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{{short description|NHL team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1938–39
|year=1938
|Team=New York Rangers
|LeagueRank=2nd
|Record=26–16–6
|HomeRecord=13–8–3
|RoadRecord=13–8–3
|GoalsFor=149
|GoalsAgainst=105
|GeneralManager=[[Lester Patrick]]
|Coach=Lester Patrick
|Captain=[[Art Coulter]]
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=[[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]]
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=[[Alex Shibicky]] (24)
|AssistsLeader=[[Ott Heller]] (23)
|PointsLeader=[[Clint Smith]] (41)
|PIMLeader=[[Muzz Patrick]] (64)
|WinsLeader=[[Dave Kerr]] (26)
|GAALeader=Dave Kerr (2.12)
}}

The '''1938–39 New York Rangers season''' was the franchise's [[List of New York Rangers seasons|13th]] season. [[New York Rangers|New York]] finished second in the NHL in [[1938–39 NHL season|regular season]] [[Point (ice hockey)|points]] with 58, and qualified for the playoffs. In the league semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the [[Boston Bruins]] in seven games.<ref name="hr">{{cite web|title=1938–39 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1939.html|accessdate=2009-06-04}}</ref>
{{TOC limit|limit=2}}

==Regular season==

===Final standings===
{{1938–39 NHL standings|team=NYR}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{{1938–39 NHL Record vs. opponents|team=NYR}}

