The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 44th season. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 0–1–0

| 2 || 15 || Minnesota North Stars || 4–3 || 1–1–0

| 3 || 18 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–3 || 1–2–0

| 4 || 19 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 2–2–0

| 5 || 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 2–2–1

| 6 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 3–2–1

| 7 || 26 || Montreal Canadiens || 8–3 || 3–3–1

| 8 || 29 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || 4–3–1

| 9 || 30 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–3 || 4–3–2

| 10 || 1 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 5–3–2

| 11 || 2 || St. Louis Blues || 6–4 || 6–3–2

| 12 || 5 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 6–4–2

| 13 || 7 || @ Oakland Seals || 8–1 || 7–4–2

| 14 || 8 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 4–1 || 8–4–2

| 15 || 12 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 9–4–2

| 16 || 15 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–5 || 10–4–2

| 17 || 16 || St. Louis Blues || 4–2 || 11–4–2

| 18 || 19 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 11–4–3

| 19 || 22 || @ St. Louis Blues || 5–0 || 12–4–3

| 20 || 23 || Oakland Seals || 5–2 || 13–4–3

| 21 || 26 || Boston Bruins || 3–0 || 14–4–3

| 22 || 29 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–2 || 14–4–4

| 23 || 30 || Minnesota North Stars || 2–2 || 14–4–5

| 24 || 3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 14–4–6

| 25 || 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || 15–4–6

| 26 || 10 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 16–4–6

| 27 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 16–5–6

| 28 || 13 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 5–2 || 17–5–6

| 29 || 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 17–6–6

| 30 || 17 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–2 || 17–6–7

| 31 || 20 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 18–6–7

| 32 || 21 || Oakland Seals || 3–1 || 19–6–7

| 33 || 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || 19–7–7

| 34 || 28 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–3 || 19–7–8

| 35 || 31 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 20–7–8

| 36 || 3 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 3–3 || 20–7–9

| 37 || 4 || Oakland Seals || 5–2 || 21–7–9

| 38 || 7 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || 22–7–9

| 39 || 11 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 22–8–9

| 40 || 14 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–1 || 23–8–9

| 41 || 15 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4–4 || 23–8–10

| 42 || 17 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 3–1 || 24–8–10

| 43 || 22 || @ St. Louis Blues || 4–3 || 24–9–10

| 44 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 8–1 || 25–9–10

| 45 || 25 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–2 || 26–9–10

| 46 || 28 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 5–4 || 26–10–10

| 47 || 30 || @ Oakland Seals || 2–1 || 27–10–10

| 48 || 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–0 || 28–10–10

| 49 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–1 || 29–10–10

| 50 || 8 || Los Angeles Kings || 5–1 || 30–10–10

| 51 || 11 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 6–2 || 31–10–10

| 52 || 13 || @ Oakland Seals || 4–2 || 31–11–10

| 53 || 15 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 32–11–10

| 54 || 18 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–3 || 32–11–11

| 55 || 19 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 32–11–12

| 56 || 21 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 32–12–12

| 57 || 22 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 33–12–12

| 58 || 25 || St. Louis Blues || 2–1 || 34–12–12

| 59 || 26 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 34–13–12

| 60 || 28 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 34–13–13

| 61 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 34–14–13

| 62 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 34–15–13

| 63 || 6 || @ St. Louis Blues || 3–1 || 34–16–13

| 64 || 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–0 || 34–16–14

| 65 || 11 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 34–17–14

| 66 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–4 || 34–18–14

| 67 || 15 || Minnesota North Stars || 4–2 || 34–19–14

| 68 || 18 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || 35–19–14

| 69 || 19 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 2–2 || 35–19–15

| 70 || 22 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 35–20–15

| 71 || 25 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 35–21–15

| 72 || 28 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 35–21–16

| 73 || 29 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 36–21–16

| 74 || 1 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 37–21–16

| 75 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 37–22–16

| 76 || 5 || Detroit Red Wings || 9–5 || 38–22–16

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || April 8 || New York Rangers || 2–8 || Boston Bruins || || Boston leads series 1–0

| 2 || April 9 || New York Rangers || 3–5 || Boston Bruins || || Boston leads series 2–0

| 3 || April 11 || Boston Bruins || 3–4 || New York Rangers || || Boston leads series 2–1

| 4 || April 12 || Boston Bruins || 2–4 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2–2

| 5 || April 14 || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Boston Bruins || || Boston leads series 3–2

| 6 || April 16 || Boston Bruins || 4–1 || New York Rangers || || Boston wins series 4–2

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 76 27 50 77 38 75 32 42 74 28 76 33 37 70 100 76 23 33 56 23 71 20 34 54 69 72 16 37 53 22 68 18 19 37 8 60 11 26 37 98 73 15 21 36 78 76 5 21 26 68 76 14 10 24 14 57 9 15 24 6 62 3 20 23 75 ‡ 44 7 7 14 10 53 4 10 14 47 † 55 4 6 10 51 † 15 1 5 6 16 59 0 5 5 54 6 3 0 3 2 12 1 2 3 8 15 0 3 3 8 † 17 0 3 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8

Playoffs Player 6 4 5 9 0 5 3 1 4 10 4 0 4 4 9 6 1 3 4 0 6 1 2 3 8 6 1 2 3 24 5 1 2 3 11 6 2 1 3 17 6 1 1 2 28 6 1 1 2 2 6 1 1 2 32 5 0 1 1 4 6 0 1 1 8 6 0 1 1 10 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 70 4148 35 21 14 163 2.36 6 8 412 3 1 2 20 2.91 1

Playoffs Player 5 280 2 3 19 4.07 0 3 80 0 1 6 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.

Draft picks New York's picks at the 1969 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 8 Andre Dupont D Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) 1 12 Pierre Jarry LW Ottawa 67's (OHA) 2 23 Bert Wilson LW London Knights (OHA) 3 35 Kevin Morrison LW Saint-Jérôme Alouettes (QMJHL) 4 47 Bruce Hellemond LW Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL) 5 59 Gord Smith D Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)

See also 1969–70 NHL season

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