1969–70 New York Rangers season

1969–70 New York Rangers
Division4th East
1969–70 record38–22–16
Home record22–8–8
Road record16–14–8
Goals for246
Goals against189
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachEmile Francis
CaptainBob Nevin
Alternate captainsRod Gilbert
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsDave Balon (33)
AssistsWalt Tkaczuk (50)
PointsWalt Tkaczuk (77)
Penalty minutesDave Balon (100)
WinsEd Giacomin (35)
Goals against averageEd Giacomin (2.36)

The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 44th season. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

East Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Chicago Black Hawks 76 45 22 9 250 170 +80 99
2 Boston Bruins 76 40 17 19 277 216 +61 99
3 Detroit Red Wings 76 40 21 15 246 199 +47 95
4 76 38 22 16 246 189 +57 92
5 Montreal Canadiens 76 38 22 16 244 201 +43 92
6 Toronto Maple Leafs 76 29 34 13 222 242 −20 71

Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1969–70 regular season[4]
October: 4–3–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–2–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 12 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 0–1–0
2 15 Minnesota North Stars 4–3 1–1–0
3 18 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–3 1–2–0
4 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 2–2–0
5 22 Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 2–2–1
6 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 3–2–1
7 26 Montreal Canadiens 8–3 3–3–1
8 29 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 4–3–1
9 30 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–3 4–3–2
November: 10–1–3 (home: 5–0–2; road: 5–1–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
10 1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 5–3–2
11 2 St. Louis Blues 6–4 6–3–2
12 5 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 6–4–2
13 7 @ Oakland Seals 8–1 7–4–2
14 8 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–1 8–4–2
15 12 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 9–4–2
16 15 @ Boston Bruins 6–5 10–4–2
17 16 St. Louis Blues 4–2 11–4–2
18 19 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 11–4–3
19 22 @ St. Louis Blues 5–0 12–4–3
20 23 Oakland Seals 5–2 13–4–3
21 26 Boston Bruins 3–0 14–4–3
22 29 Philadelphia Flyers 2–2 14–4–4
23 30 Minnesota North Stars 2–2 14–4–5
December: 6–3–3 (home: 4–2–3; road: 2–1–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
24 3 Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 14–4–6
25 7 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 15–4–6
26 10 Boston Bruins 5–2 16–4–6
27 11 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 16–5–6
28 13 @ Minnesota North Stars 5–2 17–5–6
29 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 17–6–6
30 17 Philadelphia Flyers 2–2 17–6–7
31 20 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 18–6–7
32 21 Oakland Seals 3–1 19–6–7
33 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 19–7–7
34 28 Los Angeles Kings 3–3 19–7–8
35 31 Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 20–7–8
January: 7–3–2 (home: 3–0–0; road: 4–3–2)
Game January Opponent Score Record
36 3 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–3 20–7–9
37 4 Oakland Seals 5–2 21–7–9
38 7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 22–7–9
39 11 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–1 22–8–9
40 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1 23–8–9
41 15 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 23–8–10
42 17 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–1 24–8–10
43 22 @ St. Louis Blues 4–3 24–9–10
44 24 Boston Bruins 8–1 25–9–10
45 25 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 26–9–10
46 28 @ Los Angeles Kings 5–4 26–10–10
47 30 @ Oakland Seals 2–1 27–10–10
February: 7–3–3 (home: 6–0–1; road: 1–3–2)
Game February Opponent Score Record
48 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0 28–10–10
49 4 Detroit Red Wings 5–1 29–10–10
50 8 Los Angeles Kings 5–1 30–10–10
51 11 @ Los Angeles Kings 6–2 31–10–10
52 13 @ Oakland Seals 4–2 31–11–10
53 15 Montreal Canadiens 2–0 32–11–10
54 18 Philadelphia Flyers 3–3 32–11–11
55 19 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–3 32–11–12
56 21 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 32–12–12
57 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 33–12–12
58 25 St. Louis Blues 2–1 34–12–12
59 26 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 34–13–12
60 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–3 34–13–13
March: 2–8–3 (home: 1–5–1; road: 1–3–2)
Game March Opponent Score Record
61 1 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 34–14–13
62 4 Detroit Red Wings 2–0 34–15–13
63 6 @ St. Louis Blues 3–1 34–16–13
64 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–0 34–16–14
65 11 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–3 34–17–14
66 14 @ Chicago Black Hawks 7–4 34–18–14
67 15 Minnesota North Stars 4–2 34–19–14
68 18 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 35–19–14
69 19 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–2 35–19–15
70 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 35–20–15
71 25 Boston Bruins 3–1 35–21–15
72 28 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–1 35–21–16
73 29 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 36–21–16
April: 2–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
Game April Opponent Score Record
74 1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 37–21–16
75 4 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–2 37–22–16
76 5 Detroit Red Wings 9–5 38–22–16

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

Playoffs

Main article: 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs
1970 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Quarterfinals vs. (2) Boston Bruins – Rangers win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 April 8 New York Rangers 2–8 Boston Bruins Boston leads series 1–0
2 April 9 New York Rangers 3–5 Boston Bruins Boston leads series 2–0
3 April 11 Boston Bruins 3–4 New York Rangers Boston leads series 2–1
4 April 12 Boston Bruins 2–4 New York Rangers Series tied 2–2
5 April 14 New York Rangers 2–3 Boston Bruins Boston leads series 3–2
6 April 16 Boston Bruins 4–1 New York Rangers Boston wins series 4–2

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin 70 4148 35 21 14 163 2.36 6
Terry Sawchuk 8 412 3 1 2 20 2.91 1
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin 5 280 2 3 19 4.07 0
Terry Sawchuk 3 80 0 1 6 4.50 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.

[5]

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

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1969 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.[6][7]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 8 Andre Dupont D  Canada Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
1 12 Pierre Jarry LW  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
2 23 Bert Wilson LW  Canada London Knights (OHA)
3 35 Kevin Morrison LW  Canada Saint-Jérôme Alouettes (QMJHL)
4 47 Bruce Hellemond LW  Canada Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
5 59 Gord Smith D  Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)

See also

References

  1. ^ "1969–70 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  2. ^ "1969–1970 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "1969–70 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  5. ^ "1969–70 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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