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1928–29 New York Rangers season

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1928–29 New York Rangers
Division2nd American
1928–29 record21–13–10
Goals for72
Goals against65
Team information
General managerLester Patrick
CoachLester Patrick
CaptainBill Cook
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsBill Cook (15)
AssistsFrank Boucher (16)
PointsFrank Boucher (26)
Penalty minutesBun Cook (70)
WinsJohn Ross Roach (21)
Goals against averageJohn Ross Roach (1.41)

The 1928–29 New York Rangers season was the franchise's third season.[1] During the regular season, the Rangers finished in second place in the American Division with a 21–13–10 record and qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs. In the postseason, the Rangers won series against the New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs to reach the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins 2–0.[2]

Regular season

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Boston Bruins 44 26 13 5 89 52 472 57
New York Rangers 44 21 13 10 72 65 384 52
Detroit Cougars 44 19 16 9 72 63 381 47
Pittsburgh Pirates 44 9 27 8 46 80 324 26
Chicago Black Hawks 44 7 29 8 33 85 363 22

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1928–29 Game Log
November: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–0–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
1 15 @ Detroit Cougars 2–0 1–0–0
2 18 @ New York Americans 1 – 1 OT 1–0–1
3 20 Montreal Maroons 1–0 1–1–1
4 22 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 2–1–1
5 25 Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0 3–1–1
6 29 Chicago Black Hawks 2 – 1 OT 4–1–1
December: 5–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 1–2–2)
Game December Opponent Score Record
7 1 @ Montreal Maroons 3–0 4–2–1
8 4 @ Boston Bruins 2–0 4–3–1
9 6 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 0 – 0 OT 4–3–2
10 9 @ Detroit Cougars 2 – 2 OT 4–3–3
11 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 5–3–3
12 13 @ Montreal Canadiens 3 – 2 OT 6–3–3
13 16 Detroit Cougars 3–0 7–3–3
14 20 Ottawa Senators 1–0 8–3–3
15 25 New York Americans 1–0 8–4–3
16 30 Boston Bruins 2–0 9–4–3
January: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 3–1–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
17 1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 10–4–3
18 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – 2 OT 10–4–4
19 6 @ New York Americans 0 – 0 OT 10–4–5
20 10 @ Ottawa Senators 9–3 11–4–5
21 13 Detroit Cougars 1–0 12–4–5
22 15 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 12–5–5
23 17 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 13–5–5
24 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 0 – 0 OT 13–5–6
25 20 Montreal Canadiens 1–0 13–6–6
26 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 14–6–6
27 24 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1 15–6–6
28 27 Boston Bruins 2–1 15–7–6
29 31 New York Americans 2–1 16–7–6
February: 3–4–3 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 1–3–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
30 3 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 17–7–6
31 5 Montreal Maroons 1 – 1 OT 17–7–7
32 7 @ Ottawa Senators 2–1 17–8–7
33 10 Montreal Canadiens 3 – 3 OT 17–8–8
34 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 17–9–8
35 17 Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1 18–9–8
36 21 Detroit Cougars 1–0 18–10–8
37 23 @ Montreal Maroons 9–1 18–11–8
38 26 Ottawa Senators 2–0 19–11–8
39 28 @ Chicago Black Hawks 0 – 0 OT 19–11–9
March: 2–2–1 (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 2–1–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
40 3 @ Detroit Cougars 3–2 20–11–9
41 5 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 20–12–9
42 10 Boston Bruins 3–2 20–13–9
43 14 Chicago Black Hawks 1 – 1 OT 20–13–10
44 17 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3 21–13–10

Playoffs

The playoffs were now between division finishers of each division, rather than a division champion from each division.[5]

Key:   Win   Loss

1929 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
John Ross Roach 44 2760 21 13 10 65 1.41 13
Goaltenders
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
John Ross Roach 6 392 3 2 1 5 0.77 3

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;

References

  1. ^ "New York Rangers". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "1928–29 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  3. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Playoff Formats". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "1928–29 New York Rangers | hockeydb.com". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 24, 2010.