Quick Madison Square Garden 16,568 2–0–0 3 September 26 Boston 5–2 Quick Madison Square Garden 16,205 3–0–0 4 September 30 @ New Jersey 1–3 Quick Prudential Center 13,444 3–1–0 5 October 1 New Jersey 5–4 Garand Madison Square Garden 17,110 4–1–0 6 October 4 @ NY Islanders 2–5 Shesterkin UBS Arena 16,106 4–2–0

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2024.^[11]

2024–25 game log
October: 6–2–1, 13 points (home: 2–1–1; road: 4–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 9 @ Pittsburgh 6–0 Shesterkin PPG Paints Arena 18,190 1–0–0 2 [12] 2 October 12 Utah 5–6 OT Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 1–0–1 3 [13] 3 October 14 Detroit 4–1 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,510 2–0–1 5 [14] 4 October 17 @ Detroit 5–2 Quick Little Caesars Arena 19,515 3–0–1 7 [15] 5 October 19 @ Toronto 4–1 Shesterkin Scotiabank Arena 15,777 4–0–1 9 [16] 6 October 22 @ Montreal 7–2 Shesterkin Bell Centre 21,105 5–0–1 11 [17] 7 October 24 Florida 1–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 5–1–1 11 [18] 8 October 26 Anaheim 2–1 Quick Madison Square Garden 18,006 6–1–1 13 [19] 9 October 29 @ Washington 3–5 Shesterkin Capital One Arena 17,390 6–2–1 13 [20]
November: 7–7–0, 14 points (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–4–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 10 November 1 Ottawa 2–1 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 7–2–1 15 [21] 11 November 3 NY Islanders 5–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 8–2–1 17 [22] 12 November 7 Buffalo 1–6 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 8–3–1 17 [23] 13 November 9 @ Detroit 4–0 Quick Little Caesars Arena 19,515 9–3–1 19 [24] 14 November 12 Winnipeg 3–6 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 9–4–1 19 [25] 15 November 14 San Jose 3–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 10–4–1 21 [26] 16 November 17 @ Seattle 2–0 Quick Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 11–4–1 23 [27] 17 November 19 @ Vancouver 4–3 Shesterkin Rogers Arena 18,688 12–4–1 25 [28] 18 November 21 @ Calgary 2–3 Shesterkin Scotiabank Saddledome 17,033 12–5–1 25 [29] 19 November 23 @ Edmonton 2–6 Quick Rogers Place 18,347 12–6–1 25 [30] 20 November 25 St. Louis 2–5 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 12–7–1 25 [31] 21 November 27 @ Carolina 3–4 Shesterkin Lenovo Center 18,905 12–8–1 25 [32] 22 November 29 @ Philadelphia 1–3 Shesterkin Wells Fargo Center 19,346 12–9–1 25 [33] 23 November 30 Montreal 4–3 Quick Madison Square Garden 18,006 13–9–1 27 [34]
December: 3–10–0, 6 points (home: 1–5–0; road: 2–5–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 24 December 2 New Jersey 1–5 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 13–10–1 27 [35] 25 December 6 Pittsburgh 4–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 14–10–1 29 [36] 26 December 8 Seattle 5–7 Quick Madison Square Garden 18,006 14–11–1 29 [37] 27 December 9 Chicago 1–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 14–12–1 29 [38] 28 December 11 @ Buffalo 3–2 Shesterkin KeyBank Center 15,815 15–12–1 31 [39] 29 December 14 Los Angeles 1–5 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 15–13–1 31 [40] 30 December 15 @ St. Louis 