- Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents
- Schedule and results
- Playoffs
- Player statistics
- See also
- References
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1938–39
|year=1938
|Team=New York Rangers
|Conference=
|ConferenceRank=
|Division=NHL
|DivisionRank=2nd
|Record=26–16–6
|HomeRecord=
|RoadRecord=
|GoalsFor=149
|GoalsAgainst=105
|GeneralManager=Lester Patrick
|Coach=Lester Patrick
|Captain=Art Coulter
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=Madison Square Garden
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=Alex Shibicky (24)
|AssistsLeader=Ott Heller (23)
|PointsLeader=Clint Smith (41)
|PIMLeader=Muzz Patrick (64)
|WinsLeader=Dave Kerr (26)
|GAALeader=Dave Kerr (2.12)
|StanleyCup=
}}The 1938–39 New York Rangers season was the 13th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). New York finished second in the NHL in regular season points with 58, and qualified for the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games.[1] {{TOClimit|limit=2}}Regular seasonFinal standings{{1938–39 NHL standings|team=NYR}}Record vs. opponents| 1938–39 NHL Records |
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MON | NYA | NYR | TOR |
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| Boston | — | 8–0 | 7–1 | 6–2 | 5–2–1 | 5–3 | 5–2–1 | | Chicago | 0–8 | — | 1–5–2 | 4–4 | 2–4–2 | 3–4–1 | 2–3–3 | | Detroit | 1–7 | 5–1–2 | — | 4–3–1 | 3–3–2 | 2–6 | 3–4–1 | | Montreal | 2–6 | 4–4 | 3–4–1 | — | 3–2–3 | 1–4–3 | 2–4–2 | | N.Y. Americans | 2–5–1 | 4–2–2 | 3–3–2 | 2–3–3 | — | 2–5–1 | 4–3–1 | | N.Y. Rangers | 3–5 | 4–3–1 | 6–2 | 4–1–3 | 5–2–1 | — | 4–3–1 | | Toronto | 2–5–1 | 3–2–2 | 4–3–1 | 4–2–2 | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | — |
Schedule and results| 1938–39 Game Log |
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November: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–1–0) | Game | November | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 1 | 13 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–3 | 1–0–0 | | 2 | 15 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–0 | 2–0–0 | | 3 | 17 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 1–0 | 3–0–0 | | 4 | 20 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–1 | 4–0–0 | | 5 | 22 | @ Boston Bruins | 4–2 | 4–1–0 | | 6 | 24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6–2 | 5–1–0 | | 7 | 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–0 | 5–2–0 |
| December: 7–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 5–1–0) | Game | December | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 8 | 4 | @ New York Americans | 6–1 | 6–2–0 | | 9 | 8 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 6–5 | 7–2–0 | | 10 | 11 | Boston Bruins | 3–0 | 7–3–0 | | 11 | 15 | New York Americans | 1 – 1 OT | 7–3–1 | | 12 | 17 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–2 | 8–3–1 | | 13 | 18 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 5–0 | 8–4–1 | | 14 | 20 | Detroit Red Wings | 6–2 | 9–4–1 | | 15 | 22 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 5–2 | 10–4–1 | | 16 | 25 | @ Boston Bruins | 1–0 | 11–4–1 | | 17 | 26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–0 | 11–5–1 | | 18 | 31 | Boston Bruins | 2 – 1 OT | 12–5–1 |
| January: 5–3–2 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 0–2–2) | Game | January | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 19 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–0 | 13–5–1 | | 20 | 5 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 2 – 2 OT | 13–5–2 | | 21 | 8 | New York Americans | 5–2 | 14–5–2 | | 22 | 10 | @ New York Americans | 1 – 0 OT | 14–6–2 | | 23 | 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–0 | 15–6–2 | | 24 | 15 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 1 – 1 OT | 15–6–3 | | 25 | 19 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–3 | 15–7–3 | | 26 | 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 7–3 | 16–7–3 | | 27 | 26 | New York Americans | 1–0 | 16–8–3 | | 28 | 31 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–2 | 17–8–3 |
| February: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 4–1–1) | Game | February | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 29 | 2 | @ New York Americans | 7–0 | 18–8–3 | | 30 | 4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–2 | 19–8–3 | | 31 | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 – 5 OT | 19–8–4 | | 32 | 9 | Boston Bruins | 4–2 | 19–9–4 | | 33 | 12 | @ Boston Bruins | 3–2 | 20–9–4 | | 34 | 16 | New York Americans | 2–1 | 21–9–4 | | 35 | 18 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–1 | 21–10–4 | | 36 | 21 | Detroit Red Wings | 7–3 | 22–10–4 | | 37 | 23 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–2 | 23–10–4 | | 38 | 25 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 1 – 1 OT | 23–10–5 | | 39 | 26 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–0 | 23–11–5 |
| March: 3–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 2–3–0) | Game | March | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 40 | 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | 23–12–5 | | 41 | 5 | @ Boston Bruins | 5 – 3 OT | 23–13–5 | | 42 | 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 – 2 OT | 23–13–6 | | 43 | 9 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 8–3 | 24–13–6 | | 44 | 12 | Boston Bruins | 4–2 | 24–14–6 | | 45 | 14 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | 24–15–6 | | 46 | 16 | @ New York Americans | 11–5 | 25–15–6 | | 47 | 18 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–1 | 25–16–6 | | 48 | 19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6–2 | 26–16–6 |
