1938–39 NHL season
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The 1938–39 NHL season was the 22nd season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Seven teams each played 48 games. The Boston Bruins were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs four games to one in the final series.
The NHL created the icing rule on March 13, 1939.
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
National Hockey League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Boston Bruins | 48 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 74 | 156 | 76 | 251 |
New York Rangers | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 58 | 149 | 105 | 393 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 47 | 114 | 107 | 370 |
New York Americans | 48 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 44 | 119 | 157 | 276 |
Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 107 | 128 | 240 |
Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 39 | 115 | 146 | 294 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 32 | 91 | 132 | 367 |
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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Toe Blake | Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 10 |
Sweeney Schriner | New York Americans | 48 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 20 |
Bill Cowley | Boston Bruins | 34 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 2 |
Clint Smith | New York Rangers | 48 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 2 |
Marty Barry | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 4 |
Playoffs
Playoff bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Boston Bruins | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | New York Rangers | 3 | |||||||||||
1 | Boston Bruins | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | New York Americans | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | |||||||||||
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 |