1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division3rd NHL
1938–39 record19–20–9
Team information
General managerConn Smythe
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainRed Horner
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsGordie Drillon (18)
AssistsSyl Apps (25)
PointsSyl Apps (40)
Penalty minutesRed Horner (85)
WinsTurk Broda (19)
Goals against averageTurk Broda (2.15)

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 Finals, losing to the Boston Bruins.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins48361021567674
New York Rangers482616614910558
Toronto Maple Leafs481920911410747
New York Americans4817211011915744
Detroit Red Wings481824610712842
Montreal Canadiens481524911514639
Chicago Black Hawks48122889113232

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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.

Record vs. opponents

1938–39 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYA NYR TOR
Boston —8–07–16–25–2–15–35–2–1
Chicago 0–8—1–5–24–42–4–23–4–12–3–3
Detroit 1–75–1–2—4–3–13–3–22–63–4–1
Montreal 2–64–43–4–1—3–2–31–4–32–4–2
N.Y. Americans 2–5–14–2–23–3–22–3–3—2–5–14–3–1
N.Y. Rangers 3–54–3–16–24–1–35–2–1—4–3–1
Toronto 2–5–13–2–24–3–14–2–23–4–13–4–1—

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 3, 19382–3Boston Bruins (1938–39)0–1–0
2LNovember 5, 19380–2Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39)0–2–0
3WNovember 10, 19382–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39)1–2–0
4WNovember 12, 19384–1Montreal Canadiens (1938–39)2–2–0
5TNovember 15, 19381–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1938–39)2–2–1
6WNovember 17, 19381–0@ New York Americans (1938–39)3–2–1
7LNovember 19, 19381–2 OTNew York Americans (1938–39)3–3–1
8TNovember 20, 19381–1 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39)3–3–2
9LNovember 24, 19382–6@ New York Rangers (1938–39)3–4–2
10WNovember 26, 19385–0Detroit Red Wings (1938–39)4–4–2
11LDecember 3, 19381–3Montreal Canadiens (1938–39)4–5–2
12LDecember 4, 19380–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39)4–6–2
13WDecember 10, 19384–1Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39)5–6–2
14TDecember 15, 19384–4 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39)5–6–3
15LDecember 17, 19382–3New York Rangers (1938–39)5–7–3
16WDecember 24, 19382–0Detroit Red Wings (1938–39)6–7–3
17WDecember 26, 19382–0@ New York Rangers (1938–39)7–7–3
18LDecember 27, 19382–8@ Boston Bruins (1938–39)7–8–3
19LDecember 31, 19382–3New York Americans (1938–39)7–9–3
20LJanuary 1, 19391–5@ New York Americans (1938–39)7–10–3
21TJanuary 3, 19392–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1938–39)7–10–4
22WJanuary 7, 19392–0Boston Bruins (1938–39)8–10–4
23LJanuary 8, 19390–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39)8–11–4
24WJanuary 12, 19399–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39)9–11–4
25WJanuary 14, 19393–1Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39)10–11–4
26LJanuary 15, 19390–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39)10–12–4
27LJanuary 17, 19391–2@ Boston Bruins (1938–39)10–13–4
28WJanuary 21, 19397–2New York Americans (1938–39)11–13–4
29LJanuary 24, 19391–4@ New York Americans (1938–39)11–14–4
30WJanuary 28, 19396–0Detroit Red Wings (1938–39)12–14–4
31TJanuary 29, 19392–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39)12–14–5
32LFebruary 2, 19391–2Boston Bruins (1938–39)12–15–5
33LFebruary 4, 19392–4New York Rangers (1938–39)12–16–5
34TFebruary 5, 19395–5 OT@ New York Rangers (1938–39)12–16–6
35LFebruary 7, 19390–2@ Boston Bruins (1938–39)12–17–6
36TFebruary 11, 19393–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1938–39)12–17–7
37WFebruary 12, 19394–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39)13–17–7
38WFebruary 18, 19392–1New York Rangers (1938–39)14–17–7
39WFebruary 19, 19394–3 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39)15–17–7
40WFebruary 25, 19391–0Boston Bruins (1938–39)16–17–7
41LFebruary 26, 19391–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39)16–18–7
42TFebruary 28, 19391–1 OT@ New York Americans (1938–39)16–18–8
43LMarch 2, 19391–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39)16–19–8
44TMarch 4, 19391–1 OTChicago Black Hawks (1938–39)16–19–9
45WMarch 11, 19395–1Detroit Red Wings (1938–39)17–19–9
46WMarch 14, 19397–3New York Americans (1938–39)18–19–9
47WMarch 18, 19392–1New York Rangers (1938–39)19–19–9
48LMarch 19, 19392–6@ 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
Syl AppsC441525404
Gordie DrillonRW4018163415
Busher JacksonLW4110172712
Murph ChamberlainLW4810162632
Doc RomnesLW/C36716230
Pep KellyRW4811112212
Nick MetzLW4711102115
Gus MarkerRW29961511
George ParsonsLW43771414
Bob DavidsonLW474101429
Red HornerD484101485
Bingo KampmanD41281052
Jimmy FowlerD391679
Reg HamiltonD4807754
Bucko McDonaldD3333620
Bill ThomsC121454
Jack ChurchD30222
Pete LangelleC21010
Murray ArmstrongC30110
Buzz BollLW110000
Turk BrodaG480000
Red HeronC60000
Norman MannRW/C160002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Turk Broda299048192091072.158
Team:299048192091072.158

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Gordie DrillonRW1076134
Syl AppsC102682
Murph ChamberlainLW102574
Nick MetzLW103366
Doc RomnesLW/C101450
Gus MarkerRW102240
Red HornerD1012326
Pete LangelleC111232
Bob DavidsonLW101126
Bingo KampmanD1011220
Reg HamiltonD100224
Pep KellyRW91010
Jimmy FowlerD90112
Busher JacksonLW70112
Turk BrodaG100000
Jack ChurchD10000
Red HeronC20004
Bucko McDonaldD100004
Don MetzRW20000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Turk Broda6171055201.942
Team:6171055201.942

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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

Farm teams

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. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1938-39 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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