2–3 Quick Enterprise Center 17,569 15–14–1 31 [41] 31 December 17 @ Nashville 0–2 Shesterkin Bridgestone Arena 17,159 15–15–1 31 [42] 32 December 20 @ Dallas 3–1 Shesterkin American Airlines Center 18,532 16–15–1 33 [43] 33 December 22 Carolina 1–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 16–16–1 33 [44] 34 December 23 @ New Jersey 0–5 Quick Prudential Center 16,514 16–17–1 33 [45] 35 December 28 @ Tampa Bay 2–6 Shesterkin Amalie Arena 19,092 16–18–1 33 [46] 36 December 30 @ Florida 3–5 Shesterkin Amerant Bank Arena 19,556 16–19–1 33 [47]
January: 8–3–3, 19 points (home: 5–2–1; road: 3–1–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 37 January 2 Boston 2–1 Quick Madison Square Garden 18,006 17–19–1 35 [48] 38 January 4 @ Washington 4–7 Quick Capital One Arena 18,573 17–20–1 35 [49] 39 January 5 @ Chicago 6–2 Domingue United Center 18,819 18–20–1 37 [50] 40 January 7 Dallas 4–5 OT Quick Madison Square Garden 18,006 18–20–2 38 [51] 41 January 9 New Jersey 3–2 OT Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 19–20–2 40 [52] 42 January 11 @ Vegas 2–1 Shesterkin T-Mobile Arena 18,114 20–20–2 42 [53] 43 January 14 @ Colorado 2–3 OT Shesterkin Ball Arena 18,037 20–20–3 43 [54] 44 January 16 @ Utah 5–3 Shesterkin Delta Center 11,131 21–20–3 45 [55] 45 January 18 Columbus 1–0 OT Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 22–20–3 47 [56] 46 January 19 @ Montreal 4–5 OT Quick Bell Centre 21,105 22–20–4 48 [57] 47 January 21 Ottawa 5–0 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,662 23–20–4 50 [58] 48 January 23 Philadelphia 6–1 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 24–20–4 52 [59] 49 January 26 Colorado 4–5 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 24–21–4 52 [60] 50 January 28 Carolina 0–4 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,629 24–22–4 52 [61]
February: 5–4–0, 10 points (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 51 February 1 @ Boston 3–6 Shesterkin TD Garden 17,850 24–23–4 52 [62] 52 February 2 Vegas 4–2 Quick Madison Square Garden 18,006 25–23–4 54 [63] 53 February 5 Boston 3–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 26–23–4 56 [64] 54 February 7 Pittsburgh 3–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 26–24–4 56 [65] 55 February 8 @ Columbus 4–3 Quick Nationwide Arena 18,755 27–24–4 58 [66] 56 February 22 @ Buffalo 2–8 Shesterkin KeyBank Center 19,070 27–25–4 58 [67] 57 February 23 @ Pittsburgh 5–3 Shesterkin PPG Paints Arena 17,186 28–25–4 60 [68] 58 February 25 @ NY Islanders 5–1 Shesterkin UBS Arena 17,255 29–25–4 62 [69] 59 February 28 Toronto 2–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 29–26–4 62 [70]
March: 6–6–3, 15 points (home: 3–4–1; road: 3–2–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 60 March 2 Nashville 4–0 Quick Madison Square Garden 17,336 30–26–4 64 [71] 61 March 3 NY Islanders 4–0 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,475 31–26–4 66 [72] 62 March 5 Washington 2–3 OT Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 31–26–5 67 [73] 63 March 8 @ Ottawa 3–4 OT Shesterkin Canadian Tire Centre 18,224 31–26–6 68 [74] 64 March 9 Columbus 3–7 Quick Madison Square Garden 18,006 31–27–6 68 [75] 65 March 11 @ Winnipeg 1–2 