# 1957–58 New York Rangers season

The 1957–58 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 32nd season. The Rangers finished the regular season with 77 points, a total that placed them second in the NHL. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, but lost to the Boston Bruins in the semi-finals.

## Regular season
### Final standings

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 250 | 158 | +92 | 96 |
| 2 | New York Rangers | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 195 | 188 | +7 | 77 |
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 176 | 207 | −31 | 70 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 199 | 194 | +5 | 69 |
| 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 24 | 39 | 7 | 163 | 202 | −39 | 55 |
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 192 | 226 | −34 | 53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1957–58 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 7–3–4 | 8–5–1 | 3–9–2 | 6–5–3 | 3–6–5 |
| Chicago | 3–7–4 | — | 7–7 | 3–10–1 | 4–9–1 | 7–6–1 |
| Detroit | 5–8–1 | 7–7 | — | 3–7–4 | 4–5–5 | 10–2–2 |
| Montreal | 9–3–2 | 10–3–1 | 7–3–4 | — | 6–6–2 | 11–2–1 |
| New York | 5–6–3 | 9–4–1 | 5–4–5 | 6–6–2 | — | 7–5–2 |
| Toronto | 6–3–5 | 6–7–1 | 2–10–2 | 2–11–1 | 5–7–2 | — |

## Schedule and results

1957–58 Game Log :
October: 5–4–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–2–1)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
110@ Detroit Red Wings3–21–0–0
212@ Montreal Canadiens2–21–0–1
313@ Boston Bruins3–11–1–1
416Boston Bruins6–21–2–1
520Chicago Black Hawks6–12–2–1
623Toronto Maple Leafs3–03–2–1
726@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–03–3–1
827Montreal Canadiens4–14–3–1
930Detroit Red Wings4–04–4–1
1031@ Boston Bruins3–05–4–1 :
November: 6–5–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 4–2–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
112Boston Bruins5–06–4–1
123@ Chicago Black Hawks3–27–4–1
135@ Detroit Red Wings1–17–4–2
146@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–28–4–2
159@ Chicago Black Hawks5–08–5–2
1613Chicago Black Hawks2–28–5–3
1716@ Montreal Canadiens4–29–5–3
1817Montreal Canadiens4–210–5–3
1920Detroit Red Wings1–110–5–4
2022@ Chicago Black Hawks4–211–5–4
2124Toronto Maple Leafs5–111–6–4
2227Boston Bruins5–211–7–4
2328@ Boston Bruins1–011–8–4
2430Detroit Red Wings3–111–9–4 :
December: 5–6–3 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 2–2–3)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
251@ Detroit Red Wings5–112–9–4
264Chicago Black Hawks2–012–10–4
277@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–312–10–5
288Toronto Maple Leafs2–112–11–5
2912@ Montreal Canadiens3–212–12–5
3014@ Detroit Red Wings4–412–12–6
3115Detroit Red Wings4–213–12–6
3218Montreal Canadiens5–414–12–6
3319@ Boston Bruins3–314–12–7
3421@ Montreal Canadiens4–215–12–7
3522Toronto Maple Leafs5–216–12–7
3625Chicago Black Hawks3–116–13–7
3728@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–116–14–7
3829Montreal Canadiens4–316–15–7 :
January: 3–6–2 (Home: 0–3–2; Road: 3–3–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
394Boston Bruins7–416–16–7
405Montreal Canadiens4–016–17–7
418Toronto Maple Leafs5–516–17–8
4211@ Montreal Canadiens9–316–18–8
4312Detroit Red Wings3–216–19–8
4416@ Boston Bruins3–217–19–8
4518@ Chicago Black Hawks3–218–19–8
4619@ Detroit Red Wings6–119–19–8
4725@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–119–20–8
4826@ Chicago Black Hawks4–319–21–8
4929Boston Bruins1–119–21–9 :
February: 7–2–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–1–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
501Chicago Black Hawks3–220–21–9
512@ Boston Bruins4–320–22–9
528@ Detroit Red Wings5–221–22–9
539Montreal Canadiens3–121–23–9
5414@ Chicago Black Hawks3–122–23–9
5516Boston Bruins3–223–23–9
5619Chicago Black Hawks3–224–23–9
5722@ Montreal Canadiens2–224–23–10
5823Toronto Maple Leafs4–225–23–10
5926Chicago Black Hawks4–326–23–10 :
March: 6–2–3 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 5–0–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
601@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–427–23–10
612Detroit Red Wings4–427–23–11
628@ Montreal Canadiens3–228–23–11
639Detroit Red Wings4–228–24–11
6411@ Detroit Red Wings2–228–24–12
6512@ Chicago Black Hawks3–229–24–12
6615@ Boston Bruins4–030–24–12
6716Montreal Canadiens3–230–25–12
6819Boston Bruins1–130–25–13
6922@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–031–25–13
7023Toronto Maple Leafs3–232–25–13 :

## Playoffs

Key: Win Loss
1958 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Andy Bathgate | 65 | 30 | 48 | 78 | 42 |
| Camille Henry | 70 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 2 |
| Dave Creighton | 70 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 40 |
| Bill Gadsby | 65 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 48 |
| George Sullivan | 70 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 61 |
| Andy Hebenton | 70 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 17 |
| Larry Popein | 70 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 22 |
| Danny Lewicki | 70 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 26 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 70 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 68 |
| Dean Prentice | 38 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 14 |
| Parker MacDonald | 70 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 |
| Jack Evans | 70 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 108 |
| Harry Howell | 70 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 62 |
| Lou Fontinato | 70 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 152 |
| Hank Ciesla | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| Gerry Foley | 68 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 43 |
| Larry Cahan | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Ivan Irwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Andy Bathgate | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Dave Creighton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Andy Hebenton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Camille Henry | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Dean Prentice | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Parker MacDonald | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Gadsby | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Hank Ciesla | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerry Foley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Fontinato | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Harry Howell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Larry Popein | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Cahan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Evans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Danny Lewicki | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| George Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
| Lorne Worsley | 37 | 2220 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 86 | 2.32 | 1193 | .928 | 4 |
| Marcel Paille | 33 | 1980 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 102 | 3.09 | 1118 | .909 | 1 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Lorne Worsley | 6 | 365 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 4.60 | 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;