1928–29 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1928–29 1928 New York Rangers American 2nd 21–13–10 12–6–4 9–7–6 72 65 Lester Patrick Lester Patrick Bill Cook Madison Square Garden Bill Cook (15) Frank Boucher (16) Frank Boucher (26) Bun Cook (70) John Ross Roach (21) John Ross Roach (1.41) The 1928–29 New York Rangers season was the franchise's third season.New York Rangers Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/history.html September 8, 2020 During the regular season, the Rangers finished in second place in the American Division with a 21–13–10 record and qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs. In the postseason, the Rangers won series against the New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs to reach the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins 2–0.1928–29 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1929.html July 17, 2010 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; 1928–29 regular season1928-29 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1929_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 4–1–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–0–1) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 15 || @ Detroit Cougars || 2–0 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 18 || @ New York Americans || 1 – 1 OT || 1–0–1 |- | 3 || 20 || Montreal Maroons || 1–0 || 1–1–1 |- | 4 || 22 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 2–1–1 |- | 5 || 25 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2–0 || 3–1–1 |- | 6 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2 – 1 OT || 4–1–1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 5–3–2 (home: 4–1–0; road: 1–2–2) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 7 || 1 || @ Montreal Maroons || 3–0 || 4–2–1 |- | 8 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 4–3–1 |- | 9 || 6 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 0 – 0 OT || 4–3–2 |- | 10 || 9 || @ Detroit Cougars || 2 – 2 OT || 4–3–3 |- | 11 || 11 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 5–3–3 |- | 12 || 13 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3 – 2 OT || 6–3–3 |- | 13 || 16 || Detroit Cougars || 3–0 || 7–3–3 |- | 14 || 20 || Ottawa Senators || 1–0 || 8–3–3 |- | 15 || 25 || New York Americans || 1–0 || 8–4–3 |- | 16 || 30 || Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 9–4–3 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 7–3–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–1–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 17 || 1 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 10–4–3 |- | 18 || 3 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2 – 2 OT || 10–4–4 |- | 19 || 6 || @ New York Americans || 0 – 0 OT || 10–4–5 |- | 20 || 10 || @ Ottawa Senators || 9–3 || 11–4–5 |- | 21 || 13 || Detroit Cougars || 1–0 || 12–4–5 |- | 22 || 15 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 12–5–5 |- | 23 || 17 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 13–5–5 |- | 24 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 0 – 0 OT || 13–5–6 |- | 25 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–0 || 13–6–6 |- | 26 || 22 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 14–6–6 |- | 27 || 24 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 3–1 || 15–6–6 |- | 28 || 27 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 15–7–6 |- | 29 || 31 || New York Americans || 2–1 || 16–7–6 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 3–4–3 (home: 2–1–2; road: 1–3–1) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 30 || 3 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 17–7–6 |- | 31 || 5 || Montreal Maroons || 1 – 1 OT || 17–7–7 |- | 32 || 7 || @ Ottawa Senators || 2–1 || 17–8–7 |- | 33 || 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 3 – 3 OT || 17–8–8 |- | 34 || 14 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 17–9–8 |- | 35 || 17 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2–1 || 18–9–8 |- | 36 || 21 || Detroit Cougars || 1–0 || 18–10–8 |- | 37 || 23 || @ Montreal Maroons || 9–1 || 18–11–8 |- | 38 || 26 || Ottawa Senators || 2–0 || 19–11–8 |- | 39 || 28 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 0 – 0 OT || 19–11–9 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 2–2–1 (home: 0–1–1; road: 2–1–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 40 || 3 || @ Detroit Cougars || 3–2 || 20–11–9 |- | 41 || 5 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 20–12–9 |- | 42 || 10 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 20–13–9 |- | 43 || 14 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1 – 1 OT || 20–13–10 |- | 44 || 17 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 4–3 || 21–13–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1929 Stanley Cup playoffs 1929 Stanley Cup Finals The playoffs were now between division finishers of each division, rather than a division champion from each division.Playoff Formats National Hockey League http://www.nhl.com/cup/formats.html June 14, 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101217080720/http://www.nhl.com/cup/formats.html December 17, 2010 background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1929 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. (C2) New York Americans – Rangers win 1 goal to 0 goals Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || March 19 || New York Rangers || 0–0 || New York Americans || OT || Series tied 0 goals to 0 goals |- | 2 || March 21 || New York Americans || 0–1 || New York Rangers || 2OT || New York Rangers win series 1 goal to 0 goals |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Semifinals vs. (C3) Toronto Maple Leafs – Rangers win 2–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || March 24 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 0–1 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0 |- | 2 || March 26 || New York Rangers || 2–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || OT || New York Rangers win series 2–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Stanley Cup Finals vs. (A1) Boston Bruins – Bruins win 2–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || March 28 || New York Rangers || 0–2 || Boston Bruins || || Boston leads series 1–0 |- | 2 || March 29 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || New York Rangers || || Boston wins series 2–0 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black #ffc Tie 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Frank Boucher 44 10 16 26 8 Bill Cook 43 15 8 23 41 Frederick Cook Bun Cook 43 13 5 18 70 Paul Thompson Paul Thompson (ice hockey b. 1906) 44 10 7 17 38 Murray Murdoch 44 8 6 14 18 Melville Keeling 43 6 3 9 35 Leo Bourgeault 44 2 3 5 59 Clarence Abel 33 3 1 4 41 Melville Vail 18 3 0 3 16 Russell Oatman† 27 1 1 2 10 Myles Lane‡ 24 1 0 1 22 Ivan Johnson Ching Johnson 9 0 0 0 14 Gerald Carson† 10 0 0 0 5 Billy Boyd Billy Boyd (ice hockey) 11 0 0 0 5 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Melville Keeling 6 3 0 3 2 Paul Thompson Paul Thompson (ice hockey b. 1906) 6 0 2 2 6 Frederick Cook Bun Cook 6 1 0 1 12 Frank Boucher 6 1 0 1 0 Billy Boyd Billy Boyd (ice hockey) 1 0 0 0 0 Gerald Carson 4 0 0 0 0 Ivan Johnson Ching Johnson 6 0 0 0 26 Leroy Goldsworthy 1 0 0 0 0 Ralph Taylor Ralph Taylor (ice hockey) 1 0 0 0 0 Russell Oatman 4 0 0 0 0 Melville Vail 6 0 0 0 2 Clarence Abel 6 0 0 0 8 Leo Bourgeault 6 0 0 0 0 Murray Murdoch 6 0 0 0 2 Bill Cook 6 0 0 0 6 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 John Ross Roach 44 2760 21 13 10 65 1.41 13 Goaltenders Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts John Ross Roach 6 392 3 2 1 5 0.77 3 †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 October 24, 2010 1928–29 New York Rangers | hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481929.html References 1928-29 Category:1928–29 NHL season by team Category:1928 in sports in New York City Category:1929 in sports in New York City 1928-29 New York Rangers season