Shesterkin Canada Life Centre 14,278 31–28–6 68 [76] 66 March 13 @ Minnesota 3–2 OT Shesterkin Xcel Energy Center 18,976 32–28–6 70 [77] 67 March 15 @ Columbus 4–0 Shesterkin Nationwide Arena 18,464 33–28–6 72 [78] 68 March 16 Edmonton 1–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 33–29–6 72 [79] 69 March 18 Calgary 1–2 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,591 33–30–6 72 [80] 70 March 20 Toronto 3–4 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,235 33–31–6 72 [81] 71 March 22 Vancouver 5–3 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 34–31–6 74 [82] 72 March 25 @ Los Angeles 1–3 Shesterkin Crypto.com Arena 17,022 34–32–6 74 [83] 73 March 28 @ Anaheim 4–5 OT Shesterkin Honda Center 16,197 34–32–7 75 [84] 74 March 29 @ San Jose 6–1 Quick SAP Center 17,435 35–32–7 77 [85]
April: 4–4–0, 8 points (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 75 April 2 Minnesota 5–4 OT Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,492 36–32–7 79 [86] 76 April 5 @ New Jersey 0–4 Shesterkin Prudential Center 16,514 36–33–7 79 [87] 77 April 7 Tampa Bay 1–5 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 17,130 36–34–7 79 [88] 78 April 9 Philadelphia 5–8 Quick Madison Square Garden 17,530 36–35–7 79 [89] 79 April 10 @ NY Islanders 9–2 Shesterkin UBS Arena 17,255 37–35–7 81 [90] 80 April 12 @ Carolina 3–7 Shesterkin Lenovo Center 18,880 37–36–7 81 [91] 81 April 14 @ Florida 5–3 Quick Amerant Bank Arena 19,453 38–36–7 83 [92] 82 April 17 Tampa Bay 4–0 Shesterkin Madison Square Garden 18,006 39–36–7 85 [93]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[94]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Artemi Panarin	80	37	52	89	–9	16
Mika Zibanejad	82	20	42	62	–22	22
Adam Fox	74	10	51	61	+9	32
Vincent Trocheck	82	26	33	59	0	44
Will Cuylle	82	20	25	45	+12	42
Alexis Lafreniere	82	17	28	45	–13	38
J. T. Miller†	32	13	22	35	−2	18
Chris Kreider	68	22	8	30	–5	24
Reilly Smith‡	58	10	19	29	−1	22
K'Andre Miller	74	7	20	27	0	22
Braden Schneider	80	6	15	21	+9	18
Filip Chytil‡	41	11	9	20	+4	14
Sam Carrick	80	6	14	20	+5	58
Jonny Brodzinski	51	12	7	19	+6	4
Ryan Lindgren‡	54	2	17	19	+1	36
Urho Vaakanainen†	46	2	13	15	+8	16
Kaapo Kakko‡	30	4	10	14	+9	14
Will Borgen†	51	4	9	13	+9	33
Zac Jones	46	1	10	11	0	24
Brett Berard	35	6	4	10	–6	8
Adam Edstrom	51	5	4	9	–5	27
Matt Rempe	42	3	5	8	+7	67
Jimmy Vesey‡	33	4	2	6	−2	0
Jacob Trouba‡	24	0	6	6	–3	22
Juuso Parssinen†	11	2	3	5	+1	11
Victor Mancini‡	15	1	4	5	−3	2
Arthur Kaliyev	14	3	1	4	+2	2
Carson Soucy†	16	1	2	3	+2	4
Brennan Othmann	22	0	2	2	+7	2
Calvin de Haan†	3	0	1	1	+4	2
Chad Ruhwedel	5	0	1	1	+2	0
Matthew Robertson	2	0	0	0	+3	0
Connor Mackey	2	0	0	0	0	5
Nicolas Aube-Kubel†	3	0	0	0	−1	2
Gabe Perreault	5	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[95]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Igor Shesterkin	61	61	3,505:08	27	29	5	167	2.86	1,751	.905	6	0	0	6
Jonathan Quick	24	20	1,325:41	11	7	2	70	3.17	657	.893	3	0	1	2
Louis Domingue	1	1	60:00	1	0	0	2	2.00	27	.926	0	0	0	0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Rangers. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
• ^‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
• Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honors

