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1956–57 New York Rangers
Division4th NHL
1956–57 record26–30–14
Goals for184
Goals against227
Team information
General manager Muzz Patrick
Coach Phil Watson
Captain Harry Howell
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Andy Bathgate (27)
AssistsAndy Bathgate (50)
PointsAndy Bathgate (77)
Penalty minutes Lou Fontinato (139)
Wins Gump Worsley (26)
Goals against average Johnny Bower (3.00)
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The 1956–57 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 31st season.

Regular season

Season standings

National Hockey League [1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 70 38 20 12 198 157 +41 88
2 Montreal Canadiens 70 35 23 12 210 155 +55 82
3 Boston Bruins 70 34 24 12 195 174 +21 80
4 New York Rangers 70 26 30 14 184 227 −43 66
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 21 34 15 174 192 −18 57
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 16 39 15 169 225 −56 47

Record vs. opponents

1956–57 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston — 8–5–1 7–4–3 7–4–3 5–8–1 7–3–4
Chicago 5–8–1 — 2–10–2 3–8–3 1–7–6 5–6–3
Detroit 4–7–3 10–2–2 — 4–6–4 10–3–1 10–2–2
Montreal 4–7–3 8–3–3 6–4–4 — 8–5–1 9–4–1
New York 8–5–1 7–1–6 3–10–1 5–8–1 — 3–6–5
Toronto 3–7–4 6–5–3 2–10–2 4–9–1 6–3–5 —


Schedule and results

1956–57 Game Log
October: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 1–3–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 12 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–0 1–0–0
2 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 1–1–0
3 17 Boston Bruins 2–0 2–1–0
4 20 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–0 2–2–0
5 21 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 3–2–0
6 24 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 4–2–0
7 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 4–2–1
8 31 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 4–3–1
November: 2–7–4 (Home: 1–3–3; Road: 1–4–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
9 4 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 4–4–1
10 7 Boston Bruins 4–2 4–5–1
11 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 4–6–1
12 10 Detroit Red Wings 6–4 4–7–1
13 14 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 4–8–1
14 17 Boston Bruins 4–4 4–8–2
15 18 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 4–8–3
16 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 4–8–4
17 22 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 5–8–4
18 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–1 5–9–4
19 25 Montreal Canadiens 1–1 5–9–5
20 28 Boston Bruins 2–1 6–9–5
21 29 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 6–10–5
December: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–4–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
22 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 7–10–5
23 5 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 7–10–6
24 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0–0 7–10–7
25 9 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 8–10–7
26 13 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 8–11–7
27 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 8–12–7
28 16 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 9–12–7
29 21 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 10–12–7
30 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 10–13–7
31 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 8–1 10–14–7
32 27 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 11–14–7
33 29 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–3 11–15–7
34 31 Detroit Red Wings 1–0 11–16–7
January: 5–7–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 4–3–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
35 1 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 11–17–7
36 5 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 12–17–7
37 6 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 12–18–7
38 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 12–19–7
39 11 @ Chicago Black Hawks 7–4 13–19–7
40 12 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–4 14–19–7
41 13 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 14–20–7
42 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–0 14–21–7
43 20 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 14–22–7
44 23 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 14–22–8
45 26 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 15–22–8
46 27 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 16–22–8
47 30 Chicago Black Hawks 7–2 16–23–8
February: 6–4–3 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 1–3–2)
Game February Opponent Score Record
48 2 Detroit Red Wings 5–4 16–24–8
49 3 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 16–25–8
50 6 Boston Bruins 3–2 17–25–8
51 7 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 17–25–9
52 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 17–25–10
53 10 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 18–25–10
54 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 18–26–10
55 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1 19–26–10
56 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 20–26–10
57 20 Boston Bruins 5–2 21–26–10
58 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–1 21–27–10
59 24 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 22–27–10
60 27 Chicago Black Hawks 6–6 22–27–11
March: 4–3–3 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 3–1–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
61 2 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 23–27–11
62 3 Detroit Red Wings 1–1 23–27–12
63 7 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 23–27–13
64 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 24–27–13
65 10 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 25–27–13
66 13 Boston Bruins 2–1 25–28–13
67 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 14–1 25–29–13
68 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 25–30–13
69 23 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 26–30–13
70 24 Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 26–30–14

Playoffs

Main article: 1957 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1957 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Lorne Worsley 68 4080 26 28 14 217 3.24 2341 .907 3
Johnny Bower 2 120 0 2 0 6 3.00 47 .872 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Lorne Worsley 5 316 1 4 21 3.99 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.

[3]

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;

References

  1. ^ "1956–1957 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1956–57 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.

External links

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