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1962–63 New York Rangers
Division5th NHL
1962–63 record22–36–12
Goals for211
Goals against233
Team information
General manager Muzz Patrick
CoachMuzz Patrick
Red Sullivan
Captain Andy Bathgate
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Camille Henry (37)
AssistsAndy Bathgate (46)
PointsAndy Bathgate (81)
Penalty minutes Doug Harvey (92)
Wins Gump Worsley (22)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (3.27)
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The 1962–63 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 37th season. New York finished in fifth place in the NHL with 56 points and did not qualify for the playoffs. [1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League [2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 35 23 12 221 180 +41 82
2 Chicago Black Hawks 70 32 21 17 194 178 +16 81
3 Montreal Canadiens 70 28 19 23 225 183 +42 79
4 Detroit Red Wings 70 32 25 13 200 194 +6 77
5 New York Rangers 70 22 36 12 211 233 −22 56
6 Boston Bruins 70 14 39 17 198 281 −83 45

Record vs. opponents

1962–63 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston 2–10–2 2–7–5 2–7–5 4–7–3 4–8–2
Chicago 10–2–2 5–6–3 3–7–4 10–2–2 4–7–3
Detroit 7–2–5 6–5–3 3–9–2 9–3–2 7–6–1
Montreal 7–2–5 7–3–4 9–3–2 5–5–4 3–6–5
New York 7–4–3 2–10–2 3–9–2 5–5–4 5–8–1
Toronto 8–4–2 7–4–3 6–7–1 6–3–5 8–5–1


Schedule and results

1962–63 Game Log
October: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 1–2–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 11 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 0–1–0
2 13 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–3 0–2–0
3 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 1–2–0
4 17 Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 1–3–0
5 21 Montreal Canadiens 3–3 1–3–1
6 27 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 2–3–1
7 28 Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 2–4–1
8 30 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 2–5–1
November: 6–7–1 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 3–3–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
9 1 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–0 2–6–1
10 3 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–3 2–6–2
11 4 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 3–6–2
12 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 3–7–2
13 10 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 3–8–2
14 11 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 3–9–2
15 14 Boston Bruins 6–2 4–9–2
16 17 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 4–10–2
17 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 5–10–2
18 21 Boston Bruins 4–2 6–10–2
19 22 @ Boston Bruins 7–1 7–10–2
20 24 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 7–11–2
21 25 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 7–12–2
22 29 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–0 8–12–2
December: 3–7–4 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 1–5–2)
Game December Opponent Score Record
23 2 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 8–13–2
24 5 Detroit Red Wings 3–3 8–13–3
25 8 @ Boston Bruins 3–3 8–13–4
26 9 Boston Bruins 4–2 8–14–4
27 12 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 8–15–4
28 13 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–2 8–16–4
29 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 9–16–4
30 16 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 10–16–4
31 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 10–17–4
32 23 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 10–18–4
33 25 @ Boston Bruins 6–2 10–19–4
34 27 Boston Bruins 9–3 11–19–4
35 30 Montreal Canadiens 4–4 11–19–5
36 31 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–1 11–19–6
January: 3–6–2 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 2–3–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
37 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 12–19–6
38 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–2 12–19–7
39 6 Montreal Canadiens 6–0 12–20–7
40 12 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 12–21–7
41 13 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 12–22–7
42 19 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 13–22–7
43 20 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 13–23–7
44 23 Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 13–23–8
45 26 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 14–23–8
46 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 14–24–8
47 30 Detroit Red Wings 6–1 14–25–8
February: 4–6–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 2–4–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
48 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 14–25–9
49 3 Boston Bruins 6–4 14–26–9
50 6 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 15–26–9
51 9 Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 15–26–10
52 10 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 15–27–10
53 12 @ Boston Bruins 6–3 15–28–10
54 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 15–29–10
55 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 16–29–10
56 20 Boston Bruins 3–3 16–29–11
57 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–3 16–30–11
58 24 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 16–31–11
59 26 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–3 17–31–11
60 28 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 18–31–11
March: 4–5–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–2–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
61 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 18–32–11
62 3 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 18–33–11
63 6 Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 19–33–11
64 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–2 20–33–11
65 10 Montreal Canadiens 5–1 20–34–11
66 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 9–4 20–35–11
67 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 20–36–11
68 20 Boston Bruins 5–1 21–36–11
69 21 @ Boston Bruins 2–2 21–36–12
70 24 Montreal Canadiens 5–0 22–36–12

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1963 Stanley Cup playoffs. [1]

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Lorne Worsley 67 3980 22 34 10 217 3.27 2534 .914 2
Marcel Paille 3 180 0 1 2 10 3.33 107 .907 0
Marcel Pelletier 2 40 0 1 0 3 4.50 27 .889 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.

[4]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "1962–63 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "1962–1963 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1962–63 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.