1960–61 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1960–61 1960 New York Rangers 5th 22–38–10 15–15–5 7–23–5 204 248 Muzz Patrick Alf Pike George Sullivan Camille Henry Madison Square Garden Andy Bathgate (29) Andy Bathgate (48) Andy Bathgate (77) Lou Fontinato (100) Gump Worsley (20) Gump Worsley (3.28) The 1960–61 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 35th season. The Rangers finished in fifth place in the regular season with 54 points, and did not qualify for the NHL playoffs for the third year in a row for the first time since the 1952–53 to 1954–55 seasons.1960–61 NHL Season Summary Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1961.html 2011-02-05New York Rangers Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/history.html 2026-03-16 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; 1960–61 regular season1960-61 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1961_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 4–7–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 1–3–0) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 5 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 8 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 2–0–0 |- | 3 || 9 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 2–1–0 |- | 4 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 2–2–0 |- | 5 || 15 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 8–4 || 2–3–0 |- | 6 || 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–2 || 2–4–0 |- | 7 || 19 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0 || 3–4–0 |- | 8 || 23 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 3–5–0 |- | 9 || 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 4–5–0 |- | 10 || 27 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 4–6–0 |- | 11 || 30 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 4–7–0 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 3–6–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–3–1) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 12 || 2 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 4–7–1 |- | 13 || 5 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–3 || 4–8–1 |- | 14 || 6 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 4–9–1 |- | 15 || 9 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 4–10–1 |- | 16 || 10 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 9–7 || 4–11–1 |- | 17 || 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 4–12–1 |- | 18 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 5–12–1 |- | 19 || 20 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 5–13–1 |- | 20 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 6–13–1 |- | 21 || 24 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 7–13–1 |- | 22 || 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 7–13–2 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 3–7–3 (home: 1–3–2; road: 2–4–1) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 23 || 3 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 7–14–2 |- | 24 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 8–14–2 |- | 25 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 8–15–2 |- | 26 || 10 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–0 || 9–15–2 |- | 27 || 11 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 9–15–3 |- | 28 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–0 || 9–16–3 |- | 29 || 15 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 9–16–4 |- | 30 || 17 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 9–17–4 |- | 31 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 9–18–4 |- | 32 || 21 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 9–18–5 |- | 33 || 25 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 10–18–5 |- | 34 || 28 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 10–19–5 |- | 35 || 31 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 10–20–5 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 4–5–3 (home: 2–3–0; road: 2–2–3) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 36 || 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 10–21–5 |- | 37 || 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 10–22–5 |- | 38 || 7 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || 10–23–5 |- | 39 || 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 11–23–5 |- | 40 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 11–23–6 |- | 41 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 11–23–7 |- | 42 || 15 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 12–23–7 |- | 43 || 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 12–23–8 |- | 44 || 21 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 12–24–8 |- | 45 || 22 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 13–24–8 |- | 46 || 25 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 14–24–8 |- | 47 || 29 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 14–25–8 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 5–7–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 1–6–0) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 48 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 15–25–8 |- | 49 || 2 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–5 || 15–26–8 |- | 50 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 16–26–8 |- | 51 || 5 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 17–26–8 |- | 52 || 8 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 17–27–8 |- | 53 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 17–28–8 |- | 54 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 17–28–9 |- | 55 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 8–3 || 17–29–9 |- | 56 || 15 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 17–30–9 |- | 57 || 18 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–4 || 17–31–9 |- | 58 || 19 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 18–31–9 |- | 59 || 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 19–31–9 |- | 60 || 26 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 19–32–9 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 3–6–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 0–5–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 61 || 1 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 20–32–9 |- | 62 || 2 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–1 || 20–33–9 |- | 63 || 4 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–4 || 20–34–9 |- | 64 || 5 || Detroit Red Wings || 8–3 || 21–34–9 |- | 65 || 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 21–35–9 |- | 66 || 9 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 21–36–9 |- | 67 || 12 || Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 22–36–9 |- | 68 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 22–37–9 |- | 69 || 15 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 22–38–9 |- | 70 || 19 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 22–38–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Andy Bathgate 70 29 48 77 22 Andy Hebenton 70 26 28 54 10 Camille Henry 53 28 25 53 8 Dean Prentice 56 20 25 45 17 George Sullivan George Sullivan (ice hockey) 70 9 31 40 66 Bill Gadsby 65 9 26 35 49 Earl Ingarfield Earl Ingarfield Sr. 66 13 21 34 18 Brian Cullen 42 11 19 30 6 Johnny Wilson Johnny Wilson (ice hockey)† 56 14 12 26 24 Pat Hannigan 53 11 9 20 24 Ted Hampson 69 6 14 20 4 Harry Howell Harry Howell (ice hockey) 70 7 10 17 62 Floyd Smith ice hockey 29 5 9 14 0 John Hanna John Hanna (ice hockey) 46 1 8 9 34 Irv Spencer 56 1 8 9 30 Ken Schinkel 38 2 6 8 18 Don Johns 63 1 7 8 34 Jim Morrison Jim Morrison (ice hockey) 19 1 6 7 6 Orland Kurtenbach 10 0 6 6 2 Lou Fontinato 53 2 3 5 100 Jean Ratelle 3 2 1 3 0 Len Ronson 13 2 1 3 10 Eddie Shack‡ 12 1 2 3 17 Dave Balon 13 1 2 3 8 Dan Belisle 4 2 0 2 0 Robert Kabel 4 0 2 2 2 Al LeBrun 4 0 2 2 4 Rod Gilbert 1 0 1 1 2 Bob Cunningham Bob Cunningham (ice hockey) 3 0 1 1 0 Larry Popein 4 0 1 1 0 Leon Rochefort 1 0 0 0 0 Noel Price 1 0 0 0 2 Wayne Hall Wayne Hall (ice hockey) 4 0 0 0 0 Phil Latreille 4 0 0 0 2 Ron Hutchinson Ron Hutchinson (ice hockey) 9 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 59 3473 20 29 8 191 3.30 2161 .912 1 Jack McCartan 8 440 1 6 1 35 4.77 238 .853 1 Marcel Paille 4 240 1 2 1 16 4.00 153 .895 0 Joe Schaefer 1 47 0 1 0 3 3.83 30 .900 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 1960–61 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481961.html See also 1960–61 NHL season References 1960-61 Category:1960–61 NHL season by team Category:1960 in sports in New York City Category:1961 in sports in New York City 1960-61 New York Rangers season