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1969–70 New York Rangers season

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The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 44th season. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.[1]

Division4th East
1969–70 record38–22–16
Home record22–8–8
Road record16–14–8
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1969–70 New York Rangers
Division4th East
1969–70 record38–22–16
Home record22–8–8
Road record16–14–8
Goals for246
Goals against189
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachEmile Francis
CaptainBob Nevin
Alternate captainsRod Gilbert
Jim Neilson
Don Marshall
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsDave Balon (33)
AssistsWalt Tkaczuk (50)
PointsWalt Tkaczuk (77)
Penalty minutesDave Balon (100)
WinsEd Giacomin (35)
Goals against averageEd Giacomin (2.36)
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Regular season

Final standings

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East Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks7645229250170+8099
2Boston Bruins76401719277216+6199
3Detroit Red Wings76402115246199+4795
4New York Rangers76382216246189+5792
5Montreal Canadiens76382216244201+4392
6Toronto Maple Leafs76293413222242−2071
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Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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1969–70 regular season[4]
October: 4–3–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–2–1)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
112@ Boston Bruins2–10–1–0
215Minnesota North Stars4–31–1–0
318@ Montreal Canadiens7–31–2–0
419Toronto Maple Leafs1–02–2–0
522Chicago Black Hawks1–12–2–1
625@ Detroit Red Wings4–13–2–1
726Montreal Canadiens8–33–3–1
829@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–14–3–1
930@ Philadelphia Flyers3–34–3–2
November: 10–1–3 (home: 5–0–2; road: 5–1–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
101@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–25–3–2
112St. Louis Blues6–46–3–2
125@ Chicago Black Hawks3–16–4–2
137@ Oakland Seals8–17–4–2
148@ Los Angeles Kings4–18–4–2
1512Detroit Red Wings4–29–4–2
1615@ Boston Bruins6–510–4–2
1716St. Louis Blues4–211–4–2
1819@ Chicago Black Hawks1–111–4–3
1922@ St. Louis Blues5–012–4–3
2023Oakland Seals5–213–4–3
2126Boston Bruins3–014–4–3
2229Philadelphia Flyers2–214–4–4
2330Minnesota North Stars2–214–4–5
December: 6–3–3 (home: 4–2–3; road: 2–1–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
243Chicago Black Hawks3–314–4–6
257Montreal Canadiens6–315–4–6
2610Boston Bruins5–216–4–6
2711@ Boston Bruins2–116–5–6
2813@ Minnesota North Stars5–217–5–6
2914Toronto Maple Leafs3–117–6–6
3017Philadelphia Flyers2–217–6–7
3120@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–218–6–7
3221Oakland Seals3–119–6–7
3326Pittsburgh Penguins3–219–7–7
3428Los Angeles Kings3–319–7–8
3531Chicago Black Hawks2–120–7–8
January: 7–3–2 (home: 3–0–0; road: 4–3–2)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
363@ Minnesota North Stars3–320–7–9
374Oakland Seals5–221–7–9
387@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–322–7–9
3911@ Montreal Canadiens4–122–8–9
4014@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–123–8–9
4115@ Philadelphia Flyers4–423–8–10
4217@ Minnesota North Stars3–124–8–10
4322@ St. Louis Blues4–324–9–10
4424Boston Bruins8–125–9–10
4525Los Angeles Kings3–226–9–10
4628@ Los Angeles Kings5–426–10–10
4730@ Oakland Seals2–127–10–10
February: 7–3–3 (home: 6–0–1; road: 1–3–2)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
481Pittsburgh Penguins6–028–10–10
494Detroit Red Wings5–129–10–10
508Los Angeles Kings5–130–10–10
5111@ Los Angeles Kings6–231–10–10
5213@ Oakland Seals4–231–11–10
5315Montreal Canadiens2–032–11–10
5418Philadelphia Flyers3–332–11–11
5519@ Detroit Red Wings3–332–11–12
5621@ Chicago Black Hawks4–232–12–12
5722Toronto Maple Leafs5–333–12–12
5825St. Louis Blues2–134–12–12
5926@ Boston Bruins5–334–13–12
6028@ Detroit Red Wings3–334–13–13
March: 2–8–3 (home: 1–5–1; road: 1–3–2)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
611Chicago Black Hawks3–134–14–13
624Detroit Red Wings2–034–15–13
636@ St. Louis Blues3–134–16–13
648Pittsburgh Penguins0–034–16–14
6511@ Montreal Canadiens5–334–17–14
6614@ Chicago Black Hawks7–434–18–14
6715Minnesota North Stars4–234–19–14
6818@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–035–19–14
6919@ Philadelphia Flyers2–235–19–15
7022Toronto Maple Leafs5–235–20–15
7125Boston Bruins3–135–21–15
7228@ Montreal Canadiens1–135–21–16
7329Montreal Canadiens4–136–21–16
April: 2–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameAprilOpponentScoreRecord
741@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–137–21–16
754@ Detroit Red Wings6–237–22–16
765Detroit Red Wings9–538–22–16

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

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Playoffs

Main article: 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs
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1970 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Quarterfinals vs. (2) Boston Bruins – Rangers win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1April 8New York Rangers2–8Boston BruinsBoston leads series 1–0
2April 9New York Rangers3–5Boston BruinsBoston leads series 2–0
3April 11Boston Bruins3–4New York RangersBoston leads series 2–1
4April 12Boston Bruins2–4New York RangersSeries tied 2–2
5April 14New York Rangers2–3Boston BruinsBoston leads series 3–2
6April 16Boston Bruins4–1New York RangersBoston wins series 4–2

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
Ed Giacomin7041483521141632.366
Terry Sawchuk8412312202.911
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Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin528023194.070
Terry Sawchuk3800164.500
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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;

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1969 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.[6][7]

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Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 8 Andre Dupont D  Canada Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
1 12 Pierre Jarry LW  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
2 23 Bert Wilson LW  Canada London Knights (OHA)
3 35 Kevin Morrison LW  Canada Saint-Jérôme Alouettes (QMJHL)
4 47 Bruce Hellemond LW  Canada Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
5 59 Gord Smith D  Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
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