1981–82 New York Rangers
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 39-27-0, 92 pts · Playoffs 5-5
The 1981–82 New York Rangers went 39-27-0 (92 points) in the Patrick Division and played 10 playoff games (5-5). Mike Rogers led the team with 102 points (38 G, 64 A). Steve Weeks had 23 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rogers | C | 79 | 38 | 64 | 102 | +1 | 43 | 6 | 211 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Pavelich | C | 78 | 33 | 43 | 76 | +21 | 67 | 12 | 180 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | C | 72 | 40 | 36 | 76 | +16 | 82 | 10 | 202 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | L | 53 | 22 | 36 | 58 | +9 | 73 | 6 | 97 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Johnstone | R | 67 | 30 | 27 | 57 | -5 | 57 | 4 | 138 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | D | 77 | 18 | 38 | 56 | +20 | 27 | 7 | 244 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | D | 63 | 13 | 34 | 47 | +1 | 101 | 6 | 105 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | D | 60 | 9 | 29 | 38 | +20 | 111 | 5 | 160 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Silk | R | 63 | 15 | 20 | 35 | +15 | 39 | 1 | 110 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Ftorek | C | 30 | 8 | 24 | 32 | +7 | 24 | 2 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Leinonen | C | 53 | 11 | 20 | 31 | +4 | 18 | 2 | 68 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | L | 53 | 15 | 14 | 29 | -14 | 32 | 3 | 77 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Laidlaw | D | 78 | 3 | 18 | 21 | +7 | 104 | 0 | 61 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Allison | C | 47 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -3 | 72 | 0 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dore | D | 56 | 4 | 16 | 20 | +10 | 64 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | L | 34 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +4 | 13 | 2 | 48 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | L | 69 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 151 | 0 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | D | 28 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 16 | 0 | 45 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob McClanahan | C | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +7 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | R | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | L | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 41 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | D | 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 45 | 1 | 43 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | D | 40 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 152 | 0 | 28 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Wallin | R | 39 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +2 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | R | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Morrison | C | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Backman | R | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Nethery | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Weeks | 48 | 46 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 1337 | .869 | 3.76 | 1 |
| Eddie Mio | 25 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 777 | .885 | 3.56 | 0 |
| Steve Baker | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 161 | .795 | 6.03 | 0 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .967 | 1.00 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .966 | 1.00 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | @ WIN | L 3–8 | Final |
| Oct 10 | @ MNS | L 0–7 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs VAN | W 2–1 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ NYI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs STL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs LAK | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 24 | @ TOR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs EDM | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 31 | @ BOS | L 3–7 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs CGY | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ PIT | L 3–6 | Final |
| Nov 5 | @ PHI | W 6–2 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ WSH | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs BUF | W 7–3 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ BUF | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs EDM | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs PHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ NYI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs NYI | L 2–7 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs TOR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 28 | @ QUE | L 4–7 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs QUE | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ LAK | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ CLR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs HFD | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs BOS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ PHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 14 | vs PIT | W 5–4 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs PHI | L 3–7 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ PIT | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs WSH | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs WIN | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ WSH | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs PIT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs NYI | W 6–4 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ MTL | W 6–5 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs WSH | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 7 | vs VAN | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs CHI | W 7–5 | Final |
| Jan 11 | vs MNS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ MNS | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 15 | @ WIN | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 18 | @ TOR | L 2–6 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs NYI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 23 | @ NYI | L 1–6 | Final |
| Jan 24 | vs WSH | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ WSH | W 5–4 | Final |
| Jan 29 | @ CLR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ LAK | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ VAN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 4 | @ CGY | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 7 | @ EDM | L 4–8 | Final |
| Feb 10 | @ STL | T 3–3 | Final |
| Feb 13 | @ HFD | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs QUE | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ PIT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 18 | vs CLR | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs CHI | W 6–4 | Final |
| Feb 27 | @ BOS | W 6–4 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs PIT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 3 | vs CGY | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ PHI | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 6 | @ NYI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 8 | vs DET | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs PHI | T 5–5 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ DET | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 14 | vs WSH | T 5–5 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs PHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ WSH | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs STL | W 8–5 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ PIT | W 7–2 | Final |
| Mar 26 | @ BUF | W 8–5 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ PHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs NYI | L 3–7 | Final |
| Mar 31 | @ CHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs PIT | L 5–7 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ HFD | T 3–3 | Final |
| Apr 7 | vs PHI | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 8 | vs PHI | W 7–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 10 | @ PHI | W 4–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 11 | @ PHI | W 7–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 15 | @ NYI | W 5–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 16 | @ NYI | L 2–7 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | vs NYI | L 3–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 19 | vs NYI | L 3–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 21 | @ NYI | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 23 | vs NYI | L 3–5 | Final · Playoffs |