1941–42 New York Rangers season

The 1941–42 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 16th season.[1] In the regular season, New York led the NHL with 60 points, and compiled a 29–17–2 record. The Rangers lost in the NHL semi-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs, four games to two.[2]

1941–42 New York Rangers
Division1st NHL
1941–42 record29–17–2
Goals for177
Goals against143
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainArt Coulter
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsLynn Patrick (32)
AssistsPhil Watson (37)
PointsBryan Hextall (56)
Penalty minutesPhil Watson (58)
WinsJim Henry (29)
Goals against averageJim Henry (2.90)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
New York Rangers482917260177143
Toronto Maple Leafs482718357158136
Boston Bruins482517656160118
Chicago Black Hawks482223347145155
Detroit Red Wings481925442140147
Montreal Canadiens481827339134173
Brooklyn Americans481629335133175

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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
1941–42 NHL Records [4]
Team BOS BRK CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —4–43–3–24–2–26–1–14–44–3–1
Brooklyn 4–4—2–63–4–13–4–12–5–12–6
Chicago 3–3–26–2—3–54–3–12–64–4
Detroit 2–4–24–3–15–3—5–31–72–5–1
Montreal 1–6–14–3–13–4–13–5—4–43–5
New York 4–45–2–16–27–14–4—3–4–1
Toronto 3–4–16–24–45–2–15–34–3–1—

Schedule and results
1941–42 Game Log
November: 6–5–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 4–1–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
11@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–31–0–0
29@ Detroit Red Wings3–12–0–0
315Boston Bruins2–12–1–0
416@ Boston Bruins2–12–2–0
518Toronto Maple Leafs8–62–3–0
620Brooklyn Americans4–12–4–0
722@ Montreal Canadiens7–23–4–0
823Montreal Canadiens6–43–5–0
925Chicago Black Hawks5–4 OT4–5–0
1029Detroit Red Wings4–15–5–0
1130@ Chicago Black Hawks5–16–5–0
December: 8–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 4–3–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
127Boston Bruins5–47–5–0
1311@ Brooklyn Americans5–38–5–0
1413@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–18–6–0
1516Brooklyn Americans3–2 OT9–6–0
1618@ Chicago Black Hawks5–19–7–0
1721Montreal Canadiens4–3 OT10–7–0
1823@ Boston Bruins3–210–8–0
1925Chicago Black Hawks5–211–8–0
2027@ Montreal Canadiens4–212–8–0
2128@ Detroit Red Wings3–113–8–0
2231@ Brooklyn Americans4–314–8–0
January: 6–1–1 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 2–1–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
231Toronto Maple Leafs3–3 OT14–8–1
246Detroit Red Wings3–215–8–1
2513Brooklyn Americans9–216–8–1
2617@ Montreal Canadiens6–216–9–1
2718Montreal Canadiens5–4 OT17–9–1
2820@ Boston Bruins4–218–9–1
2924@ Detroit Red Wings3–219–9–1
3025Detroit Red Wings11–220–9–1
February: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–2–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
311Toronto Maple Leafs7–221–9–1
323@ Brooklyn Americans3–2 OT22–9–1
335Boston Bruins4–123–9–1
347@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–423–10–1
358@ Chicago Black Hawks4–324–10–1
3610Chicago Black Hawks5–224–11–1
3714@ Montreal Canadiens5–324–12–1
3815Brooklyn Americans5–124–13–1
3917Montreal Canadiens2–1 OT24–14–1
4022Chicago Black Hawks3–225–14–1
4124@ Boston Bruins4–326–14–1
4226Detroit Red Wings7–427–14–1
March: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–2–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
433@ Brooklyn Americans4–4 OT27–14–2
445@ Detroit Red Wings5–227–15–2
457@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–227–16–2
468Toronto Maple Leafs2–028–16–2
4712Boston Bruins2–128–17–2
4815@ Chicago Black Hawks5–129–17–2

Playoffs
Main article: 1942 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1942 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Jim Henry482960291721432.901
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Jim Henry636024132.171

†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. "New York Rangers". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. "1941–42 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved November 6, 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. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. "1941–42 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
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