1940–41 New York Rangers season



The 1940–41 New York Rangers season was the 15th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished 4th in the NHL with 50 points and lost in the Semi-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 1.

Pre-season
The Rangers played a six game series against the New York Americans in western Canada:


 * Saturday, October 19 Rangers 5 Americans 2 @ Winnipeg
 * Tuesday, October 22 Americans 5 Rangers 2 @ Regina
 * Thursday, October 24 Rangers 7 Americans 1 @ Saskatoon
 * Saturday, October 26 Americans 4 Rangers 3 @ Regina
 * Monday, October 28 Americans 3 Rangers 2 @ Winnipeg
 * Wednesday, October 30 Rangers 5 Americans 3 @ Port Arthur

The series was split at 3 wins each.

Regular Season
Captain Art Coulter suffered a fractured right shoulder during the November 19, 1940 game against the New York Americans and missed 13 games.

NHL history was made on December 1, 1940 in a game between the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks as four sets of brothers played. Mac and Neil Colville, Lynn and Muzz Patrick, Max and Doug Bentley, Bill and Bob Carse all played as Chicago won 4-1. Max Bentley scored his first NHL goal and Doug Bentley picked up an assist, while Bill Carse also scored.

Regular Season

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Playoffs

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts

Awards and Records

 * Bryan Hextall Sr., Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
 * Ott Heller, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star