1939–40 Boston Bruins season

1939–40 Boston Bruins
Division1st NHL
1939–40 record31–12–5
Team information
General managerArt Ross
CoachCooney Weiland
CaptainDit Clapper
Team leaders
GoalsMilt Schmidt (22)
Woody Dumart (22)
AssistsMilt Schmidt (30)
PointsMilt Schmidt (52)
Penalty minutesJack Shewchuk (55)
WinsFrank Brimsek (31)
Goals against averageFrank Brimsek (1.99)

The 1939–40 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins' 16th 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.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Boston Bruins 48 31 12 5 170 98 330 67
New York Rangers 48 27 11 10 136 77 520 64
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 25 17 6 134 110 485 56
Chicago Black Hawks 48 23 19 6 112 120 351 52
Detroit Red Wings 48 16 26 6 90 126 250 38
New York Americans 48 15 29 4 106 140 236 34
Montreal Canadiens 48 10 33 5 90 167 338 25

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

Record vs. opponents

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1939–40 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYA NYR TOR
Boston — 6–1–1 5–3 6–1–1 7–1 2–4–2 5–2–1
Chicago 1–6–1 — 6–0–2 5–2–1 3–4–1 4–4 4–3–1
Detroit 3–5 0–6–2 — 5–3 5–3 2–3–2 1–6–1
Montreal 1–6–1 2–5–1 3–5 — 2–4–2 1–6–1 1–7
N.Y. Americans 1–7 4–3–1 3–5 4–2–2 — 1–6–1 2–6
N.Y. Rangers 4–2–2 4–4 3–2–2 6–1–1 6–1–1 — 4–1–3
Toronto 2–5–1 3–4–1 6–1–1 7–1 6–2 1–4–3 —


Schedule and results

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Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L November 4, 1939 0–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 0–1–0
2 L November 12, 1939 1–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 0–2–0
3 W November 14, 1939 3–1 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 1–2–0
4 T November 16, 1939 3–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 1–2–1
5 W November 19, 1939 2–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 2–2–1
6 L November 21, 1939 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 2–3–1
7 T November 26, 1939 2–2 OT New York Rangers (1939–40) 2–3–2
8 W November 28, 1939 6–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 3–3–2
9 W December 3, 1939 6–2 @ New York Americans (1939–40) 4–3–2
10 W December 5, 1939 2–1 New York Americans (1939–40) 5–3–2
11 W December 8, 1939 3–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 6–3–2
12 L December 10, 1939 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1939–40) 6–4–2
13 W December 12, 1939 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 7–4–2
14 T December 14, 1939 1–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 7–4–3
15 W December 17, 1939 4–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 8–4–3
16 W December 19, 1939 3–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 9–4–3
17 W December 21, 1939 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 10–4–3
18 W December 24, 1939 3–2 @ New York Americans (1939–40) 11–4–3
19 W December 25, 1939 6–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 12–4–3
20 L December 29, 1939 0–4 @ New York Rangers (1939–40) 12–5–3
21 W December 31, 1939 6–1 Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 13–5–3
22 L January 2, 1940 4–6 New York Rangers (1939–40) 13–6–3
23 W January 7, 1940 6–2 New York Americans (1939–40) 14–6–3
24 W January 9, 1940 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 15–6–3
25 W January 11, 1940 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 16–6–3
26 W January 14, 1940 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 17–6–3
27 W January 16, 1940 6–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 18–6–3
28 L January 21, 1940 2–4 @ New York Rangers (1939–40) 18–7–3
29 W January 23, 1940 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 19–7–3
30 T January 25, 1940 2–2 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 19–7–4
31 L January 28, 1940 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 19–8–4
32 W January 30, 1940 5–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 20–8–4
33 W February 4, 1940 7–1 New York Americans (1939–40) 21–8–4
34 W February 6, 1940 6–2 New York Rangers (1939–40) 22–8–4
35 W February 11, 1940 4–2 @ New York Americans (1939–40) 23–8–4
36 W February 13, 1940 10–3 Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 24–8–4
37 W February 20, 1940 5–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 25–8–4
38 L February 24, 1940 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 25–9–4
39 L February 25, 1940 1–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 25–10–4
40 W February 27, 1940 6–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 26–10–4
41 W February 29, 1940 4–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 27–10–4
42 L March 3, 1940 3–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 27–11–4
43 W March 5, 1940 7–2 Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 28–11–4
44 W March 7, 1940 2–1 @ New York Americans (1939–40) 29–11–4
45 L March 9, 1940 2–4 New York Americans (1939–40) 29–12–4
46 W March 12, 1940 2–1 New York Rangers (1939–40) 30–12–4
47 T March 14, 1940 0–0 OT @ New York Rangers (1939–40) 30–12–5
48 W March 17, 1940 7–2 Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 31–12–5

