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1939-40 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 31 12 5 67 .698 170 98 1.29
New York Rangers* 48 27 11 10 64 .667 136 77 1.05
Toronto Maple Leafs* 48 25 17 6 56 .583 134 110 0.43
Chicago Black Hawks* 48 23 19 6 52 .542 112 120 -0.14
Detroit Red Wings* 48 16 26 6 38 .396 91 126 -0.63
New York Americans* 48 15 29 4 34 .354 106 140 -0.61
Montreal Canadiens 48 10 33 5 25 .260 90 168 -1.39

League Playoffs

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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

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

League Awards

Calder Memorial Trophy:Kilby MacDonald
Hart Memorial Trophy:Ebbie Goodfellow
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Bobby Bauer
Vezina Trophy:Dave Kerr

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Bryan Hextall*-NYR24
2.Milt Schmidt*-BOS22
 Woody Dumart*-BOS22
4.Gordie Drillon*-TOR21
 Herb Cain-BOS21

Goals Per Game

1.Roy Conacher*-BOS0.58
2.Bryan Hextall*-NYR0.50
3.Gordie Drillon*-TOR0.49
4.Syl Apps*-TOR0.48
5.Milt Schmidt*-BOS0.46
 Woody Dumart*-BOS0.46

Assists

1.Milt Schmidt*-BOS30
2.Phil Watson-NYR28
3.Bill Cowley*-BOS27
4.Bobby Bauer*-BOS26
5.Syd Howe*-DET23

Assists Per Game

1.Milt Schmidt*-BOS0.62
2.Phil Watson-NYR0.58
3.Bill Cowley*-BOS0.56
4.Bobby Bauer*-BOS0.54
5.Syd Howe*-DET0.50

Points

1.Milt Schmidt*-BOS52
2.Woody Dumart*-BOS43
 Bobby Bauer*-BOS43
4.Gordie Drillon*-TOR40
 Bill Cowley*-BOS40

Points Per Game

1.Syl Apps*-TOR1.11
2.Milt Schmidt*-BOS1.08
3.Roy Conacher*-BOS0.97
4.Gordie Drillon*-TOR0.93
5.Woody Dumart*-BOS0.90
 Bobby Bauer*-BOS0.90

Goals Created

1.Milt Schmidt*-BOS22.2
2.Woody Dumart*-BOS18.9
3.Bobby Bauer*-BOS18.2
4.Gordie Drillon*-TOR17.2
5.Bryan Hextall*-NYR16.9

Goals Created Per Game

1.Milt Schmidt*-BOS0.46
2.Syl Apps*-TOR0.46
3.Roy Conacher*-BOS0.44
4.Gordie Drillon*-TOR0.40
5.Woody Dumart*-BOS0.39

Penalties in Minutes

1.Red Horner*-TOR87
2.Art Coulter*-NYR68
3.Murph Chamberlain-TOR63
4.Jack Church-TOR62
5.Babe Pratt*-NYR61

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Earl Robertson-NYA48
 Dave Kerr-NYR48
 Frank Brimsek*-BOS48
4.Turk Broda*-TOR47
5.Tiny Thompson*-DET46

Wins (Goalie)

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS31
2.Dave Kerr-NYR27
3.Turk Broda*-TOR25
4.Paul Goodman-CBH16
 Tiny Thompson*-DET16

Losses (Goalie)

1.Earl Robertson-NYA29
2.Claude Bourque-2Tm25
3.Tiny Thompson*-DET24
4.Turk Broda*-TOR17
5.Mike Karakas-2Tm13

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Dave Kerr-NYR10
2.Tiny Thompson*-DET6
3.Paul Goodman-CBH5
 Turk Broda*-TOR5
 Frank Brimsek*-BOS5

Points (Goalie)

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS67
2.Dave Kerr-NYR64
3.Turk Broda*-TOR55
4.Tiny Thompson*-DET38
5.Paul Goodman-CBH37

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS.698
2.Dave Kerr-NYR.667
3.Paul Goodman-CBH.597
4.Turk Broda*-TOR.585
5.Tiny Thompson*-DET.413

Shutouts

1.Dave Kerr-NYR8
2.Earl Robertson-NYA6
 Frank Brimsek*-BOS6
4.Paul Goodman-CBH4
 Turk Broda*-TOR4

Goals Against

1.Earl Robertson-NYA140
2.Claude Bourque-2Tm124
3.Tiny Thompson*-DET120
4.Turk Broda*-TOR108
5.Frank Brimsek*-BOS98

Goals Against Average

1.Dave Kerr-NYR1.54
2.Paul Goodman-CBH1.94
3.Frank Brimsek*-BOS1.99
4.Turk Broda*-TOR2.23
5.Tiny Thompson*-DET2.54
    

All-Star Teams

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