1958–59 New York Rangers season

1958–59 New York Rangers
1958–59 New York Rangers
Division	5th NHL
1958–59 record	26–32–12
Goals for	201
Goals against	217
Team information
General manager	Muzz Patrick
Coach	Phil Watson
Captain	Red Sullivan
Alternate captains	Andy Bathgate; Bill Gadsby; Camille Henry
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Andy Bathgate (40)
Assists	Andy Bathgate (48)
Points	Andy Bathgate (88)
Penalty minutes	Lou Fontinato (149)
Wins	Gump Worsley (26)
Goals against average	Gump Worsley (2.97)
	← 1957–58 1959–60 →

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]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[2]
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		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	70	39	18	13	258	158	+100	91
2	Boston Bruins	70	32	29	9	205	215	−10	73
3	Chicago Black Hawks	70	28	29	13	197	208	−11	69
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	27	32	11	189	201	−12	65
5	New York Rangers	70	26	32	12	201	217	−16	64
6	Detroit Red Wings	70	25	37	8	167	218	−51	58

Schedule and results

1958–59 Game Log

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

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

December: 5–4–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)

January: 6–6–1 (Home: 0–3–1; Road: 6–3–0)

February: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–1)

March: 3–6–1 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 2–2–0)

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1959 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[3]

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Andy Bathgate	70	40	48	88	48
George Sullivan	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	70	4	10	14	101
Lou Fontinato	64	7	6	13	149
Les Colwill	69	7	6	13	16
John Hanna	70	1	10	11	83
Wally Hergesheimer	22	3	0	3	6
Jack Bownass	35	1	2	3	20
Earl Ingarfield	35	1	2	3	10
Larry Cahan	16	1	0	1	8

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
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.

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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

Goaltenders

Defensemen

2 – Jack Bownass
2 – Larry Cahan
3 – Harry Howell
4 – Bill Gadsby
6 – John Hanna
8 – Lou Fontinato

Wingers

Centers

7 – Red Sullivan –C
10 – Earl Ingarfield
15 – Hank Ciesla
19 – Larry Popein
21 – Camille Henry
GM: Muzz Patrick
Coach: Phil Watson

References

^ "1958–59 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
^ "1958–1959 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
^ "1958–59 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
^ "1958–59 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] "1958–59 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-08.

[standings-div-2] "1958–1959 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[3] "1958–59 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-01-21.

[4] "1958–59 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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