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1955–56 New York Rangers season

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The 1955–56 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 30th season. In the regular season, the Rangers finished third overall in the league with a 32–28–10 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 in a best of seven games series.

League3rd NHL
1955–56 record32–28–10
Home record20–7–8
Road record12–21–2
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1955–56 New York Rangers
League3rd NHL
1955–56 record32–28–10
Home record20–7–8
Road record12–21–2
Goals for136
Goals against143
Team information
General managerMuzz Patrick
CoachPhil Watson
CaptainHarry Howell
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsAndy Hebenton
Dean Prentice (24)
AssistsAndy Bathgate (47)
PointsAndy Bathgate (66)
Penalty minutesLou Fontinato (202)
WinsGump Worsley (32)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (2.84)
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Regular season

Final standings

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National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70451510222131+91100
2Detroit Red Wings70302416183148+3576
3New York Rangers70322810204203+174
4Toronto Maple Leafs70243313153181−2861
5Boston Bruins70233413147185−3859
6Chicago Black Hawks70193912155216−6150
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Record vs. opponents

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1955–56 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —3–8–33–8–35–8–17–5–25–5–4
Chicago 8–3–3—2–8–41–12–13–10–15–6–3
Detroit 8–3–38–2–4—4–8–25–6–35–5–4
Montreal 8–5–112–1–18–4–2—8–2–49–3–2
New York 5–7–210–3–16–5–32–8–4—9–5
Toronto 5–5–46–5–35–5–43–9–25–9—
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Schedule and results

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1955–56 regular season[3]
October: 5–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–3–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
17@ Chicago Black Hawks7–41–0–0
29@ Detroit Red Wings3–22–0–0
315@ Montreal Canadiens4–12–1–0
416@ Boston Bruins4–12–2–0
519Toronto Maple Leafs6–23–2–0
622@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–23–3–0
723Chicago Black Hawks5–44–3–0
826Detroit Red Wings6–25–3–0
929Boston Bruins1–05–4–0
November: 6–2–5 (home: 3–0–4; road: 3–2–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
103@ Detroit Red Wings1–15–4–1
115@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–06–4–1
126@ Chicago Black Hawks4–27–4–1
139Montreal Canadiens1–17–4–2
1410@ Boston Bruins5–17–5–2
1513Toronto Maple Leafs4–18–5–2
1616Detroit Red Wings3–38–5–3
1719@ Montreal Canadiens6–18–6–3
1820Montreal Canadiens1–18–6–4
1923Boston Bruins4–09–6–4
2024@ Boston Bruins5–010–6–4
2127Montreal Canadiens3–310–6–5
2230Chicago Black Hawks6–111–6–5
December: 6–5–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
232@ Chicago Black Hawks2–112–6–5
244Detroit Red Wings7–313–6–5
257Toronto Maple Leafs3–114–6–5
2610@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–114–7–5
2711@ Detroit Red Wings2–014–8–5
2814Chicago Black Hawks4–114–9–5
2915@ Montreal Canadiens2–014–10–5
3018Toronto Maple Leafs4–115–10–5
3121Boston Bruins3–315–10–6
3225Montreal Canadiens5–116–10–6
3329Chicago Black Hawks4–216–11–6
3431Boston Bruins6–217–11–6
January: 7–5–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 5–4–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
351@ Boston Bruins4–218–11–6
364Detroit Red Wings5–419–11–6
378Chicago Black Hawks5–319–12–6
3811Montreal Canadiens6–120–12–6
3912@ Detroit Red Wings6–020–13–6
4014@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–521–13–6
4115@ Chicago Black Hawks2–022–13–6
4217@ Chicago Black Hawks2–222–13–7
4321@ Montreal Canadiens3–122–14–7
4422@ Boston Bruins3–122–15–7
4526@ Detroit Red Wings3–222–16–7
4628@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–123–16–7
4729@ Chicago Black Hawks6–224–16–7
February: 5–8–2 (home: 5–2–2; road: 0–6–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
481Toronto Maple Leafs5–225–16–7
494@ Boston Bruins7–125–17–7
505Montreal Canadiens3–325–17–8
518Boston Bruins3–325–17–9
5211@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–025–18–9
5312Detroit Red Wings2–126–18–9
5414@ Detroit Red Wings5–326–19–9
5515Chicago Black Hawks6–127–19–9
5618@ Montreal Canadiens9–427–20–9
5719Boston Bruins3–027–21–9
5822Toronto Maple Leafs4–227–22–9
5923@ Montreal Canadiens5–227–23–9
6026Detroit Red Wings3–228–23–9
6128@ Detroit Red Wings4–128–24–9
6229Boston Bruins4–229–24–9
March: 3–4–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
633@ Boston Bruins5–229–25–9
644Chicago Black Hawks3–230–25–9
658@ Chicago Black Hawks6–431–25–9
6610@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–231–26–9
6711Toronto Maple Leafs4–232–26–9
6815Detroit Red Wings2–232–26–10
6917@ Montreal Canadiens7–232–27–10
7018Montreal Canadiens3–132–28–10

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

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Playoffs

Main article: 1956 Stanley Cup playoffs
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1956 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Semifinals vs. (1) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1March 20New York Rangers1–7Montreal CanadiensMontreal leads series 1–0
2March 22New York Rangers4–2Montreal CanadiensSeries tied 1–1
3March 24Montreal Canadiens3–1New York RangersMontreal leads series 2–1
4March 25Montreal Canadiens5–3New York RangersMontreal leads series 3–1
5March 27New York Rangers0–7Montreal CanadiensMontreal wins series 4–1

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 SA SV% SO
Lorne Worsley7042003228101992.842542.9224
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Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Lorne Worsley318003144.670
Gordon Bell21201194.500
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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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