1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 22nd season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs again advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, losing to the Boston Bruins.
Regular season
Final standings
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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.
Schedule and results
No. |
R |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
1 | L | November 3, 1938 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1938–39) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | November 5, 1938 | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) | 0–2–0 |
3 | W | November 10, 1938 | 2–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) | 1–2–0 |
4 | W | November 12, 1938 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) | 2–2–0 |
5 | T | November 15, 1938 | 1–1 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1938–39) | 2–2–1 |
6 | W | November 17, 1938 | 1–0 | @ New York Americans (1938–39) | 3–2–1 |
7 | L | November 19, 1938 | 1–2 OT | New York Americans (1938–39) | 3–3–1 |
8 | T | November 20, 1938 | 1–1 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) | 3–3–2 |
9 | L | November 24, 1938 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1938–39) | 3–4–2 |
10 | W | November 26, 1938 | 5–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) | 4–4–2 |
11 | L | December 3, 1938 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) | 4–5–2 |
12 | L | December 4, 1938 | 0–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) | 4–6–2 |
13 | W | December 10, 1938 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) | 5–6–2 |
14 | T | December 15, 1938 | 4–4 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) | 5–6–3 |
15 | L | December 17, 1938 | 2–3 | New York Rangers (1938–39) | 5–7–3 |
16 | W | December 24, 1938 | 2–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) | 6–7–3 |
17 | W | December 26, 1938 | 2–0 | @ New York Rangers (1938–39) | 7–7–3 |
18 | L | December 27, 1938 | 2–8 | @ Boston Bruins (1938–39) | 7–8–3 |
19 | L | December 31, 1938 | 2–3 | New York Americans (1938–39) | 7–9–3 |
20 | L | January 1, 1939 | 1–5 | @ New York Americans (1938–39) | 7–10–3 |
21 | T | January 3, 1939 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) | 7–10–4 |
22 | W | January 7, 1939 | 2–0 | Boston Bruins (1938–39) | 8–10–4 |
23 | L | January 8, 1939 | 0–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) | 8–11–4 |
24 | W | January 12, 1939 | 9–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) | 9–11–4 |
25 | W | January 14, 1939 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) | 10–11–4 |
26 | L | January 15, 1939 | 0–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) | 10–12–4 |
27 | L | January 17, 1939 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1938–39) | 10–13–4 |
28 | W | January 21, 1939 | 7–2 | New York Americans (1938–39) | 11–13–4 |
29 | L | January 24, 1939 | 1–4 | @ New York Americans (1938–39) | 11–14–4 |
30 | W | January 28, 1939 | 6–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) | 12–14–4 |
31 | T | January 29, 1939 | 2–2 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) | 12–14–5 |
32 | L | February 2, 1939 | 1–2 | Boston Bruins (1938–39) | 12–15–5 |
33 | L | February 4, 1939 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1938–39) | 12–16–5 |
34 | T | February 5, 1939 | 5–5 OT | @ New York Rangers (1938–39) | 12–16–6 |
35 | L | February 7, 1939 | 0–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1938–39) | 12–17–6 |
36 | T | February 11, 1939 | 3–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) | 12–17–7 |
37 | W | February 12, 1939 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) | 13–17–7 |
38 | W | February 18, 1939 | 2–1 | New York Rangers (1938–39) | 14–17–7 |
39 | W | February 19, 1939 | 4–3 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) | 15–17–7 |
40 | W | February 25, 1939 | 1–0 | Boston Bruins (1938–39) | 16–17–7 |
41 | L | February 26, 1939 | 1–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) | 16–18–7 |
42 | T | February 28, 1939 | 1–1 OT | @ New York Americans (1938–39) | 16–18–8 |
43 | L | March 2, 1939 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) | 16–19–8 |
44 | T | March 4, 1939 | 1–1 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) | 16–19–9 |
45 | W | March 11, 1939 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) | 17–19–9 |
46 | W | March 14, 1939 | 7–3 | New York Americans (1938–39) | 18–19–9 |
47 | W | March 18, 1939 | 2–1 | New York Rangers (1938–39) | 19–19–9 |
48 | L | March 19, 1939 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1938–39) | 19–20–9 |
Playoffs
The Maple Leafs finished in third place in the regular season, which matched them up against the New York Americans in the first round, best of three series. After sweeping the Americans in 2 games, the Leafs played the Detroit Red Wings in the next round in another best of three series, which they won 2–1. In the finals, they played the Boston Bruins, who defeated them 4–1.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
Apps, SylSyl Apps | C | 44 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 4 |
Drillon, GordieGordie Drillon | RW | 40 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 15 |
Jackson, BusherBusher Jackson | LW | 41 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 12 |
Chamberlain, MurphMurph Chamberlain | LW | 48 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 32 |
Romnes, DocDoc Romnes | LW/C | 36 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0 |
Kelly, PepPep Kelly | RW | 48 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 12 |
Metz, NickNick Metz | LW | 47 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 15 |
Marker, GusGus Marker | RW | 29 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 11 |
Parsons, GeorgeGeorge Parsons | LW | 43 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
Davidson, BobBob Davidson | LW | 47 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 29 |
Horner, RedRed Horner | D | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 85 |
Kampman, BingoBingo Kampman | D | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 52 |
Fowler, JimmyJimmy Fowler | D | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Hamilton, RegReg Hamilton | D | 48 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 54 |
McDonald, BuckoBucko McDonald | D | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
Thoms, BillBill Thoms | C | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Church, JackJack Church | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Langelle, PetePete Langelle | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Armstrong, MurrayMurray Armstrong | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Boll, BuzzBuzz Boll | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Broda, TurkTurk Broda | G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heron, RedRed Heron | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mann, NormNorm Mann | RW/C | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Goaltending
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
Broda, TurkTurk Broda | 2990 | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 107 | 2.15 | 8 |
Team: | 2990 | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 107 | 2.15 | 8 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
Drillon, GordieGordie Drillon | RW | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
Apps, SylSyl Apps | C | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Chamberlain, MurphMurph Chamberlain | LW | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Metz, NickNick Metz | LW | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Romnes, DocDoc Romnes | LW/C | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Marker, GusGus Marker | RW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Horner, RedRed Horner | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
Langelle, PetePete Langelle | C | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Davidson, BobBob Davidson | LW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Kampman, BingoBingo Kampman | D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
Hamilton, RegReg Hamilton | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Kelly, PepPep Kelly | RW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fowler, JimmyJimmy Fowler | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Jackson, BusherBusher Jackson | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Broda, TurkTurk Broda | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Church, JackJack Church | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heron, RedRed Heron | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
McDonald, BuckoBucko McDonald | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Metz, DonDon Metz | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
Broda, TurkTurk Broda | 617 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 1.94 | 2 |
Team: | 617 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 1.94 | 2 |
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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;
Transactions
Farm teams
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