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1940–41 Detroit Red Wings season
Sports season
Sports season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1940–41 |
| year | 1940 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| Record | 21–16–11 |
| HomeRecord | 14–5–5 |
| RoadRecord | 7–11–6 |
| LeagueRank | 3rd |
| GoalsFor | 112 |
| GoalsAgainst | 102 |
| GeneralManager | Jack Adams |
| Coach | Jack Adams |
| Captain | Ebbie Goodfellow |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| GoalsLeader | Syd Howe (20) |
| AssistsLeader | Syd Howe (24) |
| PointsLeader | Syd Howe (44) |
| PIMLeader | Jimmy Orlando (99) |
| WinsLeader | Johnny Mowers (21) |
| GAALeader | Johnny Mowers (2.01) |
The 1940–41 Detroit Red Wings season was the 15th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, ninth as the Red Wings. The Red Wings made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Boston Bruins.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||November 3, 1940||4–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1940–41) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||November 9, 1940||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||1–1–0 |- |3||T||November 10, 1940||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1940–41) ||1–1–1 |- |4||T||November 16, 1940||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1940–41) ||1–1–2 |- |5||W||November 17, 1940||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1940–41) ||2–1–2 |- |6||T||November 19, 1940||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||2–1–3 |- |7||W||November 21, 1940||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||3–1–3 |- |8||T||November 24, 1940||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||3–1–4 |- |9||W||November 29, 1940||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||4–1–4
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Playoffs
(3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) New York Rangers
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20 | New York R. | 1 | **Detroit** | **2** (OT) |
| Mar 23 | Detroit | 1 | **New York R.** | **3** |
| Mar 25 | New York R. | 2 | **Detroit** | **3** |
Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–1.
(3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (5) Chicago Black Hawks
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27 | Chicago | 1 | **Detroit** | **3** |
| Mar 30 | **Detroit** | **2** | Chicago | 1 (OT) |
Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–0.
(1) Boston Bruins vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6 | Detroit | 2 | **Boston** | **3** |
| Apr 8 | Detroit | 1 | **Boston** | **2** |
| Apr 10 | **Boston** | **4** | Detroit | 2 |
| Apr 12 | **Boston** | **3** | Detroit | 1 |
Boston wins the Stanley Cup 4–0.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/LW | 48 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 8 | |
| C/LW | 47 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 29 | |
| RW | 45 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 | |
| D/RW | 42 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 34 | |
| C | 47 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 18 | |
| C | 43 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 7 | |
| C/D | 47 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 35 | |
| LW | 33 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0 | |
| LW/C | 45 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | |
| RW | 27 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | |
| D | 48 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 99 | |
| D | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 56 | |
| RW | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| RW | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| C | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| LW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| LW | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| LW | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3040 | 48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 102 | 2.01 | 4 | |
| **Team:** | 3040 | 48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 102 | 2.01 | 4 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/LW | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |
| LW | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| LW/C | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| RW | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| RW | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| C | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| C | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| C/D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/RW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 2.14 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 561 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 2.14 | 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;
References
;Bibliography
References
- "1940-41 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
- "1940-41 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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