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1937-38 NHL Season Summary

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1937-38 NHL:

League Standings

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

League Playoffs

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
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

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

League Awards

Calder Memorial Trophy:Cully Dahlstrom
Hart Memorial Trophy:Eddie Shore
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Gordie Drillon
Vezina Trophy:Tiny Thompson

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Goals

1.Gordie Drillon*-TOR26
2.Georges Mantha-MTL23
3.Paul Thompson-CBH22
4.Syl Apps*-TOR21
 Cecil Dillon-NYR21
 Sweeney Schriner*-NYA21

Goals Per Game

1.Gordie Drillon*-TOR0.54
2.Georges Mantha-MTL0.49
3.Paul Thompson-CBH0.46
4.Syl Apps*-TOR0.45
5.Cecil Dillon-NYR0.44
 Sweeney Schriner*-NYA0.44

Assists

1.Syl Apps*-TOR29
2.Art Chapman-NYA27
3.Gordie Drillon*-TOR26
4.Phil Watson-NYR25
5.Bill Thoms-TOR24

Assists Per Game

1.Syl Apps*-TOR0.62
2.Art Chapman-NYA0.60
3.Gordie Drillon*-TOR0.54
4.Phil Watson-NYR0.52
5.Bill Thoms-TOR0.50
 Doc Romnes-CBH0.50

Points

1.Gordie Drillon*-TOR52
2.Syl Apps*-TOR50
3.Paul Thompson-CBH44
4.Georges Mantha-MTL42
5.Cecil Dillon-NYR39
 Bill Cowley*-BOS39

Points Per Game

1.Gordie Drillon*-TOR1.08
2.Syl Apps*-TOR1.06
3.Paul Thompson-CBH0.92
4.Georges Mantha-MTL0.89
5.Cecil Dillon-NYR0.81
 Bill Cowley*-BOS0.81

Goals Created

1.Gordie Drillon*-TOR23.2
2.Syl Apps*-TOR21.1
3.Paul Thompson-CBH18.4
4.Georges Mantha-MTL18.3
5.Cecil Dillon-NYR17.9

Goals Created Per Game

1.Gordie Drillon*-TOR0.48
2.Syl Apps*-TOR0.45
3.Georges Mantha-MTL0.39
4.Paul Thompson-CBH0.38
5.Cecil Dillon-NYR0.37

Penalties in Minutes

1.Art Coulter*-NYR90
2.Red Horner*-TOR82
3.Ott Heller-NYR68
4.Al Shields-MTM67
5.Stewart Evans-MTM59

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Tiny Thompson*-BOS48
 Bill Beveridge-MTM48
 Turk Broda*-TOR48
 Dave Kerr-NYR48
 Mike Karakas-CBH48
 Earl Robertson-NYA48

Wins (Goalie)

1.Tiny Thompson*-BOS30
2.Dave Kerr-NYR27
3.Turk Broda*-TOR24
4.Earl Robertson-NYA19
5.Wilf Cude-MTL18

Losses (Goalie)

1.Bill Beveridge-MTM30
2.Mike Karakas-CBH25
 Normie Smith-DET25
4.Earl Robertson-NYA18
5.Wilf Cude-MTL17

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Wilf Cude-MTL12
2.Earl Robertson-NYA11
 Normie Smith-DET11
4.Turk Broda*-TOR9
 Mike Karakas-CBH9

Points (Goalie)

1.Tiny Thompson*-BOS67
2.Dave Kerr-NYR60
3.Turk Broda*-TOR57
4.Earl Robertson-NYA49
5.Wilf Cude-MTL48

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Tiny Thompson*-BOS.698
2.Dave Kerr-NYR.625
3.Turk Broda*-TOR.594
4.Wilf Cude-MTL.511
5.Earl Robertson-NYA.510

Shutouts

1.Dave Kerr-NYR8
2.Tiny Thompson*-BOS7
3.Turk Broda*-TOR6
 Earl Robertson-NYA6
5.Wilf Cude-MTL3
 Normie Smith-DET3

Goals Against

1.Bill Beveridge-MTM149
2.Mike Karakas-CBH139
3.Normie Smith-DET130
4.Turk Broda*-TOR127
5.Wilf Cude-MTL126

Goals Against Average

1.Tiny Thompson*-BOS1.80
2.Dave Kerr-NYR1.95
3.Earl Robertson-NYA2.22
4.Wilf Cude-MTL2.53
5.Turk Broda*-TOR2.56
    

All-Star Teams

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