1953–54 New York Rangers season

The 1953–54 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 28th season. The season saw the Rangers finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 29 wins, 31 losses, and 10 ties for 68 points.

1953–54 New York Rangers
Division5th NHL
ConferenceNHL
1953–54 record29–31–10
Goals for161
Goals against182
Team information
General managerFrank Boucher
CoachFrank Boucher
Muzz Patrick
CaptainDon Raleigh
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsWally Hergesheimer (27)
AssistsPaul Ronty (33)
PointsPaul Ronty (46)
Penalty minutesIvan Irwin (109)
WinsJohnny Bower (29)
Goals against averageJohnny Bower (2.60)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70371914191132+5988
2Montreal Canadiens70352411195141+5481
3Toronto Maple Leafs70322414152131+2178
4Boston Bruins70322810177181−474
5New York Rangers70293110161182−2168
6Chicago Black Hawks7012517133242−10931

Record vs. opponents
1953–54 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —11–1–23–8–34–6–47–77–6–1
Chicago 1–11–2—2–11–13–9–23–9–23–11
Detroit 8–3–311–2–1—6–6–26–5–36–3–5
Montreal 6–4–49–3–26–6–2—9–55–6–3
New York 7–79–3–25–6–35–9—3–6–5
Toronto 6–7–111–33–6–56–5–36–3–5—

Schedule and results
1953–54 Game Log
October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–4–1)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
18@ Detroit Red Wings4–10–1–0
211@ Chicago Black Hawks5–31–1–0
315@ Montreal Canadiens6–11–2–0
417@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–11–2–1
518@ Boston Bruins3–21–3–1
622Boston Bruins4–32–3–1
725Montreal Canadiens2–12–4–1
828Chicago Black Hawks6–12–5–1
931@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–12–6–1
November: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–4–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
101Toronto Maple Leafs2–22–6–2
115@ Montreal Canadiens4–32–7–2
127@ Chicago Black Hawks3–13–7–2
138@ Detroit Red Wings2–23–7–3
1411Chicago Black Hawks3–24–7–3
1514Detroit Red Wings3–24–8–3
1615@ Detroit Red Wings4–14–9–3
1718Chicago Black Hawks3–15–9–3
1821@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–05–10–3
1922Detroit Red Wings3–25–11–3
2025Boston Bruins5–36–11–3
2126@ Boston Bruins5–26–12–3
2229Montreal Canadiens2–17–12–3
December: 3–8–3 (Home: 3–3–3; Road: 0–5–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
232Chicago Black Hawks3–37–12–4
243@ Detroit Red Wings4–07–13–4
255@ Chicago Black Hawks2–17–14–4
266Toronto Maple Leafs3–37–14–5
279Detroit Red Wings3–37–14–6
2812@ Montreal Canadiens7–27–15–6
2913Toronto Maple Leafs2–17–16–6
3016Boston Bruins4–38–16–6
3119@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–28–17–6
3220Montreal Canadiens3–19–17–6
3323Detroit Red Wings2–110–17–6
3426@ Montreal Canadiens2–010–18–6
3527Chicago Black Hawks4–110–19–6
3629Boston Bruins6–210–20–6
January: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 5–2–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
371@ Boston Bruins2–111–20–6
383Montreal Canadiens4–312–20–6
396Chicago Black Hawks4–313–20–6
4010Toronto Maple Leafs4–114–20–6
4113Detroit Red Wings3–114–21–6
4214@ Chicago Black Hawks2–015–21–6
4316@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–015–22–6
4417@ Detroit Red Wings3–216–22–6
4520Boston Bruins8–317–22–6
4623@ Boston Bruins4–318–22–6
4724@ Boston Bruins2–118–23–6
4828@ Detroit Red Wings3–318–23–7
4930@ Montreal Canadiens2–119–23–7
February: 6–5–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–3–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
504@ Chicago Black Hawks3–220–23–7
516@ Montreal Canadiens4–320–24–7
527Montreal Canadiens4–120–25–7
5310Detroit Red Wings3–221–25–7
5413@ Boston Bruins1–021–26–7
5514Toronto Maple Leafs3–321–26–8
5617Boston Bruins2–122–26–8
5719@ Chicago Black Hawks3–023–26–8
5821Toronto Maple Leafs6–124–26–8
5924Boston Bruins5–324–27–8
6027@ Montreal Canadiens5–024–28–8
6128Montreal Canadiens2–025–28–8
March: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 2–1–2)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
623@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–325–28–9
635@ Chicago Black Hawks0–025–28–10
647Toronto Maple Leafs4–025–29–10
6510Chicago Black Hawks4–226–29–10
6611@ Boston Bruins1–026–30–10
6713@ Detroit Red Wings5–227–30–10
6814Detroit Red Wings2–028–30–10
6920@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–229–30–10
7021Montreal Canadiens3–129–31–10

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1954 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Johnny Bower7042002931101822.605

†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;

References
  1. "1953–1954 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1953–54 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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