1956–57 New York Rangers season

1956–57 New York Rangers
Division 4th NHL
1956–57 record 26–30–14
Goals for 184
Goals against 227
Team information
General Manager Muzz Patrick
Coach Phil Watson
Captain Harry Howell
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Andy Bathgate (27)
Assists Andy Bathgate (50)
Points Andy Bathgate (77)
Penalties in minutes Lou Fontinato (139)
Wins Gump Worsley (26)
Goals against average Johnny Bower (3.00)
<1955–56 1957–58>

The 1956–57 New York Rangers season was the 31st season for the team in the National Hockey League.

Regular season

Season Standings

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 70 38 20 12 198 157 +41 88
2 Montreal Canadiens 70 35 23 12 210 155 +55 82
3 Boston Bruins 70 34 24 12 195 174 +21 80
4 New York Rangers 70 26 30 14 184 227 −43 66
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 21 34 15 174 192 −18 57
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 16 39 15 169 225 −56 47

Schedule and results

1956–57 Game Log

Playoffs

Key:      Win      Loss

1957 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate 70 27 50 77 60
Hebenton, AndyAndy Hebenton 70 21 23 44 10
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice 68 19 23 42 38
Gadsby, BillBill Gadsby 70 4 37 41 72
Creighton, DaveDave Creighton 70 18 21 39 42
Lewicki, DannyDanny Lewicki 70 18 20 38 47
Popein, LarryLarry Popein 67 11 19 30 20
Henry, CamilleCamille Henry 36 14 15 29 2
Sullivan, GeorgeGeorge Sullivan 42 6 17 23 36
Murphy, RonRon Murphy 33 7 12 19 14
Foley, GerryGerry Foley 69 7 9 16 48
Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron 70 9 6 15 40
MacDonald, ParkerParker MacDonald 45 7 8 15 24
Fontinato, LouLou Fontinato 70 3 12 15 139
Howell, HarryHarry Howell 65 2 10 12 70
Cahan, LarryLarry Cahan 61 5 4 9 65
Evans, JackJack Evans 70 3 6 9 110
Cline, BruceBruce Cline 30 2 3 5 10
Horvath, BroncoBronco Horvath 7 1 2 3 4

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Henry, CamilleCamille Henry 5 2 3 5 0
Creighton, DaveDave Creighton 5 2 2 4 2
Sullivan, GeorgeGeorge Sullivan 5 1 2 3 4
Popein, LarryLarry Popein 5 0 3 3 0
Gadsby, BillBill Gadsby 5 1 2 3 2
MacDonald, ParkerParker MacDonald 1 1 1 2 0
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice 5 0 2 2 4
Hebenton, AndyAndy Hebenton 5 2 0 2 2
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate 5 2 0 2 7
Evans, JackJack Evans 5 0 1 1 4
Howell, HarryHarry Howell 5 1 0 1 6
Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron 5 0 1 1 6
Lewicki, DannyDanny Lewicki 5 0 1 1 2
Cahan, LarryLarry Cahan 3 0 0 0 2
Fontinato, LouLou Fontinato 5 0 0 0 7
Foley, GerryGerry Foley 3 0 0 0 0
Murphy, RonRon Murphy 5 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Worsley, LorneLorne Worsley 68 4080 26 28 14 217 3.24 2341 .907 3
Bower, JohnnyJohnny Bower 2 120 0 2 0 6 3.00 47 .872 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Worsley, LorneLorne Worsley 5 316 1 4 21 3.99 0

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;

References

  1. "1956–1957 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "1956–57 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
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