1944–45 New York Rangers season

The 1944–45 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 19th season. During the regular season, the Rangers posted an 11–29–10 record and finished with 32 points. The Rangers' third straight last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 0–1–0

| 2 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 8–3 || 0–2–0

| 3 || 2 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 10–3 || 0–3–0

| 4 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 0–4–0

| 5 || 11 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 1–4–0

| 6 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 5–5 || 1–4–1

| 7 || 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 1–4–2

| 8 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 1–5–2

| 9 || 23 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 1–5–3

| 10 || 26 || @ Boston Bruins || 8–4 || 1–6–3

| 11 || 30 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–5 || 2–6–3

| 12 || 2 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 2–7–3

| 13 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 2–8–3

| 14 || 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 2–8–4

| 15 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–5 || 2–9–4

| 16 || 17 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 2–10–4

| 17 || 20 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 3–10–4

| 18 || 21 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 11–3 || 3–11–4

| 19 || 24 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 3–11–5

| 20 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–2 || 3–12–5

| 21 || 30 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 3–13–5

| 22 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 4–13–5

| 23 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 4–13–6

| 24 || 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–0 || 4–13–7

| 25 || 9 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–4 || 5–13–7

| 26 || 11 || Boston Bruins || 5–1 || 6–13–7

| 27 || 14 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 6–14–7

| 28 || 18 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 6–15–7

| 29 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 6–16–7

| 30 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 14–3 || 6–17–7

| 31 || 24 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 7–17–7

| 32 || 27 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 7–18–7

| 33 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–0 || 7–19–7

| 34 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 7–19–8

| 35 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 9–4 || 7–20–8

| 36 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 7–21–8

| 37 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 7–22–8

| 38 || 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 8–22–8

| 39 || 17 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–1 || 8–23–8

| 40 || 18 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 9–23–8

| 41 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 10–23–8

| 42 || 24 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 10–23–9

| 43 || 25 || Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 10–23–10

| 44 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 10–24–10

| 45 || 4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 10–25–10

| 46 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || 10–26–10

| 47 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 10–27–10

| 48 || 10 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–3 || 10–28–10

| 49 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 11–5 || 10–29–10

| 50 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–5 || 11–29–10

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 50 24 30 54 10 42 20 22 42 25 48 17 25 42 25 50 16 19 35 14 44 13 9 22 6 50 4 18 22 14 49 13 8 21 40 45 11 8 19 24 45 7 12 19 26 36 9 6 15 12 48 9 5 14 69 40 2 9 11 0 6 3 4 7 0 35 2 4 6 14 22 2 3 5 18 27 2 2 4 14 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders Regular season Player 46 2760 11 25 10 227 4.93 1 † 4 240 0 4 0 20 5.00 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 1944–45 NHL season

References