The 1946–47 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 21st season. The Rangers compiled a 22–32–6 record in the regular season and finished with 50 points. The team's fifth-place finish caused it to miss the NHL playoffs.[1]
1946–47 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 5th NHL |
1946–47 record | 22–32–6 |
Goals for | 167 |
Goals against | 186 |
Team information | |
Coach | Frank Boucher |
Captain | Neil Colville |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tony Leswick (27) |
Assists | Edgar Laprade (25) |
Points | Tony Leswick (41) |
Penalty minutes | Bill Juzda (60) |
Wins | Chuck Rayner (22) |
Goals against average | Chuck Rayner (3.05) |
Regular season
editFinal standings
editGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 189 | 138 | +51 | 78 |
2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 209 | 172 | +37 | 72 |
3 | Boston Bruins | 60 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 190 | 175 | +15 | 63 |
4 | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 190 | 193 | −3 | 55 |
5 | New York Rangers | 60 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 167 | 186 | −19 | 50 |
6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 60 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 193 | 274 | −81 | 42 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 6–5–1 | 6–3–3 | 1–9–2 | 7–3–2 | 5–5–2 | ||||||
Chicago | 5–6–1 | — | 4–7–1 | 3–8–1 | 4–8 | 3–8–1 | ||||||
Detroit | 3–6–3 | 7–4–1 | — | 4–6–2 | 6–3–3 | 2–8–2 | ||||||
Montreal | 9–1–2 | 8–3–1 | 6–4–2 | — | 6–5–1 | 5–3–4 | ||||||
New York | 3–7–2 | 8–4 | 3–6–3 | 5–6–1 | — | 4–8 | ||||||
Toronto | 5–5–2 | 8–3–1 | 8–2–2 | 3–5–4 | 8–4 | — |
Schedule and results
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October: 2–2–1 (Home: 0–0–1; Road: 2–2–0)
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November: 3–8–1 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 2–5–0)
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December: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 2–2–1)
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January: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–2–0)
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February: 4–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–4–0)
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March: 2–8–0 (Home: 1–5–0; Road: 1–3–0)
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Playoffs
editThe Rangers failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.[4]
Player statistics
edit- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Chuck Rayner | 58 | 3480 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 177 | 3.05 | 5 |
Jim Henry | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
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Transactions
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1946–47 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ^ "Standings: 1946–1947". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Mitchell, Jack (March 22, 1947). "Records Few Tho' Season Much Longer". The Windsor Daily Star. Canadian Press. sec. 3, p. 3. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ "1946–47 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.