1936–37 New York Rangers season

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The 1936–37 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 11th season. During the regular season, the Rangers posted a third-place finish in the American Division, with a 19–20–9 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the team defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Maroons to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Cup Finals, the Rangers lost to the Detroit Red Wings, three games to two.[1]

Division3rd American
1936–37 record19–20–9
Home record9–7–8
Road record10–13–1
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1936–37 New York Rangers
Division3rd American
1936–37 record19–20–9
Home record9–7–8
Road record10–13–1
Goals for117
Goals against106
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachLester Patrick
CaptainBill Cook
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsButch Keeling (22)
AssistsNeil Colville (18)
PointsCecil Dillon (31)
Penalty minutesJoe Cooper/Ott Heller (42)
WinsDave Kerr (19)
Goals against averageDave Kerr (2.11)
← 1935–36
1937–38 â†’
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Regular season

On November 16, 1936, Hal Winkler made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers and gained a 1–0 shutout over the Montreal Maroons. He was the first goaltender to have a shutout in his NHL debut.[2]

Final standings

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American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Detroit Red Wings482514912810259
Boston Bruins482318712011053
New York Rangers481920911710647
Chicago Black Hawks48142779913135
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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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1936–37 regular season[5]
November: 5–3–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–2–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
18@ Detroit Red Wings5–20–1–0
210@ Montreal Maroons4–11–1–0
315New York Americans2–11–2–0
417@ Boston Bruins6–12–2–0
519Detroit Red Wings1–03–2–0
621@ Montreal Canadiens3 – 1 OT3–3–0
724Toronto Maple Leafs5–14–3–0
826@ New York Americans3–15–3–0
928Boston Bruins2 – 2 OT5–3–1
December: 5–2–3 (home: 2–0–3; road: 3–2–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
103@ Detroit Red Wings2–05–4–1
116@ Chicago Black Hawks2–16–4–1
128Chicago Black Hawks0 – 0 OT6–4–2
1312@ Toronto Maple Leafs5 – 3 OT7–4–2
1415Montreal Maroons2 – 2 OT7–4–3
1519@ Montreal Canadiens4 – 2 OT7–5–3
1620Montreal Canadiens5 – 3 OT8–5–3
1727Chicago Black Hawks1–09–5–3
1829@ New York Americans5–110–5–3
1931Boston Bruins2 – 2 OT10–5–4
January: 4–5–2 (home: 2–2–2; road: 2–3–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
203@ Boston Bruins3–210–6–4
215New York Americans7–111–6–4
229@ Montreal Maroons3–212–6–4
2310Montreal Maroons5–212–7–4
2414Detroit Red Wings2–012–8–4
2519Montreal Canadiens1 – 1 OT12–8–5
2621@ Chicago Black Hawks2–012–9–5
2723@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–012–10–5
2824Toronto Maple Leafs4–213–10–5
2926@ Boston Bruins3–014–10–5
3028Boston Bruins1 – 1 OT14–10–6
February: 3–5–3 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–3–2)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
312Detroit Red Wings4 – 4 OT14–10–7
324@ Detroit Red Wings2 – 2 OT14–10–8
336@ Montreal Maroons1 – 1 OT14–10–9
347Montreal Maroons4–214–11–9
359@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–115–11–9
3611@ Chicago Black Hawks5–215–12–9
3714New York Americans5–415–13–9
3816@ Boston Bruins3–215–14–9
3918Chicago Black Hawks2 – 1 OT16–14–9
4023Toronto Maple Leafs2–117–14–9
4128@ Chicago Black Hawks4–317–15–9
March: 2–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–2–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
424@ Detroit Red Wings2–117–16–9
437Boston Bruins1–017–17–9
449@ New York Americans7 – 5 OT18–17–9
4511Detroit Red Wings4–218–18–9
4613@ Montreal Canadiens1–018–19–9
4716Chicago Black Hawks4–318–20–9
4821Montreal Canadiens3–119–20–9

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

Main articles: 1937 Stanley Cup playoffs and 1937 Stanley Cup Finals

Stanley Cup Finals

The Rangers were unable to play at home after game one due to the circus.[6]

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1937 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Quarterfinals vs. (C3) Toronto Maple Leafs – Rangers win 2–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1March 23New York Rangers3–0Toronto Maple LeafsNew York Rangers lead series 1–0
2March 25Toronto Maple Leafs1–2New York RangersOTNew York Rangers win series 2–0
Semifinals vs. (C2) Montreal Maroons – Rangers win 2–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1April 1Montreal Maroons0–1New York RangersNew York Rangers leads series 1–0
2April 3New York Rangers4–0Montreal MaroonsNew York Rangers win series 2–0
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (A1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 3–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1April 6Detroit Red Wings1–5New York RangersNew York Rangers lead series 1–0
2April 8New York Rangers2–4Detroit Red WingsSeries tied 1–1
3April 11New York Rangers1–0Detroit Red WingsNew York Rangers lead series 2–1
4April 13New York Rangers0–1Detroit Red WingsSeries tied 2–2
5April 15New York Rangers0–3Detroit Red WingsDetroit wins series 3–2

Legend:   Win   Loss

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Player statistics

Skaters
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Goaltenders
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Regular season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr483020192091062.114
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Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr955363101.084
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†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;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; 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;

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