The 1940–41 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 15th season. During the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the NHL with 50 points and qualified for the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, New York lost to the Detroit Red Wings, two games to one.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 2 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 1–0–0

| 2 || 10 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2 – 2 OT || 1–0–1

| 3 || 16 || Detroit Red Wings || 3 – 3 OT || 1–0–2

| 4 || 19 || New York Americans || 3–2 || 2–0–2

| 5 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 2–1–2

| 6 || 26 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 2–2–2

| 7 || 28 || @ New York Americans || 2–1 || 2–3–2

| 8 || 30 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 3–3–2

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

| 10 || 5 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 4–4–2

| 11 || 8 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 4–5–2

| 12 || 10 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 4–6–2

| 13 || 13 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3 – 2 OT || 4–7–2

| 14 || 15 || New York Americans || 6–3 || 5–7–2

| 15 || 19 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 6–7–2

| 16 || 22 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3 – 1 OT || 6–8–2

| 17 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3 – 3 OT || 6–8–3

| 18 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 6–9–3

| 19 || 29 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 7–9–3

| 20 || 31 || @ Boston Bruins || 2 – 2 OT || 7–9–4

| 21 || 1 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 7–10–4

| 22 || 4 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3 – 3 OT || 7–10–5

| 23 || 5 || @ New York Americans || 6–2 || 8–10–5

| 24 || 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 8–11–5

| 25 || 9 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3 – 2 OT || 8–12–5

| 26 || 12 || New York Americans || 3–1 || 9–12–5

| 27 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 3 – 3 OT || 9–12–6

| 28 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 2 – 2 OT || 9–12–7

| 29 || 19 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 10–12–7

| 30 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 4 – 3 OT || 10–13–7

| 31 || 26 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 10–14–7

| 32 || 2 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 11–14–7

| 33 || 4 || @ New York Americans || 2 – 2 OT || 11–14–8

| 34 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 12–14–8

| 35 || 9 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 13–14–8

| 36 || 11 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 13–15–8

| 37 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 13–16–8

| 38 || 15 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 13–17–8

| 39 || 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 13–18–8

| 40 || 18 || @ New York Americans || 5–2 || 14–18–8

| 41 || 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 15–18–8

| 42 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 16–18–8

| 43 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 17–18–8

| 44 || 1 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 18–18–8

| 45 || 2 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4 – 2 OT || 18–19–8

| 46 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–0 || 19–19–8

| 47 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–5 || 20–19–8

| 48 || 16 || New York Americans || 6–3 || 21–19–8

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || March 20 || New York Rangers || 1–2 || Detroit Red Wings || OT || Detroit leads series 1–0

| 2 || March 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–3 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 1–1

| 3 || March 24 || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Detroit Red Wings || || Detroit wins series 2–1

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 48 26 18 44 16 48 20 24 44 12 48 14 28 42 28 40 11 25 36 49 47 14 17 31 18 48 14 11 25 0 40 10 14 24 14 47 3 17 20 52 48 6 13 19 23 35 5 14 19 42 45 8 10 18 20 48 2 16 18 42 47 5 6 11 12 47 2 8 10 21 8 2 1 3 0 4 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 2

Playoffs Player 3 1 1 2 6 3 1 1 2 2 3 0 2 2 9 3 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 14 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 3 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 48 3010 21 19 8 125 2.49 2

Playoffs Player 3 192 1 2 6 1.88 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 1940–41 NHL season

References