1957–58 New York Rangers season

The 1957–58 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 32nd season. The Rangers finished the regular season with 77 points, a total that placed them second in the NHL. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, but lost to the Boston Bruins in the semi-finals.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 10 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 1–0–0

| 2 || 12 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 1–0–1

| 3 || 13 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 1–1–1

| 4 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 1–2–1

| 5 || 20 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–1 || 2–2–1

| 6 || 23 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 3–2–1

| 7 || 26 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 3–3–1

| 8 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 4–3–1

| 9 || 30 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–0 || 4–4–1

| 10 || 31 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–0 || 5–4–1

| 11 || 2 || Boston Bruins || 5–0 || 6–4–1

| 12 || 3 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 7–4–1

| 13 || 5 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 7–4–2

| 14 || 6 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 8–4–2

| 15 || 9 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–0 || 8–5–2

| 16 || 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 8–5–3

| 17 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 9–5–3

| 18 || 17 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 10–5–3

| 19 || 20 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 10–5–4

| 20 || 22 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 11–5–4

| 21 || 24 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 11–6–4

| 22 || 27 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 11–7–4

| 23 || 28 || @ Boston Bruins || 1–0 || 11–8–4

| 24 || 30 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 11–9–4

| 25 || 1 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–1 || 12–9–4

| 26 || 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0 || 12–10–4

| 27 || 7 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 12–10–5

| 28 || 8 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 12–11–5

| 29 || 12 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 12–12–5

| 30 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 12–12–6

| 31 || 15 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 13–12–6

| 32 || 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–4 || 14–12–6

| 33 || 19 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 14–12–7

| 34 || 21 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 15–12–7

| 35 || 22 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 16–12–7

| 36 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 16–13–7

| 37 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–1 || 16–14–7

| 38 || 29 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 16–15–7

| 39 || 4 || Boston Bruins || 7–4 || 16–16–7

| 40 || 5 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–0 || 16–17–7

| 41 || 8 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–5 || 16–17–8

| 42 || 11 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 9–3 || 16–18–8

| 43 || 12 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 16–19–8

| 44 || 16 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 17–19–8

| 45 || 18 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 18–19–8

| 46 || 19 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–1 || 19–19–8

| 47 || 25 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–1 || 19–20–8

| 48 || 26 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 19–21–8

| 49 || 29 || Boston Bruins || 1–1 || 19–21–9

| 50 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 20–21–9

| 51 || 2 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 20–22–9

| 52 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 21–22–9

| 53 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 21–23–9

| 54 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 22–23–9

| 55 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 23–23–9

| 56 || 19 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 24–23–9

| 57 || 22 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 24–23–10

| 58 || 23 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 25–23–10

| 59 || 26 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 26–23–10

| 60 || 1 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–4 || 27–23–10

| 61 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 27–23–11

| 62 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 28–23–11

| 63 || 9 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 28–24–11

| 64 || 11 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 28–24–12

| 65 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 29–24–12

| 66 || 15 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–0 || 30–24–12

| 67 || 16 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 30–25–12

| 68 || 19 || Boston Bruins || 1–1 || 30–25–13

| 69 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–0 || 31–25–13

| 70 || 23 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 32–25–13

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || March 25 || Boston Bruins || 3–5 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0

| 2 || March 27 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || New York Rangers || OT || Series tied 1–1

| 3 || March 29 || New York Rangers || 0–5 || Boston Bruins || || Boston leads series 2–1

| 4 || April 1 || New York Rangers || 5–2 || Boston Bruins || || Series tied 2–2

| 5 || April 3 || New York Rangers || 1–6 || Boston Bruins || || Boston leads series 3–2

| 6 || April 5 || New York Rangers || 2–8 || Boston Bruins|| || Boston wins series 4–2

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 65 30 48 78 42 70 32 24 56 2 70 17 35 52 40 65 14 32 46 48 70 11 35 46 61 70 21 24 45 17 70 12 22 34 22 70 11 19 30 26 70 10 17 27 68 38 13 9 22 14 70 8 10 18 30 70 4 8 12 108 70 4 7 11 62 70 3 8 11 152 60 2 6 8 16 68 2 5 7 43 34 1 1 2 20 1 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 6 5 3 8 6 6 3 3 6 2 6 2 3 5 4 6 1 4 5 5 6 1 3 4 4 6 1 2 3 2 6 0 3 3 4 6 0 2 2 0 6 0 1 1 2 6 0 1 1 6 6 1 0 1 8 6 1 0 1 11 6 1 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 17 6 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 37 2220 21 10 6 86 2.32 1193 .928 4 33 1980 11 15 7 102 3.09 1118 .909 1

Playoffs Player 6 365 2 4 28 4.60 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 1957–58 NHL season

References