1961–62 New York Rangers season

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.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 1–0–0

| 2 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 2–0–0

| 3 || 14 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 2–1–0

| 4 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 3–1–0

| 5 || 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 3–2–0

| 6 || 19 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 4–2–0

| 7 || 21 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 4–2–1

| 8 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 4–3–1

| 9 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 4–3–2

| 10 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 4–4–2

| 11 || 29 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 5–4–2

| 12 || 31 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 6–4–2

| 13 || 2 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 6–5–2

| 14 || 4 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 6–5–3

| 15 || 8 || Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 6–5–4

| 16 || 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 7–5–4

| 17 || 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || 7–5–5

| 18 || 19 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 8–5–5

| 19 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–0 || 9–5–5

| 20 || 23 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 10–5–5

| 21 || 25 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–0 || 10–6–5

| 22 || 26 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 10–6–6

| 23 || 2 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 10–7–6

| 24 || 3 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 11–7–6

| 25 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 8–3 || 11–8–6

| 26 || 7 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 11–8–7

| 27 || 9 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 11–8–8

| 28 || 10 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 11–9–8

| 29 || 16 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 11–10–8

| 30 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 11–11–8

| 31 || 20 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–1 || 12–11–8

| 32 || 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–3 || 13–11–8

| 33 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–4 || 14–11–8

| 34 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || 14–12–8

| 35 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 7–4 || 14–13–8

| 36 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 15–13–8

| 37 || 3 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 15–14–8

| 38 || 6 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 15–15–8

| 39 || 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 15–16–8

| 40 || 13 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 15–17–8

| 41 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 15–18–8

| 42 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 15–19–8

| 43 || 21 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 15–20–8

| 44 || 24 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–0 || 15–21–8

| 45 || 27 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 15–22–8

| 46 || 28 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–0 || 15–23–8

| 47 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 5–0 || 16–23–8

| 48 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 17–23–8

| 49 || 3 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 17–24–8

| 50 || 4 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 18–24–8

| 51 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 18–24–9

| 52 || 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 19–24–9

| 53 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 20–24–9

| 54 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 20–25–9

| 55 || 15 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 20–26–9

| 56 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 20–27–9

| 57 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–2 || 21–27–9

| 58 || 21 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 22–27–9

| 59 || 24 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 22–28–9

| 60 || 25 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 22–28–10

| 61 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 22–28–11

| 62 || 3 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 22–29–11

| 63 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 22–30–11

| 64 || 6 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 23–30–11

| 65 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 23–31–11

| 66 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 24–31–11

| 67 || 17 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 24–32–11

| 68 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 24–32–12

| 69 || 22 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 25–32–12

| 70 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 26–32–12

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || March 27 || New York Rangers || 2–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Toronto leads series 1–0

| 2 || March 29 || New York Rangers || 1–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Toronto leads series 2–0

| 3 || April 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–5 || New York Rangers || || Toronto leads series 2–1

| 4 || April 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–4 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2–2

| 5 || April 5 || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || OT || Toronto leads series 3–2

| 6 || April 7 || New York Rangers || 1–7 || Toronto Maple Leafs|| || Toronto wins series 4–2

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 70 28 56 84 44 68 22 38 60 20 70 26 31 57 18 70 18 24 42 10 60 23 15 38 8 69 6 24 30 42 65 7 21 28 17 68 4 24 28 10 69 14 11 25 71 69 7 18 25 90 56 8 14 22 34 66 6 15 21 89 30 4 11 15 11 40 11 3 14 14 31 4 8 12 4 43 2 10 12 31 57 2 7 9 85 44 3 1 4 22 † 7 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 4

Playoffs Player 4 2 3 5 4 6 2 3 5 2 6 3 2 5 2 6 2 2 4 4 6 3 1 4 2 6 1 2 3 0 6 1 2 3 4 3 0 2 2 0 6 0 1 1 8 6 0 1 1 2 6 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 6 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 60 3531 22 27 9 173 2.94 1981 .913 2 10 600 4 4 2 28 2.80 318 .912 0 1 29 0 0 1 2 4.14 19 .895 0 1 40 0 1 0 3 4.50 26 .885 0

Playoffs Player 6 384 2 4 21 3.28 0

†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.

See also 1961–62 NHL season

References