1953–54 New York Rangers season

1953–54 New York Rangers
Division5th NHL
ConferenceNHL
1953–54 record29–31–10
Goals for161
Goals against182
Team information
General managerFrank Boucher
CoachFrank Boucher
Muzz Patrick
CaptainDon Raleigh
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsWally Hergesheimer (27)
AssistsPaul Ronty (33)
PointsPaul Ronty (46)
Penalty minutesIvan Irwin (109)
WinsJohnny Bower (29)
Goals against averageJohnny Bower (2.60)

The 1953–54 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 28th season. The season saw the Rangers finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 29 wins, 31 losses, and 10 ties for 68 points.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 70 37 19 14 191 132 +59 88
2 Montreal Canadiens 70 35 24 11 195 141 +54 81
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 32 24 14 152 131 +21 78
4 Boston Bruins 70 32 28 10 177 181 −4 74
5 New York Rangers 70 29 31 10 161 182 −21 68
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 12 51 7 133 242 −109 31

Record vs. opponents

1953–54 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston — 11–1–2 3–8–3 4–6–4 7–7 7–6–1
Chicago 1–11–2 — 2–11–1 3–9–2 3–9–2 3–11
Detroit 8–3–3 11–2–1 — 6–6–2 6–5–3 6–3–5
Montreal 6–4–4 9–3–2 6–6–2 — 9–5 5–6–3
New York 7–7 9–3–2 5–6–3 5–9 — 3–6–5
Toronto 6–7–1 11–3 3–6–5 6–5–3 6–3–5 —


Schedule and results

1953–54 Game Log
October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–4–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 0–1–0
2 11 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 1–1–0
3 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–1 1–2–0
4 17 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 1–2–1
5 18 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 1–3–1
6 22 Boston Bruins 4–3 2–3–1
7 25 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 2–4–1
8 28 Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 2–5–1
9 31 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 2–6–1
November: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–4–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
10 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 2–6–2
11 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 2–7–2
12 7 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 3–7–2
13 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–2 3–7–3
14 11 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 4–7–3
15 14 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 4–8–3
16 15 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 4–9–3
17 18 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 5–9–3
18 21 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 5–10–3
19 22 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 5–11–3
20 25 Boston Bruins 5–3 6–11–3
21 26 @ Boston Bruins 5–2 6–12–3
22 29 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 7–12–3
December: 3–8–3 (Home: 3–3–3; Road: 0–5–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
23 2 Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 7–12–4
24 3 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–0 7–13–4
25 5 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 7–14–4
26 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 7–14–5
27 9 Detroit Red Wings 3–3 7–14–6
28 12 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–2 7–15–6
29 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 7–16–6
30 16 Boston Bruins 4–3 8–16–6
31 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 8–17–6
32 20 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 9–17–6
33 23 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 10–17–6
34 26 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–0 10–18–6
35 27 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 10–19–6
36 29 Boston Bruins 6–2 10–20–6
January: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 5–2–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
37 1 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 11–20–6
38 3 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 12–20–6
39 6 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 13–20–6
40 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 14–20–6
41 13 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 14–21–6
42 14 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–0 15–21–6
43 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 15–22–6
44 17 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 16–22–6
45 20 Boston Bruins 8–3 17–22–6
46 23 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 18–22–6
47 24 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 18–23–6
48 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–3 18–23–7
49 30 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 19–23–7
February: 6–5–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–3–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
50 4 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 20–23–7
51 6 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 20–24–7
52 7 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 20–25–7
53 10 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 21–25–7
54 13 @ Boston Bruins 1–0 21–26–7
55 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 21–26–8
56 17 Boston Bruins 2–1 22–26–8
57 19 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–0 23–26–8
58 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 24–26–8
59 24 Boston Bruins 5–3 24–27–8
60 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–0 24–28–8
61 28 Montreal Canadiens 2–0 25–28–8
March: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 2–1–2)
Game March Opponent Score Record
62 3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 25–28–9
63 5 @ Chicago Black Hawks 0–0 25–28–10
64 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 25–29–10
65 10 Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 26–29–10
66 11 @ Boston Bruins 1–0 26–30–10
67 13 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 27–30–10
68 14 Detroit Red Wings 2–0 28–30–10
69 20 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 29–30–10
70 21 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 29–31–10

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1954 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Johnny Bower 70 4200 29 31 10 182 2.60 5

†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

  1. ^ "1953–1954 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1953–54 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.