1970–71 New York Rangers season

The 1970–71 New York Rangers season was the 45th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished 2nd in the East Division and lost in the Semi-finals to the Chicago Black Hawks 4 games to 3.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===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 	L 	October 10, 1970 	1–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	0–1–0
2 	W 	October 14, 1970 	3–0 	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	1–1–0
3 	W 	October 17, 1970 	6–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	2–1–0
4 	W 	October 18, 1970 	1–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	3–1–0
5 	W 	October 21, 1970 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	4–1–0
6 	W 	October 24, 1970 	4–1 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	5–1–0
7 	T 	October 25, 1970 	2–2 	California Golden Seals (1970–71) 	5–1–1
8 	W 	October 28, 1970 	4–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	6–1–1
9 	L 	October 31, 1970 	0–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	6–2–1
10 	W 	November 1, 1970 	5–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	7–2–1
11 	L 	November 4, 1970 	1–3 	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	7–3–1
12 	W 	November 7, 1970 	6–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	8–3–1
13 	T 	November 11, 1970 	3–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	8–3–2
14 	L 	November 14, 1970 	1–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	8–4–2
15 	W 	November 15, 1970 	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	9–4–2
16 	W 	November 18, 1970 	5–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	10–4–2
17 	W 	November 21, 1970 	5–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	11–4–2
18 	W 	November 22, 1970 	2–0 	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	12–4–2
19 	L 	November 25, 1970 	1–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	12–5–2
20 	T 	November 26, 1970 	2–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	12–5–3
21 	T 	November 28, 1970 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	12–5–4
22 	W 	November 29, 1970 	6–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	13–5–4
23 	W 	December 2, 1970 	4–2 	St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	14–5–4
24 	W 	December 5, 1970 	1–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	15–5–4
25 	W 	December 6, 1970 	4–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	16–5–4
26 	L 	December 8, 1970 	1–4 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	16–6–4
27 	T 	December 9, 1970 	2–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	16–6–5
28 	W 	December 11, 1970 	2–1 	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	17–6–5
29 	W 	December 13, 1970 	4–0 	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	18–6–5
30 	W 	December 16, 1970 	4–0 	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	19–6–5
31 	W 	December 19, 1970 	5–3 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	20–6–5
32 	W 	December 20, 1970 	5–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	21–6–5
33 	W 	December 22, 1970 	7–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	22–6–5
34 	W 	December 23, 1970 	6–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	23–6–5
35 	L 	December 26, 1970 	4–7 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	23–7–5
36 	T 	December 27, 1970 	4–4 	St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	23–7–6
37 	W 	December 29, 1970 	3–2 	California Golden Seals (1970–71) 	24–7–6
38 	W 	January 2, 1971 	3–1 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	25–7–6
39 	W 	January 3, 1971 	6–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	26–7–6
40 	W 	January 9, 1971 	1–0 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	27–7–6
41 	W 	January 10, 1971 	4–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	28–7–6
42 	W 	January 12, 1971 	4–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	29–7–6
43 	L 	January 15, 1971 	1–3 	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	29–8–6
44 	L 	January 17, 1971 	3–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	29–9–6
45 	T 	January 20, 1971 	3–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	29–9–7
46 	T 	January 21, 1971 	5–5 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	29–9–8
47 	W 	January 24, 1971 	6–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	30–9–8
48 	T 	January 27, 1971 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	30–9–9
49 	L 	January 30, 1971 	2–5 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	30–10–9
50 	T 	January 31, 1971 	2–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	30–10–10
51 	L 	February 3, 1971 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	30–11–10
52 	W 	February 4, 1971 	1–0 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	31–11–10
53 	W 	February 6, 1971 	5–4 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	32–11–10
54 	L 	February 9, 1971 	3–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	32–12–10
55 	W 	February 10, 1971 	4–3 	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	33–12–10
56 	L 	February 13, 1971 	1–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	33–13–10
57 	W 	February 14, 1971 	2–1 	St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	34–13–10
58 	L 	February 17, 1971 	0–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	34–14–10
59 	W 	February 20, 1971 	2–0 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	35–14–10
60 	W 	February 21, 1971 	4–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	36–14–10
61 	W 	February 24, 1971 	4–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	37–14–10
62 	W 	February 27, 1971 	4–0 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	38–14–10
63 	W 	February 28, 1971 	4–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	39–14–10
64 	W 	March 3, 1971 	8–1 	California Golden Seals (1970–71) 	40–14–10
65 	T 	March 6, 1971 	2–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	40–14–11
66 	W 	March 7, 1971 	4–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	41–14–11
67 	W 	March 10, 1971 	4–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	42–14–11
68 	W 	March 12, 1971 	7–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	43–14–11
69 	W 	March 14, 1971 	1–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	44–14–11
70 	L 	March 18, 1971 	1–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	44–15–11
71 	L 	March 20, 1971 	1–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	44–16–11
72 	L 	March 21, 1971 	2–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	44–17–11
73 	W 	March 23, 1971 	7–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	45–17–11
74 	W 	March 27, 1971 	6–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	46–17–11
75 	W 	March 28, 1971 	2–1 	Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	47–17–11
76 	W 	March 31, 1971 	4–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	48–17–11
77 	L 	April 3, 1971 	2–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	48–18–11
78 	W 	April 4, 1971 	6–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	49–18–11
==Playoffs==
===New York Rangers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2===
===Chicago Black Hawks 4, New York Rangers 3===
Since the Black Hawks won their division, they were given home ice advantage in the series. The series opened up with two games at Chicago Stadium, however, the Rangers took a 1-0 series lead, defeating the Hawks in overtime by a 2-1 score. Chicago evened the series in the next game, shutting out New York 3-0. The series shifted to Madison Square Garden for the next two games, and the Rangers won the third game of the series by a 4-1 score, however, Chicago fought back in the fourth game, demolishing New York 7-1 to once again even the series. The fifth game was back in Chicago, and the Hawks took the series lead for the first time with a 3-2 overtime victory. Back in New York for the sixth game, the Rangers would push the series to the limit, with their second overtime victory of the series, setting up a seventh and deciding game in Chicago. The Black Hawks used their home ice advantage, and held on for a 4-2 victory, to win the series, and earn their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1965.
