1940–41 New York Rangers season

The 1940–41 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 15th season. During the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the NHL with 50 points and qualified for the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, New York lost to the Detroit Red Wings, two games to one.[1]

1940–41 New York Rangers
Division4th NHL
1940–41 record21–19–8
Goals for143
Goals against125
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainArt Coulter
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBryan Hextall (26)
AssistsNeil Colville (28)
PointsBryan Hextall/Lynn Patrick (44)
Penalty minutesBabe Pratt (52)
WinsDave Kerr (21)
Goals against averageDave Kerr (2.49)

Regular season edit

Final standings edit

National Hockey League
GPWLTPtsGFGA
Boston Bruins482781367168102
Toronto Maple Leafs48281466214599
Detroit Red Wings4821161153112102
New York Rangers482119850143125
Chicago Black Hawks481625739112139
Montreal Canadiens481626638121147
New York Americans48829112799186

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
         Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents edit

1940–41 NHL Records [3]
TeamBOSCHIDETMTLNYANYRTOR
Boston4–2–23–0–55–2–17–0–14–2–24–2–2
Chicago2–4–22–63–4–13–2–34–3–12–6
Detroit0–3–56–24–3–15–1–23–2–33–5
Montreal2–5–14–3–13–4–14–3–12–5–11–6–1
N.Y. Americans0–7–12–3–31–5–23–4–11–6–11–4–3
N.Y. Rangers2–4–23–4–12–3–25–2–16–1–13–5
Toronto2–4–26–25–36–1–14–1–35–3


Schedule and results edit

1940–41 Game Log
November: 3–3–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–1–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
12@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–11–0–0
210@ Detroit Red Wings2 – 2 OT1–0–1
316Detroit Red Wings3 – 3 OT1–0–2
419New York Americans3–22–0–2
523Boston Bruins2–12–1–2
626Toronto Maple Leafs4–22–2–2
728@ New York Americans2–12–3–2
830Montreal Canadiens6–13–3–2
December: 4–6–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–5–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
91@ Chicago Black Hawks4–13–4–2
105@ Montreal Canadiens3–24–4–2
118Detroit Red Wings3–14–5–2
1210@ Boston Bruins6–24–6–2
1313@ Detroit Red Wings3 – 2 OT4–7–2
1415New York Americans6–35–7–2
1519Boston Bruins5–36–7–2
1622@ Chicago Black Hawks3 – 1 OT6–8–2
1725Chicago Black Hawks3 – 3 OT6–8–3
1828@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–26–9–3
1929Toronto Maple Leafs3–27–9–3
2031@ Boston Bruins2 – 2 OT7–9–4
January: 3–5–3 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 2–3–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
211Montreal Canadiens2–17–10–4
224@ Montreal Canadiens3 – 3 OT7–10–5
235@ New York Americans6–28–10–5
247Chicago Black Hawks3–28–11–5
259@ Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 2 OT8–12–5
2612New York Americans3–19–12–5
2714Detroit Red Wings3 – 3 OT9–12–6
2816Boston Bruins2 – 2 OT9–12–7
2919@ Detroit Red Wings2–110–12–7
3021@ Boston Bruins4 – 3 OT10–13–7
3126@ Chicago Black Hawks4–110–14–7
February: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–2–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
322Montreal Canadiens2–111–14–7
334@ New York Americans2 – 2 OT11–14–8
346Chicago Black Hawks6–212–14–8
359@ Chicago Black Hawks2–113–14–8
3611@ Montreal Canadiens6–213–15–8
3713Boston Bruins5–313–16–8
3815@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–313–17–8
3916Toronto Maple Leafs4–113–18–8
4018@ New York Americans5–214–18–8
4123Chicago Black Hawks4–115–18–8
4225@ Boston Bruins2–016–18–8
4327Montreal Canadiens5–217–18–8
March: 4–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–1–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
441@ Montreal Canadiens3–118–18–8
452@ Detroit Red Wings4 – 2 OT18–19–8
464Detroit Red Wings6–019–19–8
479Toronto Maple Leafs8–520–19–8
4816New York Americans6–321–19–8

Playoffs edit

Key:   Win   Loss

1941 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics edit

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
PlayerGPTOIWLTGAGAASO
Dave Kerr483010211981252.492
Playoffs
PlayerGPTOIWLGAGAASO
Dave Kerr31921261.880

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;

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1940–41 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
  2. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1940–41 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.