1948–49 New York Rangers season
Appearance
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 franchise's 23rd season. 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 | MTL | 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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See also
References
- ^ a b "1948–49 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "1948–1949 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1948–49 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.