1943–44 New York Rangers season

The 1943–44 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 18th season. During the regular season, the Rangers had a 6–39–5 record and compiled 17 points, the fewest of any team in franchise history.[1] New York finished in last place in the NHL.[2]

1943–44 New York Rangers
Division6th NHL
1943–44 record6–39–5
Goals for162
Goals against310
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainOtt Heller
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBryan Hextall (21)
AssistsBryan Hextall (33)
PointsBryan Hextall (54)
Penalty minutesBob Dill (66)
WinsKen McAuley (6)
Goals against averageHarry Lumley (0.00)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[3]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens503857234109+12583
2Detroit Red Wings5026186214177+3758
3Toronto Maple Leafs5023234214174+4050
4Chicago Black Hawks5022235178187−949
5Boston Bruins5019265223268−4543
6New York Rangers506395162310−14817

Record vs. opponents
1943–44 NHL Records [4]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —5–51–7–23–5–27–2–13–7
Chicago 5–5—5–50–8–27–1–25–4–1
Detroit 7–1–25–5—0–9–18–1–16–2–2
Montreal 5–3–28–0–29–0–1—9–0–17–2–1
New York 2–7–11–7–21–8–10–9–1—2–8
Toronto 7–34–5–12–6–22–7–18–2—

Schedule and results
1943–44 Game Log
October: 0–2–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–2–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
130@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–20–1–0
231@ Detroit Red Wings8–30–2–0
November: 0–9–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–4–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
32@ Montreal Canadiens2–10–3–0
46Chicago Black Hawks4–30–4–0
57Toronto Maple Leafs7–40–5–0
613Boston Bruins6–20–6–0
714@ Chicago Black Hawks10–50–7–0
818Detroit Red Wings3–10–8–0
921Toronto Maple Leafs5–20–9–0
1025@ Boston Bruins6–20–10–0
1127@ Montreal Canadiens6–30–11–0
1228Montreal Canadiens2–20–11–1
December: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–4–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
134@ Toronto Maple Leafs11–40–12–1
145@ Chicago Black Hawks7–60–13–1
1511@ Boston Bruins9–60–14–1
1612Boston Bruins6–41–14–1
1719Detroit Red Wings6–22–14–1
1823@ Detroit Red Wings5–32–15–1
1925@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–33–15–1
2026Chicago Black Hawks7–64–15–1
2131Toronto Maple Leafs4–04–16–1
January: 2–9–0 (Home: 1–5–0; Road: 1–4–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
222Boston Bruins13–34–17–1
236Detroit Red Wings5–04–18–1
248@ Montreal Canadiens8–24–19–1
259Montreal Canadiens6–54–20–1
2613Chicago Black Hawks5–24–21–1
2715@ Boston Bruins7–54–22–1
2816Boston Bruins8–65–22–1
2922@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–16–22–1
3023@ Detroit Red Wings15–06–23–1
3127@ Chicago Black Hawks6–46–24–1
3230Montreal Canadiens5–36–25–1
February: 0–8–2 (Home: 0–4–2; Road: 0–4–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
333@ Detroit Red Wings12–26–26–1
345@ Boston Bruins7–26–27–1
356Chicago Black Hawks4–46–27–2
3610Detroit Red Wings8–36–28–2
3713Toronto Maple Leafs6–36–29–2
3819@ Montreal Canadiens5–26–30–2
3920Montreal Canadiens7–26–31–2
4022Chicago Black Hawks8–46–32–2
4124Detroit Red Wings3–36–32–3
4227@ Chicago Black Hawks4–26–33–3
March: 0–6–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 0–4–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
432@ Detroit Red Wings6–56–34–3
444@ Boston Bruins10–96–35–3
455Boston Bruins4–46–35–4
469Toronto Maple Leafs8–06–36–4
4711@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–06–37–4
4812@ Chicago Black Hawks4–46–37–5
4918@ Montreal Canadiens11–26–38–5
5019Montreal Canadiens6–16–39–5

Playoffs

The Rangers finished the season in last place in the NHL for the second consecutive season and missed the 1944 Stanley Cup playoffs.[2][5]

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ken McAuley50298063953106.240
Harry Lumley‡12000000.000

†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.

Source:[6]

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
  • Longest losing streak to start the season (11 games)[7]
  • Longest winless streak to start the season (15 games: 14 losses, 1 tie)[8]

Transactions

References
  1. "New York Rangers Franchise Index". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  2. "1943–44 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  3. "Standings: 1943–1944". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  4. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. "Rangers, Tired of Cellar, Hope This Is Their Season". The Windsor Daily Star. October 22, 1945. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  6. "1943–44 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  7. McCaig, Sam (October 16, 2015). "The Streakers: Best & worst starts in NHL history (and who might set new mark in 2015–16)". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  8. Cluff, Jeremy (October 27, 2017). "Coyotes avoid disastrous date with history". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
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