Playoffs

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The Boston Bruins lost the semi-finals to the New York Rangers 4–2

Boston Bruins 2, New York Rangers 4

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# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 March 19 Boston Bruins 0–4 New York Rangers 0–1
2 March 21 New York Rangers 3–4 Boston Bruins 1–1
3 March 24 New York Rangers 2–4 Boston Bruins 2–1
4 March 26 Boston Bruins 0–1 New York Rangers 2–2
5 March 28 New York Rangers 1–0 Boston Bruins 2–3
6 March 30 Boston Bruins 1–4 New York Rangers 2–4

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Milt Schmidt C/D 48 22 30 52 37
Woody Dumart LW 48 22 21 43 16
Bobby Bauer RW 48 17 26 43 2
Bill Cowley C 48 13 27 40 24
Herb Cain LW 48 21 10 31 30
Roy Conacher LW 31 18 12 30 9
Dit Clapper RW/D 44 10 18 28 25
Flash Hollett D 44 10 18 28 18
Art Jackson C 46 7 18 25 6
Mel Hill RW 38 9 11 20 19
Red Hamill LW 30 10 8 18 16
Gord Pettinger C 24 2 6 8 2
Eddie Wiseman RW 18 2 6 8 0
Jack Shewchuk D 47 2 4 6 55
Jack Crawford D 35 1 4 5 26
Jack Portland D 28 0 5 5 16
Des Smith D 20 2 2 4 23
Eddie Shore D 4 2 1 3 4
Frank Brimsek G 48 0 0 0 0
Pat McReavy C 2 0 0 0 2
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Frank Brimsek 2950 48 31 12 5 98 1.99 6
Team: 2950 48 31 12 5 98 1.99 6

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Herb Cain LW 6 1 3 4 2
Roy Conacher LW 6 2 1 3 0
Eddie Wiseman RW 6 2 1 3 2
Flash Hollett D 5 1 2 3 2
Art Jackson C 5 1 2 3 0
Dit Clapper RW/D 5 0 2 2 2
Bobby Bauer RW 6 1 0 1 2
Woody Dumart LW 6 1 0 1 0
Bill Cowley C 6 0 1 1 7
Red Hamill LW 5 0 1 1 5
Terry Reardon C/RW 1 0 1 1 0
Frank Brimsek G 6 0 0 0 0
Jack Crawford D 6 0 0 0 0
Mel Hill RW 3 0 0 0 0
Milt Schmidt C/D 6 0 0 0 0
Jack Shewchuk D 6 0 0 0 0
Des Smith D 6 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Frank Brimsek 360 6 2 4 15 2.50 0
Team: 360 6 2 4 15 2.50 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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Lady Byng Trophy:
(Excellence and sportsmanship)		 Bobby Bauer
Prince of Wales Trophy:
(Regular season champion)

All-Star teams

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First Team   Position
Dit Clapper D
Milt Schmidt C
Second Team   Position
Frank Brimsek G
Bobby Bauer RW
Woody Dumart LW

Transactions

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October 10, 1939 To Boston Bruins
Herb Cain 		To Montreal Canadiens
Ray Getliffe
Charlie Sands 		[4]
November 29, 1939 To Boston Bruins
George Brown 		To Montreal Canadiens
cash 		[5]
January 25, 1940 To Boston Bruins
Ed Wiseman
$5,000 cash 		To New York Americans
Eddie Shore 		[6]
January 27, 1940 To Boston Bruins
Des Smith 		To Chicago Black Hawks
Jack Portland 		[7]

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. ^ "1939-40 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  4. ^ "Transactions". www.hockey-reference.com.
  5. ^ "Transactions". www.hockey-reference.com.
  6. ^ "Show Trades". www.hockeydb.com.
  7. ^ "Transactions". www.hockey-reference.com.
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