1974–75 New York Rangers season explained

League:NHL
Season:1974–75
Year:1974
Team:New York Rangers
Conferencerank:2nd
Divisionrank:2nd
Record:37–29–14
Goalsfor:319
Goalsagainst:276
Coach:Emile Francis
Goalsleader:Steve Vickers (41)
Assistsleader:Rod Gilbert (61)
Pointsleader:Rod Gilbert (97)
Pimleader:Derek Sanderson (106)
Winsleader:Gilles Villemure (22)
Gaaleader:Gilles Villemure (3.16)

The 1974–75 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 49th season. A league realignment had the Rangers moved into the new Patrick Division within the Campbell Conference, where the team finished 2nd with 88 points. They qualified for the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders 2–1 in a best of three games series.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1 || 9 || Washington Capitals || 6–3 || 1–0–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2 || 12 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–3 || 1–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 3 || 16 || California Golden Seals || 5–5 || 1–1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 4 || 19 || @ New York Islanders || 4–2 || 2–1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 5 || 20 || Vancouver Canucks || 1–0 || 2–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 6 || 23 || St. Louis Blues || 5–1 || 3–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 7 || 26 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || 4–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 8 || 27 || Atlanta Flames || 4–1 || 5–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 9 || 30 || New York Islanders || 1–1 || 5–2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 10 || 31 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5–1 || 5–3–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 11 || 3 || Buffalo Sabres || 4–3 || 5–4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 12 || 5 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 2–1 || 5–5–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 13 || 6 || @ California Golden Seals || 7–3 || 6–5–2|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 14 || 9 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 2–2 || 6–5–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 15 || 13 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–2 || 6–6–3|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 16 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || 6–6–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 17 || 17 || California Golden Seals || 10–0 || 7–6–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 18 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–4 || 8–6–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 19 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 8–7–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 20 || 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–5 || 9–7–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 21 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 10–7–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 22 || 29 || @ Atlanta Flames || 3–2 || 10–8–4|-|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 23 || 1 || St. Louis Blues || 4–4 || 10–8–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 24 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 11–8–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 25 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–4 || 12–8–5|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 26 || 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–3 || 12–8–6|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 27 || 12 || @ Washington Capitals || 6–6 || 12–8–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 28 || 14 || @ St. Louis Blues || 6–2 || 12–9–7|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 29 || 15 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–3 || 12–9–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 30 || 18 || Minnesota North Stars || 7–0 || 13–9–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 31 || 19 || @ Boston Bruins || 11–3 || 13–10–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 32 || 22 || Atlanta Flames || 4–3 || 13–11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 33 || 27 || Buffalo Sabres || 9–5 || 14–11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 34 || 29 || Kansas City Scouts || 2–1 || 15–11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 35 || 30 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 8–1 || 16–11–8|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 36 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 17–11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 37 || 4 || @ New York Islanders || 5–3 || 18–11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 38 || 5 || Vancouver Canucks || 6–2 || 19–11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 39 || 8 || @ Kansas City Scouts || 6–1 || 20–11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 40 || 11 || @ St. Louis Blues || 5–3 || 21–11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 41 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 21–12–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 42 || 15 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 5–3 || 22–12–8|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 43 || 17 || @ California Golden Seals || 4–4 || 22–12–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 44 || 18 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 3–2 || 23–12–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 45 || 23 || Atlanta Flames || 5–2 || 24–12–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 46 || 25 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || 24–13–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 47 || 26 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–2 || 25–13–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 48 || 28 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 5–2 || 25–14–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 49 || 30 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 6–3 || 25–15–9|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 50 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 26–15–9|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 51 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–5 || 26–15–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 52 || 5 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–3 || 26–16–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 53 || 6 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–1 || 27–16–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 54 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–1 || 27–17–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 55 || 9 || Washington Capitals || 7–3 || 28–17–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 56 || 11 || @ Washington Capitals || 7–4 || 28–18–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 57 || 15 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 9–2 || 29–18–10|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 58 || 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–5 || 29–18–11|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 59 || 18 || @ Kansas City Scouts || 2–2 || 29–18–12|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 60 || 19 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 29–18–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 61 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 29–19–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 62 || 23 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–1 || 30–19–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 63 || 26 || St. Louis Blues || 5–1 || 31–19–13|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 64 || 2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–6 || 31–20–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 65 || 5 || Buffalo Sabres || 6–3 || 31–21–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 66 || 7 || @ Kansas City Scouts || 5–2 || 32–21–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 67 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 32–22–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 68 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–3 || 32–23–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 69 || 12 || New York Islanders || 5–3 || 33–23–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 70 || 14 || @ Atlanta Flames || 1–0 || 33–24–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 71 || 19 || Vancouver Canucks || 3–0 || 34–24–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 72 || 20 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 6–3 || 34–25–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 73 || 22 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–4 || 34–26–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 74 || 23 || Boston Bruins || 7–5 || 35–26–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 75 || 26 || Minnesota North Stars || 4–2 || 35–27–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 76 || 29 || @ New York Islanders || 6–4 || 35–28–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 77 || 30 || Kansas City Scouts || 8–2 || 36–28–13|-|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 78 || 3 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 1–1 || 36–28–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 79 || 4 || @ Atlanta Flames || 3–2 || 37–28–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 80 || 6 || New York Islanders || 6–4 || 37–29–14|-

