1956–57 New York Rangers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1956–57
Year:	1956
Team:	New York Rangers
Divisionrank:	4th
Record:	26–30–14
Goalsfor:	184
Goalsagainst:	227
Goalsleader:	Andy Bathgate (27)
Assistsleader:	Andy Bathgate (50)
Pointsleader:	Andy Bathgate (77)
Pimleader:	Lou Fontinato (139)
Winsleader:	Gump Worsley (26)
Gaaleader:	Johnny Bower (3.00)

The 1956–57 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 31st season.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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

Playoffs

Key: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season

Player
	70	27	50	77	60
	70	21	23	44	10
	68	19	23	42	38
	70	4	37	41	72
	70	18	21	39	42
	70	18	20	38	47
	67	11	19	30	20
	36	14	15	29	2
	42	6	17	23	36
	33	7	12	19	14
	69	7	9	16	48
	70	9	6	15	40
	45	7	8	15	24
	70	3	12	15	139
	65	2	10	12	70
	61	5	4	9	65
	70	3	6	9	110
	30	2	3	5	10
^‡	7	1	2	3	4

Playoffs

Player
	5	2	3	5	0
	5	2	2	4	2
	5	1	2	3	4
	5	0	3	3	0
	5	1	2	3	2
	1	1	1	2	0
	5	0	2	2	4
	5	2	0	2	2
	5	2	0	2	7
	5	0	1	1	4
	5	1	0	1	6
	5	0	1	1	6
	5	0	1	1	2
	3	0	0	0	2
	5	0	0	0	7
	3	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player
	68	4080	26	28	14	217	3.24	2341	.907	3
	2	120	0	2	0	6	3.00	47	.872	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.

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External links

• Rangers on Hockey Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: hockeydb.com . 2010-08-08 . 1956–57 New York Rangers . https://web.archive.org/web/20100630184043/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481957.html. 30 June 2010 . live.