1957–58 New York Rangers season

1957–58 New York Rangers
1957–58 New York Rangers
Division	2nd NHL
1957–58 record	32–25–13
Goals for	195
Goals against	188
Team information
Coach	Phil Watson
Captain	George Sullivan
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Camille Henry (32)
Assists	Andy Bathgate (48)
Points	Andy Bathgate (78)
Penalty minutes	Lou Fontinato (152)
Wins	Gump Worsley (21)
Goals against average	Gump Worsley (2.32)
	← 1956–57 1958–59 →

The 1957–58 New York Rangers season was the 32nd season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished the regular season with 77 points, a total that placed them second in the NHL. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, but lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the semi-finals.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[1]
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		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	70	43	17	10	250	158	+92	96
2	New York Rangers	70	32	25	13	195	188	+7	77
3	Detroit Red Wings	70	29	29	12	176	207	−31	70
4	Boston Bruins	70	27	28	15	199	194	+5	69
5	Chicago Black Hawks	70	24	39	7	163	202	−39	55
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	21	38	11	192	226	−34	53

Game log

Regular season schedule
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 10, 1957	3–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	1–0–0
2	T	October 12, 1957	2–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	1–0–1
3	L	October 13, 1957	1–3	@ Boston Bruins (1957–58)	1–1–1
4	L	October 16, 1957	2–6	Boston Bruins (1957–58)	1–2–1
5	W	October 20, 1957	6–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	2–2–1
6	W	October 23, 1957	3–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	3–2–1
7	L	October 26, 1957	0–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	3–3–1
8	W	October 27, 1957	4–1	Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	4–3–1
9	L	October 30, 1957	0–4	Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	4–4–1
10	W	October 31, 1957	3–0	@ Boston Bruins (1957–58)	5–4–1
11	W	November 2, 1957	5–0	Boston Bruins (1957–58)	6–4–1
12	W	November 3, 1957	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	7–4–1
13	T	November 5, 1957	1–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	7–4–2
14	W	November 6, 1957	4–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	8–4–2
15	L	November 9, 1957	0–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	8–5–2
16	T	November 13, 1957	2–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	8–5–3
17	W	November 16, 1957	4–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	9–5–3
18	W	November 17, 1957	4–2	Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	10–5–3
19	T	November 20, 1957	1–1	Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	10–5–4
20	W	November 22, 1957	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	11–5–4
21	L	November 24, 1957	1–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	11–6–4
22	L	November 27, 1957	2–5	Boston Bruins (1957–58)	11–7–4
23	L	November 28, 1957	0–1	@ Boston Bruins (1957–58)	11–8–4
24	L	November 30, 1957	1–3	Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	11–9–4
25	W	December 1, 1957	5–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	12–9–4
26	L	December 4, 1957	0–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	12–10–4
27	T	December 7, 1957	3–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	12–10–5
28	L	December 8, 1957	1–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	12–11–5
29	L	December 12, 1957	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	12–12–5
30	T	December 14, 1957	4–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	12–12–6
31	W	December 15, 1957	4–2	Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	13–12–6
32	W	December 18, 1957	5–4	Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	14–12–6
33	T	December 19, 1957	3–3	@ Boston Bruins (1957–58)	14–12–7
34	W	December 21, 1957	4–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	15–12–7
35	W	December 22, 1957	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	16–12–7
36	L	December 25, 1957	1–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	16–13–7
37	L	December 28, 1957	1–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	16–14–7
38	L	December 29, 1957	3–4	Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	16–15–7
39	L	January 4, 1958	4–7	Boston Bruins (1957–58)	16–16–7
40	L	January 5, 1958	0–4	Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	16–17–7
41	T	January 8, 1958	5–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	16–17–8
42	L	January 11, 1958	3–9	@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	16–18–8
43	L	January 12, 1958	2–3	Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	16–19–8
44	W	January 16, 1958	3–2	@ Boston Bruins (1957–58)	17–19–8
45	W	January 18, 1958	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	18–19–8
46	W	January 19, 1958	6–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	19–19–8
47	L	January 25, 1958	1–7	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	19–20–8
48	L	January 26, 1958	3–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	19–21–8
49	T	January 29, 1958	1–1	Boston Bruins (1957–58)	19–21–9
50	W	February 1, 1958	3–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	20–21–9
51	L	February 2, 1958	3–4	@ Boston Bruins (1957–58)	20–22–9
52	W	February 8, 1958	5–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	21–22–9
53	L	February 9, 1958	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	21–23–9
54	W	February 14, 1958	3–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	22–23–9
55	W	February 16, 1958	3–2	Boston Bruins (1957–58)	23–23–9
56	W	February 19, 1958	3–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	24–23–9
57	T	February 22, 1958	2–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	24–23–10
58	W	February 23, 1958	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	25–23–10
59	W	February 26, 1958	4–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	26–23–10
60	W	March 1, 1958	5–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	27–23–10
61	T	March 2, 1958	4–4	Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	27–23–11
62	W	March 8, 1958	3–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	28–23–11
63	L	March 9, 1958	2–4	Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	28–24–11
64	T	March 11, 1958	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58)	28–24–12
65	W	March 12, 1958	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58)	29–24–12
66	W	March 15, 1958	4–0	@ Boston Bruins (1957–58)	30–24–12
67	L	March 16, 1958	2–3	Montreal Canadiens (1957–58)	30–25–12
68	T	March 19, 1958	1–1	Boston Bruins (1957–58)	30–25–13
69	W	March 22, 1958	7–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	31–25–13
70	W	March 23, 1958	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58)	32–25–13

