1940–41 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1940–41 Detroit Red Wings season was the 15th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, ninth as the Red Wings. The Red Wings made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Boston Bruins.

1940–41 Detroit Red Wings
Division3rd NHL
1940–41 record21–16–11
Goals for112
Goals against102
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams
CaptainEbbie Goodfellow
Team leaders
GoalsSyd Howe (20)
AssistsSyd Howe (24)
PointsSyd Howe (44)
Penalty minutesJimmy Orlando (99)
WinsJohnny Mowers (21)
Goals against averageJohnny Mowers (2.01)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins482781367168102
Toronto Maple Leafs48281466214599
Detroit Red Wings4821161153112102
New York Rangers482119850143125
Chicago Black Hawks481625739112139
Montreal Canadiens481626638121147
New York Americans48829112799186

[1]

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
1940–41 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYA NYR TOR
Boston —4–2–23–0–55–2–17–0–14–2–24–2–2
Chicago 2–4–2—2–63–4–13–2–34–3–12–6
Detroit 0–3–56–2—4–3–15–1–23–2–33–5
Montreal 2–5–14–3–13–4–1—4–3–12–5–11–6–1
N.Y. Americans 0–7–12–3–31–5–23–4–1—1–6–11–4–3
N.Y. Rangers 2–4–23–4–12–3–25–2–16–1–1—3–5
Toronto 2–4–26–25–36–1–14–1–35–3—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WNovember 3, 19404–2New York Americans (1940–41)1–0–0
2LNovember 9, 19400–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)1–1–0
3TNovember 10, 19402–2 OTNew York Rangers (1940–41)1–1–1
4TNovember 16, 19403–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1940–41)1–1–2
5WNovember 17, 19402–0@ New York Americans (1940–41)2–1–2
6TNovember 19, 19404–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)2–1–3
7WNovember 21, 19402–1Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)3–1–3
8TNovember 24, 19401–1 OTBoston Bruins (1940–41)3–1–4
9WNovember 29, 19403–1Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)4–1–4
10LDecember 1, 19401–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)4–2–4
11WDecember 5, 19405–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)5–2–4
12LDecember 7, 19402–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)5–3–4
13WDecember 8, 19403–1@ New York Rangers (1940–41)6–3–4
14WDecember 13, 19403–2 OTNew York Rangers (1940–41)7–3–4
15LDecember 15, 19401–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1940–41)7–4–4
16LDecember 17, 19402–3 OT@ New York Americans (1940–41)7–5–4
17TDecember 19, 19401–1 OTNew York Americans (1940–41)7–5–5
18LDecember 22, 19403–5Boston Bruins (1940–41)7–6–5
19WDecember 25, 19403–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)8–6–5
20WDecember 29, 19402–1Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)9–6–5
21WJanuary 1, 19414–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)10–6–5
22WJanuary 4, 19413–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)11–6–5
23WJanuary 5, 19413–0Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)12–6–5
24TJanuary 7, 19411–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)12–6–6
25TJanuary 9, 19413–3 OT@ New York Americans (1940–41)12–6–7
26LJanuary 12, 19411–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)12–7–7
27TJanuary 14, 19413–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1940–41)12–7–8
28LJanuary 18, 19411–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)12–8–8
29LJanuary 19, 19411–2New York Rangers (1940–41)12–9–8
30WJanuary 24, 19414–2 OTNew York Americans (1940–41)13–9–8
31LJanuary 26, 19410–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)13–10–8
32LJanuary 30, 19411–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)13–11–8
33TFebruary 6, 19414–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)13–11–9
34TFebruary 9, 19412–2 OTBoston Bruins (1940–41)13–11–10
35LFebruary 11, 19410–4@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)13–12–10
36WFebruary 14, 19412–1Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)14–12–10
37WFebruary 16, 19412–1Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)15–12–10
38LFebruary 22, 19412–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)15–13–10
39WFebruary 23, 19413–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)16–13–10
40LFebruary 27, 19410–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)16–14–10
41WFebruary 28, 19415–4New York Americans (1940–41)17–14–10
42WMarch 2, 19414–2 OTNew York Rangers (1940–41)18–14–10
43LMarch 4, 19410–6@ New York Rangers (1940–41)18–15–10
44WMarch 6, 19416–1@ New York Americans (1940–41)19–15–10
45WMarch 8, 19414–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)20–15–10
46WMarch 13, 19413–2Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)21–15–10
47TMarch 16, 19412–2 OTBoston Bruins (1940–41)21–15–11
48LMarch 18, 19411–4@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)21–16–11

Playoffs

(3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) New York Rangers
New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Mar 20New York R.1Detroit2 (OT)
Mar 23Detroit1New York R.3
Mar 25New York R.2Detroit3

Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–1.[3]

(3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (5) Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Black Hawks vs Detroit Red Wings
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Mar 27Chicago1Detroit3
Mar 30Detroit2Chicago1 (OT)

Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–0.[3]

(1) Boston Bruins vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Apr 6Detroit2Boston3
Apr 8Detroit1Boston2
Apr 10Boston4Detroit2
Apr 12Boston3Detroit1

Boston wins the Stanley Cup 4–0.[3]

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Syd HoweC/LW482024448
Sid AbelC/LW4711223329
Mud BruneteauRW4511172812
Eddie WaresD/RW4210162634
Alex MotterC4713122518
Gus GiesebrechtC43718257
Ebbie GoodfellowC/D475172235
Carl LiscombeLW331010200
Don GrossoLW/C45871514
Joe FisherRW27581311
Jimmy OrlandoD481101199
Jack StewartD4726856
Bill JenningsRW121562
Joe CarvethRW192132
Connie BrownC31230
Les DouglasC181232
Art HerchenratterLW101232
Ken KilreaLW152020
Eddie BruneteauRW111122
Bob WhitelawD230222
Arch WilderLW180222
Dick BehlingD30000
Harold JacksonD10000
Johnny MowersG480000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Johnny Mowers3040482116111022.014
Team:3040482116111022.014

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Syd HoweC/LW91780
Carl LiscombeLW843712
Don GrossoLW/C91450
Sid AbelC/LW92242
Bill JenningsRW92240
Alex MotterC91344
Mud BruneteauRW92132
Gus GiesebrechtC92130
Jack StewartD91238
Connie BrownC90220
Jimmy OrlandoD902231
Joe FisherRW51016
Ebbie GoodfellowC/D30119
Eddie BruneteauRW30000
Ken KilreaLW50000
Johnny MowersG90000
Eddie WaresD/RW90000
Bob WhitelawD80000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Johnny Mowers561945202.140
Team:561945202.140

[4]

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;

See also

References
  1. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. Diamond 2000, p. 35.
  4. "1940-41 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
Bibliography
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
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