1974–75 New York Rangers season

The 1974–75 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 49th season. A league realignment had the Rangers moved into the new Patrick Division within the Campbell Conference, where the team finished 2nd with 88 points. They qualified for the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders 2–1 in a best of three games series.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 9 || Washington Capitals || 6–3 || 1–0–0

| 2 || 12 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–3 || 1–1–0

| 3 || 16 || California Golden Seals || 5–5 || 1–1–1

| 4 || 19 || @ New York Islanders || 4–2 || 2–1–1

| 5 || 20 || Vancouver Canucks || 1–0 || 2–2–1

| 6 || 23 || St. Louis Blues || 5–1 || 3–2–1

| 7 || 26 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || 4–2–1

| 8 || 27 || Atlanta Flames || 4–1 || 5–2–1

| 9 || 30 || New York Islanders || 1–1 || 5–2–2

| 10 || 31 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5–1 || 5–3–2

| 11 || 3 || Buffalo Sabres || 4–3 || 5–4–2

| 12 || 5 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 2–1 || 5–5–2

| 13 || 6 || @ California Golden Seals || 7–3 || 6–5–2

| 14 || 9 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 2–2 || 6–5–3

| 15 || 13 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–2 || 6–6–3

| 16 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || 6–6–4

| 17 || 17 || California Golden Seals || 10–0 || 7–6–4

| 18 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 8–6–4

| 19 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 8–7–4

| 20 || 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–5 || 9–7–4

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

| 22 || 29 || @ Atlanta Flames || 3–2 || 10–8–4

| 23 || 1 || St. Louis Blues || 4–4 || 10–8–5

| 24 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 11–8–5

| 25 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–4 || 12–8–5

| 26 || 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 12–8–6

| 27 || 12 || @ Washington Capitals || 6–6 || 12–8–7

| 28 || 14 || @ St. Louis Blues || 6–2 || 12–9–7

| 29 || 15 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–3 || 12–9–8

| 30 || 18 || Minnesota North Stars || 7–0 || 13–9–8

| 31 || 19 || @ Boston Bruins || 11–3 || 13–10–8

| 32 || 22 || Atlanta Flames || 4–3 || 13–11–8

| 33 || 27 || Buffalo Sabres || 9–5 || 14–11–8

| 34 || 29 || Kansas City Scouts || 2–1 || 15–11–8

| 35 || 30 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 8–1 || 16–11–8

| 36 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 17–11–8

| 37 || 4 || @ New York Islanders || 5–3 || 18–11–8

| 38 || 5 || Vancouver Canucks || 6–2 || 19–11–8

| 39 || 8 || @ Kansas City Scouts || 6–1 || 20–11–8

| 40 || 11 || @ St. Louis Blues || 5–3 || 21–11–8

| 41 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 21–12–8

| 42 || 15 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 5–3 || 22–12–8

| 43 || 17 || @ California Golden Seals || 4–4 || 22–12–9

| 44 || 18 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 3–2 || 23–12–9

| 45 || 23 || Atlanta Flames || 5–2 || 24–12–9

| 46 || 25 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || 24–13–9

| 47 || 26 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–2 || 25–13–9

| 48 || 28 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 5–2 || 25–14–9

| 49 || 30 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 6–3 || 25–15–9

| 50 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 26–15–9

| 51 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–5 || 26–15–10

| 52 || 5 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–3 || 26–16–10

| 53 || 6 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–1 || 27–16–10

| 54 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–1 || 27–17–10

| 55 || 9 || Washington Capitals || 7–3 || 28–17–10

| 56 || 11 || @ Washington Capitals || 7–4 || 28–18–10

| 57 || 15 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 9–2 || 29–18–10

| 58 || 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–5 || 29–18–11

| 59 || 18 || @ Kansas City Scouts || 2–2 || 29–18–12

