# 1965–66 New York Rangers season

The 1965–66 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 40th season. The Rangers posted an 18–41–11 record in the regular season, finished in last place in the NHL and did not make the playoffs.

## Regular season
### Final standings

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 239 | 173 | +66 | 90 |
| 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 37 | 25 | 8 | 240 | 187 | +53 | 82 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 208 | 187 | +21 | 79 |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 221 | 194 | +27 | 74 |
| 5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 21 | 43 | 6 | 174 | 275 | −101 | 48 |
| 6 | New York Rangers | 70 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 195 | 261 | −66 | 47 |

### Record vs. opponents

1965–66 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 4–8–2 | 2–11–1 | 4–9–1 | 8–5–1 | 4–9–1 |
| Chicago | 8–4–2 | — | 11–1–2 | 4–8–2 | 9–4–1 | 5–8–1 |
| Detroit | 11–2–1 | 1–11–2 | — | 4–8–2 | 7–3–4 | 8–4–2 |
| Montreal | 9–4–1 | 8–4–2 | 8–4–2 | — | 12–2 | 5–7–2 |
| New York | 5–8–1 | 4–9–1 | 3–7–4 | 2–12 | — | 3–6–5 |
| Toronto | 9–4–1 | 8–5–1 | 4–8–2 | 7–5–2 | 6–3–5 | — |

## Schedule and results

1965–66 Game Log :
October: 1–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–1–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
124Montreal Canadiens4–30–1–0
227@ Montreal Canadiens4–30–2–0
330@ Boston Bruins8–21–2–0 :
November: 4–6–4 (Home: 2–3–3; Road: 2–3–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
43Toronto Maple Leafs2–21–2–1
56@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–22–2–1
67Detroit Red Wings3–23–2–1
710Boston Bruins2–23–2–2
811@ Detroit Red Wings3–33–2–3
913@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–23–3–3
1014@ Chicago Black Hawks4–24–3–3
1117Chicago Black Hawks5–34–4–3
1220@ Montreal Canadiens9–34–5–3
1321Detroit Red Wings3–34–5–4
1424Boston Bruins4–15–5–4
1525@ Boston Bruins6–25–6–4
1627Chicago Black Hawks1–05–7–4
1728Toronto Maple Leafs4–25–8–4 :
December: 2–9–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 0–6–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
181Toronto Maple Leafs2–25–8–5
194@ Montreal Canadiens4–35–9–5
205Chicago Black Hawks6–25–10–5
218@ Chicago Black Hawks2–25–10–6
229@ Detroit Red Wings7–35–11–6
2311Detroit Red Wings4–25–12–6
2412Toronto Maple Leafs1–15–12–7
2518@ Toronto Maple Leafs8–45–13–7
2619Montreal Canadiens3–26–13–7
2722@ Chicago Black Hawks4–36–14–7
2823@ Detroit Red Wings4–26–15–7
2925@ Boston Bruins4–26–16–7
3026Boston Bruins6–47–16–7
3129Chicago Black Hawks3–07–17–7 :
January: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 1–5–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
321@ Montreal Canadiens5–17–18–7
332Montreal Canadiens6–37–19–7
348Chicago Black Hawks6–48–19–7
359Boston Bruins3–18–20–7
3615@ Detroit Red Wings4–48–20–8
3716@ Chicago Black Hawks6–59–20–8
3819@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–29–21–8
3922@ Boston Bruins5–39–22–8
4023@ Detroit Red Wings5–19–23–8
4126Detroit Red Wings4–310–23–8
4229@ Montreal Canadiens6–210–24–8
4330Toronto Maple Leafs8–411–24–8 :
February: 3–9–1 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 1–6–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
442@ Chicago Black Hawks4–311–25–8
455@ Boston Bruins5–311–26–8
466Montreal Canadiens4–011–27–8
479@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–011–28–8
4810@ Detroit Red Wings6–211–29–8
4912Boston Bruins9–212–29–8
5013@ Chicago Black Hawks6–112–30–8
5116Chicago Black Hawks5–212–31–8
5219@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–113–31–8
5320Montreal Canadiens5–313–32–8
5423Detroit Red Wings5–014–32–8
5526@ Montreal Canadiens4–314–33–8
5627Toronto Maple Leafs2–214–33–9 :
March: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 1–4–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
572Boston Bruins5–315–33–9
583@ Boston Bruins5–416–33–9
596Detroit Red Wings1–116–33–10
609Chicago Black Hawks1–017–33–10
6112@ Chicago Black Hawks4–217–34–10
6213Montreal Canadiens3–218–34–10
6316Boston Bruins3–118–35–10
6419@ Montreal Canadiens6–218–36–10
6520@ Boston Bruins4–318–37–10
6623Detroit Red Wings2–118–38–10
6727Toronto Maple Leafs5–118–39–10
6831@ Detroit Red Wings5–318–40–10 :
April: 0–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0–0–1)
GameAprilOpponentScoreRecord
692@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–318–40–11
703Montreal Canadiens4–118–41–11 :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Bob Nevin | 69 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 10 |
| Donnie Marshall | 69 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 6 |
| Jean Ratelle | 67 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 10 |
| Phil Goyette | 60 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 6 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 68 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 35 |
| Vic Hadfield | 67 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 112 |
| Harry Howell | 70 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 92 |
| Bill Hicke | 49 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 21 |
| Rod Gilbert | 34 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 20 |
| Reg Fleming$^†$ | 35 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 124 |
| Jim Neilson | 65 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 84 |
| Doug Robinson | 51 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| Wayne Hillman | 68 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 70 |
| Rod Seiling | 52 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 |
| Mike McMahon | 41 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| John McKenzie$^‡$ | 35 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 |
| Garry Peters | 63 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 42 |
| Arnie Brown | 64 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 106 |
| Bob Plager | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| Lou Angotti$^‡$ | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Ray Cullen | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Andrea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dunc McCallum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al LeBrun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Mickey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Brenneman | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Ed Giacomin | 36 | 2096 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 128 | 3.66 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 28 | 1613 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 94 | 3.50 | 2 |
| Don Simmons | 11 | 491 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 4.52 | 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 1965 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 1 | Andre Veilleux | RW | Canada | Montreal Rangers (LHJAA) |
| 2 | 6 | George Surmay | G | Canada | Kelvin Midgets (MAAAMHL) |
| 3 | 10 | Michel Parizeau | C | Canada | Montreal Rangers (LHJAA) |