1960–61 New York Rangers season

1960–61 New York Rangers
Division5th NHL
1960–61 record22–38–10
Goals for204
Goals against248
Team information
General managerMuzz Patrick
CoachAlf Pike
CaptainGeorge Sullivan
Alternate captainsCamille Henry
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsAndy Bathgate (29)
AssistsAndy Bathgate (48)
PointsAndy Bathgate (77)
Penalty minutesLou Fontinato (100)
WinsGump Worsley (20)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (3.28)

The 1960–61 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 35th season. The Rangers finished in fifth place in the regular season with 54 points, and did not qualify for the NHL playoffs.[1]

Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 70 41 19 10 254 188 +66 92
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 39 19 12 234 176 +58 90
3 Chicago Black Hawks 70 29 24 17 198 180 +18 75
4 Detroit Red Wings 70 25 29 16 195 215 −20 66
5 New York Rangers 70 22 38 10 204 248 −44 54
6 Boston Bruins 70 15 42 13 176 254 −78 43

Record vs. opponents

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1960–61 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 4–6–4 4–8–2 2–10–2 3–9–2 2–9–3
Chicago 6–4–4 6–4–4 5–5–4 7–4–3 5–7–2
Detroit 8–4–2 4–6–4 4–7–3 7–5–2 2–7–5
Montreal 10–2–2 5–5–4 7–4–3 11–2–1 8–6
New York 9–3–2 4–7–3 5–7–2 2–11–1 2–10–2
Toronto 9–2–3 7–5–2 7–2–5 6–8 10–2–2


Schedule and results

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1960–61 Game Log
October: 4–7–0 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 1–3–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 5 Boston Bruins 2–1 1–0–0
2 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 2–0–0
3 9 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 2–1–0
4 11 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 2–2–0
5 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 8–4 2–3–0
6 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 2–4–0
7 19 Chicago Black Hawks 2–0 3–4–0
8 23 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 3–5–0
9 26 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 4–5–0
10 27 @ Boston Bruins 6–4 4–6–0
11 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 4–7–0
November: 3–6–2 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 1–3–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
12 2 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 4–7–1
13 5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 4–8–1
14 6 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 4–9–1
15 9 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 4–10–1
16 10 @ Montreal Canadiens 9–7 4–11–1
17 13 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 4–12–1
18 16 Boston Bruins 4–3 5–12–1
19 20 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 5–13–1
20 23 Boston Bruins 6–3 6–13–1
21 24 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 7–13–1
22 27 Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 7–13–2
December: 3–7–3 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 2–4–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
23 3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 7–14–2
24 4 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 8–14–2
25 7 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 8–15–2
26 10 @ Boston Bruins 3–0 9–15–2
27 11 Boston Bruins 2–2 9–15–3
28 14 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 9–16–3
29 15 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–1 9–16–4
30 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–0 9–17–4
31 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 9–18–4
32 21 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 9–18–5
33 25 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 10–18–5
34 28 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 10–19–5
35 31 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 10–20–5
January: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 2–2–3)
Game January Opponent Score Record
36 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 10–21–5
37 4 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 10–22–5
38 7 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–3 10–23–5
39 8 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 11–23–5
40 12 @ Boston Bruins 4–4 11–23–6
41 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–2 11–23–7
42 15 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 12–23–7
43 18 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 12–23–8
44 21 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 12–24–8
45 22 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 13–24–8
46 25 Boston Bruins 2–1 14–24–8
47 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 14–25–8
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 1–6–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
48 1 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 15–25–8
49 2 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–5 15–26–8
50 4 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 16–26–8
51 5 Boston Bruins 5–2 17–26–8
52 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 17–27–8
53 9 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 17–28–8
54 11 Montreal Canadiens 3–3 17–28–9
55 12 @ Boston Bruins 8–3 17–29–9
56 15 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 17–30–9
57 18 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–4 17–31–9
58 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 18–31–9
59 22 Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 19–31–9
60 26 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 19–32–9
March: 3–6–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 0–5–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
61 1 Boston Bruins 3–1 20–32–9
62 2 @ Chicago Black Hawks 7–1 20–33–9
63 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 20–34–9
64 5 Detroit Red Wings 8–3 21–34–9
65 8 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 21–35–9
66 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–1 21–36–9
67 12 Detroit Red Wings 7–3 22–36–9
68 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 22–37–9
69 15 @ Boston Bruins 6–2 22–38–9
70 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 22–38–10

Playoffs

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The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1961 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Lorne Worsley 59 3473 20 29 8 191 3.30 2161 .912 1
Jack McCartan 8 440 1 6 1 35 4.77 238 .853 1
Marcel Paille 4 240 1 2 1 16 4.00 153 .895 0
Joe Schaefer 1 47 0 1 0 3 3.83 30 .900 0

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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1960–61 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "1960–1961 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1960–61 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.