1939–40 Boston Bruins season

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The 1939–40 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' 16th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins finished first over-all, but could not repeat as Stanley Cup champions, losing in the playoff semi-final to the New York Rangers.

League1st NHL
1939–40 record31–12–5
Home record20–3–1
Road record11–9–4
Quick facts Boston Bruins, League ...
1939–40 Boston Bruins
League1st NHL
1939–40 record31–12–5
Home record20–3–1
Road record11–9–4
Goals for170
Goals against98
Team information
General managerArt Ross
CoachCooney Weiland
CaptainDit Clapper
ArenaBoston Garden
Team leaders
GoalsMilt Schmidt (22)
Woody Dumart (22)
AssistsMilt Schmidt (30)
PointsMilt Schmidt (52)
Penalty minutesJack Shewchuk (55)
WinsFrank Brimsek (31)
Goals against averageFrank Brimsek (1.99)
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Regular season

Final standings

More information GP, W ...
National Hockey League
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Boston Bruins48311251709833067
New York Rangers482711101367752064
Toronto Maple Leafs482517613411048556
Chicago Black Hawks482319611212035152
Detroit Red Wings48162669112625038
New York Americans481529410614023634
Montreal Canadiens48103359016733825
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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalty Minutes, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

More information NHL Records, Team ...
1939–40 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYA NYR TOR
Boston —6–1–15–36–1–17–12–4–25–2–1
Chicago 1–6–1—6–0–25–2–13–4–14–44–3–1
Detroit 3–50–6–2—5–35–32–3–21–6–1
Montreal 1–6–12–5–13–5—2–4–21–6–11–7
N.Y. Americans 1–74–3–13–54–2–2—1–6–12–6
N.Y. Rangers 4–2–24–43–2–26–1–16–1–1—4–1–3
Toronto 2–5–13–4–16–1–17–16–21–4–3—
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Schedule and results

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1939–40 regular season[3]
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LNovember 4, 19390–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)0–1–0
2LNovember 12, 19391–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)0–2–0
3WNovember 14, 19393–1 OTChicago Black Hawks (1939–40)1–2–0
4TNovember 16, 19393–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)1–2–1
5WNovember 19, 19392–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)2–2–1
6LNovember 21, 19391–2Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)2–3–1
7TNovember 26, 19392–2 OTNew York Rangers (1939–40)2–3–2
8WNovember 28, 19396–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)3–3–2
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
9WDecember 3, 19396–2@ New York Americans (1939–40)4–3–2
10WDecember 5, 19392–1New York Americans (1939–40)5–3–2
11WDecember 8, 19393–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)6–3–2
12LDecember 10, 19392–3@ New York Rangers (1939–40)6–4–2
13WDecember 12, 19393–1Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)7–4–2
14TDecember 14, 19391–1 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)7–4–3
15WDecember 17, 19394–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)8–4–3
16WDecember 19, 19393–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)9–4–3
17WDecember 21, 19393–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)10–4–3
18WDecember 24, 19393–2@ New York Americans (1939–40)11–4–3
19WDecember 25, 19396–3Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)12–4–3
20LDecember 29, 19390–4@ New York Rangers (1939–40)12–5–3
21WDecember 31, 19396–1Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)13–5–3
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
22LJanuary 2, 19404–6New York Rangers (1939–40)13–6–3
23WJanuary 7, 19406–2New York Americans (1939–40)14–6–3
24WJanuary 9, 19403–1Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)15–6–3
25WJanuary 11, 19405–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)16–6–3
26WJanuary 14, 19404–2Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)17–6–3
27WJanuary 16, 19406–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)18–6–3
28LJanuary 21, 19402–4@ New York Rangers (1939–40)18–7–3
29WJanuary 23, 19404–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)19–7–3
30TJanuary 25, 19402–2 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)19–7–4
31LJanuary 28, 19402–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)19–8–4
32WJanuary 30, 19405–0Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)20–8–4
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
33WFebruary 4, 19407–1New York Americans (1939–40)21–8–4
34WFebruary 6, 19406–2New York Rangers (1939–40)22–8–4
35WFebruary 11, 19404–2@ New York Americans (1939–40)23–8–4
36WFebruary 13, 194010–3Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)24–8–4
37WFebruary 20, 19405–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)25–8–4
38LFebruary 24, 19401–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)25–9–4
39LFebruary 25, 19401–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)25–10–4
40WFebruary 27, 19406–0Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)26–10–4
41WFebruary 29, 19404–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)27–10–4
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
42LMarch 3, 19403–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)27–11–4
43WMarch 5, 19407–2Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)28–11–4
44WMarch 7, 19402–1@ New York Americans (1939–40)29–11–4
45LMarch 9, 19402–4New York Americans (1939–40)29–12–4
46WMarch 12, 19402–1New York Rangers (1939–40)30–12–4
47TMarch 14, 19400–0 OT@ New York Rangers (1939–40)30–12–5
48WMarch 17, 19407–2Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)31–12–5

