1961–62 New York Rangers
Division4th NHL
1961–62 record26–32–12
Goals for195
Goals against207
Team information
General managerMuzz Patrick
CoachDoug Harvey
CaptainAndy Bathgate
Alternate captainsAlbert Langlois
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsAndy Bathgate (28)
AssistsAndy Bathgate (56)
PointsAndy Bathgate (84)
Penalty minutesAlbert Langlois (90)
WinsGump Worsley (22)
Goals against averageMarcel Paille (2.80)

The 1961–62 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 36th season. During the regular season, the Rangers finished fourth in the NHL with 64 points, and qualified for the playoffs. In the NHL semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70421414259166+9398
2Toronto Maple Leafs70372211232180+5285
3Chicago Black Hawks70312613217186+3175
4New York Rangers70263212195207−1264
5Detroit Red Wings70233314184219−3560
6Boston Bruins7015478177306−12938

Record vs. opponents

1961–62 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —2–10–24–8–23–10–12–10–24–9–1
Chicago 10–2–2—7–3–43–9–27–6–14–6–4
Detroit 8–4–23–7–4—3–8–36–5–33–9–2
Montreal 10–3–19–3–28–3–3—8–1–57–4–3
New York 10–2–26–7–15–6–31–8–5—4–9–1
Toronto 9–4–16–4–49–3–24–7–39–4–1—

Schedule and results

1961–62 Game Log
October: 6–4–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–2–1)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
111@ Boston Bruins6–21–0–0
212Boston Bruins6–32–0–0
314@ Montreal Canadiens3–12–1–0
415Toronto Maple Leafs2–13–1–0
518Montreal Canadiens5–23–2–0
619@ Chicago Black Hawks4–24–2–0
721@ Detroit Red Wings4–44–2–1
822Detroit Red Wings5–44–3–1
925Chicago Black Hawks1–14–3–2
1028@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–14–4–2
1129Toronto Maple Leafs4–25–4–2
1231@ Chicago Black Hawks4–26–4–2
November: 4–2–4 (Home: 3–0–3; Road: 1–2–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
132@ Detroit Red Wings1–06–5–2
144@ Montreal Canadiens3–36–5–3
158Boston Bruins4–46–5–4
1612Chicago Black Hawks4–17–5–4
1718Montreal Canadiens4–47–5–5
1819Toronto Maple Leafs5–38–5–5
1922Detroit Red Wings4–09–5–5
2023@ Boston Bruins4–310–5–5
2125@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–010–6–5
2226Montreal Canadiens2–210–6–6
December: 4–7–2 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 1–3–2)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
232@ Boston Bruins3–110–7–6
243Boston Bruins3–111–7–6
256Chicago Black Hawks8–311–8–6
267@ Detroit Red Wings3–311–8–7
279@ Montreal Canadiens2–211–8–8
2810Toronto Maple Leafs3–211–9–8
2916@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–211–10–8
3017@ Chicago Black Hawks3–111–11–8
3120Detroit Red Wings6–112–11–8
3223Chicago Black Hawks7–313–11–8
3325@ Detroit Red Wings6–414–11–8
3427Montreal Canadiens3–014–12–8
3531Boston Bruins7–414–13–8
January: 2–10–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 1–7–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
361@ Boston Bruins4–215–13–8
373@ Chicago Black Hawks2–115–14–8
386@ Montreal Canadiens5–115–15–8
397Toronto Maple Leafs4–315–16–8
4013@ Chicago Black Hawks4–215–17–8
4114@ Detroit Red Wings2–115–18–8
4217@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–215–19–8
4321@ Chicago Black Hawks3–115–20–8
4424Detroit Red Wings3–015–21–8
4527@ Montreal Canadiens5–115–22–8
4628Chicago Black Hawks3–015–23–8
4731Boston Bruins5–016–23–8
February: 6–5–3 (Home: 4–0–3; Road: 2–5–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
481@ Boston Bruins5–317–23–8
493@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–117–24–8
504Montreal Canadiens2–118–24–8
517Detroit Red Wings2–218–24–9
5210Chicago Black Hawks2–119–24–9
5311@ Boston Bruins5–320–24–9
5414@ Chicago Black Hawks4–320–25–9
5515@ Detroit Red Wings4–320–26–9
5617@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–320–27–9
5718Toronto Maple Leafs6–221–27–9
5821Boston Bruins4–222–27–9
5924@ Montreal Canadiens4–222–28–9
6025Montreal Canadiens3–322–28–10
6128Boston Bruins2–222–28–11
March: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 2–2–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
623@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–122–29–11
634Detroit Red Wings4–222–30–11
646@ Detroit Red Wings5–423–30–11
6511Montreal Canadiens2–123–31–11
6614Detroit Red Wings3–224–31–11
6717@ Montreal Canadiens2–024–32–11
6818Toronto Maple Leafs2–224–32–12
6922@ Boston Bruins4–325–32–12
7025Chicago Black Hawks4–126–32–12

Playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1962 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Lorne Worsley603531222791732.941981.9132
Marcel Paille10600442282.80318.9120
Danny Olesevich12900124.1419.8950
Dave Dryden14001034.5026.8850
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Lorne Worsley638424213.280

†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

Transactions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1961–62 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ "1961–1962 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1961–62 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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