1951–52 New York Rangers
Division5th NHL
1951–52 record23–34–13
Goals for192
Goals against219
Team information
General managerFrank Boucher
CoachNeil Colville
Bill Cook
CaptainAllan Stanley
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsWally Hergesheimer (26)
AssistsDon Raleigh (42)
PointsDon Raleigh (61)
Penalty minutesHy Buller (96)
WinsChuck Rayner (18)
Goals against averageEmile Francis/Chuck Raynor (3.00)

The 1951–52 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 26th season. The Rangers compiled a 23–34–13 record during the regular season, and finished with 59 points. Their fifth-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70441412215133+82100
2Montreal Canadiens70342610195164+3178
3Toronto Maple Leafs70292516168157+1174
4Boston Bruins70252916162176−1466
5New York Rangers70233413192219−2759
6Chicago Black Hawks7017449158241−8343

Record vs. opponents

1951–52 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —9–3–23–8–37–5–24–6–42–7–5
Chicago 3–9–2—2–121–10–35–7–26–6–2
Detroit 8–3–312–2—9–2–39–3–26–4–4
Montreal 5–7–210–1–32–9–3—9–4–18–5–1
New York 6–4–47–5–23–9–24–9–1—3–7–4
Toronto 7–2–56–6–24–6–45–8–17–3–4—

Schedule and results

1951–52 Game Log
October: 2–4–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–3–1)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
114@ Chicago Black Hawks3–20–1–0
218@ Montreal Canadiens3–20–2–0
320@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–21–2–0
421@ Boston Bruins1–11–2–1
524Boston Bruins3–11–3–1
628Montreal Canadiens2–12–3–1
729@ Montreal Canadiens6–12–4–1
November: 4–5–4 (Home: 3–1–3; Road: 1–4–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
81@ Chicago Black Hawks4–22–5–1
93@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–13–5–1
104@ Detroit Red Wings4–23–6–1
117Detroit Red Wings4–43–6–2
1211Chicago Black Hawks3–24–6–2
1314Toronto Maple Leafs2–24–6–3
1417@ Montreal Canadiens3–24–7–3
1518Detroit Red Wings5–24–8–3
1621Boston Bruins3–34–8–4
1722@ Detroit Red Wings2–14–9–4
1825Montreal Canadiens2–15–9–4
1927@ Boston Bruins1–15–9–5
2028Chicago Black Hawks6–36–9–5
December: 5–8–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 0–6–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
211@ Toronto Maple Leafs8–26–10–5
222@ Chicago Black Hawks6–46–11–5
235Boston Bruins3–26–12–5
249Toronto Maple Leafs7–27–12–5
2511@ Boston Bruins4–27–13–5
2612Boston Bruins6–38–13–5
2715@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–18–14–5
2816Detroit Red Wings3–18–15–5
2919Montreal Canadiens4–29–15–5
3023Chicago Black Hawks3–210–15–5
3125@ Detroit Red Wings2–110–16–5
3226Detroit Red Wings1–011–16–5
3329@ Montreal Canadiens7–211–17–5
3430Toronto Maple Leafs2–211–17–6
January: 4–5–4 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 2–2–3)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
351@ Boston Bruins4–212–17–6
362Detroit Red Wings1–013–17–6
376Chicago Black Hawks3–214–17–6
389Toronto Maple Leafs2–114–18–6
3910@ Detroit Red Wings5–214–19–6
4013Montreal Canadiens2–214–19–7
4116Chicago Black Hawks6–414–20–7
4217@ Chicago Black Hawks6–614–20–8
4320@ Detroit Red Wings3–215–20–8
4422@ Boston Bruins3–315–20–9
4526@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–315–20–10
4627Montreal Canadiens5–315–21–10
4731@ Montreal Canadiens1–015–22–10
February: 5–4–3 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 2–2–2)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
483@ Detroit Red Wings4–315–23–10
497@ Chicago Black Hawks3–116–23–10
509@ Boston Bruins4–217–23–10
5110Toronto Maple Leafs4–317–24–10
5213Boston Bruins6–218–24–10
5316@ Montreal Canadiens5–118–25–10
5417Montreal Canadiens3–219–25–10
5519@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–319–25–11
5620Detroit Red Wings1–119–25–12
5724Boston Bruins5–220–25–12
5827Toronto Maple Leafs3–120–26–12
5928@ Chicago Black Hawks2–220–26–13
March: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 1–4–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
601@ Montreal Canadiens3–120–27–13
612Detroit Red Wings6–420–28–13
624@ Boston Bruins4–120–29–13
636@ Chicago Black Hawks5–321–29–13
649Montreal Canadiens2–021–30–13
6512Chicago Black Hawks10–222–30–13
6615@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–222–31–13
6716Toronto Maple Leafs4–222–32–13
6819Boston Bruins6–423–32–13
6920@ Detroit Red Wings7–323–33–13
7023Chicago Black Hawks7–623–34–13

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1952 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Chuck Rayner5331801825101593.002
Emile Francis14840473423.000
Lorne Anderson3180120186.000

†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.

[4]

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

Transactions

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1951–52 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ "1951–1952 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1951–52 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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