1937–38 New York Rangers season

The 1937–38 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 12th season. New York finished second in the American Division in regular season with a record of 27–15–6, and qualified for the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the New York Americans 2–1 in a best of three games series.

1937–38 New York Rangers
Division2nd American
1937–38 record27–15–6
Goals for149
Goals against96
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachLester Patrick
CaptainArt Coulter
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsCecil Dillon (21)
AssistsPhil Watson (25)
PointsCecil Dillon (39)
Penalty minutesArt Coulter (90)
WinsDave Kerr (27)
Goals against averageDave Kerr (1.95)

Offseason

The team played an exhibition game against the New York Americans in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 30 October to open the new Saskatoon Arena.[1]

Regular season

Final standings
American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins48301171428967
New York Rangers48271561499660
Chicago Black Hawks48142599713937
Detroit Red Wings481225119913335

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results
1937–38 Game Log
November: 3–4–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 2–2–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
17@ Detroit Red Wings3–01–0–0
211Chicago Black Hawks3–11–1–0
314@ Boston Bruins3–21–2–0
416New York Americans1–02–2–0
520@ Montreal Maroons3–03–2–0
621Montreal Maroons3 – 3 OT3–2–1
725Toronto Maple Leafs3–13–3–1
827@ Montreal Canadiens2–13–4–1
December: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–2–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
92@ Chicago Black Hawks2–13–5–1
105Boston Bruins4–04–5–1
1111@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–35–5–1
1212@ Detroit Red Wings5–26–5–1
1314Detroit Red Wings3–17–5–1
1416@ New York Americans2–08–5–1
1519Montreal Canadiens2 – 2 OT8–5–2
1623@ Montreal Maroons4–09–5–2
1726Chicago Black Hawks3–19–6–2
1828@ Boston Bruins3–29–7–2
1931Boston Bruins5–310–7–2
January: 6–2–3 (Home: 3–0–2; Road: 3–2–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
204New York Americans5 – 5 OT10–7–3
216@ Chicago Black Hawks4–111–7–3
228@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–211–8–3
239Detroit Red Wings4–112–8–3
2413Detroit Red Wings3 – 3 OT12–8–4
2516@ New York Americans4–013–8–4
2618Montreal Canadiens3 – 1 OT14–8–4
2723Montreal Maroons8–215–8–4
2825@ Boston Bruins3–216–8–4
2927@ Montreal Canadiens4–216–9–4
3030@ Chicago Black Hawks2 – 2 OT16–9–5
February: 8–3–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 4–1–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
311Chicago Black Hawks6–117–9–5
326Toronto Maple Leafs2–118–9–5
3310@ Detroit Red Wings4–019–9–5
3412@ Montreal Maroons5–320–9–5
3513Montreal Maroons4–121–9–5
3617Boston Bruins3 – 2 OT21–10–5
3720@ Boston Bruins3 – 2 OT21–11–5
3822Montreal Canadiens2–121–12–5
3924Chicago Black Hawks6–322–12–5
4026@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–223–12–5
4127@ Chicago Black Hawks4–124–12–5
March: 3–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 0–2–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
423Detroit Red Wings4–325–12–5
436@ New York Americans3–125–13–5
448Toronto Maple Leafs4–326–13–5
4513Boston Bruins2–126–14–5
4617New York Americans5–327–14–5
4719@ Montreal Canadiens1 – 1 OT27–14–6
4820@ Detroit Red Wings4–327–15–6

Playoffs
Main article: 1938 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1938 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr48296027156961.958
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr32621281.830

†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

See also

References
  1. O'Brien, Jeff, City Archivist. Saskatoon Chronology: 1882–2005, p.3.
  2. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. "1937–38 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
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