| 60 || 19 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 29–18–13

| 61 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 29–19–13

| 62 || 23 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–1 || 30–19–13

| 63 || 26 || St. Louis Blues || 5–1 || 31–19–13

| 64 || 2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–6 || 31–20–13

| 65 || 5 || Buffalo Sabres || 6–3 || 31–21–13

| 66 || 7 || @ Kansas City Scouts || 5–2 || 32–21–13

| 67 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 32–22–13

| 68 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 32–23–13

| 69 || 12 || New York Islanders || 5–3 || 33–23–13

| 70 || 14 || @ Atlanta Flames || 1–0 || 33–24–13

| 71 || 19 || Vancouver Canucks || 3–0 || 34–24–13

| 72 || 20 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 6–3 || 34–25–13

| 73 || 22 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–4 || 34–26–13

| 74 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 7–5 || 35–26–13

| 75 || 26 || Minnesota North Stars || 4–2 || 35–27–13

| 76 || 29 || @ New York Islanders || 6–4 || 35–28–13

| 77 || 30 || Kansas City Scouts || 8–2 || 36–28–13

| 78 || 3 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 1–1 || 36–28–14

| 79 || 4 || @ Atlanta Flames || 3–2 || 37–28–14

| 80 || 6 || New York Islanders || 6–4 || 37–29–14

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || April 8 || New York Islanders || 3–2 || New York Rangers || || New York Islanders lead series 1–0

| 2 || April 10 || New York Rangers || 8–3 || New York Islanders || || Series tied 1–1

| 3 || April 11 || New York Islanders || 4–3 || New York Rangers || OT || New York Islanders win series 2–1

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 76 36 61 97 22 79 36 55 91 26 80 41 48 89 64 80 24 37 61 10 77 24 35 59 63 65 13 44 57 104 75 25 25 50 106 70 8 37 45 93 76 26 15 41 55 47 22 18 40 19 62 11 25 36 34 77 4 32 36 69 79 17 17 34 66 78 17 16 33 102 67 3 15 18 19 35 1 10 11 37 42 1 8 9 30 34 1 7 8 22 61 5 1 6 66 8 2 2 4 0 22 1 2 3 4 4 0 2 2 0 8 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 ‡ 4 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 1 4

Playoffs Player 3 2 4 6 6 3 1 5 6 2 3 1 4 5 2 3 4 0 4 13 3 1 3 4 2 3 1 2 3 5 3 1 0 1 9 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 16 3 0 1 1 11 3 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 17 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 45 2470 22 14 6 130 3.16 2 37 2069 13 12 8 120 3.48 1 † 3 180 1 2 0 13 4.33 0 2 81 1 1 0 7 5.19 0

Playoffs Player 2 94 1 0 6 3.83 0 2 86 0 2 4 2.79 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.

Draft picks New York's picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 14 Dave Maloney D Kitchener Rangers (OHA) 2 32 Ron Greschner D New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 3 50 Jerry Holland LW Calgary Centennials (WCHL) 4 68 Boyd Anderson D Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 5 86 Dennis Olmstead C University of Wisconsin (NCAA) 6 104 Eddie Johnstone RW Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 7 122 John Memryk G Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) 8 139 Greg Holst C Kingston Canadians (OHA) 9 156 Claude Arvisais C Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) 10 171 Ken Dodd LW New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 11 186 Ralph Krentz LW Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) 12 198 Larry Jacques RW Ottawa 67's (OHA) 13 208 Tom Gastle LW Peterborough Petes (OHA) 14 218 Eric Brubacher C Kingston Canadians (OHA) 15 224 Russ Hall RW Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) 16 227 Bill Kriski G Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) 17 230 Kevin Treacy RW Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) 18 233 Ken Gassoff C Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 19 236 Cliff Bast D Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 20 239 Jim Mayer RW Michigan Tech (NCAA) 21 241 Warren Miller RW University of Minnesota (NCAA) 22 243 Kevin Walker D Cornell University (WCHL) 23 245 Jim Warner RW Minnesota Junior Stars (MidJHL)

See also 1974–75 NHL season

References