1959–60 New York Rangers season

The 1959–60 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 34th season. In the regular season, the Rangers had a 17–38–15 record, and finished with 49 points. Their last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs for the second year in a row for the first time since the 1953–54 to 1954–55 seasons.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 0–1–0

| 2 || 10 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 0–2–0

| 3 || 11 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 0–3–0

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

| 5 || 17 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 1–4–0

| 6 || 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || 1–5–0

| 7 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 1–6–0

| 8 || 24 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 1–6–1

| 9 || 25 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 2–6–1

| 10 || 28 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 2–6–2

| 11 || 1 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 2–7–2

| 12 || 4 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 2–8–2

| 13 || 5 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 8–2 || 2–9–2

| 14 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 2–9–3

| 15 || 11 || Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 3–9–3

| 16 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–0 || 3–10–3

| 17 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 3–10–4

| 18 || 18 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 3–11–4

| 19 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 3–12–4

| 20 || 25 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 3–12–5

| 21 || 26 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 3–13–5

| 22 || 28 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 3–14–5

| 23 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 3–14–6

| 24 || 3 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–4 || 4–14–6

| 25 || 5 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 4–15–6

| 26 || 6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–0 || 5–15–6

| 27 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 6–15–6

| 28 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 7–15–6

| 29 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 7–16–6

| 30 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || 8–16–6

| 31 || 23 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–0 || 8–17–6

| 32 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 9–17–6

| 33 || 26 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 9–18–6

| 34 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 9–19–6

| 35 || 29 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 9–20–6

| 36 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–3 || 9–21–6

| 37 || 3 || Montreal Canadiens || 8–3 || 10–21–6

| 38 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 10–22–6

| 39 || 9 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 10–22–7

| 40 || 10 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || 11–22–7

| 41 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–0 || 11–23–7

| 42 || 16 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 11–24–7

| 43 || 17 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 11–25–7

| 44 || 21 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 11–2 || 11–26–7

| 45 || 23 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 11–27–7

| 46 || 24 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 11–27–8

| 47 || 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 11–27–9

| 48 || 30 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 11–28–9

| 49 || 31 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 11–28–10

| 50 || 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 11–29–10

| 51 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 12–29–10

| 52 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–1 || 12–30–10

| 53 || 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 13–30–10

| 54 || 10 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–1 || 13–31–10

| 55 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–0 || 13–32–10

| 56 || 17 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–1 || 13–33–10

| 57 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 13–33–11

| 58 || 21 || Boston Bruins || 7–2 || 14–33–11

| 59 || 24 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 14–33–12

| 60 || 27 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 14–34–12

| 61 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 14–35–12

| 62 || 5 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–0 || 14–36–12

| 63 || 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 15–36–12

| 64 || 9 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 15–36–13

| 65 || 10 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 15–36–14

| 66 || 12 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 16–36–14

| 67 || 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 16–36–15

| 68 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 16–37–15

| 69 || 19 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–3 || 16–38–15

| 70 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 17–38–15

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 70 26 48 74 28 70 32 34 66 43 70 19 27 46 4 70 12 25 37 81 66 14 22 36 16 65 9 22 31 60 69 13 16 29 27 64 8 21 29 6 49 12 15 27 6 62 8 10 18 110 44 5 11 16 32 67 7 6 13 58 64 2 11 13 137 44 8 4 12 48 61 4 8 12 87 18 2 5 7 2 37 2 5 7 34 23 1 5 6 13 20 1 2 3 2 32 1 2 3 20 4 1 0 1 0 17 0 1 1 22 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders Regular season Player 39 2301 7 23 8 135 3.52 1260 .893 0 17 1020 6 9 2 67 3.94 515 .870 1 10 600 3 4 3 31 3.10 386 .920 0 4 240 1 1 2 7 1.75 128 .945 0 1 39 0 1 0 5 7.69 22 .773 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.

Awards and records

Dean Prentice, left wing, NHL second All-Star team

See also 1959–60 NHL season

References

External links 1959–60 New York Rangers Statistics