1945–46 New York Rangers season

The 1945–46 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 20th season. During the regular season, the Rangers compiled a 13–28–9 record and finished with 35 points. With a last-place finish, the Rangers did not qualify for the NHL playoffs.[1]

1945–46 New York Rangers
Division6th NHL
1945–46 record13–28–9
Goals for144
Goals against191
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainNeil Colville
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsAb DeMarco (20)
AssistsAb DeMarco (27)
PointsAb DeMarco (47)
Penalty minutesPhil Watson (43)
WinsChuck Rayner (12)
Goals against averageChuck Rayner (3.76)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens5028175172134+3861
2Boston Bruins5024188167156+1156
3Chicago Black Hawks5023207200178+2253
4Detroit Red Wings50202010146159−1350
5Toronto Maple Leafs5019247174185−1145
6New York Rangers5013289144191−4735

Record vs. opponents
1945–46 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —4–64–3–34–5–16–3–16–1–3
Chicago 6–4—3–4–34–5–15–2–35–5
Detroit 3–4–34–3–3—6–3–14–4–23–6–1
Montreal 5–4–15–4–13–6–1—8–1–17–2–1
New York 3–6–12–5–34–4–21–8–1—3–5–2
Toronto 1–6–35–56–3–12–7–15–3–2—

Schedule and results
1945–46 Game Log
October: 0–1–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–1–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
131@ Chicago Black Hawks5–10–1–0
November: 3–8–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 2–4–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
23@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–11–1–0
34@ Detroit Red Wings4–11–2–0
48Chicago Black Hawks5–41–3–0
510Detroit Red Wings2–02–3–0
611Boston Bruins7–12–4–0
715@ Montreal Canadiens2–02–5–0
817Montreal Canadiens7–32–6–0
918Toronto Maple Leafs3–12–7–0
1022@ Chicago Black Hawks3–32–7–1
1124@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–32–8–1
1225@ Detroit Red Wings4–13–8–1
1328@ Boston Bruins5–13–9–1
December: 2–7–2 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 0–3–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
141@ Montreal Canadiens4–33–10–1
159Toronto Maple Leafs2–14–10–1
1613Chicago Black Hawks7–44–11–1
1716Montreal Canadiens4–24–12–1
1819@ Boston Bruins8–74–13–1
1922@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–54–13–2
2023Toronto Maple Leafs4–34–14–2
2126Detroit Red Wings3–24–15–2
2230Chicago Black Hawks3–25–15–2
2331Montreal Canadiens0–05–15–3
January: 3–6–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 0–5–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
243@ Detroit Red Wings3–35–15–4
256Boston Bruins4–26–15–4
2612@ Montreal Canadiens9–36–16–4
2713Chicago Black Hawks3–27–16–4
2816@ Boston Bruins3–27–17–4
2917Boston Bruins4–27–18–4
3019@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–17–19–4
3120@ Chicago Black Hawks9–17–20–4
3226@ Montreal Canadiens5–37–21–4
3327Detroit Red Wings5–28–21–4
February: 2–4–5 (Home: 0–1–4; Road: 2–3–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
343Toronto Maple Leafs6–68–21–5
356@ Chicago Black Hawks6–28–22–5
367@ Detroit Red Wings4–28–23–5
3710Chicago Black Hawks2–28–23–6
3814Boston Bruins2–28–23–7
3916@ Boston Bruins6–29–23–7
4017Montreal Canadiens5–49–24–7
4121Detroit Red Wings2–29–24–8
4224@ Chicago Black Hawks2–29–24–9
4327@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–410–24–9
4428@ Detroit Red Wings4–110–25–9
March: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
453Toronto Maple Leafs5–210–26–9
466@ Montreal Canadiens7–310–27–9
4710Detroit Red Wings3–211–27–9
4812Boston Bruins3–211–28–9
4913@ Boston Bruins5–312–28–9
5017Montreal Canadiens8–513–28–9

Playoffs

The Rangers finished the season in last place in the NHL for the fourth consecutive season and missed the 1946 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1][4]

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Chuck Rayner402377122171493.761
Jim Henry11623172424.041

†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;

See also

References
  1. "1945–46 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  2. "1945–1946 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. "Detroit Gains First Victory in Hockey Loop". Reading Eagle. United Press. October 27, 1946. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  5. "1945–46 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
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