1943–44 New York Rangers season

1943–44 New York Rangers
Division6th NHL
1943–44 record6–39–5
Goals for162
Goals against310
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachFrank Boucher
CaptainOtt Heller
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBryan Hextall (21)
AssistsBryan Hextall (33)
PointsBryan Hextall (54)
Penalty minutesBob Dill (66)
WinsKen McAuley (6)
Goals against averageHarry Lumley (0.00)

The 1943–44 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 18th season. During the regular season, the Rangers had a 6–39–5 record and compiled 17 points, the fewest of any team in franchise history.[1] New York finished in last place in the NHL.[2]

Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League[3]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 50 38 5 7 234 109 +125 83
2 Detroit Red Wings 50 26 18 6 214 177 +37 58
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 50 23 23 4 214 174 +40 50
4 Chicago Black Hawks 50 22 23 5 178 187 −9 49
5 Boston Bruins 50 19 26 5 223 268 −45 43
6 New York Rangers 50 6 39 5 162 310 −148 17

Record vs. opponents

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1943–44 NHL Records [4]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston — 5–5 1–7–2 3–5–2 7–2–1 3–7
Chicago 5–5 — 5–5 0–8–2 7–1–2 5–4–1
Detroit 7–1–2 5–5 — 0–9–1 8–1–1 6–2–2
Montreal 5–3–2 8–0–2 9–0–1 — 9–0–1 7–2–1
New York 2–7–1 1–7–2 1–8–1 0–9–1 — 2–8
Toronto 7–3 4–5–1 2–6–2 2–7–1 8–2 —


Schedule and results

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1943–44 Game Log
October: 0–2–0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0–2–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 30 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 0–1–0
2 31 @ Detroit Red Wings 8–3 0–2–0
November: 0–9–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–4–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
3 2 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 0–3–0
4 6 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 0–4–0
5 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 0–5–0
6 13 Boston Bruins 6–2 0–6–0
7 14 @ Chicago Black Hawks 10–5 0–7–0
8 18 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 0–8–0
9 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 0–9–0
10 25 @ Boston Bruins 6–2 0–10–0
11 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–3 0–11–0
12 28 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 0–11–1
December: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–4–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
13 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 11–4 0–12–1
14 5 @ Chicago Black Hawks 7–6 0–13–1
15 11 @ Boston Bruins 9–6 0–14–1
16 12 Boston Bruins 6–4 1–14–1
17 19 Detroit Red Wings 6–2 2–14–1
18 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 2–15–1
19 25 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 3–15–1
20 26 Chicago Black Hawks 7–6 4–15–1
21 31 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 4–16–1
January: 2–9–0 (Home: 1–5–0; Road: 1–4–0)
Game January Opponent Score Record
22 2 Boston Bruins 13–3 4–17–1
23 6 Detroit Red Wings 5–0 4–18–1
24 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 8–2 4–19–1
25 9 Montreal Canadiens 6–5 4–20–1
26 13 Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 4–21–1
27 15 @ Boston Bruins 7–5 4–22–1
28 16 Boston Bruins 8–6 5–22–1
29 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 6–22–1
30 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 15–0 6–23–1
31 27 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–4 6–24–1
32 30 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 6–25–1
February: 0–8–2 (Home: 0–4–2; Road: 0–4–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
33 3 @ Detroit Red Wings 12–2 6–26–1
34 5 @ Boston Bruins 7–2 6–27–1
35 6 Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 6–27–2
36 10 Detroit Red Wings 8–3 6–28–2
37 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 6–29–2
38 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–2 6–30–2
39 20 Montreal Canadiens 7–2 6–31–2
40 22 Chicago Black Hawks 8–4 6–32–2
41 24 Detroit Red Wings 3–3 6–32–3
42 27 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 6–33–3
March: 0–6–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 0–4–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
43 2 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–5 6–34–3
44 4 @ Boston Bruins 10–9 6–35–3
45 5 Boston Bruins 4–4 6–35–4
46 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 8–0 6–36–4
47 11 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–0 6–37–4
48 12 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 6–37–5
49 18 @ Montreal Canadiens 11–2 6–38–5
50 19 Montreal Canadiens 6–1 6–39–5

Playoffs

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The Rangers finished the season in last place in the NHL for the second consecutive season and missed the 1944 Stanley Cup playoffs.[2][5]

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ken McAuley 50 2980 6 39 5 310 6.24 0
Harry Lumley‡ 1 20 0 0 0 0 0.00 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.

Source:[6]

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

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  • Longest losing streak to start the season (11 games)[7]
  • Longest winless streak to start the season (15 games: 14 losses, 1 tie)[8]

Transactions

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References

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  1. ^ "New York Rangers Franchise Index". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "1943–44 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "Standings: 1943–1944". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Rangers, Tired of Cellar, Hope This Is Their Season". The Windsor Daily Star. October 22, 1945. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  6. ^ "1943–44 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  7. ^ McCaig, Sam (October 16, 2015). "The Streakers: Best & worst starts in NHL history (and who might set new mark in 2015–16)". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  8. ^ Cluff, Jeremy (October 27, 2017). "Coyotes avoid disastrous date with history". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
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