1955-56 New York Rangers Statistics
Team Record: 32-28-10 - 74 points
in the NHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Phil Watson (32-28-10)
The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 32 wins and 28 losses and 10 ties for 74 points in the NHL.
The team scored 204 goals and surrendered 203. Andy Hebenton and Dean Prentice netted 24 goals for the squad each, and Andy Bathgate contributed 47 assists. Gump Worsley earned 32 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 2.84 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Phil Watson coached the team. The 1955-56 New York Rangers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Bathgate | R | 70 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 59 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.67 | 0.94 |
| Dave Creighton | C | 70 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 43 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.73 |
| Bill Gadsby | D | 70 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 84 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.60 | 0.73 |
| Danny Lewicki | L | 70 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 26 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.39 | 0.64 |
| Ron Murphy | L | 66 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 71 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.42 | 0.67 |
| Dean Prentice | L | 70 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 44 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.60 |
| Wally Hergesheimer | R | 70 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.57 |
| Larry Popein | C | 64 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| Andy Hebenton | R | 70 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.54 |
| Bronco Horvath | C | 66 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 40 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.44 |
| Pete Conacher | L | 41 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.54 |
| Harry Howell | D | 70 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.26 |
| Lou Fontinato | D | 70 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 202 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.26 |
| Don Raleigh | C | 29 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.41 | 0.45 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | L | 63 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.19 |
| Jack Evans | D | 70 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 104 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.16 |
| Aldo Guidolin | D | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.07 | |
| Ivan Irwin | D | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
| Jim Bartlett | L | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| Gump Worsley | G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ron Howell | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 1160 | 204 | 338 | 542 | 911 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 70 | 4200 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 199 | 2.84 | 2542 | 2343 | .922 |
| Totals | 70 | 4200 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 199 | 2.84 | 2542 | 2343 | .922 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Bathgate | R | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 |
| Dave Creighton | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bill Gadsby | D | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.80 |
| Danny Lewicki | L | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.60 | |
| Ron Murphy | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Dean Prentice | L | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Wally Hergesheimer | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Larry Popein | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Andy Hebenton | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Bronco Horvath | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 |
| Pete Conacher | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Harry Howell | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Lou Fontinato | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Jean-Guy Gendron | L | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 |
| Jack Evans | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Ivan Irwin | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Gordie Bell | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gump Worsley | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 84 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 62 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 3 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.67 | 115 | 101 | .878 |
| Gordie Bell | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.50 | 79 | 70 | .886 |
| Totals | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.60 | 194 | 171 | .881 |
