1942–43 New York Rangers season

1942–43 New York Rangers
Division6th NHL
1942–43 record11–31–8
Goals for161
Goals against253
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainOtt Heller
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBryan Hextall (27)
AssistsLynn Patrick (39)
PointsLynn Patrick (61)
Penalty minutesVic Myles (57)
WinsJimmy Franks (5)
Goals against averageJimmy Franks (4.48)

The 1942–43 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 17th season. During the regular season, the Rangers posted an 11–31–8 record and finished with 30 points.[1] The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL.[2]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[3]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 50 25 14 11 169 124 +45 61
2 Boston Bruins 50 24 17 9 195 176 +19 57
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 50 22 19 9 198 159 +39 53
4 Montreal Canadiens 50 19 19 12 181 191 −10 50
5 Chicago Black Hawks 50 17 18 15 179 180 −1 49
6 New York Rangers 50 11 31 8 161 253 −92 30

Record vs. opponents

1942–43 NHL Records [4]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston — 3–4–3 4–4–2 5–4–1 8–2 4–3–3
Chicago 4–3–3 — 2–4–4 1–4–5 4–4–2 6–3–1
Detroit 4–4–2 4–2–4 — 5–3–2 7–1–2 5–4–1
Montreal 4–5–1 4–1–5 3–5–2 — 6–2–2 2–6–2
New York 2–8 4–4–2 1–7–2 2–6–2 — 2–6–2
Toronto 3–4–3 3–6–1 4–5–1 6–2–2 6–2–2 —


Schedule and results

1942–43 Game Log
October: 0–1–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–1–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 31 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 0–1–0
November: 4–6–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 1–4–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
2 5 @ Detroit Red Wings 12–5 0–2–0
3 7 Montreal Canadiens 4 – 3 OT 1–2–0
4 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 10–4 1–3–0
5 10 Chicago Black Hawks 5 – 3 OT 2–3–0
6 14 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 2–4–0
7 15 Boston Bruins 4–3 2–5–0
8 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 2–6–0
9 22 Detroit Red Wings 4–4 2–6–1
10 26 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 3–6–1
11 28 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 8–6 3–7–1
12 29 Boston Bruins 3–2 4–7–1
December: 3–6–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 2–2–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
13 3 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 4–8–1
14 6 @ Boston Bruins 5–4 4–9–1
15 13 Montreal Canadiens 7–3 4–10–1
16 17 Boston Bruins 7–3 4–11–1
17 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–1 4–11–2
18 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 8–2 4–12–2
19 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 5–12–2
20 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 6–12–2
21 29 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 7–12–2
22 31 Detroit Red Wings 2–0 7–13–2
January: 0–9–3 (Home: 0–4–1; Road: 0–5–2)
Game January Opponent Score Record
23 1 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–5 7–14–2
24 3 Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 7–14–3
25 7 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–2 7–14–4
26 10 Montreal Canadiens 7–4 7–15–4
27 14 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 7–16–4
28 16 @ Boston Bruins 7–5 7–17–4
29 17 Boston Bruins 6–3 7–18–4
30 21 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 7–19–4
31 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–5 7–19–5
32 24 @ Detroit Red Wings 7–0 7–20–5
33 28 @ Chicago Black Hawks 10–1 7–21–5
34 31 Boston Bruins 7–2 7–22–5
February: 2–6–2 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 0–4–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
35 4 Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 7–22–6
36 6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 7–23–6
37 7 @ Chicago Black Hawks 8–4 7–24–6
38 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 7–24–7
39 18 Detroit Red Wings 5–4 7–25–7
40 20 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–1 7–26–7
41 21 Montreal Canadiens 6–1 8–26–7
42 25 Chicago Black Hawks 7–4 9–26–7
43 27 @ Detroit Red Wings 7–1 9–27–7
44 28 Detroit Red Wings 5–1 9–28–7
March: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 1–2–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
45 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 10–28–7
46 4 Montreal Canadiens 7–2 10–29–7
47 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–5 10–29–8
48 14 Chicago Black Hawks 7–5 11–29–8
49 16 @ Boston Bruins 11–5 11–30–8
50 18 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–3 11–31–8

Playoffs

The Rangers finished last in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1943 Stanley Cup playoffs.[2]

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Jimmy Franks 23 1380 5 14 4 103 4.48 0
Bill Beveridge 17 1020 4 10 3 89 5.24 1
Steve Buzinski 9 560 2 6 1 55 5.89 0
Lionel Bouvrette 1 60 0 1 0 6 6.00 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.

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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;

See also

References

  1. ^ "1942–43 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "1942–43 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  3. ^ "1942–1943 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "1942–43 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.