1937–38 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1937–38 Detroit Red Wings season was the 12th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, sixth as the Red Wings. The Wings finished last in the American Division and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1934–35 season. They would not miss the playoffs again until 1958–59 season.

On May 5 and 11, 1938, the Red Wings played post-season exhibition games against the Montreal Canadiens at Earlscourt Stadium in London, England.

Regular season Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||T||November 4, 1937||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||0–0–1

|2||L||November 7, 1937||0–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||0–1–1

|3||L||November 13, 1937||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||0–2–1

|4||W||November 14, 1937||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||1–2–1

|5||L||November 18, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||1–3–1

|6||L||November 21, 1937||0–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||1–4–1

|7||L||November 23, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1937–38) ||1–5–1

|8||W||November 25, 1937||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||2–5–1

|9||L||November 28, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||2–6–1

|10||L||December 5, 1937||1–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1937–38) ||2–7–1

|11||W||December 7, 1937||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||3–7–1

|12||L||December 9, 1937||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||3–8–1

|13||L||December 12, 1937||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||3–9–1

|14||L||December 14, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1937–38) ||3–10–1

|15||L||December 16, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||3–11–1

|16||L||December 19, 1937||2–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||3–12–1

|17||T||December 25, 1937||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||3–12–2

|18||L||December 26, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||3–13–2

|19||T||December 30, 1937||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||3–13–3

|20||L||January 2, 1938||1–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||3–14–3

|21||W||January 4, 1938||3–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||4–14–3

|22||T||January 6, 1938||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1937–38) ||4–14–4

|23||L||January 9, 1938||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1937–38) ||4–15–4

|24||L||January 11, 1938||2–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||4–16–4

|25||T||January 13, 1938||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1937–38) ||4–16–5

|26||T||January 15, 1938||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||4–16–6

|27||T||January 16, 1938||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||4–16–7

|28||W||January 20, 1938||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||5–16–7

|29||W||January 23, 1938||3–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1937–38) ||6–16–7

|30||L||January 27, 1938||3–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||6–17–7

|31||L||January 29, 1938||1–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||6–18–7

|32||T||January 30, 1938||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||6–18–8

|33||L||February 1, 1938||0–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||6–19–8

|34||W||February 3, 1938||6–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1937–38) ||7–19–8

|35||W||February 6, 1938||8–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||8–19–8

|36||L||February 10, 1938||0–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||8–20–8

|37||T||February 13, 1938||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Americans (1937–38) ||8–20–9

|38||W||February 20, 1938||1–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||9–20–9

|39||T||February 24, 1938||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||9–20–10

|40||T||February 27, 1938||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||9–20–11

|41||L||March 1, 1938||1–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||9–21–11

|42||L||March 3, 1938||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1937–38) ||9–22–11

|43||W||March 6, 1938||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||10–22–11

|44||L||March 10, 1938||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||10–23–11

|45||W||March 13, 1938||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||11–23–11

|46||L||March 15, 1938||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||11–24–11

|47||L||March 17, 1938||2–7 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||11–25–11

|48||W||March 20, 1938||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||12–25–11

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM LW 42 13 18 31 12 C 48 9 20 29 34 C/LW 48 8 19 27 14 LW 41 14 10 24 30 C 32 5 17 22 6 RW 47 10 9 19 19 LW 48 9 9 18 10 D/RW 21 9 7 16 2 D 47 3 7 10 14 LW 23 3 7 10 0 RW 24 3 6 9 16 D 48 3 5 8 24 C 32 5 2 7 2 C/D 30 0 7 7 13 RW 14 3 1 4 6 C 12 1 3 4 4 LW 11 1 2 3 0 D 45 0 2 2 26 D 6 0 1 1 6 F 2 0 1 1 2 C 10 0 1 1 0 RW 9 0 1 1 2 LW/D 2 0 1 1 0 D 7 0 0 0 10 G 1 0 0 0 0 RW/C 5 0 0 0 4 RW/D 7 0 0 0 0 D 6 0 0 0 4 LW 6 0 0 0 2 G 47 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO 2930 47 11 25 11 130 2.66 3 60 1 1 0 0 3 3.00 0 Team: 2990 48 12 25 11 133 2.67 3

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;

European tour

After failing to make the playoffs, the Red Wings embarked on a tour of Europe with the Montreal Canadiens. Prior to departure, the two teams played three exhibition games in Nova Scotia. In Europe, the teams played a nine-game series in England and France. The Canadiens won the series with a record of 5–3–1 See also 1937–38 NHL season References