1956–57 New York Rangers season

1956–57 New York Rangers
1956–57 New York Rangers
Division	4th NHL
1956–57 record	26–30–14
Goals for	184
Goals against	227
Team information
General manager	Muzz Patrick
Coach	Phil Watson
Captain	Harry Howell
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Andy Bathgate (27)
Assists	Andy Bathgate (50)
Points	Andy Bathgate (77)
Penalty minutes	Lou Fontinato (139)
Wins	Gump Worsley (26)
Goals against average	Johnny Bower (3.00)
	← 1955–56 1957–58 →

The 1956–57 New York Rangers season was the 31st season for the team in the National Hockey League.

Regular season

Season Standings

National Hockey League^[1]
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		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	70	38	20	12	198	157	+41	88
2	Montreal Canadiens	70	35	23	12	210	155	+55	82
3	Boston Bruins	70	34	24	12	195	174	+21	80
4	New York Rangers	70	26	30	14	184	227	−43	66
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	21	34	15	174	192	−18	57
6	Chicago Black Hawks	70	16	39	15	169	225	−56	47

Record vs. opponents

1956–57 NHL Records
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	MON	NYR	TOR
Boston	—	8–5–1	7–4–3	7–4–3	5–8–1	7–3–4
Chicago	5–8–1	—	2–10–2	3–8–3	1–7–6	5–6–3
Detroit	4–7–3	10–2–2	—	4–6–4	10–3–1	10–2–2
Montreal	4–7–3	8–3–3	6–4–4	—	8–5–1	9–4–1
New York	8–5–1	7–1–6	3–10–1	5–8–1	—	3–6–5
Toronto	3–7–4	6–5–3	2–10–2	4–9–1	6–3–5	—

Schedule and results

1956–57 Game Log

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

November: 2–7–4 (Home: 1–3–3; Road: 1–4–1)

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

January: 5–7–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 4–3–1)

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

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

Playoffs

Key: Win Loss

1957 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Semi-finals: vs. Montreal Canadiens – Montreal wins series 4–1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	March 26	Montreal Canadiens	4–1	New York Rangers		Montreal leads series 1–0
2	March 28	Montreal Canadiens	3–4	New York Rangers	OT	Series tied 1–1
3	March 30	New York Rangers	3–8	Montreal Canadiens		Montreal leads series 2–1
4	April 2	New York Rangers	1–3	Montreal Canadiens		Montreal leads series 3–1
5	April 4	New York Rangers	3–4	Montreal Canadiens	OT	Montreal wins series 4–1

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Andy Bathgate	70	27	50	77	60
Andy Hebenton	70	21	23	44	10
Dean Prentice	68	19	23	42	38
Bill Gadsby	70	4	37	41	72
Dave Creighton	70	18	21	39	42
Danny Lewicki	70	18	20	38	47
Larry Popein	67	11	19	30	20
Camille Henry	36	14	15	29	2
George Sullivan	42	6	17	23	36
Ron Murphy	33	7	12	19	14
Gerry Foley	69	7	9	16	48
Jean-Guy Gendron	70	9	6	15	40
Parker MacDonald	45	7	8	15	24
Lou Fontinato	70	3	12	15	139
Harry Howell	65	2	10	12	70
Larry Cahan	61	5	4	9	65
Jack Evans	70	3	6	9	110
Bruce Cline	30	2	3	5	10
Bronco Horvath^‡	7	1	2	3	4

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Camille Henry	5	2	3	5	0
Dave Creighton	5	2	2	4	2
George Sullivan	5	1	2	3	4
Larry Popein	5	0	3	3	0
Bill Gadsby	5	1	2	3	2
Parker MacDonald	1	1	1	2	0
Dean Prentice	5	0	2	2	4
Andy Hebenton	5	2	0	2	2
Andy Bathgate	5	2	0	2	7
Jack Evans	5	0	1	1	4
Harry Howell	5	1	0	1	6
Jean-Guy Gendron	5	0	1	1	6
Danny Lewicki	5	0	1	1	2
Larry Cahan	3	0	0	0	2
Lou Fontinato	5	0	0	0	7
Gerry Foley	3	0	0	0	0
Ron Murphy	5	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Lorne Worsley	68	4080	26	28	14	217	3.24	2341	.907	3
Johnny Bower	2	120	0	2	0	6	3.00	47	.872	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Lorne Worsley	5	316	1	4	21	3.99	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;

References

Rangers on Hockey Database

^ "1956–1957 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
^ "1956–57 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

[standings-div-1] "1956–1957 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[2] "1956–57 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

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See also	All-Star Game Intra-League Draft Stanley Cup Finals

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