1939–40 Montreal Canadiens season
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The 1939–40 Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

 season
was the 31st
Montreal Canadiens seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Montreal Canadiens professional ice hockey club. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Canadiens completed in both the National Hockey Association and the National Hockey League .-NHA :Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins,...

 season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

 in franchise history. The team placed seventh in the regular season and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1935-36 season
1935–36 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1935–36 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 27th season of play. The Canadiens slipped to last place in the Canadian division and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Regular season:...

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Game log

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 5, 1939 8–2 Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 14th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a disastrous 1938–39 season, in which the Hawks were the only team in the 7 team league to not qualify for the playoffs...

)
1–0–0
2 W November 9, 1939 2–0 New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Americans season
-Game log:-Playoffs:The American met the Detroit Red Wings in a best-of-three quarter-final series. The Americans lost the series 2–1. The home team won all games in the series.-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltending...

)
2–0–0
3 T November 16, 1939 3–3 OT Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Boston Bruins season
The 1939–40 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' sixteenth 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....

)
2–0–1
4 W November 19, 1939 2–1 OT @ New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Rangers season
The 1939–40 New York Rangers season was the 14th season for the team in the National Hockey League . With new coach Frank Boucher the Rangers finish in 2nd Place again with an impressive 27–11–10 record. In the semi-finals the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins in 6 games to advance to the 1940 Stanley...

)
3–0–1
5 W November 21, 1939 2–1 @ Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Boston Bruins season
The 1939–40 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' sixteenth 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....

)
4–0–1
6 T November 23, 1939 1–1 OT New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Rangers season
The 1939–40 New York Rangers season was the 14th season for the team in the National Hockey League . With new coach Frank Boucher the Rangers finish in 2nd Place again with an impressive 27–11–10 record. In the semi-finals the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins in 6 games to advance to the 1940 Stanley...

)
4–0–2
7 L November 25, 1939 4–6 Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season
-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes...

)
4–1–2
8 L November 30, 1939 2–5 @ New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Americans season
-Game log:-Playoffs:The American met the Detroit Red Wings in a best-of-three quarter-final series. The Americans lost the series 2–1. The home team won all games in the series.-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltending...

)
4–2–2
9 W December 3, 1939 3–1 @ Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season
-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes...

)
5–2–2
10 W December 7, 1939 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's twenty-third season of operation in the National Hockey League . The Maple Leafs again advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, losing to the New York Rangers.-Game log:-Regular season:Scoring...

)
6–2–2
11 L December 9, 1939 0–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's twenty-third season of operation in the National Hockey League . The Maple Leafs again advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, losing to the New York Rangers.-Game log:-Regular season:Scoring...

)
6–3–2
12 L December 10, 1939 2–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 14th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a disastrous 1938–39 season, in which the Hawks were the only team in the 7 team league to not qualify for the playoffs...

)
6–4–2
13 W December 14, 1939 5–3 OT New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Americans season
-Game log:-Playoffs:The American met the Detroit Red Wings in a best-of-three quarter-final series. The Americans lost the series 2–1. The home team won all games in the series.-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltending...

)
7–4–2
14 L December 16, 1939 2–4 New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Rangers season
The 1939–40 New York Rangers season was the 14th season for the team in the National Hockey League . With new coach Frank Boucher the Rangers finish in 2nd Place again with an impressive 27–11–10 record. In the semi-finals the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins in 6 games to advance to the 1940 Stanley...

)
7–5–2
15 L December 19, 1939 2–5 @ New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Rangers season
The 1939–40 New York Rangers season was the 14th season for the team in the National Hockey League . With new coach Frank Boucher the Rangers finish in 2nd Place again with an impressive 27–11–10 record. In the semi-finals the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins in 6 games to advance to the 1940 Stanley...

)
7–6–2
16 L December 21, 1939 2–3 Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Boston Bruins season
The 1939–40 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' sixteenth 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....

)
7–7–2
17 L December 25, 1939 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season
-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes...

)
7–8–2
18 L December 28, 1939 4–6 Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's twenty-third season of operation in the National Hockey League . The Maple Leafs again advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, losing to the New York Rangers.-Game log:-Regular season:Scoring...

)
7–9–2
19 L December 31, 1939 1–6 @ Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Boston Bruins season
The 1939–40 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' sixteenth 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....

)
7–10–2
20 L January 1, 1940 0–1 @ New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Americans season
-Game log:-Playoffs:The American met the Detroit Red Wings in a best-of-three quarter-final series. The Americans lost the series 2–1. The home team won all games in the series.-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltending...

)
7–11–2
21 L January 4, 1940 2–3 Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season
-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes...

)
7–12–2
22 L January 6, 1940 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's twenty-third season of operation in the National Hockey League . The Maple Leafs again advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, losing to the New York Rangers.-Game log:-Regular season:Scoring...

)
7–13–2
23 W January 7, 1940 2–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 14th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a disastrous 1938–39 season, in which the Hawks were the only team in the 7 team league to not qualify for the playoffs...

)
8–13–2
24 L January 9, 1940 0–2 Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 14th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a disastrous 1938–39 season, in which the Hawks were the only team in the 7 team league to not qualify for the playoffs...

)
8–14–2
25 L January 14, 1940 2–4 @ Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Boston Bruins season
The 1939–40 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' sixteenth 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....

)
8–15–2
26 L January 16, 1940 1–6 Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Boston Bruins season
The 1939–40 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' sixteenth 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....

