1931–32 New York Rangers season

The 1931–32 New York Rangers season was the 6th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers finished 1st in the American Division with a 23–17–8 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 to reach the 1932 Stanley Cup Finals for the third time in franchise history. In the Cup Finals, New York lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 3 games to 0.
==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 	W 	November 12, 1931 	4–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 	1–0–0
2 	L 	November 15, 1931 	1–2 	Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 	1–1–0
3 	W 	November 17, 1931 	3–0 	New York Americans (1931–32) 	2–1–0
4 	W 	November 19, 1931 	2–1 	Boston Bruins (1931–32) 	3–1–0
5 	W 	November 21, 1931 	5–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	4–1–0
6 	T 	November 24, 1931 	1–1 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 	4–1–1
7 	W 	November 29, 1931 	5–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	5–1–1
8 	T 	December 3, 1931 	1–1 OT 	@ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 	5–1–2
9 	L 	December 8, 1931 	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 	5–2–2
10 	W 	December 10, 1931 	3–2 	@ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 	6–2–2
11 	W 	December 13, 1931 	2–1 	@ New York Americans (1931–32) 	7–2–2
12 	T 	December 15, 1931 	2–2 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1931–32) 	7–2–3
13 	W 	December 17, 1931 	5–4 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 	8–2–3
14 	T 	December 19, 1931 	2–2 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 	8–2–4
15 	W 	December 22, 1931 	6–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 	9–2–4
16 	W 	December 25, 1931 	6–0 	New York Americans (1931–32) 	10–2–4
17 	W 	December 27, 1931 	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 	11–2–4
18 	W 	January 1, 1932 	3–0 	Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 	12–2–4
19 	T 	January 3, 1932 	1–1 OT 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	12–2–5
20 	W 	January 5, 1932 	2–0 	Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 	13–2–5
21 	L 	January 7, 1932 	3–4 	@ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 	13–3–5
22 	W 	January 10, 1932 	2–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 	14–3–5
23 	W 	January 12, 1932 	5–3 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1931–32) 	15–3–5
24 	W 	January 14, 1932 	3–1 	Boston Bruins (1931–32) 	16–3–5
25 	L 	January 17, 1932 	2–4 	@ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 	16–4–5
26 	L 	January 19, 1932 	3–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 	16–5–5
27 	W 	January 24, 1932 	4–3 OT 	Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 	17–5–5
28 	L 	January 28, 1932 	1–4 	Boston Bruins (1931–32) 	17–6–5
29 	L 	January 30, 1932 	3–6 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	17–7–5
30 	W 	January 31, 1932 	3–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	18–7–5
31 	L 	February 2, 1932 	1–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 	18–8–5
32 	W 	February 7, 1932 	1–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 	19–8–5
33 	L 	February 9, 1932 	1–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1931–32) 	19–9–5
34 	L 	February 13, 1932 	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 	19–10–5
35 	T 	February 16, 1932 	2–2 OT 	Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 	19–10–6
36 	L 	February 18, 1932 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	19–11–6
37 	L 	February 21, 1932 	2–3 	New York Americans (1931–32) 	19–12–6
38 	W 	February 23, 1932 	2–0 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1931–32) 	20–12–6
39 	T 	February 25, 1932 	3–3 OT 	Boston Bruins (1931–32) 	20–12–7
40 	W 	March 3, 1932 	2–1 	@ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 	21–12–7
41 	L 	March 6, 1932 	3–4 OT 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	21–13–7
42 	W 	March 8, 1932 	6–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 	22–13–7
43 	L 	March 10, 1932 	1–5 	@ New York Americans (1931–32) 	22–14–7
44 	T 	March 13, 1932 	4–4 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 	22–14–8
45 	L 	March 15, 1932 	3–4 	@ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 	22–15–8
46 	L 	March 18, 1932 	3–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 	22–16–8
47 	W 	March 20, 1932 	4–2 	@ New York Americans (1931–32) 	23–16–8
48 	L 	March 22, 1932 	4–5 	@ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 	23–17–8
==Playoffs==
===New York Rangers 3, Montreal Canadiens 1===
===Toronto Maple Leafs 3, New York Rangers 0===
The Toronto Maple Leafs swept the best-of-five series against the New York Rangers three games to none. The first two games were to be played in New York City but because the circus was in town, the second game was played in Boston. The third and final game was played in Toronto. It was called the "Tennis Series", because the Leafs scored 6 goals in each game. The Rangers scored 4 times in their own building, twice at Boston Garden, and four more in Toronto.
==Player Stats==
===Skaters===
 	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
# 	Player 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
5 	Bill Cook 	 	48 	34 	14 	48 	33 	 	7 	3 	3 	6 	2
8 	Cecil Dillon 	 	48 	23 	15 	38 	22 	 	7 	2 	1 	3 	4
7 	Frank Boucher 	 	48 	12 	23 	35 	18 	 	7 	3 	6 	9 	0
6 	Bun Cook 	 	45 	14 	20 	34 	43 	 	7 	6 	2 	8 	12
12 	Art Somers 	 	48 	11 	15 	26 	45 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	8
9 	Murray Murdoch	 	48 	5 	16 	21 	32 	 	7 	0 	2 	2 	2
10 	Butch Keeling 	 	48 	17 	3 	20 	38 	 	7 	2 	1 	3 	12
3 	Ching Johnson 	 	47 	3 	10 	13 	106 	 	7 	2 	0 	2 	24
8 	Dutch Gainor 	 	46 	3 	9 	12 	9 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2
2 	Earl Seibert 	 	46 	4 	6 	10 	88 	 	7 	1 	2 	3 	14
15 	Doug Brennan 	 	38 	4 	3 	7 	40 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	10
11 	Vic Desjardins	 	48 	3 	3 	6 	16 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
3 	Ott Heller 	 	21 	2 	2 	4 	9 	 	7 	3 	1 	4 	8
4 	Hib Milks 	 	48 	0 	4 	4 	12 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Goaltenders===
 	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
# 	Player 	 	GP 	MIN 	W 	L 	T 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	 	GP 	MIN 	W 	L 	T 	GA 	SO 	GAA
1 	John Ross Roach	 	48 	3020 	23 	17 	8 	112 	9 	2.23 	 	7 	480 	3 	4 	0 	27 	1 	3.38
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and Records==
*Prince of Wales Trophy: New York Rangers
*Bill Cook, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Ching Johnson, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
*Lester Patrick, Coach, NHL First Team All-Star
==Video==
Action from Game 4 of the Rangers-Canadiens Semi-final series on March 27, 1932 featuring the game's only goal by Ott Heller.
The "Lightening" Game (1932)
==See Also==
* 1931–32 NHL season
==References==
* 1931-32 New York Rangers Statistics
* New York Rangers 1931-1932 Season
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Category:1932 in hockey