The 1955–56

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

season was the 30th

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for the team in the

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. In the regular season, the Rangers finished third overall in the league with a 32–28–10 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

4–1 in a best of seven games series.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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Chicago Black Hawks (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

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Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

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Playoffs

Key: Win Loss

Player statistics

;Skaters ;Goaltenders ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

External links