| League: | NHL |
| Season: | 1948–49 |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Team: | New York Rangers |
| Divisionrank: | 6th |
| Record: | 18–31–11 |
| Goalsfor: | 133 |
| Goalsagainst: | 172 |
| Goalsleader: | Edgar Laprade (18) |
| Assistsleader: | Buddy O'Connor (24) |
| Pointsleader: | Buddy O'Connor (35) |
| Pimleader: | Tony Leswick (70) |
| Winsleader: | Chuck Rayner (16) |
| Gaaleader: | Emile Francis (2.00) |
The 1948–49 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 23rd season. During the regular season, the Rangers compiled an 18–31–11 record, and finished with 47 points. The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.[1]
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 1 || 14 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 0–0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2 || 17 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–0 || 0–1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 3 || 24 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 0–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 4 || 27 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 0–3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 5 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 2–0 || 1–3–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 6 || 6 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 1–3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 7 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 1–4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 8 || 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 2–4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 9 || 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 2–5–2|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 10 || 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 2–5–3|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 11 || 17 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 2–5–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 12 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 3–5–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 13 || 25 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 3–6–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 14 || 27 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 3–7–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 15 || 30 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 3–8–4|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 16 || 4 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 3–9–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 17 || 5 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 3–10–4|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 18 || 7 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 3–10–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 19 || 11 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 3–11–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 20 || 12 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 4–11–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 21 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 5–11–5|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 22 || 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 5–11–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 23 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 6–11–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 24 || 23 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 7–11–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 25 || 25 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 8–11–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 26 || 26 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 8–12–6|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 27 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 8–12–7|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 28 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 8–13–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 29 || 2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 9–13–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 30 || 5 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 10–13–7|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 31 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 10–13–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 32 || 12 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 10–14–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 33 || 15 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 10–15–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 34 || 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 11–15–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 35 || 19 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 11–16–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 36 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 11–17–8|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 37 || 23 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 11–17–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 38 || 26 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–1 || 12–17–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 39 || 30 || Montreal Canadiens || 9–0 || 13–17–9|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 40 || 2 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 13–18–9|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 41 || 5 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 13–18–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 42 || 6 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0 || 14–18–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 43 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 8–0 || 14–19–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 44 || 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 14–20–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 45 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 14–21–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 46 || 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 14–22–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 47 || 16 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–0 || 15–22–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 48 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 15–23–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 49 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 16–23–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 50 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 16–24–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 51 || 27 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 17–24–10|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 52 || 2 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 17–25–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 53 || 5 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–1 || 17–26–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 54 || 6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 17–27–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 55 || 9 || @ Boston Bruins || 8–1 || 17–28–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 56 || 12 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || 17–29–10|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 57 || 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 17–29–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 58 || 15 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 17–30–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 59 || 16 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 17–31–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 60 || 20 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–1 || 18–31–11|-
The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1949 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]
| Player | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 0 | |
| 56 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 18 | |
| 56 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 12 | |
| 59 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 16 | |
| 60 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 70 | |
| 41 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 8 | |
| 60 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 40 | |
| 54 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 20 | |
| 59 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 19 | |
| 31 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | |
| 40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| 59 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 64 | |
| 60 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | |
| 60 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 60 | |
| 34 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Player | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 3480 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 168 | 2.90 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.00 | 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.