1938–39 New York Rangers season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1938–39 1938 New York Rangers 2nd 26–16–6 13–8–3 13–8–3 149 105 Lester Patrick Lester Patrick Art Coulter Madison Square Garden Alex Shibicky (24) Ott Heller (23) Clint Smith (41) Muzz Patrick (64) Dave Kerr (26) Dave Kerr (2.12) The 1938–39 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 13th season. New York finished second in the NHL in regular season points with 58, and qualified for the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games.1938–39 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1939.html 2009-06-04 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; 1938–39 regular season1938-39 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1939_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 5–2–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–1–0) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 13 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 15 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 2–0–0 |- | 3 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 3–0–0 |- | 4 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 4–0–0 |- | 5 || 22 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 4–1–0 |- | 6 || 24 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–2 || 5–1–0 |- | 7 || 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 5–2–0 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 7–3–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 5–1–0) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 8 || 4 || @ New York Americans || 6–1 || 6–2–0 |- | 9 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || 7–2–0 |- | 10 || 11 || Boston Bruins || 3–0 || 7–3–0 |- | 11 || 15 || New York Americans || 1 – 1 OT || 7–3–1 |- | 12 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 8–3–1 |- | 13 || 18 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–0 || 8–4–1 |- | 14 || 20 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 9–4–1 |- | 15 || 22 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 10–4–1 |- | 16 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 1–0 || 11–4–1 |- | 17 || 26 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–0 || 11–5–1 |- | 18 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 2 – 1 OT || 12–5–1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 5–3–2 (home: 5–1–0; road: 0–2–2) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 19 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–0 || 13–5–1 |- | 20 || 5 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2 – 2 OT || 13–5–2 |- | 21 || 8 || New York Americans || 5–2 || 14–5–2 |- | 22 || 10 || @ New York Americans || 1 – 0 OT || 14–6–2 |- | 23 || 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–0 || 15–6–2 |- | 24 || 15 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1 – 1 OT || 15–6–3 |- | 25 || 19 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 15–7–3 |- | 26 || 22 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–3 || 16–7–3 |- | 27 || 26 || New York Americans || 1–0 || 16–8–3 |- | 28 || 31 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 17–8–3 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 6–3–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 4–1–1) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 29 || 2 || @ New York Americans || 7–0 || 18–8–3 |- | 30 || 4 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 19–8–3 |- | 31 || 5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5 – 5 OT || 19–8–4 |- | 32 || 9 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 19–9–4 |- | 33 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 20–9–4 |- | 34 || 16 || New York Americans || 2–1 || 21–9–4 |- | 35 || 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 21–10–4 |- | 36 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 22–10–4 |- | 37 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 23–10–4 |- | 38 || 25 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 1 – 1 OT || 23–10–5 |- | 39 || 26 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || 23–11–5 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 3–5–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 2–3–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 40 || 2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 23–12–5 |- | 41 || 5 || @ Boston Bruins || 5 – 3 OT || 23–13–5 |- | 42 || 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 2 – 2 OT || 23–13–6 |- | 43 || 9 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 8–3 || 24–13–6 |- | 44 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 24–14–6 |- | 45 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 24–15–6 |- | 46 || 16 || @ New York Americans || 11–5 || 25–15–6 |- | 47 || 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 25–16–6 |- | 48 || 19 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–2 || 26–16–6 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1939 Stanley Cup playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1939 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Semifinals vs. (1) Boston Bruins – Boston wins 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || March 21 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || New York Rangers || OT || Boston leads series 1–0 |- | 2 || March 23 || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Boston Bruins || OT || Boston leads series 2–0 |- | 3 || March 25 || New York Rangers || 1–4 || Boston Bruins || || Boston leads series 3–0 |- | 4 || March 28 || Boston Bruins || 1–2 || New York Rangers || || Boston leads series 3–1 |- | 5 || March 30 || New York Rangers || 2–1 || Boston Bruins || OT || Boston leads series 3–2 |- | 6 || April 1 || Boston Bruins || 1–3 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 3–3 |- | 7 || April 2 || New York Rangers || 1–2 || Boston Bruins || OT || Boston wins series 4–3 |- |- | 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 Clint Smith ice hockey 48 21 20 41 2 Neil Colville 47 18 19 37 12 Phil Watson 48 15 22 37 42 Bryan Hextall 48 20 15 35 18 Alex Shibicky 48 24 9 33 24 Wilbert Hiller 48 10 19 29 22 Lynn Patrick 35 8 21 29 25 Mac Colville 48 7 21 28 26 Cecil Dillon 48 12 15 27 6 Ehrhardt Heller 48 0 23 23 42 Walter Pratt Babe Pratt 48 2 19 21 20 George Allen George Allen (ice hockey) 19 6 6 12 10 Arthur Coulter 44 4 8 12 58 Murray Patrick 48 1 10 11 64 Joe Krol Joe Krol (ice hockey) 1 1 1 2 0 Bill Carse 1 0 1 1 0 Larry Molyneaux 43 0 1 1 18 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Alex Shibicky 7 3 1 4 2 Walter Pratt Babe Pratt 7 1 2 3 9 Mac Colville 7 1 2 3 4 Clint Smith ice hockey 7 1 2 3 0 Bill Carse 6 1 1 2 0 Arthur Coulter 7 1 1 2 6 Lynn Patrick 7 1 1 2 0 Phil Watson 7 1 1 2 7 Neil Colville 7 0 2 2 2 Murray Patrick 7 1 0 1 17 Ehrhardt Heller 7 0 1 1 10 Wilbert Hiller 7 1 0 1 9 Bryan Hextall 7 0 1 1 4 George Allen George Allen (ice hockey) 7 0 0 0 4 Cecil Dillon 1 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 2970 26 16 6 105 2.12 6 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Bert Gardiner 6 433 3 3 12 1.66 0 Dave Kerr 1 119 0 1 2 1.01 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 1938–39 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481939.html References 1938-39 Category:1938–39 NHL season by team Category:1938 in sports in New York City Category:1939 in sports in New York City 1938-39 New York Rangers season