# 1936–37 New York Rangers season

The 1936–37 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 11th season. During the regular season, the Rangers posted a third-place finish in the American Division, with a 19–20–9 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the team defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Maroons to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Cup Finals, the Rangers lost to the Detroit Red Wings, three games to two.

## Regular season

On November 16, 1936, Hal Winkler made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers and gained a 1–0 shutout over the Montreal Maroons. He was the first goaltender to have a shutout in his NHL debut.

### Final standings

American Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 128 | 102 | 59 |
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 120 | 110 | 53 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 117 | 106 | 47 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 99 | 131 | 35 |
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

1936–37 Game Log :
November: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 3–2–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
18@ Detroit Red Wings5–20–1–0
210@ Montreal Maroons4–11–1–0
315New York Americans2–11–2–0
417@ Boston Bruins6–12–2–0
519Detroit Red Wings1–03–2–0
621@ Montreal Canadiens3 – 1 OT3–3–0
724Toronto Maple Leafs5–14–3–0
826@ New York Americans3–15–3–0
928Boston Bruins2 – 2 OT5–3–1 :
December: 5–2–3 (Home: 2–0–3; Road: 3–2–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
103@ Detroit Red Wings2–05–4–1
116@ Chicago Black Hawks2–16–4–1
128Chicago Black Hawks0 – 0 OT6–4–2
1312@ Toronto Maple Leafs5 – 3 OT7–4–2
1415Montreal Maroons2 – 2 OT7–4–3
1519@ Montreal Canadiens4 – 2 OT7–5–3
1620Montreal Canadiens5 – 3 OT8–5–3
1727Chicago Black Hawks1–09–5–3
1829@ New York Americans5–110–5–3
1931Boston Bruins2 – 2 OT10–5–4 :
January: 4–5–2 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 2–3–0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
203@ Boston Bruins3–210–6–4
215New York Americans7–111–6–4
229@ Montreal Maroons3–212–6–4
2310Montreal Maroons5–212–7–4
2414Detroit Red Wings2–012–8–4
2519Montreal Canadiens1 – 1 OT12–8–5
2621@ Chicago Black Hawks2–012–9–5
2723@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–012–10–5
2824Toronto Maple Leafs4–213–10–5
2926@ Boston Bruins3–014–10–5
3028Boston Bruins1 – 1 OT14–10–6 :
February: 3–5–3 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–3–2)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
312Detroit Red Wings4 – 4 OT14–10–7
324@ Detroit Red Wings2 – 2 OT14–10–8
336@ Montreal Maroons1 – 1 OT14–10–9
347Montreal Maroons4–214–11–9
359@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–115–11–9
3611@ Chicago Black Hawks5–215–12–9
3714New York Americans5–415–13–9
3816@ Boston Bruins3–215–14–9
3918Chicago Black Hawks2 – 1 OT16–14–9
4023Toronto Maple Leafs2–117–14–9
4128@ Chicago Black Hawks4–317–15–9 :
March: 2–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 1–2–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
424@ Detroit Red Wings2–117–16–9
437Boston Bruins1–017–17–9
449@ New York Americans7 – 5 OT18–17–9
4511Detroit Red Wings4–218–18–9
4613@ Montreal Canadiens1–018–19–9
4716Chicago Black Hawks4–318–20–9
4821Montreal Canadiens3–119–20–9 :

## Playoffs
### Stanley Cup Finals

The Rangers were unable to play at home after game one due to the circus.
Key: Win Loss
1937 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Cecil Dillon | 48 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 13 |
| Phil Watson | 48 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 22 |
| Neil Colville | 45 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 33 |
| Melville Keeling | 48 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 18 |
| Lynn Patrick | 45 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 23 |
| Alex Shibicky | 47 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| Frank Boucher | 44 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 |
| Mac Colville | 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 |
| Ehrhardt Heller | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 42 |
| Walter Pratt | 47 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 |
| Murray Murdoch | 48 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Arthur Coulter | 47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| Bill Cook | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Joe Cooper | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 |
| Eddie Wares | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Clint Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Krol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Johnson | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Neil Colville | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Boucher | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Alex Shibicky | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Melville Keeling | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Walter Pratt | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Arthur Coulter | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Mac Colville | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Lynn Patrick | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Cecil Dillon | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Cooper | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Murray Murdoch | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Watson | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Ivan Johnson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ehrhardt Heller | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Dave Kerr | 48 | 3020 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 106 | 2.11 | 4 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Dave Kerr | 9 | 553 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1.08 | 4 |
$^†$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;