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1948–49 New York Rangers season

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1948–49 New York Rangers
Division6th NHL
1948–49 record18–31–11
Goals for133
Goals against172
Team information
General managerFrank Boucher
CoachFrank Boucher
Lynn Patrick
CaptainNeil Colville
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsEdgar Laprade (18)
AssistsBuddy O'Connor (24)
PointsBuddy O'Connor (35)
Penalty minutesTony Leswick (70)
WinsChuck Rayner (16)
Goals against averageEmile Francis (2.00)

The 1948–49 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 23rd season. During the regular season, the Rangers compiled an 18–31–11 record, and finished with 47 points. The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.[1]

Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 60 34 19 7 195 145 +50 75
2 Boston Bruins 60 29 23 8 178 163 +15 66
3 Montreal Canadiens 60 28 23 9 152 126 +26 65
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 60 22 25 13 147 161 −14 57
5 Chicago Black Hawks 60 21 31 8 173 211 −38 50
6 New York Rangers 60 18 31 11 133 172 −39 47

Record vs. opponents

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1948–49 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 6–5–1 5–4–3 5–6–1 8–2–2 5–6–1
Chicago 5–6–1 3–9 3–7–2 6–5–1 4–4–4
Detroit 4–5–3 9–3 7–4–1 7–4–1 7–3–2
Montreal 6–5–1 7–3–2 4–7–1 5–4–3 6–4–2
New York 2–8–2 5–6–1 4–7–1 4–5–3 3–5–4
Toronto 6–5–1 4–4–4 3–7–2 4–6–2 5–3–4


Schedule and results

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1948–49 Game Log
October: 1–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–2–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–1 0–0–1
2 17 @ Detroit Red Wings 7–0 0–1–1
3 24 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 0–2–1
4 27 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 0–3–1
5 31 Boston Bruins 2–0 1–3–1
November: 2–5–3 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 1–3–2)
Game November Opponent Score Record
6 6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 1–3–2
7 7 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 1–4–2
8 10 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 2–4–2
9 13 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 2–5–2
10 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 2–5–3
11 17 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–4 2–5–4
12 21 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 3–5–4
13 25 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–4 3–6–4
14 27 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 3–7–4
15 30 Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 3–8–4
December: 5–4–3 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–2–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
16 4 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 3–9–4
17 5 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 3–10–4
18 7 Boston Bruins 2–2 3–10–5
19 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 3–11–5
20 12 Detroit Red Wings 2–0 4–11–5
21 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 5–11–5
22 18 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 5–11–6
23 19 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 6–11–6
24 23 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 7–11–6
25 25 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–0 8–11–6
26 26 Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 8–12–6
27 31 Boston Bruins 2–2 8–12–7
January: 5–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–3–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
28 1 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 8–13–7
29 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 9–13–7
30 5 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 10–13–7
31 9 Montreal Canadiens 1–1 10–13–8
32 12 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 10–14–8
33 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 10–15–8
34 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 11–15–8
35 19 Boston Bruins 5–2 11–16–8
36 20 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 11–17–8
37 23 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 11–17–9
38 26 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–1 12–17–9
39 30 Montreal Canadiens 9–0 13–17–9
February: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
40 2 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 13–18–9
41 5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 13–18–10
42 6 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–0 14–18–10
43 9 @ Detroit Red Wings 8–0 14–19–10
44 10 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 14–20–10
45 12 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 14–21–10
46 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 14–22–10
47 16 Detroit Red Wings 4–0 15–22–10
48 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 15–23–10
49 20 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 16–23–10
50 23 Boston Bruins 3–2 16–24–10
51 27 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 17–24–10
March: 1–7–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 0–5–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
52 2 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 17–25–10
53 5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1 17–26–10
54 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 17–27–10
55 9 @ Boston Bruins 8–1 17–28–10
56 12 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–0 17–29–10
57 13 Montreal Canadiens 1–1 17–29–11
58 15 Boston Bruins 4–2 17–30–11
59 16 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–2 17–31–11
60 20 Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 18–31–11

Playoffs

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The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1949 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Chuck Rayner 58 3480 16 31 11 168 2.90 7
Emile Francis 2 120 2 0 0 4 2.00 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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1948–49 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "1948–1949 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1948–49 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.