1943–44 New York Rangers season

The 1943–44 New York Rangers season was the 18th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers had a 6–39–5 record and compiled 17 points, the fewest of any team in franchise history.[1] New York finished in last place in the NHL.[2]

1943–44 New York Rangers
Division6th NHL
1943–44 record6–39–5
Goals for162
Goals against310
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainOtt Heller
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBryan Hextall (21)
AssistsBryan Hextall (33)
PointsBryan Hextall (54)
Penalty minutesBob Dill (66)
WinsKen McAuley (6)
Goals against averageHarry Lumley (0.00)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[3]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens503857234109+12583
2Detroit Red Wings5026186214177+3758
3Toronto Maple Leafs5023234214174+4050
4Chicago Black Hawks5022235178187−949
5Boston Bruins5019265223268−4543
6New York Rangers506395162310−14817

Record vs. opponents
1943–44 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —5–51–7–23–5–27–2–13–7
Chicago 5–5—5–50–8–27–1–25–4–1
Detroit 7–1–25–5—0–9–18–1–16–2–2
Montreal 5–3–28–0–29–0–1—9–0–17–2–1
New York 2–7–11–7–21–8–10–9–1—2–8
Toronto 7–34–5–12–6–22–7–18–2—

Schedule and results
1943–44 Game Log
October: 0–2–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–2–0)
November: 0–9–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–4–0)
December: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–4–0)
January: 2–9–0 (Home: 1–5–0; Road: 1–4–0)
February: 0–8–2 (Home: 0–4–2; Road: 0–4–0)
March: 0–6–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 0–4–1)

Playoffs

The Rangers finished the season in last place in the NHL for the second consecutive season and missed the 1944 Stanley Cup playoffs.[2][4]

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ken McAuley50298063953106.240
Harry Lumley‡12000000.000

†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.

Source:[5]

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;

Awards and records
  • Longest losing streak to start the season (11 games)[6]
  • Longest winless streak to start the season (15 games: 14 losses, 1 tie)[7]

References
  1. "New York Rangers Franchise Index". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  2. "1943–44 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  3. "Standings: 1943–1944". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  4. "Rangers, Tired of Cellar, Hope This Is Their Season". The Windsor Daily Star. 1945-10-22. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  5. "1943–44 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  6. McCaig, Sam (2015-10-16). "The Streakers: Best & worst starts in NHL history (and who might set new mark in 2015–16)". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  7. Cluff, Jeremy (2017-10-27). "Coyotes avoid disastrous date with history". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
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