1951–52 New York Rangers season

The 1951–52 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 26th season. The Rangers compiled a 23–34–13 record during the regular season, and finished with 59 points. Their fifth-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs for the second year in a row for the first time since the 1945–46 and 1946–47 seasons.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 0–1–0

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

| 3 || 20 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 1–2–0

| 4 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 1–1 || 1–2–1

| 5 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 1–3–1

| 6 || 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 2–3–1

| 7 || 29 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 2–4–1

| 8 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 2–5–1

| 9 || 3 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 3–5–1

| 10 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 3–6–1

| 11 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 3–6–2

| 12 || 11 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 4–6–2

| 13 || 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 4–6–3

| 14 || 17 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 4–7–3

| 15 || 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 4–8–3

| 16 || 21 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 4–8–4

| 17 || 22 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 4–9–4

| 18 || 25 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 5–9–4

| 19 || 27 || @ Boston Bruins || 1–1 || 5–9–5

| 20 || 28 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || 6–9–5

| 21 || 1 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–2 || 6–10–5

| 22 || 2 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 6–11–5

| 23 || 5 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 6–12–5

| 24 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–2 || 7–12–5

| 25 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 7–13–5

| 26 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 8–13–5

| 27 || 15 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 8–14–5

| 28 || 16 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 8–15–5

| 29 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 9–15–5

| 30 || 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 10–15–5

| 31 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 10–16–5

| 32 || 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 11–16–5

| 33 || 29 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–2 || 11–17–5

| 34 || 30 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 11–17–6

| 35 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 12–17–6

| 36 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 13–17–6

| 37 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 14–17–6

| 38 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 14–18–6

| 39 || 10 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 14–19–6

| 40 || 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 14–19–7

| 41 || 16 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 14–20–7

| 42 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–6 || 14–20–8

| 43 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 15–20–8

| 44 || 22 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 15–20–9

| 45 || 26 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 15–20–10

| 46 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 15–21–10

| 47 || 31 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 1–0 || 15–22–10

| 48 || 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 15–23–10

| 49 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 16–23–10

| 50 || 9 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 17–23–10

| 51 || 10 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 17–24–10

| 52 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 18–24–10

| 53 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || 18–25–10

| 54 || 17 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 19–25–10

| 55 || 19 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 19–25–11

| 56 || 20 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 19–25–12

| 57 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 20–25–12

| 58 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 20–26–12

| 59 || 28 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 20–26–13

| 60 || 1 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 20–27–13

| 61 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–4 || 20–28–13

| 62 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 20–29–13

| 63 || 6 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 21–29–13

| 64 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 21–30–13

| 65 || 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 10–2 || 22–30–13

| 66 || 15 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 22–31–13

| 67 || 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 22–32–13

| 68 || 19 || Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 23–32–13

| 69 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 23–33–13

| 70 || 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–6 || 23–34–13

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 70 19 42 61 14 64 21 22 43 18 65 12 31 43 16 69 15 25 40 22 68 26 12 38 6 70 9 29 38 8 68 12 23 35 96 69 20 10 30 33 37 14 13 27 8 64 11 10 21 59 43 7 13 20 20 50 5 14 19 52 58 8 9 17 30 51 2 9 11 25 42 3 5 8 18 52 1 6 7 83 20 4 2 6 2 13 2 3 5 2 16 1 1 2 4 † 14 0 1 1 6 † 16 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders Regular season Player 53 3180 18 25 10 159 3.00 2 14 840 4 7 3 42 3.00 0 3 180 1 2 0 18 6.00 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 1951–52 NHL season

References