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

The Boston Bruins lost the semifinals to the New York Rangers 4–2

More information 1940 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
1940 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Semifinals vs. (2) New York Rangers – Rangers win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeSeries
1March 19Boston Bruins0–4New York Rangers0–1
2March 21New York Rangers3–4Boston Bruins1–1
3March 24New York Rangers2–4Boston Bruins2–1
4March 26Boston Bruins0–1New York Rangers2–2
5March 28New York Rangers1–0Boston Bruins2–3
6March 30Boston Bruins1–4New York Rangers2–4

Legend:   Win   Loss

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Milt SchmidtC/D4822305237
Woody DumartLW4822214316
Bobby BauerRW481726432
Bill CowleyC4813274024
Herb CainLW4821103130
Roy ConacherLW311812309
Dit ClapperRW/D4410182825
Flash HollettD4410182818
Art JacksonC46718256
Mel HillRW389112019
Red HamillLW301081816
Gord PettingerC242682
Eddie WisemanRW182680
Jack ShewchukD4724655
Jack CrawfordD3514526
Jack PortlandD2805516
Des SmithD2022423
Eddie ShoreD42134
Frank BrimsekG480000
Pat McReavyC20002
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Frank Brimsek29504831125981.996
Team:29504831125981.996
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Playoffs

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Herb CainLW61342
Roy ConacherLW62130
Eddie WisemanRW62132
Flash HollettD51232
Art JacksonC51230
Dit ClapperRW/D50222
Bobby BauerRW61012
Woody DumartLW61010
Bill CowleyC60117
Red HamillLW50115
Terry ReardonC/RW10110
Frank BrimsekG60000
Jack CrawfordD60000
Mel HillRW30000
Milt SchmidtC/D60000
Jack ShewchukD60000
Des SmithD60000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Frank Brimsek360624152.500
Team:360624152.500
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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;

Awards and records

Lady Byng Trophy:
(Excellence and sportsmanship)		Bobby Bauer
Prince of Wales Trophy:
(Regular season champion)

All-Star teams

More information First Team, Position ...
First Team  Position
Dit Clapper D
Milt Schmidt C
Second Team  Position
Frank Brimsek G
Bobby Bauer RW
Woody Dumart LW
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Transactions

October 10, 1939 To Boston Bruins
Herb Cain		 To Montreal Canadiens
Ray Getliffe
Charlie Sands		 [5]
November 29, 1939 To Boston Bruins
George Brown		 To Montreal Canadiens
cash		 [6]
January 25, 1940 To Boston Bruins
Ed Wiseman
$5,000 cash		 To New York Americans
Eddie Shore		 [7]
January 27, 1940 To Boston Bruins
Des Smith		 To Chicago Black Hawks
Jack Portland		 [8]

See also

References

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