1934–35 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season

1934–35 New York Rangers
Division3rd American
1934–35 record22–20–6
Goals for137
Goals against139
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachLester Patrick
CaptainBill Cook
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsCecil Dillon (25)
AssistsFrank Boucher (32)
PointsFrank Boucher (45)
Penalty minutesEarl Seibert (86)
WinsDave Kerr (19)
Goals against averageDave Kerr (2.46)

The 1934–35 New York Rangers season was the franchise's ninth season. During the regular season, the Rangers finished in third place in the American Division with 50 points, and qualified for the playoffs.[1] In the first round of the playoffs, the Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens in a two-game total goal series, 6–5, to advance to the NHL semi-finals. There, New York lost 5–4 in another two-game total goal series to the Montreal Maroons.[2]

Regular season

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 48 26 16 6 129 112 58
Chicago Black Hawks 48 26 17 5 118 88 57
New York Rangers 48 22 20 6 137 139 50
Detroit Red Wings 48 19 22 7 127 114 45

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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

1934–35 NHL records[4]
Team BOS CHI DET NYR Total
Boston — 1–4–1 5–0–1 3–1–2 9–5–4
Chicago 4–1–1 — 3–3 3–1–2 10–5–3
Detroit 0–5–1 3–3 — 2–4 5–12–1
N.Y. Rangers 1–3–2 1–3–2 4–2 — 6–8–4

Vs. Canadian Division

1934–35 NHL records
Team MTL MTM NYA STL TOR Total
Boston 4–2 1–4–1 4–2 5–1 3–2–1 17–11–2
Chicago 4–1–1 3–3 4–2 4–1–1 1–5 16–12–2
Detroit 4–1–1 2–3–1 2–1–3 3–3 3–2–1 14–10–6
N.Y. Rangers 2–4 2–3–1 3–2–1 5–1 4–2 16–12–2


Schedule and results

1934–35 Game Log
November: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–3–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
1 10 @ St. Louis Eagles 4–2 0–1–0
2 15 @ Detroit Red Wings 8–2 0–2–0
3 18 St. Louis Eagles 5–0 1–2–0
4 22 Detroit Red Wings 4 – 3 OT 2–2–0
5 25 @ New York Americans 3–1 2–3–0
6 27 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 2–4–0
December: 4–6–1 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 2–3–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
7 1 Montreal Maroons 5–2 2–5–0
8 4 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–3 2–6–0
9 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 3–6–0
10 9 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 3–7–0
11 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 8–4 3–8–0
12 16 Boston Bruins 2–1 4–8–0
13 18 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 4–9–0
14 20 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 4–10–0
15 22 @ Montreal Maroons 2–1 5–10–0
16 25 New York Americans 3–1 6–10–0
17 30 Boston Bruins 0 – 0 OT 6–10–1
January: 8–1–3 (Home: 4–0–3; Road: 4–1–0)
Game January Opponent Score Record
18 1 @ Boston Bruins 5–2 6–11–1
19 3 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 7–11–1
20 8 Montreal Maroons 1 – 1 OT 7–11–2
21 12 @ New York Americans 3–1 8–11–2
22 13 St. Louis Eagles 3–2 9–11–2
23 15 New York Americans 1 – 1 OT 9–11–3
24 20 Montreal Canadiens 7–1 10–11–3
25 22 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–0 11–11–3
26 24 Chicago Black Hawks 3 – 3 OT 11–11–4
27 27 @ New York Americans 4–2 12–11–4
28 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–5 13–11–4
29 31 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 14–11–4
February: 7–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–2–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
30 3 Detroit Red Wings 5–3 15–11–4
31 5 @ Montreal Maroons 5–4 16–11–4
32 7 New York Americans 6–4 16–12–4
33 10 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 17–12–4
34 12 @ St. Louis Eagles 5–1 18–12–4
35 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 19–12–4
36 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 19–13–4
37 17 @ Detroit Red Wings 5 – 3 OT 20–13–4
38 19 St. Louis Eagles 2–1 21–13–4
39 24 Boston Bruins 0 – 0 OT 21–13–5
40 26 @ Montreal Maroons 3–1 21–14–5
41 28 Montreal Maroons 5–2 21–15–5
March: 1–5–1 (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 1–3–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
42 5 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 21–16–5
43 7 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–1 21–17–5
44 9 @ St. Louis Eagles 5–1 22–17–5
45 10 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1 – 1 OT 22–17–6
46 12 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 22–18–6
47 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–4 22–19–6
48 17 Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 22–20–6

Playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1935 Stanley Cup playoffs
Quarter-finals: vs. Montreal Canadiens – New York Rangers win series 6 goals to 5 goals
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 March 24 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 New York Rangers New York Rangers lead series 2 goals to 1 goal
2 March 26 New York Rangers 4–4 Montreal Canadiens OT New York Rangers win series 6 goals to 5 goals
Semi-finals: vs. Montreal Maroons – Montreal wins series 5 goals to 4 goals
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 March 28 Montreal Maroons 2–1 New York Rangers Montreal leads series 2 goals to 1 goal
2 March 30 New York Rangers 3–3 Montreal Maroons OT Montreal wins series 5 goals to 4 goals

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Frank Boucher 48 13 32 45 2
Bill Cook 48 21 15 36 23
Cecil Dillon 48 25 9 34 4
Frederick Cook 48 13 21 34 26
Murray Murdoch 48 14 15 29 14
Earl Seibert 48 6 19 25 86
Lynn Patrick 48 9 13 22 17
Bert Connelly 47 10 11 21 23
Melville Keeling 47 15 4 19 14
Charlie Mason 46 5 9 14 14
Ehrhardt Heller 47 3 11 14 31
Ivan Johnson 26 2 3 5 34
Art Somers 41 0 5 5 4
Alex Levinsky† 21 0 4 4 6
Vic Ripley‡ 4 0 2 2 2
Bill MacKenzie† 15 1 0 1 10
Harold Starr† 30 0 0 0 26
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Lynn Patrick 4 2 2 4 0
Melville Keeling 4 2 1 3 0
Cecil Dillon 4 2 1 3 0
Bill Cook 4 1 2 3 7
Frank Boucher 4 0 3 3 0
Murray Murdoch 4 0 2 2 4
Frederick Cook 4 2 0 2 0
Ehrhardt Heller 4 0 1 1 4
Charlie Mason 4 0 1 1 0
Bert Connelly 4 1 0 1 0
Harold Starr 4 0 0 0 2
Bill MacKenzie 3 0 0 0 0
Art Somers 2 0 0 0 2
Ivan Johnson 3 0 0 0 2
Earl Seibert 4 0 0 0 6

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr 37 2290 19 12 6 94 2.46 4
Andy Aitkenhead 10 610 3 7 0 37 3.64 1
Percy Jackson† 1 60 0 1 0 8 8.00 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr 4 240 1 1 2 10 2.50 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.

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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

Transactions

References

  1. ^ "1934–35 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "1934–35 NHL Playoff Results". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  3. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "1934–35 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
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