1974–75 New York Rangers season

1974–75 New York Rangers
Division2nd Patrick
Conference2nd Campbell
1974–75 record37–29–14
Home record21–11–8
Road record16–18–6
Goals for319
Goals against276
Team information
General managerEmile Francis
CoachEmile Francis
CaptainBrad Park
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsSteve Vickers (41)
AssistsRod Gilbert (61)
PointsRod Gilbert (97)
Penalty minutesDerek Sanderson (106)
WinsGilles Villemure (22)
Goals against averageGilles Villemure (3.16)

The 1974–75 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 49th season. A league realignment had the Rangers moved into the new Patrick Division within the Campbell Conference, where the team finished 2nd with 88 points. They qualified for the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders 2–1 in a best of three games series.

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers 80 51 18 11 293 181 +112 113
2 80 37 29 14 319 276 +43 88
3 New York Islanders 80 33 25 22 264 221 +43 88
4 Atlanta Flames 80 34 31 15 243 233 +10 83

Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1974–75 regular season[3]
October: 5–3–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 2–2–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 9 Washington Capitals 6–3 1–0–0
2 12 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 1–1–0
3 16 California Golden Seals 5–5 1–1–1
4 19 @ New York Islanders 4–2 2–1–1
5 20 Vancouver Canucks 1–0 2–2–1
6 23 St. Louis Blues 5–1 3–2–1
7 26 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 4–2–1
8 27 Atlanta Flames 4–1 5–2–1
9 30 New York Islanders 1–1 5–2–2
10 31 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 5–3–2
November: 5–5–2 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–2–2)
Game November Opponent Score Record
11 3 Buffalo Sabres 4–3 5–4–2
12 5 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–1 5–5–2
13 6 @ California Golden Seals 7–3 6–5–2
14 9 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–2 6–5–3
15 13 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 6–6–3
16 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–4 6–6–4
17 17 California Golden Seals 10–0 7–6–4
18 20 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–4 8–6–4
19 23 Boston Bruins 5–2 8–7–4
20 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 9–7–4
21 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 10–7–4
22 29 @ Atlanta Flames 3–2 10–8–4
December: 6–3–4 (home: 4–1–3; road: 2–2–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
23 1 St. Louis Blues 4–4 10–8–5
24 4 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 11–8–5
25 7 @ Chicago Black Hawks 7–4 12–8–5
26 8 Montreal Canadiens 3–3 12–8–6
27 12 @ Washington Capitals 6–6 12–8–7
28 14 @ St. Louis Blues 6–2 12–9–7
29 15 Los Angeles Kings 3–3 12–9–8
30 18 Minnesota North Stars 7–0 13–9–8
31 19 @ Boston Bruins 11–3 13–10–8
32 22 Atlanta Flames 4–3 13–11–8
33 27 Buffalo Sabres 9–5 14–11–8
34 29 Kansas City Scouts 2–1 15–11–8
35 30 @ Minnesota North Stars 8–1 16–11–8
January: 9–4–1 (home: 4–0–0; road: 5–4–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
36 1 Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 17–11–8
37 4 @ New York Islanders 5–3 18–11–8
38 5 Vancouver Canucks 6–2 19–11–8
39 8 @ Kansas City Scouts 6–1 20–11–8
40 11 @ St. Louis Blues 5–3 21–11–8
41 12 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 21–12–8
42 15 @ Minnesota North Stars 5–3 22–12–8
43 17 @ California Golden Seals 4–4 22–12–9
44 18 @ Vancouver Canucks 3–2 23–12–9
45 23 Atlanta Flames 5–2 24–12–9
46 25 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 24–13–9
47 26 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 25–13–9
48 28 @ Los Angeles Kings 5–2 25–14–9
49 30 @ Buffalo Sabres 6–3 25–15–9
February: 6–4–4 (home: 3–1–3; road: 3–3–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
50 1 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 26–15–9
51 2 Detroit Red Wings 5–5 26–15–10
52 5 Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 26–16–10
53 6 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 27–16–10
54 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–1 27–17–10
55 9 Washington Capitals 7–3 28–17–10
56 11 @ Washington Capitals 7–4 28–18–10
57 15 @ Minnesota North Stars 9–2 29–18–10
58 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–5 29–18–11
59 18 @ Kansas City Scouts 2–2 29–18–12
60 19 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 29–18–13
61 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 29–19–13
62 23 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 30–19–13
63 26 St. Louis Blues 5–1 31–19–13
March: 5–9–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 1–5–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
64 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–6 31–20–13
65 5 Buffalo Sabres 6–3 31–21–13
66 7 @ Kansas City Scouts 5–2 32–21–13
67 9 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 32–22–13
68 11 @ Boston Bruins 6–3 32–23–13
69 12 New York Islanders 5–3 33–23–13
70 14 @ Atlanta Flames 1–0 33–24–13
71 19 Vancouver Canucks 3–0 34–24–13
72 20 @ Buffalo Sabres 6–3 34–25–13
73 22 @ Detroit Red Wings 7–4 34–26–13
74 23 Boston Bruins 7–5 35–26–13
75 26 Minnesota North Stars 4–2 35–27–13
76 29 @ New York Islanders 6–4 35–28–13
77 30 Kansas City Scouts 8–2 36–28–13
April: 1–1–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–0–1)
Game April Opponent Score Record
78 3 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1–1 36–28–14
79 4 @ Atlanta Flames 3–2 37–28–14
80 6 New York Islanders 6–4 37–29–14

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

Playoffs

Main article: 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs
1975 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Preliminary round vs. (8) New York Islanders – Islanders win 2–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 April 8 New York Islanders 3–2 New York Rangers New York Islanders lead series 1–0
2 April 10 New York Rangers 8–3 New York Islanders Series tied 1–1
3 April 11 New York Islanders 4–3 New York Rangers OT New York Islanders win series 2–1

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Gilles Villemure 45 2470 22 14 6 130 3.16 2
Ed Giacomin 37 2069 13 12 8 120 3.48 1
Dunc Wilson† 3 180 1 2 0 13 4.33 0
Curt Ridley 2 81 1 1 0 7 5.19 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Gilles Villemure 2 94 1 0 6 3.83 0
Ed Giacomin 2 86 0 2 4 2.79 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 1974 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 14 Dave Maloney D  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
2 32 Ron Greschner D  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3 50 Jerry Holland LW  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4 68 Boyd Anderson D  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
5 86 Dennis Olmstead C  Canada University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
6 104 Eddie Johnstone RW  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7 122 John Memryk G  Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
8 139 Greg Holst C  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA)
9 156 Claude Arvisais C  Canada Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
10 171 Ken Dodd LW  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11 186 Ralph Krentz LW  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
12 198 Larry Jacques RW  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
13 208 Tom Gastle LW  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
14 218 Eric Brubacher C  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA)
15 224 Russ Hall RW  Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
16 227 Bill Kriski G  Canada Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
17 230 Kevin Treacy RW  Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
18 233 Ken Gassoff C  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
19 236 Cliff Bast D  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
20 239 Jim Mayer RW  Canada Michigan Tech (NCAA)
21 241 Warren Miller RW  United States University of Minnesota (NCAA)
22 243 Kevin Walker D  Canada Cornell University (WCHL)
23 245 Jim Warner RW  United States Minnesota Junior Stars (MidJHL)

See also

References

  1. ^ "1974-1975 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "1974-75 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  4. ^ "1974–75 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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