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Date
Will Cuylle	Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award	April 2, 2025[96]
Jonathan Quick	Mr. Ranger Award	April 8, 2025[97]

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Victor Mancini	1st NHL career game	October 9, 2024
Victor Mancini	1st NHL career goal	October 17, 2024
Victor Mancini	1st NHL career assist	October 21, 2024
Vincent Trocheck	200th NHL career goal	November 3, 2024
Will Cuylle	100th NHL career game	November 14, 2024
Brett Berard	1st NHL career game 1st NHL career point	November 25, 2024
Brett Berard	1st NHL career goal	November 27, 2024
Mika Zibanejad	300th NHL career goal (8th Swedish player in NHL history)	December 11, 2024
Mika Zibanejad	900th NHL career game	February 2, 2025
Chris Kreider	12th NHL career short-handed goal (Most in NHL history since the start of 2021–22 season)	February 5, 2025
Jimmy Vesey	100th NHL career goal	February 23, 2025
Jonathan Quick	63rd NHL career shutout 800th NHL career game	March 2, 2025
Gabe Perreault	1st NHL career game	April 2, 2025
Gabe Perreault	1st NHL career point	April 5, 2025
Artemi Panarin	300th NHL career goal	April 8, 2025
Brett Berard	1st NHL career 2-goal game	April 10, 2025
Will Cuylle	1st NHL career 20-goal season	April 12, 2025

Records

Regular season

Player	Record	Reached
Artemi Panarin	1st Ranger in franchise history to have multiple points in each of the first 4 games in a season	October 17, 2024
Jonathan Quick	Tied-18th place for most career shutouts in NHL history (61 with Turk Broda)	November 9, 2024
Chris Kreider	2nd Ranger in franchise history to have the most game winning goals (46 goals in 832 games, passing Jean Ratelle)	November 19, 2024
Jonathan Quick	15th place for most career wins in NHL history (398)	November 30, 2024
Jonathan Quick	1st American-born goaltender to win 400 career games in NHL history[98]	February 2, 2025

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 29, 2024	To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2024 NHL entry draft (#127 overall) 7th-round pick in 2026 NHL entry draft	To New York Rangers 4th-round pick in 2024 (#119 overall)	[99]
July 1, 2024	To Pittsburgh Penguins conditional MIN 5th-round pick in 2025 NHL entry draft or NYR 5th-round pick in 2025 2nd-round pick in 2027 NHL entry draft	To New York Rangers Reilly Smith*	[100]
December 6, 2024	To Anaheim Ducks Jacob Trouba	To New York Rangers Urho Vaakanainen conditional ANA 4th-round pick in 2025 or DET 4th-round pick in 2025	[101]
January 26, 2025	To Tampa Bay Lightning Ryder Korczak	To New York Rangers Lucas Edmonds	[102]
January 31, 2025	To Vancouver Canucks Filip Chytil Victor Mancini conditional 1st-round pick in 2025 or 2026	To New York Rangers Erik Brannstrom Jackson Dorrington J. T. Miller	[103]
March 6, 2025	To Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith	To New York Rangers Brendan Brisson SJS 3rd-round pick in 2025 NHL entry draft	[104]
March 6, 2025	To Vancouver Canucks SJS 3rd-round pick in 2025	To New York Rangers Carson Soucy	[105]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term
July 1, 2024	Sam Carrick	from Edmonton Oilers	3-year
July 2, 2024	Casey Fitzgerald	from Colorado Avalanche	2-year
July 2, 2024	Benoit-Olivier Groulx	from Anaheim Ducks	1-year

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref

Contract terminations

Date	Player	Via	Ref

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 12, 2024	Chad Ruhwedel	1-year	[106]
July 13, 2024	Braden Schneider	2-year	[107]
July 15, 2024	Matthew Robertson	1-year	[108]
July 30, 2024	Ryan Lindgren	1-year	[109]
October 25, 2024	Alexis Lafreniere	7-year‡	[110]
December 6, 2024	Igor Shesterkin	8-year‡	[111]
March 12, 2015	Jonathan Quick	1-year	[112]

Draft picks

See also: List of New York Rangers draft picks

Below are the New York Rangers' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	30	D	E. J. Emery	United States	U.S. NDTP (USHL)
4	119	C	Raoul Boilard	Canada	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
5	159	LW	Nathan Aspinall	Canada	Flint Firebirds (OHL)
6	191	LW	Rico Gredig	Switzerland	HC Davos (National League)