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National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1939-1940
The Boston Bruins again had the best record in the NHL. The three members of Boston's "Kraut Line," Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart, and Bobby Bauer finished 1-2-3 in scoring.
But the New York Rangers upset the Bruins in six games in their semifinal series and went on to meet the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup final. The Leafs got there by beating the Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings.
The Rangers won the first two games at home, but the rest of the series was played in Toronto because a circus had taken over Madison Square Garden. After the Maple Leafs evened it up with two wins, New York won the next two in overtime to take their third Stanley Cup championship.
National Hockey League (NHL) pages on Rauzulu's Street:
^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1939-1940
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | |
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 67 | 170 | 98 | 330 | |
| New-York Rangers | 48 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 136 | 77 | 520 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 134 | 110 | 485 | |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 52 | 112 | 120 | 351 | |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 38 | 90 | 126 | 250 | |
| New-York Americans | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 34 | 106 | 140 | 236 | |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 25 | 90 | 167 | 338 | |
National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1939-1940
| Award | 1940 Winner |
| Stanley Cup | New-York Rangers |
| O'Brien Trophy | Ottawa Senators |
| Georges Vezina | David Kerr, New York Rangers |
| Hart Memorial | Ebbie Goodfellow, Detroit Red Wings |
| Calder Memorial | Kilby MacDonald, New York Rangers |
| Lady Byng | Bobby Bauer, Boston Bruins |
| Prince of Wales Trophy | Boston Bruins |
National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1939-1940
Voting for the NHL All Star Teams is conducted by the representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the end of the season. These are separate selections from the annual All Star game. Other years selections are listed under NHL All Star Selections.
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First Team |
1939-40 |
Second Team |
|
Dave Kerr, NY Rangers |
G |
Frank Brimsek, Boston |
|
Dit Clapper, Boston |
D |
Art Coulter, NY Rangers |
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Eddie Goodfellow, Detroit |
D |
Earl Seibert, Chicago |
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Milt Schmidt, Boston |
C |
Neil Colville, NY Rangers |
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Bryan Hextall, NY Rangers |
RW |
Bobby Bauer, Boston |
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Toe Blake, Montreal |
LW |
Woody Dumart, Boston |
|
Paul Thompson, Chicago |
Coach |
Frank Boucher, NY Rangers |
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National Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1939-1940
|
Player
|
GP | G | A | PTS |
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Milt Schmidt
|
48 | 22 | 30 | 52 |
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Woody Dumart
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48 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
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Bobby Bauer
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48 | 17 | 26 | 43 |
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Gordie Drillon
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43 | 21 | 19 | 40 |
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Bill Cowley
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48 | 13 | 27 | 40 |
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Bryan Hextall
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48 | 24 | 15 | 39 |
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Neil Colville
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48 | 19 | 19 | 38 |
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Syd Howe
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46 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
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Toe Blake
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48 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
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Murray Armstrong
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48 | 16 | 20 | 36 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1939-1940
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Player
|
GP | A |
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Milt Schmidt
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48 | 30 |
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Phil Watson
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48 | 28 |
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Bill Cowley
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48 | 27 |
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Bobby Bauer
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48 | 26 |
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Syd Howe
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46 | 23 |
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Woody Dumart
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48 | 21 |
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Alex Shibicky
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44 | 21 |
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Murray Armstrong
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48 | 20 |
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Charlie Sands
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47 | 20 |
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Gordie Drillon
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43 | 19 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1939-1940
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Player
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GP | G |
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Bryan Hextall
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48 | 24 |
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Woody Dumart
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48 | 22 |
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Milt Schmidt
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48 | 22 |
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Gordie Drillon
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43 | 21 |
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Herb Cain
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48 | 21 |
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Neil Colville
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48 | 19 |
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Roy Conacher
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31 | 18 |
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Bobby Bauer
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48 | 17 |
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Toe Blake
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48 | 17 |
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Murray Armstrong
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48 | 16 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minute Leaders 1939-1940
|
Player
|
GP | PIM |
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Red Horner
|
31 | 87 |
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Art Coulter
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48 | 68 |
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Murph Chamberlain
|
40 | 63 |
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Jack Church
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31 | 62 |
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Babe Pratt
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48 | 61 |
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Bingo Kampman
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39 | 59 |
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Joe Cooper
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44 | 59 |
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Dutch Hiller
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48 | 57 |
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Bob Davidson
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48 | 56 |
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Jack Shewchuck
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47 | 55 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs 1939-1940
Quarter Finals
Mar. 19 at Detroit Detroit 2 Americans
1 (00:25 OT)
Mar. 22 at New
York Americans 5 Detroit 4
Mar. 24 at Detroit Detroit 3 Americans
1
Detroit Red Wings defeated
New York Americans 2 games to 1
Mar. 19 at Toronto Toronto
3 Chicago 2 (06:35 OT)
Mar. 21 at Chicago Toronto
2 Chicago 1
Toronto Maple Leafs defeated
Chicago Blackhawks 2 games to 0
Semi Finals
Mar. 19 at New
York Rangers 4 Boston 0
Mar. 21 at Boston Boston 4 Rangers
2
Mar. 24 at Boston Boston 4 Rangers
3
Mar. 26 at New
York Rangers 1 Boston 0
Mar. 28 at Boston Rangers
1 Boston 0
Mar. 30 at New
York Rangers 4 Boston 1
New York Rangers defeated
Boston Bruins 4 games to 2
Mar. 26 at Toronto Toronto
2 Detroit 1
Mar. 28 at Detroit Toronto
3 Detroit 1
Toronto Maple Leafs defeated
Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 0
Stanley Cup Finals
Apr. 2 at
New York Rangers 2 Toronto 1 (15:30 OT)
Apr. 3 at
New York Rangers 6 Toronto 2
Apr. 6 at
Toronto Toronto 2 Rangers 1
Apr. 9 at
Toronto Toronto 3 Rangers 0
Apr. 11 at Toronto Rangers
2 Toronto 1 (31:43 OT)
Apr. 13 at Toronto Rangers
3 Toronto 2 (02:07 OT)
New York Rangers defeated
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2
A more detailed breakdown of the championship is located here.