# 1964–65 New York Rangers season

The 1964–65 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 39th season. In the regular season, the Rangers posted a 20–38–12 record, and missed the NHL playoffs with a fifth-place finish.

## Regular season

On January 27, 1965, Ulf Sterner, the first European trained player, made his debut in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers in a game versus the Boston Bruins.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 224 | 175 | +49 | 87 |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 211 | 185 | +26 | 83 |
| 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 224 | 176 | +48 | 76 |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 204 | 173 | +31 | 74 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 179 | 246 | −67 | 52 |
| 6 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 21 | 43 | 6 | 166 | 253 | −87 | 48 |

### Record vs. opponents

1964–65 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 6–8 | 3–10–1 | 3–10–1 | 5–8–1 | 4–7–3 |
| Chicago | 8–6 | — | 8–5–1 | 5–6–3 | 9–3–2 | 4–8–2 |
| Detroit | 10–3–1 | 5–8–1 | — | 8–4–2 | 10–2–2 | 7–6–1 |
| Montreal | 10–3–1 | 6–5–3 | 4–8–2 | — | 10–2–2 | 6–5–3 |
| New York | 8–5–1 | 3–9–2 | 2–10–2 | 2–10–2 | — | 5–4–5 |
| Toronto | 7–4–3 | 8–4–2 | 6–7–1 | 5–6–3 | 4–5–5 | — |

## Schedule and results

1964–65 Game Log :
October: 2–3–3 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 1–0–2)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
112@ Boston Bruins6–21–0–0
213Montreal Canadiens3–01–1–0
317@ Montreal Canadiens2–21–1–1
418Toronto Maple Leafs3–31–1–2
521Detroit Red Wings1–01–2–2
624@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–11–2–3
725Chicago Black Hawks5–21–3–3
828Boston Bruins3–12–3–3 :
November: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–3–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
91Montreal Canadiens3–13–3–3
103@ Chicago Black Hawks2–13–4–3
115@ Detroit Red Wings3–13–5–3
127@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–04–5–3
1311Boston Bruins4–25–5–3
1415Detroit Red Wings6–25–6–3
1517@ Detroit Red Wings2–16–6–3
1622Detroit Red Wings3–36–6–4
1725Toronto Maple Leafs6–37–6–4
1826@ Boston Bruins6–17–7–4
1928@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–18–7–4
2029Montreal Canadiens5–28–8–4 :
December: 2–9–3 (Home: 0–5–2; Road: 2–4–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
212Chicago Black Hawks3–38–8–5
225@ Boston Bruins3–38–8–6
236@ Chicago Black Hawks4–19–8–6
249Chicago Black Hawks6–19–9–6
2512@ Montreal Canadiens7–19–10–6
2613Toronto Maple Leafs3–39–10–7
2716Detroit Red Wings7–39–11–7
2819@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–39–12–7
2920Montreal Canadiens3–29–13–7
3023@ Montreal Canadiens2–09–14–7
3125@ Boston Bruins3–010–14–7
3226Boston Bruins2–010–15–7
3327@ Detroit Red Wings3–110–16–7
3429Chicago Black Hawks4–210–17–7 :
January: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 3–4–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
351@ Chicago Black Hawks2–110–18–7
363Toronto Maple Leafs3–310–18–8
376Boston Bruins5–211–18–8
389@ Montreal Canadiens6–512–18–8
3910Toronto Maple Leafs6–012–19–8
4014@ Boston Bruins5–212–20–8
4116@ Chicago Black Hawks6–313–20–8
4217@ Detroit Red Wings4–214–20–8
4323@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–114–20–9
4424@ Chicago Black Hawks7–214–21–9
4527Boston Bruins5–215–21–9
4630@ Montreal Canadiens5–115–22–9
4731Detroit Red Wings4–115–23–9 :
February: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
483Chicago Black Hawks4–115–24–9
496@ Boston Bruins3–215–25–9
507Boston Bruins8–316–25–9
5113Chicago Black Hawks3–016–26–9
5214@ Detroit Red Wings6–216–27–9
5317@ Chicago Black Hawks5–416–28–9
5420@ Detroit Red Wings3–216–29–9
5521Montreal Canadiens2–216–29–10
5624@ Montreal Canadiens6–116–30–10
5727@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–317–30–10
5828Toronto Maple Leafs6–218–30–10 :
March: 2–8–2 (Home: 0–5–2; Road: 2–3–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
593Boston Bruins6–118–31–10
604@ Boston Bruins4–319–31–10
616@ Montreal Canadiens2–119–32–10
627Detroit Red Wings6–519–33–10
6310Chicago Black Hawks1–119–33–11
6414Montreal Canadiens6–419–34–11
6519Detroit Red Wings6–619–34–12
6620@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–119–35–12
6721Toronto Maple Leafs10–119–36–12
6823@ Chicago Black Hawks3–220–36–12
6925@ Detroit Red Wings7–420–37–12
7028Montreal Canadiens5–320–38–12 :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Rod Gilbert | 70 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 52 |
| Phil Goyette | 52 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 6 |
| Vic Hadfield | 70 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 102 |
| Camille Henry$^‡$ | 48 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 20 |
| Donnie Marshall | 69 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 54 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 14 |
| Bob Nevin | 64 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 28 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 69 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 40 |
| Rod Seiling | 68 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 44 |
| Doug Robinson$^†$ | 21 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 2 |
| Harry Howell | 68 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 63 |
| Lou Angotti | 70 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 |
| Bill Hicke$^†$ | 40 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 26 |
| Jim Neilson | 62 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 58 |
| Dick Duff$^‡$ | 29 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 |
| Arnie Brown | 58 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 145 |
| Wayne Hillman$^†$ | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| John Brenneman$^†$ | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Larry Cahan | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 32 |
| Jim Mikol | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Dave Richardson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Johns | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Val Fonteyne$^‡$ | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Trevor Fahey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Meissner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Dufour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ingram | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ulf Sterner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Fitzpatrick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mel Pearson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Plager | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
| Marcel Paille | 39 | 2262 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 135 | 3.58 | 1248 | .892 | 0 |
| Jacques Plante | 33 | 1938 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 109 | 3.37 | 1116 | .902 | 2 |
$^†$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 1964 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 3 | Bob Graham | D | Canada | Toronto Marlboro Midgets |
| 2 | 9 | Tim Ecclestone | RW | Canada | Etobicoke (Junior B) |
| 3 | 15 | Gordon Lowe | D | Canada | Toronto Marlboro Midgets |
| 4 | 21 | Syl Apps, Jr | C | Canada | Kingston Midgets |