The Rangers placed fourth in the Patrick Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
The Rangers had a better regular season record than two playoff teams and the league would change the rules in the following season to place the top twelve teams in the playoffs, regardless of division.
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers.
[3] New York's picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Canada.