1938–39 New York Rangers season

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The 1938–39 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 13th season. New York finished second in the NHL in regular season points with 58, and qualified for the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games.[1]

League2nd NHL
1938–39 record26–16–6
Home record13–8–3
Road record13–8–3
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1938–39 New York Rangers
League2nd NHL
1938–39 record26–16–6
Home record13–8–3
Road record13–8–3
Goals for149
Goals against105
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachLester Patrick
CaptainArt Coulter
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsAlex Shibicky (24)
AssistsOtt Heller (23)
PointsClint Smith (41)
Penalty minutesMuzz Patrick (64)
WinsDave Kerr (26)
Goals against averageDave Kerr (2.12)
← 1937–38
1939–40 â†’
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Regular season

Final standings

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National Hockey League
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins48361021567674
New York Rangers482616614910558
Toronto Maple Leafs481920911410747
New York Americans4817211011915744
Detroit Red Wings481824610712842
Montreal Canadiens481524911514639
Chicago Black Hawks48122889113232
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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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1938–39 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYA NYR TOR
Boston —8–07–16–25–2–15–35–2–1
Chicago 0–8—1–5–24–42–4–23–4–12–3–3
Detroit 1–75–1–2—4–3–13–3–22–63–4–1
Montreal 2–64–43–4–1—3–2–31–4–32–4–2
N.Y. Americans 2–5–14–2–23–3–22–3–3—2–5–14–3–1
N.Y. Rangers 3–54–3–16–24–1–35–2–1—4–3–1
Toronto 2–5–13–2–24–3–14–2–23–4–13–4–1—
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Schedule and results

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1938–39 regular season[4]
November: 5–2–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
113@ Detroit Red Wings4–31–0–0
215Detroit Red Wings2–02–0–0
317@ Chicago Black Hawks1–03–0–0
420Montreal Canadiens2–14–0–0
522@ Boston Bruins4–24–1–0
624Toronto Maple Leafs6–25–1–0
727Chicago Black Hawks1–05–2–0
December: 7–3–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 5–1–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
84@ New York Americans6–16–2–0
98@ Montreal Canadiens6–57–2–0
1011Boston Bruins3–07–3–0
1115New York Americans1 – 1 OT7–3–1
1217@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–28–3–1
1318@ Chicago Black Hawks5–08–4–1
1420Detroit Red Wings6–29–4–1
1522@ Montreal Canadiens5–210–4–1
1625@ Boston Bruins1–011–4–1
1726Toronto Maple Leafs2–011–5–1
1831Boston Bruins2 – 1 OT12–5–1
January: 5–3–2 (home: 5–1–0; road: 0–2–2)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
192Detroit Red Wings3–013–5–1
205@ Montreal Canadiens2 – 2 OT13–5–2
218New York Americans5–214–5–2
2210@ New York Americans1 – 0 OT14–6–2
2312Chicago Black Hawks6–015–6–2
2415@ Chicago Black Hawks1 – 1 OT15–6–3
2519@ Detroit Red Wings4–315–7–3
2622Montreal Canadiens7–316–7–3
2726New York Americans1–016–8–3
2831Chicago Black Hawks3–217–8–3
February: 6–3–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 4–1–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
292@ New York Americans7–018–8–3
304@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–219–8–3
315Toronto Maple Leafs5 – 5 OT19–8–4
329Boston Bruins4–219–9–4
3312@ Boston Bruins3–220–9–4
3416New York Americans2–121–9–4
3518@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–121–10–4
3621Detroit Red Wings7–322–10–4
3723@ Detroit Red Wings4–223–10–4
3825@ Montreal Canadiens1 – 1 OT23–10–5
3926Montreal Canadiens3–023–11–5
March: 3–5–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 2–3–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
402Chicago Black Hawks3–123–12–5
415@ Boston Bruins5 – 3 OT23–13–5
427Montreal Canadiens2 – 2 OT23–13–6
439@ Chicago Black Hawks8–324–13–6
4412Boston Bruins4–224–14–6
4514@ Detroit Red Wings3–224–15–6
4616@ New York Americans11–525–15–6
4718@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–125–16–6
4819Toronto Maple Leafs6–226–16–6

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

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Playoffs

Main article: 1939 Stanley Cup playoffs
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1939 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Semifinals vs. (1) Boston Bruins – Boston wins 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1March 21Boston Bruins2–1New York RangersOTBoston leads series 1–0
2March 23New York Rangers2–3Boston BruinsOTBoston leads series 2–0
3March 25New York Rangers1–4Boston BruinsBoston leads series 3–0
4March 28Boston Bruins1–2New York RangersBoston leads series 3–1
5March 30New York Rangers2–1Boston BruinsOTBoston leads series 3–2
6April 1Boston Bruins1–3New York RangersSeries tied 3–3
7April 2New York Rangers1–2Boston BruinsOTBoston wins series 4–3

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 Kerr482970261661052.126
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Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Bert Gardiner643333121.660
Dave Kerr11190121.010
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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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