# 1931–32 New York Rangers season

The 1931–32 New York Rangers season was the franchise's sixth season. In the regular season, the Rangers won the American Division with a 23–17–8 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the third time in franchise history. In the Cup Finals, New York lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs, three games to none.

## Regular season
### Final standings

American Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 134 | 112 | 54 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 86 | 101 | 47 |
| Detroit Falcons | 48 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 95 | 108 | 46 |
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 122 | 117 | 42 |
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents
## Schedule and results

1931–32 Game Log :
November: 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 3–0–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
112@ Montreal Canadiens4–11–0–0
215Detroit Falcons2–11–1–0
317New York Americans3–02–1–0
419Boston Bruins2–13–1–0
521@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–34–1–0
624Chicago Black Hawks1 – 1 OT4–1–1
729@ Chicago Black Hawks5–05–1–1 :
December: 6–1–3 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–0–3)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
83@ Detroit Falcons1 – 1 OT5–1–2
98Toronto Maple Leafs4–25–2–2
1010@ Montreal Maroons3–26–2–2
1113@ New York Americans2–17–2–2
1215@ Boston Bruins2 – 2 OT7–2–3
1317Montreal Maroons5 – 4 OT8–2–3
1419@ Montreal Canadiens2 – 2 OT8–2–4
1522Montreal Canadiens6–29–2–4
1625New York Americans6–010–2–4
1727Chicago Black Hawks3–111–2–4 :
January: 7–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 2–3–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
181Detroit Falcons3–012–2–4
193@ Chicago Black Hawks1 – 1 OT12–2–5
205Montreal Maroons2–013–2–5
217@ Montreal Maroons4–313–3–5
2210Toronto Maple Leafs2–014–3–5
2312@ Boston Bruins5 – 3 OT15–3–5
2414Boston Bruins3–116–3–5
2517@ Detroit Falcons4–216–4–5
2619Montreal Canadiens5–316–5–5
2724Detroit Falcons4 – 3 OT17–5–5
2828Boston Bruins4–117–6–5
2930@ Toronto Maple Leafs6 – 3 OT17–7–5
3031@ Chicago Black Hawks3–018–7–5 :
February: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 1–3–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
312Montreal Canadiens4–118–8–5
327Chicago Black Hawks1–019–8–5
339@ Boston Bruins2–119–9–5
3413@ Montreal Canadiens3–119–10–5
3516Detroit Falcons2 – 2 OT19–10–6
3618@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–319–11–6
3721New York Americans3–219–12–6
3823@ Boston Bruins2 – 0 OT20–12–6
3925Boston Bruins3 – 3 OT20–12–7 :
March: 3–5–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–4–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
403@ Detroit Falcons2–121–12–7
416@ Chicago Black Hawks4 – 3 OT21–13–7
428Chicago Black Hawks6–122–13–7
4310@ New York Americans5–122–14–7
4413Montreal Maroons4 – 4 OT22–14–8
4515@ Montreal Maroons4–322–15–8
4618Toronto Maple Leafs6–322–16–8
4720@ New York Americans4–223–16–8
4822@ Detroit Falcons5–423–17–8 :

## Playoffs
### Finals

The Toronto Maple Leafs swept the best-of-five series against the New York Rangers three games to none. The first two games were to be played in New York City but because the circus was in town, the second game was played in Boston. The third and final game was played in Toronto. It was called the "Tennis Series", because the Leafs scored 6 goals in each game. The Rangers scored 4 times in their own building, twice at Boston Garden, and four more in Toronto.
Key: Win Loss
1932 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Bill Cook | 48 | 33 | 14 | 47 | 33 |
| Cecil Dillon | 48 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 22 |
| Frank Boucher | 48 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 18 |
| Frederick Cook | 45 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 43 |
| Art Somers | 48 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 45 |
| Murray Murdoch | 48 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 32 |
| Melville Keeling | 48 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 38 |
| Ivan Johnson | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 106 |
| Norman Gainor | 46 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Earl Seibert | 44 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 88 |
| Doug Brennan | 38 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 40 |
| Victor Desjardins | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Ehrhardt Heller | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Hib Milks | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Frank Boucher | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Frederick Cook | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Bill Cook | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Ehrhardt Heller | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Earl Seibert | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Melville Keeling | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Cecil Dillon | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Ivan Johnson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Murray Murdoch | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Brennan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Art Somers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Hib Milks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Desjardins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Gainor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| John Ross Roach | 48 | 3020 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 112 | 2.23 | 9 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| John Ross Roach | 7 | 480 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3.38 | 1 |
$^†$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;