1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season

1939–40 Detroit Red Wings
Division	5th NHL
1939–40 record	16–26–6
Goals for	91
Goals against	126
Team information
General Manager	Jack Adams
Coach	Jack Adams
Captain	Ebbie Goodfellow

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
Boston Bruins	48	31	12	5	170	98	330	67
New York Rangers	48	27	11	10	136	77	520	64
Toronto Maple Leafs	48	25	17	6	134	110	485	56
Chicago Black Hawks	48	23	19	6	112	120	351	52
Detroit Red Wings	48	16	26	6	90	126	250	38
New York Americans	48	15	29	4	106	140	236	34
Montreal Canadiens	48	10	33	5	90	167	338	25

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalty Minutes, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	November 2, 1939	2–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	0–1–0
2	T	November 5, 1939	1–1 OT	New York Rangers (1939–40)	0–1–1
3	W	November 12, 1939	2–1	Boston Bruins (1939–40)	1–1–1
4	W	November 14, 1939	4–2	@ New York Americans (1939–40)	2–1–1
5	L	November 18, 1939	0–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	2–2–1
6	L	November 19, 1939	1–7	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	2–3–1
7	W	November 23, 1939	3–2	New York Americans (1939–40)	3–3–1
8	W	November 25, 1939	6–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	4–3–1
9	L	November 26, 1939	2–4 OT	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	4–4–1
10	L	November 28, 1939	1–4	@ New York Rangers (1939–40)	4–5–1
11	L	December 3, 1939	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	4–6–1
12	L	December 8, 1939	0–3	Boston Bruins (1939–40)	4–7–1
13	L	December 10, 1939	2–3	New York Americans (1939–40)	4–8–1
14	L	December 12, 1939	1–3	@ Boston Bruins (1939–40)	4–9–1
15	T	December 14, 1939	2–2 OT	@ New York Rangers (1939–40)	4–9–2
16	T	December 17, 1939	0–0 OT	New York Rangers (1939–40)	4–9–3
17	L	December 21, 1939	0–3	@ New York Americans (1939–40)	4–10–3
18	L	December 23, 1939	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	4–11–3
19	W	December 25, 1939	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	5–11–3
20	L	December 31, 1939	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	5–12–3
21	L	January 1, 1940	0–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	5–13–3
22	W	January 4, 1940	3–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	6–13–3
23	L	January 7, 1940	0–3	@ New York Rangers (1939–40)	6–14–3
24	L	January 9, 1940	1–3	@ Boston Bruins (1939–40)	6–15–3
25	W	January 12, 1940	4–2	New York Americans (1939–40)	7–15–3
26	L	January 14, 1940	0–1	@ New York Americans (1939–40)	7–16–3
27	T	January 18, 1940	2–2 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	7–16–4
28	W	January 21, 1940	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	8–16–4
29	T	January 26, 1940	1–1 OT	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	8–16–5
30	W	January 28, 1940	4–2	Boston Bruins (1939–40)	9–16–5
31	W	February 1, 1940	2–0	New York Rangers (1939–40)	10–16–5
32	T	February 4, 1940	1–1 OT	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	10–16–6
33	W	February 6, 1940	3–1	@ New York Americans (1939–40)	11–16–6
34	W	February 8, 1940	2–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	12–16–6
35	L	February 9, 1940	0–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	12–17–6
36	L	February 11, 1940	2–3 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	12–18–6
37	L	February 13, 1940	3–10	@ Boston Bruins (1939–40)	12–19–6
38	L	February 15, 1940	1–3	@ New York Rangers (1939–40)	12–20–6
39	W	February 18, 1940	2–0	New York Rangers (1939–40)	13–20–6
40	L	February 22, 1940	1–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	13–21–6
41	W	February 25, 1940	4–1	New York Americans (1939–40)	14–21–6
42	L	February 29, 1940	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	14–22–6
43	W	March 3, 1940	6–3	Boston Bruins (1939–40)	15–22–6
44	L	March 5, 1940	2–7	@ Boston Bruins (1939–40)	15–23–6
45	L	March 9, 1940	0–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	15–24–6
46	W	March 10, 1940	5–2	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	16–24–6
47	L	March 15, 1940	3–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	16–25–6
48	L	March 17, 1940	1–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	16–26–6

