1959–60 New York Rangers season

The 1959–60 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 34th season. In the regular season, the Rangers had a 17–38–15 record, and finished with 49 points. Their last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.[1]

1959–60 New York Rangers
Division6th NHL
1959–60 record17–38–15
Goals for187
Goals against247
Team information
General managerMuzz Patrick
CoachPhil Watson
Muzz Patrick
Alf Pike
CaptainGeorge Sullivan
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsDean Prentice (32)
AssistsAndy Bathgate (48)
PointsAndy Bathgate (74)
Penalty minutesLou Fontinato (137)
WinsGump Worsley (7)
Goals against averageJack McCartan (1.75)

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 Montreal Canadiens 70 40 18 12 255 178 +77 92
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 35 26 9 199 195 +4 79
3 Chicago Black Hawks 70 28 29 13 191 180 +11 69
4 Detroit Red Wings 70 26 29 15 186 197 −11 67
5 Boston Bruins 70 28 34 8 220 241 −21 64
6 New York Rangers 70 17 38 15 187 247 −60 49

Record vs. opponents

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1959–60 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 5–6–3 5–8–1 4–8 8–4–2 6–6–2
Chicago 6–5–3 4–8–2 3–7–4 11–1–2 4–8–2
Detroit 8–5–1 8–4–2 2–7–5 4–6–4 4–9–1
Montreal 8–4 7–3–4 7–2–5 6–6–2 10–3–1
New York 4–8–2 1–11–2 6–4–4 6–6–2 2–9–3
Toronto 6–6–2 8–4–2 9–4–1 3–10–1 9–2–3


Schedule and results

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1959–60 Game Log
October: 2–6–2 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 1–3–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 7 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 0–1–0
2 10 @ Boston Bruins 6–4 0–2–0
3 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 0–3–0
4 14 Boston Bruins 4–3 0–4–0
5 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 1–4–0
6 18 Montreal Canadiens 6–5 1–5–0
7 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 1–6–0
8 24 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 1–6–1
9 25 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 2–6–1
10 28 Detroit Red Wings 3–3 2–6–2
November: 1–8–4 (Home: 1–3–3; Road: 0–5–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
11 1 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 2–7–2
12 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 2–8–2
13 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 8–2 2–9–2
14 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–3 2–9–3
15 11 Boston Bruins 6–3 3–9–3
16 14 Detroit Red Wings 4–0 3–10–3
17 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 3–10–4
18 18 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 3–11–4
19 22 Detroit Red Wings 5–3 3–12–4
20 25 Boston Bruins 3–3 3–12–5
21 26 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 3–13–5
22 28 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 3–14–5
23 29 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 3–14–6
December: 6–6–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
24 3 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–4 4–14–6
25 5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 4–15–6
26 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–0 5–15–6
27 12 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 6–15–6
28 13 Boston Bruins 4–3 7–15–6
29 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–3 7–16–6
30 20 Montreal Canadiens 6–5 8–16–6
31 23 Chicago Black Hawks 3–0 8–17–6
32 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 9–17–6
33 26 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 9–18–6
34 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 9–19–6
35 29 Boston Bruins 4–3 9–20–6
January: 2–8–4 (Home: 1–1–3; Road: 1–7–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
36 1 @ Boston Bruins 7–3 9–21–6
37 3 Montreal Canadiens 8–3 10–21–6
38 6 Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 10–22–6
39 9 Detroit Red Wings 3–3 10–22–7
40 10 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–3 11–22–7
41 14 @ Boston Bruins 6–0 11–23–7
42 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 11–24–7
43 17 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 11–25–7
44 21 @ Montreal Canadiens 11–2 11–26–7
45 23 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 11–27–7
46 24 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–2 11–27–8
47 27 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 11–27–9
48 30 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 11–28–9
49 31 Detroit Red Wings 3–3 11–28–10
February: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–3–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
50 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 11–29–10
51 4 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 12–29–10
52 6 Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 12–30–10
53 7 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 13–30–10
54 10 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 13–31–10
55 14 @ Boston Bruins 3–0 13–32–10
56 17 Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 13–33–10
57 20 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–3 13–33–11
58 21 Boston Bruins 7–2 14–33–11
59 24 Detroit Red Wings 2–2 14–33–12
60 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 14–34–12
61 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 14–35–12
March: 3–3–3 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 1–2–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
62 5 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–0 14–36–12
63 6 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 15–36–12
64 9 Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 15–36–13
65 10 @ Boston Bruins 3–3 15–36–14
66 12 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 16–36–14
67 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 16–36–15
68 16 Boston Bruins 3–2 16–37–15
69 19 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–3 16–38–15
70 20 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 17–38–15

Playoffs

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The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1960 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Lorne Worsley 39 2301 7 23 8 135 3.52 1260 .893 0
Marcel Paille 17 1020 6 9 2 67 3.94 515 .870 1
Al Rollins 10 600 3 4 3 31 3.10 386 .920 0
Jack McCartan 4 240 1 1 2 7 1.75 128 .945 0
Joe Schaefer 1 39 0 1 0 5 7.69 22 .773 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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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1959–60 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "1959–1960 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1959–60 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Halligan, John. "The Greatest Player Not in the Hockey Hall of Fame". New York Rangers. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
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