New York Rangers

“The Blue Shirts”

First 50 Years

1926-1976

Season Wins Losses Ties Pts.
1926-27 25 13 6 56 1st, American Division (see playoffs)
1927-28 19 16 9 47 2nd, American Division (see playoffs)
1928-29 21 13 10 52 2nd, Amer. Div. (see playoffs)
1929-30 17 17 10 44 3rd, Amer. Div. (see playoffs)
1930-31 19 16 9 47 3rd. Amer. Div. (see playoffs)
1931-32 23 17 8 54 1st, Amer. Div. (see playoffs)
1932-33 23 17 8 54 3rd, Amer. Div. (see playoffs)
1933-34 21 19 8 50 , Amer. Div. (see playoffs)
1934-35 22 20 6 50 3rd, Amer. Div. (see playoffs)
1935-36 19 17 12 50 (tie), Amer. Div.
1936-37 19 20 9 47 , Amer. Div. (see playoffs)
1937-38 27 15 6 60 2nd, Amer. Div. (see playoffs)
1938-39 26 16 6 58 2nd (see playoffs)
1939-40 27 11 10 64 2nd (see playoffs)
1940-41 21 19 8 50 4th (see playoffs)
1941-42 29 17 2 60 1st (see playoffs)
1942-43 11 31 8 30 6th, last
1943-44 6 39 5 17 6th, last
1944-45 11 29 10 32 6th, last
1945-46 13 28 9 37 6th, last
1946-47 22 36 6 50 5th
1947-48 21 26 13 54 4th (see playoffs)
1948-49 18 31 11 47 6th, last
1949-50 28 31 11 67 4th (see playoffs)
1950-51 20 29 12 52 5th
1951-52 23 34 13 59 5th
1952-53 17 37 16 50 6th, last
1953-54 29 31 10 68 5th
1954-55 17 35 18 52
1955-56 32 28 10 74 3rd (see playoffs)
1956-57 26 30 14 66 4th (see playoffs)
1957-58 35 25 13 75 2nd (see playoffs)
1958-59 26 32 12 64 5th
1959-60 17 38 15 49 6th, last
1960-61 22 38 10 54 5th
1961-62 26 32 12 64 4th (see playoffs)
1962-63 22 36 12 56 5th
1963-64 22 38 10 54 5th
1964-65 20 38 12 52 5th
1965-66 18 41 11 47 6th, last
1966-67 30 28 12 72 4th (see playoffs)
1967-68 39 23 12 80 2nd (see playoffs)
1968-69 41 26 9 91 3rd, Eastern Division (see playoffs)
1969-70 38 22 16 90 4th (tie), East. Div. (see playoffs)
1970-71 49 18 11 109 2nd, East. Div. (see playoffs)
1971-72 48 17 13 109 2nd, East. Div. (see playoffs)
1972-73 47 23 8 102 3rd, East. Div. (see playoffs)
1973-74 40 24 14 94 3rd, East. Div. (see playoffs)
1974-75 37 29 14 88 2nd, Patrick Division (see playoffs)
1975-76 29 42 9 67 4th (last), Patrick Div.

Playoffs
1927
American Group Final (N.H.L. Semi-Final) [Total Goals]
3/2  Rangers T 0-0 Boston Bruins Huntington Avenue Arena 9,000 [no O.T.] [Game was delayed in 1st period as fans showered paper on the ice protesting a penalty call.]
3/4  Boston Bruins W 3-1 Rangers Madison Square Garden 14,000 Bruins win 3 goals to 1. [14 penalties called]

