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1940-41 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 27 8 13 67 .698 168 102 1.18
Toronto Maple Leafs* 48 28 14 6 62 .646 145 99 0.82
Detroit Red Wings* 48 21 16 11 53 .552 112 102 0.18
New York Rangers* 48 21 19 8 50 .521 143 125 0.32
Chicago Black Hawks* 48 16 25 7 39 .406 112 139 -0.48
Montreal Canadiens* 48 16 26 6 38 .396 121 147 -0.47
New York Americans 48 8 29 11 27 .281 99 186 -1.55

League Playoffs

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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

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

League Awards

Calder Memorial Trophy:John Quilty
Hart Memorial Trophy:Bill Cowley
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Bobby Bauer
Vezina Trophy:Turk Broda

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Bryan Hextall*-NYR26
2.Sweeney Schriner*-TOR24
 Roy Conacher*-BOS24
4.Gordie Drillon*-TOR23
5.Lynn Patrick*-NYR20
 Syd Howe*-DET20
 Syl Apps*-TOR20

Goals Per Game

1.Roy Conacher*-BOS0.59
2.Gordie Drillon*-TOR0.55
3.Bryan Hextall*-NYR0.54
4.Sweeney Schriner*-TOR0.50
5.Syl Apps*-TOR0.49

Assists

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS45
2.Neil Colville*-NYR28
3.Billy Taylor-TOR26
4.Milt Schmidt*-BOS25
 Phil Watson-NYR25

Assists Per Game

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS0.98
2.Phil Watson-NYR0.62
3.Syl Apps*-TOR0.59
4.Neil Colville*-NYR0.58
5.Milt Schmidt*-BOS0.56

Points

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS62
2.Lynn Patrick*-NYR44
 Gordie Drillon*-TOR44
 Bryan Hextall*-NYR44
 Syd Howe*-DET44
 Syl Apps*-TOR44

Points Per Game

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS1.35
2.Syl Apps*-TOR1.07
3.Gordie Drillon*-TOR1.05
4.Roy Conacher*-BOS0.93
5.Lynn Patrick*-NYR0.92
 Bryan Hextall*-NYR0.92
 Syd Howe*-DET0.92

Goals Created

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS24.7
2.Gordie Drillon*-TOR19.2
3.Syl Apps*-TOR18.8
4.Bryan Hextall*-NYR18.8
5.Lynn Patrick*-NYR17.7

Goals Created Per Game

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS0.54
2.Syl Apps*-TOR0.46
3.Gordie Drillon*-TOR0.46
4.Roy Conacher*-BOS0.42
5.Bryan Hextall*-NYR0.39

Penalties in Minutes

1.Jimmy Orlando-DET99
2.Red Goupille-MTL81
3.Murph Chamberlain-MTL75
4.Joe Cooper-CBH66
5.Des Smith-BOS61

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Dave Kerr-NYR48
 Johnny Mowers-DET48
 Turk Broda*-TOR48
 Frank Brimsek*-BOS48
5.Bert Gardiner-MTL42

Wins (Goalie)

1.Turk Broda*-TOR28
2.Frank Brimsek*-BOS27
3.Dave Kerr-NYR21
 Johnny Mowers-DET21
5.Bert Gardiner-MTL13

Losses (Goalie)

1.Bert Gardiner-MTL23
2.Earl Robertson-NYA22
3.Dave Kerr-NYR19
4.Johnny Mowers-DET16
5.Sam LoPresti-CBH15

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS13
2.Johnny Mowers-DET11
3.Earl Robertson-NYA8
 Dave Kerr-NYR8
5.Bert Gardiner-MTL6
 Turk Broda*-TOR6

Points (Goalie)

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS67
2.Turk Broda*-TOR62
3.Johnny Mowers-DET53
4.Dave Kerr-NYR50
5.Bert Gardiner-MTL32

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS.698
2.Turk Broda*-TOR.646
3.Johnny Mowers-DET.552
4.Dave Kerr-NYR.521
5.Paul Goodman-CBH.429

Shutouts

1.Frank Brimsek*-BOS6
2.Turk Broda*-TOR5
3.Johnny Mowers-DET4
4.Paul Goodman-CBH2
 Dave Kerr-NYR2

Goals Against

1.Earl Robertson-NYA142
2.Dave Kerr-NYR125
3.Bert Gardiner-MTL119
4.Johnny Mowers-DET102
 Frank Brimsek*-BOS102

Goals Against Average

1.Turk Broda*-TOR2.00
2.Johnny Mowers-DET2.01
 Frank Brimsek*-BOS2.01
4.Dave Kerr-NYR2.49
5.Paul Goodman-CBH2.50
    

All-Star Teams

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