1963–64 New York Rangers season

The 1963–64 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 38th season. The highlight of the season was trading for goaltender Jacques Plante.

1963–64 New York Rangers
Division5th NHL
1963–64 record22–38–10
Home record14–13–8
Road record8–25–2
Goals for186
Goals against242
Team information
General managerMuzz Patrick
CoachGeorge Sullivan
CaptainAndy Bathgate
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsCamille Henry (29)
AssistsAndy Bathgate (43)
PointsPhil Goyette (65)
Penalty minutesVic Hadfield (151)
WinsJacques Plante (22)
Goals against averageJacques Plante (3.38)

Offseason

On June 4, 1963, Plante was traded to the New York Rangers, with Phil Goyette and Don Marshall in exchange for Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, and Leon Rochefort.

Final standings

Regular season
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70362113209167+4285
2Chicago Black Hawks70362212218169+4984
3Toronto Maple Leafs70332512192172+2078
4Detroit Red Wings70302911191204−1371
5New York Rangers70223810186242−5654
6Boston Bruins70184012170212−4248

Record vs. opponents
1963–64 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —3–9–23–10–12–7–55–7–25–7–2
Chicago 9–3–2—5–6–37–5–29–3–27–5–2
Detroit 10–3–16–5–3—5–7–26–6–23–8–3
Montreal 7–2–55–7–27–5–2—10–3–17–5–2
New York 7–5–23–9–26–6–23–10–1—3–8–3
Toronto 7–5–25–7–28–3–35–7–28–3–3—

Schedule and results

Regular season
1963–64 Game Log
October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–4–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
19@ Chicago Black Hawks3–10–1–0
212@ Montreal Canadiens6–20–2–0
316Detroit Red Wings3–01–2–0
420Boston Bruins5–12–2–0
524@ Boston Bruins2–03–2–0
626@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–43–3–0
727Chicago Black Hawks4–13–4–0
830Boston Bruins4–34–4–0
931@ Detroit Red Wings4–14–5–0
November: 2–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 0–5–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
103Montreal Canadiens5–34–6–0
115@ Chicago Black Hawks3–24–7–0
127@ Detroit Red Wings1–04–8–0
139@ Montreal Canadiens4–24–9–0
1414Toronto Maple Leafs5–44–10–0
1516@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–44–11–0
1617Detroit Red Wings5–25–11–0
1720Boston Bruins1–15–11–1
1824Toronto Maple Leafs3–35–11–2
1927Detroit Red Wings3–26–11–2
2028@ Boston Bruins5–36–12–2
2130Chicago Black Hawks3–26–13–2
December: 2–7–4 (Home: 2–2–3; Road: 0–5–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
221@ Chicago Black Hawks3–36–13–3
235@ Montreal Canadiens4–26–14–3
247@ Boston Bruins8–66–15–3
258Boston Bruins2–26–15–4
2611Chicago Black Hawks6–26–16–4
2712@ Montreal Canadiens6–46–17–4
2814@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–36–18–4
2915Montreal Canadiens4–27–18–4
3018Detroit Red Wings1–17–18–5
3122Toronto Maple Leafs1–17–18–6
3225@ Detroit Red Wings4–37–19–6
3327Chicago Black Hawks4–28–19–6
3429Montreal Canadiens6–28–20–6
January: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 5–3–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
351@ Chicago Black Hawks5–29–20–6
364Detroit Red Wings5–210–20–6
375Toronto Maple Leafs3–211–20–6
389@ Boston Bruins5–312–20–6
3912@ Detroit Red Wings5–312–21–6
4015@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–413–21–6
4118@ Chicago Black Hawks6–113–22–6
4219@ Detroit Red Wings3–114–22–6
4322Boston Bruins6–415–22–6
4423@ Montreal Canadiens4–215–23–6
4525@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–115–23–7
4626Detroit Red Wings3–216–23–7
4730@ Boston Bruins3–117–23–7
February: 3–9–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–5–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
481Chicago Black Hawks2–217–23–8
492Montreal Canadiens4–218–23–8
505Boston Bruins3–218–24–8
516@ Boston Bruins4–018–25–8
528Montreal Canadiens8–218–26–8
539@ Detroit Red Wings4–218–27–8
5412@ Chicago Black Hawks5–218–28–8
5516Toronto Maple Leafs4–219–28–8
5619Chicago Black Hawks7–219–29–8
5722@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–219–30–8
5823Toronto Maple Leafs4–319–31–8
5927@ Boston Bruins4–220–31–8
6029@ Montreal Canadiens4–020–32–8
March: 2–6–2 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 1–3–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
611Detroit Red Wings2–220–32–9
624Chicago Black Hawks4–321–32–9
637@ Montreal Canadiens3–222–32–9
648Montreal Canadiens0–022–32–10
6511Boston Bruins5–322–33–10
6614@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–322–34–10
6715Toronto Maple Leafs3–122–35–10
6817@ Chicago Black Hawks4–022–36–10
6919@ Detroit Red Wings9–322–37–10
7022Montreal Canadiens2–122–38–10

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Jacques Plante653900223672203.382442.9103
Gilles Villemure5300023183.60179.8990

†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;

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Round # Player Nationality Position College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 4 Al Osborne  Canada RW Weston (OHA Jr. B)
2 10 Terry Jones  Canada C Weston (Ont. Midgets)
3 15 Mike Cummins  Canada F Georgetown (Ont. Midgets)
4 20 Cam Allison  Canada D Portage la Prairie (Man. Jr. A)

Awards and honors

References
  1. "1963–1964 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1963–64 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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