1954–55 New York Rangers season

The 1954–55 New York Rangers season saw the Rangers finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League with a record of 17 wins, 35 losses, and 18 ties for 52 points.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	70	42	17	11	204	134	+70	95
2	Montreal Canadiens	70	41	18	11	228	157	+71	93
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	24	24	22	147	135	+12	70
4	Boston Bruins	70	23	26	21	169	188	−19	67
5	New York Rangers	70	17	35	18	150	210	−60	52
6	Chicago Black Hawks	70	13	40	17	161	235	−74	43

Schedule and results

1954–55 Game Log

October: 5–4–1 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 2–4–0)

November: 3–6–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 1–4–2)

December: 1–8–6 (Home: 1–2–6; Road: 0–6–0)

January: 4–7–3 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 3–5–1)

February: 1–6–4 (Home: 1–4–2; Road: 0–2–2)

March: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1955 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Lewicki, DannyDanny Lewicki	70	29	24	53	8
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate	70	20	20	40	37
Raleigh, DonDon Raleigh	69	8	32	40	19
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice	70	16	15	31	20
Murphy, RonRon Murphy	66	14	16	30	36
Popein, LarryLarry Popein	70	11	17	28	27
Conacher, PetePete Conacher^†	52	10	7	17	10
Gadsby, BillBill Gadsby^†	52	8	8	16	44
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	70	2	14	16	87
Chrystal, BobBob Chrystal	68	6	9	15	68
Ronty, PaulPaul Ronty^‡	54	4	11	15	10
Mickoski, NickNick Mickoski^‡	18	1	14	15	6
Laprade, EdgarEdgar Laprade	60	3	11	14	0
Irwin, IvanIvan Irwin	60	0	13	13	85
Henry, CamilleCamille Henry	21	5	2	7	4
Guidolin, AldoAldo Guidolin	70	2	5	7	34
Hergesheimer, WallyWally Hergesheimer	14	4	2	6	4
Howe, VicVic Howe	29	2	4	6	10
Evans, JackJack Evans	47	0	5	5	91
Ezinicki, BillBill Ezinicki	16	2	2	4	22
Fontinato, LouLou Fontinato	28	2	2	4	60
McLeod, JackJack McLeod	11	1	1	2	2
McCreary, BillBill McCreary	8	0	2	2	0
Stanley, AllanAllan Stanley^‡	12	0	1	1	2
Bouchard, DickDick Bouchard	1	0	0	0	0
Howell, RonRon Howell	3	0	0	0	0
Sonmor, GlenGlen Sonmor	13	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Worsley, LorneLorne Worsley	65	3900	15	33	17	195	3.00	2312	.916	4
Bower, JohnnyJohnny Bower	5	300	2	2	1	13	2.60	156	.917	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

Danny Lewicki, left wing, NHL Second Team All-Star

References

↑ "1954–1955 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1954–55 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

1954–55 NHL season

Teams	Boston Chicago Detroit Montreal New York Toronto

See also	All-Star Game Richard Riot Topps Hockey Stanley Cup Finals

New York Rangers

Founded in 1926
Based in New York City, New York

Franchise

History

Personnel

Owners: The Madison Square Garden Company (James Dolan, chairman)
President: Glen Sather
General manager: Jeff Gorton
Head coach: Alain Vigneault
Team captain: Ryan McDonagh
Current roster

Arenas

Rivalries

Affiliates

AHL: Hartford Wolf Pack

ECHL: Greenville Swamp Rabbits

General managers

Head coaches

Media

Networks

TV	MSG Network

Radio	WEPN-FM

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TV	Sam Rosen Joe Micheletti

Radio	Kenny Albert Dave Maloney

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