1959–60_New_York_Rangers_season
1959–60 New York Rangers season
NHL hockey team season
The 1959–60 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 34th season. In the regular season, the Rangers had a 17–38–15 record, and finished with 49 points. Their last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.[1]
Quick Facts New York Rangers, Division ...
| 1959–60 New York Rangers | |
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| Division | 6th NHL |
| 1959–60 record | 17–38–15 |
| Goals for | 187 |
| Goals against | 247 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Muzz Patrick |
| Coach | Phil Watson Muzz Patrick Alf Pike |
| Captain | George Sullivan |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Dean Prentice (32) |
| Assists | Andy Bathgate (48) |
| Points | Andy Bathgate (74) |
| Penalty minutes | Lou Fontinato (137) |
| Wins | Gump Worsley (7) |
| Goals against average | Jack McCartan (1.75) |
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Final standings
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| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 255 | 178 | +77 | 92 |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 199 | 195 | +4 | 79 |
| 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 191 | 180 | +11 | 69 |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 186 | 197 | −11 | 67 |
| 5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 220 | 241 | −21 | 64 |
| 6 | New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 187 | 247 | −60 | 49 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
| Boston | — | 5–6–3 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–4–2 | 6–6–2 | ||||||
| Chicago | 6–5–3 | — | 4–8–2 | 3–7–4 | 11–1–2 | 4–8–2 | ||||||
| Detroit | 8–5–1 | 8–4–2 | — | 2–7–5 | 4–6–4 | 4–9–1 | ||||||
| Montreal | 8–4 | 7–3–4 | 7–2–5 | — | 6–6–2 | 10–3–1 | ||||||
| New York | 4–8–2 | 1–11–2 | 6–4–4 | 6–6–2 | — | 2–9–3 | ||||||
| Toronto | 6–6–2 | 8–4–2 | 9–4–1 | 3–10–1 | 9–2–3 | — | ||||||
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More information Game, October ...
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October: 2–6–2 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 1–3–1)
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November: 1–8–4 (Home: 1–3–3; Road: 0–5–1)
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December: 6–6–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–0)
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January: 2–8–4 (Home: 1–1–3; Road: 1–7–1)
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February: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–3–1)
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March: 3–3–3 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 1–2–1)
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The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1960 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
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| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
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| Lorne Worsley | 39 | 2301 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 135 | 3.52 | 1260 | .893 | 0 |
| Marcel Paille | 17 | 1020 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 67 | 3.94 | 515 | .870 | 1 |
| Al Rollins | 10 | 600 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 3.10 | 386 | .920 | 0 |
| Jack McCartan | 4 | 240 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.75 | 128 | .945 | 0 |
| Joe Schaefer | 1 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7.69 | 22 | .773 | 0 |
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†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.
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;
- Dean Prentice, left wing, NHL second All-Star team[5]
- "1959–60 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- "1959–1960 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- "1959–60 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- Halligan, John. "The Greatest Player Not in the Hockey Hall of Fame". New York Rangers. Retrieved June 4, 2011.