1956–57 New York Rangers season

The 1956–57 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 31st season.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–0 || 1–0–0

| 2 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 1–1–0

| 3 || 17 || Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 2–1–0

| 4 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–0 || 2–2–0

| 5 || 21 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 3–2–0

| 6 || 24 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 4–2–0

| 7 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 4–2–1

| 8 || 31 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–2 || 4–3–1

| 9 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 4–4–1

| 10 || 7 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 4–5–1

| 11 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 4–6–1

| 12 || 10 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–4 || 4–7–1

| 13 || 14 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 4–8–1

| 14 || 17 || Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 4–8–2

| 15 || 18 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 4–8–3

| 16 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 4–8–4

| 17 || 22 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 5–8–4

| 18 || 24 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 5–9–4

| 19 || 25 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 5–9–5

| 20 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 6–9–5

| 21 || 29 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 6–10–5

| 22 || 2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 7–10–5

| 23 || 5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 7–10–6

| 24 || 8 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 0–0 || 7–10–7

| 25 || 9 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 8–10–7

| 26 || 13 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 8–11–7

| 27 || 15 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 8–12–7

| 28 || 16 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 9–12–7

| 29 || 21 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 10–12–7

| 30 || 23 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 10–13–7

| 31 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 8–1 || 10–14–7

| 32 || 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 11–14–7

| 33 || 29 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || 11–15–7

| 34 || 31 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 11–16–7

| 35 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 11–17–7

| 36 || 5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 12–17–7

| 37 || 6 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 12–18–7

| 38 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 12–19–7

| 39 || 11 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–4 || 13–19–7

| 40 || 12 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 14–19–7

| 41 || 13 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 14–20–7

| 42 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–0 || 14–21–7

| 43 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 14–22–7

| 44 || 23 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 14–22–8

| 45 || 26 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 15–22–8

| 46 || 27 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 16–22–8

| 47 || 30 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–2 || 16–23–8

| 48 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 16–24–8

| 49 || 3 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 16–25–8

| 50 || 6 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 17–25–8

| 51 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 17–25–9

| 52 || 9 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 17–25–10

| 53 || 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–4 || 18–25–10

| 54 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 18–26–10

| 55 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 19–26–10

| 56 || 17 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 20–26–10

| 57 || 20 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 21–26–10

| 58 || 23 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 21–27–10

| 59 || 24 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 22–27–10

| 60 || 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–6 || 22–27–11

| 61 || 2 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 23–27–11

| 62 || 3 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 23–27–12

| 63 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 23–27–13

| 64 || 9 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 24–27–13

| 65 || 10 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 25–27–13

| 66 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 25–28–13

| 67 || 16 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 14–1 || 25–29–13

| 68 || 17 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 25–30–13

| 69 || 23 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 26–30–13

| 70 || 24 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 26–30–14

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || March 26 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || New York Rangers || || Montreal leads series 1–0

| 2 || March 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–4 || New York Rangers || OT || Series tied 1–1

| 3 || March 30 || New York Rangers || 3–8 || Montreal Canadiens || || Montreal leads series 2–1

| 4 || April 2 || New York Rangers || 1–3 || Montreal Canadiens || || Montreal leads series 3–1

| 5 || April 4 || New York Rangers || 3–4 || Montreal Canadiens || OT || Montreal wins series 4–1

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 70 27 50 77 60 70 21 23 44 10 68 19 23 42 38 70 4 37 41 72 70 18 21 39 42 70 18 20 38 47 67 11 19 30 20 36 14 15 29 2 42 6 17 23 36 33 7 12 19 14 69 7 9 16 48 70 9 6 15 40 45 7 8 15 24 70 3 12 15 139 65 2 10 12 70 61 5 4 9 65 70 3 6 9 110 30 2 3 5 10 ‡ 7 1 2 3 4

Playoffs Player 5 2 3 5 0 5 2 2 4 2 5 1 2 3 4 5 0 3 3 0 5 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 5 0 2 2 4 5 2 0 2 2 5 2 0 2 7 5 0 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 6 5 0 1 1 6 5 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 68 4080 26 28 14 217 3.24 2341 .907 3 2 120 0 2 0 6 3.00 47 .872 0

Playoffs Player 5 316 1 4 21 3.99 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.

References

External links Rangers on Hockey Database