1937–38 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season

1937–38 New York Rangers
Division2nd American
1937–38 record27–15–6
Goals for149
Goals against96
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachLester Patrick
CaptainArt Coulter
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsCecil Dillon (21)
AssistsPhil Watson (25)
PointsCecil Dillon (39)
Penalty minutesArt Coulter (90)
WinsDave Kerr (27)
Goals against averageDave Kerr (1.95)

The 1937–38 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 12th season. New York finished second in the American Division in regular season with a record of 27–15–6, and qualified for the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the New York Americans 2–1 in a best of three games series.

Offseason

The team played an exhibition game against the New York Americans in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 30 October to open the new Saskatoon Arena.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 48 30 11 7 142 89 67
New York Rangers 48 27 15 6 149 96 60
Chicago Black Hawks 48 14 25 9 97 139 37
Detroit Red Wings 48 12 25 11 99 133 35

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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

1937–38 NHL records[3]
Team BOS CHI DET NYR Total
Boston — 6–2 5–2–1 5–3 16–7–1
Chicago 2–6 — 3–4–1 3–4–1 6–14–2
Detroit 2–5–1 4–3–1 — 1–6–1 7–14–3
N.Y. Rangers 3–5 4–3–1 6–1–1 — 13–9–2

Vs. Canadian Division

1937–38 NHL records
Team MTL MTM NYA TOR Total
Boston 2–2–2 4–0–2 3–1–2 2–2–2 11–5–8
Chicago 1–3–2 4–2 0–4–2 1–2–3 6–11–7
Detroit 3–2–1 0–3–3 2–2–2 0–4–2 5–11–8
N.Y. Rangers 1–3–2 5–0–1 4–1–1 4–2 14–6–4


Schedule and results

1937–38 Game Log
November: 3–4–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 2–2–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
1 7 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–0 1–0–0
2 11 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 1–1–0
3 14 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 1–2–0
4 16 New York Americans 1–0 2–2–0
5 20 @ Montreal Maroons 3–0 3–2–0
6 21 Montreal Maroons 3 – 3 OT 3–2–1
7 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 3–3–1
8 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 3–4–1
December: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–2–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
9 2 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 3–5–1
10 5 Boston Bruins 4–0 4–5–1
11 11 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 5–5–1
12 12 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 6–5–1
13 14 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 7–5–1
14 16 @ New York Americans 2–0 8–5–1
15 19 Montreal Canadiens 2 – 2 OT 8–5–2
16 23 @ Montreal Maroons 4–0 9–5–2
17 26 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 9–6–2
18 28 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 9–7–2
19 31 Boston Bruins 5–3 10–7–2
January: 6–2–3 (Home: 3–0–2; Road: 3–2–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
20 4 New York Americans 5 – 5 OT 10–7–3
21 6 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 11–7–3
22 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 11–8–3
23 9 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 12–8–3
24 13 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 3 OT 12–8–4
25 16 @ New York Americans 4–0 13–8–4
26 18 Montreal Canadiens 3 – 1 OT 14–8–4
27 23 Montreal Maroons 8–2 15–8–4
28 25 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 16–8–4
29 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 16–9–4
30 30 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2 – 2 OT 16–9–5
February: 8–3–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 4–1–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
31 1 Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 17–9–5
32 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 18–9–5
33 10 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–0 19–9–5
34 12 @ Montreal Maroons 5–3 20–9–5
35 13 Montreal Maroons 4–1 21–9–5
36 17 Boston Bruins 3 – 2 OT 21–10–5
37 20 @ Boston Bruins 3 – 2 OT 21–11–5
38 22 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 21–12–5
39 24 Chicago Black Hawks 6–3 22–12–5
40 26 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 23–12–5
41 27 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 24–12–5
March: 3–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 0–2–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
42 3 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 25–12–5
43 6 @ New York Americans 3–1 25–13–5
44 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 26–13–5
45 13 Boston Bruins 2–1 26–14–5
46 17 New York Americans 5–3 27–14–5
47 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 1 – 1 OT 27–14–6
48 20 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–3 27–15–6

Playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1938 Stanley Cup playoffs
Quarter-finals: vs. New York Americans – New York Americans win series 2–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 March 22 New York Americans 2–1 New York Rangers OT New York Americans lead series 1–0
2 March 24 New York Rangers 4–3 New York Americans Series tied 1–1
3 March 27 New York Americans 3–2 New York Rangers OT New York Americans win series 2–1

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Cecil Dillon 48 21 18 39 6
Clint Smith 48 14 23 37 0
Neil Colville 45 17 19 36 11
Alex Shibicky 48 17 18 35 26
Lynn Patrick 48 15 19 34 24
Phil Watson 48 7 25 32 52
Mac Colville 48 14 14 28 18
Bryan Hextall 48 17 4 21 6
Walter Pratt 47 5 14 19 56
Melville Keeling 39 8 9 17 12
Ehrhardt Heller 48 2 14 16 68
Arthur Coulter 43 5 10 15 90
Bobby Kirk 39 4 8 12 14
Joe Cooper 46 3 2 5 56
Murray Patrick 1 0 2 2 0
Frank Boucher 9 0 1 1 2
Wilbert Hiller 9 0 1 1 2
Larry Molyneaux 2 0 0 0 2
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Bryan Hextall 3 2 0 2 0
Mac Colville 3 0 2 2 0
Phil Watson 3 0 2 2 0
Alex Shibicky 3 2 0 2 2
Clint Smith 3 2 0 2 0
Ehrhardt Heller 3 0 1 1 2
Melville Keeling 3 0 1 1 2
Lynn Patrick 3 0 1 1 2
Neil Colville 3 0 1 1 0
Cecil Dillon 3 1 0 1 0
Larry Molyneaux 3 0 0 0 8
Wilbert Hiller 1 0 0 0 0
Murray Patrick 3 0 0 0 2
Joe Cooper 3 0 0 0 4
Walter Pratt 2 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr 48 2960 27 15 6 96 1.95 8
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr 3 262 1 2 8 1.83 0

†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

See also

References

  1. ^ O'Brien, Jeff, City Archivist. Saskatoon Chronology: 1882–2005, p.3.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1937–38 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.

External links

  • "1937–38 New York Rangers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
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