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1974–75 New York Rangers season

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The 1974–75 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 49th season. A league realignment had the Rangers moved into the new Patrick Division within the Campbell Conference, where the team finished 2nd with 88 points. They qualified for the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders 2–1 in a best of three games series.

Division2nd Patrick
Conference2nd Campbell
1974–75 record37–29–14
Home record21–11–8
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1974–75 New York Rangers
Division2nd Patrick
Conference2nd Campbell
1974–75 record37–29–14
Home record21–11–8
Road record16–18–6
Goals for319
Goals against276
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachEmile Francis
CaptainBrad Park
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsSteve Vickers (41)
AssistsRod Gilbert (61)
PointsRod Gilbert (97)
Penalty minutesDerek Sanderson (106)
WinsGilles Villemure (22)
Goals against averageGilles Villemure (3.16)
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Regular season

Final standings

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Patrick Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Philadelphia Flyers80511811293181+112113
2New York Rangers80372914319276+4388
3New York Islanders80332522264221+4388
4Atlanta Flames80343115243233+1083
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Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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1974–75 regular season[3]
October: 5–3–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 2–2–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
19Washington Capitals6–31–0–0
212@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–31–1–0
316California Golden Seals5–51–1–1
419@ New York Islanders4–22–1–1
520Vancouver Canucks1–02–2–1
623St. Louis Blues5–13–2–1
726@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–44–2–1
827Atlanta Flames4–15–2–1
930New York Islanders1–15–2–2
1031@ Philadelphia Flyers5–15–3–2
November: 5–5–2 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–2–2)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
113Buffalo Sabres4–35–4–2
125@ Vancouver Canucks2–15–5–2
136@ California Golden Seals7–36–5–2
149@ Los Angeles Kings2–26–5–3
1513Philadelphia Flyers3–26–6–3
1616@ Montreal Canadiens4–46–6–4
1717California Golden Seals10–07–6–4
1820@ Detroit Red Wings5–48–6–4
1923Boston Bruins5–28–7–4
2024Pittsburgh Penguins7–59–7–4
2127Toronto Maple Leafs4–110–7–4
2229@ Atlanta Flames3–210–8–4
December: 6–3–4 (home: 4–1–3; road: 2–2–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
231St. Louis Blues4–410–8–5
244Detroit Red Wings4–211–8–5
257@ Chicago Black Hawks7–412–8–5
268Montreal Canadiens3–312–8–6
2712@ Washington Capitals6–612–8–7
2814@ St. Louis Blues6–212–9–7
2915Los Angeles Kings3–312–9–8
3018Minnesota North Stars7–013–9–8
3119@ Boston Bruins11–313–10–8
3222Atlanta Flames4–313–11–8
3327Buffalo Sabres9–514–11–8
3429Kansas City Scouts2–115–11–8
3530@ Minnesota North Stars8–116–11–8
January: 9–4–1 (home: 4–0–0; road: 5–4–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
361Chicago Black Hawks6–217–11–8
374@ New York Islanders5–318–11–8
385Vancouver Canucks6–219–11–8
398@ Kansas City Scouts6–120–11–8
4011@ St. Louis Blues5–321–11–8
4112@ Chicago Black Hawks4–221–12–8
4215@ Minnesota North Stars5–322–12–8
4317@ California Golden Seals4–422–12–9
4418@ Vancouver Canucks3–223–12–9
4523Atlanta Flames5–224–12–9
4625@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–224–13–9
4726Los Angeles Kings3–225–13–9
4828@ Los Angeles Kings5–225–14–9
4930@ Buffalo Sabres6–325–15–9
February: 6–4–4 (home: 3–1–3; road: 3–3–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
501@ Chicago Black Hawks4–126–15–9
512Detroit Red Wings5–526–15–10
525Philadelphia Flyers4–326–16–10
536@ Philadelphia Flyers3–127–16–10
548@ Montreal Canadiens7–127–17–10
559Washington Capitals7–328–17–10
5611@ Washington Capitals7–428–18–10
5715@ Minnesota North Stars9–229–18–10
5816Toronto Maple Leafs5–529–18–11
5918@ Kansas City Scouts2–229–18–12
6019Chicago Black Hawks2–229–18–13
6122@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–229–19–13
6223Philadelphia Flyers2–130–19–13
6326St. Louis Blues5–131–19–13
March: 5–9–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 1–5–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
642Pittsburgh Penguins8–631–20–13
655Buffalo Sabres6–331–21–13
667@ Kansas City Scouts5–232–21–13
679Montreal Canadiens5–332–22–13
6811@ Boston Bruins6–332–23–13
6912New York Islanders5–333–23–13
7014@ Atlanta Flames1–033–24–13
7119Vancouver Canucks3–034–24–13
7220@ Buffalo Sabres6–334–25–13
7322@ Detroit Red Wings7–434–26–13
7423Boston Bruins7–535–26–13
7526Minnesota North Stars4–235–27–13
7629@ New York Islanders6–435–28–13
7730Kansas City Scouts8–236–28–13
April: 1–1–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–0–1)
GameAprilOpponentScoreRecord
783@ Philadelphia Flyers1–136–28–14
794@ Atlanta Flames3–237–28–14
806New York Islanders6–437–29–14

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

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Playoffs

Main article: 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs
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1975 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Preliminary round vs. (8) New York Islanders – Islanders win 2–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1April 8New York Islanders3–2New York RangersNew York Islanders lead series 1–0
2April 10New York Rangers8–3New York IslandersSeries tied 1–1
3April 11New York Islanders4–3New York RangersOTNew York Islanders win series 2–1

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 SO
Gilles Villemure452470221461303.162
Ed Giacomin372069131281203.481
Dunc Wilson†3180120134.330
Curt Ridley28111075.190
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Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Gilles Villemure2941063.830
Ed Giacomin2860242.790
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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 1974 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.

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Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 14 Dave Maloney D  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
2 32 Ron Greschner D  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3 50 Jerry Holland LW  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4 68 Boyd Anderson D  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
5 86 Dennis Olmstead C  Canada University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
6 104 Eddie Johnstone RW  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7 122 John Memryk G  Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
8 139 Greg Holst C  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA)
9 156 Claude Arvisais C  Canada Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
10 171 Ken Dodd LW  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11 186 Ralph Krentz LW  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
12 198 Larry Jacques RW  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13 208 Tom Gastle LW  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
14 218 Eric Brubacher C  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA)
15 224 Russ Hall RW  Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
16 227 Bill Kriski G  Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
17 230 Kevin Treacy RW  Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
18 233 Ken Gassoff C  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
19 236 Cliff Bast D  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
20 239 Jim Mayer RW  Canada Michigan Tech (NCAA)
21 241 Warren Miller RW  United States University of Minnesota (NCAA)
22 243 Kevin Walker D  Canada Cornell University (WCHL)
23 245 Jim Warner RW  United States Minnesota Junior Stars (MidJHL)
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