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1940-41 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Boston Bruins

Hart Memorial Trophy: Bill Cowley (17 G, 45 A, 62 P)
Vezina Trophy: Turk Broda (28-14-6, 2.00 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: John Quilty (18 G, 16 A, 34 P)

Goals Leader: Bryan Hextall (26)
Assists Leader: Bill Cowley (45)
Points Leader: Bill Cowley (62)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Boston Bruins* 48 27 8 13 67 .698 168 102 1.18 -0.20
Toronto Maple Leafs* 48 28 14 6 62 .646 145 99 0.82 -0.14
Detroit Red Wings* 48 21 16 11 53 .552 112 102 0.18 -0.03
New York Rangers* 48 21 19 8 50 .521 143 125 0.32 -0.05
Chicago Black Hawks* 48 16 25 7 39 .406 112 139 -0.48 0.08
Montreal Canadiens* 48 16 26 6 38 .396 121 147 -0.47 0.08
New York Americans 48 8 29 11 27 .281 99 186 -1.55 0.26

League Playoff Series

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

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 27 8 13 67 .698 168 102 1.18 -0.20 5.63
2 Toronto Maple Leafs* 48 28 14 6 62 .646 145 99 0.82 -0.14 5.08
3 Detroit Red Wings* 48 21 16 11 53 .552 112 102 0.18 -0.03 4.46
4 New York Rangers* 48 21 19 8 50 .521 143 125 0.32 -0.05 5.58
5 Chicago Black Hawks* 48 16 25 7 39 .406 112 139 -0.48 0.08 5.23
6 Montreal Canadiens* 48 16 26 6 38 .396 121 147 -0.47 0.08 5.58
7 New York Americans 48 8 29 11 27 .281 99 186 -1.55 0.26 5.94
League Average 48 20 20 9 48 .500 129 129 0.00 0.00 5.36

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Bryan Hextall*-NYR 26
2. Sweeney Schriner*-TOR 24
  Roy Conacher*-BOS 24
4. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 23
5. Syl Apps*-TOR 20
  Lynn Patrick*-NYR 20
  Syd Howe*-DET 20
Assists
1. Bill Cowley*-BOS 45
2. Neil Colville*-NYR 28
3. Billy Taylor-TOR 26
4. Milt Schmidt*-BOS 25
  Phil Watson-NYR 25
Points
1. Bill Cowley*-BOS 62
2. Syl Apps*-TOR 44
  Bryan Hextall*-NYR 44
  Lynn Patrick*-NYR 44
  Gordie Drillon*-TOR 44
  Syd Howe*-DET 44
Goals Created
1. Bill Cowley*-BOS 23.3
2. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 19.9
3. Bryan Hextall*-NYR 19.6
4. Syl Apps*-TOR 19.1
5. Sweeney Schriner*-TOR 18.5
Penalties in Minutes
1. Jimmy Orlando-DET 99
2. Red Goupille-MTL 81
3. Murph Chamberlain-MTL 75
4. Joe Cooper-CBH 66
5. Des Smith-BOS 61
Goals Per Game
1. Roy Conacher*-BOS 0.59
2. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 0.55
3. Bryan Hextall*-NYR 0.54
4. Sweeney Schriner*-TOR 0.50
5. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.49
Assists Per Game
1. Bill Cowley*-BOS 0.98
2. Phil Watson-NYR 0.62
3. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.59
4. Neil Colville*-NYR 0.58
5. Milt Schmidt*-BOS 0.56
Points Per Game
1. Bill Cowley*-BOS 1.35
2. Syl Apps*-TOR 1.07
3. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 1.05
4. Roy Conacher*-BOS 0.93
5. Bryan Hextall*-NYR 0.92
  Lynn Patrick*-NYR 0.92
  Syd Howe*-DET 0.92
Goals Created Per Game
1. Bill Cowley*-BOS 0.51
2. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 0.47
3. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.46
4. Roy Conacher*-BOS 0.45
5. Bryan Hextall*-NYR 0.41
Games Played
1. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 48
  Turk Broda*-TOR 48
  Dave Kerr-NYR 48
  Johnny Mowers-DET 48
5. Bert Gardiner-MTL 42
Wins
1. Turk Broda*-TOR 28
2. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 27
3. Dave Kerr-NYR 21
  Johnny Mowers-DET 21
5. Bert Gardiner-MTL 13
Losses
1. Bert Gardiner-MTL 23
2. Earl Robertson-NYA 22
3. Dave Kerr-NYR 19
4. Johnny Mowers-DET 16
5. Sam LoPresti-CBH 15
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 13
2. Johnny Mowers-DET 11
3. Dave Kerr-NYR 8
  Earl Robertson-NYA 8
5. Turk Broda*-TOR 6
  Bert Gardiner-MTL 6
Goals Against
1. Earl Robertson-NYA 142
2. Dave Kerr-NYR 125
3. Bert Gardiner-MTL 119
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 102
  Johnny Mowers-DET 102
Goals Against Average
1. Turk Broda*-TOR 2.00
2. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 2.01
  Johnny Mowers-DET 2.01
4. Dave Kerr-NYR 2.49
5. Paul Goodman-CBH 2.50
Shutouts
1. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 6
2. Turk Broda*-TOR 5
3. Johnny Mowers-DET 4
4. Dave Kerr-NYR 2
  Paul Goodman-CBH 2
Minutes
1. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 3040
  Johnny Mowers-DET 3040
3. Dave Kerr-NYR 3010
4. Turk Broda*-TOR 2970
5. Bert Gardiner-MTL 2600
Offensive Point Shares
1. Bill Cowley*-BOS 6.4
2. Gordie Drillon*-TOR 5.3
3. Syl Apps*-TOR 5.0
4. Bryan Hextall*-NYR 4.9
5. Roy Conacher*-BOS 4.8
Defensive Point Shares
1. Wally Stanowski-TOR 4.6
2. Reg Hamilton-TOR 4.4
3. Des Smith-BOS 4.3
  Dit Clapper*-BOS 4.3
5. Jimmy Orlando-DET 4.3
Goalie Point Shares
1. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 11.0
  Johnny Mowers-DET 11.0
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 10.9
4. Dave Kerr-NYR 8.4
5. Bert Gardiner-MTL 6.1
Point Shares
1. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 11.0
  Johnny Mowers-DET 11.0
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 10.9
4. Dave Kerr-NYR 8.4
5. Bill Cowley*-BOS 7.4
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Turk Broda*
D: Dit Clapper*
D: Wally Stanowski
C: Bill Cowley*
LW: Sweeney Schriner*
RW: Bryan Hextall*
 2nd Team
G: Frank Brimsek*
D: Ott Heller
D: Earl Seibert*
C: Syl Apps*
LW: Woody Dumart*
RW: Bobby Bauer*