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1938-39 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Boston Bruins* 48 36 10 2 74 .771 156 76 1.43
New York Rangers* 48 26 16 6 58 .604 149 105 0.79
Toronto Maple Leafs* 48 19 20 9 47 .490 114 107 0.13
New York Americans* 48 17 21 10 44 .458 119 157 -0.68
Detroit Red Wings* 48 18 24 6 42 .438 107 128 -0.38
Montreal Canadiens* 48 15 24 9 39 .406 115 146 -0.55
Chicago Black Hawks 48 12 28 8 32 .333 91 132 -0.73

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-1):Boston Bruins over Toronto Maple Leafs 
 
Semi-Finals (2-1):Toronto Maple Leafs over Detroit Red Wings 
Semi-Finals (4-3):Boston Bruins over New York Rangers 
 
Quarter-Finals (2-1):Detroit Red Wings over Montreal Canadiens 
Quarter-Finals (2-0):Toronto Maple Leafs over New York Americans 

Team Statistics

Glossary / CSV / PRE / Click column headers to sort
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 36 10 2 74 .771 156 76 1.43 4.83
2 New York Rangers* 48 26 16 6 58 .604 149 105 0.79 5.29
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 48 19 20 9 47 .490 114 107 0.13 4.60
4 New York Americans* 48 17 21 10 44 .458 119 157 -0.68 5.75
5 Detroit Red Wings* 48 18 24 6 42 .438 107 128 -0.38 4.90
6 Montreal Canadiens* 48 15 24 9 39 .406 115 146 -0.55 5.44
7 Chicago Black Hawks 48 12 28 8 32 .333 91 132 -0.73 4.65
League Average 48 20 20 7 48 .500 122 122 0.00 5.07

League Awards

Calder Memorial Trophy:Frank Brimsek
Hart Memorial Trophy:Toe Blake
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Clint Smith
Vezina Trophy:Frank Brimsek

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Roy Conacher*-BOS26
2.Toe Blake*-MTL24
 Alex Shibicky-NYR24
4.Clint Smith*-NYR21
5.Bryan Hextall*-NYR20

Goals Per Game

1.Roy Conacher*-BOS0.55
2.Toe Blake*-MTL0.50
 Alex Shibicky-NYR0.50
4.Gordie Drillon*-TOR0.45
5.Clint Smith*-NYR0.44

Assists

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS34
2.Paul Haynes-MTL33
3.Sweeney Schriner*-NYA31
4.Marty Barry*-DET28
5.Tom Anderson-NYA27

Assists Per Game

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS1.00
2.Paul Haynes-MTL0.70
3.Sweeney Schriner*-NYA0.65
4.Lynn Patrick*-NYR0.60
5.Marty Barry*-DET0.58

Points

1.Toe Blake*-MTL47
2.Sweeney Schriner*-NYA44
3.Bill Cowley*-BOS42
4.Clint Smith*-NYR41
 Marty Barry*-DET41

Points Per Game

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS1.24
2.Toe Blake*-MTL0.98
3.Sweeney Schriner*-NYA0.92
4.Syl Apps*-TOR0.91
5.Clint Smith*-NYR0.85
 Marty Barry*-DET0.85

Goals Created

1.Toe Blake*-MTL18.9
2.Roy Conacher*-BOS17.2
3.Bill Cowley*-BOS17.1
4.Clint Smith*-NYR17.0
5.Sweeney Schriner*-NYA15.7

Goals Created Per Game

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS0.50
2.Toe Blake*-MTL0.39
3.Roy Conacher*-BOS0.37
4.Syl Apps*-TOR0.36
5.Gordie Drillon*-TOR0.36

Penalties in Minutes

1.Red Horner*-TOR85
2.Muzz Patrick-NYR64
3.Stewart Evans-MTL58
 Art Coulter*-NYR58
5.Earl Seibert*-CBH57

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Mike Karakas-CBH48
 Dave Kerr-NYR48
 Turk Broda*-TOR48
4.Earl Robertson-NYA46
5.Tiny Thompson*-2Tm44

Wins (Goalie)

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS33
2.Dave Kerr-NYR26
3.Tiny Thompson*-2Tm19
 Turk Broda*-TOR19
5.Earl Robertson-NYA17

Losses (Goalie)

1.Mike Karakas-CBH28
2.Turk Broda*-TOR20
3.Earl Robertson-NYA18
 Tiny Thompson*-2Tm18
5.Dave Kerr-NYR16

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Earl Robertson-NYA10
2.Turk Broda*-TOR9
3.Mike Karakas-CBH8
4.Tiny Thompson*-2Tm7
5.Dave Kerr-NYR6

Points (Goalie)

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS67
2.Dave Kerr-NYR58
3.Turk Broda*-TOR47
4.Tiny Thompson*-2Tm45
5.Earl Robertson-NYA44

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS.779
2.Dave Kerr-NYR.604
3.Tiny Thompson*-2Tm.511
4.Turk Broda*-TOR.490
5.Earl Robertson-NYA.489

Shutouts

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS10
2.Turk Broda*-TOR8
3.Dave Kerr-NYR6
4.Mike Karakas-CBH5
5.Tiny Thompson*-2Tm4

Goals Against

1.Earl Robertson-NYA136
2.Mike Karakas-CBH132
3.Tiny Thompson*-2Tm109
4.Turk Broda*-TOR107
5.Dave Kerr-NYR105

Goals Against Average

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS1.56
2.Dave Kerr-NYR2.12
3.Turk Broda*-TOR2.15
4.Tiny Thompson*-2Tm2.42
5.Mike Karakas-CBH2.65
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Frank Brimsek
D: Dit Clapper
D: Eddie Shore
C: Syl Apps
LW: Toe Blake
RW: Gordie Drillon
 2nd Team
G: Earl Robertson
D: Art Coulter
D: Earl Seibert
C: Neil Colville
LW: Johnny Gottselig
RW: Bobby Bauer