# 1974–75 New York Rangers season

The 1974–75 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 49th season. A league realignment had the Rangers moved into the new Patrick Division within the Campbell Conference, where the team finished 2nd with 88 points. They qualified for the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders 2–1 in a best of three games series.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Patrick Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 293 | 181 | +112 | 113 |
| 2 | New York Rangers | 80 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 319 | 276 | +43 | 88 |
| 3 | New York Islanders | 80 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 264 | 221 | +43 | 88 |
| 4 | Atlanta Flames | 80 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 243 | 233 | +10 | 83 |

### Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Patrick Division
1974–75 NHL records
Team
ATL
NYI
NYR
PHI
Total
Atlanta
—2–1–33–32–3–17–7–4
N.Y. Islanders
1–2–3—2–3–11–3–24–8–6
N.Y. Rangers
3–33–2–1—2–3–18–8–2
Philadelphia
3–2–13–1–23–2–1—9–5–4
Vs. Smythe Division
1974–75 NHL records
Team
CHI
KCS
MIN
STL
VAN
Total
Atlanta
2–34–0–13–1–12–31–2–212–9–4
N.Y. Islanders
1–1–34–14–0–12–2–11–2–212–6–7
N.Y. Rangers
3–1–14–0–14–13–1–13–217–5–3
Philadelphia
4–14–0–14–13–24–119–5–1
Vs. Adams Division
1974–75 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
CAL
TOR
Total
Atlanta
0–4–12–1–12–23–17–8–2
N.Y. Islanders
2–20–2–22–1–12–2–16–7–4
N.Y. Rangers
1–31–42–0–21–2–15–9–3
Philadelphia
1–2–13–0–13–23–0–110–4–3
Vs. Norris Division
1974–75 NHL records
Team
DET
LAK
MTL
PIT
WSH
Total
Atlanta
2–22–1–10–3–11–1–23–0–18–7–5
N.Y. Islanders
2–21–0–32–0–22–24–011–4–5
N.Y. Rangers
2–1–11–1–20–2–22–22–1–17–7–6
Philadelphia
2–1–12–1–12–1–13–14–013–4–3 :

## Schedule and results

1974–75 Game Log :
October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–1–2; Road: 2–2–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
19Washington Capitals6–31–0–0
212@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–31–1–0
316California Golden Seals5–51–1–1
419@ New York Islanders4–22–1–1
520Vancouver Canucks1–02–2–1
623St. Louis Blues5–13–2–1
726@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–44–2–1
827Atlanta Flames4–15–2–1
930New York Islanders1–15–2–2
1031@ Philadelphia Flyers5–15–3–2 :
November: 5–5–2 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 2–2–2)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
113Buffalo Sabres4–35–4–2
125@ Vancouver Canucks2–15–5–2
136@ California Golden Seals7–36–5–2
149@ Los Angeles Kings2–26–5–3
1513Philadelphia Flyers3–26–6–3
1616@ Montreal Canadiens4–46–6–4
1717California Golden Seals10–07–6–4
1820@ Detroit Red Wings5–48–6–4
1923Boston Bruins5–28–7–4
2024Pittsburgh Penguins7–59–7–4
2127Toronto Maple Leafs4–110–7–4
2229@ Atlanta Flames3–210–8–4 :
December: 6–3–4 (Home: 4–1–3; Road: 2–2–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
231St. Louis Blues4–410–8–5
244Detroit Red Wings4–211–8–5
257@ Chicago Black Hawks7–412–8–5
268Montreal Canadiens3–312–8–6
2712@ Washington Capitals6–612–8–7
2814@ St. Louis Blues6–212–9–7
2915Los Angeles Kings3–312–9–8
3018Minnesota North Stars7–013–9–8
3119@ Boston Bruins11–313–10–8
3222Atlanta Flames4–313–11–8
3327Buffalo Sabres9–514–11–8
3429Kansas City Scouts2–115–11–8
3530@ Minnesota North Stars8–116–11–8 :
January: 9–4–1 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 5–4–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
361Chicago Black Hawks6–217–11–8
374@ New York Islanders5–318–11–8
385Vancouver Canucks6–219–11–8
398@ Kansas City Scouts6–120–11–8
4011@ St. Louis Blues5–321–11–8
4112@ Chicago Black Hawks4–221–12–8
4215@ Minnesota North Stars5–322–12–8
4317@ California Golden Seals4–422–12–9
4418@ Vancouver Canucks3–223–12–9
4523Atlanta Flames5–224–12–9
4625@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–224–13–9
4726Los Angeles Kings3–225–13–9
4828@ Los Angeles Kings5–225–14–9
4930@ Buffalo Sabres6–325–15–9 :
February: 6–4–4 (Home: 3–1–3; Road: 3–3–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
501@ Chicago Black Hawks4–126–15–9
512Detroit Red Wings5–526–15–10
525Philadelphia Flyers4–326–16–10
536@ Philadelphia Flyers3–127–16–10
548@ Montreal Canadiens7–127–17–10
559Washington Capitals7–328–17–10
5611@ Washington Capitals7–428–18–10
5715@ Minnesota North Stars9–229–18–10
5816Toronto Maple Leafs5–529–18–11
5918@ Kansas City Scouts2–229–18–12
6019Chicago Black Hawks2–229–18–13
6122@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–229–19–13
6223Philadelphia Flyers2–130–19–13
6326St. Louis Blues5–131–19–13 :
March: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 1–5–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
642Pittsburgh Penguins8–631–20–13
655Buffalo Sabres6–331–21–13
667@ Kansas City Scouts5–232–21–13
679Montreal Canadiens5–332–22–13
6811@ Boston Bruins6–332–23–13
6912New York Islanders5–333–23–13
7014@ Atlanta Flames1–033–24–13
7119Vancouver Canucks3–034–24–13
7220@ Buffalo Sabres6–334–25–13
7322@ Detroit Red Wings7–434–26–13
7423Boston Bruins7–535–26–13
7526Minnesota North Stars4–235–27–13
7629@ New York Islanders6–435–28–13
7730Kansas City Scouts8–236–28–13 :
April: 1–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–0–1)
GameAprilOpponentScoreRecord
783@ Philadelphia Flyers1–136–28–14
794@ Atlanta Flames3–237–28–14
806New York Islanders6–437–29–14 :

