1970–71 New York Rangers season

The 1970–71 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 45th season.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 10 || @ St. Louis Blues || 3–1 || 0–1–0

| 2 || 14 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–0 || 1–1–0

| 3 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–2 || 2–1–0

| 4 || 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–0 || 3–1–0

| 5 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 4–1–0

| 6 || 24 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 4–1 || 5–1–0

| 7 || 25 || California Golden Seals || 2–2 || 5–1–1

| 8 || 28 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 6–1–1

| 9 || 31 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–0 || 6–2–1

| 10 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 7–2–1

| 11 || 4 || @ California Golden Seals || 3–1 || 7–3–1

| 12 || 7 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 6–2 || 8–3–1

| 13 || 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || 8–3–2

| 14 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 8–4–2

| 15 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 9–4–2

| 16 || 18 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 5–3 || 10–4–2

| 17 || 21 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–4 || 11–4–2

| 18 || 22 || Minnesota North Stars || 2–0 || 12–4–2

| 19 || 25 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–1 || 12–5–2

| 20 || 26 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 2–2 || 12–5–3

| 21 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 12–5–4

| 22 || 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–2 || 13–5–4

| 23 || 2 || St. Louis Blues || 4–2 || 14–5–4

| 24 || 5 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 15–5–4

| 25 || 6 || Vancouver Canucks || 4–1 || 16–5–4

| 26 || 8 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 4–1 || 16–6–4

| 27 || 9 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 2–2 || 16–6–5

| 28 || 11 || @ California Golden Seals || 2–1 || 17–6–5

| 29 || 13 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–0 || 18–6–5

| 30 || 16 || Buffalo Sabres || 4–0 || 19–6–5

| 31 || 19 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 5–3 || 20–6–5

| 32 || 20 || Vancouver Canucks || 5–1 || 21–6–5

| 33 || 22 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 7–2 || 22–6–5

| 34 || 23 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–1 || 23–6–5

| 35 || 26 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–4 || 23–7–5

| 36 || 27 || St. Louis Blues || 4–4 || 23–7–6

| 37 || 29 || California Golden Seals || 3–2 || 24–7–6

| 38 || 2 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || 25–7–6

| 39 || 3 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || 26–7–6

| 40 || 9 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 1–0 || 27–7–6

| 41 || 10 || @ St. Louis Blues || 4–2 || 28–7–6

| 42 || 12 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 4–2 || 29–7–6

| 43 || 15 || @ California Golden Seals || 3–1 || 29–8–6

| 44 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 29–9–6

| 45 || 20 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–3 || 29–9–7

| 46 || 21 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 5–5 || 29–9–8

| 47 || 24 || Minnesota North Stars || 6–2 || 30–9–8

| 48 || 27 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 30–9–9

| 49 || 30 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5–2 || 30–10–9

| 50 || 31 || Los Angeles Kings || 2–2 || 30–10–10

| 51 || 3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 30–11–10

| 52 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 31–11–10

| 53 || 6 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 5–4 || 32–11–10

| 54 || 9 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 32–12–10

| 55 || 10 || Minnesota North Stars || 4–3 || 33–12–10

| 56 || 13 || @ St. Louis Blues || 2–1 || 33–13–10

| 57 || 14 || St. Louis Blues || 2–1 || 34–13–10

| 58 || 17 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || 34–14–10

| 59 || 20 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || 35–14–10

| 60 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 36–14–10

| 61 || 24 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–2 || 37–14–10

| 62 || 27 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–0 || 38–14–10

| 63 || 28 || Vancouver Canucks || 4–2 || 39–14–10

| 64 || 3 || California Golden Seals || 8–1 || 40–14–10

| 65 || 6 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 40–14–11

| 66 || 7 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–2 || 41–14–11

| 67 || 10 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 42–14–11

| 68 || 12 || Philadelphia Flyers || 7–2 || 43–14–11

| 69 || 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 44–14–11

| 70 || 18 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 2–1 || 44–15–11

| 71 || 20 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 44–16–11

| 72 || 21 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 44–17–11

| 73 || 23 || Buffalo Sabres || 7–2 || 45–17–11

| 74 || 27 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 46–17–11

| 75 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 47–17–11

| 76 || 31 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 48–17–11

| 77 || 3 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–2 || 48–18–11

| 78 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–0 || 49–18–11

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || April 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–5 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0

| 2 || April 8 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 1–1

| 3 || April 10 || New York Rangers || 1–3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Toronto leads series 2–1

| 4 || April 11 || New York Rangers || 4–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Series tied 2–2

| 5 || April 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–3 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 3–2

| 6 || April 15 || New York Rangers || 2–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || OT || New York Rangers win series 4–2

| 1 || April 18 || New York Rangers || 2–1 || Chicago Black Hawks || OT || New York Rangers lead series 1–0

| 2 || April 20 || New York Rangers || 0–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || || Series tied 1–1

| 3 || April 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–4 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 2–1

| 4 || April 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–1 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2–2

| 5 || April 27 || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || OT || Chicago leads series 3–2

| 6 || April 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–3 || New York Rangers || OT || Series tied 3–3

| 7 || May 2 || New York Rangers || 2–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || || Chicago wins series 4–3

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 77 26 49 75 48 78 26 46 72 14 78 30 31 61 65 78 36 24 60 34 78 21 25 46 10 † 68 16 29 45 61 63 22 22 44 38 68 7 37 44 114 76 20 18 38 137 77 8 24 32 69 56 7 23 30 32 68 5 22 27 34 † 27 12 13 25 4 78 2 18 20 57 60 7 10 17 50 ‡ 48 3 12 15 24 76 5 6 11 19 † 14 0 7 7 23 7 1 2 3 21 ‡ 31 1 2 3 11 † 31 2 0 2 52 ‡ 11 1 1 2 7 † 31 1 1 2 10 ‡ 27 0 2 2 6 2 0 1 1 0 ‡ 9 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 13 8 5 13 46 13 2 9 11 8 13 4 6 10 8 13 5 3 8 0 13 1 5 6 14 13 1 4 5 14 13 3 2 5 6 13 3 2 5 4 13 0 4 4 2 13 0 4 4 42 13 0 3 3 30 12 1 2 3 28 11 0 1 1 0 13 0 1 1 18 13 0 1 1 14 13 1 0 1 0 13 1 0 1 12 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 45 2641 27 10 7 95 2.16 8 34 2039 22 8 4 78 2.30 4

Playoffs Player 12 759 7 5 28 2.21 0 2 80 0 1 6 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.

Draft picks New York's picks at the 1970 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 11 Norm Gratton RW Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) 2 25 Mike Murphy RW Toronto Marlboros (OHA) 3 39 Wendell Bennett RW Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) 4 53 Andre St. Pierre D Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) 5 67 Gary Coalter RW Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) 6 81 Duane Wylie C St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) 7 94 Wayne Bell G Estevan Bruins (WCHL) 8 106 Pierre Brind'Amour LW Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)

See also 1970–71 NHL season

References