1960–61 New York Rangers
Division5th NHL
1960–61 record22–38–10
Goals for204
Goals against248
Team information
General managerMuzz Patrick
CoachAlf Pike
CaptainGeorge Sullivan
Alternate captainsCamille Henry
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsAndy Bathgate (29)
AssistsAndy Bathgate (48)
PointsAndy Bathgate (77)
Penalty minutesLou Fontinato (100)
WinsGump Worsley (20)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (3.28)

The 1960–61 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 35th season. The Rangers finished in fifth place in the regular season with 54 points, and did not qualify for the NHL playoffs.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70411910254188+6692
2Toronto Maple Leafs70391912234176+5890
3Chicago Black Hawks70292417198180+1875
4Detroit Red Wings70252916195215−2066
5New York Rangers70223810204248−4454
6Boston Bruins70154213176254−7843

Record vs. opponents

1960–61 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —4–6–44–8–22–10–23–9–22–9–3
Chicago 6–4–4—6–4–45–5–47–4–35–7–2
Detroit 8–4–24–6–4—4–7–37–5–22–7–5
Montreal 10–2–25–5–47–4–3—11–2–18–6
New York 9–3–24–7–35–7–22–11–1—2–10–2
Toronto 9–2–37–5–27–2–56–810–2–2—

Schedule and results

1960–61 Game Log
October: 4–7–0 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 1–3–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
15Boston Bruins2–11–0–0
28@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–22–0–0
39@ Chicago Black Hawks3–22–1–0
411Montreal Canadiens3–22–2–0
515@ Montreal Canadiens8–42–3–0
616Toronto Maple Leafs7–22–4–0
719Chicago Black Hawks2–03–4–0
823Montreal Canadiens4–23–5–0
926Detroit Red Wings4–34–5–0
1027@ Boston Bruins6–44–6–0
1130Toronto Maple Leafs3–14–7–0
November: 3–6–2 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 1–3–1)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
122@ Chicago Black Hawks4–44–7–1
135@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–34–8–1
146@ Detroit Red Wings5–24–9–1
159Detroit Red Wings4–34–10–1
1610@ Montreal Canadiens9–74–11–1
1713Montreal Canadiens2–14–12–1
1816Boston Bruins4–35–12–1
1920Detroit Red Wings4–35–13–1
2023Boston Bruins6–36–13–1
2124@ Boston Bruins5–37–13–1
2227Chicago Black Hawks3–37–13–2
December: 3–7–3 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 2–4–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
233@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–27–14–2
244@ Detroit Red Wings4–18–14–2
257Detroit Red Wings3–18–15–2
2610@ Boston Bruins3–09–15–2
2711Boston Bruins2–29–15–3
2814@ Chicago Black Hawks4–09–16–3
2915@ Detroit Red Wings1–19–16–4
3017@ Montreal Canadiens2–09–17–4
3118Toronto Maple Leafs3–29–18–4
3221Chicago Black Hawks2–29–18–5
3325Montreal Canadiens4–110–18–5
3428Detroit Red Wings4–310–19–5
3531@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–110–20–5
January: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 2–2–3)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
361Toronto Maple Leafs4–110–21–5
374Chicago Black Hawks3–210–22–5
387@ Montreal Canadiens6–310–23–5
398Montreal Canadiens4–211–23–5
4012@ Boston Bruins4–411–23–6
4114@ Detroit Red Wings2–211–23–7
4215@ Chicago Black Hawks3–112–23–7
4318@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–412–23–8
4421@ Chicago Black Hawks5–312–24–8
4522@ Detroit Red Wings5–313–24–8
4625Boston Bruins2–114–24–8
4729Toronto Maple Leafs4–114–25–8
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 1–6–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
481Chicago Black Hawks3–115–25–8
492@ Montreal Canadiens7–515–26–8
504@ Boston Bruins2–116–26–8
515Boston Bruins5–217–26–8
528@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–317–27–8
539@ Detroit Red Wings4–217–28–8
5411Montreal Canadiens3–317–28–9
5512@ Boston Bruins8–317–29–9
5615@ Chicago Black Hawks5–217–30–9
5718@ Montreal Canadiens7–417–31–9
5819Toronto Maple Leafs4–218–31–9
5922Chicago Black Hawks4–219–31–9
6026Montreal Canadiens3–119–32–9
March: 3–6–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 0–5–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
611Boston Bruins3–120–32–9
622@ Chicago Black Hawks7–120–33–9
634@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–420–34–9
645Detroit Red Wings8–321–34–9
658Chicago Black Hawks4–321–35–9
669@ Montreal Canadiens6–121–36–9
6712Detroit Red Wings7–322–36–9
6814@ Detroit Red Wings5–222–37–9
6915@ Boston Bruins6–222–38–9
7019Toronto Maple Leafs2–222–38–10

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1961 Stanley Cup playoffs.[1]

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Lorne Worsley593473202981913.302161.9121
Jack McCartan8440161354.77238.8531
Marcel Paille4240121164.00153.8950
Joe Schaefer14701033.8330.9000

†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.

[4]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1960–61 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ "1960–1961 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1960–61 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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