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1937-38 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Chicago Black Hawks

Hart Memorial Trophy: Eddie Shore (3 G, 14 A, 17 P)
Vezina Trophy: Tiny Thompson (30-11-7, 1.80 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Cully Dahlstrom (10 G, 9 A, 19 P)

Goals Leader: Gordie Drillon (26)
Assists Leader: Syl Apps (29)
Points Leader: Gordie Drillon (52)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
American Division                    
Boston Bruins* 48 30 11 7 67 .698 142 89 0.97 -0.14
New York Rangers* 48 27 15 6 60 .625 149 96 0.97 -0.14
Chicago Black Hawks* 48 14 25 9 37 .385 97 139 -0.73 0.15
Detroit Red Wings 48 12 25 11 35 .365 99 133 -0.58 0.12
Canadian Division                    
Toronto Maple Leafs* 48 24 15 9 57 .594 151 127 0.41 -0.09
New York Americans* 48 19 18 11 49 .510 110 111 -0.04 -0.02
Montreal Canadiens* 48 18 17 13 49 .510 123 128 -0.11 -0.01
Montreal Maroons 48 12 30 6 30 .313 101 149 -0.88 0.12

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (3-1): Chicago Black Hawks over Toronto Maple Leafs  
 
Semi-Finals (3-0): Chicago Black Hawks over New York Americans  
 
Quarter-Finals (2-1): Chicago Black Hawks over Montreal Canadiens  
Quarter-Finals (2-1): New York Americans over New York Rangers  
 
Semi-Finals (3-0): Toronto Maple Leafs over Boston Bruins  

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Boston Bruins* 48 30 11 7 67 .698 142 89 0.97 -0.14 4.81
2 New York Rangers* 48 27 15 6 60 .625 149 96 0.97 -0.14 5.10
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 48 24 15 9 57 .594 151 127 0.41 -0.09 5.79
4 Montreal Canadiens* 48 18 17 13 49 .510 123 128 -0.11 -0.01 5.23
5 New York Americans* 48 19 18 11 49 .510 110 111 -0.04 -0.02 4.60
6 Chicago Black Hawks* 48 14 25 9 37 .385 97 139 -0.73 0.15 4.92
7 Detroit Red Wings 48 12 25 11 35 .365 99 133 -0.58 0.12 4.83
8 Montreal Maroons 48 12 30 6 30 .313 101 149 -0.88 0.12 5.21
League Average 48 20 20 9 48 .500 122 122 0.00 0.00 5.06

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 26
2. Georges Mantha-MTL 23
3. Paul Thompson-CBH 22
4. Syl Apps*-TOR 21
  Sweeney Schriner*-NYA 21
  Cecil Dillon-NYR 21
Assists
1. Syl Apps*-TOR 29
2. Art Chapman-NYA 27
3. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 26
4. Phil Watson-NYR 25
5. Bill Thoms-TOR 24
Points
1. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 52
2. Syl Apps*-TOR 50
3. Paul Thompson-CBH 44
4. Georges Mantha-MTL 42
5. Cecil Dillon-NYR 39
  Bill Cowley*-BOS 39
Goals Created
1. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 23.2
2. Syl Apps*-TOR 21.1
3. Paul Thompson-CBH 18.4
4. Georges Mantha-MTL 18.3
5. Cecil Dillon-NYR 17.9
Penalties in Minutes
1. Art Coulter*-NYR 90
2. Red Horner*-TOR 82
3. Ott Heller-NYR 68
4. Al Shields-MTM 67
5. Stewart Evans-MTM 59
Goals Per Game
1. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 0.54
2. Georges Mantha-MTL 0.49
3. Paul Thompson-CBH 0.46
4. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.45
5. Sweeney Schriner*-NYA 0.44
  Cecil Dillon-NYR 0.44
Assists Per Game
1. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.62
2. Art Chapman-NYA 0.60
3. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 0.54
4. Phil Watson-NYR 0.52
5. Bill Thoms-TOR 0.50
  Doc Romnes-CBH 0.50
Points Per Game
1. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 1.08
2. Syl Apps*-TOR 1.06
3. Paul Thompson-CBH 0.92
4. Georges Mantha-MTL 0.89
5. Cecil Dillon-NYR 0.81
  Bill Cowley*-BOS 0.81
Goals Created Per Game
1. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 0.48
2. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.45
3. Georges Mantha-MTL 0.39
4. Paul Thompson-CBH 0.38
5. Cecil Dillon-NYR 0.37
Games Played
1. Bill Beveridge-MTM 48
  Tiny Thompson*-BOS 48
  Turk Broda*-TOR 48
  Dave Kerr-NYR 48
  Earl Robertson-NYA 48
  Mike Karakas-CBH 48
Wins
1. Tiny Thompson*-BOS 30
2. Dave Kerr-NYR 27
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 24
4. Earl Robertson-NYA 19
5. Wilf Cude-MTL 18
Losses
1. Bill Beveridge-MTM 30
2. Normie Smith-DET 25
  Mike Karakas-CBH 25
4. Earl Robertson-NYA 18
5. Wilf Cude-MTL 17
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Wilf Cude-MTL 12
2. Earl Robertson-NYA 11
  Normie Smith-DET 11
4. Turk Broda*-TOR 9
  Mike Karakas-CBH 9
Goals Against
1. Bill Beveridge-MTM 149
2. Mike Karakas-CBH 139
3. Normie Smith-DET 130
4. Turk Broda*-TOR 127
5. Wilf Cude-MTL 126
Goals Against Average
1. Tiny Thompson*-BOS 1.80
2. Dave Kerr-NYR 1.95
3. Earl Robertson-NYA 2.22
4. Wilf Cude-MTL 2.53
5. Turk Broda*-TOR 2.56
Shutouts
1. Dave Kerr-NYR 8
2. Tiny Thompson*-BOS 7
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 6
  Earl Robertson-NYA 6
5. Wilf Cude-MTL 3
  Normie Smith-DET 3
Minutes
1. Earl Robertson-NYA 3000
2. Wilf Cude-MTL 2990
3. Bill Beveridge-MTM 2980
  Turk Broda*-TOR 2980
  Mike Karakas-CBH 2980
Offensive Point Shares
1. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 6.7
2. Syl Apps*-TOR 5.9
3. Georges Mantha-MTL 4.8
4. Paul Thompson-CBH 4.8
5. Cecil Dillon-NYR 4.6
Defensive Point Shares
1. Jack Portland-BOS 4.7
  Flash Hollett-BOS 4.7
  Eddie Shore*-BOS 4.7
4. Dit Clapper*-BOS 4.5
5. Ott Heller-NYR 4.3
Goalie Point Shares
1. Tiny Thompson*-BOS 11.5
2. Dave Kerr-NYR 10.7
3. Earl Robertson-NYA 9.3
4. Wilf Cude-MTL 7.5
5. Turk Broda*-TOR 7.3
Point Shares
1. Tiny Thompson*-BOS 11.5
2. Dave Kerr-NYR 10.7
3. Earl Robertson-NYA 9.3
4. Wilf Cude-MTL 7.5
5. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 7.4
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Tiny Thompson*
D: Eddie Shore*
D: Babe Siebert*
C: Bill Cowley*
LW: Paul Thompson
RW: Cecil Dillon
RW: Gordie Drillon*
 2nd Team
G: Dave Kerr
D: Art Coulter*
D: Earl Seibert*
C: Syl Apps*
LW: Toe Blake*