## Playoffs

Key: Win Loss
1975 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Rod Gilbert | 76 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 22 |
| Jean Ratelle | 79 | 36 | 55 | 91 | 26 |
| Steve Vickers | 80 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 64 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 80 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 10 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 77 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 63 |
| Brad Park | 65 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 104 |
| Derek Sanderson | 75 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 106 |
| Ron Greschner | 70 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 93 |
| Greg Polis | 76 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 55 |
| Rick Middleton | 47 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 19 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 62 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 34 |
| Gilles Marotte | 77 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 69 |
| Ted Irvine | 79 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 66 |
| Jerry Butler | 78 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 102 |
| Nick Beverley | 67 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
| John Bednarski | 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 37 |
| Dale Rolfe | 42 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| Ron Harris | 34 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Bert Wilson | 61 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 66 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Zanussi | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jerry Holland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling$^‡$ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Steve Vickers | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Jean Ratelle | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Rod Gilbert | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Nick Beverley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Ted Irvine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Gilles Marotte | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| John Bednarski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Rick Middleton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Derek Sanderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Gilles Villemure | 45 | 2470 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 130 | 3.16 | 2 |
| Ed Giacomin | 37 | 2069 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 120 | 3.48 | 1 |
| Dunc Wilson$^†$ | 3 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 2 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5.19 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Gilles Villemure | 2 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.83 | 0 |
| Ed Giacomin | 2 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.79 | 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;

## Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 14 | Dave Maloney | D | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 2 | 32 | Ron Greschner | D | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 3 | 50 | Jerry Holland | LW | Canada | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
| 4 | 68 | Boyd Anderson | D | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 5 | 86 | Dennis Olmstead | C | Canada | University of Wisconsin (NCAA) |
| 6 | 104 | Eddie Johnstone | RW | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 7 | 122 | John Memryk | G | Canada | Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) |
| 8 | 139 | Greg Holst | C | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 9 | 156 | Claude Arvisais | C | Canada | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |
| 10 | 171 | Ken Dodd | LW | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 11 | 186 | Ralph Krentz | LW | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL) |
| 12 | 198 | Larry Jacques | RW | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 13 | 208 | Tom Gastle | LW | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
| 14 | 218 | Eric Brubacher | C | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 15 | 224 | Russ Hall | RW | Canada | Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) |
| 16 | 227 | Bill Kriski | G | Canada | Winnipeg Clubs (WCHL) |
| 17 | 230 | Kevin Treacy | RW | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
| 18 | 233 | Ken Gassoff | C | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 19 | 236 | Cliff Bast | D | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 20 | 239 | Jim Mayer | RW | Canada | Michigan Tech (NCAA) |
| 21 | 241 | Warren Miller | RW | United States | University of Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 22 | 243 | Kevin Walker | D | Canada | Cornell University (WCHL) |
| 23 | 245 | Jim Warner | RW | United States | Minnesota Junior Stars (MidJHL) |