1953–54 New York Rangers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1953–54
Year:	1953
Team:	New York Rangers
Conference:	NHL
Divisionrank:	5th
Record:	29–31–10
Goalsfor:	161
Goalsagainst:	182
Goalsleader:	Wally Hergesheimer (27)
Assistsleader:	Paul Ronty (33)
Pointsleader:	Paul Ronty (46)
Pimleader:	Ivan Irwin (109)
Winsleader:	Johnny Bower (29)
Gaaleader:	Johnny Bower (2.60)

The 1953–54 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 28th season. The season saw the Rangers finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 29 wins, 31 losses, and 10 ties for 68 points.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 1 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 0–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2 || 11 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 1–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 3 || 15 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 1–2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 4 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 1–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 5 || 18 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 1–3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 6 || 22 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 2–3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 7 || 25 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 2–4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 8 || 28 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–1 || 2–5–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 9 || 31 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 2–6–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 10 || 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 2–6–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 11 || 5 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 2–7–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 12 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 3–7–2|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 13 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 3–7–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 14 || 11 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 4–7–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 15 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 4–8–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 16 || 15 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 4–9–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 17 || 18 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 5–9–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 18 || 21 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 5–10–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 19 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 5–11–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 20 || 25 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 6–11–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 21 || 26 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 6–12–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 22 || 29 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 7–12–3|-|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 23 || 2 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 7–12–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 24 || 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–0 || 7–13–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 25 || 5 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 7–14–4|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 26 || 6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 7–14–5|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 27 || 9 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 7–14–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 28 || 12 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–2 || 7–15–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 29 || 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 7–16–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 30 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 8–16–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 31 || 19 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 8–17–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 32 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 9–17–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 33 || 23 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 10–17–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 34 || 26 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 10–18–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 35 || 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 10–19–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 36 || 29 || Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 10–20–6|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 37 || 1 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 11–20–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 38 || 3 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 12–20–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 39 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 13–20–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 40 || 10 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 14–20–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 41 || 13 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 14–21–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 42 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0 || 15–21–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 43 || 16 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 15–22–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 44 || 17 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 16–22–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 45 || 20 || Boston Bruins || 8–3 || 17–22–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 46 || 23 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–3 || 18–22–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 47 || 24 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 18–23–6|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 48 || 28 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 18–23–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 49 || 30 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 19–23–7|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 50 || 4 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 20–23–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 51 || 6 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 20–24–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 52 || 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 20–25–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 53 || 10 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 21–25–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 54 || 13 || @ Boston Bruins || 1–0 || 21–26–7|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 55 || 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 21–26–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 56 || 17 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 22–26–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 57 || 19 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–0 || 23–26–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 58 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–1 || 24–26–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 59 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 24–27–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 60 || 27 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–0 || 24–28–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 61 || 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 25–28–8|-|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 62 || 3 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 25–28–9|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 63 || 5 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 0–0 || 25–28–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 64 || 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 25–29–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 65 || 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 26–29–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 66 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 1–0 || 26–30–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 67 || 13 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 27–30–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 68 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 28–30–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 69 || 20 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 29–30–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 70 || 21 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 29–31–10|-

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1954 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player
	70	13	33	46	18
	70	15	30	45	16
	66	27	16	43	42
	66	24	15	39	10
	68	19	16	35	22
	57	14	18	32	15
	52	4	13	17	18
	41	3	14	17	40
	67	7	9	16	58
	70	4	10	14	44
	56	2	12	14	109
^‡	31	6	7	13	12
	20	2	10	12	2
	64	5	5	10	44
	44	4	4	8	73
	70	3	5	8	71
	68	2	6	8	51
	35	1	6	7	2
	20	2	2	4	18
	27	1	3	4	20
	15	2	0	2	17
	14	1	1	2	2
	10	0	2	2	11
	1	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	2

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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External links

Rangers on Hockey Database

Notes and References

Web site: hockeydb.com . 2010-08-08 . 1953–54 New York Rangers . https://web.archive.org/web/20100808141153/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481954.html. 8 August 2010 . live.