1939–40 Boston Bruins season

1939–40 Boston Bruins

Prince of Wales Trophy Winners

Division

1st NHL

1939–40 record

31–12–5

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The 1939–40 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' 16th season of operation in the National Hockey League. The Bruins finished first over-all, but could not repeat as Stanley Cup champions, losing in the playoff semi-final to the New York Rangers.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
Boston Bruins	48	31	12	5	170	98	330	67
New York Rangers	48	27	11	10	136	77	520	64
Toronto Maple Leafs	48	25	17	6	134	110	485	56
Chicago Black Hawks	48	23	19	6	112	120	351	52
Detroit Red Wings	48	16	26	6	90	126	250	38
New York Americans	48	15	29	4	106	140	236	34
Montreal Canadiens	48	10	33	5	90	167	338	25

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalty Minutes, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	November 4, 1939	0–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	0–1–0
2	L	November 12, 1939	1–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)	0–2–0
3	W	November 14, 1939	3–1 OT	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	1–2–0
4	T	November 16, 1939	3–3 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	1–2–1
5	W	November 19, 1939	2–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	2–2–1
6	L	November 21, 1939	1–2	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	2–3–1
7	T	November 26, 1939	2–2 OT	New York Rangers (1939–40)	2–3–2
8	W	November 28, 1939	6–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	3–3–2
9	W	December 3, 1939	6–2	@ New York Americans (1939–40)	4–3–2
10	W	December 5, 1939	2–1	New York Americans (1939–40)	5–3–2
11	W	December 8, 1939	3–0	@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)	6–3–2
12	L	December 10, 1939	2–3	@ New York Rangers (1939–40)	6–4–2
13	W	December 12, 1939	3–1	Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)	7–4–2
14	T	December 14, 1939	1–1 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	7–4–3
15	W	December 17, 1939	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	8–4–3
16	W	December 19, 1939	3–2 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	9–4–3
17	W	December 21, 1939	3–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	10–4–3
18	W	December 24, 1939	3–2	@ New York Americans (1939–40)	11–4–3
19	W	December 25, 1939	6–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	12–4–3
20	L	December 29, 1939	0–4	@ New York Rangers (1939–40)	12–5–3
21	W	December 31, 1939	6–1	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	13–5–3
22	L	January 2, 1940	4–6	New York Rangers (1939–40)	13–6–3
23	W	January 7, 1940	6–2	New York Americans (1939–40)	14–6–3
24	W	January 9, 1940	3–1	Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)	15–6–3
25	W	January 11, 1940	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	16–6–3
26	W	January 14, 1940	4–2	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	17–6–3
27	W	January 16, 1940	6–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	18–6–3
28	L	January 21, 1940	2–4	@ New York Rangers (1939–40)	18–7–3
29	W	January 23, 1940	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	19–7–3
30	T	January 25, 1940	2–2 OT	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	19–7–4
31	L	January 28, 1940	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)	19–8–4
32	W	January 30, 1940	5–0	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	20–8–4
33	W	February 4, 1940	7–1	New York Americans (1939–40)	21–8–4
34	W	February 6, 1940	6–2	New York Rangers (1939–40)	22–8–4
35	W	February 11, 1940	4–2	@ New York Americans (1939–40)	23–8–4
36	W	February 13, 1940	10–3	Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)	24–8–4
37	W	February 20, 1940	5–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	25–8–4
38	L	February 24, 1940	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	25–9–4
39	L	February 25, 1940	1–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	25–10–4
40	W	February 27, 1940	6–0	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	26–10–4
41	W	February 29, 1940	4–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	27–10–4
42	L	March 3, 1940	3–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)	27–11–4
43	W	March 5, 1940	7–2	Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)	28–11–4
44	W	March 7, 1940	2–1	@ New York Americans (1939–40)	29–11–4
45	L	March 9, 1940	2–4	New York Americans (1939–40)	29–12–4
46	W	March 12, 1940	2–1	New York Rangers (1939–40)	30–12–4
47	T	March 14, 1940	0–0 OT	@ New York Rangers (1939–40)	30–12–5
48	W	March 17, 1940	7–2	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)	31–12–5

Playoffs

The Boston Bruins lost the Semi-Finals to the New York Rangers 4–2

Boston Bruins 2, New York Rangers 4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record
1	March 19	Boston Bruins	0–4	New York Rangers	0–1
2	March 21	New York Rangers	3–4	Boston Bruins	1–1
3	March 24	New York Rangers	2–4	Boston Bruins	2–1
4	March 26	Boston Bruins	0–1	New York Rangers	2–2
5	March 28	New York Rangers	1–0	Boston Bruins	2–3
6	March 30	Boston Bruins	1–4	New York Rangers	2–4

