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{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1961–62
|year=1961
|Team=New York Rangers
|LeagueRank=4th
|Record=26–32–12
|HomeRecord=16–11–8
|RoadRecord=10–21–4
|GoalsFor=195
|GoalsAgainst=207
|GeneralManager=[[Muzz Patrick]]
|Coach=[[Doug Harvey (ice hockey)|Doug Harvey]]
|Captain=[[Andy Bathgate]]
|AltCaptain=[[Albert Langlois]]
|Arena=[[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]]
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=Andy Bathgate (28)
|AssistsLeader=Andy Bathgate (56)
|PointsLeader=Andy Bathgate (84)
|PIMLeader=Albert Langlois (90)
|WinsLeader=[[Gump Worsley]] (22)
|GAALeader=[[Marcel Paille]] (2.80)
}}

The '''1961–62 New York Rangers season''' was the franchise's [[List of New York Rangers seasons|36th]] season. During the regular season, the Rangers finished fourth in the NHL with 64 [[Point (ice hockey)|points]], and qualified for the playoffs. In the NHL semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] in six games.<ref>{{cite web|title=1961–62 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1962.html|accessdate=2010-09-18}}</ref>
{{TOC limit|limit=2}}

==Regular season==

===Final standings===
{{1961–62 NHL standings|team=NYR}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{{1961–62 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=1961–62 regular season<ref name="Gamelog">{{cite web |title=1961-62 New York Rangers Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1962_games.html |publisher=Hockey-Reference |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=October: 6–4–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–2–1)| Game| October| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 1 || 11 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 6–2 || 1–0–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 2 || 12 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 6–3 || 2–0–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 3 || 14 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3–1 || 2–1–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 4 || 15 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 2–1 || 3–1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 5 || 18 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 5–2 || 3–2–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 6 || 19 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–2 || 4–2–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 7 || 21 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–4 || 4–2–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 8 || 22 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 5–4 || 4–3–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 9 || 25 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 1–1 || 4–3–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 10 || 28 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 5–1 || 4–4–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 11 || 29 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–2 || 5–4–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 12 || 31 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–2 || 6–4–2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=November: 4–2–4 (home: 3–0–3; road: 1–2–1)| Game| November| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 13 || 2 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 1–0 || 6–5–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 14 || 4 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3–3 || 6–5–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 15 || 8 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–4 || 6–5–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 16 || 12 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–1 || 7–5–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 17 || 18 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 4–4 || 7–5–5
|- {{Game-won}}
| 18 || 19 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 5–3 || 8–5–5
|- {{Game-won}}
| 19 || 22 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–0 || 9–5–5
|- {{Game-won}}
| 20 || 23 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–3 || 10–5–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 21 || 25 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–0 || 10–6–5
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 22 || 26 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2–2 || 10–6–6
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=December: 4–7–2 (home: 3–4–0; road: 1–3–2)| Game| December| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 23 || 2 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–1 || 10–7–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 24 || 3 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–1 || 11–7–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 25 || 6 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 8–3 || 11–8–6
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 26 || 7 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 3–3 || 11–8–7
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 27 || 9 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2–2 || 11–8–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 28 || 10 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–2 || 11–9–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 29 || 16 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–2 || 11–10–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 30 || 17 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–1 || 11–11–8
|- {{Game-won}}
| 31 || 20 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 6–1 || 12–11–8
|- {{Game-won}}
| 32 || 23 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 7–3 || 13–11–8
|- {{Game-won}}
| 33 || 25 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 6–4 || 14–11–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 34 || 27 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3–0 || 14–12–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 35 || 31 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 7–4 || 14–13–8
|-
{{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: 2–10–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–7–0)| Game| January| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 36 || 1 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–2 || 15–13–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 37 || 3 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 2–1 || 15–14–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 38 || 6 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 5–1 || 15–15–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 39 || 7 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–3 || 15–16–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 40 || 13 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–2 || 15–17–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 41 || 14 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 2–1 || 15–18–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 42 || 17 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–2 || 15–19–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 43 || 21 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–1 || 15–20–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 44 || 24 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 3–0 || 15–21–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 45 || 27 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 5–1 || 15–22–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 46 || 28 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–0 || 15–23–8
|- {{Game-won}}
| 47 || 31 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 5–0 || 16–23–8
|-
{{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: 6–5–3 (home: 4–0–3; road: 2–5–0)| Game| February| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 48 || 1 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 5–3 || 17–23–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 49 || 3 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–1 || 17–24–8
|- {{Game-won}}
| 50 || 4 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2–1 || 18–24–8
