1961-62 New York Rangers Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 26-32-12 - 64 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
Coach: Doug Harvey (26-32-12)
Location: New York, New York
1961-62 New York Rangers StatisticsTeam Record: 26-32-12 - 64 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
Coach: Doug Harvey (26-32-12)
Location: New York, New York
1961-62 New York Rangers Roster
The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 26 wins and 32 losses and 12 ties for 64 points, finishing fourth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Rangers scored 195 goals and conceded 207. Andy Bathgate netted 28 goals for New York and contributed 56 assists. Gump Worsley topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.96 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Doug Harvey coached the team. The 1961-62 New York Rangers lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 195
Regular Season Goals Against: 207
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 1961 | New York Rangers 6 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 12, 1961 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 6 | W | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| October 14, 1961 | New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| October 15, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| October 18, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 2-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
| October 19, 1961 | New York Rangers 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-2-0 | ||
| October 21, 1961 | New York Rangers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | T | 2-1-0 | 2-1-1 | 4-2-1 | OT | |
| October 22, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 2-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 4-3-1 | ||
| October 25, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at New York Rangers 1 | T | 2-2-1 | 2-1-1 | 4-3-2 | OT | |
| October 28, 1961 | New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 2-2-1 | 2-2-1 | 4-4-2 | ||
| October 29, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 4 | W | 3-2-1 | 2-2-1 | 5-4-2 | ||
| October 31, 1961 | New York Rangers 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 3-2-1 | 3-2-1 | 6-4-2 | ||
| November 2, 1961 | New York Rangers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 3-2-1 | 3-3-1 | 6-5-2 | ||
| November 4, 1961 | New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | T | 3-2-1 | 3-3-2 | 6-5-3 | OT | |
| November 8, 1961 | Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 4 | T | 3-2-2 | 3-3-2 | 6-5-4 | OT | |
| November 12, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at New York Rangers 4 | W | 4-2-2 | 3-3-2 | 7-5-4 | ||
| November 18, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at New York Rangers 4 | T | 4-2-3 | 3-3-2 | 7-5-5 | OT | |
| November 19, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Rangers 5 | W | 5-2-3 | 3-3-2 | 8-5-5 | ||
| November 22, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at New York Rangers 4 | W | 6-2-3 | 3-3-2 | 9-5-5 | ||
| November 23, 1961 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 6-2-3 | 4-3-2 | 10-5-5 | ||
| November 25, 1961 | New York Rangers 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 | L | 6-2-3 | 4-4-2 | 10-6-5 | ||
| November 26, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 6-2-4 | 4-4-2 | 10-6-6 | OT | |
| December 2, 1961 | New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 6-2-4 | 4-5-2 | 10-7-6 | ||
| December 3, 1961 | Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 7-2-4 | 4-5-2 | 11-7-6 | ||
| December 6, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 8 at New York Rangers 3 | L | 7-3-4 | 4-5-2 | 11-8-6 | ||
| December 7, 1961 | New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 7-3-4 | 4-5-3 | 11-8-7 | OT | |
| December 9, 1961 | New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | T | 7-3-4 | 4-5-4 | 11-8-8 | OT | |
| December 10, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 7-4-4 | 4-5-4 | 11-9-8 | ||
| December 16, 1961 | New York Rangers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 7-4-4 | 4-6-4 | 11-10-8 | ||
| December 17, 1961 | New York Rangers 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 7-4-4 | 4-7-4 | 11-11-8 | ||
| December 20, 1961 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at New York Rangers 6 | W | 8-4-4 | 4-7-4 | 12-11-8 | ||
| December 23, 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at New York Rangers 7 | W | 9-4-4 | 4-7-4 | 13-11-8 | ||
| December 25, 1961 | New York Rangers 6 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 9-4-4 | 5-7-4 | 14-11-8 | ||
