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New York Rangers, 1971-72
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East Division Made the playoffs
1971-72 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 78 | 48-17-13 | 109 | 0.699 | 317 | 192 | +125 | 26-6-7 | 22-11-6 |
Records are wins, then losses, then ties.
Playoffs
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals |  Montréal Canadiens |
Won 4-2 |
| Semifinals |  Chicago Blackhawks |
Won 4-0 |
| Stanley Cup Final |  Boston Bruins |
Lost 2-4 |
Roster
Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats for it.
| Skater | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jean Ratelle |
C | 63 | 46 | 63 | 109 | 61 | 4 | 183 | 0 |
 Vic Hadfield |
L | 78 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 60 | 142 | 242 | 0 |
 Rod Gilbert |
R | 73 | 43 | 54 | 97 | 50 | 64 | 238 | 0 |
 Brad Park |
D | 75 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 63 | 130 | 263 | 0 |
 Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 77 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 33 | 65 | 231 | 0 |
 Bill Fairbairn |
R | 78 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 35 | 53 | 139 | 0 |
 Bobby Rousseau |
R | 78 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 9 | 12 | 180 | 0 |
 Rod Seiling |
D | 78 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 168 | 0 |
 Bruce MacGregor |
C | 76 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 137 | 0 |
 Jim Neilson |
D | 78 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 56 | 183 | 0 |
 Ted Irvine |
L | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 7 | 66 | 164 | 0 |
 Pete Stemkowski |
C | 59 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 53 | 159 | 0 |
 Dale Rolfe |
D | 69 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 67 | 166 | 0 |
 Gene Carr |
C | 61 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 74 | 0 |
 Glen Sather |
L | 76 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 77 | 52 | 0 |
 Ab DeMarco |
D | 58 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 95 | 0 |
 Gary Doak |
D | 54 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 33 | 0 |
 Dave Balon |
L | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
 Pierre Jarry |
L | 38 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 0 |
 Phil Goyette |
C | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
 Jack Egers |
R | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
 Ron Stewart |
R | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
 Norm Gratton |
L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Dorey |
D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Lorentz |
C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike McMahon Jr. |
D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Williams |
L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ed Giacomin |
44 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1166 | 1051 | 115 | 2.71 | 0.901 |
 Gilles Villemure |
37 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 845 | 771 | 74 | 2.09 | 0.912 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1972 | vs MTL | L 5-6 | 46 | 21 |
| Apr 1, 1972 | @ TOR | L 1-2 | 29 | 25 |
| Mar 29, 1972 | vs DET | T 2-2 | 34 | 32 |
