1941–42 New York Rangers season

1941–42 New York Rangers
Prince of Wales Trophy Winners
Division 1st NHL
1941–42 record 29–17–2
Goals for 177
Goals against 143
Team information
General Manager Lester Patrick
Coach Frank Boucher
Captain Art Coulter
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Lynn Patrick (32)
Assists Phil Watson (37)
Points Bryan Hextall (56)
Penalties in minutes Phil Watson (58)
Wins Jim Henry (29)
Goals against average Jim Henry (2.90)
<1940–41 1942–43>

The 1941–42 New York Rangers season was the 16th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the regular season, New York led the NHL in points with 60, and compiled a 29–17–2 record. The Rangers lost in the NHL semi-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs, four games to two.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
New York Rangers 48 29 17 2 60 177 143
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 27 18 3 57 158 136
Boston Bruins 48 25 17 6 56 160 118
Chicago Black Hawks 48 22 23 3 47 145 155
Detroit Red Wings 48 19 25 4 42 140 147
Montreal Canadiens 48 18 27 3 39 134 173
Brooklyn Americans 48 16 29 3 35 133 175

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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.

Schedule and results

1941–42 Game Log

Playoffs

Key:      Win      Loss

1942 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Hextall, BryanBryan Hextall 48 24 32 56 30
Patrick, LynnLynn Patrick 47 32 22 54 18
Watson, PhilPhil Watson 48 15 37 52 58
Shibicky, AlexAlex Shibicky 45 20 14 34 16
Smith, ClintClint Smith 47 10 24 34 4
Warwick, GrantGrant Warwick 44 16 17 33 36
Colville, NeilNeil Colville 48 8 25 33 37
Colville, MacMac Colville 46 14 16 30 26
Pratt, WalterWalter Pratt 47 4 24 28 65
Pike, AlfAlf Pike 34 8 19 27 16
Kuntz, AlanAlan Kuntz 31 10 11 21 10
Coulter, ArthurArthur Coulter 47 1 16 17 31
Juzda, BillBill Juzda 45 4 8 12 29
Heller, EhrhardtEhrhardt Heller 35 6 5 11 22
Macey, HubertHubert Macey 9 3 5 8 0
Tustin, NormanNorman Tustin 18 2 4 6 0
Burns, NormNorm Burns 11 0 4 4 2

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Colville, NeilNeil Colville 6 0 6 6 6
Shibicky, AlexAlex Shibicky 6 3 2 5 2
Watson, PhilPhil Watson 6 1 4 5 8
Pratt, WalterWalter Pratt 6 1 3 4 34
Colville, MacMac Colville 6 3 1 4 0
Hextall, BryanBryan Hextall 6 1 1 2 4
Juzda, BillBill Juzda 6 0 1 1 4
Coulter, ArthurArthur Coulter 6 0 1 1 4
Kuntz, AlanAlan Kuntz 6 1 0 1 2
Pike, AlfAlf Pike 6 1 0 1 4
Warwick, GrantGrant Warwick 6 0 1 1 2
Patrick, LynnLynn Patrick 6 1 0 1 0
Macey, HubertHubert Macey 1 0 0 0 0
Heller, EhrhardtEhrhardt Heller 6 0 0 0 0
Smith, ClintClint Smith 5 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Henry, JimJim Henry 48 2960 29 17 2 143 2.90 1
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Henry, JimJim Henry 6 360 2 4 13 2.17 1

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; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
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;

See also

References

  1. "1941–42 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  2. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "1941–42 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
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