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Schmidt, MiltMilt Schmidt	C/D	48	22	30	52	37
Dumart, WoodyWoody Dumart	LW	48	22	21	43	16
Bauer, BobbyBobby Bauer	RW	48	17	26	43	2
Cowley, BillBill Cowley	C	48	13	27	40	24
Cain, HerbHerb Cain	LW	48	21	10	31	30
Conacher, RoyRoy Conacher	LW	31	18	12	30	9
Clapper, DitDit Clapper	RW/D	44	10	18	28	25
Hollett, FlashFlash Hollett	D	44	10	18	28	18
Jackson, ArtArt Jackson	C	46	7	18	25	6
Hill, MelMel Hill	RW	38	9	11	20	19
Hamill, RedRed Hamill	LW	30	10	8	18	16
Pettinger, GordGord Pettinger	C	24	2	6	8	2
Wiseman, EddieEddie Wiseman	RW	18	2	6	8	0
Shewchuk, JackJack Shewchuk	D	47	2	4	6	55
Crawford, JackJack Crawford	D	35	1	4	5	26
Portland, JackJack Portland	D	28	0	5	5	16
Smith, DesDes Smith	D	20	2	2	4	23
Shore, EddieEddie Shore	D	4	2	1	3	4
Brimsek, FrankFrank Brimsek	G	48	0	0	0	0
McReavy, PatPat McReavy	C	2	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Brimsek, FrankFrank Brimsek	2950	48	31	12	5	98	1.99	6
Team:	2950	48	31	12	5	98	1.99	6

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Cain, HerbHerb Cain	LW	6	1	3	4	2
Conacher, RoyRoy Conacher	LW	6	2	1	3	0
Wiseman, EddieEddie Wiseman	RW	6	2	1	3	2
Hollett, FlashFlash Hollett	D	5	1	2	3	2
Jackson, ArtArt Jackson	C	5	1	2	3	0
Clapper, DitDit Clapper	RW/D	5	0	2	2	2
Bauer, BobbyBobby Bauer	RW	6	1	0	1	2
Dumart, WoodyWoody Dumart	LW	6	1	0	1	0
Cowley, BillBill Cowley	C	6	0	1	1	7
Hamill, RedRed Hamill	LW	5	0	1	1	5
Reardon, TerryTerry Reardon	C/RW	1	0	1	1	0
Brimsek, FrankFrank Brimsek	G	6	0	0	0	0
Crawford, JackJack Crawford	D	6	0	0	0	0
Hill, MelMel Hill	RW	3	0	0	0	0
Schmidt, MiltMilt Schmidt	C/D	6	0	0	0	0
Shewchuk, JackJack Shewchuk	D	6	0	0	0	0
Smith, DesDes Smith	D	6	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Brimsek, FrankFrank Brimsek	360	6	2	4	15	2.50	0
Team:	360	6	2	4	15	2.50	0

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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;

References

↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
↑ "1939-40 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

Boston Bruins

Founded in 1924 Based in Boston, Massachusetts

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	All-time roster Records Award Winners 1956 exhibition game in Newfoundland

Personnel	Owner Jeremy Jacobs President Cam Neely General manager Don Sweeney Head coach Claude Julien Team captain Zdeno Chara Current roster

Arenas	Boston Arena Boston Garden Warrior Ice Arena (practice) TD Garden

Rivalries	Montreal Canadiens

Retired numbers	2 3 4 5 7 8 9 15 24 77

Affiliates	AHL Providence Bruins ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

General managers	Ross Patrick Emms Schmidt Sinden O'Connell Gorton Chiarelli Sweeney

Head coaches	Ross Denneny Ross Patrick Ross Weiland Ross Clapper Boucher Patrick Schmidt Watson Schmidt Sinden Johnson Guidolin Cherry Creighton Sinden Cheevers Sinden Goring O'Reilly Milbury Bowness Sutter Kasper Burns Keenan Ftorek O'Connell Sullivan Lewis Julien

Media	NESN WBZ-FM/Radio Network Broadcasters

Culture	Rene Rancourt The Goal The night the lights went out in Massachusetts Willie O'Ree North Station The Sports Museum of New England Original Six The Big Bad Bruins The Kraut Line "Time to Go"

Boston Bruins seasons

1920s	1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1939–40 NHL season

Teams	Boston Chicago Detroit Montreal Canadiens NY Americans NY Rangers Toronto

See also	Stanley Cup Finals

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1939–40 Boston Bruins season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Boston Bruins 2, New York Rangers 4

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References