# 1958–59 New York Rangers season

The 1958–59 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 33rd season. The Rangers finished with a 26–32–12 record in the regular season, and did not advance to the NHL playoffs.

## Regular season
### Final standings

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 258 | 158 | +100 | 91 |
| 2 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 205 | 215 | −10 | 73 |
| 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 69 |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 189 | 201 | −12 | 65 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 201 | 217 | −16 | 64 |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 167 | 218 | −51 | 58 |

### Record vs. opponents

1958–59 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 6–7–1 | 8–5–1 | 6–6–2 | 6–5–3 | 6–6–2 |
| Chicago | 7–6–1 | — | 6–7–1 | 1–8–5 | 7–4–3 | 7–4–3 |
| Detroit | 5–8–1 | 7–6–1 | — | 1–9–4 | 6–7–1 | 6–7–1 |
| Montreal | 6–6–2 | 8–1–5 | 9–1–4 | — | 8–5–1 | 8–5–1 |
| New York | 5–6–3 | 4–7–3 | 7–6–1 | 5–8–1 | — | 5–5–4 |
| Toronto | 6–6–2 | 4–7–3 | 7–6–1 | 5–8–1 | 5–5–4 | — |

## Schedule and results

1958–59 Game Log :
October: 2–3–5 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 0–2–3)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
18@ Chicago Black Hawks1–10–0–1
211@ Boston Bruins4–40–0–2
312@ Detroit Red Wings3–00–1–2
415Boston Bruins4–40–1–3
518@ Montreal Canadiens2–20–1–4
619Montreal Canadiens5–30–2–4
725Chicago Black Hawks6–21–2–4
826Toronto Maple Leafs3–22–2–4
929Boston Bruins2–22–2–5
1030@ Detroit Red Wings4–12–3–5 :
November: 6–6–2 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–3–2)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
111@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–32–4–5
122Detroit Red Wings2–12–5–5
134@ Chicago Black Hawks4–22–6–5
148@ Montreal Canadiens6–53–6–5
159@ Boston Bruins5–14–6–5
1615Boston Bruins4–25–6–5
1716Montreal Canadiens2–16–6–5
1819Toronto Maple Leafs7–47–6–5
1922@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–27–6–6
2023Detroit Red Wings3–17–7–6
2126Montreal Canadiens5–38–7–6
2227@ Boston Bruins3–18–8–6
2329Boston Bruins3–18–9–6
2430@ Chicago Black Hawks2–28–9–7 :
December: 5–4–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
253Chicago Black Hawks4–29–9–7
266@ Montreal Canadiens6–09–10–7
277Toronto Maple Leafs2–09–11–7
2810Detroit Red Wings2–19–12–7
2913@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–49–12–8
3014Chicago Black Hawks3–39–12–9
3118@ Detroit Red Wings2–010–12–9
3221Toronto Maple Leafs5–111–12–9
3325@ Montreal Canadiens4–111–13–9
3428Montreal Canadiens5–312–13–9
3531Boston Bruins4–313–13–9 :
January: 6–6–1 (Home: 0–3–1; Road: 6–3–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
361@ Boston Bruins5–214–13–9
373@ Montreal Canadiens5–114–14–9
384Toronto Maple Leafs4–214–15–9
397Chicago Black Hawks4–014–16–9
4010Detroit Red Wings3–314–16–10
4111@ Chicago Black Hawks4–315–16–10
4214@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–216–16–10
4317@ Chicago Black Hawks7–116–17–10
4418@ Detroit Red Wings4–217–17–10
4524@ Montreal Canadiens3–117–18–10
4625@ Boston Bruins8–318–18–10
4728Chicago Black Hawks3–118–19–10
4831@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–219–19–10 :
February: 4–7–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–4–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
491Detroit Red Wings5–420–19–10
505@ Detroit Red Wings5–021–19–10
517Chicago Black Hawks6–321–20–10
528@ Boston Bruins4–121–21–10
5311Boston Bruins5–321–22–10
5412@ Detroit Red Wings1–021–23–10
5515Montreal Canadiens5–121–24–10
5618@ Chicago Black Hawks4–221–25–10
5721@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–121–25–11
5822Montreal Canadiens5–122–25–11
5925Detroit Red Wings6–323–25–11
6028@ Montreal Canadiens6–123–26–11 :
March: 3–6–1 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 2–2–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
611Toronto Maple Leafs1–123–26–12
627@ Chicago Black Hawks6–124–26–12
638Detroit Red Wings4–225–26–12
6411Chicago Black Hawks5–325–27–12
6512@ Boston Bruins5–425–28–12
6614@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–025–29–12
6715Toronto Maple Leafs6–525–30–12
6818Boston Bruins5–325–31–12
6921@ Detroit Red Wings5–226–31–12
7022Montreal Canadiens4–226–32–12 :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Andy Bathgate | 70 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 48 |
| George Sullivan | 70 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 56 |
| Andy Hebenton | 70 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 8 |
| Camille Henry | 70 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 2 |
| Bill Gadsby | 70 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 56 |
| Dean Prentice | 70 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 11 |
| Larry Popein | 61 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 28 |
| Eddie Shack | 67 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 109 |
| Jim Bartlett | 70 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 118 |
| Hank Ciesla | 69 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 21 |
| Harry Howell | 70 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 101 |
| Lou Fontinato | 64 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 149 |
| Les Colwill | 69 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 |
| John Hanna | 70 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 83 |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jack Bownass | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Larry Cahan | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
| Lorne Worsley | 67 | 4001 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 199 | 2.97 | 2141 | .907 | 2 |
| Bruce Gamble | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 66 | .909 | 0 |
| Marcel Paille | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 32 | .875 | 0 |
| Julian Klymkiw | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.32 | 9 | .778 | 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;