1970–71 New York Rangers season
The 1970–71 New York Rangers season was the 45th season for the team.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Key: Win LossPlayer statistics
;Skaters| Player | |||||
| 77 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 48 | |
| 78 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 14 | |
| 78 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 65 | |
| 78 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 34 | |
| 78 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 10 | |
| † | 68 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 61 |
| 63 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 38 | |
| 68 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 114 | |
| 76 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 137 | |
| 77 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 69 | |
| 56 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 32 | |
| 68 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 34 | |
| † | 27 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 4 |
| 78 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 57 | |
| 60 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 50 | |
| ‡ | 48 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 24 |
| 76 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | |
| † | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | |
| ‡ | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| † | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| ‡ | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| † | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| ‡ | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | |||||
| 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 46 | |
| 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 42 | |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||
| 45 | 2641 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 95 | 2.16 | 8 | |
| 34 | 2039 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 78 | 2.30 | 4 |
| Player | |||||||
| 12 | 759 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 2.21 | 0 | |
| 2 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.50 | 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 1970 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 11 | Norm Gratton | RW | Montreal Junior Canadiens | |
| 2 | 25 | Mike Murphy | RW | Toronto Marlboros | |
| 3 | 39 | Wendell Bennett | RW | Weyburn Red Wings | |
| 4 | 53 | Andre St. Pierre | D | Drummondville Rangers | |
| 5 | 67 | Gary Coalter | RW | Hamilton Red Wings | |
| 6 | 81 | Duane Wylie | C | St. Catharines Black Hawks | |
| 7 | 94 | Wayne Bell | G | Estevan Bruins | |
| 8 | 106 | Pierre Brind'Amour | LW | Montreal Junior Canadiens |