1947–48 New York Rangers season

The 1947–48 New York Rangers season was the 22nd season for the team in the National Hockey League. During the regular season, the Rangers had a 21–26–13 record and made the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Detroit Red Wings in six games.^[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[2]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	60	32	15	13	182	143	+39	77
2	Detroit Red Wings	60	30	18	12	187	148	+39	72
3	Boston Bruins	60	23	24	13	167	168	-1 −1	59
4	New York Rangers	60	21	26	13	176	201	-25 −25	55
5	Montreal Canadiens	60	20	29	11	147	169	-22 −22	51
6	Chicago Black Hawks	60	20	34	6	195	225	-30 −30	46

Schedule and results

1947–48 Game Log

October: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–2–0)

November: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–3–0)

December: 6–3–4 (Home: 3–2–3; Road: 3–1–1)

January: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 2–3–2)

February: 2–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 0–1–3)

March: 2–7–1 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 1–4–0)

Playoffs

Main article: 1948 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key: Win Loss

1948 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Semi-finals: vs. Detroit Red Wings – Detroit wins series 4–2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	March 24	New York Rangers	1–2	Detroit Red Wings		Detroit leads series 1–0
2	March 26	New York Rangers	2–5	Detroit Red Wings		Detroit leads series 2–0
3	March 28	Detroit Red Wings	2–3	New York Rangers		Detroit leads series 2–1
4	March 30	Detroit Red Wings	1–3	New York Rangers		Series tied 2–2
5	April 1	New York Rangers	1–3	Detroit Red Wings		Detroit leads series 3–2
6	April 4	Detroit Red Wings	4–2	New York Rangers		Detroit wins series 4–2

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
O'Connor, HerbertHerbert O'Connor	60	24	36	60	8
Laprade, EdgarEdgar Laprade	59	13	24	47	7
Leswick, TonyTony Leswick	60	24	16	40	76
Watson, PhilPhil Watson	54	18	15	33	54
Raleigh, DonDon Raleigh	52	15	18	33	2
Kullman, EdEd Kullman	51	15	17	32	32
Warwick, GrantGrant Warwick^‡	40	17	12	29	30
Gardner, CalCal Gardner	58	7	18	25	71
Hextall, BryanBryan Hextall	43	8	14	22	18
Trudell, ReneRene Trudell	54	13	7	20	30
Eddolls, FrankFrank Eddolls	58	6	13	19	16
Colville, NeilNeil Colville	55	4	12	16	25
Moe, BillBill Moe	59	1	15	16	31
Juzda, BillBill Juzda	60	3	9	12	70
Slowinski, EdEd Slowinski	38	6	5	11	2
Russell, ChurchChurch Russell	19	0	3	3	2
Rowe, RonnieRonnie Rowe	5	1	0	1	0
Shero, FredFred Shero	19	1	0	1	2
Lamirande, JeanJean Lamirande	18	0	1	1	6
Foster, HerbHerb Foster	1	0	0	0	0
Kwong, LarryLarry Kwong	1	0	0	0	0
Perreault, FernFern Perreault	2	0	0	0	0
Anslow, HubHub Anslow	2	0	0	0	0
Taylor, BillyBilly Taylor^†	2	0	0	0	0
Juckes, WinstonWinston Juckes	2	0	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Watson, PhilPhil Watson	5	2	3	5	2
Leswick, TonyTony Leswick	6	3	2	5	8
Laprade, EdgarEdgar Laprade	6	1	4	5	0
O'Connor, HerbertHerbert O'Connor	6	1	4	5	0
Hextall, BryanBryan Hextall	6	1	3	4	0
Raleigh, DonDon Raleigh	6	2	0	2	2
Mickoski, NickNick Mickoski	2	0	1	1	0
Fisher, DuncDunc Fisher	1	0	1	1	0
Shero, FredFred Shero	7	0	1	1	2
Colville, NeilNeil Colville	7	0	1	1	2
Kullman, EdEd Kullman	7	0	1	1	2
Lancien, JackJack Lancien	2	0	0	0	2
Davies, KenKen Davies	1	0	0	0	0
Lamirande, JeanJean Lamirande	6	0	0	0	4
Slowinski, EdEd Slowinski	4	0	0	0	0
Juzda, BillBill Juzda	6	0	0	0	9
Moe, BillBill Moe	1	0	0	0	0
Eddolls, FrankFrank Eddolls	2	0	0	0	0
Trudell, ReneRene Trudell	5	0	0	0	0
Gardner, CalCal Gardner	5	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Henry, JimJim Henry	48	2880	17	18	13	153	3.19	2
Rayner, ChuckChuck Rayner	12	691	4	7	0	42	3.65	0
DeCourcy, BobBob DeCourcy	1	29	0	1	0	6	12.41	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Rayner, ChuckChuck Rayner	6	360	2	4	17	2.83	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.

^[3]

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

References

↑ "1947–48 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
↑ "1947–1948 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1947–48 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.

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See also	Punch line All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals