1937–38 New York Rangers season

The 1937–38 New York Rangers season was the 12th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). New York finished second in the American Division in regular season with a record of 27–15–6, and qualified for the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the New York Americans 2–1 in a best of three games series.

1937–38 New York Rangers
Division2nd American
1937–38 record27–15–6
Goals for149
Goals against96
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachLester Patrick
CaptainArt Coulter
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsCecil Dillon (21)
AssistsPhil Watson (25)
PointsCecil Dillon (39)
Penalty minutesArt Coulter (90)
WinsDave Kerr (27)
Goals against averageDave Kerr (1.95)

Offseason

The team played an exhibition game against the New York Americans in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 30 October to open the new Saskatoon Arena.[1]

Regular season

Final standings
American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins48301171428967
New York Rangers48271561499660
Chicago Black Hawks48142599713937
Detroit Red Wings481225119913335

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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.

Record vs. opponents
1937-38 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR TOR
Boston —6–25–2–12–2–24–0–23–1–25–35–1–2
Chicago 2–6—3–4–11–3–24–20–4–23–4–11–2–3
Detroit 2–5–14–3–1—3–2–10–3–32–2–21–6–10–4–2
M. Canadiens 2–2–23–1–22–3–1—4–43–2–33–1–21–4–3
M. Maroons 0–4–22–43–0–34–4—1–70–5–12–6
N.Y. Americans 1–3–24–0–22–2–22–3–37–1—1–4–12–5–1
N.Y. Rangers 3–54–3–16–1–11–3–25–0–14–1–1—4–2
Toronto 1–5–22–1–34–0–24–1–36–25–2–12–4—

Schedule and results
1937–38 Game Log
November: 3–4–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 2–2–0)
December: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–2–0)
January: 6–2–3 (Home: 3–0–2; Road: 3–2–1)
February: 8–3–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 4–1–0)
March: 3–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 0–2–1)

Playoffs
Main article: 1938 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1938 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr48296027156961.958
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr32621281.830

†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. O'Brien, Jeff, City Archivist. Saskatoon Chronology: 1882–2005, p.3.
  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. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "1937–38 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
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