1945–46 New York Rangers season

The 1945–46 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 20th season. During the regular season, the Rangers compiled a 13–28–9 record and finished with 35 points. With a last-place finish, the Rangers did not qualify for the NHL playoffs.[1]

1945–46 New York Rangers
Division6th NHL
1945–46 record13–28–9
Goals for144
Goals against191
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainNeil Colville
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsAb DeMarco (20)
AssistsAb DeMarco (27)
PointsAb DeMarco (47)
Penalty minutesPhil Watson (43)
WinsChuck Rayner (12)
Goals against averageChuck Rayner (3.76)

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 Montreal Canadiens 50 28 17 5 172 134 +38 61
2 Boston Bruins 50 24 18 8 167 156 +11 56
3 Chicago Black Hawks 50 23 20 7 200 178 +22 53
4 Detroit Red Wings 50 20 20 10 146 159 −13 50
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 50 19 24 7 174 185 −11 45
6 New York Rangers 50 13 28 9 144 191 −47 35

Record vs. opponents

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1945–46 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 4–6 4–3–3 4–5–1 6–3–1 6–1–3
Chicago 6–4 3–4–3 4–5–1 5–2–3 5–5
Detroit 3–4–3 4–3–3 6–3–1 4–4–2 3–6–1
Montreal 5–4–1 5–4–1 3–6–1 8–1–1 7–2–1
New York 3–6–1 2–5–3 4–4–2 1–8–1 3–5–2
Toronto 1–6–3 5–5 6–3–1 2–7–1 5–3–2


Schedule and results

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1945–46 Game Log
October: 0–1–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–1–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 31 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 0–1–0
November: 3–8–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 2–4–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
2 3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 1–1–0
3 4 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 1–2–0
4 8 Chicago Black Hawks 5–4 1–3–0
5 10 Detroit Red Wings 2–0 2–3–0
6 11 Boston Bruins 7–1 2–4–0
7 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–0 2–5–0
8 17 Montreal Canadiens 7–3 2–6–0
9 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 2–7–0
10 22 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 2–7–1
11 24 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 2–8–1
12 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 3–8–1
13 28 @ Boston Bruins 5–1 3–9–1
December: 2–7–2 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 0–3–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
14 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 3–10–1
15 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 4–10–1
16 13 Chicago Black Hawks 7–4 4–11–1
17 16 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 4–12–1
18 19 @ Boston Bruins 8–7 4–13–1
19 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–5 4–13–2
20 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 4–14–2
21 26 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 4–15–2
22 30 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 5–15–2
23 31 Montreal Canadiens 0–0 5–15–3
January: 3–6–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 0–5–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
24 3 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–3 5–15–4
25 6 Boston Bruins 4–2 6–15–4
26 12 @ Montreal Canadiens 9–3 6–16–4
27 13 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 7–16–4
28 16 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 7–17–4
29 17 Boston Bruins 4–2 7–18–4
30 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 7–19–4
31 20 @ Chicago Black Hawks 9–1 7–20–4
32 26 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–3 7–21–4
33 27 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 8–21–4
February: 2–4–5 (Home: 0–1–4; Road: 2–3–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
34 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–6 8–21–5
35 6 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 8–22–5
36 7 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 8–23–5
37 10 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 8–23–6
38 14 Boston Bruins 2–2 8–23–7
39 16 @ Boston Bruins 6–2 9–23–7
40 17 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 9–24–7
41 21 Detroit Red Wings 2–2 9–24–8
42 24 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 9–24–9
43 27 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4 10–24–9
44 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 10–25–9
March: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
45 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 10–26–9
46 6 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–3 10–27–9
47 10 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 11–27–9
48 12 Boston Bruins 3–2 11–28–9
49 13 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 12–28–9
50 17 Montreal Canadiens 8–5 13–28–9

Playoffs

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The Rangers finished the season in last place in the NHL for the fourth consecutive season and missed the 1946 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1][4]

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Chuck Rayner 40 2377 12 21 7 149 3.76 1
Jim Henry 11 623 1 7 2 42 4.04 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. ^ a b "1945–46 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  2. ^ "1945–1946 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Detroit Gains First Victory in Hockey Loop". Reading Eagle. United Press. October 27, 1946. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "1945–46 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.