1958–59 New York Rangers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1958–59
Year:	1958
Team:	New York Rangers
Divisionrank:	5th
Record:	26–32–12
Goalsfor:	201
Goalsagainst:	217
Goalsleader:	Andy Bathgate (40)
Assistsleader:	Andy Bathgate (48)
Pointsleader:	Andy Bathgate (88)
Pimleader:	Lou Fontinato (149)
Winsleader:	Gump Worsley (26)
Gaaleader:	Gump Worsley (2.97)

The 1958–59 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 33rd season. The Rangers finished with a 26–32–12 record in the regular season, and did not advance to the NHL playoffs.^[1]

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1959 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[2]

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season

Player
	70	40	48	88	48
	70	21	42	63	56
	70	33	29	62	8
	70	23	35	58	2
	70	5	46	51	56
	70	17	33	50	11
	61	13	21	34	28
	67	7	14	21	109
	70	11	9	20	118
	69	6	14	20	21
	70	4	10	14	101
	64	7	6	13	149
	69	7	6	13	16
	70	1	10	11	83
	22	3	0	3	6
	35	1	2	3	20
	35	1	2	3	10
	16	1	0	1	8

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player
	67	4001	26	30	11	199	2.97	2141	.907	2
	2	120	0	2	0	6	3.00	66	.909	0
	1	60	0	0	1	4	4.00	32	.875	0
	1	19	0	0	0	2	6.32	9	.778	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

• 1958–59 NHL season

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1958–59 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics. Hockey-Reference. 2011-01-08.
2. Web site: 1958–59 NHL Season Summary. Hockey-Reference. 2012-01-21.
3. Web site: hockeydb.com . 2010-08-08 . 1958–59 New York Rangers . https://web.archive.org/web/20100630183616/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481959.html. 30 June 2010 . live.