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1979–80 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1979–80
year	1979
Team	New York Rangers
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	4th
Division	Patrick
DivisionRank	3rd
Record	38–32–10
HomeRecord	22–10–8
RoadRecord	16–22–2
GoalsFor	308
GoalsAgainst	284
GeneralManager	Fred Shero
Coach	Fred Shero
Captain	Dave Maloney
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Madison Square Garden
GoalsLeader	Phil Esposito (34)
AssistsLeader	Don Maloney (48)
PointsLeader	Phil Esposito (78)
PIMLeader	Dave Maloney (186)
WinsLeader	John Davidson (20)
GAALeader	John Davidson (3.17)

The 1979–80 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 54th season. Fresh off a Stanley Cup Final loss in the first year of Fred Shero as coach, the Rangers qualified for the playoffs once again, but bowed out in the second round to Shero's old team, the Philadelphia Flyers. The team's on- and off-ice activities during this campaign was the subject of Larry Sloman's 1982 book Thin Ice: A Season in Hell with the New York Rangers.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || 10 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6 – 3 || 1–0–0 |- | 2 || 14 || Washington Capitals || 5 – 3 || 1–1–0 |- | 3 || 18 || Vancouver Canucks || 6 – 3 || 2–1–0 |- | 4 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5 – 4 || 2–2–0 |- | 5 || 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6 – 3 || 3–2–0 |- | 6 || 24 || Edmonton Oilers || 10 – 2 || 4–2–0 |- | 7 || 25 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5 – 2 || 4–3–0 |- | 8 || 27 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 7 – 2 || 4–4–0 |- | 9 || 28 || Hartford Whalers || 2 – 2 || 4–4–1

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Playoffs

Main article: 1980 Stanley Cup playoffs

|- | 1 || April 8 || Atlanta Flames || 1 – 2 || New York Rangers || OT || New York Rangers lead series 1-0 |- | 2 || April 9 || Atlanta Flames || 1 – 5 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 2-0 |- | 3 || April 11 || New York Rangers || 2 – 4 || Atlanta Flames || || New York Rangers lead series 2-1 |- | 4 || April 12 || New York Rangers || 5 – 2 || Atlanta Flames || || New York Rangers win series 3-1

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Player statistics

;Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
	80	34	44	78	-13	73
	79	25	48	73	-15	97
	80	32	39	71	13	21
	75	29	33	62	20	38
†	61	14	45	59	16	98
	76	21	37	58	-11	103
	50	14	44	58	15	20
	73	28	22	50	-6	37
‡	56	23	19	42	-11	16
	76	12	25	37	19	36
	77	12	25	37	10	186
	78	14	21	35	3	60
	79	8	23	31	0	142
	55	10	20	30	1	26
	66	3	20	23	-1	118
	55	7	6	13	-6	17
	25	4	7	11	-5	2
	31	4	7	11	0	2
	45	4	6	10	-3	20
‡	9	1	7	8	3	8
	20	2	5	7	-12	6
	17	0	5	5	-10	4
‡	6	3	1	4	-1	7
‡	7	2	2	4	-1	10
†	12	0	3	3	3	37
	14	1	1	2	-3	21
	23	1	1	2	-5	43
	20	0	1	1	-2	76
	2	0	0	0	-1	0
	2	0	0	0	1	0
	4	0	0	0	1	0
	7	0	0	0	-5	4

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
9	5	2	7	11
9	0	6	6	2
9	0	6	6	10
9	3	3	6	8
9	1	4	5	6
9	3	2	5	7
9	2	2	4	4
9	0	4	4	10
9	1	2	3	6
5	1	2	3	9
8	2	1	3	8
9	0	2	2	8
7	1	0	1	42
7	1	0	1	24
3	0	1	1	2
6	1	0	1	0
9	0	1	1	25
7	0	1	1	2
2	0	0	0	2
9	0	0	0	8

Goaltenders

;Goaltenders

GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
41	2306	20	15	4	122	3.17	2
27	1391	9	8	6	79	3.41	1
12	668	4	7	0	44	3.95	0
8	435	5	2	0	33	4.55	0

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
	9	541	4	5	21	2.33	0

†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.

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1979 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Canada.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	13	Doug Sulliman	LW	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
2	34	Ed Hospodar	D	United States	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
4	76	Pat Conacher	C	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
5	97	Dan Makuch	RW	Canada	Clarkson University (NCAA)
6	118	Stan Adams	C	Canada	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)

References

[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/larry-sloman-3/thin-ice-a-season-in-hell-with-the-new-york-ran/ "''Thin Ice: A Season in Hell with the New York Rangers''" (review), ''Kirkus Reviews'', April 1, 1982.] Retrieved April 9, 2021
"1979-80 New York Rangers Schedule".
"1979-80 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com.

