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
General manager	Muzz Patrick
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 Boston Bruins in the semi-finals.^[1]

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1957–58 NHL Records
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	MON	NYR	TOR
Boston	—	7–3–4	8–5–1	3–9–2	6–5–3	3–6–5
Chicago	3–7–4	—	7–7	3–10–1	4–9–1	7–6–1
Detroit	5–8–1	7–7	—	3–7–4	4–5–5	10–2–2
Montreal	9–3–2	10–3–1	7–3–4	—	6–6–2	11–2–1
New York	5–6–3	9–4–1	5–4–5	6–6–2	—	7–5–2
Toronto	6–3–5	6–7–1	2–10–2	2–11–1	5–7–2	—

Final standings

National Hockey League^[2]
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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

Schedule and results

1957–58 Game Log

October: 5–4–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–2–1)

November: 6–5–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 4–2–1)

December: 5–6–3 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 2–2–3)

January: 3–6–2 (Home: 0–3–2; Road: 3–3–0)

February: 7–2–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–1–1)

March: 6–2–3 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 5–0–1)

Playoffs

Key: Win Loss

1958 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Semi-finals: vs. Boston Bruins – Boston wins series 4–2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	March 25	Boston Bruins	3–5	New York Rangers		New York Rangers lead series 1–0
2	March 27	Boston Bruins	4–3	New York Rangers	OT	Series tied 1–1
3	March 29	New York Rangers	0–5	Boston Bruins		Boston leads series 2–1
4	April 1	New York Rangers	5–2	Boston Bruins		Series tied 2–2
5	April 3	New York Rangers	1–6	Boston Bruins		Boston leads series 3–2
6	April 5	New York Rangers	2–8	Boston Bruins		Boston wins series 4–2

Player statistics

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	TOI	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	TOI	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

^ "1957–58 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
^ "1957–1958 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
^ "1957–58 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[1] "1957–58 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2010-10-23.

[standings-div-2] "1957–1958 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[3] "1957–58 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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