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1955–56 New York Rangers season

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1955–56 New York Rangers
Division3rd NHL
1955–56 record17–17–10
Goals for136
Goals against143
Team information
General managerMuzz Patrick
CoachPhil Watson
CaptainHarry Howell
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsAndy Hebenton
Dean Prentice (24)
AssistsAndy Bathgate (47)
PointsAndy Bathgate (66)
Penalty minutesLou Fontinato (202)
WinsGump Worsley (32)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (2.84)

The 1955–56 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 30th season. In the regular season, the Rangers finished third overall in the league with a 32–28–10 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 in a best of seven games series.

Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 70 45 15 10 222 131 +91 100
2 Detroit Red Wings 70 30 24 16 183 148 +35 76
3 New York Rangers 70 32 28 10 204 203 +1 74
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 24 33 13 153 181 −28 61
5 Boston Bruins 70 23 34 13 147 185 −38 59
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 19 39 12 155 216 −61 50

Record vs. opponents

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1955–56 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 3–8–3 3–8–3 5–8–1 7–5–2 5–5–4
Chicago 8–3–3 2–8–4 1–12–1 3–10–1 5–6–3
Detroit 8–3–3 8–2–4 4–8–2 5–6–3 5–5–4
Montreal 8–5–1 12–1–1 8–4–2 8–2–4 9–3–2
New York 5–7–2 10–3–1 6–5–3 2–8–4 9–5
Toronto 5–5–4 6–5–3 5–5–4 3–9–2 5–9


Schedule and results

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1955–56 Game Log
October: 5–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–3–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 7 @ Chicago Black Hawks 7–4 1–0–0
2 9 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 2–0–0
3 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–1 2–1–0
4 16 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 2–2–0
5 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 3–2–0
6 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 3–3–0
7 23 Chicago Black Hawks 5–4 4–3–0
8 26 Detroit Red Wings 6–2 5–3–0
9 29 Boston Bruins 1–0 5–4–0
November: 6–2–5 (Home: 3–0–4; Road: 3–2–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
10 3 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–1 5–4–1
11 5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 6–4–1
12 6 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 7–4–1
13 9 Montreal Canadiens 1–1 7–4–2
14 10 @ Boston Bruins 5–1 7–5–2
15 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 8–5–2
16 16 Detroit Red Wings 3–3 8–5–3
17 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–1 8–6–3
18 20 Montreal Canadiens 1–1 8–6–4
19 23 Boston Bruins 4–0 9–6–4
20 24 @ Boston Bruins 5–0 10–6–4
21 27 Montreal Canadiens 3–3 10–6–5
22 30 Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 11–6–5
December: 6–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 1–3–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
23 2 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 12–6–5
24 4 Detroit Red Wings 7–3 13–6–5
25 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 14–6–5
26 10 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 14–7–5
27 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–0 14–8–5
28 14 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 14–9–5
29 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–0 14–10–5
30 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 15–10–5
31 21 Boston Bruins 3–3 15–10–6
32 25 Montreal Canadiens 5–1 16–10–6
33 29 Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 16–11–6
34 31 Boston Bruins 6–2 17–11–6
January: 7–5–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 5–4–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
35 1 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 18–11–6
36 4 Detroit Red Wings 5–4 19–11–6
37 8 Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 19–12–6
38 11 Montreal Canadiens 6–1 20–12–6
39 12 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–0 20–13–6
40 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 21–13–6
41 15 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–0 22–13–6
42 17 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 22–13–7
43 21 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 22–14–7
44 22 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 22–15–7
45 26 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 22–16–7
46 28 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 23–16–7
47 29 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 24–16–7
February: 5–8–2 (Home: 5–2–2; Road: 0–6–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
48 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 25–16–7
49 4 @ Boston Bruins 7–1 25–17–7
50 5 Montreal Canadiens 3–3 25–17–8
51 8 Boston Bruins 3–3 25–17–9
52 11 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–0 25–18–9
53 12 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 26–18–9
54 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 26–19–9
55 15 Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 27–19–9
56 18 @ Montreal Canadiens 9–4 27–20–9
57 19 Boston Bruins 3–0 27–21–9
58 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 27–22–9
59 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–2 27–23–9
60 26 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 28–23–9
61 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 28–24–9
62 29 Boston Bruins 4–2 29–24–9
March: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 1–3–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
63 3 @ Boston Bruins 5–2 29–25–9
64 4 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 30–25–9
65 8 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–4 31–25–9
66 10 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 31–26–9
67 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 32–26–9
68 15 Detroit Red Wings 2–2 32–26–10
69 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–2 32–27–10
70 18 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 32–28–10

Playoffs

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Key:   Win   Loss

1956 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Lorne Worsley 70 4200 32 28 10 199 2.84 2542 .922 4
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Lorne Worsley 3 180 0 3 14 4.67 0
Gordon Bell 2 120 1 1 9 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.

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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

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1955–1956 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1955–56 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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