# 1954–55 New York Rangers season

The 1954–55 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 29th season. The season saw the Rangers finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League with a record of 17 wins, 35 losses, and 18 ties for 52 points, and miss the playoffs.

## Regular season
### Final standings

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 204 | 134 | +70 | 95 |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 228 | 157 | +71 | 93 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 147 | 135 | +12 | 70 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 169 | 188 | −19 | 67 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 150 | 210 | −60 | 52 |
| 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 13 | 40 | 17 | 161 | 235 | −74 | 43 |

### Record vs. opponents

1954–55 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 7–4–3 | 3–7–4 | 4–7–3 | 5–4–5 | 4–4–6 |
| Chicago | 4–7–3 | — | 1–12–1 | 0–11–3 | 5–4–5 | 3–6–5 |
| Detroit | 7–3–4 | 12–1–1 | — | 7–7 | 9–2–3 | 7–4–3 |
| Montreal | 7–4–3 | 11–0–3 | 7–7 | — | 10–3–1 | 6–4–4 |
| New York | 4–5–5 | 4–5–5 | 2–9–3 | 3–10–1 | — | 4–6–4 |
| Toronto | 4–4–6 | 6–3–5 | 4–7–3 | 4–6–4 | 6–4–4 | — |

## Schedule and results

1954–55 Game Log :
October: 5–4–1 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 2–4–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
19@ Detroit Red Wings4–00–1–0
210@ Chicago Black Hawks2–11–1–0
314@ Boston Bruins5–31–2–0
416@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–22–2–0
520Boston Bruins6–23–2–0
623@ Montreal Canadiens7–13–3–0
724Montreal Canadiens4–24–3–0
827Detroit Red Wings5–25–3–0
930@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–15–4–0
1031Chicago Black Hawks1–15–4–1 :
November: 3–6–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 1–4–2)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
114@ Chicago Black Hawks3–15–5–1
127@ Detroit Red Wings1–05–6–1
1310Toronto Maple Leafs2–15–7–1
1413Chicago Black Hawks5–35–8–1
1514@ Chicago Black Hawks5–06–8–1
1617Boston Bruins2–26–8–2
1720@ Montreal Canadiens4–16–9–2
1821Toronto Maple Leafs2–26–9–3
1924Boston Bruins3–17–9–3
2025@ Boston Bruins2–27–9–4
2127@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–17–10–4
2228Montreal Canadiens4–18–10–4 :
December: 1–8–6 (Home: 1–2–6; Road: 0–6–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
231Detroit Red Wings6–18–11–4
244@ Boston Bruins6–38–12–4
255Montreal Canadiens3–38–12–5
268Chicago Black Hawks2–18–13–5
279@ Detroit Red Wings3–28–14–5
2811@ Detroit Red Wings4–18–15–5
2912Toronto Maple Leafs1–18–15–6
3015Detroit Red Wings3–38–15–7
3116@ Montreal Canadiens5–18–16–7
3218@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–18–17–7
3319Toronto Maple Leafs3–38–17–8
3422Detroit Red Wings2–28–17–9
3525@ Montreal Canadiens4–18–18–9
3626Chicago Black Hawks4–48–18–10
3730Boston Bruins6–19–18–10 :
January: 4–7–3 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 3–5–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
381@ Boston Bruins4–09–19–10
392Boston Bruins3–39–19–11
405Chicago Black Hawks3–29–20–11
418@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–09–21–11
429Montreal Canadiens7–19–22–11
4312Toronto Maple Leafs0–09–22–12
4414@ Chicago Black Hawks6–210–22–12
4516@ Detroit Red Wings3–010–23–12
4619Detroit Red Wings2–011–23–12
4722@ Boston Bruins3–111–24–12
4823@ Boston Bruins2–012–24–12
4927@ Detroit Red Wings3–312–24–13
5029@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–113–24–13
5130@ Chicago Black Hawks4–213–25–13 :
February: 1–6–4 (Home: 1–4–2; Road: 0–2–2)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
525@ Montreal Canadiens3–113–26–13
536Montreal Canadiens7–313–27–13
549Chicago Black Hawks2–213–27–14
5512@ Boston Bruins5–513–27–15
5613Montreal Canadiens4–114–27–15
5716Boston Bruins2–214–27–16
5819@ Montreal Canadiens10–214–28–16
5920Detroit Red Wings5–014–29–16
6023Toronto Maple Leafs3–114–30–16
6125@ Chicago Black Hawks2–214–30–17
6227Montreal Canadiens7–114–31–17 :
March: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–2–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
632Boston Bruins2–114–32–17
645@ Detroit Red Wings6–214–33–17
656Detroit Red Wings2–114–34–17
6612@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–115–34–17
6713Chicago Black Hawks5–216–34–17
6816@ Chicago Black Hawks1–116–34–18
6919@ Montreal Canadiens4–216–35–18
7020Toronto Maple Leafs3–217–35–18 :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Danny Lewicki | 70 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 8 |
| Andy Bathgate | 70 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 37 |
| Don Raleigh | 69 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 19 |
| Dean Prentice | 70 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 20 |
| Ron Murphy | 66 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 36 |
| Larry Popein | 70 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 27 |
| Pete Conacher$^†$ | 52 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 |
| Bill Gadsby$^†$ | 52 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 44 |
| Harry Howell | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 87 |
| Bob Chrystal | 68 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 68 |
| Paul Ronty$^‡$ | 54 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| Nick Mickoski$^‡$ | 18 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 6 |
| Edgar Laprade | 60 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| Ivan Irwin | 60 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 85 |
| Camille Henry | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Aldo Guidolin | 70 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 34 |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Vic Howe | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Jack Evans | 47 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 91 |
| Bill Ezinicki | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| Lou Fontinato | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 60 |
| Jackie McLeod | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill McCreary | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Allan Stanley$^‡$ | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dick Bouchard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Howell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sonmor | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
| Lorne Worsley | 65 | 3900 | 15 | 33 | 17 | 195 | 3.00 | 2312 | .916 | 4 |
| Johnny Bower | 5 | 300 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2.60 | 156 | .917 | 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;

## Awards and records

* Danny Lewicki, left wing, NHL Second Team All-Star