1937–38 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
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The 1937â38 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 14th season in the NHL.
| 1937â38 Boston Bruins | |
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American Division champions | |
| Division | 1st American |
| 1937â38 record | 30â11â7 |
| Home record | 18â3â3 |
| Road record | 12â8â4 |
| Goals for | 142 |
| Goals against | 89 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Art Ross |
| Coach | Art Ross |
| Captain | Cooney Weiland |
| Arena | Boston Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Bobby Bauer (20) |
| Assists | Bill Cowley (22) |
| Points | Bill Cowley (39) |
| Penalty minutes | Flash Hollett (54) |
| Wins | Tiny Thompson (30) |
| Goals against average | Tiny Thompson (1.80) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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| Boston Bruins | 48 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 142 | 89 | 67 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 149 | 96 | 60 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 97 | 139 | 37 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 99 | 133 | 35 |
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
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Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
The Boston Bruins lost the semifinals to the Toronto Maple Leafs being swept three games to none.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Bill Cowley | C | 48 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 8 |
| Bobby Bauer | RW | 48 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 9 |
| Charlie Sands | C/RW | 46 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 12 |
| Woody Dumart | LW | 48 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 |
| Milt Schmidt | C/D | 44 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 15 |
| Ray Getliffe | C/LW | 36 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 16 |
| Cooney Weiland | C | 48 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 |
| Leroy Goldsworthy | RW | 46 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 14 |
| Gord Pettinger | C | 35 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 |
| Eddie Shore | D | 48 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 42 |
| Dit Clapper | RW/D | 46 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Flash Hollett | D | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 54 |
| Art Jackson | C | 48 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| Jack Portland | D | 48 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| Mel Hill | RW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Red Hamill | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Beattie | LW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Crawford | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiny Thompson | G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Tiny Thompson | 2970 | 48 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 89 | 1.80 | 7 |
| Team: | 2970 | 48 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 89 | 1.80 | 7 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Bill Cowley | C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Sands | C/RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Getliffe | C/LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Flash Hollett | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Shore | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Bobby Bauer | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dit Clapper | RW/D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Woody Dumart | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Goldsworthy | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mel Hill | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Jackson | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Pettinger | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Portland | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Milt Schmidt | C/D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiny Thompson | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooney Weiland | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Tiny Thompson | 212 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1.70 | 0 |
| Team: | 212 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1.70 | 0 |
Note:
- Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Pos = Position;GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved;SV% = Save percentage;