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1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1939–40 |
| year | 1939 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| Record | 16–26–6 |
| HomeRecord | 11–10–3 |
| RoadRecord | 5–16–3 |
| GoalsFor | 91 |
| GoalsAgainst | 126 |
| LeagueRank | 5th |
| GeneralManager | Jack Adams |
| Coach | Jack Adams |
| Captain | Ebbie Goodfellow |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| GoalsLeader | Syd Howe (14) |
| AssistsLeader | Syd Howe (23) |
| PointsLeader | Syd Howe (37) |
| PIMLeader | Jimmy Orlando (54) |
| WinsLeader | Tiny Thompson (16) |
| GAALeader | Tiny Thompson (2.54) |
The 1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season was the 14th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, eighth as the Red Wings.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||November 2, 1939||2–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||November 5, 1939||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1939–40) ||0–1–1 |- |3||W||November 12, 1939||2–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1939–40) ||1–1–1 |- |4||W||November 14, 1939||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1939–40) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||November 18, 1939||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||November 19, 1939||1–7 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) ||2–3–1 |- |7||W||November 23, 1939||3–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1939–40) ||3–3–1 |- |8||W||November 25, 1939||6–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) ||4–3–1 |- |9||L||November 26, 1939||2–4 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) ||4–4–1 |- |10||L||November 28, 1939||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1939–40) ||4–5–1
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Playoffs
(5) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) New York Americans
| 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.
(3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
| 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.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/LW | 46 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 17 | |
| C/D | 43 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 31 | |
| RW | 48 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | |
| C | 37 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28 | |
| LW | 40 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | |
| RW | 44 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | |
| C | 36 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |
| C | 30 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |
| LW | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
| D/RW | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |
| LW/C | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
| LW | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| RW | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| C/LW | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| LW/C | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| D | 48 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 54 | |
| LW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| D | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2830 | 46 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 120 | 2.54 | 3 | |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| C/D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| LW/C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW/C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 300 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 |
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;
Awards and records
| Hart Trophy: | |
|---|---|
| (Most valuable player) | Ebbie Goodfellow |
All-Star teams
| First Team | Position |
|---|---|
| Ebbie Goodfellow | D |
Transactions
| November 7, 1939 | To New York Americanscash | To Detroit Red WingsAlfie Moore |
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References
;Bibliography
References
- "1939-40 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
- "1939-40 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- "Transactions". www.hockey-reference.com.
- "Transactions". www.hockey-reference.com.
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