sentences:  After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 1997, the Rangers did not return to the playoffs until 2006.In the 2013–14 season, the Rangers reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years, defeating the Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games before losing to the Los Angeles Kings in the championship series.New York earned its third Presidents' Trophy with a team record 113 points in 2014–15, but was eliminated in the Conference Finals by the Tampa Bay Lightning.