1974–75 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1974–75 1974 New York Rangers Campbell 2nd Patrick 2nd 37–29–14 21–11–8 16–18–6 319 276 Emile Francis Emile Francis Brad Park Madison Square Garden Steve Vickers (41) Rod Gilbert (61) Rod Gilbert (97) Derek Sanderson (106) Gilles Villemure (22) Gilles Villemure (3.16) The 1974–75 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 49th season. A league realignment had the Rangers moved into the new Patrick Division within the Campbell Conference, where the team finished 2nd with 88 points. They qualified for the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders 2–1 in a best of three games series. 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; 1974–75 regular season1974-75 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1975_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 31, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 5–3–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 2–2–0) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 9 || Washington Capitals || 6–3 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 12 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–3 || 1–1–0 |- | 3 || 16 || California Golden Seals || 5–5 || 1–1–1 |- | 4 || 19 || @ New York Islanders || 4–2 || 2–1–1 |- | 5 || 20 || Vancouver Canucks || 1–0 || 2–2–1 |- | 6 || 23 || St. Louis Blues || 5–1 || 3–2–1 |- | 7 || 26 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || 4–2–1 |- | 8 || 27 || Atlanta Flames || 4–1 || 5–2–1 |- | 9 || 30 || New York Islanders || 1–1 || 5–2–2 |- | 10 || 31 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5–1 || 5–3–2 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 5–5–2 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–2–2) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 11 || 3 || Buffalo Sabres || 4–3 || 5–4–2 |- | 12 || 5 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 2–1 || 5–5–2 |- | 13 || 6 || @ California Golden Seals || 7–3 || 6–5–2 |- | 14 || 9 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 2–2 || 6–5–3 |- | 15 || 13 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–2 || 6–6–3 |- | 16 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || 6–6–4 |- | 17 || 17 || California Golden Seals || 10–0 || 7–6–4 |- | 18 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 8–6–4 |- | 19 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 8–7–4 |- | 20 || 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–5 || 9–7–4 |- | 21 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 10–7–4 |- | 22 || 29 || @ Atlanta Flames || 3–2 || 10–8–4 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 6–3–4 (home: 4–1–3; road: 2–2–1) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 23 || 1 || St. Louis Blues || 4–4 || 10–8–5 |- | 24 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 11–8–5 |- | 25 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–4 || 12–8–5 |- | 26 || 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 12–8–6 |- | 27 || 12 || @ Washington Capitals || 6–6 || 12–8–7 |- | 28 || 14 || @ St. Louis Blues || 6–2 || 12–9–7 |- | 29 || 15 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–3 || 12–9–8 |- | 30 || 18 || Minnesota North Stars || 7–0 || 13–9–8 |- | 31 || 19 || @ Boston Bruins || 11–3 || 13–10–8 |- | 32 || 22 || Atlanta Flames || 4–3 || 13–11–8 |- | 33 || 27 || Buffalo Sabres || 9–5 || 14–11–8 |- | 34 || 29 || Kansas City Scouts || 2–1 || 15–11–8 |- | 35 || 30 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 8–1 || 16–11–8 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 9–4–1 (home: 4–0–0; road: 5–4–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 36 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 17–11–8 |- | 37 || 4 || @ New York Islanders || 5–3 || 18–11–8 |- | 38 || 5 || Vancouver Canucks || 6–2 || 19–11–8 |- | 39 || 8 || @ Kansas City Scouts || 6–1 || 20–11–8 |- | 40 || 11 || @ St. Louis Blues || 5–3 || 21–11–8 |- | 41 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 21–12–8 |- | 42 || 15 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 5–3 || 22–12–8 |- | 43 || 17 || @ California Golden Seals || 4–4 || 22–12–9 |- | 44 || 18 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 3–2 || 23–12–9 |- | 45 || 23 || Atlanta Flames || 5–2 || 24–12–9 |- | 46 || 25 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || 24–13–9 |- | 47 || 26 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–2 || 25–13–9 |- | 48 || 28 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 5–2 || 25–14–9 |- | 49 || 30 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 6–3 || 25–15–9 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 6–4–4 (home: 3–1–3; road: 3–3–1) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 50 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 26–15–9 |- | 51 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–5 || 26–15–10 |- | 52 || 5 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–3 || 26–16–10 |- | 53 || 6 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–1 || 27–16–10 |- | 54 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–1 || 27–17–10 |- | 55 || 9 || Washington Capitals || 7–3 || 28–17–10 |- | 56 || 11 || @ Washington Capitals || 7–4 || 28–18–10 |- | 57 || 15 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 9–2 || 29–18–10 |- | 58 || 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–5 || 29–18–11 |- | 59 || 18 || @ Kansas City Scouts || 2–2 || 29–18–12 |- | 60 || 19 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 29–18–13 |- | 61 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 29–19–13 |- | 62 || 23 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–1 || 