1947–48 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1947–48 1947 New York Rangers 4th 21–26–13 11–12–7 10–14–6 176 201 Frank Boucher Frank Boucher Neil Colville Madison Square Garden Tony Leswick/Buddy O'Connor (24) Buddy O'Connor (36) Buddy O'Connor (60) Tony Leswick (76) Jim Henry (17) Jim Henry (3.19) The 1947–48 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 22nd season. During the regular season, the Rangers had a 21–26–13 record and made the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Detroit Red Wings in six games.1947–48 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1948.html 2010-10-30 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; 1947–48 regular season1947-48 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1948_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 1–3–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–2–0) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 19 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 1–1–0 |- | 3 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 1–2–0 |- | 4 || 29 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 1–3–0 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 6–5–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–3–0) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 5 || 1 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 2–3–0 |- | 6 || 2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–4 || 3–3–0 |- | 7 || 6 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 3–4–0 |- | 8 || 8 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–2 || 3–5–0 |- | 9 || 9 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 8–5 || 3–6–0 |- | 10 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 8–2 || 3–7–0 |- | 11 || 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 3–8–0 |- | 12 || 16 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 4–8–0 |- | 13 || 19 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–5 || 5–8–0 |- | 14 || 22 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 6–8–0 |- | 15 || 30 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 7–8–0 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 6–3–4 (home: 3–2–3; road: 3–1–1) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 16 || 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 7–9–0 |- | 17 || 6 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–5 || 7–9–1 |- | 18 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 8–9–1 |- | 19 || 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || 8–9–2 |- | 20 || 11 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 9–9–2 |- | 21 || 13 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 10–9–2 |- | 22 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 10–9–3 |- | 23 || 17 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 11–9–3 |- | 24 || 21 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 11–10–3 |- | 25 || 23 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–1 || 11–11–3 |- | 26 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 12–11–3 |- | 27 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 12–11–4 |- | 28 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 7–3 || 13–11–4 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 4–5–3 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–3–2) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 29 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 13–12–4 |- | 30 || 3 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–5 || 13–12–5 |- | 31 || 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 13–13–5 |- | 32 || 7 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–0 || 13–14–5 |- | 33 || 10 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 13–14–6 |- | 34 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 14–14–6 |- | 35 || 14 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 15–14–6 |- | 36 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 15–14–7 |- | 37 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 15–15–7 |- | 38 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 15–16–7 |- | 39 || 28 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 16–16–7 |- | 40 || 31 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 17–16–7 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 2–3–5 (home: 2–2–2; road: 0–1–3) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 41 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 17–16–8 |- | 42 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 17–16–9 |- | 43 || 7 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 17–17–9 |- | 44 || 8 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 17–17–10 |- | 45 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 17–17–11 |- | 46 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 17–17–12 |- | 47 || 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 17–18–12 |- | 48 || 22 || Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 18–18–12 |- | 49 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–4 || 18–19–12 |- | 50 || 29 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 19–19–12 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 2–7–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 1–4–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 51 || 2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 20–19–12 |- | 52 || 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 20–20–12 |- | 53 || 6 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 20–21–12 |- | 54 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 20–21–13 |- | 55 || 10 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 20–22–13 |- | 56 || 13 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 20–23–13 |- | 57 || 14 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || 20–24–13 |- | 58 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 20–25–13 |- | 59 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 21–25–13 |- | 60 || 21 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 21–26–13 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1948 Stanley Cup playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1948 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Semifinals vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings – Detroit wins 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || March 24 || New York Rangers || 1–2 || Detroit Red Wings || || Detroit leads series 1–0 |- | 2 || March 26 || New York Rangers || 2–5 || Detroit Red Wings || || Detroit leads series 2–0 |- | 3 || March 28 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–3 || New York Rangers || || Detroit leads series 2–1 |- | 4 || March 30 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–3 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2–2 |- | 5 || April 1 || New York Rangers || 1–3 || Detroit Red Wings || || Detroit leads series 3–2 |- | 6 || April 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || New York Rangers || || Detroit wins series 4–2 |- |- | 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 Herbert O'Connor 60 24 36 60 8 Edgar Laprade 59 13 24 47 7 Tony Leswick 60 24 16 40 76 Phil Watson 54 18 15 33 54 Don Raleigh 52 15 18 33 2 Ed Kullman 51 15 17 32 32 Grant Warwick‡ 40 17 12 29 30 Cal Gardner 58 7 18 25 71 Bryan Hextall 43 8 14 22 18 Rene Trudell 54 13 7 20 30 Frank Eddolls 58 6 13 19 16 Neil Colville 55 4 12 16 25 Bill Moe 59 1 15 16 31 Bill Juzda 60 3 9 12 70 Ed Slowinski 38 6 5 11 2 Church Russell 19 0 3 3 2 Ronnie Rowe Ronnie Rowe (ice hockey) 5 1 0 1 0 Fred Shero 19 1 0 1 2 Jean Lamirande 18 0 1 1 6 Herb Foster 1 0 0 0 0 Larry Kwong 1 0 0 0 0 Fern Perreault 2 0 0 0 0 Hub Anslow 2 0 0 0 0 Billy Taylor Billy Taylor (ice hockey b. 1919)† 2 0 0 0 0 Winston Juckes Bing Juckes 2 0 0 0 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Phil Watson 5 2 3 5 2 Tony Leswick 6 3 2 5 8 Edgar Laprade 6 1 4 5 0 Herbert O'Connor 6 1 4 5 0 Bryan Hextall 6 1 3 4 0 Don Raleigh 6 2 0 2 2 Nick Mickoski 2 0 1 1 0 Dunc Fisher 1 0 1 1 0 Fred Shero 7 0 1 1 2 Neil Colville 7 0 1 1 2 Ed Kullman 7 0 1 1 2 Jack Lancien 2 0 0 0 2 Ken Davies Ken Davies (ice hockey) 1 0 0 0 0 Jean Lamirande 6 0 0 0 4 Ed Slowinski 4 0 0 0 0 Bill Juzda 6 0 0 0 9 Bill Moe 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Eddolls 2 0 0 0 0 Rene Trudell 5 0 0 0 0 Cal Gardner 5 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 Jim Henry Jim Henry (ice hockey) 48 2880 17 18 13 153 3.19 2 Chuck Rayner 12 691 4 7 0 42 3.65 0 Bob DeCourcy 1 29 0 1 0 6 12.41 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Chuck Rayner 6 360 2 4 17 2.83 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 2026-07-27 1947–48 New York Rangers https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481948.html See also 1947–48 NHL season References 1947–48 Category:1947–48 NHL season by team Category:1947 in sports in New York City Category:1948 in sports in New York City 1947-48 New York Rangers season