1928–29 New York Rangers season

The 1928–29 New York Rangers season was the 3rd season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers finished 2nd in the American Division with a 21–13–10 record and qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs. In the post season, the Rangers won series against the New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs to reach the 1929 Stanley Cup Finals where they lost to the Boston Bruins 2–0.
==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 15, 1928 	2–0 	@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	1–0–0
2 	T 	November 18, 1928 	1–1 OT 	@ New York Americans (1928–29) 	1–0–1
3 	L 	November 20, 1928 	0–1 	Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 	1–1–1
4 	W 	November 22, 1928 	2–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)	2–1–1
5 	W 	November 25, 1928 	2–0 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	3–1–1
6 	W 	November 29, 1928 	2–1 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 	4–1–1
7 	L 	December 1, 1928 	0–3 	@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 	4–2–1
8 	L 	December 4, 1928 	0–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	4–3–1
9 	T 	December 6, 1928 	0–0 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	4–3–2
10 	T 	December 9, 1928 	2–2 OT 	@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	4–3–3
11 	W 	December 11, 1928 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 	5–3–3
12 	W 	December 13, 1928 	3–2 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	6–3–3
13 	W 	December 16, 1928 	3–0 	Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	7–3–3
14 	W 	December 20, 1928 	1–0 	Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 	8–3–3
15 	L 	December 25, 1928 	0–1 	New York Americans (1928–29) 	8–4–3
16 	W 	December 30, 1928 	2–0 	Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	9–4–3
17 	W 	January 1, 1929 	3–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	10–4–3
18 	T 	January 3, 1929 	2–2 OT 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	10–4–4
19 	T 	January 6, 1929 	0–0 OT 	@ New York Americans (1928–29) 	10–4–5
20 	W 	January 10, 1929 	9–3 	@ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 	11–4–5
21 	W 	January 13, 1929 	1–0 	Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	12–4–5
22 	L 	January 15, 1929 	1–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	12–5–5
23 	W 	January 17, 1929 	1–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 	13–5–5
24 	T 	January 19, 1929 	0–0 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	13–5–6
25 	L 	January 20, 1929 	0–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	13–6–6
26 	W 	January 22, 1929 	1–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 	14–6–6
27 	W 	January 24, 1929 	3–1 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	15–6–6
28 	L 	January 27, 1929 	1–2 	Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	15–7–6
29 	W 	January 31, 1929 	2–1 	New York Americans (1928–29) 	16–7–6
30 	W 	February 3, 1929 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)	17–7–6
31 	T 	February 5, 1929 	1–1 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 	17–7–7
32 	L 	February 7, 1929 	1–2 	@ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 	17–8–7
33 	T 	February 10, 1929 	3–3 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	17–8–8
34 	L 	February 14, 1929 	1–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	17–9–8
35 	W 	February 17, 1929 	2–1 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	18–9–8
36 	L 	February 21, 1929 	0–1 	Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	18–10–8
37 	L 	February 23, 1929 	1–9 	@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 	18–11–8
38 	W 	February 26, 1929 	2–0 	Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 	19–11–8
39 	T 	February 28, 1929 	0–0 OT 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)	19–11–9
40 	W 	March 3, 1929 	3–2 	@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	20–11–9
41 	L 	March 5, 1929 	1–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	20–12–9
42 	L 	March 10, 1929 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	20–13–9
43 	T 	March 14, 1929 	1–1 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 	20–13–10
44 	W 	March 17, 1929 	4–3 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	21–13–10
==Playoffs==
===New York Rangers 1 Goal, New York Americans 0 Goals===
===New York Rangers 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 0===
The playoffs were now between division finishers of each division, rather than a division champion from each division. The Boston Bruins knocked off the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Rangers beat the New York Americans and, the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Cougars. The Rangers beat Toronto and then the Bruins won their first Stanley Cup defeating the Rangers. In the process, Boston became one of the few Cup winners in history to not lose a single game in the playoffs, and the last team until 1952 to win every playoff game they had.
===Boston Bruins 2, New York Rangers 0===
In the 1929 Stanley Cup Finals, the Boston Bruins faced their divisional rival, the New York Rangers, who had eliminated them from the playoffs the previous season in a best-of-three series. New York had defeated the Detroit Cougars and the Toronto Maple Leafs to earn a spot in the Finals.
Game 1 was played at the Boston Garden where second period goals by Dit Clapper and Dutch Gainor led the Bruins to a 2-0 win. Tiny Thompson posted his third shutout in four playoff games.
Game 2 moved to Madison Square Garden in New York City where the teams played to a scoreless first period. Boston jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a goal by Harry Oliver in the second. Desperate, the Rangers played furiously in the third and Butch Keeling scored his third of the playoffs to tie it up. With less than two minutes to go, Bill Carson was the hero, defeating the Rangers 2–1, to clinch the first Stanley Cup in Bruins history and making them the third American team to win the Cup.
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	March 28	New York Rangers	0–2 	Boston Bruins 	1–0
2	March 29	Boston Bruins 	2–1 	New York Rangers	2–0
==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
7 	Frank Boucher 	 	44 	10 	16 	26 	8 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	0
5 	Bill Cook 	 	43 	15 	8 	23 	41 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	6
6 	Bun Cook 	 	43 	13 	5 	18 	70 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	12
10 	Paul Thompson 	 	44 	10 	7 	17 	38 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	6
9 	Murray Murdoch 	 	44 	8 	6 	14 	18 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
11 	Butch Keeling 	 	43 	6 	3 	9 	35 	 	6 	3 	0 	3 	2
2 	Leo Bourgeault 	 	44 	2 	3 	5 	59 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
4 	Clarence Abel 	 	44 	3 	1 	4 	41 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	8
12 	Melville Vail 	 	18 	3 	0 	3 	16 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
14 	Russell Oatman 	 	27 	1 	1 	2 	10 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
12 	Myles Lane 	 	24 	1 	0 	1 	22 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
15 	Gerry Carson 	 	14 	0 	0 	0 	5 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
8 	Billy Boyd 	 	11 	0 	0 	0 	5 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
3 	Ching Johnson 	 	8 	0 	0 	0 	14 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	26
14 	Leroy Goldsworthy	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	 	1 	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	 	44 	2760 	21 	13 	10 	65 	13 	1.41 	 	6 	392 	3 	2 	1 	5 	3 	0.77
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and Records==
*Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Frank Boucher
==See Also==
* 1928–29 NHL season
==References==
* 1928-29 New York Rangers Statistics
* New York Rangers 1928-1929 Season
Category:New York Rangers seasons
Category:1928 in hockey
Category:1929 in hockey