1928
First Round [Total Goals]
3/27 Rangers W 4-0 Pittsburgh Pirates MSG 10,000
3/29 Pittsburgh Pirates W 4-2 Rangers Madison Square Garden 8,000 Rangers win, 6 goals to 4.
American Group Final (NHL Semi-Final) [Total Goals]
3/1  Rangers T 1-1 Boston Bruins Madison Square Garden 18,000 [no O.T.] [“Little Daisy Doll” of the circus threw out the first puck]
3/3  Rangers W 4-1 Boston Bruins Huntington Avenue Arena 10,000 Rangers win on total goals 5 to 2.
Stanley Cup Finals [Best of 5]
 •The circus was booked at Madison Square Garden, so Rangers play all games on the road. Rangers owners want their home games at Boston, but players don't. Montreal Canadian fans root for Rangers.
3/5  Montreal Maroons W 2-0 Rangers Montreal Forum 13,000 [Red Dutton 2 goals]
3/7  Rangers W 2-1 Montreal Maroons, at 7:05 of unlimited O.T. Montreal Forum 14,000 [Frank Boucher goal][Rangers starting goalie Lorne Chabot bad injury in 2nd period. Rangers request to use Ottawa Senators' Alex Connell in goal is niced by Maroons. Lester Patrick,44 years old, coach and retired defenseman went in and played goal.]
 •NHL President Frank Calder assigned former NY Americans' goalie Joe Miller to Rangers. The NHL “spare goalie” played for CHL Niagara Falls in 1927-28.
3/10 Montreal Maroons W 2-0 Rangers Montreal Forum 14,000 [would have been at MSG] [Paul Thompson, Rangers and Joe Lamb, Maroons thrown out with match penalties for fighting.]
3/12 Rangers W 1-0 Montreal Maroons Montreal Forum 13,000 [Joe Miller 32 saves. Frank Boucher from Bill Cook, goal in 2nd.]
3/14 Rangers W 2-1 Montreal Maroons Montreal Forum 14,000 Rangers win Cup 3 games to 2. [Frank Boucher scores both goals, 2nd for 2-0 lead in 3rd with Rangers two man disadvantage Maroon power play. Fans litter ice with paper after disallowed Maroons goal. Joe Miller, playing for a goalie who almost lost an eye, has eye injury in 1st period, but plays rest of game with bandaged eye. 21 penalties. Injured goalie Lorne Chabot was on bench.]
    Stanley Cup Champions!

1929
2nd Place Playoffs (International v. American Division) [Total Goals]
3/19 New York Americans T 0-0 Rangers [Roy Worters 42 saves] Madison Square Garden 14,000
3/21 Rangers W 1-0 New York Americans, 19:50 of 2nd O.T. [1st OT 10 minutes reg. period] MSG Rangers win 1-0 total goals
Semi-Finals [Best of 3]
3/24 Rangers W 1-0 Toronto Maple Leafs Madison Square Garden 13,000 [Butch Keeling from Paul Thompson goal]
3/26 Rangers W 2-1 Toronto Maple Leafs. at 2:03 of O.T. Toronto Arena 10,000 Rangers win 2 games to none. [Frank Boucher scores winning goal.]
Stanley Cup Finals [Best of 3]
3/28 Boston Bruins W 2-0 Rangers Boston Garden 18,000
3/29 Boston Bruins W 2-1 Rangers Madison Square Garden 14,000 Bruins win Cup 2 games too none. [Bruins score with 2 minutes to go]

1930
3rd Place Playoffs (International v. American Division) [Total Goals]
3/20 Rangers T 1-1 Ottawa Senators at Ottawa
3/23 Rangers W 5-2 Ottawa Senators Madison Square Garden 15,000 Rangers win 6 goals to 3.
Semi-Finals [Best of 3]
3/28 Montreal Canadians W 2-1 Rangers, at 13:24 of 5th O.T. Montreal Forum 13,000 [1st O.T. 10 minutes, others 15, game ends at 68:24 of O.T.]
3/30 Montreal Canadians W 2-0 Rangers Madison Square Garden 17,000 Canadians win 2 games to none.

1931
3rd Place Playoffs (International v. American Division) [Total Goals]
3/24 Rangers W 5-1 Montreal Maroons Madison Square Garden 15,000
3/26 Rangers W 3-0 Montreal Maroons Montreal Forum 11,000 Rangers win 8 goals to 1
Semi-Finals [Total Goals]
3/29 Chicago Black Hawks W 2-0 Rangers Chicago Stadium 17,000
3/31 Chicago Black Hawks W 1-0 Rangers Madison Square Garden 16,500 Black Hawks win 3 goals to none.

