1971-72 New York Rangers Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 48-17-13 - 109 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 10-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-2
Coach: Emile Francis (48-17-13)
Location: New York, New York
1971-72 New York Rangers RosterTeam Record: 48-17-13 - 109 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 10-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-2
Coach: Emile Francis (48-17-13)
Location: New York, New York
1971-72 New York Rangers Results
The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 48 wins and 17 losses and 13 ties for 109 points, finishing second in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-6.
The Rangers netted 317 goals and allowed 192. Vic Hadfield scored 50 goals for New York, while Rod Gilbert and Jean Ratelle tallied 30 or more as well. Jean Ratelle contributed 63 assists. Ed Giacomin and Gilles Villemure apiece earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Gilles Villemure registered a 2.09 goals against average, topping regular goalies.
Emile Francis coached the team. The 1971-72 New York Rangers lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | C | 63 | 46 | 63 | 109 | 4 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 183 | 25.1 |
| Vic Hadfield | L | 78 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 142 | 60 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 242 | 20.7 |
| Rod Gilbert | R | 73 | 43 | 54 | 97 | 64 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 238 | 18.1 |
| Brad Park | D | 75 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 130 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 263 | 9.1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | C | 76 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 65 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 10.4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | R | 78 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 53 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 139 | 15.8 |
| Bobby Rousseau | R | 78 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 180 | 11.7 |
| Rod Seiling | D | 78 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 62 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 3.0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | R | 75 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 137 | 13.9 |
| Jim Neilson | D | 78 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 56 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 3.8 |
| Ted Irvine | L | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 9.1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | C | 59 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 6.9 |
| Gene Carr | C | 60 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 10.8 |
| Dale Rolfe | D | 68 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 67 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 1.2 |
| Glen Sather | L | 76 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 77 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9.6 |
| Ab DeMarco | D | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 4.2 |
| Gary Doak | D | 50 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3.0 |
| Dave Balon | L | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13.3 |
| Pierre Jarry | L | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9.4 |
| Phil Goyette | C | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Jack Egers | R | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Ed Giacomin | G | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Stewart | C | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Gilles Villemure | G | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norm Gratton | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jim Lorentz | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jim Dorey | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike McMahon | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Williams | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1375 | 317 | 531 | 848 | 1006 | 527 | 60 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 2811 | 11.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Villemure | 37 | 2129 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 2.09 | 0 | ||
| Ed Giacomin | 44 | 2551 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 115 | 2.70 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 81 | 4680 | 48 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 189 | 2.42 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vic Hadfield | L | 16 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rod Gilbert | R | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Brad Park | D | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Walt Tkaczuk | C | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bill Fairbairn | R | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Rousseau | R | 16 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rod Seiling | D | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce MacGregor | R | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Neilson | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Irvine | L | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Stemkowski | C | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gene Carr | C | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Rolfe | D | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Glen Sather | L | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ab DeMarco | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Doak | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phil Goyette | C | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Giacomin | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Stewart | C | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Villemure | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Andrascik | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 279 | 52 | 87 | 139 | 275 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Villemure | 6 | 360 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | ||
| Ed Giacomin | 10 | 600 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 16 | 960 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2.56 | 0 |
