- Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents
- Schedule and results
- Playoffs
- Player statistics
- Awards and records
- Transactions
- Roster
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1958–59
|year=1958
|Team=New York Rangers
|Conference=
|ConferenceRank=
|Division=NHL
|DivisionRank=5th
|Record=26–32–12
|HomeRecord=
|RoadRecord=
|GoalsFor=201
|GoalsAgainst=217
|GeneralManager=Muzz Patrick
|Coach=Phil Watson
|Captain=Red Sullivan
|AltCaptain=Andy Bathgate
Bill Gadsby
Camille Henry
|Arena=Madison Square Garden
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=Andy Bathgate (40)
|AssistsLeader=Andy Bathgate (48)
|PointsLeader=Andy Bathgate (88)
|PIMLeader=Lou Fontinato (149)
|WinsLeader=Gump Worsley (26)
|GAALeader=Gump Worsley (2.97)
|StanleyCup=
}}The 1958–59 New York Rangers season was the 33rd season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished with a 26–32–12 record in the regular season, and did not advance to the NHL playoffs.[1] {{TOClimit|limit=2}}Regular seasonFinal standings{{1958–59 NHL standings|team=NYR}}Record vs. opponents| 1958–59 NHL Records |
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MON | NYR | TOR |
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| Boston | — | 6–7–1 | 8–5–1 | 6–6–2 | 6–5–3 | 6–6–2 | | Chicago | 7–6–1 | — | 6–7–1 | 1–8–5 | 7–4–3 | 7–4–3 | | Detroit | 5–8–1 | 7–6–1 | — | 1–9–4 | 6–7–1 | 6–7–1 | | Montreal | 6–6–2 | 8–1–5 | 9–1–4 | — | 8–5–1 | 8–5–1 | | New York | 5–6–3 | 4–7–3 | 7–6–1 | 5–8–1 | — | 5–5–4 | | Toronto | 6–6–2 | 4–7–3 | 7–6–1 | 5–8–1 | 5–5–4 | — |
Schedule and results| 1958–59 Game Log |
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October: 2–3–5 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 0–2–3) | Game | October | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 1 | 8 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | 0–0–1 | | 2 | 11 | @ Boston Bruins | 4–4 | 0–0–2 | | 3 | 12 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 3–0 | 0–1–2 | | 4 | 15 | Boston Bruins | 4–4 | 0–1–3 | | 5 | 18 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 2–2 | 0–1–4 | | 6 | 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–3 | 0–2–4 | | 7 | 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–2 | 1–2–4 | | 8 | 26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–2 | 2–2–4 | | 9 | 29 | Boston Bruins | 2–2 | 2–2–5 | | 10 | 30 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–1 | 2–3–5 |
| November: 6–6–2 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–3–2) | Game | November | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 11 | 1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–3 | 2–4–5 | | 12 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–1 | 2–5–5 | | 13 | 4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | 2–6–5 | | 14 | 8 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 6–5 | 3–6–5 | | 15 | 9 | @ Boston Bruins | 5–1 | 4–6–5 | | 16 | 15 | Boston Bruins | 4–2 | 5–6–5 | | 17 | 16 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–1 | 6–6–5 | | 18 | 19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7–4 | 7–6–5 | | 19 | 22 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–2 | 7–6–6 | | 20 | 23 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–1 | 7–7–6 | | 21 | 26 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–3 | 8–7–6 | | 22 | 27 | @ Boston Bruins | 3–1 | 8–8–6 | | 23 | 29 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 | 8–9–6 | | 24 | 30 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2 | 8–9–7 |
| December: 5–4–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–2–1) | Game | December | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 25 | 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | 9–9–7 | | 26 | 6 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 6–0 | 9–10–7 | | 27 | 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–0 | 9–11–7 | | 28 | 10 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–1 | 9–12–7 | | 29 | 13 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–4 | 9–12–8 | | 30 | 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3 | 9–12–9 | | 31 | 18 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 2–0 | 10–12–9 | | 32 | 21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5–1 | 11–12–9 | | 33 | 25 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 4–1 | 11–13–9 | | 34 | 28 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–3 | 12–13–9 | | 35 | 31 | Boston Bruins | 4–3 | 13–13–9 |
| January: 6–6–1 (Home: 0–3–1; Road: 6–3–0) | Game | January | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 36 | 1 | @ Boston Bruins | 5–2 | 14–13–9 | | 37 | 3 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 5–1 | 14–14–9 | | 38 | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–2 | 14–15–9 | | 39 | 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–0 | 14–16–9 | | 40 | 10 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–3 | 14–16–10 | | 41 | 11 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 4–3 | 15–16–10 | | 42 | 14 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–2 | 16–16–10 | | 43 | 17 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 7–1 | 16–17–10 | | 44 | 18 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–2 | 17–17–10 | | 45 | 24 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 3–1 | 17–18–10 | | 46 | 25 | @ Boston Bruins | 8–3 | 18–18–10 | | 47 | 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | 18–19–10 | | 48 | 31 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 5–2 | 19–19–10 |
