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1936–37 New York Rangers season

The 1936–37 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 11th season. During the regular season, the Rangers posted a third-place finish in the American Division, with a 19–20–9 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the team defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Maroons to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Cup Finals, the Rangers lost to the Detroit Red Wings, three games to two.[1]

Regular season

On November 16, 1936, Hal Winkler made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers and gained a 1–0 shutout over the Montreal Maroons. He was the first goaltender to have a shutout in his NHL debut.[2]

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Detroit Red Wings 48 25 14 9 128 102 59
Boston Bruins 48 23 18 7 120 110 53
New York Rangers 48 19 20 9 117 106 47
Chicago Black Hawks 48 14 27 7 99 131 35

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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

1936–37 regular season[5]
November: 5–3–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–2–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
1 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 0–1–0
2 10 @ Montreal Maroons 4–1 1–1–0
3 15 New York Americans 2–1 1–2–0
4 17 @ Boston Bruins 6–1 2–2–0
5 19 Detroit Red Wings 1–0 3–2–0
6 21 @ Montreal Canadiens 3 – 1 OT 3–3–0
7 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 4–3–0
8 26 @ New York Americans 3–1 5–3–0
9 28 Boston Bruins 2 – 2 OT 5–3–1
December: 5–2–3 (home: 2–0–3; road: 3–2–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
10 3 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–0 5–4–1
11 6 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 6–4–1
12 8 Chicago Black Hawks 0 – 0 OT 6–4–2
13 12 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5 – 3 OT 7–4–2
14 15 Montreal Maroons 2 – 2 OT 7–4–3
15 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 4 – 2 OT 7–5–3
16 20 Montreal Canadiens 5 – 3 OT 8–5–3
17 27 Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 9–5–3
18 29 @ New York Americans 5–1 10–5–3
19 31 Boston Bruins 2 – 2 OT 10–5–4
January: 4–5–2 (home: 2–2–2; road: 2–3–0)
Game January Opponent Score Record
20 3 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 10–6–4
21 5 New York Americans 7–1 11–6–4
22 9 @ Montreal Maroons 3–2 12–6–4
23 10 Montreal Maroons 5–2 12–7–4
24 14 Detroit Red Wings 2–0 12–8–4
25 19 Montreal Canadiens 1 – 1 OT 12–8–5
26 21 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–0 12–9–5
27 23 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 12–10–5
28 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 13–10–5
29 26 @ Boston Bruins 3–0 14–10–5
30 28 Boston Bruins 1 – 1 OT 14–10–6
February: 3–5–3 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–3–2)
Game February Opponent Score Record
31 2 Detroit Red Wings 4 – 4 OT 14–10–7
32 4 @ Detroit Red Wings 2 – 2 OT 14–10–8
33 6 @ Montreal Maroons 1 – 1 OT 14–10–9
34 7 Montreal Maroons 4–2 14–11–9
35 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 15–11–9
36 11 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 15–12–9
37 14 New York Americans 5–4 15–13–9
38 16 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 15–14–9
39 18 Chicago Black Hawks 2 – 1 OT 16–14–9
40 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 17–14–9
41 28 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 17–15–9
March: 2–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–2–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
42 4 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 17–16–9
43 7 Boston Bruins 1–0 17–17–9
44 9 @ New York Americans 7 – 5 OT 18–17–9
45 11 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 18–18–9
46 13 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–0 18–19–9
47 16 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 18–20–9
48 21 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 19–20–9

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

Main articles: 1937 Stanley Cup playoffs and 1937 Stanley Cup Finals

Stanley Cup Finals

The Rangers were unable to play at home after game one due to the circus.[6]

1937 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Quarterfinals vs. (C3) Toronto Maple Leafs – Rangers win 2–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 March 23 New York Rangers 3–0 Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers lead series 1–0
2 March 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 New York Rangers OT New York Rangers win series 2–0
Semifinals vs. (C2) Montreal Maroons – Rangers win 2–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 April 1 Montreal Maroons 0–1 New York Rangers New York Rangers leads series 1–0
2 April 3 New York Rangers 4–0 Montreal Maroons New York Rangers win series 2–0
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (A1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 3–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 April 6 Detroit Red Wings 1–5 New York Rangers New York Rangers lead series 1–0
2 April 8 New York Rangers 2–4 Detroit Red Wings Series tied 1–1
3 April 11 New York Rangers 1–0 Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers lead series 2–1
4 April 13 New York Rangers 0–1 Detroit Red Wings Series tied 2–2
5 April 15 New York Rangers 0–3 Detroit Red Wings Detroit wins series 3–2

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr 48 3020 19 20 9 106 2.11 4
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Dave Kerr 9 553 6 3 10 1.08 4

†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

See also

References

  1. ^ "1936–37 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  2. ^ Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.19, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
  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. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "1936-37 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  6. ^ Corio, Ray (April 16, 1990). "Question Box". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  7. ^ "1936–37 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.