1973–74 New York Rangers season

1973–74 New York Rangers
Division3rd East
1973–74 record40–24–14
Home record26–7–6
Road record14–17–8
Goals for300
Goals against251
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachLarry Popein
Emile Francis
CaptainVic Hadfield
Alternate captainsBrad Park
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsRod Gilbert (36)
AssistsBrad Park (57)
PointsBrad Park (82)
Penalty minutesBrad Park (148)
WinsEd Giacomin (30)
Goals against averageEd Giacomin (3.07)

The 1973–74 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 48th season.[1] The Rangers compiled 94 points during the regular season and finished third in the East Division.[2] The team made the Stanley Cup playoffs, where New York defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 in the quarter-finals. The Rangers then lost in a seven-game semi-finals series to the Philadelphia Flyers, who went on to win the Stanley Cup that season.[3]

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

East Division[6]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Boston Bruins 78 52 17 9 349 221 +128 113
2 Montreal Canadiens 78 45 24 9 293 240 +53 99
3 78 40 24 14 300 251 +49 94
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 78 35 27 16 274 230 +44 86
5 Buffalo Sabres 78 32 34 12 242 250 −8 76
6 Detroit Red Wings 78 29 39 10 255 319 −64 68
7 Vancouver Canucks 78 24 43 11 224 296 −72 59
8 New York Islanders 78 19 41 18 182 247 −65 56

Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1973–74 regular season[8]
October: 3–4–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–2–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 10 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 1–0–0
2 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 8–2 2–0–0
3 14 Los Angeles Kings 1–1 2–0–1
4 17 St. Louis Blues 4–0 3–0–1
5 20 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 3–1–1
6 21 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 3–2–1
7 27 @ New York Islanders 3–2 3–3–1
8 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–2 3–4–1
9 30 @ Vancouver Canucks 3–3 3–4–2
November: 7–3–4 (home: 5–0–2; road: 2–3–2)
Game November Opponent Score Record
10 1 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–1 3–5–2
11 4 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 3–6–2
12 7 Boston Bruins 7–3 4–6–2
13 9 @ Atlanta Flames 3–3 4–6–3
14 11 New York Islanders 5–2 5–6–3
15 14 Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 5–6–4
16 15 @ Boston Bruins 10–2 5–7–4
17 17 @ Minnesota North Stars 6–3 6–7–4
18 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–0 7–7–4
19 21 California Golden Seals 3–0 8–7–4
20 22 @ Buffalo Sabres 7–6 9–7–4
21 24 Los Angeles Kings 5–5 9–7–5
22 25 Vancouver Canucks 5–0 10–7–5
23 29 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–2 10–7–6
December: 7–4–3 (home: 6–1–1; road: 1–3–2)
Game December Opponent Score Record
24 1 @ St. Louis Blues 4–4 10–7–7
25 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4 11–7–7
26 5 St. Louis Blues 5–1 12–7–7
27 6 @ Buffalo Sabres 8–4 12–8–7
28 9 California Golden Seals 6–3 13–8–7
29 12 Buffalo Sabres 1–1 13–8–8
30 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 13–8–9
31 16 Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 13–9–9
32 20 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 14–9–9
33 22 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 15–9–9
34 23 @ Atlanta Flames 3–1 15–10–9
35 26 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 16–10–9
36 29 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–1 16–11–9
37 30 Minnesota North Stars 4–3 17–11–9
January: 7–4–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–3–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
38 3 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 17–12–9
39 4 Boston Bruins 4–2 17–13–9
40 6 Atlanta Flames 5–2 18–13–9
41 10 @ Buffalo Sabres 7–2 18–14–9
42 12 @ Vancouver Canucks 6–1 19–14–9
43 13 @ California Golden Seals 7–2 20–14–9
44 16 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–4 20–14–10
45 17 @ St. Louis Blues 3–2 20–15–10
46 19 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 21–15–10
47 23 Atlanta Flames 4–1 22–15–10
48 27 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 23–15–10
49 30 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 24–15–10
February: 8–1–2 (home: 4–0–1; road: 4–1–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
50 2 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–1 25–15–10
51 3 Minnesota North Stars 5–5 25–15–11
52 6 New York Islanders 6–0 26–15–11
53 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–2 26–16–11
54 10 St. Louis Blues 4–2 27–16–11
55 14 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 27–16–12
56 16 @ Vancouver Canucks 9–4 28–16–12
57 21 @ Los Angeles Kings 5–3 29–16–12
58 22 @ California Golden Seals 4–3 30–16–12
59 24 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 31–16–12
60 27 Vancouver Canucks 4–2 32–16–12
March: 6–7–2 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–4–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
61 2 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–1 33–16–12
62 3 California Golden Seals 8–2 34–16–12
63 6 Montreal Canadiens 9–2 35–16–12
64 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 35–17–12
65 10 New York Islanders 4–2 36–17–12
66 14 Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 36–18–12
67 16 @ New York Islanders 3–1 37–18–12
68 17 @ Boston Bruins 5–2 37–19–12
69 20 Vancouver Canucks 7–5 37–20–12
70 21 @ Atlanta Flames 5–5 37–20–13
71 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 37–21–13
72 24 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 38–21–13
73 27 Boston Bruins 3–2 38–22–13
74 30 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 38–23–13
75 31 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 38–23–14
April: 2–1–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
Game April Opponent Score Record
76 3 Detroit Red Wings 5–3 39–23–14
77 6 @ Detroit Red Wings 8–3 39–24–14
78 7 Montreal Canadiens 6–4 40–24–14

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

Playoffs

Main article: 1974 Stanley Cup playoffs
1974 Stanley Cup playoffs[8]
Quarterfinals vs. (E2) Montreal Canadiens – Rangers win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 April 10 New York Rangers 4–1 Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers lead series 1–0
2 April 11 New York Rangers 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Series tied 1–1
3 April 13 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 New York Rangers Montreal leads series 2–1
4 April 14 Montreal Canadiens 4–6 New York Rangers Series tied 2–2
5 April 16 New York Rangers 3–2 Montreal Canadiens OT New York Rangers lead series 3–2
6 April 18 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 New York Rangers New York Rangers win series 4–2
Semifinals vs. (W1) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 April 20 New York Rangers 0–4 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia leads series 1–0
2 April 23 New York Rangers 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia leads series 2–0
3 April 25 Philadelphia Flyers 3–5 New York Rangers Philadelphia leads series 2–1
4 April 28 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 New York Rangers OT Series tied 2–2
5 April 30 New York Rangers 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia leads series 3–2
6 May 2 Philadelphia Flyers 1–4 New York Rangers Series tied 3–3
7 May 5 New York Rangers 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia wins series 4–3

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin 56 3286 30 15 10 168 3.07 5
Gilles Villemure 21 1054 7 7 3 62 3.53 0
Peter McDuffe 6 340 3 2 1 18 3.18 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin 13 788 7 6 37 2.82 0
Gilles Villemure 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 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

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1973 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.[10][11]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 14 Rick Middleton RW  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
2 30 Pat Hickey LW  Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
3 46 John Campbell LW  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
4 62 Brian Molvik D  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
5 78 Pierre Laganiere RW  Canada Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
6 94 Dwayne Pentland D  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)

References

  1. ^ "New York Rangers". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "1973–74 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "1974 NHL Playoff Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  4. ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, pp.47–48, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
  5. ^ "War hero dies". The Bryan Times. United Press International. February 6, 1987. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  6. ^ "1973–1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  7. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "1973–74 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  9. ^ "1973–74 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  10. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  11. ^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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