1955–56 New York Rangers season

The 1955–56 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 30th season. In the regular season, the Rangers finished third overall in the league with a 32–28–10 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 in a best of seven games series.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–4 || 1–0–0

| 2 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 2–0–0

| 3 || 15 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 2–1–0

| 4 || 16 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 2–2–0

| 5 || 19 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–2 || 3–2–0

| 6 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 3–3–0

| 7 || 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–4 || 4–3–0

| 8 || 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 5–3–0

| 9 || 29 || Boston Bruins || 1–0 || 5–4–0

| 10 || 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 5–4–1

| 11 || 5 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 6–4–1

| 12 || 6 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 7–4–1

| 13 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 7–4–2

| 14 || 10 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–1 || 7–5–2

| 15 || 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 8–5–2

| 16 || 16 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 8–5–3

| 17 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 8–6–3

| 18 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 8–6–4

| 19 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 4–0 || 9–6–4

| 20 || 24 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–0 || 10–6–4

| 21 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 10–6–5

| 22 || 30 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–1 || 11–6–5

| 23 || 2 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 12–6–5

| 24 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 13–6–5

| 25 || 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 14–6–5

| 26 || 10 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–1 || 14–7–5

| 27 || 11 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 14–8–5

| 28 || 14 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 14–9–5

| 29 || 15 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 14–10–5

| 30 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 15–10–5

| 31 || 21 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 15–10–6

| 32 || 25 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 16–10–6

| 33 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 16–11–6

| 34 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 17–11–6

| 35 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 18–11–6

| 36 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 19–11–6

| 37 || 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 19–12–6

| 38 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 20–12–6

| 39 || 12 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–0 || 20–13–6

| 40 || 14 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–5 || 21–13–6

| 41 || 15 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0 || 22–13–6

| 42 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 22–13–7

| 43 || 21 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 22–14–7

| 44 || 22 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 22–15–7

| 45 || 26 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 22–16–7

| 46 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 23–16–7

| 47 || 29 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 24–16–7

| 48 || 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 25–16–7

| 49 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–1 || 25–17–7

| 50 || 5 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 25–17–8

| 51 || 8 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 25–17–9

| 52 || 11 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–0 || 25–18–9

| 53 || 12 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 26–18–9

| 54 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 26–19–9

| 55 || 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–1 || 27–19–9

| 56 || 18 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 9–4 || 27–20–9

| 57 || 19 || Boston Bruins || 3–0 || 27–21–9

| 58 || 22 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 27–22–9

| 59 || 23 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 27–23–9

| 60 || 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 28–23–9

| 61 || 28 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 28–24–9

| 62 || 29 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 29–24–9

| 63 || 3 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 29–25–9

| 64 || 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 30–25–9

| 65 || 8 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 31–25–9

| 66 || 10 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 31–26–9

| 67 || 11 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 32–26–9

| 68 || 15 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 32–26–10

| 69 || 17 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–2 || 32–27–10

| 70 || 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 32–28–10

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || March 20 || New York Rangers || 1–7 || Montreal Canadiens || || Montreal leads series 1–0

| 2 || March 22 || New York Rangers || 4–2 || Montreal Canadiens || || Series tied 1–1

| 3 || March 24 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || New York Rangers || || Montreal leads series 2–1

| 4 || March 25 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || New York Rangers || || Montreal leads series 3–1

| 5 || March 27 || New York Rangers || 0–7 || Montreal Canadiens || || Montreal wins series 4–1

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 70 19 47 66 59 70 20 31 51 43 70 9 42 51 84 70 18 27 45 26 66 16 28 44 71 70 24 18 42 44 70 22 18 40 26 64 14 25 39 37 70 24 14 38 8 66 12 17 29 40 41 11 11 22 10 70 3 15 18 77 70 3 15 18 202 29 1 12 13 4 63 5 7 12 38 70 2 9 11 104 14 1 0 1 8 12 0 1 1 8 34 0 1 1 20 1 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 5 1 3 4 4 5 2 1 3 2 5 1 2 3 4 5 0 3 3 0 5 1 2 3 2 5 1 0 1 18 5 0 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 2 5 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 2 5 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4

Goaltenders Regular season Player 70 4200 32 28 10 199 2.84 2542 .922 4

Playoffs Player 3 180 0 3 14 4.67 0 2 120 1 1 9 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.

See also 1955–56 NHL season

References