1961–62 New York Rangers season

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
1 Montreal Canadiens 70 42 14 14 259 166 +93 98
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 37 22 11 232 180 +52 85
3 Chicago Black Hawks 70 31 26 13 217 186 +31 75
4 New York Rangers 70 26 32 12 195 207 −12 64
5 Detroit Red Wings 70 23 33 14 184 219 −35 60
6 Boston Bruins 70 15 47 8 177 306 −129 38

Record vs. opponents

1961–62 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston — 2–10–2 4–8–2 3–10–1 2–10–2 4–9–1
Chicago 10–2–2 — 7–3–4 3–9–2 7–6–1 4–6–4
Detroit 8–4–2 3–7–4 — 3–8–3 6–5–3 3–9–2
Montreal 10–3–1 9–3–2 8–3–3 — 8–1–5 7–4–3
New York 10–2–2 6–7–1 5–6–3 1–8–5 — 4–9–1
Toronto 9–4–1 6–4–4 9–3–2 4–7–3 9–4–1 —


Schedule and results

1961–62 Game Log
October: 6–4–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–2–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record
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
November: 4–2–4 (Home: 3–0–3; Road: 1–2–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
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
December: 4–7–2 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 1–3–2)
Game December Opponent Score Record
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
January: 2–10–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 1–7–0)
Game January Opponent Score Record
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
February: 6–5–3 (Home: 4–0–3; Road: 2–5–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
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
March: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 2–2–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
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

Playoffs

Main article: 1962 Stanley Cup 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 Worsley 60 3531 22 27 9 173 2.94 1981 .913 2
Marcel Paille 10 600 4 4 2 28 2.80 318 .912 0
Danny Olesevich 1 29 0 0 1 2 4.14 19 .895 0
Dave Dryden 1 40 0 1 0 3 4.50 26 .885 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Lorne Worsley 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.

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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.