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1938–39 New York Rangers season

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1938–39 New York Rangers
Division2nd NHL
1938–39 record26–16–6
Goals for149
Goals against105
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachLester Patrick
CaptainArt Coulter
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsAlex Shibicky (24)
AssistsOtt Heller (23)
PointsClint Smith (41)
Penalty minutesMuzz Patrick (64)
WinsDave Kerr (26)
Goals against averageDave Kerr (2.12)

The 1938–39 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 13th season. New York finished second in the NHL in regular season points with 58, and qualified for the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games.[1]

Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins 48 36 10 2 156 76 74
New York Rangers 48 26 16 6 149 105 58
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 19 20 9 114 107 47
New York Americans 48 17 21 10 119 157 44
Detroit Red Wings 48 18 24 6 107 128 42
Montreal Canadiens 48 15 24 9 115 146 39
Chicago Black Hawks 48 12 28 8 91 132 32

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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1938–39 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYA NYR TOR
Boston 8–0 7–1 6–2 5–2–1 5–3 5–2–1
Chicago 0–8 1–5–2 4–4 2–4–2 3–4–1 2–3–3
Detroit 1–7 5–1–2 4–3–1 3–3–2 2–6 3–4–1
Montreal 2–6 4–4 3–4–1 3–2–3 1–4–3 2–4–2
N.Y. Americans 2–5–1 4–2–2 3–3–2 2–3–3 2–5–1 4–3–1
N.Y. Rangers 3–5 4–3–1 6–2 4–1–3 5–2–1 4–3–1
Toronto 2–5–1 3–2–2 4–3–1 4–2–2 3–4–1 3–4–1


Schedule and results

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1938–39 Game Log
November: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
1 13 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–3 1–0–0
2 15 Detroit Red Wings 2–0 2–0–0
3 17 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 3–0–0
4 20 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 4–0–0
5 22 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 4–1–0
6 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 5–1–0
7 27 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 5–2–0
December: 7–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 5–1–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
8 4 @ New York Americans 6–1 6–2–0
9 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–5 7–2–0
10 11 Boston Bruins 3–0 7–3–0
11 15 New York Americans 1 – 1 OT 7–3–1
12 17 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 8–3–1
13 18 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–0 8–4–1
14 20 Detroit Red Wings 6–2 9–4–1
15 22 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–2 10–4–1
16 25 @ Boston Bruins 1–0 11–4–1
17 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 11–5–1
18 31 Boston Bruins 2 – 1 OT 12–5–1
January: 5–3–2 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 0–2–2)
Game January Opponent Score Record
19 2 Detroit Red Wings 3–0 13–5–1
20 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 2 – 2 OT 13–5–2
21 8 New York Americans 5–2 14–5–2
22 10 @ New York Americans 1 – 0 OT 14–6–2
23 12 Chicago Black Hawks 6–0 15–6–2
24 15 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1 – 1 OT 15–6–3
25 19 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–3 15–7–3
26 22 Montreal Canadiens 7–3 16–7–3
27 26 New York Americans 1–0 16–8–3
28 31 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 17–8–3
February: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 4–1–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
29 2 @ New York Americans 7–0 18–8–3
30 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 19–8–3
31 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 – 5 OT 19–8–4
32 9 Boston Bruins 4–2 19–9–4
33 12 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 20–9–4
34 16 New York Americans 2–1 21–9–4
35 18 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 21–10–4
36 21 Detroit Red Wings 7–3 22–10–4
37 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 23–10–4
38 25 @ Montreal Canadiens 1 – 1 OT 23–10–5
39 26 Montreal Canadiens 3–0 23–11–5
March: 3–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 2–3–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
40 2 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 23–12–5
41 5 @ Boston Bruins 5 – 3 OT 23–13–5
42 7 Montreal Canadiens 2 – 2 OT 23–13–6
43 9 @ Chicago Black Hawks 8–3 24–13–6
44 12 Boston Bruins 4–2 24–14–6
45 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 24–15–6
46 16 @ New York Americans 11–5 25–15–6
47 18 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 25–16–6
48 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 26–16–6

Playoffs

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Key:   Win   Loss

1939 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr 48 2970 26 16 6 105 2.12 6
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Bert Gardiner 6 433 3 3 12 1.66 0
Dave Kerr 1 119 0 1 2 1.01 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.

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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;

References

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  1. ^ "1938–39 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  2. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1938–39 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.