1938–39 Detroit Red Wings season
National Hockey League team season
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The 1938â39 Detroit Red Wings season was the 13th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, seventh as the Red Wings.
| 1938â39 Detroit Red Wings | |
|---|---|
| League | 5th NHL |
| 1938â39 record | 18â24â6 |
| Home record | 14â8â2 |
| Road record | 4â16â4 |
| Goals for | 107 |
| Goals against | 128 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Jack Adams |
| Coach | Jack Adams |
| Captain | Ebbie Goodfellow |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Syd Howe (16) |
| Assists | Marty Barry (28) |
| Points | Marty Barry (41) |
| Penalty minutes | Charlie Conacher (39) |
| Wins | Tiny Thompson (16) |
| Goals against average | Tiny Thompson (2.50) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 156 | 76 | 74 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 149 | 105 | 58 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 114 | 107 | 47 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 119 | 157 | 44 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 107 | 128 | 42 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 115 | 146 | 39 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 91 | 132 | 32 |
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
| 1938â39 NHL Records [2] | ||||||||||||
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYA | NYR | TOR | |||||
| Boston | â | 8â0 | 7â1 | 6â2 | 5â2â1 | 5â3 | 5â2â1 | |||||
| Chicago | 0â8 | â | 1â5â2 | 4â4 | 2â4â2 | 3â4â1 | 2â3â3 | |||||
| Detroit | 1â7 | 5â1â2 | â | 4â3â1 | 3â3â2 | 2â6 | 3â4â1 | |||||
| Montreal | 2â6 | 4â4 | 3â4â1 | â | 3â2â3 | 1â4â3 | 2â4â2 | |||||
| N.Y. Americans | 2â5â1 | 4â2â2 | 3â3â2 | 2â3â3 | â | 2â5â1 | 4â3â1 | |||||
| N.Y. Rangers | 3â5 | 4â3â1 | 6â2 | 4â1â3 | 5â2â1 | â | 4â3â1 | |||||
| Toronto | 2â5â1 | 3â2â2 | 4â3â1 | 4â2â2 | 3â4â1 | 3â4â1 | â | |||||
Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
(5) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21 | Detroit | 0 | Montreal C. | 2 |
| Mar 23 | Montreal C. | 3 | Detroit | 7 |
| Mar 26 | Montreal C. | 0 | Detroit | 1 (OT) |
Detroit wins best-of-three series 2â1.[4]
(3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28 | Detroit | 1 | Toronto | 4 |
| Mar 30 | Toronto | 1 | Detroit | 3 |
| Apr 1 | Detroit | 4 | Toronto | 5 (OT) |
Toronto wins best-of-three series 2â1.[4]
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Barry | C | 48 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 4 |
| Syd Howe | C/LW | 48 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 11 |
| Carl Liscombe | LW | 41 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 13 |
| Charlie Conacher | RW | 40 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 39 |
| Gus Giesebrecht | C | 28 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| Hec Kilrea | LW | 48 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 |
| Ebbie Goodfellow | C/D | 48 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 36 |
| Eddie Wares | D/RW | 28 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 |
| Herbie Lewis | LW | 42 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 |
| Alex Motter | C | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 |
| Pete Kelly | RW | 32 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Mud Bruneteau | RW | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Doug Young | D | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Ralph Bowman | D | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| Don Deacon | LW | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Sid Abel | C/LW | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Grosso | LW/C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Trottier | LW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Larry Aurie | RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Connie Brown | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Keating | LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Besler | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Buck Jones | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Charley Mason | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Stewart | D | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Eddie Bush | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kilrea | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucko McDonald | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Sherf | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normie Smith | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Teno | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiny Thompson | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Thomson | C/RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Thompson | 2397 | 39 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 101 | 2.53 | 4 |
| Harvey Teno | 300 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Charlie Conacher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Normie Smith | 240 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 2940 | 48 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 128 | 2.61 | 4 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Conacher | RW | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Marty Barry | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Syd Howe | C/LW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Don Deacon | LW | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Grosso | LW/C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Hec Kilrea | LW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Herbie Lewis | LW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sid Abel | C/LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Kilrea | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Gus Giesebrecht | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Young | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Eddie Wares | D/RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Buck Jones | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Alex Motter | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph Bowman | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mud Bruneteau | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebbie Goodfellow | C/D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Pete Kelly | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Liscombe | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Sherf | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiny Thompson | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Thompson | 374 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2.41 | 1 |
| Team: | 374 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2.41 | 1 |
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;