1940–41 New York Rangers season

The 1940–41 New York Rangers season was the 15th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished 4th in the NHL with 50 points and lost in the Semi-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 1.
==Pre-season==
The Rangers played a six game series against the New York Americans in western Canada:
*Saturday, October 19 Rangers 5 Americans 2 @ Winnipeg
*Tuesday, October 22 Americans 5 Rangers 2 @ Regina
*Thursday, October 24 Rangers 7 Americans 1 @ Saskatoon
*Saturday, October 26 Americans 4 Rangers 3 @ Regina
*Monday, October 28 Americans 3 Rangers 2 @ Winnipeg
*Wednesday, October 30 Rangers 5 Americans 3 @ Port Arthur
The series was split at 3 wins each.
==Regular Season==
Captain Art Coulter suffered a fractured right shoulder during the November 19, 1940 game against the New York Americans and missed 13 games.
NHL history was made on December 1, 1940 in a game between the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks as four sets of brothers played. Mac and Neil Colville, Lynn and Muzz Patrick, Max and Doug Bentley, Bill and Bob Carse all played as Chicago won 4-1. Max Bentley scored his first NHL goal and Doug Bentley picked up an assist, while Bill Carse also scored.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	November 2, 1940 	4–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)	1–0–0
2 	T 	November 10, 1940 	2–2 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) 	1–0–1
3 	T 	November 16, 1940 	3–3 OT 	Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) 	1–0–2
4 	W 	November 19, 1940 	3–2 	New York Americans (1940–41) 	2–0–2
5 	L 	November 23, 1940 	1–2 	Boston Bruins (1940–41) 	2–1–2
6 	L 	November 26, 1940 	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 	2–2–2
7 	L 	November 28, 1940 	1–2 	@ New York Americans (1940–41) 	2–3–2
8 	W 	November 30, 1940 	6–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 	3–3–2
9 	L 	December 1, 1940 	1–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)	3–4–2
10 	W 	December 5, 1940 	3–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 	4–4–2
11 	L 	December 8, 1940 	1–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) 	4–5–2
12 	L 	December 10, 1940 	2–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1940–41) 	4–6–2
13 	L 	December 13, 1940 	2–3 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) 	4–7–2
14 	W 	December 15, 1940 	6–3 	New York Americans (1940–41) 	5–7–2
15 	W 	December 19, 1940 	5–3 	Boston Bruins (1940–41) 	6–7–2
16 	L 	December 22, 1940 	1–3 OT 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)	6–8–2
17 	T 	December 25, 1940 	3–3 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 	6–8–3
18 	L 	December 28, 1940 	2–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)	6–9–3
19 	W 	December 29, 1940 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 	7–9–3
20 	T 	December 31, 1940 	2–2 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1940–41) 	7–9–4
21 	L 	January 1, 1941 	1–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 	7–10–4
22 	T 	January 4, 1941 	3–3 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 	7–10–5
23 	W 	January 5, 1941 	6–2 	@ New York Americans (1940–41) 	8–10–5
24 	L 	January 7, 1941 	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 	8–11–5
25 	L 	January 9, 1941 	2–3 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)	8–12–5
26 	W 	January 12, 1941 	3–1 	New York Americans (1940–41) 	9–12–5
27 	T 	January 14, 1941 	3–3 OT 	Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) 	9–12–6
28 	T 	January 16, 1941 	2–2 OT 	Boston Bruins (1940–41) 	9–12–7
29 	W 	January 19, 1941 	2–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) 	10–12–7
30 	L 	January 21, 1941 	3–4 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1940–41) 	10–13–7
31 	L 	January 26, 1941 	1–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)	10–14–7
32 	W 	February 2, 1941 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 	11–14–7
33 	T 	February 4, 1941 	2–2 OT 	@ New York Americans (1940–41) 	11–14–8
34 	W 	February 6, 1941 	6–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 	12–14–8
35 	W 	February 9, 1941 	2–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)	13–14–8
36 	L 	February 11, 1941 	2–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 	13–15–8
37 	L 	February 13, 1941 	3–5 	Boston Bruins (1940–41) 	13–16–8
38 	L 	February 15, 1941 	3–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)	13–17–8
39 	L 	February 16, 1941 	1–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 	13–18–8
40 	W 	February 18, 1941 	5–2 	@ New York Americans (1940–41) 	14–18–8
41 	W 	February 23, 1941 	4–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 	15–18–8
42 	W 	February 25, 1941 	2–0 	@ Boston Bruins (1940–41) 	16–18–8
43 	W 	February 27, 1941 	5–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 	17–18–8
44 	W 	March 1, 1941 	3–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 	18–18–8
45 	L 	March 2, 1941 	2–4 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) 	18–19–8
46 	W 	March 4, 1941 	6–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) 	19–19–8
47 	W 	March 9, 1941 	8–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 	20–19–8
48 	W 	March 16, 1941 	6–3 	New York Americans (1940–41) 	21–19–8
==Playoffs==
===Detroit Red Wings 2, New York Rangers 1===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	48	26	18	44 	16
 	C/LW	48	20	24	44 	12
 	C/D 	48	14	28	42 	28
 	RW/C	40	11	25	36 	49
 	RW/D	47	14	17	31 	18
 	C 	48	14	11	25 	0
 	RW 	41	10	14	24 	14
 	D 	47	3 	17	20 	52
 	LW/C	48	6 	13	19 	23
 	D 	35	5 	14	19 	42
 	LW 	44	8 	10	18 	20
 	D 	48	2 	16	18 	42
 	LW 	47	5 	6 	11 	12
 	D 	47	2 	8 	10 	21
 	C 	8 	2 	1 	3 	0
 	LW 	5 	1 	0 	1 	5
 	D 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	RW 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	D 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G 	48	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	3010	48	21	19	8	125	2.49	2
Team: 	3010	48	21	19	8	125	2.49	2
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	RW/D	3 	1	1	2 	2
 	C/D 	3 	1	1	2 	0
 	D 	3 	1	1	2 	6
 	RW/C	3 	0	2	2 	9
 	LW 	3 	1	0	1 	0
 	C/LW	3 	1	0	1 	14
 	RW 	3 	1	0	1 	2
 	D 	3 	0	1	1 	4
 	RW 	3 	0	1	1 	0
 	LW/C	3 	0	1	1 	2
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0	0	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	2
 	C 	3 	0	0	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	192	3 	1	2	6 	1.88	0
Team: 	192	3 	1	2	6 	1.88	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*Bryan Hextall Sr., Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Ott Heller, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Gallery==
40-41NHLNYRExhWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
40-41NHLNYRExhReginaGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Regina
40-41NHLNYRExhSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Saskatoon
1940-Nov23-Bruins-NYR.jpg|Bruins-Rangers action, November 23, 1940.
1941-Jan-NYR-Hawks fight.jpg|Goalies Sam LoPresti and Dave Kerr watch several fights, January 1941.
1941-Jan21-Bruce-Reardon-NYR.jpg|Gordie Bruce and Terry Reardon in action against the Rangers, January 21, 1941.
1941-Feb9-D Bentley-Kerr.jpg|Dave Kerr foils #14 Doug Bentley, February 9, 1941.
1941-Feb25-Krauts-NYR.jpg|Kraut Line battles the Rangers, February 25, 1941.
1941-Jan21-Brimsek-Shibicky-Hamill.jpg|Frank Brimsek, Robert "Red" Hamill, Alex Shibicky in 1940-41 action.
==See Also==
* 1940–41 NHL season
==References==
* 1940–41 New York Rangers Statistics
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Category:1941 in hockey