1930–31 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season

1930–31 New York Rangers
Division3rd American
1930–31 record19–16–9
Goals for106
Goals against87
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachLester Patrick
CaptainBill Cook
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBill Cook (30)
AssistsFrank Boucher (27)
PointsBill Cook (42)
Penalty minutesChing Johnson (77)
WinsJohn Ross Roach (19)
Goals against averageJohn Ross Roach (1.89)

The 1930–31 New York Rangers season was the franchise's fifth season. In the regular season, the Rangers finished third in the American Division with a 19–16–9 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Rangers defeated the Montreal Maroons 8–1 in a two-game, total goals series, but lost to the Chicago Black Hawks 3 goals to 0 in the semi-finals.

Regular season

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 44 28 10 6 143 90 62
Chicago Black Hawks 44 24 17 3 108 78 51
New York Rangers 44 19 16 9 106 87 47
Detroit Falcons 44 16 21 7 102 105 39
Philadelphia Quakers 44 4 36 4 76 184 12

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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

Vs. American Division

1930–31 NHL records[2]
Team BOS CHI DET NYR PHI Total
Boston — 2–4 4–1–1 4–0–2 5–0–1 15–5–4
Chicago 4–2 — 2–3–1 4–1–1 6–0 16–6–2
Detroit 1–4–1 3–2–1 — 2–3–1 4–2 10–11–3
N.Y. Rangers 0–4–2 1–4–1 3–2–1 — 6–0 10–10–4
Philadelphia 0–5–1 0–6 2–4 0–6 — 2–21–1

Vs. Canadian Division

1930–31 NHL records
Team MTL MTM NYA OTT TOR Total
Boston 1–2–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–1–1 12–6–2
Chicago 0–3–1 0–4 3–1 4–0 0–4 7–12–1
Detroit 2–2 0–3–1 0–2–2 2–2 2–1–1 6–10–4
N.Y. Rangers 2–2 2–1–1 1–0–3 3–1 1–2–1 9–6–5
Philadelphia 0–3–1 1–3 0–3–1 0–3–1 1–3 2–15–3


Schedule and results

1930–31 Game Log
November: 3–3–2 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
1 11 @ Philadelphia Quakers 3–0 1–0–0
2 13 @ Detroit Falcons 1–0 1–1–0
3 16 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1 – 1 OT 1–1–1
4 18 New York Americans 0 – 0 OT 1–1–2
5 23 Philadelphia Quakers 5–2 2–1–2
6 25 @ Montreal Maroons 5–2 2–2–2
7 27 Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 2–3–2
8 29 @ Philadelphia Quakers 6–3 3–3–2
December: 5–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 1–2–2)
Game December Opponent Score Record
9 4 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–4 3–4–2
10 6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 3–5–2
11 9 Ottawa Senators 3–2 4–5–2
12 14 Detroit Falcons 3–0 5–5–2
13 18 Boston Bruins 4–2 5–6–2
14 20 @ Boston Bruins 2 – 2 OT 5–6–3
15 23 Montreal Canadiens 5–1 6–6–3
16 25 @ Ottawa Senators 4–1 7–6–3
17 28 Philadelphia Quakers 4–2 8–6–3
18 30 @ New York Americans 2 – 2 OT 8–6–4
January: 2–6–3 (Home: 1–5–1; Road: 1–1–2)
Game January Opponent Score Record
19 1 Boston Bruins 4 – 3 OT 8–7–4
20 6 Montreal Maroons 5–1 9–7–4
21 8 @ Detroit Falcons 1–0 10–7–4
22 11 Chicago Black Hawks 2–0 10–8–4
23 13 @ Boston Bruins 2 – 2 OT 10–8–5
24 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – 1 OT 10–8–6
25 18 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 10–9–6
26 20 Montreal Canadiens 3 – 2 OT 10–10–6
27 25 Detroit Falcons 1–0 10–11–6
28 29 Boston Bruins 4–3 10–12–6
29 31 @ Montreal Maroons 2 – 2 OT 10–12–7
February: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–0–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
30 3 Montreal Maroons 3–0 11–12–7
31 5 @ New York Americans 2–0 12–12–7
32 8 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 12–13–7
33 10 @ Philadelphia Quakers 3–1 13–13–7
34 12 @ Detroit Falcons 1 – 1 OT 13–13–8
35 15 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 14–13–8
36 17 Ottawa Senators 5–4 14–14–8
37 22 Philadelphia Quakers 6–1 15–14–8
38 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 16–14–8
March: 3–2–1 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 2–2–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
39 3 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 16–15–8
40 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 17–15–8
41 7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 17–16–8
42 10 Detroit Falcons 3 – 2 OT 18–16–8
43 15 New York Americans 0 – 0 OT 18–16–9
44 17 @ Ottawa Senators 3–1 19–16–9

Playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1931 Stanley Cup playoffs
Quarter-Finals: vs. Montreal Maroons – New York Rangers win series eight goals to one goal
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 March 24 Montreal Maroons 1–5 New York Rangers New York Rangers lead series 5 goals to 1 goal
2 March 26 New York Rangers 3–0 Montreal Maroons New York Rangers win series 8 goals to 1 goal
Semi-finals: vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Chicago wins series 3 goals to 0 goals
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 March 28 New York Rangers 0–2 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago leads series 2 goals to 0 goals
2 March 30 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 New York Rangers Chicago wins series 3 goals to 0 goals

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Cook 44 30 12 42 39
Frank Boucher 44 12 27 39 20
Frederick Cook 44 18 17 35 72
Melville Keeling 44 13 9 22 35
Murray Murdoch 44 7 7 14 8
Paul Thompson 44 7 7 14 36
Joe Jerwa 33 4 7 11 72
Cecil Dillon 25 7 3 10 8
Ivan Johnson 44 2 6 8 77
Bud Maracle 11 1 3 4 4
Frank Waite 17 1 3 4 4
Bill Regan 42 2 1 3 49
Eddie Rodden 24 0 3 3 8
Gene Carrigan 33 2 0 2 13
Sammy McAdam 4 0 0 0 0
Ernie Kenny 6 0 0 0 0
Leo Bourgeault‡ 10 0 0 0 0
Frank Peters 44 0 0 0 59
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Paul Thompson 4 3 0 3 2
Bill Cook 4 3 0 3 4
Murray Murdoch 4 0 2 2 0
Melville Keeling 4 1 1 2 0
Frank Boucher 4 0 2 2 0
Ivan Johnson 4 1 0 1 17
Cecil Dillon 4 0 1 1 0
Frank Peters 4 0 0 0 2
Bill Regan 4 0 0 0 2
Bud Maracle 4 0 0 0 2
Joe Jerwa 4 0 0 0 4
Frederick Cook 4 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
John Ross Roach 44 2760 19 16 9 87 1.89 7
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
John Ross Roach 4 240 2 2 0 4 1.00 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

References

  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1930-31 New York Rangers | hockeydb.com". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  • "1930–31 New York Rangers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
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