Playoffs

Player stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Andy Bathgate	65	30	48	78	42
Camille Henry	70	32	24	56	2
Dave Creighton	70	17	35	52	40
Bill Gadsby	65	14	32	46	48
George Sullivan	70	11	35	46	61
Andy Hebenton	70	21	24	45	17
Larry Popein	70	12	22	34	22
Danny Lewicki	70	11	19	30	26
Jean-Guy Gendron	70	10	17	27	68
Dean Prentice	38	13	9	22	14
Parker MacDonald	70	8	10	18	30
Jack Evans	70	4	8	12	108
Harry Howell	70	4	7	11	62
Lou Fontinato	70	3	8	11	152
Hank Ciesla	60	2	6	8	16
Gerry Foley	68	2	5	7	43
Larry Cahan	34	1	1	2	20
Ivan Irwin	1	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Andy Bathgate	6	5	3	8	6
Dave Creighton	6	3	3	6	2
Andy Hebenton	6	2	3	5	4
Camille Henry	6	1	4	5	5
Dean Prentice	6	1	3	4	4
Parker MacDonald	6	1	2	3	2
Bill Gadsby	6	0	3	3	4
Hank Ciesla	6	0	2	2	0
Gerry Foley	6	0	1	1	2
Lou Fontinato	6	0	1	1	6
Harry Howell	6	1	0	1	8
Jean-Guy Gendron	6	1	0	1	11
Larry Popein	6	1	0	1	4
Larry Cahan	5	0	0	0	4
Jack Evans	6	0	0	0	17
Danny Lewicki	6	0	0	0	6
George Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV %	SO
Lorne Worsley	37	2220	21	10	6	86	2.32	1193	.928	4
Marcel Paille	33	1980	11	15	7	102	3.09	1118	.909	1

Playoffs

Player	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Lorne Worsley	6	365	2	4	28	4.60	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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

References

^ "1957–1958 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
^ "1957-58 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08. {{cite web}}: Text "hockeydb.com" ignored (help)

"1957–58 New York Rangers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links

[standings-div-1] "1957–1958 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[2] "1957-58 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08. {{cite web}}: Text "hockeydb.com" ignored (help)

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Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

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See also	All-Star Game Intra-League Draft Stanley Cup Finals

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Game log

Playoffs

Player stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

See also

References

External links