1956–57 New York Rangers season

1956–57 New York Rangers
League4th NHL
1956–57 record26–30–14
Home record15–12–8
Road record11–18–6
Goals for184
Goals against227
Team information
General managerMuzz Patrick
CoachPhil Watson
CaptainHarry Howell
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsAndy Bathgate (27)
AssistsAndy Bathgate (50)
PointsAndy Bathgate (77)
Penalty minutesLou Fontinato (139)
WinsGump Worsley (26)
Goals against averageJohnny Bower (3.00)

The 1956–57 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 31st season.

Regular season

Season standings

National Hockey League[1]
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 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 [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL 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
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 regular season[3]
October: 4–3–1 (home: 3–0–1; road: 1–3–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 12 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–0 1–0–0
2 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 1–1–0
3 17 Boston Bruins 2–0 2–1–0
4 20 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–0 2–2–0
5 21 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 3–2–0
6 24 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 4–2–0
7 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 4–2–1
8 31 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 4–3–1
November: 2–7–4 (home: 1–3–3; road: 1–4–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
9 4 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 4–4–1
10 7 Boston Bruins 4–2 4–5–1
11 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 4–6–1
12 10 Detroit Red Wings 6–4 4–7–1
13 14 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 4–8–1
14 17 Boston Bruins 4–4 4–8–2
15 18 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 4–8–3
16 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 4–8–4
17 22 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 5–8–4
18 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–1 5–9–4
19 25 Montreal Canadiens 1–1 5–9–5
20 28 Boston Bruins 2–1 6–9–5
21 29 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 6–10–5
December: 5–6–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 1–4–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
22 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 7–10–5
23 5 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 7–10–6
24 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0–0 7–10–7
25 9 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 8–10–7
26 13 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 8–11–7
27 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 8–12–7
28 16 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 9–12–7
29 21 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 10–12–7
30 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 10–13–7
31 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 8–1 10–14–7
32 27 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 11–14–7
33 29 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–3 11–15–7
34 31 Detroit Red Wings 1–0 11–16–7
January: 5–7–1 (home: 1–4–0; road: 4–3–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
35 1 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 11–17–7
36 5 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 12–17–7
37 6 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 12–18–7
38 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 12–19–7
39 11 @ Chicago Black Hawks 7–4 13–19–7
40 12 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–4 14–19–7
41 13 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 14–20–7
42 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–0 14–21–7
43 20 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 14–22–7
44 23 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 14–22–8
45 26 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 15–22–8
46 27 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 16–22–8
47 30 Chicago Black Hawks 7–2 16–23–8
February: 6–4–3 (home: 5–1–1; road: 1–3–2)
Game February Opponent Score Record
48 2 Detroit Red Wings 5–4 16–24–8
49 3 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 16–25–8
50 6 Boston Bruins 3–2 17–25–8
51 7 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 17–25–9
52 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 17–25–10
53 10 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 18–25–10
54 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 18–26–10
55 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 19–26–10
56 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 20–26–10
57 20 Boston Bruins 5–2 21–26–10
58 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–1 21–27–10
59 24 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 22–27–10
60 27 Chicago Black Hawks 6–6 22–27–11
March: 4–3–3 (home: 1–2–2; road: 3–1–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
61 2 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 23–27–11
62 3 Detroit Red Wings 1–1 23–27–12
63 7 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 23–27–13
64 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 24–27–13
65 10 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 25–27–13
66 13 Boston Bruins 2–1 25–28–13
67 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 14–1 25–29–13
68 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 25–30–13
69 23 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 26–30–13
70 24 Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 26–30–14

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

Playoffs

Main article: 1957 Stanley Cup playoffs
1957 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Semifinals vs. (2) Montreal Canadiens – Montreal wins 4–1
Game 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

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
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

  1. ^ "1956–1957 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "1956-57 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "1956–57 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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