| Mar 26, 1972 | vs MNS | L 0-5 | 28 | 33 |
| Mar 25, 1972 | @ MTL | T 3-3 | 40 | 36 |
| Mar 23, 1972 | @ BOS | L 1-4 | 38 | 27 |
| Mar 19, 1972 | vs TOR | W 5-3 | 30 | 30 |
| Mar 18, 1972 | @ PHI | W 5-3 | 40 | 24 |
| Mar 16, 1972 | @ DET | W 2-1 | 33 | 28 |
| Mar 15, 1972 | @ CHI | L 1-3 | 15 | 21 |
| Mar 12, 1972 | vs CGS | L 3-7 | 43 | 24 |
| Mar 11, 1972 | @ DET | W 4-2 | 25 | 29 |
| Mar 8, 1972 | vs CHI | T 3-3 | 34 | 27 |
| Mar 5, 1972 | vs VAN | W 6-1 | 39 | 20 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | @ BUF | W 4-3 | 30 | 27 |
| Mar 1, 1972 | vs CGS | W 4-1 | 29 | 19 |
| Feb 27, 1972 | vs STL | W 2-0 | 34 | 28 |
| Feb 23, 1972 | vs PHI | W 4-3 | 40 | 21 |
| Feb 22, 1972 | @ MTL | W 7-3 | 36 | 26 |
| Feb 20, 1972 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 43 | 27 |
| Feb 18, 1972 | @ CGS | T 2-2 | 29 | 13 |
| Feb 17, 1972 | @ LAK | W 6-4 | 49 | 41 |
| Feb 15, 1972 | @ VAN | W 5-1 | 29 | 34 |
| Feb 13, 1972 | vs LAK | W 4-2 | 36 | 30 |
| Feb 12, 1972 | @ PIT | W 8-3 | 39 | 25 |
| Feb 9, 1972 | vs CHI | W 4-1 | 20 | 42 |
| Feb 6, 1972 | vs TOR | T 2-2 | 33 | 34 |
| Feb 5, 1972 | @ STL | L 5-6 | 24 | 38 |
| Feb 3, 1972 | @ BUF | W 4-2 | 36 | 20 |
| Feb 2, 1972 | vs BOS | L 0-2 | 38 | 35 |
| Jan 30, 1972 | vs MNS | T 1-1 | 41 | 22 |
| Jan 29, 1972 | @ MNS | L 2-4 | 25 | 34 |
| Jan 26, 1972 | vs BUF | W 5-1 | 41 | 17 |
| Jan 22, 1972 | @ VAN | L 2-5 | 32 | 31 |
| Jan 21, 1972 | @ CGS | W 5-0 | 31 | 14 |
| Jan 19, 1972 | @ LAK | W 5-1 | 35 | 18 |
| Jan 15, 1972 | @ TOR | L 3-4 | 45 | 31 |
| Jan 13, 1972 | @ BUF | W 5-2 | 37 | 25 |
| Jan 12, 1972 | @ CHI | T 5-5 | 42 | 29 |
| Jan 9, 1972 | vs LAK | W 8-0 | 42 | 21 |
| Jan 5, 1972 | vs STL | W 9-1 | 50 | 19 |
| Jan 2, 1972 | vs BOS | L 1-4 | 41 | 18 |
| Dec 29, 1971 | vs PHI | W 5-1 | 40 | 33 |
| Dec 26, 1971 | vs MTL | W 5-1 | 46 | 27 |
| Dec 25, 1971 | @ MNS | W 2-1 | 38 | 23 |
| Dec 22, 1971 | vs PIT | W 4-2 | 42 | 27 |
| Dec 19, 1971 | vs MNS | T 1-1 | 30 | 22 |
| Dec 18, 1971 | @ STL | W 5-2 | 34 | 27 |
| Dec 16, 1971 | @ BOS | L 1-8 | 38 | 28 |
| Dec 15, 1971 | vs PHI | W 6-2 | 51 | 15 |
| Dec 12, 1971 | vs PIT | W 6-1 | 27 | 26 |
| Dec 9, 1971 | @ PHI | W 5-0 | 33 | 21 |
| Dec 8, 1971 | @ CHI | T 2-2 | 24 | 30 |
| Dec 5, 1971 | vs VAN | W 6-3 | 37 | 19 |
| Dec 4, 1971 | @ PIT | L 2-4 | 34 | 24 |
| Dec 1, 1971 | vs BUF | W 7-2 | 42 | 26 |
| Nov 28, 1971 | @ PHI | W 4-2 | 39 | 27 |
| Nov 27, 1971 | @ DET | L 1-3 | 36 | 26 |
| Nov 24, 1971 | vs STL | W 8-3 | 44 | 30 |
| Nov 21, 1971 | vs CGS | W 12-1 | 52 | 16 |
| Nov 20, 1971 | @ MNS | L 1-4 | 37 | 29 |
| Nov 14, 1971 | vs VAN | W 6-1 | 52 | 16 |
| Nov 13, 1971 | vs BUF | W 5-2 | 46 | 21 |
| Nov 10, 1971 | vs LAK | W 7-1 | 41 | 22 |
| Nov 6, 1971 | @ VAN | W 3-1 | 34 | 21 |
| Nov 5, 1971 | @ CGS | W 8-1 | 28 | 27 |
| Nov 3, 1971 | @ LAK | W 7-1 | 36 | 24 |
| Oct 31, 1971 | vs TOR | T 3-3 | 31 | 28 |
| Oct 30, 1971 | @ PIT | T 1-1 | 26 | 25 |
| Oct 27, 1971 | vs DET | W 7-4 | 32 | 17 |
| Oct 24, 1971 | vs PIT | T 1-1 | 35 | 26 |
| Oct 23, 1971 | @ STL | W 4-3 | 32 | 31 |
| Oct 20, 1971 | vs CHI | W 3-1 | 27 | 22 |
| Oct 17, 1971 | vs MTL | W 8-4 | 50 | 29 |
| Oct 16, 1971 | @ TOR | W 5-3 | 36 | 27 |
| Oct 13, 1971 | vs BOS | L 1-6 | 35 | 35 |
| Oct 10, 1971 | @ BOS | W 4-1 | 26 | 33 |
| Oct 9, 1971 | @ MTL | T 4-4 | 38 | 20 |