1938-39 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
Team Record: 18-24-6 - 42 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Postseason: 3-3
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 2-1
Semi-Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1
Coach: Jack Adams (18-24-6)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1938-39 Detroit Red Wings Results
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1938-39 season with a record of 18 wins and 24 losses and 6 ties for 42 points, finishing fifth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-3.
The Red Wings netted 107 goals and conceded 128. Syd Howe scored 16 goals for Detroit, and Marty Barry contributed 28 assists. Tiny Thompson topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 2.53 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Jack Adams coached the team. The 1938-39 Detroit Red Wings lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marty Barry | C | 48 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Syd Howe | C | 48 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Carl Liscombe | L | 41 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charlie Conacher | R | 40 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gus Giesebrecht | C | 28 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hec Kilrea | L | 48 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eddie Wares | R | 28 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ebbie Goodfellow | D | 48 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Herbie Lewis | L | 42 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alex Motter | D | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pete Kelly | R | 32 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mud Bruneteau | R | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Doug Young | D | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ralph Bowman | D | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Don Deacon | C | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dave Trottier | L | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sid Abel | C | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Don Grosso | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jack Keating | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Connie Brown | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Aurie | R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Phil Besler | R | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Buck Jones | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jack Stewart | D | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charley Mason | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Sherf | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Normie Smith | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Harvey Teno | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tiny Thompson | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eddie Bush | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Kilrea | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Thomson | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bucko McDonald | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 723 | 107 | 172 | 279 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiny Thompson | 39 | 2397 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 2.53 | 0 | ||
Harvey Teno | 5 | 300 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
Charlie Conacher | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
Normie Smith | 4 | 240 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
Totals | 49 | 2941 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 128 | 2.61 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marty Barry | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Syd Howe | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Carl Liscombe | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Charlie Conacher | R | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gus Giesebrecht | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Hec Kilrea | L | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Eddie Wares | R | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ebbie Goodfellow | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Herbie Lewis | L | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Alex Motter | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Pete Kelly | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mud Bruneteau | R | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Doug Young | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ralph Bowman | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Don Deacon | C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Sid Abel | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Don Grosso | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Buck Jones | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
John Sherf | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tiny Thompson | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ken Kilrea | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 107 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiny Thompson | 6 | 373 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2.41 | 0 | ||
Totals | 6 | 373 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2.41 | 0 |