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 51 || 7 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 2–2 || 18–24–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 52 || 10 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 2–1 || 19–24–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 53 || 11 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 5–3 || 20–24–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 54 || 14 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–3 || 20–25–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 55 || 15 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–3 || 20–26–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 56 || 17 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 5–3 || 20–27–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 57 || 18 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–2 || 21–27–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 58 || 21 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–2 || 22–27–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 59 || 24 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 4–2 || 22–28–9
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 60 || 25 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3–3 || 22–28–10
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 61 || 28 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 2–2 || 22–28–11
|-
{{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: 4–4–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–2–0)| Game| March| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 62 || 3 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–1 || 22–29–11
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 63 || 4 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–2 || 22–30–11
|- {{Game-won}}
| 64 || 6 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 5–4 || 23–30–11
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 65 || 11 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2–1 || 23–31–11
|- {{Game-won}}
| 66 || 14 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 3–2 || 24–31–11
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 67 || 17 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 2–0 || 24–32–11
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 68 || 18 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 2–2 || 24–32–12
|- {{Game-won}}
| 69 || 22 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–3 || 25–32–12
|- {{Game-won}}
| 70 || 25 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–1 || 26–32–12
|-
{{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|1962 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1962 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. (2) [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] – Toronto wins 4–2| Game| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| OT| Series}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 1 || March 27 || [[New York Rangers]] || 2–4 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || || Toronto leads series 1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 2 || March 29 || New York Rangers || 1–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Toronto leads series 2–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 3 || April 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–5 || New York Rangers || || Toronto leads series 2–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 4 || April 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–4 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 5 || April 5 || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || OT || Toronto leads series 3–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 6 || April 7 || New York Rangers || 1–7 || Toronto Maple Leafs|| || Toronto wins series 4–2
|-
{{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|Andy|Bathgate}} || 70 || 28 || 56 || 84 || 44
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dean|Prentice}} || 68 || 22 || 38 || 60 || 20
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Earl|Ingarfield|Earl Ingarfield Sr.}} || 70 || 26 || 31 || 57 || 18
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Andy|Hebenton}} || 70 || 18 || 24 || 42 || 10
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Camille|Henry}} || 60 || 23 || 15 || 38 || 8
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Doug|Harvey|Doug Harvey (ice hockey)}} || 69 || 6 || 24 || 30 || 42
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ken|Schinkel}} || 65 || 7 || 21 || 28 || 17
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ted|Hampson}} || 68 || 4 || 24 || 28 || 10
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jean-Guy|Gendron}} || 69 || 14 || 11 || 25 || 71
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Albert|Langlois}} || 69 || 7 || 18 || 25 || 90
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Pat|Hannigan}} || 56 || 8 || 14 || 22 || 34
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Harry|Howell|Harry Howell (ice hockey)}} || 66 || 6 || 15 || 21 || 89
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dave|Balon}} || 30 || 4 || 11 || 15 || 11
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Johnny|Wilson|Johnny Wilson (ice hockey)}} || 40 || 11 || 3 || 14 || 14
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jean|Ratelle}} || 31 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Irv|Spencer}} || 43 || 2 || 10 || 12 || 31
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Larry|Cahan}} || 57 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 85
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Vic|Hadfield}} || 44 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 22
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Pete|Goegan}}† || 7 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bob|Cunningham|Bob Cunningham (ice hockey)}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Rod|Gilbert}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Mel|Pearson|Mel Pearson (ice hockey b. 1938)}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jack|Bownass}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
|}
{{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|Rod|Gilbert}} || 4 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dave|Balon}} || 6 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Earl|Ingarfield|Earl Ingarfield Sr.}} || 6 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Johnny|Wilson|Johnny Wilson (ice hockey)}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jean-Guy|Gendron}} || 6 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Andy|Hebenton}} || 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Andy|Bathgate}} || 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dean|Prentice}} || 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Harry|Howell|Harry Howell (ice hockey)}} || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 8
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Albert|Langlois}} || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ted|Hampson}} || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ken|Schinkel}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Doug|Harvey|Doug Harvey (ice hockey)}} || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Vic|Hadfield}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Larry|Cahan}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Irv|Spencer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Pat|Hannigan}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Camille|Henry}} || 5 || 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|SA|Shots against}}
! {{abbr|SV%|Save percentage}}
! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Lorne|Worsley}} || 60 || 3531 || 22 || 27 || 9 || 173 || 2.94 || 1981 || .913 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Marcel|Paille}} || 10 || 600 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 28 || 2.80 || 318 || .912 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Danny|Olesevich}} || 1 || 29 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 4.14 || 19 || .895 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dave|Dryden}} || 1 || 40 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 4.50 || 26 || .885 || 0
|}

{| 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|Lorne|Worsley}} || 6 || 384 || 2 || 4 || 21 || 3.28 || 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=2010-08-08 |title=1961–62 New York Rangers |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481962.html}}</ref>

{{Hockey season stats note}}

==Awards and records==
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==Transactions==
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

==See also==
*[[1961–62 NHL season]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{New York Rangers seasons}}
{{1961–62 NHL season by team}}

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[[Category:1961–62 NHL season by team]]
[[Category:1961 in sports in New York City]]
[[Category:1962 in sports in New York City]]
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