1957–58 New York Rangers season

1957–58 New York Rangers
League2nd NHL
1957–58 record32–25–13
Home record14–15–6
Road record18–10–7
Goals for195
Goals against188
Team information
General managerMuzz Patrick
CoachPhil Watson
CaptainGeorge Sullivan
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsCamille Henry (32)
AssistsAndy Bathgate (48)
PointsAndy Bathgate (78)
Penalty minutesLou Fontinato (152)
WinsGump Worsley (21)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (2.32)

The 1957–58 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 32nd season. The Rangers finished the regular season with 77 points, a total that placed them second in the NHL. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, but lost to the Boston Bruins in the semi-finals.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 70 43 17 10 250 158 +92 96
2 70 32 25 13 195 188 +7 77
3 Detroit Red Wings 70 29 29 12 176 207 −31 70
4 Boston Bruins 70 27 28 15 199 194 +5 69
5 Chicago Black Hawks 70 24 39 7 163 202 −39 55
6 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 21 38 11 192 226 −34 53

Record vs. opponents

1957–58 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston — 7–3–4 8–5–1 3–9–2 6–5–3 3–6–5
Chicago 3–7–4 — 7–7 3–10–1 4–9–1 7–6–1
Detroit 5–8–1 7–7 — 3–7–4 4–5–5 10–2–2
Montreal 9–3–2 10–3–1 7–3–4 — 6–6–2 11–2–1
5–6–3 9–4–1 5–4–5 6–6–2 — 7–5–2
Toronto 6–3–5 6–7–1 2–10–2 2–11–1 5–7–2 —


Schedule and results

1957–58 regular season[4]
October: 5–4–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–2–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 10 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 1–0–0
2 12 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–2 1–0–1
3 13 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 1–1–1
4 16 Boston Bruins 6–2 1–2–1
5 20 Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 2–2–1
6 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 3–2–1
7 26 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 3–3–1
8 27 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 4–3–1
9 30 Detroit Red Wings 4–0 4–4–1
10 31 @ Boston Bruins 3–0 5–4–1
November: 6–5–3 (home: 2–3–2; road: 4–2–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
11 2 Boston Bruins 5–0 6–4–1
12 3 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 7–4–1
13 5 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–1 7–4–2
14 6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 8–4–2
15 9 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–0 8–5–2
16 13 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 8–5–3
17 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 9–5–3
18 17 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 10–5–3
19 20 Detroit Red Wings 1–1 10–5–4
20 22 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 11–5–4
21 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 11–6–4
22 27 Boston Bruins 5–2 11–7–4
23 28 @ Boston Bruins 1–0 11–8–4
24 30 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 11–9–4
December: 5–6–3 (home: 3–4–0; road: 2–2–3)
Game December Opponent Score Record
25 1 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–1 12–9–4
26 4 Chicago Black Hawks 2–0 12–10–4
27 7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 12–10–5
28 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 12–11–5
29 12 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 12–12–5
30 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–4 12–12–6
31 15 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 13–12–6
32 18 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 14–12–6
33 19 @ Boston Bruins 3–3 14–12–7
34 21 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 15–12–7
35 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 16–12–7
36 25 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 16–13–7
37 28 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 16–14–7
38 29 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 16–15–7
January: 3–6–2 (home: 0–3–2; road: 3–3–0)
Game January Opponent Score Record
39 4 Boston Bruins 7–4 16–16–7
40 5 Montreal Canadiens 4–0 16–17–7
41 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–5 16–17–8
42 11 @ Montreal Canadiens 9–3 16–18–8
43 12 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 16–19–8
44 16 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 17–19–8
45 18 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 18–19–8
46 19 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–1 19–19–8
47 25 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1 19–20–8
48 26 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 19–21–8
49 29 Boston Bruins 1–1 19–21–9
February: 7–2–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–1–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
50 1 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 20–21–9
51 2 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 20–22–9
52 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 21–22–9
53 9 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 21–23–9
54 14 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 22–23–9
55 16 Boston Bruins 3–2 23–23–9
56 19 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 24–23–9
57 22 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–2 24–23–10
58 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 25–23–10
59 26 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 26–23–10
March: 6–2–3 (home: 1–2–2; road: 5–0–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
60 1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 27–23–10
61 2 Detroit Red Wings 4–4 27–23–11
62 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 28–23–11
63 9 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 28–24–11
64 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–2 28–24–12
65 12 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 29–24–12
66 15 @ Boston Bruins 4–0 30–24–12
67 16 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 30–25–12
68 19 Boston Bruins 1–1 30–25–13
69 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–0 31–25–13
70 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 32–25–13

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

Playoffs

Main article: 1958 Stanley Cup playoffs
1958 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Semifinals vs. (4) Boston Bruins – Boston wins 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 March 25 Boston Bruins 3–5 New York Rangers New York Rangers lead series 1–0
2 March 27 Boston Bruins 4–3 New York Rangers OT Series tied 1–1
3 March 29 New York Rangers 0–5 Boston Bruins Boston leads series 2–1
4 April 1 New York Rangers 5–2 Boston Bruins Series tied 2–2
5 April 3 New York Rangers 1–6 Boston Bruins Boston leads series 3–2
6 April 5 New York Rangers 2–8 Boston Bruins Boston wins series 4–2

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Lorne Worsley 37 2220 21 10 6 86 2.32 1193 .928 4
Marcel Paille 33 1980 11 15 7 102 3.09 1118 .909 1
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Lorne Worsley 6 365 2 4 28 4.60 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "1957–58 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "1957–1958 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "1957-58 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "1957–58 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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