==Schedule and results==
{{Game log start|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1938–39 regular season<ref name="Gamelog">{{cite web |title=1938-39 New York Rangers Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1939_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: 5–2–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–1–0)| Game| November| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 1 || 13 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–3 || 1–0–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 2 || 15 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 2–0 || 2–0–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 3 || 17 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 1–0 || 3–0–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 4 || 20 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2–1 || 4–0–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 5 || 22 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–2 || 4–1–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 6 || 24 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–2 || 5–1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 7 || 27 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 1–0 || 5–2–0
|-
{{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: 7–3–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 5–1–0)| Game| December| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 8 || 4 || @ [[New York Americans]] || 6–1 || 6–2–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 9 || 8 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 6–5 || 7–2–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 10 || 11 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–0 || 7–3–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 11 || 15 || [[New York Americans]] || 1 – 1 OT || 7–3–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 12 || 17 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–2 || 8–3–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 13 || 18 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 5–0 || 8–4–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 14 || 20 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 6–2 || 9–4–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 15 || 22 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 5–2 || 10–4–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 16 || 25 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 1–0 || 11–4–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 17 || 26 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 2–0 || 11–5–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 18 || 31 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 2 – 1 OT || 12–5–1
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=January: 5–3–2 (home: 5–1–0; road: 0–2–2)| Game| January| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 19 || 2 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 3–0 || 13–5–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 20 || 5 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2 – 2 OT || 13–5–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 21 || 8 || [[New York Americans]] || 5–2 || 14–5–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 22 || 10 || @ [[New York Americans]] || 1 – 0 OT || 14–6–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 23 || 12 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 6–0 || 15–6–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 24 || 15 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 1 – 1 OT || 15–6–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 25 || 19 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–3 || 15–7–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 26 || 22 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 7–3 || 16–7–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 27 || 26 || [[New York Americans]] || 1–0 || 16–8–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 28 || 31 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–2 || 17–8–3
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=February: 6–3–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 4–1–1)| Game| February| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 29 || 2 || @ [[New York Americans]] || 7–0 || 18–8–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 30 || 4 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–2 || 19–8–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 31 || 5 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 5 – 5 OT || 19–8–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 32 || 9 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–2 || 19–9–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 33 || 12 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–2 || 20–9–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 34 || 16 || [[New York Americans]] || 2–1 || 21–9–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 35 || 18 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 2–1 || 21–10–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 36 || 21 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 7–3 || 22–10–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 37 || 23 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–2 || 23–10–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 38 || 25 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 1 – 1 OT || 23–10–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 39 || 26 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3–0 || 23–11–5
|-
{{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: 3–5–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 2–3–0)| Game| March| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 40 || 2 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–1 || 23–12–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 41 || 5 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 5 – 3 OT || 23–13–5
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 42 || 7 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2 – 2 OT || 23–13–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 43 || 9 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 8–3 || 24–13–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 44 || 12 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–2 || 24–14–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 45 || 14 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 3–2 || 24–15–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 46 || 16 || @ [[New York Americans]] || 11–5 || 25–15–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 47 || 18 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 2–1 || 25–16–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 48 || 19 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–2 || 26–16–6
|-
{{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|1939 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1939 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=Semifinals vs. (1) [[Boston Bruins]] – Boston wins 4–3| Game| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| OT| Series}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 1 || March 21 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 2–1 || [[New York Rangers]] || OT || Boston leads series 1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 2 || March 23 || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Boston Bruins || OT || Boston leads series 2–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 3 || March 25 || New York Rangers || 1–4 || Boston Bruins || || Boston leads series 3–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 4 || March 28 || Boston Bruins || 1–2 || New York Rangers || || Boston leads series 3–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 5 || March 30 || New York Rangers || 2–1 || Boston Bruins || OT || Boston leads series 3–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 6 || April 1 || Boston Bruins || 1–3 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 3–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 7 || April 2 || New York Rangers || 1–2 || Boston Bruins || OT || Boston wins series 4–3
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|-
|
'''''Legend''''':
{{legend2|#cfc|Win|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss|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|Clint|Smith}} || 48 || 21 || 20 || 41 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Neil|Colville}} || 47 || 18 || 19 || 37 || 12
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Phil|Watson}} || 48 || 15 || 22 || 37 || 42
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bryan|Hextall}} || 48 || 20 || 15 || 35 || 18
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Alex|Shibicky}} || 48 || 24 || 9 || 33 || 24
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Wilbert|Hiller}} || 48 || 10 || 19 || 29 || 22
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Lynn|Patrick}} || 35 || 8 || 21 || 29 || 25
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Mac|Colville}} || 48 || 7 || 21 || 28 || 26
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Cecil|Dillon}} || 48 || 12 || 15 || 27 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ehrhardt|Heller}} || 48 || 0 || 23 || 23 || 42
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Walter|Pratt|Babe Pratt}} || 48 || 2 || 19 || 21 || 20
|-align=center
| {{sortname|George|Allen|George Allen (ice hockey)}} || 19 || 6 || 6 || 12 || 10
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Arthur|Coulter}} || 44 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 58
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Murray|Patrick}} || 48 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 64
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Joe|Krol|Joe Krol (ice hockey)}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Carse}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Larry|Molyneaux}} || 43 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 18
|-
|}
{{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|Alex|Shibicky}} || 7 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Walter|Pratt|Babe Pratt}} || 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 9
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Mac|Colville}} || 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Clint|Smith}} || 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Carse}} || 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Arthur|Coulter}} || 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Lynn|Patrick}} || 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Phil|Watson}} || 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 7
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Neil|Colville}} || 7 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Murray|Patrick}} || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 17
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ehrhardt|Heller}} || 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 10
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Wilbert|Hiller}} || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 9
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bryan|Hextall}} || 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|George|Allen|George Allen (ice hockey)}} || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Cecil|Dillon}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}

{{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|Dave|Kerr}} || 48 || 2970 || 26 || 16 || 6 || 105 || 2.12 || 6
|}

{| 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|GA|Goals against}}
! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}}
! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bert|Gardiner}} || 6 || 433 || 3 || 3 || 12 || 1.66 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dave|Kerr}} || 1 || 119 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1.01 || 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.

<ref>{{cite web |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=2010-10-23 |title=1938–39 New York Rangers |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481939.html}}</ref>

{{Hockey season stats note}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{New York Rangers seasons}}
{{1938–39 NHL season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:New York Rangers, 1938-39}}
[[Category:New York Rangers seasons|1938-39]]
[[Category:1938–39 NHL season by team]]
[[Category:1938 in sports in New York City]]
[[Category:1939 in sports in New York City]]
[[Category:1930s in Manhattan|1938-39 New York Rangers season]]

1938–39 New York Rangers season - Revision history

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