)
8–16–2
27 L January 18, 1940 0–1 New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Rangers season
The 1939–40 New York Rangers season was the 14th season for the team in the National Hockey League . With new coach Frank Boucher the Rangers finish in 2nd Place again with an impressive 27–11–10 record. In the semi-finals the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins in 6 games to advance to the 1940 Stanley...

)
8–17–2
28 T January 25, 1940 2–2 OT New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Americans season
-Game log:-Playoffs:The American met the Detroit Red Wings in a best-of-three quarter-final series. The Americans lost the series 2–1. The home team won all games in the series.-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltending...

)
8–17–3
29 L January 27, 1940 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's twenty-third season of operation in the National Hockey League . The Maple Leafs again advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, losing to the New York Rangers.-Game log:-Regular season:Scoring...

)
8–18–3
30 L January 28, 1940 1–8 @ Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 14th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a disastrous 1938–39 season, in which the Hawks were the only team in the 7 team league to not qualify for the playoffs...

)
8–19–3
31 L January 30, 1940 1–4 @ New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Americans season
-Game log:-Playoffs:The American met the Detroit Red Wings in a best-of-three quarter-final series. The Americans lost the series 2–1. The home team won all games in the series.-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltending...

)
8–20–3
32 L February 4, 1940 0–9 @ New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Rangers season
The 1939–40 New York Rangers season was the 14th season for the team in the National Hockey League . With new coach Frank Boucher the Rangers finish in 2nd Place again with an impressive 27–11–10 record. In the semi-finals the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins in 6 games to advance to the 1940 Stanley...

)
8–21–3
33 L February 8, 1940 1–2 Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season
-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes...

)
8–22–3
34 W February 11, 1940 3–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season
-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes...

)
9–22–3
35 T February 15, 1940 1–1 OT Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 14th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a disastrous 1938–39 season, in which the Hawks were the only team in the 7 team league to not qualify for the playoffs...

)
9–22–4
36 L February 17, 1940 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's twenty-third season of operation in the National Hockey League . The Maple Leafs again advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, losing to the New York Rangers.-Game log:-Regular season:Scoring...

)
9–23–4
37 L February 18, 1940 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's twenty-third season of operation in the National Hockey League . The Maple Leafs again advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, losing to the New York Rangers.-Game log:-Regular season:Scoring...

)
9–24–4
38 L February 22, 1940 1–10 @ Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 14th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a disastrous 1938–39 season, in which the Hawks were the only team in the 7 team league to not qualify for the playoffs...

)
9–25–4
39 L February 24, 1940 0–2 New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Rangers season
The 1939–40 New York Rangers season was the 14th season for the team in the National Hockey League . With new coach Frank Boucher the Rangers finish in 2nd Place again with an impressive 27–11–10 record. In the semi-finals the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins in 6 games to advance to the 1940 Stanley...

)
9–26–4
40 L February 25, 1940 2–6 @ New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Rangers season
The 1939–40 New York Rangers season was the 14th season for the team in the National Hockey League . With new coach Frank Boucher the Rangers finish in 2nd Place again with an impressive 27–11–10 record. In the semi-finals the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins in 6 games to advance to the 1940 Stanley...

)
9–27–4
41 L February 29, 1940 2–4 Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Boston Bruins season
The 1939–40 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' sixteenth 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....

)
9–28–4
42 T March 2, 1940 3–3 OT New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Americans season
-Game log:-Playoffs:The American met the Detroit Red Wings in a best-of-three quarter-final series. The Americans lost the series 2–1. The home team won all games in the series.-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltending...

)
9–28–5
43 L March 3, 1940 0–3 @ New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...

 (1939–40
1939–40 New York Americans season
-Game log:-Playoffs:The American met the Detroit Red Wings in a best-of-three quarter-final series. The Americans lost the series 2–1. The home team won all games in the series.-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltending...

)
9–29–5
44 L March 7, 1940 1–6 Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 14th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a disastrous 1938–39 season, in which the Hawks were the only team in the 7 team league to not qualify for the playoffs...

)
9–30–5
45 W March 9, 1940 3–0 Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season
-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes...

)
10–30–5
46 L March 10, 1940 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Detroit Red Wings season
-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes...

)
10–31–5
47 L March 14, 1940 4–8 Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's twenty-third season of operation in the National Hockey League . The Maple Leafs again advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, losing to the New York Rangers.-Game log:-Regular season:Scoring...

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10–32–5
48 L March 17, 1940 2–7 @ Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1939–40
1939–40 Boston Bruins season
The 1939–40 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' sixteenth 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....

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10–33–5


Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
LW 48 17 19 36 48
C/RW 47 9 20 29 10
C/LW 46 11 12 23 29
D/LW 42 9 11 20 6
LW 47 12 7 19 24
LW 42 4 11 15 51
C 30 4 10 14 2
D 47 3 9 12 22
D 48 2 10 12 48
C 23 2 8 10 8
RW 10 4 5 9 0
RW 41 1 5 6 6
RW 13 3 2 5 24
RW 14 2 3 5 2
RW/C 11 1 4 5 4
C 7 2 2 4 0
LW 21 2 2 4 0
D 46 1 3 4 10
D 32 1 3 4 6
D 6 0 3 3 6
D 11 0 1 1 0
G 36 0 0 0 0
G 7 0 0 0 0
G 5 0 0 0 0
RW 2 0 0 0 0
C 10 0 0 0 0
D 7 0 0 0 16

Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
2210 36 9 24 3 121 3.29 2
415 7 1 5 1 24 3.47 0
310 5 0 4 1 18 3.48 0
25 1 0 0 0 5 12.00 0
Team: 2960 48 10 33 5 168 3.41 2
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