1940–41 New York Rangers season

1940–41 New York Rangers
League4th NHL
1940–41 record21–19–8
Home record13–7–4
Road record8–12–4
Goals for143
Goals against125
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainArt Coulter
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBryan Hextall (26)
AssistsNeil Colville (28)
PointsBryan Hextall/Lynn Patrick (44)
Penalty minutesBabe Pratt (52)
WinsDave Kerr (21)
Goals against averageDave Kerr (2.49)

The 1940–41 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 15th season. During the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the NHL with 50 points and qualified for the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, New York lost to the Detroit Red Wings, two games to one.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins 48 27 8 13 67 168 102
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 28 14 6 62 145 99
Detroit Red Wings 48 21 16 11 53 112 102
48 21 19 8 50 143 125
Chicago Black Hawks 48 16 25 7 39 112 139
Montreal Canadiens 48 16 26 6 38 121 147
New York Americans 48 8 29 11 27 99 186

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
         Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

1940–41 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYA NYR TOR
Boston — 4–2–2 3–0–5 5–2–1 7–0–1 4–2–2 4–2–2
Chicago 2–4–2 — 2–6 3–4–1 3–2–3 4–3–1 2–6
Detroit 0–3–5 6–2 — 4–3–1 5–1–2 3–2–3 3–5
Montreal 2–5–1 4–3–1 3–4–1 — 4–3–1 2–5–1 1–6–1
N.Y. Americans 0–7–1 2–3–3 1–5–2 3–4–1 — 1–6–1 1–4–3
2–4–2 3–4–1 2–3–2 5–2–1 6–1–1 — 3–5
Toronto 2–4–2 6–2 5–3 6–1–1 4–1–3 5–3 —


Schedule and results

1940–41 regular season[4]
November: 3–3–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–1–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
1 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 1–0–0
2 10 @ Detroit Red Wings 2 – 2 OT 1–0–1
3 16 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 3 OT 1–0–2
4 19 New York Americans 3–2 2–0–2
5 23 Boston Bruins 2–1 2–1–2
6 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 2–2–2
7 28 @ New York Americans 2–1 2–3–2
8 30 Montreal Canadiens 6–1 3–3–2
December: 4–6–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–5–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
9 1 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 3–4–2
10 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 4–4–2
11 8 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 4–5–2
12 10 @ Boston Bruins 6–2 4–6–2
13 13 @ Detroit Red Wings 3 – 2 OT 4–7–2
14 15 New York Americans 6–3 5–7–2
15 19 Boston Bruins 5–3 6–7–2
16 22 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3 – 1 OT 6–8–2
17 25 Chicago Black Hawks 3 – 3 OT 6–8–3
18 28 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 6–9–3
19 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 7–9–3
20 31 @ Boston Bruins 2 – 2 OT 7–9–4
January: 3–5–3 (home: 1–2–2; road: 2–3–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
21 1 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 7–10–4
22 4 @ Montreal Canadiens 3 – 3 OT 7–10–5
23 5 @ New York Americans 6–2 8–10–5
24 7 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 8–11–5
25 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – 2 OT 8–12–5
26 12 New York Americans 3–1 9–12–5
27 14 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 3 OT 9–12–6
28 16 Boston Bruins 2 – 2 OT 9–12–7
29 19 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 10–12–7
30 21 @ Boston Bruins 4 – 3 OT 10–13–7
31 26 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 10–14–7
February: 7–4–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
32 2 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 11–14–7
33 4 @ New York Americans 2 – 2 OT 11–14–8
34 6 Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 12–14–8
35 9 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 13–14–8
36 11 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–2 13–15–8
37 13 Boston Bruins 5–3 13–16–8
38 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 13–17–8
39 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 13–18–8
40 18 @ New York Americans 5–2 14–18–8
41 23 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 15–18–8
42 25 @ Boston Bruins 2–0 16–18–8
43 27 Montreal Canadiens 5–2 17–18–8
March: 4–1–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
44 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 18–18–8
45 2 @ Detroit Red Wings 4 – 2 OT 18–19–8
46 4 Detroit Red Wings 6–0 19–19–8
47 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 8–5 20–19–8
48 16 New York Americans 6–3 21–19–8

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 1941 Stanley Cup playoffs
1941 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Quarterfinals vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings – Detroit wins 2–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 March 20 New York Rangers 1–2 Detroit Red Wings OT Detroit leads series 1–0
2 March 22 Detroit Red Wings 1–3 New York Rangers Series tied 1–1
3 March 24 New York Rangers 2–3 Detroit Red Wings Detroit wins series 2–1

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr 48 3010 21 19 8 125 2.49 2
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr 3 192 1 2 6 1.88 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;

See also

References

  1. ^ "1940–41 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
  2. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "1940-41 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "1940–41 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
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