1944–45 New York Rangers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1944–45
Year:	1944
Team:	New York Rangers
Divisionrank:	6th
Record:	11–29–10
Goalsfor:	154
Goalsagainst:	247
Goalsleader:	Ab DeMarco (24)
Assistsleader:	Ab DeMarco (30)
Pointsleader:	Ab DeMarco (54)
Pimleader:	Bob Dill (69)
Winsleader:	Ken McAuley (11)
Gaaleader:	Ken McAuley (4.93)

The 1944–45 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 19th season. During the regular season, the Rangers posted an 11–29–10 record and finished with 32 points.The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.^[1]

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 1 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 0–1–0|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 8–3 || 0–2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 3 || 2 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 10–3 || 0–3–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 4 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 0–4–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 5 || 11 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 1–4–0|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 6 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 5–5 || 1–4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 7 || 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 1–4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 8 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 1–5–2|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 9 || 23 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 1–5–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 10 || 26 || @ Boston Bruins || 8–4 || 1–6–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 11 || 30 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–5 || 2–6–3|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 12 || 2 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 2–7–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 13 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 2–8–3|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 14 || 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 2–8–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 15 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–5 || 2–9–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 16 || 17 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 2–10–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 17 || 20 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 3–10–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 18 || 21 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 11–3 || 3–11–4|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 19 || 24 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 3–11–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 20 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–2 || 3–12–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 21 || 30 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 3–13–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 22 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 4–13–5|-|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 23 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 4–13–6|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 24 || 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–0 || 4–13–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 25 || 9 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–4 || 5–13–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 26 || 11 || Boston Bruins || 5–1 || 6–13–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 27 || 14 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 6–14–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 28 || 18 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 6–15–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 29 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 6–16–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 30 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 14–3 || 6–17–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 31 || 24 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 7–17–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 32 || 27 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 7–18–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 33 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–0 || 7–19–7|-|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 34 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 7–19–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 35 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 9–4 || 7–20–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 36 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 7–21–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 37 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 7–22–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 38 || 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 8–22–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 39 || 17 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–1 || 8–23–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 40 || 18 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 9–23–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 41 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 10–23–8|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 42 || 24 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 10–23–9|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 43 || 25 || Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 10–23–10|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 44 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 10–24–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 45 || 4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 10–25–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 46 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || 10–26–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 47 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 10–27–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 48 || 10 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–3 || 10–28–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 49 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 11–5 || 10–29–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 50 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–5 || 11–29–10|-

Playoffs

The Rangers finished the season in last place in the NHL for the third consecutive season and missed the 1945 Stanley Cup playoffs.^{[1] [2]}

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season

Player
	50	24	30	54	10
	42	20	22	42	25
	48	17	25	42	25
	50	16	19	35	14
	44	13	9	22	6
	50	4	18	22	14
	49	13	8	21	40
	45	11	8	19	24
	45	7	12	19	26
	36	9	6	15	12
	48	9	5	14	69
	40	2	9	11	0
	6	3	4	7	0
	35	2	4	6	14
	22	2	3	5	18
	27	2	2	4	14
	4	0	1	1	2
	1	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	0
	8	0	0	0	2

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player
	46	2760	11	25	10	227	4.93	1
^†	4	240	0	4	0	20	5.00	0

^†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.

^[3]

See also

• 1944–45 NHL season

External links

• Web site: 1944–45 New York Rangers Games. Hockey-Reference . 2009-05-07 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1944–45 NHL Season Summary. Hockey-Reference. 2011-04-02.
2. News: Rangers, Tired of Cellar, Hope This Is Their Season. The Windsor Daily Star. 1945-10-22. 2011-12-04.
3. Web site: hockeydb.com . 2010-10-19 . 1944–45 New York Rangers .