1931–32 New York Rangers season

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1931–32 New York Rangers
American Division champions
Division1st American
1931–32 record23–17–8
Goals for134
Goals against112
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachLester Patrick
CaptainBill Cook
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBill Cook (34)
AssistsFrank Boucher (23)
PointsBill Cook (48)
Penalty minutesChing Johnson (106)
WinsJohn Ross Roach (23)
Goals against averageJohn Ross Roach (2.23)

The 1931–32 New York Rangers season was the sixth season for the team in the National Hockey League. In the regular season, the Rangers won the American Division with a 23–17–8 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the third time in franchise history.[1][2] In the Cup Finals, New York lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs, three games to none.[1]

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Rangers 48 23 17 8 134 112 54
Chicago Black Hawks 48 18 19 11 86 101 47
Detroit Falcons 48 18 20 10 95 108 46
Boston Bruins 48 15 21 12 122 117 42

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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[]

1931-32 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR TOR
Boston — 2–4–2 3–1–4 3–2–1 1–4–1 2–3–1 2–4–2 2–3–1
Chicago 4–2–2 — 3–4–1 1–4–1 2–1–3 4–1–1 1–5–2 3–2–1
Detroit 1–3–4 4–3–1 — 2–3–1 3–3 2–2–2 3–3–2 3–3
M. Canadiens 2–3–1 4–1–1 3–2–1 — 5–2–1 4–4 3–2–1 4–2–2
M. Maroons 4–1–1 1–2–3 3–3 2–5–1 — 4–3–1 2–3–1 3–5
N.Y. Americans 3–2–1 1–4–1 2–2–2 4–4 3–4–1 — 2–4 1–4–3
N.Y. Rangers 4–2–2 5–1–2 3–3–2 2–3–1 3–2–1 4–2 — 2–4
Toronto 3–2–1 2–3–1 3–3 2–4–2 5–3 4–1–3 4–2 —

Schedule and results[]

1931–32 Game Log
November: 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 3–0–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
1 12 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–1 1–0–0
2 15 Detroit Falcons 2–1 1–1–0
3 17 New York Americans 3–0 2–1–0
4 19 Boston Bruins 2–1 3–1–0
5 21 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 4–1–0
6 24 Chicago Black Hawks 1 – 1 OT 4–1–1
7 29 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–0 5–1–1
December: 6–1–3 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–0–3)
Game December Opponent Score Record
8 3 @ Detroit Falcons 1 – 1 OT 5–1–2
9 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 5–2–2
10 10 @ Montreal Maroons 3–2 6–2–2
11 13 @ New York Americans 2–1 7–2–2
12 15 @ Boston Bruins 2 – 2 OT 7–2–3
13 17 Montreal Maroons 5 – 4 OT 8–2–3
14 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 2 – 2 OT 8–2–4
15 22 Montreal Canadiens 6–2 9–2–4
16 25 New York Americans 6–0 10–2–4
17 27 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 11–2–4
January: 7–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 2–3–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
18 1 Detroit Falcons 3–0 12–2–4
19 3 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1 – 1 OT 12–2–5
20 5 Montreal Maroons 2–0 13–2–5
21 7 @ Montreal Maroons 4–3 13–3–5
22 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 14–3–5
23 12 @ Boston Bruins 5 – 3 OT 15–3–5
24 14 Boston Bruins 3–1 16–3–5
25 17 @ Detroit Falcons 4–2 16–4–5
26 19 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 16–5–5
27 24 Detroit Falcons 4 – 3 OT 17–5–5
28 28 Boston Bruins 4–1 17–6–5
29 30 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6 – 3 OT 17–7–5
30 31 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–0 18–7–5
February: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 1–3–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
31 2 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 18–8–5
32 7 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 19–8–5
33 9 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 19–9–5
34 13 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 19–10–5
35 16 Detroit Falcons 2 – 2 OT 19–10–6
36 18 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 19–11–6
37 21 New York Americans 3–2 19–12–6
38 23 @ Boston Bruins 2 – 0 OT 20–12–6
39 25 Boston Bruins 3 – 3 OT 20–12–7
March: 3–5–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–4–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
40 3 @ Detroit Falcons 2–1 21–12–7
41 6 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4 – 3 OT 21–13–7
42 8 Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 22–13–7
43 10 @ New York Americans 5–1 22–14–7
44 13 Montreal Maroons 4 – 4 OT 22–14–8
45 15 @ Montreal Maroons 4–3 22–15–8
46 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 22–16–8
47 20 @ New York Americans 4–2 23–16–8
48 22 @ Detroit Falcons 5–4 23–17–8

Playoffs[]

Main articles: 1932 Stanley Cup playoffs and 1932 Stanley Cup Finals

Finals[]

The Toronto Maple Leafs swept the best-of-five series against the New York Rangers three games to none.[1] The first two games were to be played in New York City but because the circus was in town, the second game was played in Boston. The third and final game was played in Toronto.[4] It was called the "Tennis Series", because the Leafs scored 6 goals in each game. The Rangers scored 4 times in their own building, twice at Boston Garden, and four more in Toronto.[5]

Key:   Win   Loss

1932 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics[]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
John Ross Roach 48 3020 23 17 8 112 2.23 9
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
John Ross Roach 7 480 3 4 0 27 3.38 1

†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;

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "1931–32 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  2. ^ "New York Rangers". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Final Playoff Starts Tuesday On Gotham Rink". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Associated Press. April 4, 1932. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  5. ^ Shea, Kevin. "Pinnacle". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  6. ^ "1931–32 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
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