1940–41 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1940–41 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto franchise's 24th season of play.

1940–41 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division2nd NHL
1940–41 record28–14–6
Goals for145
Goals against99
Team information
General managerConn Smythe
CoachHap Day
CaptainSyl Apps
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsGordie Drillon (23)
AssistsSyl Apps (24)
PointsGordie Drillon (44)
Syl Apps (44)
Penalty minutesReg Hamilton (59)
WinsTurk Broda (28)
Goals against averageTurk Broda (2.00)

Offseason

Conn Smythe was making preparations for his eventual tour of duty in Europe. He felt that Dick Irvin would not be strong enough to deal with player issues while he was gone and Smythe convinced the Montreal Canadiens to hire Irvin.[1] Smythe hired Hap Day as coach.

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

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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 [3]
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
1LNovember 2, 19401–4New York Rangers (1940–41)0–1–0
2WNovember 9, 19403–0Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)1–1–0
3WNovember 14, 19406–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)2–1–0
4WNovember 16, 19404–2Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)3–1–0
5WNovember 17, 19404–1@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)4–1–0
6WNovember 21, 19402–1 OT@ New York Americans (1940–41)5–1–0
7LNovember 23, 19400–1Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)5–2–0
8WNovember 24, 19404–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)6–2–0
9WNovember 26, 19404–2@ New York Rangers (1940–41)7–2–0
10WNovember 30, 19406–1New York Americans (1940–41)8–2–0
11WDecember 1, 19403–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)9–2–0
12WDecember 7, 19403–2Boston Bruins (1940–41)10–2–0
13WDecember 12, 19404–3Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)11–2–0
14WDecember 14, 19402–1Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)12–2–0
15WDecember 15, 19404–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)13–2–0
16LDecember 17, 19402–5@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)13–3–0
17TDecember 21, 19402–2 OTNew York Americans (1940–41)13–3–1
18LDecember 22, 19401–2@ New York Americans (1940–41)13–4–1
19LDecember 25, 19402–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)13–5–1
20WDecember 28, 19403–2New York Rangers (1940–41)14–5–1
21LDecember 29, 19402–3@ New York Rangers (1940–41)14–6–1
22LJanuary 4, 19411–3Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)14–7–1
23WJanuary 7, 19414–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)15–7–1
24WJanuary 9, 19413–2 OTNew York Rangers (1940–41)16–7–1
25WJanuary 11, 19419–0New York Americans (1940–41)17–7–1
26LJanuary 18, 19410–1Boston Bruins (1940–41)17–8–1
27TJanuary 19, 19413–3 OT@ New York Americans (1940–41)17–8–2
28WJanuary 23, 19413–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)18–8–2
29TJanuary 25, 19412–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1940–41)18–8–3
30WJanuary 26, 19412–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)19–8–3
31WJanuary 30, 19412–1Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)20–8–3
32WFebruary 1, 19413–1Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)21–8–3
33LFebruary 2, 19411–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)21–9–3
34LFebruary 8, 19412–3Boston Bruins (1940–41)21–10–3
35WFebruary 15, 19414–3New York Rangers (1940–41)22–10–3
36WFebruary 16, 19414–1@ New York Rangers (1940–41)23–10–3
37TFebruary 18, 19412–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)23–10–4
38WFebruary 20, 19412–1Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)24–10–4
39WFebruary 22, 19416–2Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)25–10–4
40LFebruary 23, 19410–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)25–11–4
41TFebruary 25, 19414–4 OT@ New York Americans (1940–41)25–11–5
42TMarch 1, 19410–0 OTBoston Bruins (1940–41)25–11–6
43LMarch 6, 19413–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41)25–12–6
44WMarch 8, 19416–1New York Americans (1940–41)26–12–6
45LMarch 9, 19415–8@ New York Rangers (1940–41)26–13–6
46LMarch 11, 19412–3@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)26–14–6
47WMarch 15, 19417–1Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)27–14–6
48WMarch 16, 19413–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)28–14–6

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs took on the first-place Boston Bruins in the semi-finals. Boston would win the series four games to three. The Bruins would go on to win the Stanley Cup versus Detroit in four games.

Date Home team Score Visiting Team Score Notes
March 20Boston Bruins3Toronto Maple Leafs0
March 22Boston Bruins3Toronto Maple Leafs5
March 25Toronto Maple Leafs7Boston Bruins2
March 27Toronto Maple Leafs1Boston Bruins2
March 29Boston Bruins1Toronto Maple Leafs2(OT)
April 1Toronto Maple Leafs1Boston Bruins2
April 3Boston Bruins2Toronto Maple Leafs1

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Gordie DrillonRW422321442
Syl AppsC412024446
Sweeney SchrinerLW482414386
Nick MetzLW4714213510
Billy TaylorC479263515
Wally StanowskiD477142135
Pete LangelleC47415190
Bucko McDonaldD316111712
Hank GoldupLW26105159
Reg HamiltonD453121559
Red HeronC35951412
Don MetzRW31410146
Gus MarkerRW2745910
Bob DavidsonLW3736939
Bingo KampmanD3914553
Lex ChisholmC/RW264048
Norman MannRW/C150332
Jack ChurchD1101122
Turk BrodaG480000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Turk Broda29704828146992.005
Team:29704828146992.005

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Nick MetzLW73470
Syl AppsC73252
Gordie DrillonRW73252
Sweeney SchrinerLW72134
Reg HamiltonD712313
Wally StanowskiD70332
Billy TaylorC70335
Bucko McDonaldD72022
Pete LangelleC71120
Don MetzRW71122
Bob DavidsonLW70227
Red HeronC70220
Lex ChisholmC/RW31010
Turk BrodaG70000
Jack ChurchD50008
Hank GoldupLW70000
Bingo KampmanD70000
Norman MannRW/C10000
Gus MarkerRW70005
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Turk Broda438734152.050
Team:438734152.050

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
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

Transactions

References
  • Smythe, Conn; Young, Scott (1981). Conn Smythe: If you can't beat 'em in the alley. Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart. ISBN 0-7710-9078-1.
  1. Smythe, p. 143
  2. 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.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. "1940-41 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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