1940–41 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1940–41 1940 New York Rangers 4th 21–19–8 13–7–4 8–12–4 143 125 Lester Patrick Frank Boucher Art Coulter Madison Square Garden Bryan Hextall (26) Neil Colville (28) Bryan Hextall/Lynn Patrick (44) Babe Pratt (52) Dave Kerr (21) Dave Kerr (2.49) The 1940–41 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 15th season. During the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the NHL with 50 points and qualified for the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, New York lost to the Detroit Red Wings, two games to one.1940–41 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1941.html 2010-12-25 2 Regular season Final standings NYR Record vs. opponents NYR Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1940–41 regular season1940-41 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1941_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 3–3–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–1–1) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 2 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 10 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2 – 2 OT || 1–0–1 |- | 3 || 16 || Detroit Red Wings || 3 – 3 OT || 1–0–2 |- | 4 || 19 || New York Americans || 3–2 || 2–0–2 |- | 5 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 2–1–2 |- | 6 || 26 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 2–2–2 |- | 7 || 28 || @ New York Americans || 2–1 || 2–3–2 |- | 8 || 30 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 3–3–2 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 4–6–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–5–1) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 9 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 3–4–2 |- | 10 || 5 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 4–4–2 |- | 11 || 8 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 4–5–2 |- | 12 || 10 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 4–6–2 |- | 13 || 13 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3 – 2 OT || 4–7–2 |- | 14 || 15 || New York Americans || 6–3 || 5–7–2 |- | 15 || 19 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 6–7–2 |- | 16 || 22 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3 – 1 OT || 6–8–2 |- | 17 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3 – 3 OT || 6–8–3 |- | 18 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 6–9–3 |- | 19 || 29 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 7–9–3 |- | 20 || 31 || @ Boston Bruins || 2 – 2 OT || 7–9–4 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 3–5–3 (home: 1–2–2; road: 2–3–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 21 || 1 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 7–10–4 |- | 22 || 4 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3 – 3 OT || 7–10–5 |- | 23 || 5 || @ New York Americans || 6–2 || 8–10–5 |- | 24 || 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 8–11–5 |- | 25 || 9 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3 – 2 OT || 8–12–5 |- | 26 || 12 || New York Americans || 3–1 || 9–12–5 |- | 27 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 3 – 3 OT || 9–12–6 |- | 28 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 2 – 2 OT || 9–12–7 |- | 29 || 19 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 10–12–7 |- | 30 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 4 – 3 OT || 10–13–7 |- | 31 || 26 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 10–14–7 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 7–4–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–1) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 32 || 2 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 11–14–7 |- | 33 || 4 || @ New York Americans || 2 – 2 OT || 11–14–8 |- | 34 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 12–14–8 |- | 35 || 9 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 13–14–8 |- | 36 || 11 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 13–15–8 |- | 37 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 13–16–8 |- | 38 || 15 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 13–17–8 |- | 39 || 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 13–18–8 |- | 40 || 18 || @ New York Americans || 5–2 || 14–18–8 |- | 41 || 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 15–18–8 |- | 42 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 16–18–8 |- | 43 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 17–18–8 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 4–1–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–1–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 44 || 1 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 18–18–8 |- | 45 || 2 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4 – 2 OT || 18–19–8 |- | 46 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–0 || 19–19–8 |- | 47 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–5 || 20–19–8 |- | 48 || 16 || New York Americans || 6–3 || 21–19–8 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1941 Stanley Cup playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1941 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings – Detroit wins 2–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || March 20 || New York Rangers || 1–2 || Detroit Red Wings || OT || Detroit leads series 1–0 |- | 2 || March 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–3 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 1–1 |- | 3 || March 24 || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Detroit Red Wings || || Detroit wins series 2–1 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Bryan Hextall 48 26 18 44 16 Lynn Patrick 48 20 24 44 12 Neil Colville 48 14 28 42 28 Phil Watson 40 11 25 36 49 Mac Colville 47 14 17 31 18 Clint Smith ice hockey 48 14 11 25 0 Alex Shibicky 40 10 14 24 14 Walter Pratt Babe Pratt 47 3 17 20 52 Alf Pike 48 6 13 19 23 Arthur Coulter 35 5 14 19 42 Wilbert Hiller 45 8 10 18 20 Ehrhardt Heller 48 2 16 18 42 James MacDonald Kilby MacDonald 47 5 6 11 12 Murray Patrick 47 2 8 10 21 Stanford Smith 8 2 1 3 0 Herb Foster 4 1 0 1 5 Bill Allum 1 0 1 1 0 John Polich 2 0 1 1 0 Bill Juzda 5 0 0 0 2 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Walter Pratt Babe Pratt 3 1 1 2 6 Mac Colville 3 1 1 2 2 Phil Watson 3 0 2 2 9 Neil Colville 3 1 1 2 0 James MacDonald Kilby MacDonald 3 1 0 1 0 Ehrhardt Heller 3 0 1 1 4 Alf Pike 3 0 1 1 2 Alex Shibicky 3 1 0 1 2 Lynn Patrick 3 1 0 1 14 Bryan Hextall 3 0 1 1 0 Murray Patrick 3 0 0 0 2 Wilbert Hiller 3 0 0 0 0 Arthur Coulter 3 0 0 0 14 Clint Smith ice hockey 3 0 0 0 0 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Dave Kerr 48 3010 21 19 8 125 2.49 2 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Dave Kerr 3 192 1 2 6 1.88 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. hockeydb.com 2026-07-30 1940–41 New York Rangers https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481941.html See also 1940–41 NHL season References 1940-41 Category:1940–41 NHL season by team Category:1940 in sports in New York City Category:1941 in sports in New York City 1940-41 New York Rangers season