1952–53 New York Rangers season

1952–53 New York Rangers
Division 6th NHL
1952–53 record 17–37–16
Goals for 152
Goals against 211
Team information
General Manager Frank Boucher
Coach Bill Cook
Captain Allan Stanley
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Wally Hergesheimer (30)
Assists Paul Ronty (38)
Points Wally Hergesheimer (59)
Penalties in minutes Hy Buller (73)
Wins Gump Worsley (13)
Goals against average Chuck Rayner (2.90)

The 1952–53 New York Rangers season was the 27th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers compiled a 17–37–16 record and finished with 50 points. The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70361618222133+8990
2Montreal Canadiens70282319155148+775
3Boston Bruins70282913152172−2069
4Chicago Black Hawks70272815169175−669
5Toronto Maple Leafs70273013156167−1167
6New York Rangers70173716152211−5950

Record vs. opponents

1952–53 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —4–5–52–10–29–2–35–7–28–5–1
Chicago 5–4–5—3–9–23–7–410–3–16–6–2
Detroit 10–2–29–3–2—4–4–67–3–47–4–3
Montreal 2–9–37–3–44–4–6—7–2–57–5–2
New York 7–5–23–10–13–7–42–7–5—2–8–4
Toronto 5–8–16–6–24–7–35–7–28–2–4—

Schedule and results

1952–53 Game Log

Playoffs

The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1953 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Lorne Worsley503000132981533.062
Chuck Rayner201200488582.901

†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.

[3]

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;

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1952–53 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  2. ↑ "1952–1953 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ↑ "1952–53 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
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