The 1928–29 New York Rangers season was the franchise's third season. During the regular season, the Rangers finished in second place in the American Division with a 21–13–10 record and qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs. In the postseason, the Rangers won series against the New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs to reach the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins 2–0.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
| 1 || 15 || @ Detroit Cougars || 2–0 || 1–0–0
| 2 || 18 || @ New York Americans || 1 – 1 OT || 1–0–1
| 3 || 20 || Montreal Maroons || 1–0 || 1–1–1
| 4 || 22 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 2–1–1
| 5 || 25 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2–0 || 3–1–1
| 6 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2 – 1 OT || 4–1–1
| 7 || 1 || @ Montreal Maroons || 3–0 || 4–2–1
| 8 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 4–3–1
| 9 || 6 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 0 – 0 OT || 4–3–2
| 10 || 9 || @ Detroit Cougars || 2 – 2 OT || 4–3–3
| 11 || 11 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 5–3–3
| 12 || 13 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3 – 2 OT || 6–3–3
| 13 || 16 || Detroit Cougars || 3–0 || 7–3–3
| 14 || 20 || Ottawa Senators || 1–0 || 8–3–3
| 15 || 25 || New York Americans || 1–0 || 8–4–3
| 16 || 30 || Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 9–4–3
| 17 || 1 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 10–4–3
| 18 || 3 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2 – 2 OT || 10–4–4
| 19 || 6 || @ New York Americans || 0 – 0 OT || 10–4–5
| 20 || 10 || @ Ottawa Senators || 9–3 || 11–4–5
| 21 || 13 || Detroit Cougars || 1–0 || 12–4–5
| 22 || 15 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 12–5–5
| 23 || 17 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 13–5–5
| 24 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 0 – 0 OT || 13–5–6
| 25 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–0 || 13–6–6
| 26 || 22 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 14–6–6
| 27 || 24 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 3–1 || 15–6–6
| 28 || 27 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 15–7–6
| 29 || 31 || New York Americans || 2–1 || 16–7–6
| 30 || 3 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 17–7–6
| 31 || 5 || Montreal Maroons || 1 – 1 OT || 17–7–7
| 32 || 7 || @ Ottawa Senators || 2–1 || 17–8–7
| 33 || 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 3 – 3 OT || 17–8–8
| 34 || 14 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 17–9–8
| 35 || 17 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2–1 || 18–9–8
| 36 || 21 || Detroit Cougars || 1–0 || 18–10–8
| 37 || 23 || @ Montreal Maroons || 9–1 || 18–11–8
| 38 || 26 || Ottawa Senators || 2–0 || 19–11–8
| 39 || 28 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 0 – 0 OT || 19–11–9
| 40 || 3 || @ Detroit Cougars || 3–2 || 20–11–9
| 41 || 5 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 20–12–9
| 42 || 10 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 20–13–9
| 43 || 14 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1 – 1 OT || 20–13–10
| 44 || 17 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 4–3 || 21–13–10
Legend:
Playoffs
The playoffs were now between division finishers of each division, rather than a division champion from each division.
| 1 || March 19 || New York Rangers || 0–0 || New York Americans || OT || Series tied 0 goals to 0 goals
| 2 || March 21 || New York Americans || 0–1 || New York Rangers || 2OT || New York Rangers win series 1 goal to 0 goals
| 1 || March 24 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 0–1 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0
| 2 || March 26 || New York Rangers || 2–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || OT || New York Rangers win series 2–0
| 1 || March 28 || New York Rangers || 0–2 || Boston Bruins || || Boston leads series 1–0
| 2 || March 29 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || New York Rangers || || Boston wins series 2–0
Legend:
Player statistics Skaters
Regular season Player 44 10 16 26 8 43 15 8 23 41 43 13 5 18 70 44 10 7 17 38 44 8 6 14 18 43 6 3 9 35 44 2 3 5 59 33 3 1 4 41 18 3 0 3 16 † 27 1 1 2 10 ‡ 24 1 0 1 22 9 0 0 0 14 † 10 0 0 0 5 11 0 0 0 5
Playoffs Player 6 3 0 3 2 6 0 2 2 6 6 1 0 1 12 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 26 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 6
Goaltenders Regular season Player 44 2760 21 13 10 65 1.41 13
Goaltenders Playoffs Player 6 392 3 2 1 5 0.77 3
†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.
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