| December 27, 1961 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 0 | L | 9-5-4 | 5-7-4 | 14-12-8 | ||
| December 31, 1961 | Boston Bruins 7 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 9-6-4 | 5-7-4 | 14-13-8 | ||
| January 1, 1962 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 9-6-4 | 6-7-4 | 15-13-8 | ||
| January 3, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 9-6-4 | 6-8-4 | 15-14-8 | ||
| January 6, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 9-6-4 | 6-9-4 | 15-15-8 | ||
| January 7, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New York Rangers 3 | L | 9-7-4 | 6-9-4 | 15-16-8 | ||
| January 13, 1962 | New York Rangers 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 9-7-4 | 6-10-4 | 15-17-8 | ||
| January 14, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 9-7-4 | 6-11-4 | 15-18-8 | ||
| January 17, 1962 | New York Rangers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 9-7-4 | 6-12-4 | 15-19-8 | ||
| January 21, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 9-7-4 | 6-13-4 | 15-20-8 | ||
| January 24, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 0 | L | 9-8-4 | 6-13-4 | 15-21-8 | ||
| January 27, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 9-8-4 | 6-14-4 | 15-22-8 | ||
| January 28, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at New York Rangers 0 | L | 9-9-4 | 6-14-4 | 15-23-8 | ||
| January 31, 1962 | Boston Bruins 0 at New York Rangers 5 | W | 10-9-4 | 6-14-4 | 16-23-8 | ||
| February 1, 1962 | New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 10-9-4 | 7-14-4 | 17-23-8 | ||
| February 3, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 10-9-4 | 7-15-4 | 17-24-8 | ||
| February 4, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 11-9-4 | 7-15-4 | 18-24-8 | ||
| February 7, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 11-9-5 | 7-15-4 | 18-24-9 | OT | |
| February 10, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 12-9-5 | 7-15-4 | 19-24-9 | ||
| February 11, 1962 | New York Rangers 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 12-9-5 | 8-15-4 | 20-24-9 | ||
| February 14, 1962 | New York Rangers 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 12-9-5 | 8-16-4 | 20-25-9 | ||
| February 15, 1962 | New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 12-9-5 | 8-17-4 | 20-26-9 | ||
| February 17, 1962 | New York Rangers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 12-9-5 | 8-18-4 | 20-27-9 | ||
| February 18, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 6 | W | 13-9-5 | 8-18-4 | 21-27-9 | ||
| February 21, 1962 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 4 | W | 14-9-5 | 8-18-4 | 22-27-9 | ||
| February 24, 1962 | New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 14-9-5 | 8-19-4 | 22-28-9 | ||
| February 25, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 14-9-6 | 8-19-4 | 22-28-10 | OT | |
| February 28, 1962 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 14-9-7 | 8-19-4 | 22-28-11 | OT | |
| March 3, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 14-9-7 | 8-20-4 | 22-29-11 | ||
| March 4, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 14-10-7 | 8-20-4 | 22-30-11 | ||
| March 6, 1962 | New York Rangers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 14-10-7 | 9-20-4 | 23-30-11 | ||
| March 11, 1962 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 1 | L | 14-11-7 | 9-20-4 | 23-31-11 | ||
| March 14, 1962 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 15-11-7 | 9-20-4 | 24-31-11 | ||
| March 17, 1962 | New York Rangers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 15-11-7 | 9-21-4 | 24-32-11 | ||
| March 18, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 15-11-8 | 9-21-4 | 24-32-12 | OT | |
| March 22, 1962 | New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 15-11-8 | 10-21-4 | 25-32-12 | ||
| March 25, 1962 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at New York Rangers 4 | W | 16-11-8 | 10-21-4 | 26-32-12 | ||
| March 27, 1962 | New York Rangers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| March 29, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| April 1, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New York Rangers 5 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
| April 3, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 4 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
| April 5, 1962 | New York Rangers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-3-0 | 2OT | |
| April 7, 1962 | New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-4-0 | 2-4-0 |
