1947–48 New York Rangers season

The 1947–48 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 22nd season. During the regular season, the Rangers had a 21–26–13 record and made the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Detroit Red Wings in six games.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 1–0–0

| 2 || 19 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 1–1–0

| 3 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 1–2–0

| 4 || 29 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 1–3–0

| 5 || 1 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 2–3–0

| 6 || 2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–4 || 3–3–0

| 7 || 6 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 3–4–0

| 8 || 8 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–2 || 3–5–0

| 9 || 9 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 8–5 || 3–6–0

| 10 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 8–2 || 3–7–0

| 11 || 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 3–8–0

| 12 || 16 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 4–8–0

| 13 || 19 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–5 || 5–8–0

| 14 || 22 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 6–8–0

| 15 || 30 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 7–8–0

| 16 || 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 7–9–0

| 17 || 6 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–5 || 7–9–1

| 18 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 8–9–1

| 19 || 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || 8–9–2

| 20 || 11 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 9–9–2

| 21 || 13 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 10–9–2

| 22 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 10–9–3

| 23 || 17 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 11–9–3

| 24 || 21 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 11–10–3

| 25 || 23 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–1 || 11–11–3

| 26 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 12–11–3

| 27 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 12–11–4

| 28 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 7–3 || 13–11–4

| 29 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 13–12–4

| 30 || 3 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–5 || 13–12–5

| 31 || 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 13–13–5

| 32 || 7 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–0 || 13–14–5

| 33 || 10 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 13–14–6

| 34 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 14–14–6

| 35 || 14 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 15–14–6

| 36 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 15–14–7

| 37 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 15–15–7

| 38 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 15–16–7

| 39 || 28 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 16–16–7

| 40 || 31 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 17–16–7

| 41 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 17–16–8

| 42 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 17–16–9

| 43 || 7 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 17–17–9

| 44 || 8 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 17–17–10

| 45 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 17–17–11

| 46 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 17–17–12

| 47 || 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 17–18–12

| 48 || 22 || Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 18–18–12

| 49 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–4 || 18–19–12

| 50 || 29 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 19–19–12

| 51 || 2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 20–19–12

| 52 || 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 20–20–12

| 53 || 6 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 20–21–12

| 54 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 20–21–13

| 55 || 10 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 20–22–13

| 56 || 13 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 20–23–13

| 57 || 14 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || 20–24–13

| 58 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 20–25–13

| 59 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 21–25–13

| 60 || 21 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 21–26–13

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || March 24 || New York Rangers || 1–2 || Detroit Red Wings || || Detroit leads series 1–0

| 2 || March 26 || New York Rangers || 2–5 || Detroit Red Wings || || Detroit leads series 2–0

| 3 || March 28 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–3 || New York Rangers || || Detroit leads series 2–1

| 4 || March 30 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–3 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2–2

| 5 || April 1 || New York Rangers || 1–3 || Detroit Red Wings || || Detroit leads series 3–2

| 6 || April 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || New York Rangers || || Detroit wins series 4–2

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 60 24 36 60 8 59 13 24 47 7 60 24 16 40 76 54 18 15 33 54 52 15 18 33 2 51 15 17 32 32 ‡ 40 17 12 29 30 58 7 18 25 71 43 8 14 22 18 54 13 7 20 30 58 6 13 19 16 55 4 12 16 25 59 1 15 16 31 60 3 9 12 70 38 6 5 11 2 19 0 3 3 2 5 1 0 1 0 19 1 0 1 2 18 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 † 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 5 2 3 5 2 6 3 2 5 8 6 1 4 5 0 6 1 4 5 0 6 1 3 4 0 6 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 1 1 2 7 0 1 1 2 7 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 48 2880 17 18 13 153 3.19 2 12 691 4 7 0 42 3.65 0 1 29 0 1 0 6 12.41 0

Playoffs Player 6 360 2 4 17 2.83 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 1947–48 NHL season

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