The 1947–48 New York Rangers season was the 22nd season for the team in the National Hockey League . The Rangers finished 4th in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 2.
Regular Season [ ]
Final Standings [ ]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log [ ]
Regular Season Results
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
W
October 16, 1947
2–1
@ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
1–0–0
2
L
October 19, 1947
1–3
@ Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
1–1–0
3
L
October 22, 1947
1–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
1–2–0
4
L
October 29, 1947
1–3
Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
1–3–0
5
W
November 1, 1947
4–3
Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
2–3–0
6
W
November 2, 1947
7–4
Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
3–3–0
7
L
November 6, 1947
1–2
@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
3–4–0
8
L
November 8, 1947
2–7
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
3–5–0
9
L
November 9, 1947
5–8
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
3–6–0
10
L
November 12, 1947
2–8
Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
3–7–0
11
L
November 15, 1947
3–5
Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
3–8–0
12
W
November 16, 1947
4–2
Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
4–8–0
13
W
November 19, 1947
6–5
@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
5–8–0
14
W
November 22, 1947
5–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
6–8–0
15
W
November 30, 1947
6–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
7–8–0
16
L
December 3, 1947
1–4
Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
7–9–0
17
T
December 6, 1947
5–5
@ Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
7–9–1
18
W
December 7, 1947
3–1
Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
8–9–1
19
T
December 10, 1947
4–4
Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
8–9–2
20
W
December 11, 1947
4–2
@ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
9–9–2
21
W
December 13, 1947
4–1
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
10–9–2
22
T
December 14, 1947
1–1
Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
10–9–3
23
W
December 17, 1947
5–2
Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
11–9–3
24
L
December 21, 1947
3–4
Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
11–10–3
25
L
December 23, 1947
1–7
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
11–11–3
26
W
December 25, 1947
2–0
@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
12–11–3
27
T
December 28, 1947
1–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
12–11–4
28
W
December 31, 1947
7–3
Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
13–11–4
29
L
January 1, 1948
1–4
@ Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
13–12–4
30
T
January 3, 1948
5–5
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
13–12–5
31
L
January 4, 1948
1–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
13–13–5
32
L
January 7, 1948
0–6
@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
13–14–5
33
T
January 10, 1948
1–1
@ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
13–14–6
34
W
January 11, 1948
3–1
Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
14–14–6
35
W
January 14, 1948
4–2
Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
15–14–6
36
T
January 18, 1948
2–2
Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
15–14–7
37
L
January 21, 1948
3–4
Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
15–15–7
38
L
January 25, 1948
4–6
@ Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
15–16–7
39
W
January 28, 1948
3–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
16–16–7
40
W
January 31, 1948
4–2
@ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
17–16–7
41
T
February 1, 1948
2–2
Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
17–16–8
42
T
February 4, 1948
4–4
@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
17–16–9
43
L
February 7, 1948
0–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
17–17–9
44
T
February 8, 1948
2–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
17–17–10
