1984–85 New York Rangers season
The 1984–85 New York Rangers season was the 59th season for the team in the National Hockey League. In the regular season, New York had a 26–44–10 record and finished fourth in the Patrick Division. The Rangers made the NHL playoffs, where they lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round, three games to none.Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Key: Win LossPlayer statistics
;Skaters
| Player | | | | | | |
| 80 | 28 | 45 | 73 | -27 | 32 |
| 78 | 26 | 38 | 64 | -25 | 24 |
| 65 | 24 | 36 | 60 | -17 | 8 |
| 74 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 3 | 51 |
| 64 | 20 | 31 | 51 | -15 | 10 |
| 48 | 16 | 29 | 45 | -19 | 42 |
| 48 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 1 | 29 |
| 76 | 18 | 26 | 44 | -26 | 34 |
| 75 | 8 | 28 | 36 | -17 | 71 |
| † | 43 | 11 | 18 | 29 | -5 | 63 |
| 66 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -11 | 33 |
| 49 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -9 | 139 |
| 37 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -9 | 32 |
| 56 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -11 | 65 |
| 31 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 17 |
| 42 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 53 |
| 48 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -7 | 35 |
| 72 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -18 | 79 |
| 49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -20 | 55 |
| 38 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -16 | 16 |
| 28 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 24 |
| 61 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -12 | 52 |
| 46 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 54 |
| 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 33 |
| † | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 30 |
| 25 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 35 |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -16 | 90 |
| ‡ | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 11 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 12 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 8 |
| Player | | | | | |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | 2510 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 175 | 4.18 | 1614 | .878 | 0 |
| 42 | 2358 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 166 | 4.22 | 1512 | .877 | 1 |
| Player | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | 168 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5.00 | 99 | .859 | 0 |
| 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 1.000 | 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 1984 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 14 | Terry Carkner | D | | Peterborough Petes |
| 2 | 35 | Raimo Helminen | C | | Ilves Tampere |
| 4 | 77 | Paul Broten | C | | Roseau H.S. |
| 5 | 98 | Clark Donatelli | LW | | Stratford Jr. A |
| 6 | 119 | Kjell Samuelsson | D | | Leksands IF |
| 7 | 140 | Thomas Hussey | LW | | St. Andrew's College |
| 8 | 161 | Brian Nelson | C | | Willmar H.S. |
| 9 | 182 | Ville Kentala | LW | | HIFK |
| 9 | 188 | Heinz Ehlers | C | | Leksands IF |
| 10 | 202 | Kevin Miller | C | | Redford Royals |
| 11 | 223 | Tom Lorentz | C | | Brady H.S. |
| 12 | 243 | Scott Brower | G | | Lloydminster Lancers |
