1979-80 New York Rangers Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 38-32-10 - 86 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 4-5
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Atlanta Flames 3-1
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Coach: Fred Shero (38-32-10)
Location: New York, New York
1979-80 New York Rangers RosterTeam Record: 38-32-10 - 86 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 4-5
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Preliminary - Defeated Atlanta Flames 3-1
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Coach: Fred Shero (38-32-10)
Location: New York, New York
1979-80 New York Rangers Results
The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 38 wins and 32 losses and 10 ties for 86 points, finishing third in the NHL's Patrick Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-5.
The Rangers netted 308 goals and surrendered 284. Phil Esposito scored 34 goals for New York, while Anders Hedberg tallied 30 or more also. Don Maloney contributed 48 assists. John Davidson topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.17 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Fred Shero coached the team. The 1979-80 New York Rangers lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | C | 80 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 73 | -13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 245 | 13.9 |
| Don Maloney | L | 79 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 97 | -15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 123 | 20.3 |
| Anders Hedberg | R | 80 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 241 | 13.3 |
| Steve Vickers | L | 75 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 29.6 |
| Barry Beck | D | 61 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 98 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 150 | 9.3 |
| Ron Greschner | D | 76 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 103 | -11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 187 | 11.2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | C | 50 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 19.4 |
| Ron Duguay | C | 73 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 37 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 18.2 |
| Don Murdoch | R | 56 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 16 | -11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 16.1 |
| Dave Maloney | D | 77 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 186 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 11.8 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | C | 76 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 9.4 |
| Eddie Johnstone | R | 78 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 11.6 |
| Mario Marois | D | 79 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 142 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 5.1 |
| Dean Talafous | R | 55 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 14.5 |
| Carol Vadnais | D | 66 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 118 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 3.7 |
| Warren Miller | R | 55 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 13.7 |
| Doug Sulliman | R | 31 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15.4 |
| Claude Larose | L | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8.0 |
| Tim Bothwell | D | 45 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 10.8 |
| Mike McEwen | D | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | D | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4.9 |
| Pat Conacher | L | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | F | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 |
| Pat Hickey | L | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Cam Connor | R | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Ray Markham | R | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Frank Beaton | L | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| John Davidson | G | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Hospodar | D | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 76 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Bill Lochead | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Doug Soetaert | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andre Dore | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Baker | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Thomas | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mayer | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dave Silk | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1448 | 308 | 519 | 827 | 1332 | -6 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 2383 | 12.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 41 | 2306 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 122 | 3.17 | 0 | ||
| Steve Baker | 27 | 1391 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 3.41 | 0 | ||
| Doug Soetaert | 8 | 435 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4.55 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Thomas | 12 | 668 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 3.95 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 88 | 4800 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 278 | 3.48 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | C | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Don Maloney | L | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anders Hedberg | R | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Steve Vickers | L | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Barry Beck | D | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Greschner | D | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ulf Nilsson | C | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Duguay | C | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Maloney | D | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walt Tkaczuk | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Johnstone | R | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mario Marois | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dean Talafous | R | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carol Vadnais | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Miller | R | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Bothwell | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Conacher | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cam Connor | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Markham | R | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Davidson | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Hospodar | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 162 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 194 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 9 | 541 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 9 | 541 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 |