| February: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–1) | Game | February | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 49 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 5–4 | 20–19–10 | | 50 | 5 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 5–0 | 21–19–10 | | 51 | 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–3 | 21–20–10 | | 52 | 8 | @ Boston Bruins | 4–1 | 21–21–10 | | 53 | 11 | Boston Bruins | 5–3 | 21–22–10 | | 54 | 12 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 1–0 | 21–23–10 | | 55 | 15 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–1 | 21–24–10 | | 56 | 18 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | 21–25–10 | | 57 | 21 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–1 | 21–25–11 | | 58 | 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–1 | 22–25–11 | | 59 | 25 | Detroit Red Wings | 6–3 | 23–25–11 | | 60 | 28 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 6–1 | 23–26–11 |
| March: 3–6–1 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 2–2–0) | Game | March | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 61 | 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–1 | 23–26–12 | | 62 | 7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 6–1 | 24–26–12 | | 63 | 8 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–2 | 25–26–12 | | 64 | 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–3 | 25–27–12 | | 65 | 12 | @ Boston Bruins | 5–4 | 25–28–12 | | 66 | 14 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 5–0 | 25–29–12 | | 67 | 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6–5 | 25–30–12 | | 68 | 18 | Boston Bruins | 5–3 | 25–31–12 | | 69 | 21 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 5–2 | 26–31–12 | | 70 | 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–2 | 26–32–12 |
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PlayoffsThe Rangers failed to qualify for the 1959 Stanley Cup playoffs.[2] 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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| Andy|Bathgate}} | 70 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 48 | | George|Sullivan|George Sullivan (ice hockey)}} | 70 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 56 | | Andy|Hebenton}} | 70 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 8 | | Camille|Henry}} | 70 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 2 | | Bill|Gadsby}} | 70 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 56 | | Dean|Prentice}} | 70 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 11 | | Larry|Popein}} | 61 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 28 | | Eddie|Shack}} | 67 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 109 | | Jim|Bartlett}} | 70 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 118 | | Hank|Ciesla}} | 69 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 21 | | Harry|Howell|Harry Howell (ice hockey)}} | 70 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 101 | | Lou|Fontinato}} | 64 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 149 | | Les|Colwill}} | 69 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | | John|Hanna|John Hanna (ice hockey)}} | 70 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 83 | | Wally|Hergesheimer}} | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | | Jack|Bownass}} | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | | Earl|Ingarfield|Earl Ingarfield, Sr.}} | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | | Larry|Cahan}} | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
{{col-2}}{{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 | SA|Shots Against | SV%|Save Percentage | SO|Shutouts |
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| Lorne|Worsley}} | 67 | 4001 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 199 | 2.97 | 2141 | .907 | 2 | | Bruce|Gamble}} | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 66 | .909 | 0 | | Marcel|Paille}} | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 32 | .875 | 0 | | Julius|Klymkiw}} | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.32 | 9 | .778 | 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.
[3]{{Hockey season stats note}}Awards and records{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}Transactions{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}Roster| {{navbar-header|1958–1959 New York Rangers Roster|New York Rangers|plain=1|fontcolor=white |
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Goaltenders- {{hockey team player|no=1|name=Bruce Gamble}}
- {{hockey team player|no=1|name=Julian Klymkiw}}
- {{hockey team player|no=1|name=Gump Worsley}}
- {{hockey team player|no=23|name=Marcel Paille}}
| | Defensemen- {{hockey team player|no=2|name=Jack Bownass}}
- {{hockey team player|no=2|name=Larry Cahan}}
- {{hockey team player|no=3|name=Harry Howell}}
- {{hockey team player|no=4|name=Bill Gadsby}}
- {{hockey team player|no=6|name=John Hanna}}
- {{hockey team player|no=8|name=Lou Fontinato}}
| | Wingers- {{hockey team player|no=5|name=Eddie Shack}}
- {{hockey team player|no=9|name=Andy Bathgate}}
- {{hockey team player|no=12|name=Andy Hebenton}}
- {{hockey team player|no=14|name=Jim Bartlett}}
- {{hockey team player|no=16|name=Les Colwill}}
- {{hockey team player|no=17|name=Dean Prentice}}
- {{hockey team player|no=18|name=Wally Hergesheimer}}
| | Centers- {{hockey team player|no=7|name=Red Sullivan}}–C
- {{hockey team player|no=10|name=Earl Ingarfield}}
- {{hockey team player|no=15|name=Hank Ciesla}}
- {{hockey team player|no=19|name=Larry Popein}}
- {{hockey team player|no=21|name=Camille Henry}}
- GM: Muzz Patrick
- Coach: Phil Watson
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See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite web|title=1958–59 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1959.html|accessdate=2011-01-08}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=1958–59 NHL Season Summary|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1959.html|accessdate=2012-01-21}}
3. ^{{cite web |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=2010-08-08 |title=1958–59 New York Rangers |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481959.html| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100630183616/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481959.html| archivedate= 30 June 2010 | deadurl= no}}
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