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{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1928–29
|year=1928
|Team=New York Rangers
|Division=[[American Division (NHL)|American]]
|DivisionRank=2nd
|Record=21–13–10
|HomeRecord=12–6–4
|RoadRecord=9–7–6
|GoalsFor=72
|GoalsAgainst=65
|GeneralManager=[[Lester Patrick]]
|Coach=Lester Patrick
|Captain=[[Bill Cook]]
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=[[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]]
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=Bill Cook (15)
|AssistsLeader=[[Frank Boucher]] (16)
|PointsLeader=Frank Boucher (26)
|PIMLeader=Bun Cook (70)
|WinsLeader=[[John Ross Roach]] (21)
|GAALeader=John Ross Roach (1.41)
}}

The '''1928–29 New York Rangers season''' was the franchise's [[List of New York Rangers seasons|third]] season.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Rangers|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/history.html|accessdate=September 8, 2020}}</ref> During the [[1928–29 NHL season|regular season]], the [[New York Rangers|Rangers]] finished in second place in the [[American Division (NHL)|American Division]] with a 21–13–10 record and qualified for the [[Stanley Cup]] playoffs. In the postseason, the Rangers won series against the [[New York Americans]] and [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] to reach the [[1929 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]], where they lost to the [[Boston Bruins]] 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=1928–29 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1929.html|accessdate=July 17, 2010}}</ref>

{{TOC limit|limit=2}}

==Regular season==

===Final standings===
{{1928–29 NHL American Division standings|team=NYR}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{{1928–29 NHL Record vs. opponents (American)|team=NYR}}

==Schedule and results==
{{Game log start|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1928–29 regular season<ref name="Gamelog">{{cite web |title=1928-29 New York Rangers Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1929_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=April 1, 2025}}</ref>}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=November: 4–1–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–0–1)| Game| November| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 1 || 15 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings|Detroit Cougars]] || 2–0 || 1–0–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 2 || 18 || @ [[New York Americans]] || 1 – 1 OT || 1–0–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 3 || 20 || [[Montreal Maroons]] || 1–0 || 1–1–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 4 || 22 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 2–1 || 2–1–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 5 || 25 || [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] || 2–0 || 3–1–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 6 || 29 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 2 – 1 OT || 4–1–1
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=December: 5–3–2 (home: 4–1–0; road: 1–2–2)| Game| December| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 7 || 1 || @ [[Montreal Maroons]] || 3–0 || 4–2–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 8 || 4 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 2–0 || 4–3–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 9 || 6 || @ [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] || 0 – 0 OT || 4–3–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 10 || 9 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings|Detroit Cougars]] || 2 – 2 OT || 4–3–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 11 || 11 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–2 || 5–3–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 12 || 13 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3 – 2 OT || 6–3–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 13 || 16 || [[Detroit Red Wings|Detroit Cougars]] || 3–0 || 7–3–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 14 || 20 || [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]] || 1–0 || 8–3–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 15 || 25 || [[New York Americans]] || 1–0 || 8–4–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 16 || 30 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 2–0 || 9–4–3
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=January: 7–3–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–1–1)| Game| January| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 17 || 1 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–2 || 10–4–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 18 || 3 || [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] || 2 – 2 OT || 10–4–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 19 || 6 || @ [[New York Americans]] || 0 – 0 OT || 10–4–5
|- {{Game-won}}
| 20 || 10 || @ [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]] || 9–3 || 11–4–5
|- {{Game-won}}
| 21 || 13 || [[Detroit Red Wings|Detroit Cougars]] || 1–0 || 12–4–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 22 || 15 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–1 || 12–5–5
|- {{Game-won}}
| 23 || 17 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 1–0 || 13–5–5
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 24 || 19 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 0 – 0 OT || 13–5–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 25 || 20 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 1–0 || 13–6–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 26 || 22 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 1–0 || 14–6–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 27 || 24 || @ [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] || 3–1 || 15–6–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 28 || 27 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 2–1 || 15–7–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 29 || 31 || [[New York Americans]] || 2–1 || 16–7–6
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=February: 3–4–3 (home: 2–1–2; road: 1–3–1)| Game| February| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 30 || 3 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–2 || 17–7–6
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 31 || 5 || [[Montreal Maroons]] || 1 – 1 OT || 17–7–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 32 || 7 || @ [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]] || 2–1 || 17–8–7
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 33 || 10 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3 – 3 OT || 17–8–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 34 || 14 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–1 || 17–9–8
|- {{Game-won}}
| 35 || 17 || [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] || 2–1 || 18–9–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 36 || 21 || [[Detroit Red Wings|Detroit Cougars]] || 1–0 || 18–10–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 37 || 23 || @ [[Montreal Maroons]] || 9–1 || 18–11–8
|- {{Game-won}}
| 38 || 26 || [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]] || 2–0 || 19–11–8
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 39 || 28 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 0 – 0 OT || 19–11–9
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=March: 2–2–1 (home: 0–1–1; road: 2–1–0)| Game| March| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 40 || 3 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings|Detroit Cougars]] || 3–2 || 20–11–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 41 || 5 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 2–1 || 20–12–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 42 || 10 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–2 || 20–13–9
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 43 || 14 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 1 – 1 OT || 20–13–10
|- {{Game-won}}
| 44 || 17 || @ [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]] || 4–3 || 21–13–10
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|-
|
'''''Legend''''':
{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#ffc|Tie (1 point)|border=1px solid black}}
{{Game log end}}

