1937–38 NHL season
The 1937–38 NHL season was the 21st season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Eight teams each played 48 games. The Chicago Black Hawks were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one in the final series.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
Canadian Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 57 | 151 | 127 | 404 |
New York Americans | 48 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 49 | 110 | 111 | 327 |
Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 49 | 123 | 128 | 340 |
Montreal Maroons | 48 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 101 | 149 | 470 |
American Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Bruins | 48 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 142 | 89 | 284 |
New York Rangers | 48 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 60 | 149 | 96 | 435 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 37 | 97 | 139 | 238 |
Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 35 | 99 | 133 | 258 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
PLAYER | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
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Gord Drillon | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 4 |
Syl Apps | Toronto Maple Leafs | 47 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 9 |
Paul Thompson | Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 14 |
Georges Mantha | Montreal Canadiens | 47 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 12 |
Cecil Dillon | New York Rangers | 48 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 6 |
Bill Cowley | Boston Bruins | 48 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 8 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
C1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | |||||||||||
A1 | Boston Bruins | 0 | |||||||||||
C1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | |||||||||||
A3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3 | |||||||||||
C2 | New York Americans | 2 | |||||||||||
A2 | New York Rangers | 1 | |||||||||||
C2 | New York Americans | 1 | |||||||||||
A3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 | |||||||||||
C3 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | |||||||||||
A3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 |