1954–55 New York Rangers season

The 1954–55 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 29th season. The season saw the Rangers finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League with a record of 17 wins, 35 losses, and 18 ties for 52 points, and miss the playoffs for the fifth year in a row for the first time since the 1944–45 season and the 1946–47 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–0 || 0–1–0

| 2 || 10 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 1–1–0

| 3 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 1–2–0

| 4 || 16 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 2–2–0

| 5 || 20 || Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 3–2–0

| 6 || 23 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–1 || 3–3–0

| 7 || 24 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 4–3–0

| 8 || 27 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 5–3–0

| 9 || 30 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 5–4–0

| 10 || 31 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 5–4–1

| 11 || 4 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 5–5–1

| 12 || 7 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 5–6–1

| 13 || 10 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 5–7–1

| 14 || 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 5–8–1

| 15 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–0 || 6–8–1

| 16 || 17 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 6–8–2

| 17 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 6–9–2

| 18 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 6–9–3

| 19 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 7–9–3

| 20 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 7–9–4

| 21 || 27 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 7–10–4

| 22 || 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 8–10–4

| 23 || 1 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–1 || 8–11–4

| 24 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 8–12–4

| 25 || 5 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 8–12–5

| 26 || 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 8–13–5

| 27 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 8–14–5

| 28 || 11 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 8–15–5

| 29 || 12 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 8–15–6

| 30 || 15 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 8–15–7

| 31 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 8–16–7

| 32 || 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 8–17–7

| 33 || 19 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 8–17–8

| 34 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 8–17–9

| 35 || 25 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 8–18–9

| 36 || 26 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 8–18–10

| 37 || 30 || Boston Bruins || 6–1 || 9–18–10

| 38 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–0 || 9–19–10

| 39 || 2 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 9–19–11

| 40 || 5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 9–20–11

| 41 || 8 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–0 || 9–21–11

| 42 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–1 || 9–22–11

| 43 || 12 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 0–0 || 9–22–12

| 44 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 10–22–12

| 45 || 16 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–0 || 10–23–12

| 46 || 19 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 11–23–12

| 47 || 22 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 11–24–12

| 48 || 23 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 12–24–12

| 49 || 27 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 12–24–13

| 50 || 29 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 13–24–13

| 51 || 30 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 13–25–13

| 52 || 5 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 13–26–13

| 53 || 6 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–3 || 13–27–13

| 54 || 9 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 13–27–14

| 55 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–5 || 13–27–15

| 56 || 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 14–27–15

| 57 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 14–27–16

| 58 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 10–2 || 14–28–16

| 59 || 20 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–0 || 14–29–16

| 60 || 23 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 14–30–16

| 61 || 25 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 14–30–17

| 62 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–1 || 14–31–17

| 63 || 2 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 14–32–17

| 64 || 5 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 14–33–17

| 65 || 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 14–34–17

| 66 || 12 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 15–34–17

| 67 || 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 16–34–17

| 68 || 16 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 16–34–18

| 69 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 16–35–18

| 70 || 20 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 17–35–18

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 70 29 24 53 8 70 20 20 40 37 69 8 32 40 19 70 16 15 31 20 66 14 16 30 36 70 11 17 28 27 † 52 10 7 17 10 † 52 8 8 16 44 70 2 14 16 87 68 6 9 15 68 ‡ 54 4 11 15 10 ‡ 18 1 14 15 6 60 3 11 14 0 60 0 13 13 85 21 5 2 7 4 70 2 5 7 34 14 4 2 6 4 29 2 4 6 10 47 0 5 5 91 16 2 2 4 22 28 2 2 4 60 11 1 1 2 2 8 0 2 2 0 ‡ 12 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 4

Goaltenders Regular season Player 65 3900 15 33 17 195 3.00 2312 .916 4 5 300 2 2 1 13 2.60 156 .917 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.

Awards and records Danny Lewicki, left wing, NHL Second Team All-Star

References