==Playoffs==
{{main|1929 Stanley Cup playoffs|1929 Stanley Cup Finals}}
The playoffs were now between division finishers of each division, rather than a division champion from each division.<ref>{{cite web|title=Playoff Formats |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |url=http://www.nhl.com/cup/formats.html |accessdate=June 14, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217080720/http://www.nhl.com/cup/formats.html |archivedate=December 17, 2010 }}</ref>

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1929 Stanley Cup playoffs<ref name="Gamelog"/>}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=Quarterfinals vs. (C2) [[New York Americans]] – Rangers win 1 goal to 0 goals| Game| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| OT| Series}}
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 1 || March 19 || [[New York Rangers]] || 0–0 || [[New York Americans]] || OT || Series tied 0 goals to 0 goals
|- {{Game-won}}
| 2 || March 21 || New York Americans || 0–1 || New York Rangers || 2OT || New York Rangers win series 1 goal to 0 goals
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=Semifinals vs. (C3) [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] – Rangers win 2–0| Game| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| OT| Series}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 1 || March 24 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 0–1 || [[New York Rangers]] || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 2 || March 26 || New York Rangers || 2–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || OT || New York Rangers win series 2–0
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=Stanley Cup Finals vs. (A1) [[Boston Bruins]] – Bruins win 2–0| Game| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| OT| Series}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 1 || March 28 || [[New York Rangers]] || 0–2 || [[Boston Bruins]] || || Boston leads series 1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 2 || March 29 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || New York Rangers || || Boston wins series 2–0
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|-
|
'''''Legend''''':
{{legend2|#cfc|Win|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#ffc|Tie|border=1px solid black}}
{{Game log end}}

==Player statistics==
;Skaters
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season
|- align=center
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|G|Goals}}
! {{abbr|A|Assists}}
! {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Frank|Boucher}} || 44 || 10 || 16 || 26 || 8
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Cook}} || 43 || 15 || 8 || 23 || 41
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Frederick|Cook|Bun Cook}} || 43 || 13 || 5 || 18 || 70
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Paul|Thompson|Paul Thompson (ice hockey b. 1906)}} || 44 || 10 || 7 || 17 || 38
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Murray|Murdoch}} || 44 || 8 || 6 || 14 || 18
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Melville|Keeling}} || 43 || 6 || 3 || 9 || 35
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Leo|Bourgeault}} || 44 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 59
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Clarence|Abel}} || 33 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 41
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Melville|Vail}} || 18 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 16
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Russell|Oatman}}† || 27 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 10
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Myles|Lane}}‡ || 24 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 22
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ivan|Johnson|Ching Johnson}} || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Gerald|Carson}}† || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Billy|Boyd|Billy Boyd (ice hockey)}} || 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Playoffs
|- align=center
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|G|Goals}}
! {{abbr|A|Assists}}
! {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Melville|Keeling}} || 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Paul|Thompson|Paul Thompson (ice hockey b. 1906)}} || 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Frederick|Cook|Bun Cook}} || 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 12
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Frank|Boucher}} || 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Billy|Boyd|Billy Boyd (ice hockey)}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Gerald|Carson}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ivan|Johnson|Ching Johnson}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 26
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Leroy|Goldsworthy}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ralph|Taylor|Ralph Taylor (ice hockey)}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Russell|Oatman}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Melville|Vail}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Clarence|Abel}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Leo|Bourgeault}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Murray|Murdoch}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Cook}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|}

{{col-end}}

;Goaltenders
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}}
! {{abbr|W|Win}}
! {{abbr|L|Loss}}
! {{abbr|T|Tie}}
! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}}
! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|John Ross|Roach}} || 44 || 2760 || 21 || 13 || 10 || 65 || 1.41 || 13
|}

;Goaltenders
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Playoffs
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}}
! {{abbr|W|Win}}
! {{abbr|L|Loss}}
! {{abbr|T|Tie}}
! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}}
! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|John Ross|Roach}} || 6 || 392 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 5 || 0.77 || 3
|}

†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.

<ref>{{cite web|publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=October 24, 2010 |title=1928–29 New York Rangers | hockeydb.com|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481929.html}}</ref>

{{Hockey season stats note}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{New York Rangers seasons}}
{{1928–29 NHL season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:New York Rangers, 1928-29}}
[[Category:New York Rangers seasons|1928-29]]
[[Category:1928–29 NHL season by team]]
[[Category:1928 in sports in New York City]]
[[Category:1929 in sports in New York City]]
[[Category:1920s in Manhattan|1928-29 New York Rangers season]]

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