1970-71 New York Rangers Statistics
Team Record: 49-18-11 - 109 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 7-6
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
Semi-Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 4-3
Coach: Emile Francis (49-18-11)
Location: New York, New York
1970-71 New York Rangers Results
The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 49 wins and 18 losses and 11 ties for 109 points, finishing second in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-6.
The Rangers conceded 177 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. New York potted 259 goals. Dave Balon scored 36 goals for the team, and Rod Gilbert tallied 30 or more, too. Walt Tkaczuk contributed 49 assists. Ed Giacomin earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad, while Gilles Villemure added 15 or more victories also. Ed Giacomin recorded a 2.16 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Emile Francis coached the team. The 1970-71 New York Rangers lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Tkaczuk | C | 77 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 212 | 12.3 |
| Jean Ratelle | C | 78 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 203 | 12.8 |
| Rod Gilbert | R | 78 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 65 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 226 | 13.3 |
| Dave Balon | L | 78 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 176 | 20.5 |
| Bob Nevin | R | 78 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 154 | 13.6 |
| Pete Stemkowski | C | 68 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 61 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 244 | 6.6 |
| Vic Hadfield | L | 63 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 194 | 11.3 |
| Brad Park | D | 68 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 114 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 3.5 |
| Ted Irvine | L | 76 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 137 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 150 | 13.3 |
| Jim Neilson | D | 77 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 69 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 4.0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | R | 56 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 32 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 8.0 |
| Rod Seiling | D | 68 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 137 | 3.6 |
| Bruce MacGregor | R | 27 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| Tim Horton | D | 78 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 57 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 1.6 |
| Jack Egers | R | 60 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 8.0 |
| Arnie Brown | D | 48 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 2.6 |
| Ron Stewart | C | 76 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 9.6 |
| Dale Rolfe | D | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 |
| Andre Dupont | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Syl Apps | C | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4.0 |
| Glen Sather | L | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Larry Brown | D | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1.8 |
| Mike Robitaille | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Jim Krulicki | R | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Don Luce | C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Ab DeMarco | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Gilles Villemure | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Giacomin | G | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Blackburn | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1397 | 259 | 426 | 685 | 944 | 305 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 2795 | 9.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 45 | 2641 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 95 | 2.16 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Villemure | 34 | 2039 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 78 | 2.30 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 79 | 4680 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 173 | 2.22 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Tkaczuk | C | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jean Ratelle | C | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Gilbert | R | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dave Balon | L | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Nevin | R | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pete Stemkowski | C | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vic Hadfield | L | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brad Park | D | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Irvine | L | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Neilson | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Fairbairn | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Seiling | D | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce MacGregor | R | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Horton | D | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Egers | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Stewart | C | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Rolfe | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Sather | L | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Brown | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Villemure | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Giacomin | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 239 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 250 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 12 | 759 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2.21 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Villemure | 2 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.50 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 839 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2.43 | 0 |
