1958–59 New York Rangers season
Appearance
1958–59 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 5th NHL |
1958–59 record | 26–32–12 |
Goals for | 201 |
Goals against | 217 |
Team information | |
General manager | Muzz Patrick |
Coach | Phil Watson |
Captain | Red Sullivan |
Alternate captains | Andy Bathgate Bill Gadsby Camille Henry |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Andy Bathgate (40) |
Assists | Andy Bathgate (48) |
Points | Andy Bathgate (88) |
Penalty minutes | Lou Fontinato (149) |
Wins | Gump Worsley (26) |
Goals against average | Gump Worsley (2.97) |
The 1958–59 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 33rd season. The Rangers finished with a 26–32–12 record in the regular season, and did not advance to the NHL playoffs.[1]
Regular season
[edit]Final standings
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 258 | 158 | +100 | 91 |
2 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 205 | 215 | −10 | 73 |
3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 69 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 189 | 201 | −12 | 65 |
5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 201 | 217 | −16 | 64 |
6 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 167 | 218 | −51 | 58 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 6–7–1 | 8–5–1 | 6–6–2 | 6–5–3 | 6–6–2 | ||||||
Chicago | 7–6–1 | — | 6–7–1 | 1–8–5 | 7–4–3 | 7–4–3 | ||||||
Detroit | 5–8–1 | 7–6–1 | — | 1–9–4 | 6–7–1 | 6–7–1 | ||||||
Montreal | 6–6–2 | 8–1–5 | 9–1–4 | — | 8–5–1 | 8–5–1 | ||||||
New York | 5–6–3 | 4–7–3 | 7–6–1 | 5–8–1 | — | 5–5–4 | ||||||
Toronto | 6–6–2 | 4–7–3 | 7–6–1 | 5–8–1 | 5–5–4 | — |
Schedule and results
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October: 2–3–5 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 0–2–3)
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November: 6–6–2 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–3–2)
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December: 5–4–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)
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January: 6–6–1 (Home: 0–3–1; Road: 6–3–0)
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February: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–1)
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March: 3–6–1 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 2–2–0)
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Playoffs
[edit]The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1959 Stanley Cup playoffs.[4]
Player statistics
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Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
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Lorne Worsley | 67 | 4001 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 199 | 2.97 | 2141 | .907 | 2 |
Bruce Gamble | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 66 | .909 | 0 |
Marcel Paille | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 32 | .875 | 0 |
Julian Klymkiw | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.32 | 9 | .778 | 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.
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
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Transactions
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1958–59 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "1958–1959 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1958–59 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ "1958–59 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.