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Record
1	April 18	New York Rangers 	2–1 (OT) 	Chicago Black Hawks	0-1
2	April 20	New York Rangers 	0–3 	Chicago Black Hawks	1-1
3	April 22	Chicago Black Hawks	1–4 	New York Rangers 	1-2
4	April 25	Chicago Black Hawks	7–1 	New York Rangers 	2-2
5	April 27	New York Rangers 	2–3 (OT) 	Chicago Black Hawks	3-2
6	April 29	Chicago Black Hawks	2–3 (3OT)	New York Rangers 	3-3
7	May 2 	New York Rangers 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks	4-3
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	77	26	49	75 	48 	18 	5 	1 	4
 	C 	78	26	46	72 	14 	28 	6 	1 	3
 	RW 	78	30	31	61 	65 	22 	8 	0 	5
 	LW 	78	36	24	60 	34 	14 	9 	0 	7
 	RW 	78	21	25	46 	10 	17 	3 	0 	3
 	C 	68	16	29	45 	61 	16 	4 	0 	2
 	LW 	63	22	22	44 	38 	14 	8 	0 	1
 	D 	68	7 	37	44 	114	25 	3 	0 	0
 	LW 	76	20	18	38 	137	18 	2 	0 	6
 	D 	77	8 	24	32 	69 	31 	2 	0 	3
 	RW 	56	7 	23	30 	32 	-4 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	68	5 	22	27 	34 	30 	0 	0 	3
 	C 	27	12	13	25 	4 	12 	2 	1 	3
 	D 	78	2 	18	20 	57 	28 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	60	7 	10	17 	50 	8 	3 	0 	3
 	D 	48	3 	12	15 	24 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	RW 	76	5 	6 	11 	19 	9 	0 	2 	1
 	D 	14	0 	7 	7 	23 	11 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	31	1 	2 	3 	11 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	7 	1 	2 	3 	21 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	31	2 	0 	2 	52 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	31	1 	1 	2 	10 	8 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	11	1 	1 	2 	7 	-1 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	27	0 	2 	2 	6 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	9 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	34	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	45	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2641	45	27	10	7 	95 	2.16	8
 	2039	34	22	8 	4 	78 	2.30	4
Team: 	4680	78	49	18	11	173	2.22	12
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	12	8	5	13 	46 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	13	2	9	11 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	13	4	6	10 	8 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	13	5	3	8 	0 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	13	1	5	6 	14 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	13	3	2	5 	4 	2 	0 	1
 	C 	13	3	2	5 	6 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	13	1	4	5 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	13	0	4	4 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	0	4	4 	42 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	12	1	2	3 	28 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	0	3	3 	30 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	1	0	1 	12 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	13	1	0	1 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	11	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	0	1	1 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	13	0	1	1 	18 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	12	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	759	12	7	5	28	2.21	0
 	80 	2 	0	1	6 	4.50	0
Team: 	839	13	7	6	34	2.43	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; 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==
*Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Jean Ratelle
*Vezina Trophy: Eddie Giacomin & Gilles Villemure
*Brad Park, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Eddie Giacomin, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==Gallery==
9Feb1971-Cashman_Hodge_NYR.jpg|Ken Hodge celebrates one of his 6 assists, February 9, 1971.
Esposito_goal-27Mar1971.gif|Phil Esposito scores his 68th goal, March 27, 1971.
==Video==
Leafs-Rangers game from October 17, 1970.
1970 Toronto vs New York Orig
Film of the Sabres inaugural season including the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft and 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and many interviews. Footage of the Sabres first exhibition game (against the Rangers), a game versus Montreal, Toronto on November 18, 1970 (featuring Leafs goalie Murray McLachlan in one of his two NHL games), Detroit on February 20, 1971, Boston on February 23, Chicago on March 5, St. Louis on March 18 (Gilbert Perreault breaks the record for most goals by a rookie), Vancouver on March 26, 1971.
Two 1970 NHL Buffalo Sabres Films Sabres Ready, & Touché (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs)
==See Also==
*1970–71 NHL season
==References==
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