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1947–48 New York Rangers season

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1947–48 New York Rangers
Division4th NHL
1947–48 record21–26–13
Goals for176
Goals against201
Team information
General managerFrank Boucher
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainNeil Colville
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsTony Leswick/Buddy O'Connor (24)
AssistsBuddy O'Connor (36)
PointsBuddy O'Connor (60)
Penalty minutesTony Leswick (76)
WinsJim Henry (17)
Goals against averageJim Henry (3.19)

The 1947–48 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 22nd season. During the regular season, the Rangers had a 21–26–13 record and made the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Detroit Red Wings in six games.[1]

Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 60 32 15 13 182 143 +39 77
2 Detroit Red Wings 60 30 18 12 187 148 +39 72
3 Boston Bruins 60 23 24 13 167 168 −1 59
4 New York Rangers 60 21 26 13 176 201 −25 55
5 Montreal Canadiens 60 20 29 11 147 169 −22 51
6 Chicago Black Hawks 60 20 34 6 195 225 −30 46

Record vs. opponents

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1947–48 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 3–7–2 4–6–2 6–2–4 7–3–2 3–7–2
Chicago 7–3–2 2–10 4–7–1 6–4–2 1–10–1
Detroit 6–4–2 10–2 7–2–3 5–4–3 2–6–4
Montreal 2–6–4 7–4–1 2–7–3 3–7–2 6–5–1
New York 3–7–2 4–6–2 4–5–3 7–3–2 3–5–4
Toronto 7–3–2 10–1–1 6–2–4 5–6–1 5–3–4


Schedule and results

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1947–48 Game Log
October: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–2–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 1–0–0
2 19 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 1–1–0
3 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 1–2–0
4 29 Boston Bruins 3–1 1–3–0
November: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–3–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
5 1 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 2–3–0
6 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 3–3–0
7 6 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 3–4–0
8 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 3–5–0
9 9 @ Chicago Black Hawks 8–5 3–6–0
10 12 Boston Bruins 8–2 3–7–0
11 15 Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 3–8–0
12 16 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 4–8–0
13 19 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–5 5–8–0
14 22 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–3 6–8–0
15 30 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 7–8–0
December: 6–3–4 (Home: 3–2–3; Road: 3–1–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
16 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 7–9–0
17 6 @ Boston Bruins 5–5 7–9–1
18 7 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 8–9–1
19 10 Montreal Canadiens 4–4 8–9–2
20 11 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 9–9–2
21 13 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 10–9–2
22 14 Detroit Red Wings 1–1 10–9–3
23 17 Boston Bruins 5–2 11–9–3
24 21 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 11–10–3
25 23 @ Chicago Black Hawks 7–1 11–11–3
26 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–0 12–11–3
27 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 12–11–4
28 31 Boston Bruins 7–3 13–11–4
January: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 2–3–2)
Game January Opponent Score Record
29 1 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 13–12–4
30 3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–5 13–12–5
31 4 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 13–13–5
32 7 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–0 13–14–5
33 10 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–1 13–14–6
34 11 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 14–14–6
35 14 Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 15–14–6
36 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 15–14–7
37 21 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 15–15–7
38 25 @ Boston Bruins 6–4 15–16–7
39 28 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 16–16–7
40 31 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 17–16–7
February: 2–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 0–1–3)
Game February Opponent Score Record
41 1 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 17–16–8
42 4 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–4 17–16–9
43 7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 17–17–9
44 8 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 17–17–10
45 14 @ Boston Bruins 4–4 17–17–11
46 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 17–17–12
47 18 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 17–18–12
48 22 Boston Bruins 4–1 18–18–12
49 25 Chicago Black Hawks 7–4 18–19–12
50 29 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 19–19–12
March: 2–7–1 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 1–4–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
51 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 20–19–12
52 3 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 20–20–12
53 6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 20–21–12
54 7 Detroit Red Wings 2–2 20–21–13
55 10 @ Boston Bruins 6–3 20–22–13
56 13 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 20–23–13
57 14 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 20–24–13
58 16 Boston Bruins 6–2 20–25–13
59 17 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 21–25–13
60 21 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 21–26–13

Playoffs

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Key:   Win   Loss

1948 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Jim Henry 48 2880 17 18 13 153 3.19 2
Chuck Rayner 12 691 4 7 0 42 3.65 0
Bob DeCourcy 1 29 0 1 0 6 12.41 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Chuck Rayner 6 360 2 4 17 2.83 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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1947–48 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  2. ^ "1947–1948 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1947–48 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.