The 1965–66 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 40th season. The Rangers posted an 18–41–11 record in the regular season, finished in last place in the NHL and did not make the playoffs for the fourth year in a row for the first time since the 1951–52 to 1954–55 seasons.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 24 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 0–1–0

| 2 || 27 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 0–2–0

| 3 || 30 || @ Boston Bruins || 8–2 || 1–2–0

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

| 5 || 6 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 2–2–1

| 6 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 3–2–1

| 7 || 10 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 3–2–2

| 8 || 11 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 3–2–3

| 9 || 13 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 3–3–3

| 10 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 4–3–3

| 11 || 17 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 4–4–3

| 12 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 9–3 || 4–5–3

| 13 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 4–5–4

| 14 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 5–5–4

| 15 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 5–6–4

| 16 || 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 5–7–4

| 17 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 5–8–4

| 18 || 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 5–8–5

| 19 || 4 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 5–9–5

| 20 || 5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 5–10–5

| 21 || 8 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 5–10–6

| 22 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 5–11–6

| 23 || 11 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 5–12–6

| 24 || 12 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 5–12–7

| 25 || 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–4 || 5–13–7

| 26 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 6–13–7

| 27 || 22 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 6–14–7

| 28 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 6–15–7

| 29 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 6–16–7

| 30 || 26 || Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 7–16–7

| 31 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–0 || 7–17–7

| 32 || 1 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 7–18–7

| 33 || 2 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || 7–19–7

| 34 || 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 8–19–7

| 35 || 9 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 8–20–7

| 36 || 15 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 8–20–8

| 37 || 16 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–5 || 9–20–8

| 38 || 19 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–2 || 9–21–8

| 39 || 22 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 9–22–8

| 40 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–1 || 9–23–8

| 41 || 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 10–23–8

| 42 || 29 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 10–24–8

| 43 || 30 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–4 || 11–24–8

| 44 || 2 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 11–25–8

| 45 || 5 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 11–26–8

| 46 || 6 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–0 || 11–27–8

| 47 || 9 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 11–28–8

| 48 || 10 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 11–29–8

| 49 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 9–2 || 12–29–8

| 50 || 13 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–1 || 12–30–8

| 51 || 16 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 12–31–8

| 52 || 19 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 13–31–8

| 53 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 13–32–8

| 54 || 23 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–0 || 14–32–8

| 55 || 26 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 14–33–8

| 56 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 14–33–9

| 57 || 2 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 15–33–9

| 58 || 3 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–4 || 16–33–9

| 59 || 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 16–33–10

| 60 || 9 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 17–33–10

| 61 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 17–34–10

| 62 || 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 18–34–10

| 63 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 18–35–10

| 64 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 18–36–10

| 65 || 20 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 18–37–10

| 66 || 23 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 18–38–10

| 67 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 18–39–10

| 68 || 31 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 18–40–10

| 69 || 2 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 18–40–11

| 70 || 3 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 18–41–11

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 69 29 33 62 10 69 26 28 54 6 67 21 30 51 10 60 11 31 42 6 68 20 16 36 35 67 16 19 35 112 70 4 29 33 92 49 9 18 27 21 34 10 15 25 20 † 35 10 14 24 124 65 4 19 23 84 51 8 12 20 8 68 3 17 20 70 52 5 10 15 24 41 0 12 12 34 ‡ 35 6 5 11 36 63 7 3 10 42 64 1 7 8 106 18 0 5 5 22 ‡ 21 2 2 4 2 8 1 3 4 0 4 1 1 2 0 5 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 14

Goaltenders Regular season Player 36 2096 8 19 7 128 3.66 0 28 1613 9 16 3 94 3.50 2 11 491 1 6 1 37 4.52 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.

Draft picks New York's picks at the 1965 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 1 Andre Veilleux RW Montreal Rangers (LHJAA) 2 6 George Surmay G Kelvin Midgets (MAAAMHL) 3 10 Michel Parizeau C Montreal Rangers (LHJAA)

See also 1965–66 NHL season

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