# 1930–31 New York Rangers season

The 1930–31 New York Rangers season was the franchise's fifth season. In the regular season, the Rangers finished third in the American Division with a 19–16–9 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Rangers defeated the Montreal Maroons 8–1 in a two-game, total goals series, but lost to the Chicago Black Hawks 3 goals to 0 in the semi-finals.

## Regular season
### Final standings

American Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Boston Bruins | 44 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 143 | 90 | 62 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 108 | 78 | 51 |
| New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 106 | 87 | 47 |
| Detroit Falcons | 44 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 102 | 105 | 39 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 44 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 76 | 184 | 12 |
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents
## Schedule and results

1930–31 Game Log :
November: 3–3–2 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
111@ Philadelphia Quakers3–01–0–0
213@ Detroit Falcons1–01–1–0
316@ Chicago Black Hawks1 – 1 OT1–1–1
418New York Americans0 – 0 OT1–1–2
523Philadelphia Quakers5–22–1–2
625@ Montreal Maroons5–22–2–2
727Chicago Black Hawks4–02–3–2
829@ Philadelphia Quakers6–33–3–2 :
December: 5–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 1–2–2)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
94@ Montreal Canadiens5–43–4–2
106@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–23–5–2
119Ottawa Senators3–24–5–2
1214Detroit Falcons3–05–5–2
1318Boston Bruins4–25–6–2
1420@ Boston Bruins2 – 2 OT5–6–3
1523Montreal Canadiens5–16–6–3
1625@ Ottawa Senators4–17–6–3
1728Philadelphia Quakers4–28–6–3
1830@ New York Americans2 – 2 OT8–6–4 :
January: 2–6–3 (Home: 1–5–1; Road: 1–1–2)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
191Boston Bruins4 – 3 OT8–7–4
206Montreal Maroons5–19–7–4
218@ Detroit Falcons1–010–7–4
2211Chicago Black Hawks2–010–8–4
2313@ Boston Bruins2 – 2 OT10–8–5
2415Toronto Maple Leafs1 – 1 OT10–8–6
2518@ Chicago Black Hawks2–110–9–6
2620Montreal Canadiens3 – 2 OT10–10–6
2725Detroit Falcons1–010–11–6
2829Boston Bruins4–310–12–6
2931@ Montreal Maroons2 – 2 OT10–12–7 :
February: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–0–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
303Montreal Maroons3–011–12–7
315@ New York Americans2–012–12–7
328Chicago Black Hawks3–212–13–7
3310@ Philadelphia Quakers3–113–13–7
3412@ Detroit Falcons1 – 1 OT13–13–8
3515@ Chicago Black Hawks2–114–13–8
3617Ottawa Senators5–414–14–8
3722Philadelphia Quakers6–115–14–8
3826Toronto Maple Leafs4–116–14–8 :
March: 3–2–1 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 2–2–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
393@ Boston Bruins4–116–15–8
405@ Montreal Canadiens2–117–15–8
417@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–217–16–8
4210Detroit Falcons3 – 2 OT18–16–8
4315New York Americans0 – 0 OT18–16–9
4417@ Ottawa Senators3–119–16–9 :

## Playoffs

Key: Win Loss
1931 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Bill Cook | 44 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 39 |
| Frank Boucher | 44 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 20 |
| Frederick Cook | 44 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 72 |
| Melville Keeling | 44 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 35 |
| Murray Murdoch | 44 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 |
| Paul Thompson | 44 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 36 |
| Joe Jerwa | 33 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 72 |
| Cecil Dillon | 25 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Ivan Johnson | 44 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 77 |
| Bud Maracle | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Frank Waite | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Bill Regan | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 49 |
| Eddie Rodden | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Gene Carrigan | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Sammy McAdam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Kenny | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Bourgeault$^‡$ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Peters | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Paul Thompson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Cook | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Murray Murdoch | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Melville Keeling | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Boucher | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ivan Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Cecil Dillon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Peters | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Regan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bud Maracle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Jerwa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Frederick Cook | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| John Ross Roach | 44 | 2760 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 87 | 1.89 | 7 |
Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| John Ross Roach | 4 | 240 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 |
$^†$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.
    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;