1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
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The 1938â39 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 22nd season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs again advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Boston Bruins.
| 1938â39 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
|---|---|
| League | 3rd NHL |
| 1938â39 record | 19â20â9 |
| Home record | 13â8â3 |
| Road record | 6â12â6 |
| Goals for | 114 |
| Goals against | 107 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Conn Smythe |
| Coach | Dick Irvin |
| Captain | Red Horner |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Gordie Drillon (18) |
| Assists | Syl Apps (25) |
| Points | Syl Apps (40) |
| Penalty minutes | Red Horner (85) |
| Wins | Turk Broda (19) |
| Goals against average | Turk Broda (2.15) |
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
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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
The Maple Leafs finished in third place in the regular season, which matched them up against the New York Americans in the first round, best of three series. After sweeping the Americans in 2 games, the Leafs played the Detroit Red Wings in the next round in another best of three series, which they won 2â1. In the finals, they played the Boston Bruins, who defeated them 4â1.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syl Apps | C | 44 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 4 |
| Gordie Drillon | RW | 40 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 15 |
| Busher Jackson | LW | 41 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 12 |
| Murph Chamberlain | LW | 48 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 32 |
| Doc Romnes | LW/C | 36 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0 |
| Pep Kelly | RW | 48 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 12 |
| Nick Metz | LW | 47 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 15 |
| Gus Marker | RW | 29 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 11 |
| George Parsons | LW | 43 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Davidson | LW | 47 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 29 |
| Red Horner | D | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 85 |
| Bingo Kampman | D | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 52 |
| Jimmy Fowler | D | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Reg Hamilton | D | 48 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 54 |
| Bucko McDonald | D | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| Bill Thoms | C | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Jack Church | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Langelle | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Murray Armstrong | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Buzz Boll | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Broda | G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Heron | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Mann | RW/C | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turk Broda | 2990 | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 107 | 2.15 | 8 |
| Team: | 2990 | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 107 | 2.15 | 8 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Drillon | RW | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | C | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Murph Chamberlain | LW | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Nick Metz | LW | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Doc Romnes | LW/C | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Gus Marker | RW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Red Horner | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| Pete Langelle | C | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Davidson | LW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Bingo Kampman | D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Reg Hamilton | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Pep Kelly | RW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Fowler | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Busher Jackson | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Turk Broda | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Church | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Heron | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bucko McDonald | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Metz | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turk Broda | 617 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 1.94 | 2 |
| Team: | 617 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 1.94 | 2 |
- 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;
Transactions
- October 12, 1938: Traded Charlie Conacher to the Detroit Red Wings for $16,000
- November 3, 1938: Acquired Gus Marker from the Montreal Maroons for $4,000
- November 15, 1938: Acquired Norman Mann from the New York Rangers for $4,000
- December 8, 1938: Acquired Doc Romnes from the Chicago Black Hawks for Bill Thoms
- December 19, 1938: Acquired Bucko McDonald from the Detroit Red Wings for Bill Thomson and $10,000