1938–39 New York Rangers season

The 1938–39 New York Rangers season was the 13th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). New York finished second in the NHL in regular season points with 58, and qualified for the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games.^[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Boston Bruins	48	36	10	2	156	76	74
New York Rangers	48	26	16	6	149	105	58
Toronto Maple Leafs	48	19	20	9	114	107	47
New York Americans	48	17	21	10	119	157	44
Detroit Red Wings	48	18	24	6	107	128	42
Montreal Canadiens	48	15	24	9	115	146	39
Chicago Black Hawks	48	12	28	8	91	132	32

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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

1938–39 Game Log

November: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)

December: 7–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 5–1–0)

January: 5–3–2 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 0–2–2)

February: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 4–1–1)

March: 3–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 2–3–0)

Playoffs

Main article: 1939 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key: Win Loss

1939 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Semi-finals: vs. Boston Bruins – Boston wins series 4–3
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	March 21	Boston Bruins	2–1	New York Rangers	OT	Boston leads series 1–0
2	March 23	New York Rangers	2–3	Boston Bruins	OT	Boston leads series 2–0
3	March 25	New York Rangers	1–4	Boston Bruins		Boston leads series 3–0
4	March 28	Boston Bruins	1–2	New York Rangers		Boston leads series 3–1
5	March 30	New York Rangers	2–1	Boston Bruins	OT	Boston leads series 3–2
6	April 1	Boston Bruins	1–3	New York Rangers		Series tied 3–3
7	April 2	New York Rangers	1–2	Boston Bruins	OT	Boston wins series 4–3

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Smith, ClintClint Smith	48	21	20	41	2
Colville, NeilNeil Colville	47	18	19	37	12
Watson, PhilPhil Watson	48	15	22	37	42
Hextall, BryanBryan Hextall	48	20	15	35	18
Shibicky, AlexAlex Shibicky	48	24	9	33	24
Hiller, WilbertWilbert Hiller	48	10	19	29	22
Patrick, LynnLynn Patrick	35	8	21	29	25
Colville, MacMac Colville	48	7	21	28	26
Dillon, CecilCecil Dillon	48	12	15	27	6
Heller, EhrhardtEhrhardt Heller	48	0	23	23	42
Pratt, WalterWalter Pratt	48	2	19	21	20
Allen, GeorgeGeorge Allen	19	6	6	12	10
Coulter, ArthurArthur Coulter	44	4	8	12	58
Patrick, MurrayMurray Patrick	48	1	10	11	64
Krol, JoeJoe Krol	1	1	1	2	0
Carse, BillBill Carse	1	0	1	1	0
Molyneaux, LarryLarry Molyneaux	43	0	1	1	18

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Shibicky, AlexAlex Shibicky	7	3	1	4	2
Pratt, WalterWalter Pratt	7	1	2	3	9
Colville, MacMac Colville	7	1	2	3	4
Smith, ClintClint Smith	7	1	2	3	0
Carse, BillBill Carse	6	1	1	2	0
Coulter, ArthurArthur Coulter	7	1	1	2	6
Patrick, LynnLynn Patrick	7	1	1	2	0
Watson, PhilPhil Watson	7	1	1	2	7
Colville, NeilNeil Colville	7	0	2	2	2
Patrick, MurrayMurray Patrick	7	1	0	1	17
Heller, EhrhardtEhrhardt Heller	7	0	1	1	10
Hiller, WilbertWilbert Hiller	7	1	0	1	9
Hextall, BryanBryan Hextall	7	0	1	1	4
Allen, GeorgeGeorge Allen	7	0	0	0	4
Dillon, CecilCecil Dillon	1	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Kerr, DaveDave Kerr	48	2970	26	16	6	105	2.12	6

Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Gardiner, BertBert Gardiner	6	433	3	3	12	1.66	0
Kerr, DaveDave Kerr	1	119	0	1	2	1.01	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

↑ "1938–39 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
↑ 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.
↑ "1938–39 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-23.

New York Rangers seasons

1920s	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1938–39 NHL season by team

Teams	Boston Chicago Detroit Montreal Canadiens NY Americans NY Rangers Toronto

See also	1939 Stanley Cup Finals Transactions

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