After a 16-win decrease from last season and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2021-22, the New York Rangers are making a change at head coach. Rangers general manager Chris Drury announced on Saturday that Peter Laviolette has been fired after two seasons.

Peter Laviolette was relieved of his coaching duties on Saturday, the team announced, after the Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs in his second season at the helm. The Blueshirts became the sixth team to hire and fire the veteran coach, who finishes his New York tenure with a regular-season record of 94-59-11 and a 10-5-1 playoff record.