1937–38 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1937–38 1937 New York Rangers American 2nd 27–15–6 14–6–4 13–9–2 149 96 Lester Patrick Lester Patrick Art Coulter Madison Square Garden Cecil Dillon (21) Phil Watson (25) Cecil Dillon (39) Art Coulter (90) Dave Kerr (27) Dave 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. 2 Offseason The team played an exhibition game against the New York Americans in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 30 October to open the new Saskatoon Arena.O'Brien, Jeff, City Archivist. Saskatoon Chronology: 1882–2005, p.3. Regular season Final standings NYR Record vs. opponents NYR Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1937–38 regular season1937-38 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1938_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; 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 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; 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 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; 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 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; 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 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; 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 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1938 Stanley Cup playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1938 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. (C2) New York Americans – Americans win 2–1 Game 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 |- |- | 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 Cecil Dillon 48 21 18 39 6 Clint Smith ice hockey 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 Babe 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 Bobby Kirk (ice hockey) 39 4 8 12 14 Joe Cooper Joe Cooper (ice hockey) 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 Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes 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 ice hockey 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 Joe Cooper (ice hockey) 3 0 0 0 4 Walter Pratt Babe Pratt 2 0 0 0 2 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 2960 27 15 6 96 1.95 8 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Dave Kerr 3 262 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. hockeydb.com 2010-10-23 1937–38 New York Rangers https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481938.html See also 1937–38 NHL season References 1937-38 Category:1937–38 NHL season by team Category:1937 in sports in New York City Category:1938 in sports in New York City 1937-38 New York Rangers season