# 1959–60 New York Rangers season

The 1959–60 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 34th season. In the regular season, the Rangers had a 17–38–15 record, and finished with 49 points. Their last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.

## Regular season
### Final standings

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 255 | 178 | +77 | 92 |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 199 | 195 | +4 | 79 |
| 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 191 | 180 | +11 | 69 |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 186 | 197 | −11 | 67 |
| 5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 220 | 241 | −21 | 64 |
| 6 | New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 187 | 247 | −60 | 49 |

### Record vs. opponents

1959–60 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 5–6–3 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–4–2 | 6–6–2 |
| Chicago | 6–5–3 | — | 4–8–2 | 3–7–4 | 11–1–2 | 4–8–2 |
| Detroit | 8–5–1 | 8–4–2 | — | 2–7–5 | 4–6–4 | 4–9–1 |
| Montreal | 8–4 | 7–3–4 | 7–2–5 | — | 6–6–2 | 10–3–1 |
| New York | 4–8–2 | 1–11–2 | 6–4–4 | 6–6–2 | — | 2–9–3 |
| Toronto | 6–6–2 | 8–4–2 | 9–4–1 | 3–10–1 | 9–2–3 | — |

## Schedule and results

1959–60 Game Log :
October: 2–6–2 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 1–3–1)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
17@ Chicago Black Hawks5–20–1–0
210@ Boston Bruins6–40–2–0
311@ Detroit Red Wings4–20–3–0
414Boston Bruins4–30–4–0
517@ Montreal Canadiens4–21–4–0
618Montreal Canadiens6–51–5–0
721Toronto Maple Leafs3–21–6–0
824@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–11–6–1
925Chicago Black Hawks3–12–6–1
1028Detroit Red Wings3–32–6–2 :
November: 1–8–4 (Home: 1–3–3; Road: 0–5–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
111Montreal Canadiens3–12–7–2
124@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–12–8–2
135@ Montreal Canadiens8–22–9–2
148@ Detroit Red Wings3–32–9–3
1511Boston Bruins6–33–9–3
1614Detroit Red Wings4–03–10–3
1715Toronto Maple Leafs2–23–10–4
1818@ Chicago Black Hawks5–33–11–4
1922Detroit Red Wings5–33–12–4
2025Boston Bruins3–33–12–5
2126@ Boston Bruins4–33–13–5
2228@ Chicago Black Hawks6–23–14–5
2329Chicago Black Hawks2–23–14–6 :
December: 6–6–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
243@ Montreal Canadiens7–44–14–6
255@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–34–15–6
266Toronto Maple Leafs6–05–15–6
2712@ Boston Bruins4–36–15–6
2813Boston Bruins4–37–15–6
2919@ Montreal Canadiens5–37–16–6
3020Montreal Canadiens6–58–16–6
3123Chicago Black Hawks3–08–17–6
3225@ Detroit Red Wings5–29–17–6
3326@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–09–18–6
3427Toronto Maple Leafs6–39–19–6
3529Boston Bruins4–39–20–6 :
January: 2–8–4 (Home: 1–1–3; Road: 1–7–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
361@ Boston Bruins7–39–21–6
373Montreal Canadiens8–310–21–6
386Chicago Black Hawks2–110–22–6
399Detroit Red Wings3–310–22–7
4010@ Detroit Red Wings4–311–22–7
4114@ Boston Bruins6–011–23–7
4216@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–111–24–7
4317@ Chicago Black Hawks3–111–25–7
4421@ Montreal Canadiens11–211–26–7
4523@ Chicago Black Hawks2–111–27–7
4624@ Detroit Red Wings2–211–27–8
4727Montreal Canadiens2–211–27–9
4830@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–211–28–9
4931Detroit Red Wings3–311–28–10 :
February: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–3–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
503Toronto Maple Leafs4–211–29–10
514@ Detroit Red Wings3–112–29–10
526Chicago Black Hawks5–112–30–10
537Montreal Canadiens4–113–30–10
5410@ Chicago Black Hawks5–113–31–10
5514@ Boston Bruins3–013–32–10
5617Chicago Black Hawks5–113–33–10
5720@ Montreal Canadiens3–313–33–11
5821Boston Bruins7–214–33–11
5924Detroit Red Wings2–214–33–12
6027@ Montreal Canadiens3–214–34–12
6128Toronto Maple Leafs5–314–35–12 :
March: 3–3–3 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 1–2–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
625@ Chicago Black Hawks5–014–36–12
636Detroit Red Wings3–115–36–12
649Chicago Black Hawks1–115–36–13
6510@ Boston Bruins3–315–36–14
6612@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–116–36–14
6713Toronto Maple Leafs2–216–36–15
6816Boston Bruins3–216–37–15
6919@ Detroit Red Wings6–316–38–15
7020Montreal Canadiens3–117–38–15 :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Andy Bathgate | 70 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 28 |
| Dean Prentice | 70 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 43 |
| Andy Hebenton | 70 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 4 |
| George Sullivan | 70 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 81 |
| Larry Popein | 66 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 16 |
| Bill Gadsby | 65 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 60 |
| Ken Schinkel | 69 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 27 |
| Brian Cullen | 64 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 6 |
| Camille Henry | 49 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 6 |
| Eddie Shack | 62 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 110 |
| Robert Kabel | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 |
| Harry Howell | 67 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 58 |
| Lou Fontinato | 64 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 137 |
| Jim Bartlett | 44 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 48 |
| John Hanna | 61 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 87 |
| Art Stratton | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Jack Bownass | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 34 |
| Mel Pearson | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Irv Spencer | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Bill Sweeney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Cushenan | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Dave Balon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker MacDonald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel Price | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
| Lorne Worsley | 39 | 2301 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 135 | 3.52 | 1260 | .893 | 0 |
| Marcel Paille | 17 | 1020 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 67 | 3.94 | 515 | .870 | 1 |
| Al Rollins | 10 | 600 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 3.10 | 386 | .920 | 0 |
| Jack McCartan | 4 | 240 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.75 | 128 | .945 | 0 |
| Joe Schaefer | 1 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7.69 | 22 | .773 | 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.
    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

* Dean Prentice, left wing, NHL second All-Star team