1948–49 New York Rangers season

The 1948–49 New York Rangers season was the 23rd season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers compiled an 18–31–11 record, and finished with 47 points. The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.^[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[2]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	60	34	19	7	195	145	+50	75
2	Boston Bruins	60	29	23	8	178	163	+15	66
3	Montreal Canadiens	60	28	23	9	152	126	+26	65
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	60	22	25	13	147	161	−14	57
5	Chicago Black Hawks	60	21	31	8	173	211	−38	50
6	New York Rangers	60	18	31	11	133	172	−39	47

Schedule and results

1948–49 Game Log

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

November: 2–5–3 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 1–3–2)

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

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

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

March: 1–7–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 0–5–0)

Playoffs

The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1949 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[1]

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
O'Connor, HerbertHerbert O'Connor	46	11	24	35	0
Kaleta, AlexAlex Kaleta	56	12	19	31	18
Laprade, EdgarEdgar Laprade	56	18	12	30	12
Lund, PenttiPentti Lund	59	14	16	30	16
Leswick, TonyTony Leswick	60	13	14	27	70
Raleigh, DonDon Raleigh	41	10	16	26	8
Fisher, DuncDunc Fisher	60	9	16	25	40
Mickoski, NickNick Mickoski	54	13	9	22	20
Albright, ClintClint Albright	59	14	5	19	19
Gordon, JackJack Gordon	31	3	9	12	0
Stanley, AllanAllan Stanley	40	2	8	10	22
Kullman, EdEd Kullman	18	4	5	9	14
Shero, FredFred Shero	59	3	6	9	64
Stanowski, WallyWally Stanowski	60	1	8	9	16
Moe, BillBill Moe	60	0	9	9	60
Eddolls, FrankFrank Eddolls	34	4	2	6	10
Colville, NeilNeil Colville	14	0	5	5	2
Trainor, WesWes Trainor	17	1	2	3	6
Slowinski, EdEd Slowinski	20	1	1	2	2
Staley, AlanAlan Staley	1	0	1	1	0
Manson, RayRay Manson	1	0	1	1	0
Morris, ElwinElwin Morris	18	0	1	1	8
Delory, ValVal Delory	1	0	0	0	0
Kotanen, DickDick Kotanen	1	0	0	0	0
Lowe, NormanNorman Lowe	1	0	0	0	0
Buchanan, RalphRalph Buchanan	2	0	0	0	0
Evans, JackJack Evans	3	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Rayner, ChuckChuck Rayner	58	3480	16	31	11	168	2.90	7
Francis, EmileEmile Francis	2	120	2	0	0	4	2.00	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.

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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

1 2 "1948–49 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
↑ "1948–1949 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1948–49 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.

External links

New York Rangers

Founded in 1926
Based in New York City, New York

Franchise

History

Personnel

Owners: The Madison Square Garden Company (James Dolan, chairman)
President: Glen Sather
General manager: Jeff Gorton
Head coach: Alain Vigneault
Team captain: Ryan McDonagh
Current roster

Arenas

Rivalries

Affiliates

AHL: Hartford Wolf Pack

ECHL: Greenville Swamp Rabbits

General managers

Head coaches

Media

Networks

TV	MSG Network

Radio	WEPN-FM

Broadcasters

TV	Sam Rosen Joe Micheletti

Radio	Kenny Albert Dave Maloney

Culture and lore

New York Rangers seasons

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1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1948–49 NHL season

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See also	All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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