1937–38 Boston Bruins season

1937–38 Boston Bruins
American Division champions
Division1st American
1937–38 record30–11–7
Goals for142
Goals against89
Team information
General managerArt Ross
CoachArt Ross
CaptainCooney Weiland
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Bauer (20)
AssistsBill Cowley (22)
PointsBill Cowley (39)
Penalty minutesFlash Hollett (54)
WinsTiny Thompson (30)
Goals against averageTiny Thompson (1.80)

The 1937–38 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 14th season in the NHL.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 48 30 11 7 142 89 67
New York Rangers 48 27 15 6 149 96 60
Chicago Black Hawks 48 14 25 9 97 139 37
Detroit Red Wings 48 12 25 11 99 133 35

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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

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Schedule and results

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Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 6, 1937 4–2 @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 1–0–0
2 W November 14, 1937 3–2 New York Rangers (1937–38) 2–0–0
3 W November 16, 1937 1–0 Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 3–0–0
4 W November 18, 1937 2–1 @ New York Americans (1937–38) 4–0–0
5 W November 20, 1937 3–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 5–0–0
6 W November 21, 1937 2–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 6–0–0
7 T November 23, 1937 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 6–0–1
8 T November 28, 1937 3–3 OT New York Americans (1937–38) 6–0–2
9 L December 2, 1937 0–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 6–1–2
10 L December 5, 1937 0–4 @ New York Rangers (1937–38) 6–2–2
11 L December 7, 1937 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 6–3–2
12 W December 14, 1937 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 7–3–2
13 W December 18, 1937 3–1 @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 8–3–2
14 W December 19, 1937 4–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 9–3–2
15 W December 21, 1937 2–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 10–3–2
16 W December 25, 1937 1–0 @ New York Americans (1937–38) 11–3–2
17 L December 26, 1937 1–3 New York Americans (1937–38) 11–4–2
18 W December 28, 1937 3–2 New York Rangers (1937–38) 12–4–2
19 L December 31, 1937 3–5 @ New York Rangers (1937–38) 12–5–2
20 W January 2, 1938 4–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 13–5–2
21 W January 4, 1938 6–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 14–5–2
22 L January 8, 1938 2–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 14–6–2
23 W January 11, 1938 6–2 Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 15–6–2
24 W January 16, 1938 1–0 Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 16–6–2
25 W January 18, 1938 5–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 17–6–2
26 W January 22, 1938 9–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 18–6–2
27 L January 23, 1938 2–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 18–7–2
28 L January 25, 1938 2–3 New York Rangers (1937–38) 18–8–2
29 T January 29, 1938 2–2 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 18–8–3
30 T January 30, 1938 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 18–8–4
31 W February 1, 1938 2–0 Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 19–8–4
32 L February 5, 1938 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 19–9–4
33 W February 6, 1938 7–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 20–9–4
34 W February 8, 1938 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 21–9–4
35 W February 13, 1938 1–0 OT Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 22–9–4
36 W February 15, 1938 5–2 Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 23–9–4
37 W February 17, 1938 3–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1937–38) 24–9–4
38 W February 20, 1938 3–2 OT New York Rangers (1937–38) 25–9–4
39 W February 22, 1938 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 26–9–4
40 T February 24, 1938 1–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 26–9–5
41 W March 1, 1938 6–1 Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 27–9–5
42 L March 3, 1938 2–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 27–10–5
43 L March 6, 1938 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 27–11–5
44 W March 8, 1938 7–0 New York Americans (1937–38) 28–11–5
45 T March 10, 1938 2–2 OT @ New York Americans (1937–38) 28–11–6
46 W March 13, 1938 2–1 @ New York Rangers (1937–38) 29–11–6
47 T March 15, 1938 4–4 OT Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 29–11–7
48 W March 20, 1938 6–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 30–11–7

Playoffs

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The Boston Bruins lost the semi-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs being swept three games to none.

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Cowley C 48 17 22 39 8
Bobby Bauer RW 48 20 14 34 9
Charlie Sands C/RW 46 17 12 29 12
Woody Dumart LW 48 13 14 27 6
Milt Schmidt C/D 44 13 14 27 15
Ray Getliffe C/LW 36 11 13 24 16
Cooney Weiland C 48 11 12 23 16
Leroy Goldsworthy RW 46 9 10 19 14
Gord Pettinger C 35 7 10 17 10
Eddie Shore D 48 3 14 17 42
Dit Clapper RW/D 46 6 9 15 24
Flash Hollett D 48 4 10 14 54
Art Jackson C 48 9 3 12 24
Jack Portland D 48 0 5 5 26
Mel Hill RW 6 2 0 2 2
Red Hamill LW 6 0 1 1 2
Red Beattie LW 14 0 0 0 0
Jack Crawford D 2 0 0 0 0
Tiny Thompson G 48 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Tiny Thompson 2970 48 30 11 7 89 1.80 7
Team: 2970 48 30 11 7 89 1.80 7

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Cowley C 3 2 0 2 0
Charlie Sands C/RW 3 1 1 2 0
Ray Getliffe C/LW 3 0 1 1 2
Flash Hollett D 3 0 1 1 0
Eddie Shore D 3 0 1 1 6
Bobby Bauer RW 3 0 0 0 2
Dit Clapper RW/D 3 0 0 0 12
Woody Dumart LW 3 0 0 0 0
Leroy Goldsworthy RW 3 0 0 0 2
Mel Hill RW 1 0 0 0 0
Art Jackson C 3 0 0 0 0
Gord Pettinger C 3 0 0 0 0
Jack Portland D 3 0 0 0 4
Milt Schmidt C/D 3 0 0 0 0
Tiny Thompson G 3 0 0 0 0
Cooney Weiland C 3 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Tiny Thompson 212 3 0 3 6 1.70 0
Team: 212 3 0 3 6 1.70 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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ "1937-38 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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