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The 1973–74 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 48th season.[1] The Rangers compiled 94 points during the regular season and finished third in the East Division.[2] The team made the Stanley Cup playoffs, where New York defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 in the quarter-finals. The Rangers then lost in a seven-game semi-finals series to the Philadelphia Flyers, who went on to win the Stanley Cup that season.[3]

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

East Division[6]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Boston Bruins 78 52 17 9 349 221 +128 113
2 Montreal Canadiens 78 45 24 9 293 240 +53 99
3 New York Rangers 78 40 24 14 300 251 +49 94
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 78 35 27 16 274 230 +44 86
5 Buffalo Sabres 78 32 34 12 242 250 −8 76
6 Detroit Red Wings 78 29 39 10 255 319 −64 68
7 Vancouver Canucks 78 24 43 11 224 296 −72 59
8 New York Islanders 78 19 41 18 182 247 −65 56

Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1973–74 Game Log
October: 3–4–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 10 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 1–0–0
2 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 8–2 2–0–0
3 14 Los Angeles Kings 1–1 2–0–1
4 17 St. Louis Blues 4–0 3–0–1
5 20 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 3–1–1
6 21 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 3–2–1
7 27 @ New York Islanders 3–2 3–3–1
8 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–2 3–4–1
9 30 @ Vancouver Canucks 3–3 3–4–2
November: 7–3–4 (Home: 5–0–2; Road: 2–3–2)
Game November Opponent Score Record
10 1 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–1 3–5–2
11 4 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 3–6–2
12 7 Boston Bruins 7–3 4–6–2
13 9 @ Atlanta Flames 3–3 4–6–3
14 11 New York Islanders 5–2 5–6–3
15 14 Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 5–6–4
16 15 @ Boston Bruins 10–2 5–7–4
17 17 @ Minnesota North Stars 6–3 6–7–4
18 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–0 7–7–4
19 21 California Golden Seals 3–0 8–7–4
20 22 @ Buffalo Sabres 7–6 9–7–4
21 24 Los Angeles Kings 5–5 9–7–5
22 25 Vancouver Canucks 5–0 10–7–5
23 29 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–2 10–7–6
December: 7–4–3 (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 1–3–2)
Game December Opponent Score Record
24 1 @ St. Louis Blues 4–4 10–7–7
25 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4 11–7–7
26 5 St. Louis Blues 5–1 12–7–7
27 6 @ Buffalo Sabres 8–4 12–8–7
28 9 California Golden Seals 6–3 13–8–7
29 12 Buffalo Sabres 1–1 13–8–8
30 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 13–8–9
31 16 Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 13–9–9
32 20 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 14–9–9
33 22 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 15–9–9
34 23 @ Atlanta Flames 3–1 15–10–9
35 26 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 16–10–9
36 29 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–1 16–11–9
37 30 Minnesota North Stars 4–3 17–11–9
January: 7–4–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 4–3–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
38 3 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 17–12–9
39 4 Boston Bruins 4–2 17–13–9
40 6 Atlanta Flames 5–2 18–13–9
41 10 @ Buffalo Sabres 7–2 18–14–9
42 12 @ Vancouver Canucks 6–1 19–14–9
43 13 @ California Golden Seals 7–2 20–14–9
44 16 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–4 20–14–10
45 17 @ St. Louis Blues 3–2 20–15–10
46 19 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 21–15–10
47 23 Atlanta Flames 4–1 22–15–10
48 27 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 23–15–10
49 30 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 24–15–10
February: 8–1–2 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 4–1–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
50 2 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–1 25–15–10
51 3 Minnesota North Stars 5–5 25–15–11
52 6 New York Islanders 6–0 26–15–11
53 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–2 26–16–11
54 10 St. Louis Blues 4–2 27–16–11
55 14 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 27–16–12
56 16 @ Vancouver Canucks 9–4 28–16–12
57 21 @ Los Angeles Kings 5–3 29–16–12
58 22 @ California Golden Seals 4–3 30–16–12
59 24 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 31–16–12
60 27 Vancouver Canucks 4–2 32–16–12
March: 6–7–2 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 2–4–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
61 2 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–1 33–16–12
62 3 California Golden Seals 8–2 34–16–12
63 6 Montreal Canadiens 9–2 35–16–12
64 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 35–17–12
65 10 New York Islanders 4–2 36–17–12
66 14 Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 36–18–12
67 16 @ New York Islanders 3–1 37–18–12
68 17 @ Boston Bruins 5–2 37–19–12
69 20 Vancouver Canucks 7–5 37–20–12
70 21 @ Atlanta Flames 5–5 37–20–13
71 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 37–21–13
72 24 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 38–21–13
73 27 Boston Bruins 3–2 38–22–13
74 30 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 38–23–13
75 31 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 38–23–14
April: 2–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–1–0)
Game April Opponent Score Record
76 3 Detroit Red Wings 5–3 39–23–14
77 6 @ Detroit Red Wings 8–3 39–24–14
78 7 Montreal Canadiens 6–4 40–24–14

Playoffs

Main article: 1974 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1974 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin 56 3286 30 15 10 168 3.07 5
Gilles Villemure 21 1054 7 7 3 62 3.53 0
Peter McDuffe 6 340 3 2 1 18 3.18 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SO
Ed Giacomin 13 788 7 6 37 2.82 0
Gilles Villemure 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 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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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

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.[9][10]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 14 Rick Middleton RW  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
2 30 Pat Hickey LW  Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
3 46 John Campbell LW  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
4 62 Brian Molvik D  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
5 78 Pierre Laganiere RW  Canada Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
6 94 Dwayne Pentland D  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)

Farm teams

References

  1. ^ "New York Rangers". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "1973–74 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "1974 NHL Playoff Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  4. ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, pp.47–48, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
  5. ^ "War hero dies". The Bryan Times. United Press International. February 6, 1987. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  6. ^ "1973–1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  7. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "1973–74 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  9. ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  10. ^ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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