1932
1st Place Playoffs (International v. American Division) [Best of 5]
3/24 Montreal Canadians W 4-3 Rangers Montreal Forum 11,000
3/26 Rangers W 4-3 Montreal Canadians, at 19:32 of 3rd O.T. Montreal Forum 11,000 [At 59:32 of 3 O.T.s; 20 minute O.T.s][Bun Cook from Bill Cook goal to win.]
3/27 Rangers W 1-0 Montreal Canadians Madison Square Garden 15,500 [Ott Heller goal in 2nd]
3/29 Rangers W 5-2 Montreal Canadians Madison Square Garden 15,000Rangers win 3 games to 1.
Stanley Cup Finals [Best of 5]
4/5  Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-4 Rangers Madison Square Garden 16,000 [Toronto score 4 goals in 2nd]
4/7  Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-2 Rangers Boston Garden 12,000 [Circus at Madison Square Garden][Toronto score 3 in 3rd]
4/9  Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-4 Rangers Maple Leaf Garden 14,000 Maple Leafs win Cup 3 games to none.

1933
3rd Place Playoffs (International v. American Division) [Total Goals]
3/26 Rangers W 5-2 Montreal Canadians Madison Square Garden 16,500
3/28 Rangers T 3-3 Montreal Canadians Montreal Forum 12,500 [no O.T.]Rangers win 8 goals to 5.
Semi-Finals [Total Goal]
3/30 Rangers W 2-0 Detroit Red Wings Madison Square Garden 17,000
4/2  Rangers W 4-3 Detroit Red Wings at Detroit 14,000 Rangers win 6 goals to 3.
Stanley Cup Finals [Best of 5]
4/4  Rangers W 5-1 Toronto Maple Leafs Madison Square Garden 18,000
4/8  Rangers W 3-1 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs Garden 13,500
4/11 Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-2 Rangers Maple Leafs Garden 14,000
4/13 Rangers W 1-0 Toronto Maple Leafs, at 7:34 of O.T. Maple Leafs Garden 13,500 Rangers win Cup 3 games to 1.[Goal by Bill Cook from Butch Keeling, past Toronto goalie Lorne Chabot. Chabot 34 saves, RAnger Andy Aitkenhead 48.]
    Stanley Cup Champions!

1934
3rd Place Playoffs [Total Goals]
3/20 Rangers T 0-0 Montreal Maroons Montreal Forum 9,000 [no O.T.][Moved up from scheduled 3/21 due to Allan Cup Series at Forum then.]
3/25 Montreal Maroons W 2-1 Rangers Madison Square Garden 16,000 Maroons win 2 goals to 1.

1935
3rd Place Playoffs [Total Goals]
3/24 Rangers W 2-1 Montreal Canadians Madison Square Garden 15,500 [After big fight in 2nd, RAngers have 6-5 advantage for 16 minutes, only score once with 33 seconds left on penalty]
3/26 Rangers T 4-4 Montreal Canadians Montreal Forum 12,000 [no O.T.] Rangers win 6 goals to 5.
Semi-Finals [Total Goals]
3/28 Montreal Maroons W 2-1 Rangers Madison Square Garden 15,500
3/30 Rangers T 3-3 Montreal Maroons Montreal Forum 13,000 Maroons win 5 goals to 4. [no O.T.]

1936
no playoffs

1937
Pre-Season Exhibition Western Canada Prairie Tour “Mythical Championship”
10/23 Rangers T 2-2 (O.T.) NY Americans at Calgary
10/26 Rangers W 6-5 (O.T.) NY Americans, at Edmonton
10/27 Rangers L 2-6 NY Americans, at Calgary
10/28 Rangers W 3-1 NY Americans, at Edmonton
10/30 Rangers L 0-1 NY Americans, Saskatoon Ice Stadium (aft.) 4,000
10/30 Rangers T 1-1 (O.T.) NY Americans, Saskatoon Ice Stadium 6,000
11/1   Rangers L 3-4 NY Americans, Winnipeg Ampitheatre 5,000

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943
no playoffs

1944
no playoffs

1945
no playoffs

1946
no playoffs

1947
no playoffs

1948


1949
no playoffs

1950