1958–59 New York Rangers season

The 1958–59 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 33rd season. The Rangers finished with a 26–32–12 record in the regular season, and did not advance to the NHL playoffs for the first time since the 1954–55 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 8 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 0–0–1

| 2 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 0–0–2

| 3 || 12 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–0 || 0–1–2

| 4 || 15 || Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 0–1–3

| 5 || 18 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 0–1–4

| 6 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 0–2–4

| 7 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 1–2–4

| 8 || 26 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 2–2–4

| 9 || 29 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 2–2–5

| 10 || 30 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 2–3–5

| 11 || 1 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 2–4–5

| 12 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 2–5–5

| 13 || 4 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 2–6–5

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

| 15 || 9 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–1 || 4–6–5

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

| 17 || 16 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 6–6–5

| 18 || 19 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–4 || 7–6–5

| 19 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 7–6–6

| 20 || 23 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 7–7–6

| 21 || 26 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 8–7–6

| 22 || 27 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 8–8–6

| 23 || 29 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 8–9–6

| 24 || 30 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 8–9–7

| 25 || 3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 9–9–7

| 26 || 6 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–0 || 9–10–7

| 27 || 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–0 || 9–11–7

| 28 || 10 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 9–12–7

| 29 || 13 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 9–12–8

| 30 || 14 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 9–12–9

| 31 || 18 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 10–12–9

| 32 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 11–12–9

| 33 || 25 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 11–13–9

| 34 || 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 12–13–9

| 35 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 13–13–9

| 36 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 14–13–9

| 37 || 3 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 14–14–9

| 38 || 4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 14–15–9

| 39 || 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–0 || 14–16–9

| 40 || 10 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 14–16–10

| 41 || 11 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 15–16–10

| 42 || 14 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 16–16–10

| 43 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–1 || 16–17–10

| 44 || 18 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 17–17–10

| 45 || 24 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 17–18–10

| 46 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 8–3 || 18–18–10

| 47 || 28 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 18–19–10

| 48 || 31 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 19–19–10

| 49 || 1 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 20–19–10

| 50 || 5 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–0 || 21–19–10

| 51 || 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || 21–20–10

| 52 || 8 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 21–21–10

| 53 || 11 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 21–22–10

| 54 || 12 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 21–23–10

| 55 || 15 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 21–24–10

| 56 || 18 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 21–25–10

| 57 || 21 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 21–25–11

| 58 || 22 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 22–25–11

| 59 || 25 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–3 || 23–25–11

| 60 || 28 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 23–26–11

| 61 || 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 23–26–12

| 62 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–1 || 24–26–12

| 63 || 8 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 25–26–12

| 64 || 11 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 25–27–12

| 65 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–4 || 25–28–12

| 66 || 14 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–0 || 25–29–12

| 67 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–5 || 25–30–12

| 68 || 18 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 25–31–12

| 69 || 21 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 26–31–12

| 70 || 22 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 26–32–12

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 70 40 48 88 48 70 21 42 63 56 70 33 29 62 8 70 23 35 58 2 70 5 46 51 56 70 17 33 50 11 61 13 21 34 28 67 7 14 21 109 70 11 9 20 118 69 6 14 20 21 70 4 10 14 101 64 7 6 13 149 69 7 6 13 16 70 1 10 11 83 22 3 0 3 6 35 1 2 3 20 35 1 2 3 10 16 1 0 1 8

Goaltenders Regular season Player 67 4001 26 30 11 199 2.97 2141 .907 2 2 120 0 2 0 6 3.00 66 .909 0 1 60 0 0 1 4 4.00 32 .875 0 1 19 0 0 0 2 6.32 9 .778 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 1958–59 NHL season

References