1946–47 New York Rangers season

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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)

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]

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 60 34 16 10 189 138 +51 78
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 60 31 19 10 209 172 +37 72
3 Boston Bruins 60 26 23 11 190 175 +15 63
4 Detroit Red Wings 60 22 27 11 190 193 −3 55
5 New York Rangers 60 22 32 6 167 186 −19 50
6 Chicago Black Hawks 60 19 37 4 193 274 −81 42

Record vs. opponents

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1946–47 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston — 6–5–1 6–3–3 1–9–2 7–3–2 5–5–2
Chicago 5–6–1 — 4–7–1 3–8–1 4–8 3–8–1
Detroit 3–6–3 7–4–1 — 4–6–2 6–3–3 2–8–2
Montreal 9–1–2 8–3–1 6–4–2 — 6–5–1 5–3–4
New York 3–7–2 8–4 3–6–3 5–6–1 — 4–8
Toronto 5–5–2 8–3–1 8–2–2 3–5–4 8–4 —


Schedule and results

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1946–47 Game Log
October: 2–2–1 (Home: 0–0–1; Road: 2–2–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–0 0–1–0
2 20 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 1–1–0
3 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–1 2–1–0
4 26 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 2–2–0
5 30 Boston Bruins 3–3 2–2–1
November: 3–8–1 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 2–5–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
6 2 Detroit Red Wings 7–4 3–2–1
7 3 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 3–3–1
8 6 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 3–4–1
9 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 3–5–1
10 10 Boston Bruins 4–0 3–6–1
11 13 Montreal Canadiens 4–4 3–6–2
12 16 Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 3–7–2
13 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 3–8–2
14 21 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 3–9–2
15 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 4–9–2
16 24 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 5–9–2
17 27 @ Boston Bruins 5–2 5–10–2
December: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 2–2–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
18 1 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 6–10–2
19 4 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 7–10–2
20 8 @ Boston Bruins 6–4 8–10–2
21 11 Detroit Red Wings 1–1 8–10–3
22 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 8–11–3
23 15 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 8–12–3
24 18 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 8–13–3
25 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 8–14–3
26 25 Montreal Canadiens 2–0 9–14–3
27 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–2 9–14–4
28 29 Boston Bruins 2–2 9–14–5
29 31 Detroit Red Wings 5–4 9–15–5
January: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–2–0)
Game January Opponent Score Record
30 1 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 9–16–5
31 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 9–17–5
32 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 10–17–5
33 5 Chicago Black Hawks 9–0 11–17–5
34 8 Boston Bruins 3–1 11–18–5
35 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 12–18–5
36 15 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 13–18–5
37 18 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–2 13–19–5
38 19 Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 14–19–5
39 22 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 15–19–5
40 25 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 16–19–5
February: 4–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–4–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
41 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 16–20–5
42 2 Montreal Canadiens 7–1 17–20–5
43 5 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 18–20–5
44 9 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 18–21–5
45 12 @ Boston Bruins 10–1 18–22–5
46 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 19–22–5
47 19 Boston Bruins 6–0 20–22–5
48 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 20–23–5
49 23 Detroit Red Wings 2–2 20–23–6
50 26 Chicago Black Hawks 9–7 20–24–6
March: 2–8–0 (Home: 1–5–0; Road: 1–3–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
51 2 Boston Bruins 3–2 20–25–6
52 3 Chicago Black Hawks 9–4 20–26–6
53 5 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 21–26–6
54 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 21–27–6
55 12 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 21–28–6
56 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–0 21–29–6
57 16 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 21–30–6
58 19 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–0 21–31–6
59 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 21–32–6
60 23 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 22–32–6

Playoffs

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

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Chuck Rayner 58 3480 22 30 6 177 3.05 5
Jim Henry 2 120 0 2 0 9 4.50 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. ^ "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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