1974–75 New York Rangers season
The 1974–75 New York Rangers season was the 49th season for the team in the National Hockey League. A league realignment had the Rangers moved into the new Patrick Division within the Campbell Conference, where the team finished 2nd with 88 points. They qualified for the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders 2–1 in a best of three games series.Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Key: Win LossPlayer statistics
;Skaters
| Player | | | | | |
| 76 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 22 |
| 79 | 36 | 55 | 91 | 26 |
| 80 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 64 |
| 80 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 10 |
| 77 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 63 |
| 65 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 104 |
| 75 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 106 |
| 70 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 93 |
| 76 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 55 |
| 47 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 19 |
| 62 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 34 |
| 77 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 69 |
| 79 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 66 |
| 78 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 102 |
| 67 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
| 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 37 |
| 42 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 34 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 61 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 66 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ‡ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Player | | | | | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | 2470 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 130 | 3.16 | 2 |
| 37 | 2069 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 120 | 3.48 | 1 |
| † | 3 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 |
| 2 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5.19 | 0 |
| Player | | | | | | | |
| 2 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.83 | 0 |
| 2 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.79 | 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.Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 14 | Dave Maloney | D | | Kitchener Rangers |
| 2 | 32 | Ron Greschner | D | | New Westminster Bruins |
| 3 | 50 | Jerry Holland | LW | | Calgary Centennials |
| 4 | 68 | Boyd Anderson | D | | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| 5 | 86 | Dennis Olmstead | C | | University of Wisconsin |
| 6 | 104 | Eddie Johnstone | RW | | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| 7 | 122 | John Memryk | G | | Winnipeg Clubs |
| 8 | 139 | Greg Holst | C | | Kingston Canadians |
| 9 | 156 | Claude Arvisais | C | | Shawinigan Dynamos |
| 10 | 171 | Ken Dodd | LW | | New Westminster Bruins |
| 11 | 186 | Ralph Krentz | LW | | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| 12 | 198 | Larry Jacques | RW | | Ottawa 67's |
| 13 | 208 | Tom Gastle | LW | | Peterborough Petes |
| 14 | 218 | Eric Brubacher | C | | Kingston Canadians |
| 15 | 224 | Russ Hall | RW | | Winnipeg Clubs |
| 16 | 227 | Bill Kriski | G | | Winnipeg Clubs |
| 17 | 230 | Kevin Treacy | RW | | Cornwall Royals |
| 18 | 233 | Ken Gassoff | C | | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| 19 | 236 | Cliff Bast | D | | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| 20 | 239 | Jim Mayer | RW | | Michigan Tech |
| 21 | 241 | Warren Miller | RW | | University of Minnesota |
| 22 | 243 | Kevin Walker | D | | Cornell University |
| 23 | 245 | Jim Warner | RW | | Minnesota Junior Stars |