30–19–13 |- | 63 || 26 || St. Louis Blues || 5–1 || 31–19–13 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 5–9–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 1–5–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 64 || 2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–6 || 31–20–13 |- | 65 || 5 || Buffalo Sabres || 6–3 || 31–21–13 |- | 66 || 7 || @ Kansas City Scouts || 5–2 || 32–21–13 |- | 67 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 32–22–13 |- | 68 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 32–23–13 |- | 69 || 12 || New York Islanders || 5–3 || 33–23–13 |- | 70 || 14 || @ Atlanta Flames || 1–0 || 33–24–13 |- | 71 || 19 || Vancouver Canucks || 3–0 || 34–24–13 |- | 72 || 20 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 6–3 || 34–25–13 |- | 73 || 22 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–4 || 34–26–13 |- | 74 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 7–5 || 35–26–13 |- | 75 || 26 || Minnesota North Stars || 4–2 || 35–27–13 |- | 76 || 29 || @ New York Islanders || 6–4 || 35–28–13 |- | 77 || 30 || Kansas City Scouts || 8–2 || 36–28–13 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; April: 1–1–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–0–1) Game April Opponent Score Record |- | 78 || 3 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 1–1 || 36–28–14 |- | 79 || 4 || @ Atlanta Flames || 3–2 || 37–28–14 |- | 80 || 6 || New York Islanders || 6–4 || 37–29–14 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Preliminary round vs. (8) New York Islanders – Islanders win 2–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || April 8 || New York Islanders || 3–2 || New York Rangers || || New York Islanders lead series 1–0 |- | 2 || April 10 || New York Rangers || 8–3 || New York Islanders || || Series tied 1–1 |- | 3 || April 11 || New York Islanders || 4–3 || New York Rangers || OT || New York Islanders 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 Rod Gilbert 76 36 61 97 22 Jean Ratelle 79 36 55 91 26 Steve Vickers Steve Vickers (ice hockey) 80 41 48 89 64 Bill Fairbairn 80 24 37 61 10 Pete Stemkowski 77 24 35 59 63 Brad Park 65 13 44 57 104 Derek Sanderson 75 25 25 50 106 Ron Greschner 70 8 37 45 93 Greg Polis 76 26 15 41 55 Rick Middleton 47 22 18 40 19 Walt Tkaczuk 62 11 25 36 34 Gilles Marotte 77 4 32 36 69 Ted Irvine 79 17 17 34 66 Jerry Butler Jerry Butler (ice hockey) 78 17 16 33 102 Nick Beverley 67 3 15 18 19 John Bednarski 35 1 10 11 37 Dale Rolfe 42 1 8 9 30 Ron Harris Ron Harris (ice hockey) 34 1 7 8 22 Bert Wilson Bert Wilson (ice hockey) 61 5 1 6 66 Bobby Rousseau 8 2 2 4 0 Bob MacMillan 22 1 2 3 4 Dave Maloney 4 0 2 2 0 Joe Zanussi 8 0 2 2 4 Jerry Holland Jerry Holland (ice hockey) 1 1 0 1 0 Rod Seiling‡ 4 0 1 1 0 Hartland Monahan 6 0 1 1 4 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Steve Vickers Steve Vickers (ice hockey) 3 2 4 6 6 Jean Ratelle 3 1 5 6 2 Brad Park 3 1 4 5 2 Bill Fairbairn 3 4 0 4 13 Rod Gilbert 3 1 3 4 2 Walt Tkaczuk 3 1 2 3 5 Ron Harris Ron Harris (ice hockey) 3 1 0 1 9 Nick Beverley 3 0 1 1 0 Jerry Butler Jerry Butler (ice hockey) 3 1 0 1 16 Ted Irvine 3 0 1 1 11 Gilles Marotte 3 0 1 1 4 Ron Greschner 3 0 1 1 2 Pete Stemkowski 3 1 0 1 10 John Bednarski 1 0 0 0 17 Rick Middleton 3 0 0 0 2 Greg Polis 3 0 0 0 6 Derek Sanderson 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 Gilles Villemure 45 2470 22 14 6 130 3.16 2 Ed Giacomin 37 2069 13 12 8 120 3.48 1 Dunc Wilson† 3 180 1 2 0 13 4.33 0 Curt Ridley 2 81 1 1 0 7 5.19 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Gilles Villemure 2 94 1 0 6 3.83 0 Ed Giacomin 2 86 0 2 4 2.79 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 2010-08-08 1974–75 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481975.html Draft picks New York's picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 14 Dave Maloney D Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA) 2 32 Ron Greschner D Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 3 50 Jerry Holland LW Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL) 4 68 Boyd Anderson D Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 5 86 Dennis Olmstead C Canada University of Wisconsin (NCAA) 6 104 Eddie Johnstone RW Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 7 122 John Memryk G Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) 8 139 Greg Holst C Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA) 9 156 Claude Arvisais C Canada Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 10 171 Ken Dodd LW Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 11 186 Ralph Krentz LW Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) 12 198 Larry Jacques RW Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA) 13 208 Tom Gastle LW Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA) 14 218 Eric Brubacher C Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA) 15 224 Russ Hall RW Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) 16 227 Bill Kriski G Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) 17 230 Kevin Treacy RW Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 18 233 Ken Gassoff C Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 19 236 Cliff Bast D Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 20 239 Jim Mayer RW Canada Michigan Tech (NCAA) 21 241 Warren Miller RW United States University of Minnesota (NCAA) 22 243 Kevin Walker D Canada Cornell University (WCHL) 23 245 Jim Warner RW United States Minnesota Junior Stars (MidJHL) See also 1974–75 NHL season References 1974-75 Category:1974–75 NHL season by team Category:1974 in sports in New York City Category:1975 in sports in New York City 1974-75 New York Rangers season