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Playoffs{{main|1939 Stanley Cup playoffs}}Key: {{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} Win {{Color box|#ffbbbb|border=darkgray}} Loss | 1939 Stanley Cup Playoffs |
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| Semi-finals: vs. Boston Bruins – Boston wins series 4–3 |
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Series | | 1 | March 21 | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | New York Rangers | OT | Boston leads series 1–0 | | 2 | March 23 | New York Rangers | 2–3 | Boston Bruins | OT | Boston leads series 2–0 | | 3 | March 25 | New York Rangers | 1–4 | Boston Bruins | Boston leads series 3–0 | | 4 | March 28 | Boston Bruins | 1–2 | New York Rangers | Boston leads series 3–1 | | 5 | March 30 | New York Rangers | 2–1 | Boston Bruins | OT | Boston leads series 3–2 | | 6 | April 1 | Boston Bruins | 1–3 | New York Rangers | Series tied 3–3 | | 7 | April 2 | New York Rangers | 1–2 | Boston Bruins | OT | Boston wins series 4–3 |
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Player statistics- Skaters
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}} Regular Season| Player | GP|Games Played | G|Goals | A|Assists | Pts|Points | PIM|Penalty Minutes |
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| Clint|Smith}} | 48 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 2 | | Neil|Colville}} | 47 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 12 | | Phil|Watson}} | 48 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 42 | | Bryan|Hextall}} | 48 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 18 | | Alex|Shibicky}} | 48 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 24 | | Wilbert|Hiller}} | 48 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 22 | | Lynn|Patrick}} | 35 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 25 | | Mac|Colville}} | 48 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 26 | | Cecil|Dillon}} | 48 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 6 | | Ehrhardt|Heller}} | 48 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 42 | | Walter|Pratt}} | 48 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 20 | | George|Allen|George Allen (ice hockey)}} | 19 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | | Arthur|Coulter}} | 44 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 58 | | Murray|Patrick}} | 48 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 64 | | Joe|Krol|Joe Krol (ice hockey)}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | Bill|Carse}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Larry|Molyneaux}} | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
{{col-2}} Playoffs| Player | GP|Games Played | G|Goals | A|Assists | Pts|Points | PIM|Penalty Minutes |
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| Alex|Shibicky}} | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | Walter|Pratt}} | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | | Mac|Colville}} | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | Clint|Smith}} | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | Bill|Carse}} | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | Arthur|Coulter}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | Lynn|Patrick}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | Phil|Watson}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | | Neil|Colville}} | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | Murray|Patrick}} | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | | Ehrhardt|Heller}} | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | Wilbert|Hiller}} | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | | Bryan|Hextall}} | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | George|Allen|George Allen (ice hockey)}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | Cecil|Dillon}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{col-end}}- Goaltenders
Regular Season| Player | GP|Games Played | TOI|Time on Ice | W|Win | L|Loss | T|Tie | GA|Goals Against | GAA|Goals Against Average | SO|Shutouts |
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| Dave|Kerr}} | 48 | 2970 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 105 | 2.12 | 6 | Playoffs| Player | GP|Games Played | TOI|Time on Ice | W|Win | L|Loss | GA|Goals Against | GAA|Goals Against Average | SO|Shutouts |
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| Bert|Gardiner}} | 6 | 433 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1.66 | 0 | | Dave|Kerr}} | 1 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.01 | 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.
[2]{{Hockey season stats note}}See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite web|title=1938–39 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1939.html|accessdate=2009-06-04}}
2. ^{{cite web |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=2010-10-23 |title=1938–39 New York Rangers |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481939.html}}
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