1930–31 Detroit Falcons season
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The 1930–31 Detroit Falcons season was the Detroit National Hockey League (NHL) franchise's fifth season of play and the first known as the Detroit Falcons. The Falcons missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1926–27 season and the 1927–28 season.
| 1930–31 Detroit Falcons | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th American |
| 1930–31 record | 16–21–7 |
| Home record | 10–7–5 |
| Road record | 6–14–2 |
| Goals for | 102 |
| Goals against | 105 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Jack Adams |
| Coach | Jack Adams |
| Captain | George Hay |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Ebbie Goodfellow (25) |
| Assists | Ebbie Goodfellow (23) |
| Points | Ebbie Goodfellow (48) |
| Penalty minutes | Bert McInenly (48) |
| Wins | Dolly Dolson (16) |
| Goals against average | Dolly Dolson (2.29) |

Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 44 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 143 | 90 | 62 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 108 | 78 | 51 |
| New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 106 | 87 | 47 |
| Detroit Falcons | 44 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 102 | 105 | 39 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 44 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 76 | 184 | 12 |
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
Vs. American Division
| 1930–31 NHL records[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | NYR | PHI | Total | ||||||
| Boston | — | 2–4 | 4–1–1 | 4–0–2 | 5–0–1 | 15–5–4 | ||||||
| Chicago | 4–2 | — | 2–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 6–0 | 16–6–2 | ||||||
| Detroit | 1–4–1 | 3–2–1 | — | 2–3–1 | 4–2 | 10–11–3 | ||||||
| N.Y. Rangers | 0–4–2 | 1–4–1 | 3–2–1 | — | 6–0 | 10–10–4 | ||||||
| Philadelphia | 0–5–1 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 0–6 | — | 2–21–1 | ||||||
Vs. Canadian Division
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| Team | MTL | MTM | NYA | OTT | TOR | Total | ||||||
| Boston | 1–2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1–1 | 12–6–2 | ||||||
| Chicago | 0–3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 7–12–1 | ||||||
| Detroit | 2–2 | 0–3–1 | 0–2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1–1 | 6–10–4 | ||||||
| N.Y. Rangers | 2–2 | 2–1–1 | 1–0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2–1 | 9–6–5 | ||||||
| Philadelphia | 0–3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3–1 | 0–3–1 | 1–3 | 2–15–3 | ||||||
Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebbie Goodfellow | C/D | 44 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 32 |
| Carson Cooper | RW | 44 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 |
| Herbie Lewis | LW | 43 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 38 |
| Larry Aurie | RW | 41 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 23 |
| George Hay | LW | 44 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 24 |
| John Sorrell | LW | 39 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 |
| Tommy Filmore | RW | 39 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Bert McInenly | LW/D | 44 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 48 |
| Reg Noble | C/D | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 |
| Stewart Evans | D | 43 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Stan McCabe | LW | 44 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| Frank Fredrickson | C | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Henry Hicks | D | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| John Newman | C/LW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Creighton | F | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Leroy Goldsworthy | RW | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harvey Rockburn | D | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 118 |
| Dolly Dolson | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Steele | RW/D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolly Dolson | 2750 | 44 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 105 | 2.29 | 6 |
| Team: | 2750 | 44 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 105 | 2.29 | 6 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; 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;