1939-40 Detroit Red Wings Statistics

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 16-26-6 - 38 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Postseason: 2-3
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated New York Americans 2-1
Semi-Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0
Coach: Jack Adams (16-26-6)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1939-40 Detroit Red Wings Roster
1939-40 Detroit Red Wings Results

The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1939-40 season with a record of 16 wins and 26 losses and 6 ties for 38 points, finishing fifth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.

The Red Wings scored 90 goals, worst in the league and yielded 126. Syd Howe netted 14 goals for Detroit and recorded 23 assists. Tiny Thompson topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 2.54 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Jack Adams coached the team. The 1939-40 Detroit Red Wings lost in the NHL semi-finals.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Syd Howe	C	46	14	23	37	17
Ebbie Goodfellow	D	43	11	17	28	31
Mud Bruneteau	R	48	10	14	24	10
Alex Motter	D	37	7	12	19	28
Ken Kilrea	L	40	10	8	18	4
Cecil Dillon	R	44	7	10	17	12
Connie Brown	C	36	8	3	11	2
Gus Giesebrecht	C	30	4	7	11	2
Carl Liscombe	L	25	2	7	9	4
Eddie Wares	R	33	2	6	8	19
Butch McDonald	L	37	1	6	7	2
Don Deacon	C	18	5	1	6	2
Joe Fisher	R	34	2	4	6	2
Sid Abel	C	24	1	5	6	4
Don Grosso	C	29	2	3	5	11
Jimmy Orlando	D	48	1	3	4	54
Jack Keating	L	10	2	0	2	2
Ralph Bowman	D	11	0	2	2	4
Jack Stewart	D	48	1	0	1	40
Alfie Moore	G	1	0	0	0	0
Bert Peer	R	1	0	0	0	0
Claude Bourque	G	1	0	0	0	0
Ron Hudson	R	1	0	0	0	0
Buck Jones	D	2	0	0	0	0
Tiny Thompson	G	46	0	0	0	0
Hec Kilrea	L	12	0	0	0	0
Totals		705	90	131	221	250

Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS
Tiny Thompson	46	2830	16	24	6	3	120	2.54	0
Alfie Moore	1	60	0	1	0	0	3	3.00	0
Claude Bourque	1	60	0	1	0	0	3	3.00	0
Totals	48	2950	16	26	6	3	126	2.56		0

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Syd Howe	C	5	2	2	4	2
Ebbie Goodfellow	D	5	0	2	2	9
Mud Bruneteau	R	5	3	2	5	0
Alex Motter	D	5	1	1	2	15
Ken Kilrea	L	5	1	1	2	0
Cecil Dillon	R	5	1	0	1	0
Connie Brown	C	5	2	1	3	0
Eddie Wares	R	5	0	0	0	0
Butch McDonald	L	5	0	2	2	0
Joe Fisher	R	5	1	1	2	0
Sid Abel	C	5	0	3	3	21
Don Grosso	C	5	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Orlando	D	5	0	0	0	15
Jack Stewart	D	5	0	0	0	4
Tiny Thompson	G	5	0	0	0	0
Totals		75	11	15	26	66

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Tiny Thompson	5	300	2	3	0	0	0	12	2.40	0
Totals	5	300	2	3	0	0	0	12	2.40		0