1937–38 New York Rangers season
NHL hockey team season
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The 1937â38 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 12th season. New York finished second in the American Division in regular season with a record of 27â15â6, and qualified for the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the New York Americans 2â1 in a best of three games series.
| 1937â38 New York Rangers | |
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| Division | 2nd American |
| 1937â38 record | 27â15â6 |
| Home record | 14â6â4 |
| Road record | 13â9â2 |
| Goals for | 149 |
| Goals against | 96 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Lester Patrick |
| Coach | Lester Patrick |
| Captain | Art Coulter |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Cecil Dillon (21) |
| Assists | Phil Watson (25) |
| Points | Cecil Dillon (39) |
| Penalty minutes | Art Coulter (90) |
| Wins | Dave Kerr (27) |
| Goals against average | Dave Kerr (1.95) |
Offseason
The team played an exhibition game against the New York Americans in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 30 October to open the new Saskatoon Arena.[1]
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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| Boston Bruins | 48 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 142 | 89 | 67 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 149 | 96 | 60 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 97 | 139 | 37 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 99 | 133 | 35 |
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
Vs. American Division
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Vs. Canadian Division
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Schedule and results
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November: 3â4â1 (home: 1â2â1; road: 2â2â0)
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December: 7â3â1 (home: 3â1â1; road: 4â2â0)
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January: 6â2â3 (home: 3â0â2; road: 3â2â1)
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February: 8â3â0 (home: 4â2â0; road: 4â1â0)
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March: 3â3â1 (home: 3â1â0; road: 0â2â1)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Quarterfinals vs. (C2) New York Americans â Americans win 2â1
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Dave Kerr | 48 | 2960 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 96 | 1.95 | 8 |
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Dave Kerr | 3 | 262 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1.83 | 0 |
â Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
â¡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
- 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;