45
T
February 14, 1948
4–4
@ Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
17–17–11
46
T
February 16, 1948
4–4
Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
17–17–12
47
L
February 18, 1948
1–3
Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
17–18–12
48
W
February 22, 1948
4–1
Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
18–18–12
49
L
February 25, 1948
4–7
Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
18–19–12
50
W
February 29, 1948
5–3
Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
19–19–12
51
W
March 2, 1948
1–0
Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
20–19–12
52
L
March 3, 1948
2–4
@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
20–20–12
53
L
March 6, 1948
1–2
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48 )
20–21–12
54
T
March 7, 1948
2–2
Detroit Red Wings (1947–48 )
20–21–13
55
L
March 10, 1948
3–6
@ Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
20–22–13
56
L
March 13, 1948
2–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
20–23–13
57
L
March 14, 1948
3–6
Montreal Canadiens (1947–48 )
20–24–13
58
L
March 16, 1948
2–6
Boston Bruins (1947–48 )
20–25–13
59
W
March 17, 1948
5–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
21–25–13
60
L
March 21, 1948
3–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48 )
21–26–13
Playoffs [ ]
Detroit Red Wings 4, New York Rangers 2 [ ]
Player Stats [ ]
Regular Season [ ]
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
O'Connor, Buddy Buddy O'Connor
C
60
24
36
60
8
Laprade, Edgar Edgar Laprade
C
59
13
34
47
7
Leswick, Tony Tony Leswick
W
60
24
16
40
76
Watson, Phil Phil Watson
RW/C
54
18
15
33
54
Raleigh, Don Don Raleigh
C
52
15
18
33
2
Kullman, Eddie Eddie Kullman
RW
51
15
17
32
32
Warwick, Grant Grant Warwick
RW
40
17
12
29
30
Gardner, Cal Cal Gardner
C
58
7
18
25
71
Hextall, Bryan Bryan Hextall
RW
43
8
14
22
18
Trudell, Rene Rene Trudell
RW
54
13
7
20
30
Eddolls, Frank Frank Eddolls
D
58
6
13
19
16
Colville, Neil Neil Colville
C/D
55
4
12
16
25
Moe, Bill Bill Moe
D
59
1
15
16
31
Juzda, Bill Bill Juzda
D
60
3
9
12
70
Slowinski, Ed Ed Slowinski
RW
38
6
5
11
2
Russell, Church Church Russell
LW/C
19
0
3
3
2
Rowe, Ron Ron Rowe
C/LW
5
1
0
1
0
Shero, Fred Fred Shero
D
19
1
0
1
2
Lamirande, Jean-Paul Jean-Paul Lamirande
LW/D
18
0
1
1
6
Foster, Herb Herb Foster
LW
1
0
0
0
0
Kwong, Larry Larry Kwong
RW
1
0
0
0
0
Juckes, Bing Bing Juckes
LW
2
0
0
0
0
Anslow, Hub Hub Anslow
C
2
0
0
0
0
Perreault, Fern Fern Perreault
LW
2
0
0
0
0
Taylor, Billy Billy Taylor
C
2
0
0
0
0
Decourcy, Bob Bob Decourcy
G
1
0
0
0
0
Rayner, Chuck Chuck Rayner
G
12
0
0
0
0
Henry, Jim Jim Henry
G
48
0
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
Henry, Jim Jim Henry
2880
48
17
18
13
153
3.19
2
Rayner, Chuck Chuck Rayner
691
12
4
7
0
42
3.65
0
Decourcy, Bob Bob Decourcy
29
1
0
1
0
6
12.41
0
Team:
3600
60
21
26
13
201
3.35
2
Playoffs [ ]
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Leswick, Tony Tony Leswick
W
6
3
2
5
8
Watson, Phil Phil Watson
RW/C
5
2
3
5
2
Laprade, Edgar Edgar Laprade
C
6
1
4
5
0
O'Connor, Buddy Buddy O'Connor
C
6
1
4
5
0
Hextall, Bryan Bryan Hextall
RW
6
1
3
4
0
Raleigh, Don Don Raleigh
C
6
2
0
2
2
Colville, Neil Neil Colville
C/D
6
1
0
1
6
Kullman, Eddie Eddie Kullman
RW
6
1
0
1
2
Fisher, Dunc Dunc Fisher
RW
1
0
1
1
0
Mickoski, Nick Nick Mickoski
LW
2
0
1
1
0
Shero, Fred Fred Shero
D
6
0
1
1
6
Davies, Buck Buck Davies
C
1
0
0
0
0
Moe, Bill Bill Moe
D
1
0
0
0
0
Eddolls, Frank Frank Eddolls
D
2
0
0
0
0
Lancien, Jack Jack Lancien
D
2
0
0
0
2
Slowinski, Ed Ed Slowinski
RW
4
0
0
0
0
Trudell, Rene Rene Trudell
RW
5
0
0
0
2
Gardner, Cal Cal Gardner
C
5
0
0
0
0
Juzda, Bill Bill Juzda
D
6
0
0
0
9
Lamirande, Jean-Paul Jean-Paul Lamirande
LW/D
6
0
0
0
4
Rayner, Chuck Chuck Rayner
G
6
0
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
Rayner, Chuck Chuck Rayner
360
6
2
4
17
2.83
0
Team:
360
6
2
4
17
2.83
0
[1]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts
Awards and Records [ ]
Transactions [ ]
Farm Team [ ]
New Haven Ramblers , American Hockey League
Gallery [ ]
See Also [ ]
References [ ]
New York Rangers Seasons Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship