1951–52 New York Rangers season

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.[1]

1951–52 New York Rangers
Division5th NHL
1951–52 record23–34–13
Goals for192
Goals against219
Team information
General managerFrank Boucher
CoachNeil Colville
Bill Cook
CaptainAllan Stanley
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsWally Hergesheimer (26)
AssistsDon Raleigh (42)
PointsDon Raleigh (61)
Penalty minutesHy Buller (96)
WinsChuck Rayner (18)
Goals against averageEmile Francis/Chuck Raynor (3.00)

Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 70 44 14 12 215 133 +82 100
2 Montreal Canadiens 70 34 26 10 195 164 +31 78
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 29 25 16 168 157 +11 74
4 Boston Bruins 70 25 29 16 162 176 −14 66
5 New York Rangers 70 23 34 13 192 219 −27 59
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 17 44 9 158 241 −83 43

Record vs. opponents

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1951–52 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 9–3–2 3–8–3 7–5–2 4–6–4 2–7–5
Chicago 3–9–2 2–12 1–10–3 5–7–2 6–6–2
Detroit 8–3–3 12–2 9–2–3 9–3–2 6–4–4
Montreal 5–7–2 10–1–3 2–9–3 9–4–1 8–5–1
New York 6–4–4 7–5–2 3–9–2 4–9–1 3–7–4
Toronto 7–2–5 6–6–2 4–6–4 5–8–1 7–3–4


Schedule and results

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1951–52 Game Log
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
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
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
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
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
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

Playoffs

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The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1952 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
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.

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1951–52 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "1951–1952 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1951–52 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.