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 | |
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Division | 5th NHL |
Conference | NHL |
1953–54 record | 29–31–10 |
Goals for | 161 |
Goals against | 182 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frank Boucher |
Coach | Frank Boucher Muzz Patrick |
Captain | Don Raleigh |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Wally Hergesheimer (27) |
Assists | Paul Ronty (33) |
Points | Paul Ronty (46) |
Penalty minutes | Ivan Irwin (109) |
Wins | Johnny Bower (29) |
Goals against average | Johnny Bower (2.60) |
Regular season
editFinal standings
editGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 191 | 132 | +59 | 88 |
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 195 | 141 | +54 | 81 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 152 | 131 | +21 | 78 |
4 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 177 | 181 | −4 | 74 |
5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 161 | 182 | −21 | 68 |
6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 12 | 51 | 7 | 133 | 242 | −109 | 31 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 11–1–2 | 3–8–3 | 4–6–4 | 7–7 | 7–6–1 | ||||||
Chicago | 1–11–2 | — | 2–11–1 | 3–9–2 | 3–9–2 | 3–11 | ||||||
Detroit | 8–3–3 | 11–2–1 | — | 6–6–2 | 6–5–3 | 6–3–5 | ||||||
Montreal | 6–4–4 | 9–3–2 | 6–6–2 | — | 9–5 | 5–6–3 | ||||||
New York | 7–7 | 9–3–2 | 5–6–3 | 5–9 | — | 3–6–5 | ||||||
Toronto | 6–7–1 | 11–3 | 3–6–5 | 6–5–3 | 6–3–5 | — |
Schedule and results
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October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–4–1)
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November: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–4–1)
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December: 3–8–3 (Home: 3–3–3; Road: 0–5–0)
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January: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 5–2–1)
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February: 6–5–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–3–0)
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March: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 2–1–2)
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Playoffs
editThe Rangers failed to qualify for the 1954 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Player statistics
edit- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Johnny Bower | 70 | 4200 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 182 | 2.60 | 5 |
†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.
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
edit- ^ "1953–1954 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1953–54 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.