1955–56 New York Rangers season

The 1955–56 New York Rangers season was the 30th season for the team in the National Hockey League. In the regular season, the Rangers finished third overall in the league with a 32–28–10 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 in a best of seven games series.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	70	45	15	10	222	131	+91	100
2	Detroit Red Wings	70	30	24	16	183	148	+35	76
3	New York Rangers	70	32	28	10	204	203	+1	74
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	24	33	13	153	181	−28	61
5	Boston Bruins	70	23	34	13	147	185	−38	59
6	Chicago Black Hawks	70	19	39	12	155	216	−61	50

Schedule and results

1955–56 Game Log

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

November: 6–2–5 (Home: 3–0–4; Road: 3–2–1)

December: 6–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 1–3–0)

January: 7–5–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 5–4–1)

February: 5–8–2 (Home: 5–2–2; Road: 0–6–0)

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

Playoffs

Main article: 1956 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key: Win Loss

1956 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Semi-finals: vs. Montreal Canadiens – Montreal wins series 4–1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	March 20	New York Rangers	1–7	Montreal Canadiens		Montreal leads series 1–0
2	March 22	New York Rangers	4–2	Montreal Canadiens		Series tied 1–1
3	March 24	Montreal Canadiens	3–1	New York Rangers		Montreal leads series 2–1
4	March 25	Montreal Canadiens	5–3	New York Rangers		Montreal leads series 3–1
5	March 27	New York Rangers	0–7	Montreal Canadiens		Montreal wins series 4–1

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate	70	19	47	66	59
Creighton, DaveDave Creighton	70	20	31	51	43
Gadsby, BillBill Gadsby	70	9	42	51	84
Lewicki, DannyDanny Lewicki	70	18	27	45	26
Murphy, RonRon Murphy	66	16	28	44	71
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice	70	24	18	42	44
Hergesheimer, WallyWally Hergesheimer	70	22	18	40	26
Popein, LarryLarry Popein	64	14	25	39	37
Hebenton, AndyAndy Hebenton	70	24	14	38	8
Horvath, BroncoBronco Horvath	66	12	17	29	40
Conacher, PetePete Conacher	41	11	11	22	10
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	70	3	15	18	77
Fontinato, LouLou Fontinato	70	3	15	18	202
Raleigh, DonDon Raleigh	29	1	12	13	4
Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron	63	5	7	12	38
Evans, JackJack Evans	70	2	9	11	104
Guidolin, AldoAldo Guidolin	14	1	0	1	8
Bartlett, JimJim Bartlett	12	0	1	1	8
Irwin, IvanIvan Irwin	34	0	1	1	20
Howell, RonRon Howell	1	0	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gadsby, BillBill Gadsby	5	1	3	4	4
Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron	5	2	1	3	2
Horvath, BroncoBronco Horvath	5	1	2	3	4
Lewicki, DannyDanny Lewicki	5	0	3	3	0
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate	5	1	2	3	2
Evans, JackJack Evans	5	1	0	1	18
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	5	0	1	1	4
Hebenton, AndyAndy Hebenton	5	1	0	1	2
Popein, LarryLarry Popein	5	0	1	1	2
Hergesheimer, WallyWally Hergesheimer	5	1	0	1	0
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice	5	1	0	1	2
Murphy, RonRon Murphy	5	0	1	1	2
Irwin, IvanIvan Irwin	5	0	0	0	8
Fontinato, LouLou Fontinato	4	0	0	0	6
Conacher, PetePete Conacher	5	0	0	0	0
Creighton, DaveDave Creighton	5	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Worsley, LorneLorne Worsley	70	4200	32	28	10	199	2.84	2542	.922	4

Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Worsley, LorneLorne Worsley	3	180	0	3	14	4.67	0
Bell, GordonGordon Bell	2	120	1	1	9	4.50	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;

References

↑ "1955–1956 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1955–56 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

"1955–56 New York Rangers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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See also	All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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