1944–45 New York Rangers season

The 1944–45 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 19th season. During the regular season, the Rangers posted an 11–29–10 record and finished with 32 points. The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.[1]

1944–45 New York Rangers
Division6th NHL
1944–45 record11–29–10
Goals for154
Goals against247
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainOtt Heller
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsAb DeMarco (24)
AssistsAb DeMarco (30)
PointsAb DeMarco (54)
Penalty minutesBob Dill (69)
WinsKen McAuley (11)
Goals against averageKen McAuley (4.93)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens503884228121+10780
2Detroit Red Wings5031145218161+5767
3Toronto Maple Leafs5024224183161+2252
4Boston Bruins5016304179219−4036
5Chicago Black Hawks5013307141194−5333
6New York Rangers50112910154247−9332

Record vs. opponents
1944–45 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —7–30–9–10–104–3–35–5
Chicago 5–5—5–50–8–27–1–25–4–1
Detroit 9–0–17–3—1–8–16–2–28–1–1
Montreal 10–07–1–28–1–1—9–14–5–1
New York 3–4–33–3–42–6–21–9—2–7–1
Toronto 5–56–3–11–8–15–4–17–2–1—

Schedule and results
1944–45 Game Log
October: 0–1–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–1–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
128@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–10–1–0
November: 2–5–3 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 1–3–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
21@ Chicago Black Hawks8–30–2–0
32@ Detroit Red Wings10–30–3–0
49Toronto Maple Leafs6–30–4–0
511Detroit Red Wings5–21–4–0
612Boston Bruins5–51–4–1
718Detroit Red Wings2–21–4–2
819Montreal Canadiens6–21–5–2
923@ Chicago Black Hawks4–41–5–3
1026@ Boston Bruins8–41–6–3
1130@ Montreal Canadiens7–52–6–3
December: 2–7–2 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 1–4–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
122@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–32–7–3
137Detroit Red Wings3–22–8–3
1410Chicago Black Hawks1–12–8–4
1512@ Boston Bruins7–52–9–4
1617Montreal Canadiens4–12–10–4
1720@ Chicago Black Hawks3–13–10–4
1821@ Detroit Red Wings11–33–11–4
1924Chicago Black Hawks3–33–11–5
2027Toronto Maple Leafs8–23–12–5
2130@ Montreal Canadiens4–13–13–5
2231Boston Bruins3–24–13–5
January: 3–6–2 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 2–4–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
234Detroit Red Wings4–44–13–6
247Chicago Black Hawks0–04–13–7
259@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–45–13–7
2611Boston Bruins5–16–13–7
2714Montreal Canadiens6–26–14–7
2818@ Detroit Red Wings7–36–15–7
2920@ Montreal Canadiens5–26–16–7
3021@ Boston Bruins14–36–17–7
3124@ Chicago Black Hawks4–37–17–7
3227@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–07–18–7
3328Toronto Maple Leafs7–07–19–7
February: 3–4–3 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 0–3–2)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
344@ Boston Bruins3–37–19–8
358@ Montreal Canadiens9–47–20–8
3611Montreal Canadiens4–37–21–8
3714@ Detroit Red Wings4–27–22–8
3815Chicago Black Hawks6–28–22–8
3917@ Boston Bruins6–18–23–8
4018Boston Bruins2–19–23–8
4122Detroit Red Wings5–310–23–8
4224@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–410–23–9
4325Boston Bruins4–410–23–10
March: 1–6–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 0–3–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
441Chicago Black Hawks5–310–24–10
454Toronto Maple Leafs6–310–25–10
467@ Chicago Black Hawks6–310–26–10
478@ Detroit Red Wings7–310–27–10
4810@ Montreal Canadiens7–310–28–10
4911Montreal Canadiens11–510–29–10
5018Toronto Maple Leafs6–511–29–10

Playoffs

The Rangers finished the season in last place in the NHL for the third consecutive season and missed the 1945 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1][4]

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ken McAuley4627601125102274.931
Doug Stevenson†4240040205.000

†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.

[5]

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

See also

References
  1. "1944–45 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
  2. "1944–1945 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. "Rangers, Tired of Cellar, Hope This Is Their Season". The Windsor Daily Star. October 22, 1945. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  5. "1944–45 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
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