1946–47 New York Rangers season

The 1946–47 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 21st season. The Rangers compiled a 22–32–6 record in the regular season and finished with 50 points. The team's fifth-place finish caused it to miss the NHL playoffs.[1]

1946–47 New York Rangers
Division5th NHL
1946–47 record22–32–6
Goals for167
Goals against186
Team information
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainNeil Colville
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsTony Leswick (27)
AssistsEdgar Laprade (25)
PointsTony Leswick (41)
Penalty minutesBill Juzda (60)
WinsChuck Rayner (22)
Goals against averageChuck Rayner (3.05)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens60341610189138+5178
2Toronto Maple Leafs60311910209172+3772
3Boston Bruins60262311190175+1563
4Detroit Red Wings60222711190193−355
5New York Rangers6022326167186−1950
6Chicago Black Hawks6019374193274−8142

Record vs. opponents
1946–47 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —6–5–16–3–31–9–27–3–25–5–2
Chicago 5–6–1—4–7–13–8–14–83–8–1
Detroit 3–6–37–4–1—4–6–26–3–32–8–2
Montreal 9–1–28–3–16–4–2—6–5–15–3–4
New York 3–7–28–43–6–35–6–1—4–8
Toronto 5–5–28–3–18–2–23–5–48–4—

Schedule and results
1946–47 Game Log
October: 2–2–1 (Home: 0–0–1; Road: 2–2–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
117@ Montreal Canadiens3–00–1–0
220@ Detroit Red Wings3–11–1–0
323@ Montreal Canadiens4–12–1–0
426@ Boston Bruins3–12–2–0
530Boston Bruins3–32–2–1
November: 3–8–1 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 2–5–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
62Detroit Red Wings7–43–2–1
73@ Detroit Red Wings3–13–3–1
86@ Chicago Black Hawks6–23–4–1
99@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–23–5–1
1010Boston Bruins4–03–6–1
1113Montreal Canadiens4–43–6–2
1216Chicago Black Hawks6–23–7–2
1317Toronto Maple Leafs5–43–8–2
1421@ Detroit Red Wings3–13–9–2
1523@ Montreal Canadiens3–24–9–2
1624@ Chicago Black Hawks5–15–9–2
1727@ Boston Bruins5–25–10–2
December: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 2–2–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
181@ Chicago Black Hawks2–16–10–2
194Montreal Canadiens2–17–10–2
208@ Boston Bruins6–48–10–2
2111Detroit Red Wings1–18–10–3
2214@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–28–11–3
2315Montreal Canadiens5–38–12–3
2418@ Boston Bruins3–28–13–3
2522Toronto Maple Leafs3–18–14–3
2625Montreal Canadiens2–09–14–3
2728@ Detroit Red Wings2–29–14–4
2829Boston Bruins2–29–14–5
2931Detroit Red Wings5–49–15–5
January: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–2–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
301@ Boston Bruins3–19–16–5
312Toronto Maple Leafs5–49–17–5
324@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–010–17–5
335Chicago Black Hawks9–011–17–5
348Boston Bruins3–111–18–5
3512Toronto Maple Leafs3–212–18–5
3615Detroit Red Wings4–313–18–5
3718@ Montreal Canadiens6–213–19–5
3819Chicago Black Hawks5–314–19–5
3922@ Chicago Black Hawks4–215–19–5
4025@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–016–19–5
February: 4–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–4–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
411@ Montreal Canadiens2–116–20–5
422Montreal Canadiens7–117–20–5
435@ Chicago Black Hawks3–218–20–5
449@ Detroit Red Wings5–218–21–5
4512@ Boston Bruins10–118–22–5
4616Toronto Maple Leafs6–219–22–5
4719Boston Bruins6–020–22–5
4822@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–020–23–5
4923Detroit Red Wings2–220–23–6
5026Chicago Black Hawks9–720–24–6
March: 2–8–0 (Home: 1–5–0; Road: 1–3–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
512Boston Bruins3–220–25–6
523Chicago Black Hawks9–420–26–6
535@ Chicago Black Hawks3–121–26–6
549Toronto Maple Leafs4–221–27–6
5512Detroit Red Wings4–221–28–6
5615@ Montreal Canadiens1–021–29–6
5716Montreal Canadiens4–321–30–6
5819@ Detroit Red Wings2–021–31–6
5922@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–321–32–6
6023Chicago Black Hawks4–322–32–6

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.[4]

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Chuck Rayner583480223061773.055
Jim Henry212002094.500

†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. "1946–47 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  2. "Standings: 1946–1947". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. Mitchell, Jack (March 22, 1947). "Records Few Tho' Season Much Longer". The Windsor Daily Star. Canadian Press. sec. 3, p. 3. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  5. "1946–47 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
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