1961–62 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1961–62 1961 New York Rangers 4th 26–32–12 16–11–8 10–21–4 195 207 Muzz Patrick Doug Harvey Andy Bathgate Albert Langlois Madison Square Garden Andy Bathgate (28) Andy Bathgate (56) Andy Bathgate (84) Albert Langlois (90) Gump Worsley (22) Marcel Paille (2.80) The 1961–62 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 36th season. During the regular season, the Rangers finished fourth in the NHL with 64 points, and qualified for the playoffs. In the NHL semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games.1961–62 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1962.html 2010-09-18 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; 1961–62 regular season1961-62 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1962_games.html Hockey-Reference April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 6–4–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–2–1) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 2–0–0 |- | 3 || 14 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 2–1–0 |- | 4 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 3–1–0 |- | 5 || 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 3–2–0 |- | 6 || 19 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 4–2–0 |- | 7 || 21 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 4–2–1 |- | 8 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 4–3–1 |- | 9 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 4–3–2 |- | 10 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 4–4–2 |- | 11 || 29 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 5–4–2 |- | 12 || 31 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 6–4–2 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 4–2–4 (home: 3–0–3; road: 1–2–1) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 13 || 2 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 6–5–2 |- | 14 || 4 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 6–5–3 |- | 15 || 8 || Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 6–5–4 |- | 16 || 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 7–5–4 |- | 17 || 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || 7–5–5 |- | 18 || 19 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 8–5–5 |- | 19 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–0 || 9–5–5 |- | 20 || 23 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 10–5–5 |- | 21 || 25 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–0 || 10–6–5 |- | 22 || 26 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 10–6–6 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 4–7–2 (home: 3–4–0; road: 1–3–2) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 23 || 2 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 10–7–6 |- | 24 || 3 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 11–7–6 |- | 25 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 8–3 || 11–8–6 |- | 26 || 7 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 11–8–7 |- | 27 || 9 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 11–8–8 |- | 28 || 10 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 11–9–8 |- | 29 || 16 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 11–10–8 |- | 30 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 11–11–8 |- | 31 || 20 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–1 || 12–11–8 |- | 32 || 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–3 || 13–11–8 |- | 33 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–4 || 14–11–8 |- | 34 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || 14–12–8 |- | 35 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 7–4 || 14–13–8 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 2–10–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–7–0) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 36 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 15–13–8 |- | 37 || 3 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 15–14–8 |- | 38 || 6 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 15–15–8 |- | 39 || 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 15–16–8 |- | 40 || 13 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 15–17–8 |- | 41 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 15–18–8 |- | 42 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 15–19–8 |- | 43 || 21 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 15–20–8 |- | 44 || 24 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–0 || 15–21–8 |- | 45 || 27 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 15–22–8 |- | 46 || 28 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–0 || 15–23–8 |- | 47 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 5–0 || 16–23–8 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 6–5–3 (home: 4–0–3; road: 2–5–0) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 48 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 17–23–8 |- | 49 || 3 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 17–24–8 |- | 50 || 4 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 18–24–8 |- | 51 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 18–24–9 |- | 52 || 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 19–24–9 |- | 53 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 20–24–9 |- | 54 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 20–25–9 |- | 55 || 15 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 20–26–9 |- | 56 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 20–27–9 |- | 57 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–2 || 21–27–9 |- | 58 || 21 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 22–27–9 |- | 59 || 24 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 22–28–9 |- | 60 || 25 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 22–28–10 |- | 61 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 22–28–11 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 4–4–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–2–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 62 || 3 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 22–29–11 |- | 63 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 22–30–11 |- | 64 || 6 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 23–30–11 |- | 65 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 23–31–11 |- | 66 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 24–31–11 |- | 67 || 17 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 24–32–11 |- | 68 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 24–32–12 |- | 69 || 22 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 25–32–12 |- | 70 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 26–32–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1962 Stanley Cup playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1962 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Semifinals vs. (2) Toronto Maple Leafs – Toronto wins 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || March 27 || New York Rangers || 2–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Toronto leads series 1–0 |- | 2 || March 29 || New York Rangers || 1–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Toronto leads series 2–0 |- | 3 || April 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–5 || New York Rangers || || Toronto leads series 2–1 |- | 4 || April 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–4 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2–2 |- | 5 || April 5 || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || OT || Toronto leads series 3–2 |- | 6 || April 7 || New York Rangers || 1–7 || Toronto Maple Leafs|| || Toronto 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 Andy Bathgate 70 28 56 84 44 Dean Prentice 68 22 38 60 20 Earl Ingarfield Earl Ingarfield Sr. 70 26 31 57 18 Andy Hebenton 70 18 24 42 10 Camille Henry 60 23 15 38 8 Doug Harvey Doug Harvey (ice hockey) 69 6 24 30 42 Ken Schinkel 65 7 21 28 17 Ted Hampson 68 4 24 28 10 Jean-Guy Gendron 69 14 11 25 71 Albert Langlois 69 7 18 25 90 Pat Hannigan 56 8 14 22 34 Harry Howell Harry Howell (ice hockey) 66 6 15 21 89 Dave Balon 30 4 11 15 11 Johnny Wilson Johnny Wilson (ice hockey) 40 11 3 14 14 Jean Ratelle 31 4 8 12 4 Irv Spencer 43 2 10 12 31 Larry Cahan 57 2 7 9 85 Vic Hadfield 44 3 1 4 22 Pete Goegan† 7 0 2 2 6 Bob Cunningham Bob Cunningham (ice hockey) 1 0 0 0 0 Rod Gilbert 1 0 0 0 0 Mel Pearson Mel Pearson (ice hockey b. 1938) 3 0 0 0 2 Jack Bownass 4 0 0 0 4 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Rod Gilbert 4 2 3 5 4 Dave Balon 6 2 3 5 2 Earl Ingarfield Earl Ingarfield Sr. 6 3 2 5 2 Johnny Wilson Johnny Wilson (ice hockey) 6 2 2 4 4 Jean-Guy Gendron 6 3 1 4 2 Andy Hebenton 6 1 2 3 0 Andy Bathgate 6 1 2 3 4 Dean Prentice 3 0 2 2 0 Harry Howell Harry Howell (ice hockey) 6 0 1 1 8 Albert Langlois 6 0 1 1 2 Ted Hampson 6 0 1 1 0 Ken Schinkel 2 1 0 1 0 Doug Harvey Doug Harvey (ice hockey) 6 0 1 1 2 Vic Hadfield 4 0 0 0 2 Larry Cahan 6 0 0 0 10 Irv Spencer 1 0 0 0 2 Pat Hannigan 4 0 0 0 2 Camille Henry 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 SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts Lorne Worsley 60 3531 22 27 9 173 2.94 1981 .913 2 Marcel Paille 10 600 4 4 2 28 2.80 318 .912 0 Danny Olesevich 1 29 0 0 1 2 4.14 19 .895 0 Dave Dryden 1 40 0 1 0 3 4.50 26 .885 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Lorne Worsley 6 384 2 4 21 3.28 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 2026-01-02 1961–62 New York Rangers https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481962.html See also 1961–62 NHL season References 1961-62 Category:1961–62 NHL season by team Category:1961 in sports in New York City Category:1962 in sports in New York City 1961-62 New York Rangers season