1951–52 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1951–52 1951 New York Rangers 5th 23–34–13 16–13–6 7–21–7 192 219 Frank Boucher Neil Colville Bill Cook Allan Stanley Madison Square Garden Wally Hergesheimer (26) Don Raleigh (42) Don Raleigh (61) Hy Buller (96) Chuck Rayner (18) Emile Francis/Chuck Raynor (3.00) The 1951–52 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 26th season. The Rangers compiled a 23–34–13 record during the regular season, and finished with 59 points. Their fifth-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs for the second year in a row for the first time since the 1945–46 and 1946–47 seasons.1951–52 NHL Season Summary Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1952.html 2011-02-19New York Rangers Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/history.html 2026-03-15 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; 1951–52 regular season1951-52 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1952_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 2–4–1 (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–3–1) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 0–1–0 |- | 2 || 18 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 0–2–0 |- | 3 || 20 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 1–2–0 |- | 4 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 1–1 || 1–2–1 |- | 5 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 1–3–1 |- | 6 || 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 2–3–1 |- | 7 || 29 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 2–4–1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 4–5–4 (home: 3–1–3; road: 1–4–1) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 8 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 2–5–1 |- | 9 || 3 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 3–5–1 |- | 10 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 3–6–1 |- | 11 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 3–6–2 |- | 12 || 11 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 4–6–2 |- | 13 || 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 4–6–3 |- | 14 || 17 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 4–7–3 |- | 15 || 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 4–8–3 |- | 16 || 21 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 4–8–4 |- | 17 || 22 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 4–9–4 |- | 18 || 25 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 5–9–4 |- | 19 || 27 || @ Boston Bruins || 1–1 || 5–9–5 |- | 20 || 28 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || 6–9–5 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 5–8–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 0–6–0) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 21 || 1 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–2 || 6–10–5 |- | 22 || 2 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 6–11–5 |- | 23 || 5 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 6–12–5 |- | 24 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–2 || 7–12–5 |- | 25 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 7–13–5 |- | 26 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 8–13–5 |- | 27 || 15 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 8–14–5 |- | 28 || 16 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 8–15–5 |- | 29 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 9–15–5 |- | 30 || 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 10–15–5 |- | 31 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 10–16–5 |- | 32 || 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 11–16–5 |- | 33 || 29 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–2 || 11–17–5 |- | 34 || 30 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 11–17–6 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 4–5–4 (home: 2–3–1; road: 2–2–3) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 35 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 12–17–6 |- | 36 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 13–17–6 |- | 37 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 14–17–6 |- | 38 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 14–18–6 |- | 39 || 10 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 14–19–6 |- | 40 || 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 14–19–7 |- | 41 || 16 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 14–20–7 |- | 42 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–6 || 14–20–8 |- | 43 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 15–20–8 |- | 44 || 22 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 15–20–9 |- | 45 || 26 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 15–20–10 |- | 46 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 15–21–10 |- | 47 || 31 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 1–0 || 15–22–10 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 5–4–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–2–2) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 48 || 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 15–23–10 |- | 49 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 16–23–10 |- | 50 || 9 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 17–23–10 |- | 51 || 10 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 17–24–10 |- | 52 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 18–24–10 |- | 53 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 18–25–10 |- | 54 || 17 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 19–25–10 |- | 55 || 19 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 19–25–11 |- | 56 || 20 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 19–25–12 |- | 57 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 20–25–12 |- | 58 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 20–26–12 |- | 59 || 28 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 20–26–13 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 3–8–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 1–4–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 60 || 1 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 20–27–13 |- | 61 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–4 || 20–28–13 |- | 62 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 20–29–13 |- | 63 || 6 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 21–29–13 |- | 64 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 21–30–13 |- | 65 || 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 10–2 || 22–30–13 |- | 66 || 15 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 22–31–13 |- | 67 || 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 22–32–13 |- | 68 || 19 || Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 23–32–13 |- | 69 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 23–33–13 |- | 70 || 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–6 || 23–34–13 |- |- | 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 Don Raleigh 70 19 42 61 14 Ed Slowinski 64 21 22 43 18 Paul Ronty 65 12 31 43 16 Gaye Stewart 69 15 25 40 22 Wally Hergesheimer 68 26 12 38 6 Edgar Laprade 70 9 29 38 8 Hy Buller 68 12 23 35 96 Reggie Sinclair 69 20 10 30 33 Herb Dickenson 37 14 13 27 8 Ed Kullman 64 11 10 21 59 Nick Mickoski 43 7 13 20 20 Allan Stanley 50 5 14 19 52 Steve Kraftcheck 58 8 9 17 30 Jim Ross Jim Ross (ice hockey) 51 2 9 11 25 Frank Eddolls 42 3 5 8 18 Jack Evans Jack Evans (ice hockey) 52 1 6 7 83 Jack Stoddard 20 4 2 6 2 Jackie McLeod 13 2 3 5 2 Zellio Toppazzini 16 1 1 2 4 Clare Martin Clare Martin (ice hockey)† 14 0 1 1 6 Jim Conacher† 16 0 1 1 2 Lloyd Ailsby 3 0 0 0 2 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 Chuck Rayner 53 3180 18 25 10 159 3.00 2 Emile Francis 14 840 4 7 3 42 3.00 0 Lorne Anderson 3 180 1 2 0 18 6.00 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 1951–52 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481952.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100801203848/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481952.html 1 August 2010 live See also 1951–52 NHL season References 1951-52 Category:1951–52 NHL season by team Category:1951 in sports in New York City Category:1952 in sports in New York City 1951-52 New York Rangers season