1928–29 New York Rangers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1928–29
Year:	1928
Team:	New York Rangers
Divisionrank:	2nd
Record:	21–13–10
Goalsfor:	72
Goalsagainst:	65
Coach:	Lester Patrick
Goalsleader:	Bill Cook (15)
Assistsleader:	Frank Boucher (16)
Pointsleader:	Frank Boucher (26)
Pimleader:	Bun Cook (70)
Winsleader:	John Ross Roach (21)
Gaaleader:	John Ross Roach (1.41)

The 1928–29 New York Rangers season was the franchise's third season.^[1] During the regular season, the Rangers finished in second place in the American Division with a 21–13–10 record and qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs. In the postseason, the Rangers won series against the New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs to reach the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins 2–0.^[2]

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1 || 15 || @ Detroit Cougars || 2–0 || 1–0–0|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 2 || 18 || @ New York Americans || 1 – 1 OT || 1–0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 3 || 20 || Montreal Maroons || 1–0 || 1–1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 4 || 22 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 2–1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 5 || 25 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2–0 || 3–1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 6 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2 – 1 OT || 4–1–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 7 || 1 || @ Montreal Maroons || 3–0 || 4–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 8 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 4–3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 9 || 6 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 0 – 0 OT || 4–3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 10 || 9 || @ Detroit Cougars || 2 – 2 OT || 4–3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 11 || 11 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 5–3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 12 || 13 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3 – 2 OT || 6–3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 13 || 16 || Detroit Cougars || 3–0 || 7–3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 14 || 20 || Ottawa Senators || 1–0 || 8–3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 15 || 25 || New York Americans || 1–0 || 8–4–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 16 || 30 || Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 9–4–3|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 17 || 1 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 10–4–3|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 18 || 3 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2 – 2 OT || 10–4–4|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 19 || 6 || @ New York Americans || 0 – 0 OT || 10–4–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 20 || 10 || @ Ottawa Senators || 9–3 || 11–4–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 21 || 13 || Detroit Cougars || 1–0 || 12–4–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 22 || 15 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 12–5–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 23 || 17 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 13–5–5|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 24 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 0 – 0 OT || 13–5–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 25 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–0 || 13–6–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 26 || 22 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 14–6–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 27 || 24 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 3–1 || 15–6–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 28 || 27 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 15–7–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 29 || 31 || New York Americans || 2–1 || 16–7–6|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 30 || 3 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 17–7–6|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 31 || 5 || Montreal Maroons || 1 – 1 OT || 17–7–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 32 || 7 || @ Ottawa Senators || 2–1 || 17–8–7|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 33 || 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 3 – 3 OT || 17–8–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 34 || 14 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 17–9–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 35 || 17 || Pittsburgh Pirates || 2–1 || 18–9–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 36 || 21 || Detroit Cougars || 1–0 || 18–10–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 37 || 23 || @ Montreal Maroons || 9–1 || 18–11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 38 || 26 || Ottawa Senators || 2–0 || 19–11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 39 || 28 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 0 – 0 OT || 19–11–9|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 40 || 3 || @ Detroit Cougars || 3–2 || 20–11–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 41 || 5 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 20–12–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 42 || 10 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 20–13–9|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 43 || 14 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1 – 1 OT || 20–13–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 44 || 17 || @ Pittsburgh Pirates || 4–3 || 21–13–10|-

Playoffs

See main article: 1929 Stanley Cup Finals. The playoffs were now between division finishers of each division, rather than a division champion from each division.^[3]

Key: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season

Player
	44	10	16	26	8
	43	15	8	23	41
	43	13	5	18	70
	44	10	7	17	38
	44	8	6	14	18
	43	6	3	9	35
	44	2	3	5	59
	33	3	1	4	41
	18	3	0	3	16
^†	27	1	1	2	10
^‡	24	1	0	1	22
	9	0	0	0	14
^†	10	0	0	0	5
	11	0	0	0	5

Playoffs

Player
	6	3	0	3	2
	6	0	2	2	6
	6	1	0	1	12
	6	1	0	1	0
	1	0	0	0	0
	4	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	26
	1	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0
	4	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	2
	6	0	0	0	8
	6	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	2
	6	0	0	0	6

Goaltenders

Goaltenders

^†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.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: New York Rangers. Hockey-Reference. September 8, 2020.
2. Web site: 1928–29 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics. Hockey-Reference. July 17, 2010.
3. Web site: Playoff Formats . . June 14, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101217080720/http://www.nhl.com/cup/formats.html . December 17, 2010 .
4. Web site: hockeydb.com . October 24, 2010 . 1928–29 New York Rangers | hockeydb.com.