1940–41 New York Americans season
National Hockey League team season
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The 1940–41 New York Americans season was the Americans' 16th season of play. The Americans did not qualify for the playoffs.
| 1940–41 New York Americans | |
|---|---|
| League | 7th NHL |
| 1940–41 record | 8–29–11 |
| Home record | 7–10–7 |
| Road record | 1–19–4 |
| Goals for | 99 |
| Goals against | 186 |
| Team information | |
| Coach | Art Chapman |
| Captain | Charlie Conacher |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Lorne Carr (13) |
| Assists | Lorne Carr (19) |
| Points | Lorne Carr (32) |
| Penalty minutes | Peter Slobodian (54) |
| Wins | Earl Robertson (6) |
| Goals against average | Chuck Rayner (3.42) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 168 | 102 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 145 | 99 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 53 | 112 | 102 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 143 | 125 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 112 | 139 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 38 | 121 | 147 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 99 | 186 |
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 | — | 4–2–2 | 3–0–5 | 5–2–1 | 7–0–1 | 4–2–2 | 4–2–2 | |||||
| Chicago | 2–4–2 | — | 2–6 | 3–4–1 | 3–2–3 | 4–3–1 | 2–6 | |||||
| Detroit | 0–3–5 | 6–2 | — | 4–3–1 | 5–1–2 | 3–2–3 | 3–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 2–5–1 | 4–3–1 | 3–4–1 | — | 4–3–1 | 2–5–1 | 1–6–1 | |||||
| N.Y. Americans | 0–7–1 | 2–3–3 | 1–5–2 | 3–4–1 | — | 1–6–1 | 1–4–3 | |||||
| N.Y. Rangers | 2–4–2 | 3–4–1 | 2–3–2 | 5–2–1 | 6–1–1 | — | 3–5 | |||||
| Toronto | 2–4–2 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 6–1–1 | 4–1–3 | 5–3 | — | |||||
Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Carr | 48 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 10 |
| Buzz Boll | 47 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 16 |
| Busher Jackson | 46 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 4 |
| Murray Armstrong | 48 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6 |
| Charlie Conacher | 46 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 32 |
| Norm Larson | 48 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
| Tommy Anderson | 35 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 |
| Pat Egan | 39 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 51 |
| Wilf Field | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
| Ralph Wycherley | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Hooley Smith | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Pete Kelly | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| John Sorrell | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Bill Benson | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Fred Hunt | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Peter Slobodian | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 54 |
| Peanuts O'Flaherty | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chuck Corrigan | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Fred Thurier | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Andy Branigan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Viv Allen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lloyd Finkbeiner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Rayner | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Robertson | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Tomson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Robertson | 2260 | 36 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 142 | 3.77 | 1 | |||
| Chuck Rayner | 773 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 3.42 | 0 | |||
| Andy Branigan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Team: | 3040 | 48 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 186 | 3.67 | 1 |