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Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
	80	34	44	78	-13	73
	79	25	48	73	-15	97
	80	32	39	71	13	21
	75	29	33	62	20	38
†	61	14	45	59	16	98
	76	21	37	58	-11	103
	50	14	44	58	15	20
	73	28	22	50	-6	37
‡	56	23	19	42	-11	16
	76	12	25	37	19	36
	77	12	25	37	10	186
	78	14	21	35	3	60
	79	8	23	31	0	142
	55	10	20	30	1	26
	66	3	20	23	-1	118
	55	7	6	13	-6	17
	25	4	7	11	-5	2
	31	4	7	11	0	2
	45	4	6	10	-3	20
‡	9	1	7	8	3	8
	20	2	5	7	-12	6
	17	0	5	5	-10	4
‡	6	3	1	4	-1	7
‡	7	2	2	4	-1	10
†	12	0	3	3	3	37
	14	1	1	2	-3	21
	23	1	1	2	-5	43
	20	0	1	1	-2	76
	2	0	0	0	-1	0
	2	0	0	0	1	0
	4	0	0	0	1	0
	7	0	0	0	-5	4

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
9	5	2	7	11
9	0	6	6	2
9	0	6	6	10
9	3	3	6	8
9	1	4	5	6
9	3	2	5	7
9	2	2	4	4
9	0	4	4	10
9	1	2	3	6
5	1	2	3	9
8	2	1	3	8
9	0	2	2	8
7	1	0	1	42
7	1	0	1	24
3	0	1	1	2
6	1	0	1	0
9	0	1	1	25
7	0	1	1	2
2	0	0	0	2
9	0	0	0	8

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
	80	34	44	78	-13	73
	79	25	48	73	-15	97
	80	32	39	71	13	21
	75	29	33	62	20	38
†	61	14	45	59	16	98
	76	21	37	58	-11	103
	50	14	44	58	15	20
	73	28	22	50	-6	37
‡	56	23	19	42	-11	16
	76	12	25	37	19	36
	77	12	25	37	10	186
	78	14	21	35	3	60
	79	8	23	31	0	142
	55	10	20	30	1	26
	66	3	20	23	-1	118
	55	7	6	13	-6	17
	25	4	7	11	-5	2
	31	4	7	11	0	2
	45	4	6	10	-3	20
‡	9	1	7	8	3	8
	20	2	5	7	-12	6
	17	0	5	5	-10	4
‡	6	3	1	4	-1	7
‡	7	2	2	4	-1	10
†	12	0	3	3	3	37
	14	1	1	2	-3	21
	23	1	1	2	-5	43
	20	0	1	1	-2	76
	2	0	0	0	-1	0
	2	0	0	0	1	0
	4	0	0	0	1	0
	7	0	0	0	-5	4

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
9	5	2	7	11
9	0	6	6	2
9	0	6	6	10
9	3	3	6	8
9	1	4	5	6
9	3	2	5	7
9	2	2	4	4
9	0	4	4	10
9	1	2	3	6
5	1	2	3	9
8	2	1	3	8
9	0	2	2	8
7	1	0	1	42
7	1	0	1	24
3	0	1	1	2
6	1	0	1	0
9	0	1	1	25
7	0	1	1	2
2	0	0	0	2
9	0	0	0	8

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
	80	34	44	78	-13	73
	79	25	48	73	-15	97
	80	32	39	71	13	21
	75	29	33	62	20	38
†	61	14	45	59	16	98
	76	21	37	58	-11	103
	50	14	44	58	15	20
	73	28	22	50	-6	37
‡	56	23	19	42	-11	16
	76	12	25	37	19	36
	77	12	25	37	10	186
	78	14	21	35	3	60
	79	8	23	31	0	142
	55	10	20	30	1	26
	66	3	20	23	-1	118
	55	7	6	13	-6	17
	25	4	7	11	-5	2
	31	4	7	11	0	2
	45	4	6	10	-3	20
‡	9	1	7	8	3	8
	20	2	5	7	-12	6
	17	0	5	5	-10	4
‡	6	3	1	4	-1	7
‡	7	2	2	4	-1	10
†	12	0	3	3	3	37
	14	1	1	2	-3	21
	23	1	1	2	-5	43
	20	0	1	1	-2	76
	2	0	0	0	-1	0
	2	0	0	0	1	0
	4	0	0	0	1	0
	7	0	0	0	-5	4

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
9	5	2	7	11
9	0	6	6	2
9	0	6	6	10
9	3	3	6	8
9	1	4	5	6
9	3	2	5	7
9	2	2	4	4
9	0	4	4	10
9	1	2	3	6
5	1	2	3	9
8	2	1	3	8
9	0	2	2	8
7	1	0	1	42
7	1	0	1	24
3	0	1	1	2
6	1	0	1	0
9	0	1	1	25
7	0	1	1	2
2	0	0	0	2
9	0	0	0	8