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1939-40 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: New York Rangers

Hart Memorial Trophy: Ebbie Goodfellow (11 G, 17 A, 28 P)
Vezina Trophy: Dave Kerr (27-11-10, 1.54 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Kilby MacDonald (15 G, 13 A, 28 P)

Goals Leader: Bryan Hextall (24)
Assists Leader: Milt Schmidt (30)
Points Leader: Milt Schmidt (52)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Boston Bruins* 48 31 12 5 67 .698 170 98 1.29 -0.21
New York Rangers* 48 27 11 10 64 .667 136 77 1.05 -0.18
Toronto Maple Leafs* 48 25 17 6 56 .583 134 110 0.43 -0.07
Chicago Black Hawks* 48 23 19 6 52 .542 112 120 -0.14 0.02
Detroit Red Wings* 48 16 26 6 38 .396 91 126 -0.63 0.10
New York Americans* 48 15 29 4 34 .354 106 140 -0.61 0.10
Montreal Canadiens 48 10 33 5 25 .260 90 168 -1.39 0.23

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2): New York Rangers over Toronto Maple Leafs  
 
Semi-Finals (2-0): Toronto Maple Leafs over Detroit Red Wings  
 
Quarter-Finals (2-1): Detroit Red Wings over New York Americans  
Quarter-Finals (2-0): Toronto Maple Leafs over Chicago Black Hawks  
 
Semi-Finals (4-2): New York Rangers 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 31 12 5 67 .698 170 98 1.29 -0.21 5.58
2 New York Rangers* 48 27 11 10 64 .667 136 77 1.05 -0.18 4.44
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 48 25 17 6 56 .583 134 110 0.43 -0.07 5.08
4 Chicago Black Hawks* 48 23 19 6 52 .542 112 120 -0.14 0.02 4.83
5 Detroit Red Wings* 48 16 26 6 38 .396 91 126 -0.63 0.10 4.52
6 New York Americans* 48 15 29 4 34 .354 106 140 -0.61 0.10 5.13
7 Montreal Canadiens 48 10 33 5 25 .260 90 168 -1.39 0.23 5.38
League Average 48 21 21 6 48 .500 120 120 0.00 0.00 4.99

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Bryan Hextall*-NYR 24
2. Woody Dumart*-BOS 22
  Milt Schmidt*-BOS 22
4. Herb Cain-BOS 21
  Gordie Drillon*-TOR 21
Assists
1. Milt Schmidt*-BOS 30
2. Phil Watson-NYR 28
3. Bill Cowley*-BOS 27
4. Bobby Bauer*-BOS 26
5. Syd Howe*-DET 23
Points
1. Milt Schmidt*-BOS 52
2. Bobby Bauer*-BOS 43
  Woody Dumart*-BOS 43
4. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 40
  Bill Cowley*-BOS 40
Goals Created
1. Milt Schmidt*-BOS 22.2
2. Woody Dumart*-BOS 19.5
3. Bobby Bauer*-BOS 18.0
4. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 17.9
5. Bryan Hextall*-NYR 17.8
Penalties in Minutes
1. Red Horner*-TOR 87
2. Art Coulter*-NYR 68
3. Murph Chamberlain-TOR 63
4. Jack Church-TOR 62
5. Babe Pratt*-NYR 61
Goals Per Game
1. Roy Conacher*-BOS 0.58
2. Bryan Hextall*-NYR 0.50
3. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 0.49
4. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.48
5. Woody Dumart*-BOS 0.46
  Milt Schmidt*-BOS 0.46
Assists Per Game
1. Milt Schmidt*-BOS 0.62
2. Phil Watson-NYR 0.58
3. Bill Cowley*-BOS 0.56
4. Bobby Bauer*-BOS 0.54
5. Syd Howe*-DET 0.50
Points Per Game
1. Syl Apps*-TOR 1.11
2. Milt Schmidt*-BOS 1.08
3. Roy Conacher*-BOS 0.97
4. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 0.93
5. Bobby Bauer*-BOS 0.90
  Woody Dumart*-BOS 0.90
Goals Created Per Game
1. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.47
2. Roy Conacher*-BOS 0.46
3. Milt Schmidt*-BOS 0.46
4. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 0.42
5. Woody Dumart*-BOS 0.41
Games Played
1. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 48
  Dave Kerr-NYR 48
  Earl Robertson-NYA 48
4. Turk Broda*-TOR 47
5. Tiny Thompson*-DET 46
Wins
1. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 31
2. Dave Kerr-NYR 27
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 25
4. Tiny Thompson*-DET 16
  Paul Goodman-CBH 16
Losses
1. Earl Robertson-NYA 29
2. Claude Bourque-TOT 25
3. Tiny Thompson*-DET 24
4. Turk Broda*-TOR 17
5. Mike Karakas-TOT 13
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Dave Kerr-NYR 10
2. Tiny Thompson*-DET 6
3. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 5
  Turk Broda*-TOR 5
  Paul Goodman-CBH 5
Goals Against
1. Earl Robertson-NYA 140
2. Claude Bourque-TOT 124
3. Tiny Thompson*-DET 120
4. Turk Broda*-TOR 108
5. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 98
Goals Against Average
1. Dave Kerr-NYR 1.54
2. Paul Goodman-CBH 1.94
3. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 1.99
4. Turk Broda*-TOR 2.23
5. Tiny Thompson*-DET 2.54
Shutouts
1. Dave Kerr-NYR 8
2. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 6
  Earl Robertson-NYA 6
4. Turk Broda*-TOR 4
  Paul Goodman-CBH 4
Minutes
1. Dave Kerr-NYR 3000
2. Earl Robertson-NYA 2960
3. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 2950
4. Turk Broda*-TOR 2900
5. Tiny Thompson*-DET 2830
Offensive Point Shares
1. Milt Schmidt*-BOS 6.5
2. Woody Dumart*-BOS 5.4
3. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 5.0
4. Bobby Bauer*-BOS 4.8
5. Bryan Hextall*-NYR 4.7
Defensive Point Shares
1. Babe Pratt*-NYR 5.2
  Art Coulter*-NYR 5.2
3. Ott Heller-NYR 5.1
4. Muzz Patrick-NYR 5.0
5. Jack Shewchuk-BOS 4.0
Goalie Point Shares
1. Dave Kerr-NYR 13.2
2. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 10.4
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 8.9
4. Tiny Thompson*-DET 7.0
5. Paul Goodman-CBH 7.0
Point Shares
1. Dave Kerr-NYR 13.2
2. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 10.4
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 8.9
4. Milt Schmidt*-BOS 7.5
5. Dit Clapper*-BOS 7.2
  Flash Hollett-BOS 7.2
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Dave Kerr
D: Dit Clapper*
D: Ebbie Goodfellow*
C: Milt Schmidt*
LW: Toe Blake*
RW: Bryan Hextall*
 2nd Team
G: Frank Brimsek*
D: Art Coulter*
D: Earl Seibert*
C: Neil Colville*
LW: Woody Dumart*
RW: Bobby Bauer*