New York Rangers

The New York Rangers were 40-29-11 in 1978-79. They finished 3rd in the Patrick Division and 3rd in the Campbell Conference. They lost in the 1979 Stanley Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 1.

Scores & Schedules

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DATE		OPP	SCORE
Mon 5/21	@	MTL	L 1-4
Sat 5/19	vs	MTL	L 3-4
Thu 5/17	vs	MTL	L 1-4
Tue 5/15	@	MTL	L 2-6
Sun 5/13	@	MTL	W 4-1

Team Leaders

See roster

GOALS

Esposito

ASSISTS

Hedberg

+/-

+20

Hedberg

1978-79 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PTS	DIFF
Islanders	51	15	14	116	144
Flyers	40	25	15	95	33
Rangers	40	29	11	91	24
Flames	41	31	8	90	47

1978-79 Stats

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	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
Team	80	40	29	11	91	.569	316	292	24	23.9	74.7	30.89	12.8	27.75	.868
Team Rank		5th	6th	15th	5th	5th	4th	13th	6th	6th	13th	4th	5th	14th	13th

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NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Bouchard

2

Nylander

2

Lehkonen

Assists Leaders

2

Rielly

2

Bouchard

2

Hronek

Points Leaders

5

Bouchard

3

Nelson

3

Eichel

Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

8

Gatcomb

Blocks Leaders

6

Tanev

5

McCabe

5

Pettersson

Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

1

Swayman

1

Blackwood

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Swayman

0.00

Silovs

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Swayman

1.000

Silovs

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

8.00

7.00

6.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

Power Play Rankings

80.0

50.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	1	0	0	2	3
Canadiens	1	0	0	2	1
Panthers	1	0	0	2	1
Maple Leafs	1	1	0	2	0
Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
Senators	0	0	0	0	0
Lightning	0	0	0	0	0
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Penguins	1	0	0	2	7
Hurricanes	0	0	1	1	-1
Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
Islanders	0	1	0	0	-1
Rangers	0	1	0	0	-3
Flyers	0	1	0	0	-7

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	1	0	0	2	4
Stars	0	0	0	0	0
Wild	0	0	0	0	0
Predators	0	0	0	0	0
Blues	0	0	0	0	0
Mammoth	0	0	0	0	0
Jets	0	0	0	0	0
Blackhawks	0	1	0	0	-3
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	1	0	0	2	3
Canucks	1	0	0	2	1
Oilers	0	0	1	1	-1
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Kraken	0	0	0	0	0
Kings	0	1	0	0	-4