# 1963–64 New York Rangers season

The 1963–64 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 38th season. The highlight of the season was trading for goaltender Jacques Plante.

## Offseason

On June 4, 1963, Plante was traded to the New York Rangers, with Phil Goyette and Don Marshall in exchange for Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, and Leon Rochefort.

## Final standings
### Regular season

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 209 | 167 | +42 | 85 |
| 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 218 | 169 | +49 | 84 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 192 | 172 | +20 | 78 |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 191 | 204 | −13 | 71 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 186 | 242 | −56 | 54 |
| 6 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 18 | 40 | 12 | 170 | 212 | −42 | 48 |

### Record vs. opponents

1963–64 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 3–9–2 | 3–10–1 | 2–7–5 | 5–7–2 | 5–7–2 |
| Chicago | 9–3–2 | — | 5–6–3 | 7–5–2 | 9–3–2 | 7–5–2 |
| Detroit | 10–3–1 | 6–5–3 | — | 5–7–2 | 6–6–2 | 3–8–3 |
| Montreal | 7–2–5 | 5–7–2 | 7–5–2 | — | 10–3–1 | 7–5–2 |
| New York | 7–5–2 | 3–9–2 | 6–6–2 | 3–10–1 | — | 3–8–3 |
| Toronto | 7–5–2 | 5–7–2 | 8–3–3 | 5–7–2 | 8–3–3 | — |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1963–64 Game Log :
October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–4–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
19@ Chicago Black Hawks3–10–1–0
212@ Montreal Canadiens6–20–2–0
316Detroit Red Wings3–01–2–0
420Boston Bruins5–12–2–0
524@ Boston Bruins2–03–2–0
626@ Toronto Maple Leafs6–43–3–0
727Chicago Black Hawks4–13–4–0
830Boston Bruins4–34–4–0
931@ Detroit Red Wings4–14–5–0 :
November: 2–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 0–5–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
103Montreal Canadiens5–34–6–0
115@ Chicago Black Hawks3–24–7–0
127@ Detroit Red Wings1–04–8–0
139@ Montreal Canadiens4–24–9–0
1414Toronto Maple Leafs5–44–10–0
1516@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–44–11–0
1617Detroit Red Wings5–25–11–0
1720Boston Bruins1–15–11–1
1824Toronto Maple Leafs3–35–11–2
1927Detroit Red Wings3–26–11–2
2028@ Boston Bruins5–36–12–2
2130Chicago Black Hawks3–26–13–2 :
December: 2–7–4 (Home: 2–2–3; Road: 0–5–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
221@ Chicago Black Hawks3–36–13–3
235@ Montreal Canadiens4–26–14–3
247@ Boston Bruins8–66–15–3
258Boston Bruins2–26–15–4
2611Chicago Black Hawks6–26–16–4
2712@ Montreal Canadiens6–46–17–4
2814@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–36–18–4
2915Montreal Canadiens4–27–18–4
3018Detroit Red Wings1–17–18–5
3122Toronto Maple Leafs1–17–18–6
3225@ Detroit Red Wings4–37–19–6
3327Chicago Black Hawks4–28–19–6
3429Montreal Canadiens6–28–20–6 :
January: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 5–3–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
351@ Chicago Black Hawks5–29–20–6
364Detroit Red Wings5–210–20–6
375Toronto Maple Leafs3–211–20–6
389@ Boston Bruins5–312–20–6
3912@ Detroit Red Wings5–312–21–6
4015@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–413–21–6
4118@ Chicago Black Hawks6–113–22–6
4219@ Detroit Red Wings3–114–22–6
4322Boston Bruins6–415–22–6
4423@ Montreal Canadiens4–215–23–6
4525@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–115–23–7
4626Detroit Red Wings3–216–23–7
4730@ Boston Bruins3–117–23–7 :
February: 3–9–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–5–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
481Chicago Black Hawks2–217–23–8
492Montreal Canadiens4–218–23–8
505Boston Bruins3–218–24–8
516@ Boston Bruins4–018–25–8
528Montreal Canadiens8–218–26–8
539@ Detroit Red Wings4–218–27–8
5412@ Chicago Black Hawks5–218–28–8
5516Toronto Maple Leafs4–219–28–8
5619Chicago Black Hawks7–219–29–8
5722@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–219–30–8
5823Toronto Maple Leafs4–319–31–8
5927@ Boston Bruins4–220–31–8
6029@ Montreal Canadiens4–020–32–8 :
March: 2–6–2 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 1–3–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
611Detroit Red Wings2–220–32–9
624Chicago Black Hawks4–321–32–9
637@ Montreal Canadiens3–222–32–9
648Montreal Canadiens0–022–32–10
6511Boston Bruins5–322–33–10
6614@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–322–34–10
6715Toronto Maple Leafs3–122–35–10
6817@ Chicago Black Hawks4–022–36–10
6919@ Detroit Red Wings9–322–37–10
7022Montreal Canadiens2–122–38–10 :

### Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs.

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Phil Goyette | 67 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 15 |
| Rod Gilbert | 70 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 62 |
| Andy Bathgate$^‡$ | 56 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 26 |
| Camille Henry | 68 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 8 |
| Harry Howell | 70 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 75 |
| Jim Neilson | 69 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 93 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 63 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 26 |
| Don McKenney$^‡$ | 55 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 |
| Vic Hadfield | 69 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 151 |
| Val Fonteyne | 69 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4 |
| Donnie Marshall | 70 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 |
| Larry Cahan | 53 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 80 |
| Don Johns | 57 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| Bob Nevin$^†$ | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| Dick Duff$^†$ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Dick Meissner | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Albert Langlois$^‡$ | 44 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 32 |
| Dave Richardson | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| Ron Ingram$^‡$ | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Doug Harvey | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Marc Dufour | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Howie Glover | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Rod Seiling | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McMahon | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Donald McGregor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Labossiere | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
| Jacques Plante | 65 | 3900 | 22 | 36 | 7 | 220 | 3.38 | 2442 | .910 | 3 |
| Gilles Villemure | 5 | 300 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 3.60 | 179 | .899 | 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;

## Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | Position | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 4 | Al Osborne | Canada | RW | Weston (OHA Jr. B) |
| 2 | 10 | Terry Jones | Canada | C | Weston (Ont. Midgets) |
| 3 | 15 | Mike Cummins | Canada | F | Georgetown (Ont. Midgets) |
| 4 | 20 | Cam Allison | Canada | D | Portage la Prairie (Man. Jr. A) |