1979–80 New York Rangers season
The 1979–80 New York Rangers season was the 54th season and last full season under coach Fred Shero. The Rangers qualified for the playoffs but bowed out in the second round to Shero's old team, the Philadelphia Flyers.Season Standings
Playoffs
Key: Win LossPlayer statistics
;Skaters
| Player | | | | | | |
| 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 |
| Player | | | | | |
| 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
| Player | | | | | | | | |
| 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 |
†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, Quebec, Canada.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 13 | Doug Sulliman | LW | | Kitchener Rangers |
| 2 | 34 | Ed Hospodar | D | | Ottawa 67's |
| 4 | 76 | Pat Conacher | C | | Saskatoon Blades |
| 5 | 97 | Dan Makuch | RW | | Clarkson University |
| 6 | 118 | Stan Adams | C | | Niagara Falls Flyers |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
