1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 21st season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs made another Stanley Cup Final appearance, losing to the Chicago Black Hawks.

1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division1st Canadian
1937–38 record24–15–9
Goals for151
Goals against127
Team information
General ManagerConn Smythe
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainCharlie Conacher
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsGordie Drillon (26)
AssistsSyl Apps (29)
PointsGordie Drillon (52)
Penalty minutesRed Horner (82)
WinsTurk Broda (24)
Goals against averageTurk Broda (2.56)
Ice hockey game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs, March 6, 1938.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Toronto Maple Leafs482415915112757
New York Americans4819181111011149
Montreal Canadiens4818171312312849
Montreal Maroons481230610114930

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

Record vs. opponents
1937-38 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR TOR
Boston —6–25–2–12–2–24–0–23–1–25–35–1–2
Chicago 2–6—3–4–11–3–24–20–4–23–4–11–2–3
Detroit 2–5–14–3–1—3–2–10–3–32–2–21–6–10–4–2
M. Canadiens 2–2–23–1–22–3–1—4–43–2–33–1–21–4–3
M. Maroons 0–4–22–43–0–34–4—1–70–5–12–6
N.Y. Americans 1–3–24–0–22–2–22–3–37–1—1–4–12–5–1
N.Y. Rangers 3–54–3–16–1–11–3–25–0–14–1–1—4–2
Toronto 1–5–22–1–34–0–24–1–36–25–2–12–4—

Toronto would not win another division championship until the 1999-2000 Season.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TNovember 4, 19372–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1937–38)0–0–1
2WNovember 6, 19376–3New York Americans (1937–38)1–0–1
3WNovember 13, 19377–3Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)2–0–1
4TNovember 14, 19373–3 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)2–0–2
5TNovember 18, 19376–6 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)2–0–3
6LNovember 20, 19372–3Boston Bruins (1937–38)2–1–3
7WNovember 21, 19375–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)3–1–3
8LNovember 23, 19371–2@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38)3–2–3
9WNovember 25, 19373–1@ New York Rangers (1937–38)4–2–3
10WNovember 27, 19374–0Montreal Maroons (1937–38)5–2–3
11TDecember 4, 19373–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1937–38)5–2–4
12LDecember 11, 19373–6New York Rangers (1937–38)5–3–4
13LDecember 14, 19371–3@ Boston Bruins (1937–38)5–4–4
14WDecember 16, 19374–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)6–4–4
15WDecember 18, 19373–2New York Americans (1937–38)7–4–4
16TDecember 25, 19371–1 OTDetroit Red Wings (1937–38)7–4–5
17WDecember 26, 19373–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)8–4–5
18WDecember 28, 19373–0@ New York Americans (1937–38)9–4–5
19WJanuary 1, 19386–4Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)10–4–5
20LJanuary 4, 19383–6@ Boston Bruins (1937–38)10–5–5
21LJanuary 6, 19383–6@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38)10–6–5
22WJanuary 8, 19383–2New York Rangers (1937–38)11–6–5
23WJanuary 13, 19383–2Montreal Maroons (1937–38)12–6–5
24TJanuary 15, 19384–4 OTChicago Black Hawks (1937–38)12–6–6
25WJanuary 16, 19387–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)13–6–6
26TJanuary 20, 19381–1 OT@ New York Americans (1937–38)13–6–7
27LJanuary 22, 19381–9Boston Bruins (1937–38)13–7–7
28WJanuary 29, 19384–1Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)14–7–7
29LFebruary 1, 19381–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)14–8–7
30WFebruary 3, 19383–0Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)15–8–7
31WFebruary 5, 19383–1Boston Bruins (1937–38)16–8–7
32LFebruary 6, 19381–2@ New York Rangers (1937–38)16–9–7
33WFebruary 10, 19383–0 OTMontreal Maroons (1937–38)17–9–7
34LFebruary 12, 19381–2Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)17–10–7
35TFebruary 13, 19381–1 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)17–10–8
36WFebruary 17, 19382–1@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38)18–10–8
37LFebruary 19, 19380–4New York Americans (1937–38)18–11–8
38WFebruary 20, 19383–2@ New York Americans (1937–38)19–11–8
39LFebruary 22, 19380–2@ Boston Bruins (1937–38)19–12–8
40LFebruary 26, 19382–4New York Rangers (1937–38)19–13–8
41WMarch 1, 19385–3@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38)20–13–8
42WMarch 5, 19382–0Montreal Maroons (1937–38)21–13–8
43WMarch 6, 19386–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)22–13–8
44LMarch 8, 19383–4@ New York Rangers (1937–38)22–14–8
45TMarch 12, 19383–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1937–38)22–14–9
46WMarch 17, 19387–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)23–14–9
47WMarch 19, 19388–5New York Americans (1937–38)24–14–9
48LMarch 20, 19382–4@ New York Americans (1937–38)24–15–9

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs swept the Boston Bruins in their second round, best of five series. In the finals, they lost to the Chicago Black Hawks in a best of five series 3–1.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Gordie DrillonRW482626524
Syl AppsC472129509
Bill ThomsC4814243814
Busher JacksonLW4817173418
Buzz BollLW4414112518
Red HornerD474202482
Nick MetzLW481572212
Jimmy FowlerD481012228
Bob DavidsonLW483172052
Pep KellyRW439101925
Charlie ConacherRW1979166
Murph ChamberlainLW434121651
George ParsonsLW3056116
Reg HamiltonD4514543
Bingo KampmanD3212356
Murray ArmstrongC90000
Turk BrodaG480000
Chuck CorriganRW30000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Turk Broda298048241591272.566
Team:298048241591272.566

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Gordie DrillonRW77182
George ParsonsLW732511
Syl AppsC71450
Pep KellyRW72242
Bob DavidsonLW40227
Jimmy FowlerD70220
Nick MetzLW70220
Busher JacksonLW61018
Reg HamiltonD70112
Red HornerD701114
Bingo KampmanD70116
Bill ThomsC70110
Murray ArmstrongC30000
Buzz BollLW70002
Turk BrodaG70000
Murph ChamberlainLW50002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Turk Broda452743131.731
Team:452743131.731

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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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "1937-38 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
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