1941–42 New York Rangers season

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

1941–42 New York Rangers
Division1st NHL
1941–42 record29–17–2
Goals for177
Goals against143
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainArt Coulter
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsLynn Patrick (32)
AssistsPhil Watson (37)
PointsBryan Hextall (56)
Penalty minutesPhil Watson (58)
WinsJim Henry (29)
Goals against averageJim Henry (2.90)

Regular season

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Final standings

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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.

Record vs. opponents

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1941–42 NHL Records [4]
Team BOS BRK CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 4–4 3–3–2 4–2–2 6–1–1 4–4 4–3–1
Brooklyn 4–4 2–6 3–4–1 3–4–1 2–5–1 2–6
Chicago 3–3–2 6–2 3–5 4–3–1 2–6 4–4
Detroit 2–4–2 4–3–1 5–3 5–3 1–7 2–5–1
Montreal 1–6–1 4–3–1 3–4–1 3–5 4–4 3–5
New York 4–4 5–2–1 6–2 7–1 4–4 3–4–1
Toronto 3–4–1 6–2 4–4 5–2–1 5–3 4–3–1


Schedule and results

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1941–42 Game Log
November: 6–5–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 4–1–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
1 1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 1–0–0
2 9 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 2–0–0
3 15 Boston Bruins 2–1 2–1–0
4 16 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 2–2–0
5 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 8–6 2–3–0
6 20 Brooklyn Americans 4–1 2–4–0
7 22 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–2 3–4–0
8 23 Montreal Canadiens 6–4 3–5–0
9 25 Chicago Black Hawks 5–4 OT 4–5–0
10 29 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 5–5–0
11 30 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 6–5–0
December: 8–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 4–3–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
12 7 Boston Bruins 5–4 7–5–0
13 11 @ Brooklyn Americans 5–3 8–5–0
14 13 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 8–6–0
15 16 Brooklyn Americans 3–2 OT 9–6–0
16 18 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 9–7–0
17 21 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 OT 10–7–0
18 23 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 10–8–0
19 25 Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 11–8–0
20 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 12–8–0
21 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 13–8–0
22 31 @ Brooklyn Americans 4–3 14–8–0
January: 6–1–1 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 2–1–0)
Game January Opponent Score Record
23 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 OT 14–8–1
24 6 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 15–8–1
25 13 Brooklyn Americans 9–2 16–8–1
26 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–2 16–9–1
27 18 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 OT 17–9–1
28 20 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 18–9–1
29 24 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 19–9–1
30 25 Detroit Red Wings 11–2 20–9–1
February: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–2–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
31 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 21–9–1
32 3 @ Brooklyn Americans 3–2 OT 22–9–1
33 5 Boston Bruins 4–1 23–9–1
34 7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4 23–10–1
35 8 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 24–10–1
36 10 Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 24–11–1
37 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–3 24–12–1
38 15 Brooklyn Americans 5–1 24–13–1
39 17 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 OT 24–14–1
40 22 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 25–14–1
41 24 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 26–14–1
42 26 Detroit Red Wings 7–4 27–14–1
March: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–2–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
43 3 @ Brooklyn Americans 4–4 OT 27–14–2
44 5 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 27–15–2
45 7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 27–16–2
46 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 28–16–2
47 12 Boston Bruins 2–1 28–17–2
48 15 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 29–17–2

Playoffs

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Key:   Win   Loss

1942 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Jim Henry 48 2960 29 17 2 143 2.90 1
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Jim 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

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References

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  1. ^ "New York Rangers". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "1941–42 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "1941–42 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.