In the regular season, the Rangers posted a 20–38–12 record, and missed the NHL playoffs with a fifth-place finish.
[1] On January 27, 1965, Ulf Sterner, the first European trained player, made his debut in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers in a game versus the Boston Bruins.
The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1965 Stanley Cup playoffs.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers.
[4] New York's picks at the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.