1948–49 New York Rangers season
1948–49 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 6th NHL |
1948–49 record | 18–31–11 |
Goals for | 133 |
Goals against | 172 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frank Boucher |
Coach | Frank Boucher Lynn Patrick |
Captain | Neil Colville |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Edgar Laprade (18) |
Assists | Buddy O'Connor (24) |
Points | Buddy O'Connor (35) |
Penalty minutes | Tony Leswick (70) |
Wins | Chuck Rayner (16) |
Goals against average | Emile Francis (2.00) |
The 1948–49 New York Rangers season was the 23rd season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers compiled an 18–31–11 record, and finished with 47 points. The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.[1]
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 195 | 145 | +50 | 75 |
2 | Boston Bruins | 60 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 178 | 163 | +15 | 66 |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 152 | 126 | +26 | 65 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 147 | 161 | −14 | 57 |
5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 60 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 173 | 211 | −38 | 50 |
6 | New York Rangers | 60 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 133 | 172 | −39 | 47 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MON | NYR | TOR |
Boston | — | 6–5–1 | 5–4–3 | 5–6–1 | 8–2–2 | 5–6–1 |
Chicago | 5–6–1 | — | 3–9 | 3–7–2 | 6–5–1 | 4–4–4 |
Detroit | 4–5–3 | 9–3 | — | 7–4–1 | 7–4–1 | 7–3–2 |
Montreal | 6–5–1 | 7–3–2 | 4–7–1 | — | 5–4–3 | 6–4–2 |
New York | 2–8–2 | 5–6–1 | 4–7–1 | 4–5–3 | — | 3–5–4 |
Toronto | 6–5–1 | 4–4–4 | 3–7–2 | 4–6–2 | 5–3–4 | — |
Schedule and results[]
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October: 1–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–2–1)
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November: 2–5–3 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 1–3–2)
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December: 5–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–2–1)
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January: 5–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–3–1)
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February: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–1)
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March: 1–7–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 0–5–0)
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Playoffs[]
The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1949 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]
Player statistics[]
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Chuck Rayner | 58 | 3480 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 168 | 2.90 | 7 |
Emile Francis | 2 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.00 | 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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Roster[]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "1948–49 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ^ "1948–1949 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "1948–49 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
External links[]
Categories:
- New York Rangers seasons
- 1948–49 NHL season by team
- 1948–49 in American ice hockey by team
- 1948 in sports in New York City
- 1949 in sports in New York City
- 20th century in Manhattan
- Madison Square Garden