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.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||W||November 3, 1940||4–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1940–41) ||1–0–0

|2||L||November 9, 1940||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||1–1–0

|3||T||November 10, 1940||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1940–41) ||1–1–1

|4||T||November 16, 1940||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1940–41) ||1–1–2

|5||W||November 17, 1940||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1940–41) ||2–1–2

|6||T||November 19, 1940||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||2–1–3

|7||W||November 21, 1940||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||3–1–3

|8||T||November 24, 1940||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||3–1–4

|9||W||November 29, 1940||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||4–1–4

|10||L||December 1, 1940||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||4–2–4

|11||W||December 5, 1940||5–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||5–2–4

|12||L||December 7, 1940||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||5–3–4

|13||W||December 8, 1940||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1940–41) ||6–3–4

|14||W||December 13, 1940||3–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1940–41) ||7–3–4

|15||L||December 15, 1940||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||7–4–4

|16||L||December 17, 1940||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1940–41) ||7–5–4

|17||T||December 19, 1940||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Americans (1940–41) ||7–5–5

|18||L||December 22, 1940||3–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||7–6–5

|19||W||December 25, 1940||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||8–6–5

|20||W||December 29, 1940||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||9–6–5

|21||W||January 1, 1941||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||10–6–5

|22||W||January 4, 1941||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||11–6–5

|23||W||January 5, 1941||3–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||12–6–5

|24||T||January 7, 1941||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||12–6–6

|25||T||January 9, 1941||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1940–41) ||12–6–7

|26||L||January 12, 1941||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||12–7–7

|27||T||January 14, 1941||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1940–41) ||12–7–8

|28||L||January 18, 1941||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||12–8–8

|29||L||January 19, 1941||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1940–41) ||12–9–8

|30||W||January 24, 1941||4–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Americans (1940–41) ||13–9–8

|31||L||January 26, 1941||0–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||13–10–8

|32||L||January 30, 1941||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||13–11–8

|33||T||February 6, 1941||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||13–11–9

|34||T||February 9, 1941||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||13–11–10

|35||L||February 11, 1941||0–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||13–12–10

|36||W||February 14, 1941||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||14–12–10

|37||W||February 16, 1941||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||15–12–10

|38||L||February 22, 1941||2–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||15–13–10

|39||W||February 23, 1941||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||16–13–10

|40||L||February 27, 1941||0–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||16–14–10

|41||W||February 28, 1941||5–4 || align="left"| New York Americans (1940–41) ||17–14–10

|42||W||March 2, 1941||4–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1940–41) ||18–14–10

|43||L||March 4, 1941||0–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1940–41) ||18–15–10

|44||W||March 6, 1941||6–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1940–41) ||19–15–10

|45||W||March 8, 1941||4–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||20–15–10

|46||W||March 13, 1941||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||21–15–10

|47||T||March 16, 1941||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||21–15–11

|48||L||March 18, 1941||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||21–16–11

Legend:

Playoffs

(3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) New York Rangers

+ New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings Date Visitors Score Home ScoreMar 20 New York R. 1 Detroit 2 (OT)Mar 23 Detroit 1 New York R. 3Mar 25 New York R. 2 Detroit 3 Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–1.

(3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (5) Chicago Black Hawks

+ Chicago Black Hawks vs Detroit Red Wings Date Visitors Score Home ScoreMar 27 Chicago 1 Detroit 3Mar 30 Detroit 2 Chicago 1 (OT) Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–0.

(1) Boston Bruins vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings

+ Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins Date Visitors Score Home ScoreApr 6 Detroit 2 Boston 3Apr 8 Detroit 1 Boston 2Apr 10 Boston 4 Detroit 2Apr 12 Boston 3 Detroit 1 Boston wins the Stanley Cup 4–0.

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM C/LW 48 20 24 44 8 C/LW 47 11 22 33 29 RW 45 11 17 28 12 D/RW 42 10 16 26 34 C 47 13 12 25 18 C 43 7 18 25 7 C/D 47 5 17 22 35 LW 33 10 10 20 0 LW/C 45 8 7 15 14 RW 27 5 8 13 11 D 48 1 10 11 99 D 47 2 6 8 56 RW 12 1 5 6 2 RW 19 2 1 3 2 C 3 1 2 3 0 C 18 1 2 3 2 LW 10 1 2 3 2 LW 15 2 0 2 0 RW 11 1 1 2 2 D 23 0 2 2 2 LW 18 0 2 2 2 D 3 0 0 0 0 D 1 0 0 0 0 G 48 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO 3040 48 21 16 11 102 2.01 4 Team: 3040 48 21 16 11 102 2.01 4

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM C/LW 9 1 7 8 0 LW 8 4 3 7 12 LW/C 9 1 4 5 0 C/LW 9 2 2 4 2 RW 9 2 2 4 0 C 9 1 3 4 4 RW 9 2 1 3 2 C 9 2 1 3 0 D 9 1 2 3 8 C 9 0 2 2 0 D 9 0 2 2 31 RW 5 1 0 1 6 C/D 3 0 1 1 9 RW 3 0 0 0 0 LW 5 0 0 0 0 G 9 0 0 0 0 D/RW 9 0 0 0 0 D 8 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO 561 9 4 5 20 2.14 0 Team: 561 9 4 5 20 2.14 0

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 1940–41 NHL season

References

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