1954–55 New York Rangers
Division5th NHL
1954–55 record17–35–18
Goals for150
Goals against210
Team information
General managerFrank Boucher
CoachMuzz Patrick
CaptainDon Raleigh
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsDanny Lewicki (29)
AssistsDon Raleigh (32)
PointsDanny Lewicki (53)
Penalty minutesJack Evans (91)
WinsGump Worsley (15)
Goals against averageJohnny Bower (2.60)

The 1954–55 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 29th season. The season saw the Rangers finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League with a record of 17 wins, 35 losses, and 18 ties for 52 points.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70421711204134+7095
2Montreal Canadiens70411811228157+7193
3Toronto Maple Leafs70242422147135+1270
4Boston Bruins70232621169188−1967
5New York Rangers70173518150210−6052
6Chicago Black Hawks70134017161235−7443

Record vs. opponents

1954–55 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —7–4–33–7–44–7–35–4–54–4–6
Chicago 4–7–3—1–12–10–11–35–4–53–6–5
Detroit 7–3–412–1–1—7–79–2–37–4–3
Montreal 7–4–311–0–37–7—10–3–16–4–4
New York 4–5–54–5–52–9–33–10–1—4–6–4
Toronto 4–4–66–3–54–7–34–6–46–4–4—

Schedule and results

1954–55 Game Log
October: 5–4–1 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 2–4–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
19@ Detroit Red Wings4–00–1–0
210@ Chicago Black Hawks2–11–1–0
314@ Boston Bruins5–31–2–0
416@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–22–2–0
520Boston Bruins6–23–2–0
623@ Montreal Canadiens7–13–3–0
724Montreal Canadiens4–24–3–0
827Detroit Red Wings5–25–3–0
930@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–15–4–0
1031Chicago Black Hawks1–15–4–1
November: 3–6–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 1–4–2)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
114@ Chicago Black Hawks3–15–5–1
127@ Detroit Red Wings1–05–6–1
1310Toronto Maple Leafs2–15–7–1
1413Chicago Black Hawks5–35–8–1
1514@ Chicago Black Hawks5–06–8–1
1617Boston Bruins2–26–8–2
1720@ Montreal Canadiens4–16–9–2
1821Toronto Maple Leafs2–26–9–3
1924Boston Bruins3–17–9–3
2025@ Boston Bruins2–27–9–4
2127@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–17–10–4
2228Montreal Canadiens4–18–10–4
December: 1–8–6 (Home: 1–2–6; Road: 0–6–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
231Detroit Red Wings6–18–11–4
244@ Boston Bruins6–38–12–4
255Montreal Canadiens3–38–12–5
268Chicago Black Hawks2–18–13–5
279@ Detroit Red Wings3–28–14–5
2811@ Detroit Red Wings4–18–15–5
2912Toronto Maple Leafs1–18–15–6
3015Detroit Red Wings3–38–15–7
3116@ Montreal Canadiens5–18–16–7
3218@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–18–17–7
3319Toronto Maple Leafs3–38–17–8
3422Detroit Red Wings2–28–17–9
3525@ Montreal Canadiens4–18–18–9
3626Chicago Black Hawks4–48–18–10
3730Boston Bruins6–19–18–10
January: 4–7–3 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 3–5–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
381@ Boston Bruins4–09–19–10
392Boston Bruins3–39–19–11
405Chicago Black Hawks3–29–20–11
418@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–09–21–11
429Montreal Canadiens7–19–22–11
4312Toronto Maple Leafs0–09–22–12
4414@ Chicago Black Hawks6–210–22–12
4516@ Detroit Red Wings3–010–23–12
4619Detroit Red Wings2–011–23–12
4722@ Boston Bruins3–111–24–12
4823@ Boston Bruins2–012–24–12
4927@ Detroit Red Wings3–312–24–13
5029@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–113–24–13
5130@ Chicago Black Hawks4–213–25–13
February: 1–6–4 (Home: 1–4–2; Road: 0–2–2)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
525@ Montreal Canadiens3–113–26–13
536Montreal Canadiens7–313–27–13
549Chicago Black Hawks2–213–27–14
5512@ Boston Bruins5–513–27–15
5613Montreal Canadiens4–114–27–15
5716Boston Bruins2–214–27–16
5819@ Montreal Canadiens10–214–28–16
5920Detroit Red Wings5–014–29–16
6023Toronto Maple Leafs3–114–30–16
6125@ Chicago Black Hawks2–214–30–17
6227Montreal Canadiens7–114–31–17
March: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
632Boston Bruins2–114–32–17
645@ Detroit Red Wings6–214–33–17
656Detroit Red Wings2–114–34–17
6612@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–115–34–17
6713Chicago Black Hawks5–216–34–17
6816@ Chicago Black Hawks1–116–34–18
6919@ Montreal Canadiens4–216–35–18
7020Toronto Maple Leafs3–217–35–18

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1955 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Lorne Worsley6539001533171953.002312.9164
Johnny Bower5300221132.60156.9170

†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

References

  1. ↑ "1954–1955 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1954–55 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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