# 1962–63 New York Rangers season

The 1962–63 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 37th season. New York finished in fifth place in the NHL with 56 points and did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Regular season
### Final standings

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 221 | 180 | +41 | 82 |
| 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 194 | 178 | +16 | 81 |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 225 | 183 | +42 | 79 |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 200 | 194 | +6 | 77 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 211 | 233 | −22 | 56 |
| 6 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 14 | 39 | 17 | 198 | 281 | −83 | 45 |

### Record vs. opponents

1962–63 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 2–10–2 | 2–7–5 | 2–7–5 | 4–7–3 | 4–8–2 |
| Chicago | 10–2–2 | — | 5–6–3 | 3–7–4 | 10–2–2 | 4–7–3 |
| Detroit | 7–2–5 | 6–5–3 | — | 3–9–2 | 9–3–2 | 7–6–1 |
| Montreal | 7–2–5 | 7–3–4 | 9–3–2 | — | 5–5–4 | 3–6–5 |
| New York | 7–4–3 | 2–10–2 | 3–9–2 | 5–5–4 | — | 5–8–1 |
| Toronto | 8–4–2 | 7–4–3 | 6–7–1 | 6–3–5 | 8–5–1 | — |

## Schedule and results

1962–63 Game Log :
October: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 1–2–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
111Detroit Red Wings2–10–1–0
213@ Montreal Canadiens6–30–2–0
314Toronto Maple Leafs5–31–2–0
417Chicago Black Hawks5–11–3–0
521Montreal Canadiens3–31–3–1
627@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–12–3–1
728Chicago Black Hawks5–32–4–1
830@ Chicago Black Hawks5–32–5–1 :
November: 6–7–1 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 3–3–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
91@ Detroit Red Wings4–02–6–1
103@ Montreal Canadiens3–32–6–2
114@ Boston Bruins4–33–6–2
127Toronto Maple Leafs5–13–7–2
1310@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–33–8–2
1411Detroit Red Wings3–23–9–2
1514Boston Bruins6–24–9–2
1617Chicago Black Hawks4–34–10–2
1718Toronto Maple Leafs3–15–10–2
1821Boston Bruins4–26–10–2
1922@ Boston Bruins7–17–10–2
2024@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–17–11–2
2125Montreal Canadiens3–17–12–2
2229@ Detroit Red Wings5–08–12–2 :
December: 3–7–4 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 1–5–2)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
232@ Chicago Black Hawks5–18–13–2
245Detroit Red Wings3–38–13–3
258@ Boston Bruins3–38–13–4
269Boston Bruins4–28–14–4
2712@ Chicago Black Hawks4–38–15–4
2813@ Detroit Red Wings3–28–16–4
2915@ Montreal Canadiens4–29–16–4
3016Detroit Red Wings5–210–16–4
3122@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–210–17–4
3223Chicago Black Hawks3–110–18–4
3325@ Boston Bruins6–210–19–4
3427Boston Bruins9–311–19–4
3530Montreal Canadiens4–411–19–5
3631@ Detroit Red Wings1–111–19–6 :
January: 3–6–2 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 2–3–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
372Toronto Maple Leafs3–212–19–6
385@ Montreal Canadiens2–212–19–7
396Montreal Canadiens6–012–20–7
4012@ Chicago Black Hawks3–112–21–7
4113@ Detroit Red Wings4–212–22–7
4219@ Boston Bruins5–313–22–7
4320@ Chicago Black Hawks6–213–23–7
4423Chicago Black Hawks3–313–23–8
4526@ Montreal Canadiens4–214–23–8
4627Toronto Maple Leafs4–214–24–8
4730Detroit Red Wings6–114–25–8 :
February: 4–6–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 2–4–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
482@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–214–25–9
493Boston Bruins6–414–26–9
506Montreal Canadiens6–315–26–9
519Chicago Black Hawks3–315–26–10
5210@ Chicago Black Hawks4–215–27–10
5312@ Boston Bruins6–315–28–10
5416@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–215–29–10
5517Toronto Maple Leafs4–116–29–10
5620Boston Bruins3–316–29–11
5723@ Montreal Canadiens6–316–30–11
5824Detroit Red Wings3–216–31–11
5926@ Detroit Red Wings4–317–31–11
6028@ Chicago Black Hawks6–118–31–11 :
March: 4–5–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–2–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
612@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–318–32–11
623Detroit Red Wings3–218–33–11
636Chicago Black Hawks5–219–33–11
649@ Montreal Canadiens5–220–33–11
6510Montreal Canadiens5–120–34–11
6614@ Detroit Red Wings9–420–35–11
6717Toronto Maple Leafs2–120–36–11
6820Boston Bruins5–121–36–11
6921@ Boston Bruins2–221–36–12
7024Montreal Canadiens5–022–36–12 :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Andy Bathgate | 70 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 54 |
| Camille Henry | 60 | 37 | 23 | 60 | 8 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 69 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 40 |
| Doug Harvey | 68 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 92 |
| Dean Prentice$^‡$ | 49 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 18 |
| Andy Hebenton | 70 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 8 |
| Rod Gilbert | 70 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 20 |
| Harry Howell | 70 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 55 |
| Dave Balon | 70 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 72 |
| Don McKenney$^†$ | 21 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4 |
| Bronco Horvath$^‡$ | 41 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 34 |
| Jean Ratelle | 48 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 8 |
| Larry Cahan | 56 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 47 |
| Jim Neilson | 69 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 38 |
| Albert Langlois | 60 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 62 |
| Ken Schinkel | 69 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 |
| Vic Hadfield | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| Leon Rochefort | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Ted Hampson | 46 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Don Johns | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Bryan Hextall Jr. | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Ralph Keller | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mel Pearson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
| Lorne Worsley | 67 | 3980 | 22 | 34 | 10 | 217 | 3.27 | 2534 | .914 | 2 |
| Marcel Paille | 3 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3.33 | 107 | .907 | 0 |
| Marcel Pelletier | 2 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 27 | .889 | 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;