Playoffs

Key: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season
Player
76 36 61 97 22
79 36 55 91 26
80 41 48 89 64
80 24 37 61 10
77 24 35 59 63
65 13 44 57 104
75 25 25 50 106
70 8 37 45 93
76 26 15 41 55
47 22 18 40 19
62 11 25 36 34
77 4 32 36 69
79 17 17 34 66
78 17 16 33 102
67 3 15 18 19
35 1 10 11 37
42 1 8 9 30
34 1 7 8 22
61 5 1 6 66
8 2 2 4 0
22 1 2 3 4
4 0 2 2 0
8 0 2 2 4
1 1 0 1 0
‡ 4 0 1 1 0
6 0 1 1 4
Playoffs
Player
3 2 4 6 6
3 1 5 6 2
3 1 4 5 2
3 4 0 4 13
3 1 3 4 2
3 1 2 3 5
3 1 0 1 9
3 0 1 1 0
3 1 0 1 16
3 0 1 1 11
3 0 1 1 4
3 0 1 1 2
3 1 0 1 10
1 0 0 0 17
3 0 0 0 2
3 0 0 0 6
3 0 0 0 0
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player
45 2470 22 14 6 130 3.16 2
37 2069 13 12 8 120 3.48 1
† 3 180 1 2 0 13 4.33 0
2 81 1 1 0 7 5.19 0
Playoffs
Player
2 94 1 0 6 3.83 0
2 86 0 2 4 2.79 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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Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Canada.

RoundPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
114Dave MaloneyDKitchener Rangers (OHA)
232Ron GreschnerDNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
350Jerry HollandLWCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
468Boyd AndersonDMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
586Dennis OlmsteadCUniversity of Wisconsin (NCAA)
6104Eddie JohnstoneRWMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
7122John MemrykGWinnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
8139Greg HolstCKingston Canadians (OHA)
9156Claude ArvisaisCShawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
10171Ken DoddLWNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11186Ralph KrentzLWBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
12198Larry JacquesRWOttawa 67's (OHA)
13208Tom GastleLWPeterborough Petes (OHA)
14218Eric BrubacherCKingston Canadians (OHA)
15224Russ HallRWWinnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
16227Bill KriskiGWinnipeg Clubs (WCHL)
17230Kevin TreacyRWCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
18233Ken GassoffCMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
19236Cliff BastDMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
20239Jim MayerRWMichigan Tech (NCAA)
21241Warren MillerRWUniversity of Minnesota (NCAA)
22243Kevin WalkerDCornell University (WCHL)
23245Jim WarnerRWMinnesota Junior Stars (MidJHL)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: hockeydb.com . 2010-08-08 . 1974–75 New York Rangers .

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