Playoffs

(5) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) New York Americans

**New York Americans vs Detroit Red Wings**
Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score
Mar 19	New York A.	1	Detroit	2 (OT)
Mar 22	Detroit	4	New York A.	5
Mar 24	New York A.	1	Detroit	3

Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–1.^[2]

(3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings

**Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs**
Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score
Mar 26	Detroit	1	Toronto	2
Mar 28	Toronto	3	Detroit	1

Toronto wins best-of-three series 2–0.^[2]

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Howe, SydSyd Howe	C/LW	46	14	23	37	17
Goodfellow, EbbieEbbie Goodfellow	C/D	43	11	17	28	31
Bruneteau, MudMud Bruneteau	RW	48	10	14	24	10
Motter, AlexAlex Motter	C	37	7	12	19	28
Kilrea, KenKen Kilrea	LW	40	10	8	18	4
Dillon, CecilCecil Dillon	RW	44	7	10	17	12
Brown, ConnieConnie Brown	C	36	8	3	11	2
Giesebrecht, GusGus Giesebrecht	C	30	4	7	11	2
Liscombe, CarlCarl Liscombe	LW	25	2	7	9	4
Wares, EddieEddie Wares	D/RW	33	2	6	8	19
McDonald, ButchButch McDonald	LW/C	37	1	6	7	2
Deacon, DonDon Deacon	LW	18	5	1	6	2
Fisher, JoeJoe Fisher	RW	34	2	4	6	2
Abel, SidSid Abel	C/LW	24	1	5	6	4
Grosso, DonDon Grosso	LW/C	29	2	3	5	11
Orlando, JimmyJimmy Orlando	D	48	1	3	4	54
Keating, JackJack Keating	LW	10	2	0	2	2
Bowman, RalphRalph Bowman	D	11	0	2	2	4
Stewart, JackJack Stewart	D	48	1	0	1	40
Bourque, ClaudeClaude Bourque	G	1	0	0	0	0
Hudson, RonRon Hudson	C	1	0	0	0	0
Jones, BuckBuck Jones	D	2	0	0	0	0
Kilrea, HecHec Kilrea	LW	12	0	0	0	0
Moore, AlfieAlfie Moore	G	1	0	0	0	0
Peer, BertBert Peer	RW	1	0	0	0	0
Thompson, TinyTiny Thompson	G	46	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Thompson, TinyTiny Thompson	2830	46	16	24	6	120	2.54	3
Bourque, ClaudeClaude Bourque	60	1	0	1	0	3	3.00	0
Moore, AlfieAlfie Moore	60	1	0	1	0	3	3.00	0
Team:	2950	48	16	26	6	126	2.56	3

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bruneteau, MudMud Bruneteau	RW	5	3	2	5	0
Howe, SydSyd Howe	C/LW	5	2	2	4	2
Brown, ConnieConnie Brown	C	5	2	1	3	0
Abel, SidSid Abel	C/LW	5	0	3	3	21
Fisher, JoeJoe Fisher	RW	5	1	1	2	0
Kilrea, KenKen Kilrea	LW	5	1	1	2	0
Motter, AlexAlex Motter	C	5	1	1	2	15
Goodfellow, EbbieEbbie Goodfellow	C/D	5	0	2	2	9
McDonald, ButchButch McDonald	LW/C	5	0	2	2	10
Dillon, CecilCecil Dillon	RW	5	1	0	1	0
Grosso, DonDon Grosso	LW/C	5	0	0	0	0
Orlando, JimmyJimmy Orlando	D	5	0	0	0	15
Stewart, JackJack Stewart	D	5	0	0	0	4
Thompson, TinyTiny Thompson	G	5	0	0	0	0
Wares, EddieEddie Wares	D/RW	5	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Thompson, TinyTiny Thompson	300	5	2	3	12	2.40	0
Team:	300	5	2	3	12	2.40	0

^[3]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

References

↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
1 2 Diamond 2000, p. 35.
↑ "1939-40 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.

External links

"1939–40 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.

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Detroit Red Wings seasons
1920s	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
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2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1939–40 NHL season
Teams	Boston Chicago Detroit Montreal Canadiens NY Americans NY Rangers Toronto
See also	Stanley Cup Finals

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1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

(5) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) New York Americans

(3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

External links