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! width="5%" | April
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="5%" | Score
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 76 || 3 || Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 || 5 - 3 || 39-23-14
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| 77 || 6 || @ Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

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| 78 || 7 || Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

 || 6 - 4 || 40-24-14
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|}

Playoffs

Key: Win Loss

{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=10 style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | 1974 Stanley Cup Playoffs
|-
| colspan=10 |
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=10; style="background:#E31937; color: #FFFFFF;" |Quarter-finals: vs. Montreal Canadiens - New York Rangers win series 4-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || April 10 || New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 || 4 - 1 || Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

 || || New York Rangers lead series 1-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 2 || April 11 || New York Rangers || 1 - 4 || Montreal Canadiens || || Series tied 1-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 3 || April 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 4 - 2 || New York Rangers || || Montreal leads series 2-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4 || April 14 || Montreal Canadiens || 4 - 6 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 2-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5 || April 16 || New York Rangers || 3 - 2 || Montreal Canadiens || OT || New York Rangers lead series 3-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6 || April 18 || Montreal Canadiens || 2 - 5 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers win series 4-2
|}
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=10; style="background:#E31937; color: #FFFFFF;" |Semi-finals: vs. Philadelphia Flyers - Philadelphia wins series 4-3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Series
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 1 || April 20 || New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 || 0 - 4 || Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || || Philadelphia leads series 1-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 2 || April 23 || New York Rangers || 2 - 5 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Philadelphia leads series 2-0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3 || April 25 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3 - 5 || New York Rangers || || Philadelphia leads series 2-1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4 || April 28 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1 - 2 || New York Rangers || OT || Series tied 2-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 5 || April 30 || New York Rangers || 1 - 4 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Philadelphia leads series 3-2
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6 || May 2 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1 - 4 || New York Rangers || || Series tied 3-3
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 7 || May 5 || New York Rangers || 3 - 4 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Philadelphia wins series 4-2
|}
|}

Skaters

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! style="border: 0;" | Regular season
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|-align=center
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="40%" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | G
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | A
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | Pts
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | PIM
|-align=center
| || 78 || 25 || 57 || 82 || 148
|-align=center
| || 75 || 36 || 41 || 77 || 20
|-align=center
| || 78 || 25 || 45 || 70 || 74
|-align=center
| || 68 || 28 || 39 || 67 || 16
|-align=center
| || 71 || 21 || 42 || 63 || 58
|-align=center
| || 78 || 18 || 44 || 62 || 12
|-align=center
| || 75 || 34 || 24 || 58 || 18
|-align=center
| || 77 || 27 || 28 || 55 || 75
|-align=center
| || 72 || 10 || 41 || 51 || 4
|-align=center
| || 75 || 26 || 20 || 46 || 105
|-align=center
| || 66 || 17 || 27 || 44 || 6
|-align=center
| || 68 || 7 || 23 || 30 || 32
|-align=center
| ^† || 46 || 2 || 17 || 19 || 28
|-align=center
| || 26 || 6 || 10 || 16 || 24
|-align=center
| || 48 || 3 || 12 || 15 || 56
|-align=center
| || 63 || 2 || 12 || 14 || 25
|-align=center
| || 72 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 38
|-align=center
| || 23 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 4
|-align=center
| ^‡ || 29 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 15
|-align=center
| ^‡ || 12 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6
|-align=center
| ^† || 28 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 6
|-align=center
| ^‡ || 16 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 0
|-align=center
| ^‡ || 14 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4
|-align=center
| || 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
|-align=center
| ^‡ || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| ^†‡ || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;"
! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|-align=center
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="40%" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | G
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | A
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | Pts
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" width="10%" | PIM
|-align=center
| || 13 || 6 || 6 || 12 || 35
|-align=center
| || 13 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 38
|-align=center
| || 13 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 23
|-align=center
| || 12 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 4
|-align=center
| || 13 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 2
|-align=center
| || 13 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 16
|-align=center
| || 13 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 17
|-align=center
| || 13 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 6
|-align=center
| || 13 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 4
|-align=center
| || 13 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 0
|-align=center
| || 13 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 22
|-align=center
| || 11 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 14
|-align=center
| || 12 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 25
|-align=center
| || 13 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 19
|-align=center
| || 8 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4
|-align=center
| || 12 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-align=center
| || 12 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6
|-align=center
| || 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|}
|}

Goaltenders

{| class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" width="75%"
! style="border: 0;" | Regular season
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Min
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | W
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | L
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | T
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GAA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | SO
|-align=center
| || 56 || 3286 || 30 || 15 || 10 || 168 || 3.07 || 5
|-align=center
| || 21 || 1054 || 7 || 7 || 3 || 62 || 3.53 || 0
|-align=center
| || 6 || 340 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 18 || 3.18 || 0
|}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" width="75%"
! style="border: 0;" | Playoffs
|-
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Player
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GP
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | Min
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | W
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | L
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | GAA
! style="background:#0060A9; color: #FFFFFF;" | SO
|-align=center
| || 13 || 788 || 7 || 6 || 37 || 2.82 || 0
|-align=center
| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 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 1973 NHL Amateur Draft

1973 NHL Amateur Draft

The 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, the 11th National Hockey League draft was the first to be held on a separate day from other league activities on May 15, 1973, at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec so it would not overshadow the rest of the league meetings. Previously, the league had held the...

 in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

.
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|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.00%" | Round
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | #
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.0%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="12.25%" | Position
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="17.0%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club Team (League)
|-
| 1
| 14
| Rick Middleton

Rick Middleton

Richard David "Nifty" Middleton is a former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...

| RW
|  Canada
| Oshawa Generals

Oshawa Generals

The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League...

 (OHA

Ontario Hockey League

The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....

)
|-
| 2
| 30
| Pat Hickey

Pat Hickey

Patrick Joseph Hickey is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the NHL for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues.-Playing career:...

| LW
|  Canada
| Hamilton Red Wings

Hamilton Red Wings

The Hamilton Red Wings were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1960 to 1974. The team was based in Hamilton, Ontario.-History:...

 (OHA)
|-
| 3
| 46
| John Campbell
| LW
|  Canada
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...

 (OHA)
|-
| 4
| 62
| Brian Molvik
| D
|  Canada
| Calgary Centennials

Calgary Centennials

Calgary Buffaloes redirects here. For the former Alberta Junior Hockey League team of the same name, see Calgary Buffaloes The Calgary Centennials were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1966–1977...

 (WCHL

Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

)
|-
| 5
| 78
| Pierre Laganiere
| RW
|  Canada
| Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...

)
|-
| 6
| 94
| Dwayne Pentland

Dwayne Pentland

Dwayne Pentland is a retired ice hockey player. He played in the World Hockey Association for the Houston Aeros.-External links:...

| D
|  Canada
| Brandon Wheat Kings

Brandon Wheat Kings

The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They compete in the Western Hockey League, and joined the league in the 1967–68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the...

(WCHL)
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