1938–39 New York Americans season
National Hockey League team season
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The 1938â39 New York Americans season was the Americans' 14th season of play.
| 1938â39 New York Americans | |
|---|---|
| League | 4th NHL |
| 1938â39 record | 17â21â10 |
| Home record | 12â8â4 |
| Road record | 5â13â6 |
| Goals for | 119 |
| Goals against | 157 |
| Team information | |
| Coach | Red Dutton |
| Captain | Sweeney Schriner |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Lorne Carr (19) |
| Assists | Sweeney Schriner (31) |
| Points | Sweeney Schriner (44) |
| Penalty minutes | Joe Jerwa (52) |
| Wins | Earl Robertson (17) |
| Goals against average | Earl Robertson (2.86) |
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
They went against Toronto in the first round in a best of three series and got swept in 2 games, or 0â2.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney Schriner | 48 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 20 |
| Tommy Anderson | 47 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 14 |
| Lorne Carr | 46 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 16 |
| Nels Stewart | 46 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 43 |
| Eddie Wiseman | 47 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 8 |
| Art Jackson | 48 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 15 |
| John Sorrell | 48 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 10 |
| Art Chapman | 45 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 2 |
| Hooley Smith | 48 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 18 |
| Joe Jerwa | 47 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 52 |
| Leroy Goldsworthy | 48 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
| John Gallagher | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| Wilf Field | 47 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37 |
| Roger Jenkins | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Red Beattie | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Alfie Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Murray | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Earl Robertson | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Robertson | 2850 | 46 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 136 | 2.86 | 3 | |||
| Roger Jenkins | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14.00 | 0 | |||
| Alfie Moore | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | |||
| Team: | 3000 | 48 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 157 | 3.14 | 3 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Carr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Chapman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Field | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gallagher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Goldsworthy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Jerwa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alfie Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweeney Schriner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Hooley Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| John Sorrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nels Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Tomson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Wiseman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Moore | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | ||||
| Team: | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 |